- •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?”
28. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present forms.
A Dear Mr and Mrs Williams,
I 1) ..... (write) to thank you for coming to our wedding last month. I hope you enjoyed yourselves. Sheila and I 2) ..... (just / return) from our honeymoon in Kenia and 3) ..... (now / look forward to) starting our new life together. We 4) ..... (just / move) into our new house and since our honeymoon we 5) ..... (spend) all our free time decorating. The house 6) ..... (actually / begin) to feel like home now and we 7) ..... (gradually / settle) into a routine. We 8) ..... (have) breakfast together in the morning, but then we 9) ..... (not / see) each other until late in the evening when we 10) ..... (get) home from work. I hope both of you 11) ..... (be) well since we last saw you.
Love,
David and Sheila
B Dear Diary,
It’s Sunday again. I 1) ….. (be) so bored. I 2) ….. (not / know) what to
do. Mum is in the kitchen. She 3) ….. (cook). She 4) ….. (cook) since eight o’clock this morning. Dad’s in the garden. He 5) …... (mow) the lawn for two hours. He 6) ….. (always / work) in the garden on Sunday mornings. Jimmy is in his room. He 7) ….. (do) his homework. He 8) ….. (study) for his history test for an hour. He 9) ….. (never / play) with me. Grandpa 10) ….. (read) his newspaper and Grandma 11) ….. (knit). She 12) ….. (knit) a jumper for me for two weeks. The jumper is yellow and I 13) ….. (hate) yellow. I 14) ….. (sit) alone in my bedroom all morning. You’re my only companion…
REVISION BOX 1
29. Identify the tenses, then match them with the correct description.
1 Bill always stops to buy milk on his way to work.
2 The new serial is growing in popularity.
3 There goes the last bus!
4 Scientists have just discovered a way to prevent memory loss.
5 Andrea has phoned me every day this week.
6 Laura is always criticising my appearance.
7 I feel exhausted as I have been working on my assignment all night.
8 He’s been asking to borrow money again.
9 The Kellys have moved to Manchester.
a past actions of certain duration having visible results / effects in the present
b changing or developing situations
c recently completed actions
d exclamatory sentences
e frequently repeated actions with “always” expressing the speaker’s annoyance or criticism
f actions which happened at an unstated past time and are connected to the present
g emphasis on number, frequency
h repeated / habitual actions
i expressing anger, irritation, annoyance or criticism
1 h 2 ... 3... 4... 5 ... 6 ... 7 ... 8 ... 9 ...
30. Choose the correct answer.
1 “ ..... your sister recently?”
“Yes, she came to visit last weekend.”
A Have you been seeing B You have seen C Have you seen
2 “I didn’t know Sarah could drive .”
“Oh yes, she ..... since last April.”
A has been driving B has driven C is driving
3 “Where is Jason?”
“He ..... at the swimming pool.”
A is being B is C has been
4 “This is a great book.”
“I know. I ..... it twice already.”
A have read B am reading C have been reading
5 “Hello, Jane. I’m home.”
“Where have you been? I ..... for you all day!”
A have been looking B look C am looking
6 “Are you having a holiday this year?”
“Yes, I ..... to Hawaii.”
A am going B have been C have gone
7 “Who does your hair for you?”
“My mother usually ..... it.”
A is cutting B cuts C has cut
8 “Your socks are all wet!”
“Don’t worry. I ..... another pair with me.”
A am bringing B bring C have brought