I.

THE PRESENT SIMPLE & THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the present continuous or present simple:
1. Tim (live) ___lives____ in Manchester but he (spend) __is spending__ this month in Wales
2. A: __Do you work_ (you/work) today?
B: No, I _don't___. I usually (work) _work___ on Fridays but I’ve got the day off
3. A: What _does Josephine do___ (Josephine/do)
B: She (be) __is___ a teacher but she (not teach)isn't teaching at the moment. She (look) _is looking___
for a job.
4. A: Can I have that paper or _you are reading__ (you/read) it?
B: No, I (not read) _am not reading___ it. I never (read) __read__ that paper. I (prefer) __prefer__ the
Daily News
5. A: ___Does this bag belong____ (This bag/belong) to you?
B: No, It ___doesn't____, but I (know) ___know____ Anita (look) __is looking_____ for her bag
6. I (not smoke) _don't smoke___ but my husband __does_____. He (try) __is trying_____ to stop at the
momet but it’s not easy
7. ___Do you remember____ (you/remember) my friend Matthew? He (stay) _is staying______ with me at
the moment
8. A: __Do you speak_____ (you/speak) German?
B: No, I ___don't____, but I (want) __want_____ to learn. I (look) _am looking______ for a coursebook.
9. Emma and Katie usually (visit) _visit____ me on Saturdays but they __are camping_____ (camp) in the
New Forest this weekend.
10. A: _______ (Simon/help) you very much?
B: No, not usually, but he (help) me today
II. Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the verbs that are wrong
1. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius ____v___
2. The water boils. Can you turn it off? ___is boiling__
3. Let’s go out. It doesn’t rain now ___isn't raining____
4. Listen to those people. What language do they speak? ___are they speaking____
5. The moon goes round the earth ____v___
6. I must go now. It gets late _____is getting__
7. I usually go to work by car ____v___
8. “Hurry up! It’s time to leave”. “I come” _____am coming__
9. I hear you’ve got a new job. How do you get on? ____v___
10. John is never satisfied. He always complain _____complains__
II. THE SIMPLE SIMPLE & THE PAST CONTINUOUS
I. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple:
1. When the postman (come) __came_____, I (have) __was having_____ breakfast
2. My sister (wash) __was washing_____ dishes while I (work) __was working_____ in the garden
3. While I (talk) __was talking_____ to John, the telephone (ring) _rang______
4. Mr. Taylor (watch) __was watching___ television while his wife (read) __was reading_____ a newspaper
5. When I (leave) ___left____ the house this morning, It (rain) __was raining_____ very hard
6. John (talk) ___was talking____ to his friends when I (see) ___saw____ him
7. I (see) ___saw____ a bad accident while I (wait) __was waiting_____ for you in this corner
8. As we (cross) ____were crossing___ the street, the policeman (shout) __shouted_____ at us
9. That tourist (lose) __lost___ his camera while he (walk) _was walking______ around the city
10. It (snow) ___was snowing____ when I (get) ___got____ up this morning
11. Albert Einstein (die) ___died____ in 1955
12. Tom (go) __went_____ to the post office twice yesterday.
13. He (fall) __fell_____ while he (go) __was going___ down the stairs
14. What __was she doing__ she (do) when you (arrive) __arrived_____ there? She (write) __was
writing_____ a letter
15. She (have) ___was having____ her bath while her sister (get) __was getting____ the breakfast ready
16. I (go) ___went____ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) __were sleeping_____ so peacefully when I
(look) ____looked___ into your room that I (decide) _decided______ to do it alone
17. I (look) ____was looking___ up at the sky, dark clouds (gather) __were gathering_____
18. Just as I (write) ___was writing____ the letter, the inkpot (fall) ___fell____ over
19. Mr. Nam (cook) ___was cooking____ dinner when we (arrive) __arrived_____
20. What ____were you doing___ (you/do) when I (telephone) __telephoned_____ you last night?
II. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. She usually _____ two hours a day
a. work b. is working c. works d. working
2. Don’t make noise. My mother _________ with her friends
a. is talking b. was talking c. talks d. talked
3. Listen! They _________ about the exhibition . Let’s join them
a. talk b. talked c. are talking d. have talked
4. Where _____ your sister born?
a. were b. was c. did d. is
5. We _____ have white wine, but we _____ red wine
a. didn’t/had b. don’t/had c. did/didn’t d. didn’t/have
6. When did you _________ see him?
a. recently b. already c. last d. lately
7. I _________ a bath when the phone rang
a. was having b. had c. am having d. have
8. I _____ her two week ago
a. seen b. was seeing c. saw d. have seen
9. I _____ to his house in 1991
a. moved b. have been moving c. have moved d. was moving
10. He came into the room while they _________ television
a. have watched b. watched c. were watching d. have been watching
11. I fell asleep when I _____ television
a. am watching b. am being watched c. was watching d. All are correct
12. They _____________ last week
a. didn’t come b. came not c. don’t come d. did come
13. Where are Geoff and Anne? _____________ in the garden
a. They’re sitting b. They sitting c. There sitting d. They’re siting
14. It’s very cold today and _____
a. It’s snowing b. it snows c. its snowing d. it snowing
15. She goes to the library twice a week. She _____________ read books there
a. never b. usually c. rarely d. once
16. At nine o’clock yesterday morning, we _____________ for the bus
a. are waiting b. waited c. were waiting d. was waiting
17. Tom _________ his hand when he was cooking the dinner
a. burnt b. was burning c. has burnt d. had burnt
18. He _________ me every Sunday, and we often go fishing together
a. came to see b. comes to see c. will be coming to seed. All answer are correct
19. The phone rang while she _________ dinner
a. cooks b. was cooking c. is cooking d. has cooked
20. My sister _________ trouble with her motobike now, so she has to take the bus to work
a. have b. is having c. was having d. had
21. When my mum got home, _________
a. the dinner be cooked b. I was cooking dinner
c. I am cooking dinner d. the dinner deing cooked
22. Emma and Katie usually _________ their grandmother at weekends
a. have visited b. visits c. visit d. are visiting
23. Peter was reading a book by Mark Twain _________ his friends came
a. while b. when c. during d. if
24. Look! That boy _________ an elephant over there
a. fed b. was feeding c. feeds d. is feeding
25. He _________ in London at the moment
a. studies b. has studied c. is studying d. will study
III. THE PRESENT PERFECT

I. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:

1. We have lived in this town _________ 1998
a. for b. since c. ago d. in
2. “Let’s go to the new movie down town”. “Thanks, but I _________ it already”
a. have seen b. saw c. had seen d. ever seen
3. _________ flown in an aero plane before?
a. Have you ever b. Had you ever c. Are you d. Do you
4. Jack _________ his homework yet, so he won’t go out with his friends
a. finish b. has finished c. doesn’t finish d. hasn’t finished
5. I’ve worked here _________ six years
a. for b. since c. over d. in
6. Have you ever _____ the United States?
a. been in b. been to c. gone in d. gone to
8. They _________ married for 22 years
a. have got b. have been c. was d. got
9. Robert _________ in three important water polo games so far
a. played b. had played c. is playing d. has played
10. Nothing _________ in this town since I first visited it
a. changed b. was changing c. changes d. has changed
11. Because Lan _________ breakfast, she isn’t hungry now
a. was eating b. eats c. ate d. has eaten
12. Up to now, I _________ a lot of information about her
a. will learn b. learnt c. would learn d. have learnt
13. She has worked as a secretary _________ she graduated from college
a. since b. until c. before d. while
14. I’m a vegetarian. I _________ meat since I was a child
a. haven’t eaten b. don’t eat c. haven’t been eating d. am not eating
15. I _________ here for ten years
a. lives b. am living c. live d. have been living
16. Tom was leaning against the wall, out of breath. He _________
a. was running b. has been running c. has run d. would run
17. I’m sorry, Mrs Johnson hasn’t _________
a. arrived just b. already arrived c. arrived already d. arrived yet
18. My cousins _________ seen a kangaroo
a. have never b. never have c. has never d. haven’t never
19. I _________ to London five times already this week
a. went b. have gone c. have been d. was going
20. Margaret has _________ here since February
a. being worked b. working c. been working d. been worked
II. Supply the correct verb form: Past simple or Present Perfect
1. Mr. Greenm (teach)has taught English in this school since he (graduate)graduated from the university in
1986
2. He (write) has written a book since last year
3. You (watch) Did you watch TV last night?
4. I (read) have read the novel written by Jack London several times before
5. Someone (steal)has stolen my handbag on the bus
6. Last month, I (be)had been in the hospital for ten days
7. My father (not smoke)hasn't smoked for 5 years
8. You (receive)Have you received any letter from your parents yet?
9. He (leave) left home two weeks ago and we (not hear) haven't heard from him since then