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1 Jane and her team ...................................... (want) to win the gym competition today.
2 ...................... you usually ...................... (work) on Saturdays?
3 Bill ...................................... (write) a book report at the moment.
4 Robert often ...................................... (study) in the evening.
5 ...................... you ...................... (look) for information on the Internet now?
6 I ...................................... (not know) anything about the theatre.
A Complete the sentences with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Peter ...................... (ride) his bicycle to school yesterday.
2 Mum ...................... (play) tennis yesterday.
3 I ...................... (forget) to do my homework last night.
4 Gina ...................................... (not clean) her room last week.
5 My grandparents ...................... (not travel) to London a month ago.
6 What ...................... you ...................... (drink) after the game?
B Complete the sentences with the Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 The reporter ...................................... (write) an article while the photographers...................................... (take) pictures.
2 The pupils ...................................... (not study) for a test. They ...................................... (make) a poster.
3 ......................you ...................... (ride) your horse at 4 o’clock yesterday?
4 We ...................................... (sit) at our desks when the bell rang.
5 My brother ...................................... (not wash) the dishes when Mum came home. He ...................................... (sleep)!
6 ...................... it ...................... (snow) when you left the house?
C Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I ...................................... (write) an e-mail to Tom when the postman ......................................
(deliver) his letter!
2 When I ...................................... (leave) home yesterday, some dogs ...................................... (sit)
near the front gate.
3 John ...................................... (not swim) at four o’clock. He ...................................... (play) football.
4 Bob ...................................... (lie) in the garden when it ...................................... (start) to rain.
5 As I ...................................... (put) the baby to bed, the phone ...................................... (ring).
6 What .................. you .................. (do) when Dan ...................................... (fall)?
A Complete the sentences with the Present Perfect form of the verbs below.
1 Tom looks different. I ...................................... him for years.
2 ...................................... you ...................................... this book before?
3 We’re not late for the lesson. It ...................................... yet.
4 I can’t find Kim. ...................................... she already ...................................... the party?
5 My essay is nearly finished. I ...................................... four pages so far.
6 The grass is very dry. It ...................................... for a long time.
B Choose the correct answer.
1 We have owned our holiday home for / since three years.
2 I have never / ever been to Sweden.
3 Tom has worked in this office for / since three years.
4 Barbie hasn’t bought Jill’s birthday present yet / recently.
5 I haven’t been to the beach since / for last summer.
6 Have you been here since / for a long time?
7 Have you ever / never seen a giraffe?
8 I have ever / always had long hair.
C Choose the correct verb.
1 We arrived / have arrived an hour ago.
2 He has been / was here since 5 am.
3 We have heard / heard a wonderful concert last night.
4 Did you visit / Have you visited the Rock Museum yet?
5 Jane has read / read many books lately.
6 Tom has gone / went to Rio last year.
7 When have you left / did you leave the party?
8 We have seen / saw this programme many times before.
D Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Present Perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
1 The dog ...................... already ...................... (bury) the bone in the garden.
2 Look at that! The children ...................................... (make) a big snowman.
3 I was tired, so I ...................................... (sleep) late last Saturday morning.
4 How long ...................... you ...................... (have) this puppy?
5 I ...................................... (speak) to my friends on the phone last night.
6 ...................... you ...................... (see) my pen? I can’t find it.
7 He spoke so fast. I ...................................... (not understand) him.
8 Colin ...................................... (never break) any windows with his soccer ball.
A Complete the sentences. Use will o r won’t and the verbs below. open have be rain know win
1 Put o n a sweater or you ...................................... cold.
2 Andy ...................... probably ...................... the prize.
3 Do n’t ask Andrew. He ...................................... the answer.
4 Let’s have a party. We ...................................... fun.
5 ...................... you ...................... the window, please? It’s very hot in here.
6 There a re no clo uds in the sky. It ...................................... today, I don’t think.
B Complete the sentences with be going to and the verbs in brackets.
1 I bought some paint yesterday and I ...................................... (paint) my room red.
2 I ...................................... (not go out) tonight. I ...................................... (stay) at home
and study.
3 What ...................... you ...................... (do) at the weekend?
4 ...................... you ...................... (us e) your bike this afternoon? I want to borrow it.
5 Here are the plans. First, we ...................................... (meet) a t Helen’s house, then we
...................................... (see) a film.