The Present Simple/Present Progressive Tense.

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Exercise 13. Read, choose and mark your answers. " A" stands for " right ", " B" stands for " wrong " (in this case correct the sentence, please).

1. Tom is in his room. He plays the piano.

2. Jill is speaking five languages.

3. I am looking for my glasses. Where are they?

4. My brother is smoking 20 cigarettes a day.

5. I am not understanding what he is speaking about.

6. John is tired, so he has a short sleep.

7. The man in the dark grey coat is looking like Tom Garret.

8. He doesn't like ballroom dancing.

9. I'm looking out of the window, but I'm not seeing him.

10. I am remembering that holiday we had in France a few years ago.

11. How much is it costing to send a letter to Paris?

12. My parents are never drinking strong coffee.

13. I hate big cities.

14. The play is beginning at half past seven.

15. What are you thinking of that novel?

16. What are you thinking about?

17. I am hoping Magi comes out of hospital soon.

Choose the correct tense form of the verb in brackets (either Present Simple or Present Progressive).

1. It (often/rain) in this part of the world

a) is often raining b) often rains

2. Take your umbrella. It (rain) cats and dogs.

a) rains b) is raining

3. Granny is in the kitchen. She (make) a plum-cake.

a) is making b) makes

4. My wife (often/make) plum-cakes.

a) is often making b) often makes

5. Can you phone a bit later, please? Jane (have a bath).

a) is having a bath b) has a bath

6. Run downstairs. Your sister (wait) for you.

a) is waiting b) waits

7. I don't know Spanish, but I (learn) it now.

a) am learning b) learn

8. John (still/work) in the garden.

a) is still working b) still works

9. Dad (usually/work) on Saturdays.

a) is usually working

b) usually works

10. Usually I (have coffee) in the morning, but now I (drink) tea.

a) am having coffee b) have coffee a) drink b) am drinking

11. We (sometimes/go) to the cinema.

a) are sometimes going

b) sometimes go

12 – What she (do)? – She is a secretary at our college.

a) is she doing

b) she does

c) does she do

13. Why you (sit) at my desk? Could you take your place, please?

a) Why you are sitting

b) Why do you sit

c) Why are you sitting

14. We've got tickets, and tomorrow evening we (go) to the cinema.

a) go

b) are going

15. –....you (do) anything tomorrow afternoon?

– I (play) tennis with my friend.

a) Are you doing b) Do you do

a) am playing b) play

The Present Perfect Tense

Exercise 14. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Tense.

1. I'm afraid I (forget) my book at home.

2......the secretary (yet/come)?

3. I (learn) the rhyme. Could you listen to me?

4......you (ever/be) to Italy?

5. They (already/inform) me about the accident.

6. He is the most handsome man I (ever/know).

7. Kelvin (already/leave) for Manchester.

8. He (not/receive) any letters from her this week.

9. I (not/hear) from him since he left Paris.

10. I (not/see) Tom for ages.

11.....you (have) a holiday this year?

12. We (see) some good films recently.

13. They (wait) for you for half an hour.

14. Mom (have) a headache since she came from the theatre.

15. Alan (work) in the bank for a year.

16. Granny (be) ill for a fortnight.

17......you (ever/ride) a horse?

18. Sue (not/take) a lot of drugs since she joined the health club.

FOR/ SINCE/ AGO

Exercise 15. Fill in the blanks with the proper preposition. Use either " fo r" or " since " or " ago ". Mark your answers with letters A, B or C. " A " stands for " for ", " B " stands for " since " and " C " stands for " ago ". Pay attention to the verb tense form used in the sentence.

1. Dad isn't at home. He went to work an hour......

2. Jill hasn't been there.....three years.

3. – Is it snowing?

– Yes, it started two hours......

4. They have lived there.....1984.

5. They got that flat twelve years......

6. We haven't seen each other.....that evening at Mr. Grey.

7. I phoned him two days......

8. Our family haven't heard from him.....five months.

9. Oh, John! As usual you are late. I've waited for you.....11p.m..

10. He has worked for this company..... April.

11. I haven't spoken to Mary.....Christmas.

12. Two years..... Derry bought a car.

13. Mr Pembroke doesn't often mow the lawn. He hasn't cut the grass.....ages.

14. I have never sailed again.....that journey.

15. We have been waiting here.....an hour.

The Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Exercise 16. Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

1. – What are you doing?

– I'm repairing my son's bicycle. I (do) it for two hours.

2. I'll call for an ambulance. She (get) weaker and weaker since she had breakfast.

3. Hurry up, John. I'm waiting for you. You (have a bath) for an hour.

4. Who is that man standing at the corner? He (stand) there for the last half an hour.

5. Where is Dad? I (wait) for him since 6 p.m.. We are going to be late to the concert.

6. I can't stand it anymore. Those people (quarrel) since breakfast.

7. – Jim works as a sales manager. -Really?

– He (sell) washing machines for three months.

8. Dora is playing the piano. She (play) the piano since I came.

9. Aren't you going to tell me what (you/do) in my absence?

10. How long you (sit) here?

11. Michael, I (try) to get you all day!

12. I'll go and wash my eyes. I don't want my husband to see I (cry).

13. The amount of crime (increase) for the last ten years and we can't stop this process

The Present Perfect/Present Perfect Continuous Tense.

TEST

Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Only one variant is correct!

1. He knows Africa well because he (travel) a lot there.

a) has been travelling b) has travelled

2. You (write) this composition for two hours and can't complete it.

a) have been writing b) have written

3. d) a little John is still repairing his car.

– He must be tired. He (repair) it all day.

a) has repaired b) has been repairing

4. Alice promised to come, but she's absent. Something (happen) to her.

a) has been happening b) has happened

5. The children are drawing. They (draw) since they came home.

a) have been drawing b) have drawn

6......they (tell) anything about their summer plans?

a) Have they been telling b) Have they told

7. My aunt (have) a big house in the country.

a) has always been having b) has always had

THE PAST TENSES

The Past Indefinite/Past Simple Tense

Exercise 1. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Indefinite (Past Simple) Tense.

1. There isn't a cloud in the sky, but it (be) cloudy in the morning.

2. Mrs Clay usually finishes her work at half past three, but she (finish) it later yesterday afternoon.

3. Every day I help Mom about the house, but last week I was very busy with my exam. So I (not/help) her much.

4. Tom isn't playing tennis tomorrow afternoon, he (not/play) tennis yesterday.

5. We generally have lunch at 12.30, but yesterday we (have lunch) later.

6. Now my brother smokes a lot, but he (not/smoke) before.

7. The Frasers live in a four-room apartment, but last year they (live) in a small house in the country.

8. I don't eat meat at all, but the other day I visited my friends and (eat) pork there.

9. My Dad always goes to work by car, but last week he (go) to work on foot.

10. The weather is nice today, but it (be) bad yesterday.

11. We rarely watch television, but last week we (watch) a lot of interesting programmes.

12. – Do you often see Tom?

13. – Not often, but I (see) him at the party the other day.

14. I (get) to the market myself last time, but now I don't remember how to get there.

15. I sleep well, but last night I (not/sleep) at all.

16. I usually come home at 2p.m., but last week I was on duty and (come) home a little later.

17. It seemed impossible for him to win, but he (win).

18. I walked quickly because I (feel) cold.

19. It (take) him two hours to get to London.

20. Helen (prefer) tea to coffee.

21. My husband (speak) to his boss last week.

22. He (meet) Mary and (fall) in love with her at first sight.

23. As soon as the bus (stop), Jill (get off).

24. Three weeks later I (leave) for Moscow.

25. How you (cut) your finger?

26. Jack (try) to remember what he had done last April.

27. Yesterday Mr Watson (drink) too much at the party.

28. Looking through the paper, the teacher (find) several mistakes.

29. Julius Caesar (found) the Tower of London.

30. Ten minutes ago I (hear) a strange noise.

31. Edward (make) up his mind to escape from prison.

32. When you (write) to your parents last time?

The Present Perfect/the Past Indefinite (Past Simple)Tenses:

TEST

Choose the one variant that best completes the sentence.

1. We (not/have) a holiday last year.

a) didn't have b) haven't had c) hadn't have

2. My parents (be) to the USA many times.

a) have been b) were c) have being

3. I (buy) a new dress last week, but I (not/wear) it yet.

a) have bought a) haven't worn

b) bought b) wore

c) had bought c) didn't wear

4......it (stop) raining yet?

a) Did it stop b) Is it stopped c) Has it stopped

5. Don't worry about your letter. I (send) it the day before yesterday.

a) sended b) have sent c) sent

6. I (lose) my glasses. I (have) them when I came to the college this morning.

a) losed a) have had

b) have lost b) had

c) lost c) have

7. When Jill (finish) school?

a) When had Jill finished

b) When has Jill finished

c) When did Jill finish

8. When I was a child, I (always/be) late for school.

a) have always been

b) was always late

c) had always been

9. I can't find my umbrella. I think somebody (take) it by mistake.

a) took b) takes c) has taken

10. – Are you tired?

– Yes, a little. I (paint) the ceiling today.

a) have painted b) painted c) paint

11. We (not/see) Peter this week, but we (see) him a couple of weeks ago.

a) didn't see a) saw

b) haven't saw b) have saw

c) haven't seen c) have seen

12. – Have you got any money?

– Yes, I (borrow) it from my brother.

a) borrowed b) have borrowed c) did borrow

13. – Where is Jane?

– She (go) to the shops.

a) went b) has gone c) has went

14. My husband (work) in the bank for three years since 1990 to1993.

a) has worked b) had worked c) worked

15. Mom (lose) her car keys, so we have to open the doors by force.

a) has lost b) lost c) losed

16. One of the passengers (die) in that accident.

a) has died b) died

17. My sister and her husband (be married) since last Christmas.

a) were married b) have married

c) have been married

18......the post (come) today?

a) Did the post come b) Has the post come

c) Has the post came

Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Continuous ( Past Progressive ) Tense.

1. When I arrived, Tom (lie) on the sofa and (speak) over the phone.

2. The police caught Dan when he (rob) a shop.

3. He couldn't speak because he (die) of laugh.

4. – What you (do) between one and two? I phoned you several times.

– I (play) the piano and heard nothing.

5. When I got up that morning, the sun (shine) brightly and the birds (sing).

6. When you rang me yesterday, I (have) a bath.

7. Somebody stole the money from the Dad's pocket while he (sleep).

8. I (sit) by the window when I heard the noise.

9. It (rain) cats and dogs as I (walk) towards their house.

10. Just as Tom (cross) the street, a car came round the corner.

11. I glanced at Mary who (still/shiver) from cold.

12. At six o'clock I (wait) for Jennie at the station.

13. On coming up to the house I saw a man who (try) to unlock the door by force.

14. The student (reply) to the question when the headmistress came in.

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