- •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
Put the verbs in brackets into a correct tense.
A: “I 1) ….. (have) a party tonight. Would you like to come?”
B: “I’d love to but unfortunately I 2) ….. (already / arrange) to go out for dinner.
A: “What 3) ….. (you / do)tomorrow?”
B: “Not much. I think a friend 4) ….. (come) to visit me in the morning, but I 5) ….. (not / have) any plans for later in the day. 6) ….. (you / fancy) going for a drive?”
Peter 1) ….. (drive) to work yesterday when a dog 2) ….. (run) into the middle of the road. Peter 3) ….. (manage) to stop in time but the car which 4) ….. (follow) behind him 5) ….. (crash) into the back of his car. Then the two cars 6) ….. (collide) with a police car which 7) ….. (travel) in the opposite direction.
Some thieves 1) ….. (break into) my house yesterday. Apparently, I 2) ….. (leave) the window open. This is the first time anything like this 3) ….. (happen) to me. The thieves 4) ….. (get in) through the window and 5) ….. (steal) all my jewellery. None of the neighbours 6) ….. (see) anything happen.
Correct the mistakes.
The baby has cried all morning.
Please be quiet. I try to concentrate.
When I arrived at the party, Tom already went home.
Aristotle has been a Greek philosopher.
Ann waited for me when I arrived.
When the rain will stop, we’ll go out.
So at 8.30 this evening he will study.
The River Nile is flowing into the Mediterranian.
By October they will finish their project.
The boys broke a window when they played football.
PROGRESS TEST 3
Choose the correct answer.
“Tina is still looking for a decent flat.”
“How long ….. ?”
A was she looking B is she looking C has she been looking
“Has Paul come to terms with his examination results?”
“Yes. He ….. the fact that he’ll have to resit.”
A had accepted B has accepted C accepted
“Did you have a good time at the Jordans?”
“Not really. I ….. I’ll ever visit them again.”
A don’t think B am not thinking C won’t be thinking
Gerald just can’t ….. working shifts.
A used to B be used C get used to
Alison feels more sympathy and less anger than she ….. .
A had B would C used to
“Will you ….. with the audio-video equipment by 12:30 pm?”
“Possibly, but I’ll let you know beforehand.”
A finish B finished C have finished
“George is in hospital.”
“Yes, I’ve heard he ….. good progress.”
A makes B is making C will make
“I’m getting my work permit next week.”
“It’s about time. You ….. here for two months by then.”
A are B will be C will have been
“How do you like your sushi?”
“Well, it’s really different. It’s the first time I ….. Japanese food.”
A have eaten B eat C am eating
“Wasn’t sacking Mary rather harsh on his part?”
“Not really; he ….. her several times in the past.”
A had warned B was warning C warns
“Where’s Jonathan?”
“He ….. to the travel agent’s.”
A has been B has gone C has been going
“John really ought to lose some weight.”
“You’re right; he ….. very heavily during the walk yesterday.”
A was breathing B had breathing C has been breathing
“I heard Roy and Alice had an argument.”
“Do you know what ….. it this time?”
A has started B started C had been started
“I wonder how Jeff is doing.”
“I haven’t got a clue. It’s been a long time since I ….. to him.”
A have spoken B spoke C had spoken
“It’s a pity she had to pull out of the competition.”
“Yes, especially since she ….. such excellent progress.”
A is making B made C had been making
“Who’s going to collect your mail while you’re on holiday?”
“I have ….. asked my cousin.”
A ever B still C already
“Did you get to see Frances in the end?”
“No. She ….. for the airport when I arrived at her home.”
A would leave B was leaving C had left
“Helen moved to London last week.”
“Well, I suppose she’ll find it difficult to ….. on the left.”
A be used to driving B use to drive C get used to driving
“How long have you been with Sears S.A.?”
“By next month I ….. there for a year.”
A will be working B have worked C will have been working
“Did you stay up late yesterday?’
“Not really. I went to bed after Monica ….. .”
A was leaving B had left C leaving