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.