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THE PRESENT SIMPLE & THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the present continuous or present simple:
1. Tim (live) _______ in Manchester but he (spend) _______ this month in Wales
2. A: _______ (you/work) today?
B: No, I _______. I usually (work) _______ on Fridays but I've got the day off
3. A: What _______ (Josephine/do)
B: She (be) _______ a teacher but she (not teach) at the moment. She (look) _______ for a job.
4. A: Can I have that paper or _______ (you/read) it?
B: No, I (not read) _______ it. I never (read) _______ that paper. I (prefer) _______ the Daily News
5. A: _______ (This bag/belong) to you?
B: No, It _______, but I (know) _______ Anita (look) _______ for her bag
6. I (not smoke) _______ but my husband _______. He (try) _______ to stop at the moment but it's not easy
7. _______ (you/remember) my friend Matthew? He (stay) _______ with me at the moment
8. A: _______ (you/speak) German?
B: No, I _______, but I (want) _______ to learn. I (look) _______ for a course book.
9. Emma and Katie usually (visit) _______ me on Saturdays but they _______ (camp) in the New Forest this weekend.
10. A: _______ (Simon/help) you very much?
B: No, not usually, but he (help) me today
11. A: What _______ (you/do)?
B: I (write) _______ a letter to my parents. I (write) _______ them every weekend
12. A: Let's go out B: Look! It (snow) _______ outside. It (come) _______ down quite hard
13. A: What time _______ (you/usually/start) work?
B: Normally, We (start) _______ work at eight o'clock, but we (start) _______ at seven this weekend. We're very busy at the moment
14. A: _______ (you/listen) to the radio? B: No, You can turn it off
15. A: _______ (you/look) for someone?
B: Yes, I (need) _______ to speak to Neil. Is he in?
A: Yes, but I (think) _______ he's busy. He (talk) _______ to the boss at the moment.
16. A: I (want) _______ a new computer. I (save) _______ up to buy one.
B: But computers (cost) _______ so much money. What's wrong with the one we've got.
A: It (get) _______ out of date. Now
17. A: What _______ (you/do)?
B: I (weigh) _______ this letter. I (need) _______ to know how many stamps to put on it
18. A: I (think) _______ this road is really dangerous. Look how fast that lorry (go) _______
B: I (agree) _______. People shouldn't go so fast
19. A: I (always/fall) _______ asleep. I just can't keep awake.
B: What time _______ (you/go) to bed?
A: About ten o'clock usually. But It (not/make) _______ any difference
20. A: Are you free on Friday?
B: No, We're very busy now. We (have) _______ a party on Sunday.
II. Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the verbs that are wrong
1. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius _______
2. The water boils. Can you turn it off? _______
3. Let's go out. It doesn't rain now _______
4. Listen to those people. What language do they speak? _______
5. The moon goes round the earth _______
6. I must go now. It gets late _______
7. I usually go to work by car _______
8. "Hurry up! It's time to leave". "I come" _______
9. I hear you've got a new job. How do you get on? _______
10. John is never satisfied. He always complain _______
THE SIMPLE PAST & THE PAST CONTINUOUS
I. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple:
1. When the postman (come) _______, I (have) _______ breakfast
2. My sister (wash) _______ dishes while I (work) _______ in the garden
3. While I (talk) _______ to John, the telephone (ring) _______
4. Mr. Taylor (watch) _______ television while his wife (read) _______ a newspaper
5. When I (leave) _______ the house this morning, It (rain) _______ very hard
6. John (talk) _______ to his friends when I (see) _______ him
7. I (see) _______ a bad accident while I (wait) _______ for you in this corner
8. As we (cross) _______ the street, the policeman (shout) _______ at us
9. That tourist (lose) _______ his camera while he (walk) _______ around the city
10. It (snow) _______ when I (get) _______ up this morning
11. Albert Einstein (die) _______ in 1955
12. Tom (go) _______ to the post office twice yesterday.
13. He (fall) _______ while he (go) _______ down the stairs
14. What _______ she (do) when you (arrive) _______ there? She (write) _______ a letter
15. She (have) _______ her bath while her sister (get) _______ the breakfast ready
16. I (go) _______ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) _______ so peacefully when I (look) _______ into your room that I (decide) _______ to do it alone
17. I (look) _______ up at the sky, dark clouds (gather) _______
18. Just as I (write) _______ the letter, the inkpot (fall) _______ over
19. Mr. Nam (cook) _______ dinner when we (arrive) _______
20. What _______ (you/do) when I (telephone) _______ you last night?
II. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the correct tenses:
1. I (get) _______ hungry. Let's go and have something to eat
2. Be quiet! I (want) _______ to hear the news broadcast
3. What _______ you (do) yesterday?
I (get) _______ up very early, (have) _______ my breakfast and then I (go) _______ to my office
4. Egypt (produce) _______ some of the finest cotton in the world
5. What _______ she (do) when you (arrive) _______ at her house yesterday morning?
She (cook) _______ her breakfast in the kitchen
6. What _______ you usually (read) when you (be) _______ on holiday?
I (read) _______ detective stories. Now I (read) _______ "The Shut door" by Ivor Lock
7. Ann (wait) _______ for me when I (arrive) _______
8. Mary (usually/phone) _______ me on Fridays but She (not phone) _______ last Friday
9. What's the noise? What (happen) _______ ?
10. Yesterday evening, the phone (ring) _______ three times while we (have) _______ dinner
11. Why are you under the table? You (look) _______ for something?
12. _______ You (watch) TV last night? No, I (have) _______ supper and (go) _______ straight to bed
13. I (not like) _______ staying at hotels, but last summer, we (spend) _______ a few days at a very nice hotel by the sea.
14. Linda (be) _______ busy when we (go) _______ to see her yesterday. She (study) _______ for an exam. We (not want) _______ to disturb her, so we (not stay) _______ very long
15. When I first (tell) _______ Tom the news, he (not believe) _______ me. He (think) _______ that I (joke) _______
16. We usually (go) _______ to Spain on holiday, but this year we (go) _______ to France
17. We can go out now. It (not rain) _______ any more
18. The sun (warm) _______ the air and (give) _______ us light
19. What speed _______ the car (do) at the time of the accident?
20. They (study) _______ in the library when the fire alarm (go) _______ off
I. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the present continuous or present simple:
1. Tim (live) _______ in Manchester but he (spend) _______ this month in Wales
2. A: _______ (you/work) today?
B: No, I _______. I usually (work) _______ on Fridays but I've got the day off
3. A: What _______ (Josephine/do)
B: She (be) _______ a teacher but she (not teach) at the moment. She (look) _______ for a job.
4. A: Can I have that paper or _______ (you/read) it?
B: No, I (not read) _______ it. I never (read) _______ that paper. I (prefer) _______ the Daily News
5. A: _______ (This bag/belong) to you?
B: No, It _______, but I (know) _______ Anita (look) _______ for her bag
6. I (not smoke) _______ but my husband _______. He (try) _______ to stop at the moment but it's not easy
7. _______ (you/remember) my friend Matthew? He (stay) _______ with me at the moment
8. A: _______ (you/speak) German?
B: No, I _______, but I (want) _______ to learn. I (look) _______ for a course book.
9. Emma and Katie usually (visit) _______ me on Saturdays but they _______ (camp) in the New Forest this weekend.
10. A: _______ (Simon/help) you very much?
B: No, not usually, but he (help) me today
11. A: What _______ (you/do)?
B: I (write) _______ a letter to my parents. I (write) _______ them every weekend
12. A: Let's go out B: Look! It (snow) _______ outside. It (come) _______ down quite hard
13. A: What time _______ (you/usually/start) work?
B: Normally, We (start) _______ work at eight o'clock, but we (start) _______ at seven this weekend. We're very busy at the moment
14. A: _______ (you/listen) to the radio? B: No, You can turn it off
15. A: _______ (you/look) for someone?
B: Yes, I (need) _______ to speak to Neil. Is he in?
A: Yes, but I (think) _______ he's busy. He (talk) _______ to the boss at the moment.
16. A: I (want) _______ a new computer. I (save) _______ up to buy one.
B: But computers (cost) _______ so much money. What's wrong with the one we've got.
A: It (get) _______ out of date. Now
17. A: What _______ (you/do)?
B: I (weigh) _______ this letter. I (need) _______ to know how many stamps to put on it
18. A: I (think) _______ this road is really dangerous. Look how fast that lorry (go) _______
B: I (agree) _______. People shouldn't go so fast
19. A: I (always/fall) _______ asleep. I just can't keep awake.
B: What time _______ (you/go) to bed?
A: About ten o'clock usually. But It (not/make) _______ any difference
20. A: Are you free on Friday?
B: No, We're very busy now. We (have) _______ a party on Sunday.
II. Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the verbs that are wrong
1. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius _______
2. The water boils. Can you turn it off? _______
3. Let's go out. It doesn't rain now _______
4. Listen to those people. What language do they speak? _______
5. The moon goes round the earth _______
6. I must go now. It gets late _______
7. I usually go to work by car _______
8. "Hurry up! It's time to leave". "I come" _______
9. I hear you've got a new job. How do you get on? _______
10. John is never satisfied. He always complain _______
THE SIMPLE PAST & THE PAST CONTINUOUS
I. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple:
1. When the postman (come) _______, I (have) _______ breakfast
2. My sister (wash) _______ dishes while I (work) _______ in the garden
3. While I (talk) _______ to John, the telephone (ring) _______
4. Mr. Taylor (watch) _______ television while his wife (read) _______ a newspaper
5. When I (leave) _______ the house this morning, It (rain) _______ very hard
6. John (talk) _______ to his friends when I (see) _______ him
7. I (see) _______ a bad accident while I (wait) _______ for you in this corner
8. As we (cross) _______ the street, the policeman (shout) _______ at us
9. That tourist (lose) _______ his camera while he (walk) _______ around the city
10. It (snow) _______ when I (get) _______ up this morning
11. Albert Einstein (die) _______ in 1955
12. Tom (go) _______ to the post office twice yesterday.
13. He (fall) _______ while he (go) _______ down the stairs
14. What _______ she (do) when you (arrive) _______ there? She (write) _______ a letter
15. She (have) _______ her bath while her sister (get) _______ the breakfast ready
16. I (go) _______ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) _______ so peacefully when I (look) _______ into your room that I (decide) _______ to do it alone
17. I (look) _______ up at the sky, dark clouds (gather) _______
18. Just as I (write) _______ the letter, the inkpot (fall) _______ over
19. Mr. Nam (cook) _______ dinner when we (arrive) _______
20. What _______ (you/do) when I (telephone) _______ you last night?
II. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the correct tenses:
1. I (get) _______ hungry. Let's go and have something to eat
2. Be quiet! I (want) _______ to hear the news broadcast
3. What _______ you (do) yesterday?
I (get) _______ up very early, (have) _______ my breakfast and then I (go) _______ to my office
4. Egypt (produce) _______ some of the finest cotton in the world
5. What _______ she (do) when you (arrive) _______ at her house yesterday morning?
She (cook) _______ her breakfast in the kitchen
6. What _______ you usually (read) when you (be) _______ on holiday?
I (read) _______ detective stories. Now I (read) _______ "The Shut door" by Ivor Lock
7. Ann (wait) _______ for me when I (arrive) _______
8. Mary (usually/phone) _______ me on Fridays but She (not phone) _______ last Friday
9. What's the noise? What (happen) _______ ?
10. Yesterday evening, the phone (ring) _______ three times while we (have) _______ dinner
11. Why are you under the table? You (look) _______ for something?
12. _______ You (watch) TV last night? No, I (have) _______ supper and (go) _______ straight to bed
13. I (not like) _______ staying at hotels, but last summer, we (spend) _______ a few days at a very nice hotel by the sea.
14. Linda (be) _______ busy when we (go) _______ to see her yesterday. She (study) _______ for an exam. We (not want) _______ to disturb her, so we (not stay) _______ very long
15. When I first (tell) _______ Tom the news, he (not believe) _______ me. He (think) _______ that I (joke) _______
16. We usually (go) _______ to Spain on holiday, but this year we (go) _______ to France
17. We can go out now. It (not rain) _______ any more
18. The sun (warm) _______ the air and (give) _______ us light
19. What speed _______ the car (do) at the time of the accident?
20. They (study) _______ in the library when the fire alarm (go) _______ off