Give a click on each of the following links:
LINK 1: auxiliary verbs
https://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/english-auxiliary-verbs4.html#
Choose the correct auxiliary verb to complete each sentence:
1. ________ he leave yesterday?
Did
Was
Had
2. ________ you ever spoken to her before yesterday?
Didn't
Hadn't
Weren't
3. ________ Robert call you?
Did
Had
Were
4. ________ your grandparents from France?
Didn't
Hadn't
Weren't
5. ________ they move to a new apartment?
Hadn't
Weren't
Didn't
6. ________ you learning how to play guitar?
Weren't
Didn't
Hadn't
7. ________ they taken an oath?
Didn't
Hadn't
Weren't
8. ________ we have a good time?
Wasn't
Didn't
Hadn't
9. ________ you seen the movie before last night?
Didn't
Wasn't
Hadn't
10. ________ you feeling sick last week?
Hadn't
Weren't
Didn't
LINK 2: past participles
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/irregular-past-participles-intermediate-level
1. He didn't want to talk to me because I had (beat) ___ him at tennis the week before.
beaten
forgotten
2. I think I have (forget) ___ everything I learnt last week.
slept
3. I hadn't (sleep) ___ at all so I was in a really bad mood when I saw him.
caught
4. Have you ever (catch) ___ a fish?
dealt
5. I don't think I have (deal) ___ with my negative emotions lately.
left
6. James has (leave) ___ the school.
eaten
7. Have you (eat) ___ all your vegetables?
kept
8. I've (keep) ___ all my documents in a safe place.
seen
9. I have never (see) ___ a shark and I don’t want to.
10. We've (think) ___ about your situation and decided we’d like to help you with a
thought
loan.
LINK 3: reflexive pronouns
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/reflexive-pronouns-upper-intermediate-
students-0
herself
1) She looked at in the bathroom mirror.
her
2) Did you hear about Fred and Amy? He asked to go out with him!
myself
3) I taught how to speak English, I never had a teacher.
itself
4) The dog had fleas and was scratching the whole day!
themselves
5) Nobody wanted to help them, so they cleaned the streets .
himself
6) Bobby is a bit crazy. He always sits alone and talks to .
yourself
7) Wow! Did you write this book ?
themselves
8) They blame for the accident, because they didn’t pay attention to road
signs.
him
9) James forgot Susan’s birthday, but she told not to worry.
ourselves
10) We painted the house . Nobody helped us!
LINK 4: the present simple & progressive
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/present-simple-and-present-continuous
Complete these sentences below using either the present simple or present continuous.
play
(Play) I golf every weekend.
are playing
(Play) The children outside at the moment.
is w orking
(Work) Haruka today.
w ork
(Work) You can’t borrow my lawnmower because it doesn’t
making
(Make) Smells good! What are you ?
makes
(Make) My husband never me breakfast.
living
(Live) Pauline is in Hong Kong.
live
(Live)Do you still with your parents?
LINK 5: Present perfect
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/present-perfect-quiz
have flow n
1. I (fly) in a plane.
have eaten
2. I (eat) crocodile.
have been
3. I (be) on stage.
have given
4. We (give) blood.
has met
5. She (meet) a famous person.
have visited
6. I (visit) a safari park.
have learnt
7. I (learn) another language.
have w itnesse
8. I (witness) a crime.
has broken
9. He (break) a bone.
have held
10. I (hold) a snake.
have sw um
11. I (swim) in the ocean.
have cried
12. I (cry) in the cinema.
w on
13. Have you (win) a trophy?
has
14. he slept in an unusual place?
have told
15. I (tell) someone I love them.
LINK 6: used to do / used to be be doing
https://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lesson_contents/exercises/usedto-
tobeusedto_quiz1.html
1. Caroline __________________ (take) the bus, now she walks to work.
A. :) USED TO TAKE
B. ? WAS USED TO TAKING
C. ? IS USED TO TAKE
2. Traffic jams don't bother Tom. He ___________________ (drive) in the city.
A. ? USED TO DRIVE
B. ? IS USED TO DRIVE
C. :) IS USED TO DRIVING
3. They find our food tasteless. They ________________________ (eat) spicy food
A. ? USED TO EAT
B. :) ARE USED TO EATING
C. ? ARE USED TO EAT
4. Travel ________________ (be) very expensive. Now the prices are more
reasonable.
A. :) USED TO BE
B. ? IS USED TO BE
C. ? IS USED TO BEING
5. During my childhood, I ________________ (spend) a lot of time with my
grandparents.
A. ? AM USED TO SPEND
B. :) USED TO SPEND
C. ? USED TO SPENDING
6. My grandmother is often tired now. She ______________ (be) so tired.
A. :) DIDN'T USE TO BE
B. ? WASN'T USED TO BE
C. ? NOT USED TO BE
7. When Peter was young, he ________________ (ride) a bicycle to school.
A. ? USED TO RIDING
B. ? WAS USED TO RIDE
C. :) USED TO RIDE
8. Maria finds teaching difficult. She is _________________ (deal) with noisy
children.
A. ? NOT USED TO DEAL
B. :) NOT USED TO DEALING
C. ? USED TO NOT DEAL
9. At first it was difficult but now I ___________________ (speak) in public.
A. ? AM USED TO SPEAK
B. :) AM USED TO SPEAKING
C. ? USED TO SPEAKING
10. Video tapes ______________ (be) popular. Now they are outdated.
A. ? WERE USED TO BE
B. :) USED TO BE
C. ? HAD USED TO BE
LINK 7: narrative tenses
https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/tenses/t074-narrative-tenses.htm
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb (PAST and PAST PERFECT).
1. We WERE SITTING on the beach when it STARTED to rain (SIT, START).
2. Simon returned the money he HAD BORROWED a week earlier (BORROW)
3. While I was shopping my purse WAS STOLEN (STEAL)
4. My letter did not arrive because I HAD FORGOT to put a stamp on it (FORGET)
5. While he WAS TRAVELLING across Central Africa, John caught Malaria. (TRAVEL)
6. When I woke up a man WAS STANDING next to me, asking my name. (STAND)
7. When Paula HAD READ the book, she lent it to me. (READ)
8. Sonia WAS HIT by a car when she was cycling to school. (HIT)
9. I HAD BEEN STANDING there for three hours when at last it was my turn to speak to
the official. (STAND)
10. Frank knew he HAD MADE a terrible mistake as soon as he saw the message "file
deleted" on his computer screen (MAKE)
11. When I OPENED the curtains this morning, I realised it HAD SNOWED all night
(OPEN, SNOW)
LINK 8: adverbs
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/word-order/exercises?12
Rewrite the sentences and put the adverbs in correctly.
1. We were in London. (last week) → We were in London last week.
2. He walks his dog. (rarely) → He rarely walks his dog.
3. She waited. (patiently) → She waited patiently
4. My father goes fishing. (always) → My father always goes fishing.
5. Your bedroom is. (upstairs) → Your bedroom is upstairs.
6. We don't go skiing. (in summer) → We don't go skiing in summer.
7. Cats can hear. (well) → Cats can hear well.
8. I saw him. (there) → I saw him there.
9. The girl speaks English. (fluently) → The girl speaks English fluently.
10. I have seen that film. (never) / (before) → I have never seen that film before.
LINK 9: present perfect or past simple
https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/perfect-past-simple.htm
Fill in the present perfect simple or the past simple.
1. I saw a great film yesterday. (see)
2. Have you ever bought a cheap laptop? (you ever buy)
3. Sue had the flu last winter. (have)
4. A few days ago, we drove to his uncle. (drive)
5. They played bingo on Wednesday afternoon. (play)
6. He has already taken the bus to get there. (already take)
7. Last week my rabbit ran away. (run)
8. We did a lot last Sunday. (do)
9. Has she ever been to India? (she ever be)
10. I met him last Monday. (meet)
11. She hasn't woken up yet. (not wake up)
12. I have not met her since last Thursday. (not meet)
13. Bob slept well last night. (sleep)
14. I got a letter from her two days ago. (get)
15. They have already arrived in Germany. (already arrive)
LINK 10: present perfect simple or present perfect continuous
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/tests?test2
Fill in the correct form (pronoun + verb).
Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Progressive
She listen She has listened She has been listening
They/take They have taken They have been taking
I/look I have looked I have been looking
You/sit You have sat You have been sitting
He/lie He has lied He has been lying
Use
When to use which tense?
1. If we want to emphasise the duration of an action, we use ... Present Perfect Progressive
2. If we want to tell, how often something has happened so far, we use ... Present Perfect
Simple
3. If we want to emphasise the result of an action, we use ... Present Perfect Simple
4. If we want to emphasise that an action is completed now, we use ... Present Perfect
Simple
5. If we want to emphasise how we have spent our time, we use ... Present Perfect
Progressive
Positive Sentences
Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).
1. Sandy has cooked dinner four times this week.
2. We have been travelling around Scotland for 8 days.
3. Why are your hands so dirty? - I have been repairing my bike.
4. I have read the book, you can have it back.
5. Paul has believed in God since he was a child.
Negative Sentences
Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).
1. Sorry for being late. I hope you haven’t been waiting long.
2. My grandparents are coming to see us next weekend. They haven’t visited us for two
years.
3. She hasn’t been on holiday for 3 years.
4. I don't want you to drive my car. You haven’t driven a car for ages.
5. He hasn’t been watching TV all afternoon, he only switched the telly on 10 minutes
ago.
Questions
Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).
1. How much money has Jack spent in the casino?
2. How long has she been sitting there?
3. How many short messages have you sent this month?
4. Have you emptied the bin yet?
5. Lucy, have you been bathing your dolls? The bathroom floor is absolutely wet.
Text
Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).
1. Daughter: Mum, Jane has just phoned to ask if I will go to the cinema with her. May I?
2. Mother: Have you done your homework yet?
3. Daughter: Well, I have been doing it for about 2 hours now, but I have not finished it
yet.
4. Mother: If you have not completed your homework, you cannot go. School comes first.
Remember, you have promised me to study harder this year.
5. Daughter: But mum, I have been working really hard this year and I have already
improved in Maths and Chemistry.
6. Mother: But that's only because I have always pushed you to do something.
7. Daughter: But I also need a break some time. Look, I have not been to the cinema for
two months. May I go? Just this once.
LINK 11: uses of the -ing form
https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-4040.php
Uses of the -ing form
1. I was watching television. I fell asleep. I fell asleep watching television.
2. A friend of mine slipped and fell. He was getting off a bus. A friend of mine slipped and
fell getting off a bus.
3. I was walking home in the rain. I got very wet. I got very wet walking home in the rain.
4. Laura was driving to work yesterday. She had an accident. Laura had an accident
driving to work yesterday.
5. Two firefighters were overcome by smoke. They were trying to put out the fire. Two
firefighters were overcome by smoke trying to put out the fire.
6. She has not a car so she finds it difficult to get around. (attention à la négation). Not
having a car she finds it difficult to get around.
7. We bought our tickets. Then we went into the theatre. Having bought our tickets, we
went into the theatre.
8. They had dinner and then they continued the journey. Having had dinner, they
continued the journey.
9. After I'd done the shopping, I went for a cup of coffee. Having done the shopping, I
went for a cup of coffee.
10. Sarah has travelled a lot. So she knows a lot about other countries. Having travelled a
lot, Sarah knows a lot about other countries.
