EXERCISES – TENSES
I. Supply the correct verb form: The Simple Present Tense or The Present Continuous Tense.
1. Be quiet! The baby (sleep)__________.
2. We seldom (eat)________ before 6:30.
3. Look! A man (run)__________ after the train. He (want)________ to catch it.
4. The sun (rise)________ in the East.
5. It (be)__________often hot in summer.
6. I (do)__________ an exercise on the present tenses at this moment and I (think)_________ that I (know)_________ how to use it now.
7. My mother sometimes (buy)__________ vegetables at this market.
8. It (be)_________ very cold now.
9. It (rain)____________ much in summer. It (rain)__________ now.
10. Daisy (cook)___________ some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook)___________ in the morning.
II. Supply the correct verb form. Simple Past or Present Perfect
1. I (see)___________her before.
2. I (see)___________ her last year.
3. Tom (never be)____________ in Hanoi.
4. I (read)_____________ the novel written by Jack London several times before.
5. What you (do)____________ yesterday?
6. You (watch)___________ TV last night?
7. She (be)____________ born in 1980.
8. He (write)____________ a book since last year.
9. Mr Green (teach)____________ English in this school since he (graduate) _________ from the university in 1986.
10. How long you (learn)___________ English?
III. Supply the correct verb form: Simple Past or Past Continuous.
1. When I (arrive)____________ at this house, he still(sleep)____________.
2. The light (go)_____________ out while we (have)______________ dinner.
3. Bill (have)____________ breakfast when I (stop)__________ at this house this morning.
4. As we (cross)___________the street, we (see)____________ an accident.
5. Tom (see)_____________ a serious accident while he (stand)_________ at the bus stop.
6. While my father (read)_____________ a newspaper, I (learn)____________ my lesson and my sister (do)___________her homework.
7. The children (play)___________football when their mother (come)___________ back home.
8. The bell (ring)____________while Tom (take)_____________ a bath.
9. I (be)____________ very tired because I (work)_____________ all day yesterday.
10. He (sit)____________ in a cafe when I (see)____________him.
IV. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Simple Past or Past Perfect
1. They (go) __________ home after they (finish) __________ their work.
2. She said that she (already, see) __________ Dr.Rice.
3. When we came to the stadium, the match (already,begin) __________.
4. They told me they (not, eat) __________such kind of food before.
5. He (ask) __________why we (come) __________ soearly.
6. After they had gone, I (sit) __________ down and (rest) __________.
7. Before she (watch) __________ TV, she (do) __________ her homework.
8. After taking a bath, he (go) __________ to bed.
9. What (be) __________ he when he (be) __________ young?
10. It was the first time I (ever, see) __________ such a beautiful girl.
V. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets: Simple Future or Simple Present
1. We’ll go out when the rain (stop)__________.
2. I (stay) __________ here until he (answer) __________ me.
3. Wait until I (catch) __________ you.
4. She (not come) __________ until you (be) __________ ready.
5. Miss Helen (help) __________you as soon as she (finish) __________ that letter tomorrow.
6. After the class (be) __________ over, ask the teacher about that sentence.
7. I (come) __________ and (see) __________ you before I leave here.
8. We (go) __________ home as soon as we have finished our work.
9. I (wait) __________ here until you (come) backtomorrow.
10. I (send) __________ you some postcards as soon as I (arrive) __________in London.
VI. Supply the correct verb forms.