- •Mіністерство освіти і науки україни
- •Time expressions
- •Identify the tenses in bold, then match them with the correct description.
- •State Verbs
- •13. Some state verbs can be used in continuous forms but the meaning changes. Read the sentences below and match the verbs in bold with their meaning.
- •14. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
- •Present forms
- •Time expressions
- •15. Fill in for or since.
- •Have gone (to) / have been (to)
- •16. Fill in the gaps with have /has been (to) or have / has gone (to).
- •17. Fill in the gaps with recently , how long , yet , for ,always , ever ,already , since , so far or just. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
- •18. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or continuous, using short forms where appropriate.
- •19. Choose the correct answer.
- •20. Underline the correct tense.
- •21. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the present perfect
- •22. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or present perfect continuous.
- •23. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the present perfect
- •24. Complete the following conversation with verbs from the list. Use the present perfect or the present perfect continuous. You will need to use some of the verbs more than once.
- •25. Use the words given to complete the sentences. Put the verbs in the present perfect or the present perfect continuous.
- •26. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •27. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •28. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present forms.
- •29. Identify the tenses, then match them with the correct description.
- •30. Choose the correct answer.
- •31. Correct the mistakes.
- •32. Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate present forms.
- •33. Make all the necessary changes and additions to make a complete letter.
- •Present forms
- •Friday afternoon at MacGruder’s department store
- •Time expressions
- •35. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •36. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •37. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect.
- •38. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •39. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •40. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •41. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •42. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •Used to / Be used to / Get used to / Would
- •43. Choose the correct answer.
- •45. Choose the correct form of the verbs.
- •46. Write a sentence for each of the following using used to / didn’t use to.
- •47. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •Past forms
- •Time expressions
- •48. Identify the tenses, then match them to the correct descriptions.
- •49. Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect or the past perfect continuous.
- •50. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •51. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •52. Complete the sentences below using the information in the box.
- •53. Complete the sentences using the past continuous, the past perfect or the past perfect continuous. Use the verb given in brackets. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
- •54. Choose the correct form of the verbs. Conference report
- •55. Most of the sentences have one verb in the wrong tense. Correct them or
- •56. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past perfect.
- •57. Rewrite the following passage, making all the necessary tense changes.
- •58. Underline the correct tense.
- •59. Fill in the gaps with an appropriate past form.
- •60. Fill the gaps in this text with one suitable word. Disaster!
- •61. Supply suitable verbs for the following conversation.
- •62. Identify the tenses , then match them with the correct description.
- •63. Choose the correct answer.
- •64. Correct the mistakes.
- •65. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past forms.
- •66. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past forms.
- •Past forms
- •How I changed my life.
- •The present continuous tense as a future form
- •67. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous tense.
- •68. Put the verbs in brackets into the be going to form.
- •The future simple
- •69. Put the verbs in brackets into the future simple.
- •The present continuous and the future simple
- •70. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous or the future simple using the present continuous where possible.
- •71. Fill in the gaps with shall, will or the correct form of be going to.
- •72. Replace the words in bold with will / won’t or shall I / we, as in the example.
- •The future continuous tense
- •77. Put the verbs in brackets into the future continuous tense.
- •The future perfect tense
- •79. Put the verbs in brackets into the future perfect tense.
- •The future perfect and the future perfect continuous tenses
- •80. Put the verbs in brackets into the future perfect or future perfect continuous.
- •81. Put the verbs in brackets into the future continuous or future perfect.
- •82. Put the verbs in brackets into the future perfect continuous or future perfect.
- •83. Choose the correct answer.
- •C have lived
- •C will be seeing
- •C will be dancing
- •84. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •85. Underline the correct tense.
- •86. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.
- •87. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.
- •88. Underline the correct tense.
- •89. Put the verbs into the correct future tense.
- •90. Correct the mistakes.
- •91. Identify the tenses, then match them to the correct description.
- •92. Fill in the correct present or future forms.
- •Future forms
- •93. Choose the correct item.
- •B will have arrived d arrives
- •B will be finishing d will have finished
- •B are going to have worked d will work
- •94. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
- •95. Underline the correct item.
- •1. Choose the correct answer.
- •2. Put the verbs in brackets into a correct tense.
- •3. Correct mistakes.
- •“Really? What sort of car?”
- •“Well, I ….. Him this afternoon. Why don’t you come along?”
Mіністерство освіти і науки україни
НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ ТЕХНІЧНИЙ УНІВЕРСИТЕТ УКРАЇНИ
“КИЇВСЬКИЙ ПОЛІТЕХНІЧНИЙ ІНСТИТУТ”
ФАКУЛЬТЕТ ЛІНГВІСТИКИ
ЗБІРНИК ВПРАВ ТА ТЕСТІВ
З ГРАМАТИКИ ЧАСІВ
( ENGLISH TENSES IN USE)
Київ 2005
CONTENTS
THE ACTIVE VOICE 4
PRESENT FORMS 5
REVISION BOX 1 28
PRACTICE TEST №1 30
PAST FORMS 32
REVISION BOX 2 50
PRACTICE TEST № 2 53
FUTURE FORMS 55
REVISION BOX 3 64
PRACTICE TEST №3 70
71
TENSE FORMS. REVISION BOX 72
PROGRESS TEST 1 75
PROGRESS TEST 2 77
PROGRESS TEST 3 79
THE ACTIVE VOICE
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Simple |
Continuous |
Perfect |
Perfect Continuous |
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PRESENT |
I do he/she/it does we do you do they do
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I am doing he/she/it is doing we are doing you are doing they are doing
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I have done he/she/it has done we have done you have done they have done
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I have been doing he/she/it has been doing we have been doing you have been doing they have been doing |
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Do I do? Does he/she/it do?
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Am I doing? Is he/she/it doing?
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Have I done? Has he/she/it done?
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Have I been doing? Has he/she/it been doing? | |
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I do not do he/she/it does not do |
I am not doing he/she/it is not doing |
I have not done he/she/it has not done |
I have not been done he/she/it has not been doing | |
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PAST
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I did he/she/it did we did you did they did
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I was doing he/she/it was doing we were doing you were doing they were doing
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I had done he/she/it had done we had done you had done they had done
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I had been doing he/she/it had been doing we had been doing you had been doing they had been doing |
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Did I do?
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Was I doing?
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Had I done?
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Had I been doing? | |
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I did not do |
I was not doing |
I had not done |
I had not been doing | |
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FUTURE |
I shall do he/she/it will do we shall do you will do they will do
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I shall be doing he/she/it will be doing we shall be doing you will be doing they will be doing
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I shall have done he/she/it will have done we shall have done you will have done they will have done
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I shall have been doing he/she/it will have been doing we shall have been doing you will have been doing they will have been doing |
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Shall I do?
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Shall I be doing?
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Shall I have done?
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Shall I have been doing? | |
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I shall not do |
I shall not be doing |
I shall not have done |
I shall not have been doing |
PRESENT FORMS
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PRESENT SIMPLE |
PRESENT CONTINUOUS |
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We use the present simple: a) for permanent states, repeated actions and daily routines. He works in a bank. (permanent state) He takes the train to work every morning. (daily routine \ repeated actions) |
We use the present continuous: a) for actions taking place now, at the moment of speaking. He is giving the baby a bath at the moment. |
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b) for general truths and laws of nature. The sun sets in the west. |
b) for temporary actions; that is actions that are going on around now, but not at the actual moment of speaking. I’m looking for a new job these days. |
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c) for timetables (planes, trains, etc.) and programmes. The plane from Brussels arrives at 8:30.
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c) with adverb such as: always, constantly, continually, etc. for actions which happen very often, usually to express annoyance, irritation or anger. I’m always meeting Sara when I go shopping.(action which happens very often) You’re constantly interrupting me when I’m talking. (expressing annoyance\ irritation) |
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d) for sports commentaries, reviews and narrations. Peterson overtakes Williams and wins the race. (sports commentary) Mike Dalton plays the part of Macbeth. (review) Then the prince gets on his horse and quickly rides away. (narration) |
d) for actions that we have already arranged to do in the near future, especially when the time and place have been decided. They’re moving into their new house next week. (The time has been decided) |
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e) to give instructions or directions (instead of the imperative). You sprinkle some cheese on the pizza and then you bake it. |
e) for changing or developing situations. More and more species are becoming extinct. |