1. Complete the sentences with the correct tense.

REVIEW OF VERB TENSES

Fill in the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets

1. My parents ____________________ (recently/ buy) some property in the south of France. They ____________________ (build) a
summer cottage at the moment
2. Andy and Sally _____________________ (go) to a concert tomorrow night. They ____________________ (look forward to) it all week
3. When he __________________ (found) Microsoft, Bill Gates was only 20 years old. He _______________________ (already/ write) his
first computer programme seven years earlier
4. They __________________ (stand) in the queue for an hour when the manager _________________ (inform) them that there were no
more tickets available
5. An accident ________________ (occur) near my house last night. A car _________________ (hit) a young man. He
________________ (ride) a bicycle when suddenly someone _________________ (open) the front door of a car. Several witnesses
_________________ (see) the accident. The police _______________ (question) them all night
6. Robert ________________ (watch) the news in English every day on TV and it ________________ (help) him with his English.
7. I ________________ (see) a film a week ago, but I _________________ (not like) it very much. The problem was that I
_____________________ (already/ read) the book
8. Alan _________________ (be) in a car accident yesterday. The other driver _________________ (lose) control of his car because he
_________________ (fall) asleep
9. Last night my neighbour _________________ (knock) on the door. She ______________ (want) my father to move the car because she
_______________ (not can) get out of her parking space

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 10. My sister ____________________ (fly) home from London today. Her flight _________________ (land) in an hour, so I
__________________ (leave) home right now to pick her up at the airport
11. I _________________ (sleep) when the fire _______________ (break out)
12. She ____________________ (not see) her father since she _______________ (start) to work in France two years ago
13. I ________________ (not sleep) at all last night because somebody _________________ (listen) to very loud music all night long
14. ______________________ (you/ write) to him tonight? Yes, I always _____________ (write) to him on his birthday.
__________________ (you/want) to send him a message?
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16. I ___________________ (just/ see) the film “the Da Vinci Code”. ______________ (you/ see) it? No, I _____________. Is it like the
book? Well, I ______________ (not know) because I __________________ (not read) the book
17. While he _________________ (wait) for the bus, there ____________ (be) a robbery at the bank. The police ________________
(appear) after the robbers ________________ (run away), so they __________________ (not catch) them
18. Yesterday before Peter _________________ (leave) home he _______________ (write) a note to his girlfriend
19. He _____________________ (always/ say) that he will mend the window, but he _________________ (never/ do) it
20. I used to ski when I ______________ (be) at university, but I ______________ (break) a leg five years ago and I _________________
(not do) any skiing since then
21. Don’t worry!! I _________________ (give) you a call at 6.30
22. I ___________________ (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he _______________ (be)
23. By December 6th we ____________________ (finish) the first term exams and we ____________________ (have) a long free weekend
24. Why ____________________ (she/ learn) Chinese this year? Because she __________________ (work) for a Chinese company at the
moment and she ___________________ (work) in the Beijing office next year

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 1. He always _______________________(read) before he goes to bed.
2. -_____________ you_______________(read) now? Is it interesting?
3. We ________________(not go) to the cinema yesterday because we were studying.
4. While Peter and Mark __________________(play) football at the park, Jane and I ___________________(eat) a sandwich.
5. I ___________________(watch) TV when someone _________________(knock) at the door.
6. ______________they_______________(check) the exam? They had plenty of time to do it.
7. ____________you ever ______________(be) in London? It’s really beautiful.
8. They ____________(complete) the activity yet, but I ___________(finish) it like two hours ago.
9. The painters ___________________(paint) the room for two hours and they still ________________(finish).
10. We ___________(live) in this city for six months.
11. I _______ (go) shopping with my mom yesterday afternoon.
12. -How long ______you __________ (run)? You look exhausted!
13. It ___________(rain) for hours tonight.
14. She always ____________(work) very cheerfully, and never complains.
15. The boys ____________(study) hard for their exams this year.
16. Why _____ you _______(tease) your brother? He never ________(tease) you.
17. How often _____ you ______ (go) to the gym?
18. -_______you ever ______(be) in Italy?
19. Tim______________(not study) yesterday morning.
20. When I ______________(see) your sister she _________________(walk) to school.
21. Silvia _____________ when she __________ (run, fall over)
22. -_______you______(see) the new Jhonny Depp film yesterday?
23. I ________(spend) lots of time only recently
24. -_________you______(watch) TV last night?
25. -_______you have to______(go) to school on Sunday?
26. They_________(wear) sports clothes in the gym not jeans.
27. If she _________(public) the protest, everybody will come

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 28. -You _______(collect) a lot of money if you ask all the students in the class.
29. If I were you, I ____________(talk) to him
30. -We ____________(go) to the park unless it ___________(rain).
31. My computer is broken, I _________________(buy) a new one.
32. The sky is black. It _________________(rain). Take an umbrella!
33. In the future, I think humans _______________many different species (wipe out).
34. Don’t go on holiday to that island. You ___________________it (not like).
35. -Black clouds are forming outside. It _____________________(might/rain).
36. You __________________(be) hungry later unless you __________________(eat) something now.

37. _______the bedrooms ____________ (clean) yet? Yes, they ____________ .

38. Don’t call me at 7.00 I______________________(have) lunch.

39. The students _______________________(teach) the lesson now.

40. If you don’t exercise more, you __________(put) on weight.

41. When I got off the bus, I realized I___________________(forget) my books in the bus.

42. I _____________________(have) dinner when you call me.

43. As soon as I ______________(get) home, I will have a shower.

44. The burglar_______________(take) to court by the police.

45. The match _______________(start) few minutes ago. We are winning now!

46. I___________________(visit) you if you had told me you were in the hospital

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 47. If I _____________(be) rich, I wouldn’t have to work so hard.

48. Don’t come round between 2.00 and 4.00 tomorrow, I ______________________(do) an exam.

49. The criminal________________(arrested), and was sent to prison immediately.

50. I ________________(just/eat) my dinner. We can go out now.

51. The film __________________(begin) before I arrived.

52. I________________(paint) my nails when you phoned me.

53. I ___________________(help) you if you told me about the problem.

54. If I were you, I ________________________(not buy) that car.

55. The car ______________________(repair) at this moment.

56. If you heat water, it ___________________(boil).

57. By this time tomorrow, I_______________________(finish) all my exams.

58. Between July and August I ________________________(spend) my holidays in Russia.

59. I____________________(listen)to music when the light went off.

60. He never ____________________(listen) to me.

61. The film __________(star) an hour ago, it has nearly finished.

62. If I had studied harder, I _____________________(pass) the test.

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 63. You can call martin back later. He ___________________(not eat)anything yet.

64. Tomorrow at this time, we _______________________(fly) to New York.

65. She _____________________(not visit) Rome before she went with her friend last summer.

66. I am so tired! I ________________(work) not-stop for the last four hours.

67. By the end of this year, you__________________(buy) many videogames.

68. She__________________(change) a lot since I last saw her. I can’t reckon her

69. I wish I _______________(get) better grades, but I don’t study enough.

70. When we were children we never _____________(throw) stones to houses. We were peaceful.

71. Tomorrow night, between 8.00 and 9.30, we ____________(watch) our favorite Tv show.

72. In 1967, two men _____________(sail)near Miami when they sent a message asking for help.

73. If only she ___________________(understand) how important she is to me.

74. I _____________(live)in Japan between June and September next year.

75. I______________(just finish) my homework. I can go out now.

76. By the end of June, you _________________(finish)School. It will be your holidays!

77. Peter _________________(ride) his horse when he fell off.

78. When I arrived at home, the burglars____________________(steal) many of my things.

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 79. Amanda _____________________(drive) for many hours. I will replace her.

80. Harry____________________(make) a magical spell at last class.

81. I _______________(use)my phone when the teacher saw me.

82. While___________________(swim) in the sea, I lost one of my flippers.

83. She _______________________(listen) to music when her father arrived.

84. By this time next month___________________(record)my CD, and I will be famous.

85. At this time tomorrow________________(work) on my project, so please don’t call me.

86. By the time they got to the station, the train_______________(already/leave), and they got late.

87. I _______________(just/finish) my lunch, so we can go now.

88. If only I ___________________(can) buy this car. But I can’t drive.

89. My mother wishes I _____________(have) good marks, but I always fail my exams.

90. I___________________(wait) for you for more than one hour. Where have you been?

91. I always______________(study)in my room, because it is comfortable.

92. They _______________________(do) an exam at the moment, so please don’t disturb them.

93. If only _____________________(be) taller, I hate wearing high heels

94. I wish _____________________(pass), I failed the exam.

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2ND BACHILLERATO: REVIEW OF VERB TENSES

TENSE USE KEY WORDS EXAMPLES

PRESENT SIMPLE acciones habituales frequency adverbs I often play football
(“-s” en tercera persona singular) expressions (once a week/ on he goes to the cinema once a week
(auxiliary do/ does) hechos Sundays, every day) Water boils at 100ºC
stative verbs feelings, likes, dislikes I don’t remember his name

PRESENT CONTINUOUS acción ocurriendo ahora now, at the moment He is writing some e-mails now
(“to be” en presente + V-ing) acción en progreso this week, this year We are studying Bachillerato this year
planes en el futuro next Monday, tonight, tomorrow They aren’t coming to my birthday party next
weekend

PAST SIMPLE acción acabada en el pasado yesterday Yesterday we went to the cinema
(“-ed” or irregular verbs) last week We didn’t come to class last Friday
(auxiliary “did”) two days ago; when They arrived 20 minutes ago

PAST CONTINUOUS acción inacabada en pasado at eight o’clock yesterday We were watching TV at 8 yesterday
(“to be” en pasado + V-ing) interrumpida por otra acción while While/As I was having a shower, the phone rang
paralela a otra acción as While I was reading a book my sister was talking
on the phone

PRESENT PERFECT acción que empezó en pasado y how long How long have you waited for me?
(have/has + participle) continúa ever Has he ever been to the USA?
acción que terminó en algún just We have just finished homework
en español muchas veces se momento del pasado pero está already/ yet My brother hasn’t arrived yet
traduce como presente o con la conectada con el presente for/ since I have learnt English for 7 years
expresión “llevar + gerundio) recently, lately I haven’t seen him recently

PAST PERFECT acción anterior a otra acción en after, before After we had had lunch we washed up
(had + participle) pasado by the time By the time he arrived, I had already left
pretérito pluscuamperfecto en already

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español (había + participio)

PRESENT PERFECT como “present perfect” pero con how long How long have you been waiting for me?
CONTINUOUS idea de continuidad, progreso for/ since She has been learning English for 7 years
(have been / has been + V-ing) recently, lately I’ve been studying all night long
all day long/ all night long

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS como “past perfect” pero con idea for hours When you arrived, I had been studying for 2
(had been + V-ing) de contiuidad, progreso all morning hours
when, before By the time she stopped for lunch, she had been
working all morning

FUTURE SIMPLE horarios tomorrow/ in an hour The exam will start at 10 tomorrow
(will + infinitive) predicciones I think/ I’m sure I’m sure that you will pass your exams
decisiones espontáneas this evening/ later I’m very tired. I’ll go to bed

BE GOING TO intención, planes en el futuro tomorrow/ in an hour We are going to have a party tomorrow
(be going to + infinitive) evidencia clara de algo this evening/ later Look at those black clouds. It’s going to rain
(conjugar verbo “to be”) next weekend

FUTURE PERFECT acción acabada en el futuro by the end of… By the end of November we will have taken lots
(will have + participle) by this time next… of exams
in four months In four months we will have finished the second
term

FUTURE CONTINUOUS acción en progreso en futuro at this time tomorrow At this time next month we will be celebrating
(will be + V-ing) at this time next… Christmas
on Friday... In June we will be doing Selectividad

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