- •Identify the tenses in bold, then match them with the correct description.
- •Read the following extracts and put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
- •Read the text and put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
- •Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
- •Underline the correct tense, present simple or present continuous, in the following sentences.
- •Complete these sentences using the present simple or the present continuous. Use the verbs given in brackets. Add never or always if this is also given.
- •Complete this letter with the correct form of the present simple or the present continuous. Use each verb in the list once. The first (0) is given as an example.
- •Choose the correct form of the verbs.
- •Put the verbs in the correct tense, present simple or present continuous.
- •Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
- •Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
- •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 the present perfect 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 continuous.
- •22. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the present perfect continuous.
- •23. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the present perfect continuous.
- •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
- •. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
- •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
- •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 write right.
- •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.
- •The be going to form
- •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 the future perfect continuous.
- •81. Put the verbs in brackets into the future continuous or the future perfect.
- •82. Put the verbs in brackets into the future perfect continuous or the 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.
- •Choose the correct answer.
- •“Really? What sort of car?”
- •“Well, I ….. Him this afternoon. Why don’t you come along?”
- •Put the verbs in brackets into a correct tense.
- •Correct the mistakes.
- •Put the verbs in brackets into a correct tense.
- •Correct the mistakes.
- •Irregular verbs
Underline the correct tense, present simple or present continuous, in the following sentences.
I’m sleeping / sleep on Niko’s sofa until I find a place of my own.
I’m only working / only work there for a couple of months because
I’m going abroad in the summer.
If you aren’t listening / don’t listen to the radio, why don’t you switch it off?
His only bad habit is that he talks / is talking too loudly.
So in the first scene we see / are seeing him getting up and then he goes out / is going out and meets / is meeting a strange woman.
You make / are making goulash using meat, vegetables and paprika.
I never do anything I feel / am feeling is against my principles.
He appears / is appearing to be very friendly but I don’t know him very well.
9 There’s nobody at the door; you just hear / are just hearing things.
10 I’m thinking of doing a postgraduate degree – what do you think / are you thinking ? Is it a good idea?
Complete these sentences using the present simple or the present continuous. Use the verbs given in brackets. Add never or always if this is also given.
I (use; never) my mobile phone if I (drive).
2 I (like; always) to get post but I (seem; never) to have the time to reply.
3 The heroine (prefer) to be with Paul because James (argue; always).
4 Maria (forget; always) what time the soap (start).
5 You (moan; always) about the state of the flat but you (help; never) me.
6 Turtles (lay; always) their eggs on the same beach; however, they (come; never) in winter.
7 Whether I (go) swimming or not (depend on; always) the weather.
8 I (shop; never) here again – they (be; always) so rude.
9 We (smell; always) cooking when we (pass) your house.
10 He (borrow; always) money but he (pay; always) me back.
Complete this letter with the correct form of the present simple or the present continuous. Use each verb in the list once. The first (0) is given as an example.
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Dear Jill,
0) I am writing to you from Granada where everything 1) ..... to be going just fine; we 2) ..... nice and relaxed. We 3) ..... in a gorgeous hotel just down the road from the Alhambra, which 4) ..... an old fortress build by the Moors. It 5) ..... at the top of the hill just opposite our hotel and we can see this wonderful building through our window. It 6) ..... absolutely magnificent! The hotel is lovely, but unfortunately it 7) ..... a lot to stay here! Eating out is great. Have you heard of gazpacho? It’s a cold cucumber and tomato soup which they 8) ..... with oil, vinegar and garlic and it 9) ..... delicious.
Well, outside the sun 10) ..... so I’m off to get a bit of a suntan; I hope everything’s OK back in Birmingham.
Lucy
Choose the correct form of the verbs.
Dear Karen,
1) I’m having / I have a great time here in England. My university term 2) isn’t starting / doesn’t start until the autumn, so 3) I’m taking / I take the opportunity to improve my English. 4) I’m staying / I stay with some English friends who 5) are owning / own the farm. On weekdays 6) I’m catching / I catch a bus into Torquay to go to language classes. 7) I’m making / I make good progress, I think. My friends 8) say / are saying my pronunciation is much better than when I arrived, and 9) I’m understanding / I understand almost everything now. At weekends 10) I’m helping / I help on the farm. At the moment 11) they’re harvesting / they harvest the corn and 12) they’re needing / they need all the help they can get. It’s quite hard work, but 13) I’m liking / I like it. And 14) I’m developing / I develop some strong muscles!
15)Do you come / Are you coming to visit me at Christmas? 16) I’m spending / I spend the winter holiday here at the farm. My friends 17) are wanting / want to meet you and there’s plenty of space. But you must bring your warmest clothes. 18) It’s getting / It gets very cold here in the winter.
Let me know as soon as 19) you’re deciding / you decide . And tell me what 20) you’re doing / you do these days.
Do you miss me ?
Love,
Paul