GRAMMAR

Present Tense: Simple and Progressive

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Present Tense.

1. Jeremy usually ______________ to school by bus but today his dad _________________ him.

(GO, DRIVE)

2. How often ____________________ to the park for a picnic? (YOU GO)

3. Northern California _________________ a lot of rain during the wintertime but this

winter it _________________ at all. (GET, NOT RAIN)

4. My sister often _________________ in bed but today she is so tired that she

___________________ anything at all. (READ, NOT READ)

5. Look to your right! Mary _________________ her little sister to school. How sweet!

(BRING)

6. Mom can't help you right now because she _________________ dinner. (PREPARE)

7. The neighbours' boys always _________________ to school late. (COME)

8. My parents never _________________ cigarettes in front of us. (SMOKE)

9. I can't understand him because I _________________ any French. (NOT KNOW)

10.Mary _________________ eating sweets. Every morning she _________________ coffee with

lots of sweets. (LIKE, HAVE)

11.What _______________________? – I think they _________________ to be fed by the tourists.

(THE DUCKS DO, WAIT)

12.It _________________ very hard at the moment. (RAIN)

13.They normally _________________ TV on Sundays but today they _________________ a

nap. (WATCH, TAKE)

14.Dad _____________________ TV when he _________________ home from the office. (NOT

USUALLY WATCH, COME)

15.Every Monday my dad ________________ to work by train because my mom ____________

the car. (GO, NEED)

16.Our teacher often _________________ at us when she's in a bad mood. (SHOUT)

17.I _________________ for a new car which I want to buy as soon as possible. (SAVE)

18.What _____________________ right now? – He _________________ in the river. (TOM DO,

SWIM)
Past Tense: Simple and Progressive

Fill in the correct form of the past tense: simple or progressive.

1. While the policeman __________________ out of the window, he __________________ that a

blue SUV __________________ down the road. (LOOK, NOTICE, PARK)

2. I __________________ on my report when the phone __________________. My wife

to know when I __________________ home. (WORK, RING, WANT, COME)

3. He __________________ down the street when he __________________ his old schoolteacher

on the other side. (WALK, SEE)

4. During the time I __________________ in South Africa I never __________________ a serious

crime. (SPEND, SEE)

5. While they __________________ lunch at the new restaurant, a journalist __________________

up to them and __________________ to ask a few questions. (HAVE, COME, WANT)

6. The farmer __________________ the whole neighbourhood with fruit and vegetables.

(SUPPLY)

7. The hairdresser __________________ up her shop, __________________ into the car and

__________________ home. (LOCK, GET, DRIVE)

8. My brother __________________ to contact me at the office, but he __________________ me

because I __________________ lunch with a customer. (TRY, CANNOT REACH, HAVE)

9. Jack __________________ over the carpet because he __________________ attention to where

he __________________. (TRIP, NOT PAY, GO)

10.Where __________________ when I __________________ across you yesterday? (YOU GO,

COME)

11.I __________________ him off at the airport when the police __________________ and

__________________ him. (SEE, COME, ARREST)

12.The old man __________________ on the pavement, so James __________________ to help

(FALL, STOP)

13.How __________________ your leg? – Well, I __________________ on the ladder when,

suddenly, I __________________ my balance and __________________. (YOU BREAK, STAND,

LOSE, FALL)

14.She __________________ in France at the time she __________________ the bad news. (LIVE,
RECEIVE)

15.I __________________ the new Prime Minister while I __________________ the press

conference. (MEET, ATTEND)

16. While I __________________ on the motorway, more and more police cars

__________________ in my direction. (DRIVE, COME)

Present Perfect Simple and Progressive

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the present perfect tense.

1. The post office is not far from here. I _________________ there many times before. (BE)

2. You can go home now. You _______________________ emails for over three hours. You

must be very tired. (WRITE)

3. I _______________________ him at least four times but he _______________________ the

phone. (CALL, NOT ANSWER)

4. Bobby is so dirty because he _______________________ outside the whole afternoon.

(PLAY)

5. The president _______________________ for his speech the whole morning. He still isn't

finished. (PREPARE)

6. We _______________________ for over an hour now and _______________________ at the

village yet. (WALK, NOT ARRIVE)

7. She _______________________ for a good job for over a month, but now she finally

_______________________ one. (LOOK, FIND)

8. The phone _______________________ for half a minute. Why doesn't someone answer it.

(RING)

9. The maid _______________________ windows the whole morning. So far, she

_______________________ the ones on the ground floor. (CLEAN, CLEAN)

10.Is Jack at home? No, He _______________________ out. (JUST GO)

11.Dr Jacobs _______________________ at this university for almost twenty years, but he

_______________________ such brilliant students. (TEACH, NEVER HAVE)

12.It _______________________ for over an hour. Some students are excited because they

_______________________ snow before. (SNOW, NEVER SEE)

13.There's no more beer in the fridge. You _______________________ all of it. (DRINK)
14.Look at you! You must have gained over 10 pounds because you _____________________

too much. (EAT)

15.My sister _______________________ to me for three days. (NOT SPEAK)

16.George entered politics over a decade ago and _______________________ a major party

speaker for over three years. (BE)

Past and Past Perfect Tense

Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets: Past or Past Perfect Tense /Simple or Progressive)

1. My friend Tim ___________________ well yesterday because he ___________________ too

many sweets. (NOT FEEL / EAT)

2. After she ___________________ , she ___________________ much better. (REST, FEEL)

3. She ___________________ him for a year before they finally ___________________ on holidays

together. (KNOW, GO)

4. I asked him what ___________________ because I _______________________ noise the whole

morning. (HAPPEN, HEAR)

5. The next morning, I realised that someone ___________________ my new bike. (STEAL)

6. I ___________________ to the meeting last Monday because nobody ___________________

me. (NOT GO, INVITE)

7. Dan was so excited because he ______________________ €1,000 in the lottery. (JUST WIN)

8. After she ___________________ her first major tournament, she ___________________ from a

series of injuries. (WIN, SUFFER)

9. Our manager told us that the company ___________________ bankrupt. (GO)

10.I ___________________ to pass the test because I ________________________ hard for a whole

week. (MANAGE, STUDY)

11.When we finally ___________________ at the stadium the match _______________________ on

for half an hour. (ARRIVE, GO)

12.Before we ___________________ for Spain, I ___________________ to teach her some Spanish.

(LEAVE, OFFER)

13.We ______________________ for 10 minutes when we finally ___________________ the train

station. (WALK, SEE)

15.Sampson ___________________ his report by the time father ___________________ home

(FINISH, COME)

16.She wasn't hungry because she ___________________ lunch. (JUST HAVE)

17.We _______________________ for a while before we ___________________ some fish. (FISH,

CATCH)

18.I told the police that I ______________________ the man in the photo before. (NOT SEE)

Simple Past, Present Perfect Simple and Progressive

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the tense in brackets. Use past simple or present
perfect (simple and progressive).

1. What ___________________ since you came to this school? I hope you ___________________

many friends in the past year. (YOU LEARN, MAKE)

2. She _____________ tired when she ________________ home last night, so she _____________

straight to bed. (BE, GET, GO)

3. I ___________________ her husband. I don't even know what he looks like. (NEVER

MEET)

4. It ______________________ the whole week. I wonder when it's going to stop. (SNOW)

5. Who ________________ The Taming of the Shrew ? – I think it was Henry James. (WRITE)

6. The weather _______________ great when we _____________ in Sicily last August. (BE, BE)

7. I _____________________ to study for the past hour, but I simply can't concentrate. (TRY)

8. World War I ___________________ in 1914 and ___________________ four years later.

(START, END)

9. I ___________________ lunch, but I ___________________ coffee yet. (JUST HAVE, NOT

HAVE).

10.I _______________________ a nice girl recently. – How long ______________________ on? –

Oh, for about a month. (SEE, IT GO)

11.Last night I ___________________ some spare time, so I ___________________ to the cinema

to see the latest Bond movie. (HAVE, GO)

12.I ___________________ my room recently. That's why it looks so nice and fresh. (PAINT)

13.How many matches _____________________ so far this season? Well, I ___________________

WIN, NOT WIN)

14.Mom _____________________ thank you notes the whole morning. She

_______________________ about 20 so far. (WRITE, ALREADY WRITE)

15.Dad ___________________ as a consultant for over 20 years. Then he ___________________.

(WORK, RETIRE)

16.___________________ Max at the staff meeting last Tuesday? No, I ___________________

him for ages. (YOU SEE, NOT SEE)

Future Tense

Fill in the correct form of the Future Tense. In some sentences several forms are possible.

1. They __________________________ driving to New York tomorrow evening. (DRIVE)

2. I offered him a job last week and I think he __________________________ it. (TAKE)

3. I hope the weather __________________________ nice when you get to Sardinia. (BE)

4. We __________________________ married on June 25th

. (GET)

5. I suppose real estate prices __________________________ up again next year. (GO)

6. What __________________________ when you grow up? – I __________________________ a

pilot. (YOU DO, BE)

7. I am __________________________ football this afternoon so I can't make it to the party.

(PLAY)

8. Put your wallet away. I __________________________ for the tickets. (PAY)

9. I _____________________________ John at the airport tomorrow at 5.30. (MEET)

10.Take the umbrella with you. I think it __________________________ in the afternoon.

(RAIN)

11.I think I __________________________ a cup of tea after all. (HAVE)

12.Ask Mary. She __________________________ the answer (PROBABLY KNOW)

13.Which car __________________________ to buy? (YOU PLAN)

14.Jack missed the train. He __________________________ late again. (BE)

15.All our stores __________________________ next Monday at 10.00 a.m. (OPEN)

16.We __________________________ our holidays in France next year. (SPEND)

18.We have to go now. It __________________________ late. (GET)

19.I can't talk about it now, but I __________________________ you a mail next week. (SEND)

20.The Jacksons __________________________ a party tomorrow afternoon, but they haven't

invited us. (HAVE)