EXERCISES

I. Supply the correct verb forms: The Simple Present Tense or The Present
Continuous Tense:
1. Hurry! The bus (come)…………….. I (not want)………………… to miss it.
2. Listen! Somebody ( sing) …………….
3. How often ( you/ read)………………..
4. The sun always ( rise)…………….. in the east. Look, it (rise)…………….
Now.
5. I (hear)……… you: I (know)……… What……… you ( say)……….?
6. The concert (start)…………….. at 7.30 this evening?
7. Ann, we ( go)……….. to town.( you/come)……………….with us?
8. She ( have ) …………….coffee for breakfast every morning.
9. I ( see )………….. that you ( wear ) your best clothes.
10. She sometimes ( buy )……………. vegetables at this market.
II. Supply the correct verb forms: The Present Perfect or Present Perfect
Continuous:
1. I (try)………….. to learn English for years, but I ( not succeed )……………..
yet.
2. Mary ( rest)…………. In the garden all day because she ( be)……………..
3. She ( word )………………so hard this week that she ( not have
)………………time to go the movies.
4. That book ( lie)…………..on the table for weeks. You ( not read
)……………….it yet?
5. He ( not, be )……………here since Christmas. I wonder where he ( live )
……………...since then.
6. Jack ( go)…………. To Paris for a holiday. He never ( be)………… there.
7. You ( sleep )…………………so far? I (ring)…………….the bell for the last
twenty minutes.
8. He ( write )…………… a novel for two years, but he ( not
finish)……………… it yet.
9. Mary ( lose)……………….her hat and she ( look) ……………..for it until
now.
10. I (see)………………..that film several times because I like it.
III. Supply the correct verb forms: Present Tenses.
1. Jack ( look)…………………no trouble with my English lesson up to now.
2. The weather generally ( get)……………….. quite hot in July and August.
3. That brown briefcase ( belong)…………….to Dr. Rice.
4. Yes, I (remember)……………….that older fellow’s name now.
5. Michael ( work )……….. thirty eight hours a week.
6. I (be)………..sorry. I (forget)…………that girl’s name already.
7. How many times you ( see)………….him since he went to Edinburgh?
8. Fred’s brother just ( graduate )………………… from Oxford University.
9. The earth ( circle )……………….the sun once every 365 days.
 10. Up to the present, we ( write )………… almost every lesson in the book.
IV. Supply the correct verb forms: Simple Past or Present Perfect.
1. We ( study )………….. a very hard lesson the day before yesterday.
2. I ( read )……………… that novel by Hemingway several times before.
3. We ( study)………………almost every lesson in this book so far.
4. My wife and I ( travel )…………………to Mexico by air last summer.
5. I ( have)…………………...a little trouble with my car last week.
6. What ……..you (do)………yesterday?
7. How long you (learn)…………..English?
8. Tom never (be)…………..in Hanoi.
9. The plane ( stop)………………..at a small town. It then (
take)……………….. off immediately after refuelling.
10. She (be)………….. so happy when ( hear)………….the news that she ( cry
)……………
V. Supply the correct verb forms: Simple Past or Past Continuous.
1. When I (arrive)…………….at his house, he still (sleep)…………….
2. She ( water)…………… the flowers in her garden while her next door
neighbour ( chat)………….with her over the fence.
3. As we (cross )……………the street, we (see)………an accident.
4. The bell (ring)…………while Tom (take)………….a bath.
5. She ( hear)………..a noise and ( get)………….out of bed when the door
(open)………..
6. The children (play)…………football when their mother ( come)……….back.
7. Who ( be)………..that man that you ( talk)…………to? I (see)………him at
the gate when I (come)………..in.
8. We ( wait)……………for the bus when he (pass)……….by in his car and
(offer)………….a lift.
9. I (be)………..very tired because I (work)………….all day yesterday.
10. When the students (hear)…………the bell, they (get up)……………and
(leave)………….
VI. Give the right forms of the verb in brackets: Simple Past or Past Perfect.
1. He (forget )………….what I (tell)…………… I (remind)………………..him
many times, but he still ( not bring)……………what I (want)…………
2. He (ask)…………..me whether I (see)……….his pen on the table. I (
tell)………him that I (not see)…………….it around.
3. If I (wait)………….. only a little while longer, I would have met her. I (not
see)…………… her since we last (meet)………… two years ago.
4. They (go)…………… home after they (finish)……….. their work.
5. When we came to the stadium, the match (already, begin)………………
6. They told me they (not, eat)……………… such kind of food before.
7. After they had gone, I (sit)………….. down and (rest)…………..
8. After taking a bath, he (go)……………. to bed.
9. What (be)……….. he what he (be)…………. young?
10. It was the first time I (ever, see)………….. such a beautiful girl.
VII. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Past Tenses.
1. The house (be)………. much smaller than he (think)………. at first.
2. Before you (mention)…………. him, I never (hear)………….. of that author.
3. She (win)…………. the gold medal in 1986.
4. When he (go)………… to see them last night, they (play) cards. They (say)
………..they (play)…………… since six o’clock.
5. He (teach)……………... in this school before he (leave)………. for London.
6. Daisy (agree)…………….. with other members in the last meeting.
7. Our teacher (tell)……… us yesterday that he (visit)………. England in 1970
8. While you (play)…………. the piano, I (write)……………. a letter.
9. The little girl (ask)…………… what (happen)……………. to her ice-cream.
10. I didn’t recognise Mrs Johnson. She (change)……………. a lot.
VIII. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Simple Future or Simple
Present.
1. Well go out when the rain (stop)…………..
2. I (stay)…………… here until he (answer)………….. me.
3. Wait until I (catch)…………….. you.
4. She (not come)……………….. until you (be)……………. ready.
5. Miss Helen (help)…………… you as soon as she (finish) ………….that letter
tomorrow.
6. After the class (be)……………. over, ask the teacher about that sentence.
7. I (come)……….. and (see)…………….. you before I leave here.
8. We (go)………….. home as soon as we have finished our work.
9. I (wait)…………… here until you (come) ………..back tomorrow.
10. I (send)………….. you some postcards as soon as I (arrive)………… in
London.
IX. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Simple Present, Simple Future,
Present Perfect or Future Perfect.
1. I’ll wait until he (finish)………… his novel.
2. When you (come)………… back, he already (buy)………. a new house.
3. Don’t come until I (finish)…………. lunch.
4. I (hope)………… it (stop)………….. raining by 5 o’clock this afternoon.
5. The river (not begin)………… to swell until some rain (fall)………
6. By next month I (leave)…………… for India.
7. The film (end) …………….by the time we (get)………….. there.
8. They (build)……………… a house by June next year.
9. We (start)…………… our plan next week.
10. I (give)…………. her your letter when I (see)………… her tomorrow.
X. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Simple Present, Simple Future
or Future Continuous.
1. When you (go)………….. into the office, Mr John (sit)………… at the front
desk.
2. Our English teacher (explain)…………….. that lesson to us tomorrow
3. We (wait)…………… for you when you (get)………… back tomorrow.
 4. What you (do)…………. at 7 p.m. next Sunday? I (practise)…………… my
English lesson then.
5. When I (see)…………… Mr Pike tomorrow, I (remind)……………………
him of that.
6. When you (come)………….. today, I (work)………….. at my desk in Room
12.
7. He (work)……………. on the report at this time tomorrow.
8. Please wait here until the manager (return)……………..
9. Don’t leave until you (see)…………… her.
10. The Browns (do)…………. their housework when you (come)……….. next
Sunday.
XI. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Future Tenses.
1. I’m sure they (complete)……………… the new road by June.
2. He (wait)……………. for you when you (get)…………….. back tomorrow.
3. At this same time tomorrow, we (drive)……………... through Pennsylvania.
4. We (see)……………. you next Monday.
5. In two years from now, the contract (come)………….. to an end.
6. Who (look)…………. after the children when you are away?
7. By November I (work)…………………. for this company for 6 years.
8. If you call her at 6, she (practise)……………. the piano then.
9. By March 15. I (be)…………… here for one year.
10. We (move)…………….. to our new house at Christmas this year.
11. By the end of December. John (work)……………… as a reporter for ten
years.
12. By the time you arrive, I (finish) ……………..writing an essay.
13. I (give)………….. him your message when I (see)……………. him.
14. He certainly (not do)…………........... all his homework by ten tonight.
15. Don’t I call him at 2.30 p.m. He (interview)…………………. job applicants
at that time.
16. The teacher hope we (pass)………………. our exams.
17. By this time next week, he (write)……………. his novel for 6 month?
18. They (arrive)…………………. on Wednesday.
19. I hope the weather (be)…………….. fine tonight.
20. You (finish)………………. your work by 9 tonight?
XII. Supply the correct verb forms:
1. I’m busy at the moment. I (redecorate)……………………… the sitting room.
2. I always (buy) …………lottery tickets but I never (win)………….. anything.
3. How you (get) …………..that scar?
I (get)………………. it in a car accident a year ago.
4. I (work)………….. for him for ten years and he never once (say)……….
“Good morning” to me.
5. The driver of that car (sound) …………………his horn for the last ten
minutes.
6. I (teach)……………………. hundreds of students but I never (meet)
……………..such a hopeless.
7. This time next month I (sit)……………………….. on a beach.
8. You (feel)…………………. better when you’ve had a meal.
9. I am sure that I (recognize)……………………………… him.
10. He (lose)……………… his job last month and since then he (be)
………………….out of work.
11. I (see)…………………. a car accident while I (wait)…………….. for you on
this corner yesterday.
12. Mr .Jone (be)…………………… principal of our school since last year.
13. Violets (bloom-)……………………………… in Spring.
14. We (not live)……………………….. in England for two years now
15. I (never forget)………………… what you Oust tell) me.
16. They (prepare)……………….the Christmas dinner at the moment.
17. When I last (stay)……….. in Cairo, I (ride)……….. to the Pyramids on a
camel that my friend (borrow)………….. the day before.
18. George (work)……………. at the university so far.
19. When he lived in Manchester, he (work)………… in a bank.
20. Birds (build) ……….their nests in the summer and (fly)…………. to the
south in winter.
21. I (lose)…………. my key. (Can)……….. you help me look for it?
22. My father (not smoke)………… for 5 years.
23. My teacher wasn’t at home when I (arrive)………. He (just go)……….. out.
24. How long Bob and Mary (be)………… married?
25. You (receive)……………. any letter from your parents yet?
26. My brother (join)………… the army when he (be)…………. young.
27. You (remember)…………….. my name or you (forget)…………… it
someday?
28. Tom (study) ……………..chemistry for three years and then he gave it up.
29. Miss Lee often (write)…………….. when she was on holiday.
30. He (leave)…………….. home two weeks ago and we (not hear)………….
from him since then.
31. You (speak)………….. to Mrs Baker yesterday? No, I (not see)…………. her
for a long time. I (not can)…………… remember when I last (see)………..
her.
32. When the teacher came in, the pupils (play)……………. games.
33. Columbus (discover)………………. America more than 400 years ago.
34. By next month, I (finish)……………… my first novel.
35. By May 5, we (live)…………… in this city for ten years.
36. Yesterday the police (report)…………….. that they (capture)…………… the
thief.
37. My friend (thank)……………… me for what. I had done for him.
38. Someone (steal)…………….. my handbag on the bus.
39. The Browns (live)……………. in Pans for 7 years when the second World
War (break)…………… out.
40. Last month I (be)…………. in the hospital for ten days.
41. Don't call me in the afternoon. I usually (be)………… away in the afternoon.
42. Mr Clark (be)………….. in New York 2 months ago. Mr Rossi
(be)………….. in New York until 2 months ago.
43. John (drive)…………… that car ever since I (know)………… him.
44. People (speak)………….. English in most of Canada.
45. The doc (wag)……………. his tail whenever he (see)…………. me.
46. What you (do)…….……… when I (ring)………….. you last night0 28
47. Up to then I never (see)…...... such a fat man.
48. I (not see)…………….. him since last Monday.
49. They had sold all the books when we (get)………………. there.
50. When your father (die)………….? I (not know)……………….. when he
(die)…………...
51. Bill said he (forget)……………… to buy a dictionary.
52. He felt asleep while he (do)……….. his homework.
53. We (not see)…………….. them for a long time.
54. It (rain)………….. when we arrived.
55. Kite and I (wait)……….. right here until you get back.
56. He’ll leave as soon as he (hear)…………….. the news.
57. Dick (start)………………… school before he (be)…………… seven.
58. How long you (study)………… in this school?
59. We (not receive)………………….. any letter from him since he
(leave)………… four months ago.
60. Where are you? I’m upstairs. I (have)…………… a bath.
61. 1 (speak)…………… to you about that matter after the meeting tonight.
62. At this time next week, we (live)…………… in USA.
63. Hurry up! The train (come)………………
64. Be quiet! The teacher (be)………….. angry.
65. Why didn’t you listen while I (speak)………… to you?
66. Some animals (not eat)………. during winter.
67. I (finish)…………….. the book before my next birthday.
68. John (watch) …………………TV at 8 last evening.
69. Mr Pike (live)…………….. here since last October.
70. Someone (cut)………… down all the trees in the garden.
71. The house (build)…………….. two years ago.
72. Listen! The bird (sing)……………
73. Trees (plant)……………… since it (stop)………… raining.
74. Tom Baker (not come)……………… here tomorrow.
75. By the end of last March, I (study)…………………. English for 5 years.
76. He often (say)……………. O.K when he (talk)………….. with the guests.
77. What you (do)……… after you (go)…………. home yesterday?
78. How long you (wait)…………… for me? Just a few minutes.
 79. He (do)……………. his homework before he went to the cinema.
80. By noon, I (wait)……………… for her for two hours.
81. By the time you come there, she (make)………………. a big cake.
82. .Yesterday thieves (break)………….. into the house and (steal)…………….. a
lot of fur coats while the guests (dance)…………
83. When I came m. they all (sit)…………….. round the fire. Mr Pike
(do)………… a crossword puzzle. Mrs Pike (knit)…………, and the others
(read)……………..
84. Mr Jackson (paint)…………………. his house since last month.
85. She (ask)………….. me to tell about him several times.
86. The audience (listen)……………… to everything he said last night.
87. At 4 p .m yesterday? Well, I (work)………….. in my office at that time.
88. A: I (play)……………… since you (come)…………… to England?
B: You (play)………….. since you (come)……………… to England?
A: Oh, yes. I (play)………….. quite a lot. I (join)……………. a club the day
after I (arrive) ……………
89. I’m preparing to support anything he (say)……………… tomorrow.
90. Sometimes I (get)……………. up before the sun (rise)…………….
91. He said he (be)……………. mistaken.
92. Don’t speak until someone (ask)…………… you.
93. Mary (come)……………. from London.
94. Please be quiet! I (work)…………….
95. When I (be)……………… a child, I (want)…………. to be a doctor.
96. David (be)……….. born after his father (die)…………….
97. Long ago, my younger brother often (cry)………………….
98. .1 (not send)…………………. the parcel until I hear from you.
99. The last train (leave)……………….. the station at 5 p.m.
100. Up to now, the teacher (give)………… our class five tests.