PRACTICE 1: Tenses

I. Put the verbs in simple past tens:

1. He (do) his homework last night
2. We (come) home late this morning.
3. They (visit) her yesterday.
4. Nobody (see) her in the library yesterday morning.
5. He (be) too tired last week.
6. My father (can) speak English when he (be) young
7. We (have) a lot of money in the bank when we (be) in London.
8. He (finish) his homework two hours ago.
9. Yesterday he (spend) two hours swimming.
10. You (finish) your work last night?
11. I (not phone) him last night
12. I (be) tired yesterday
13. What you (do) an hour ago?
14. They (do) their homework last Sunday evening
15. She (leave) the key in the room this morning and now she cant gets into.
II. The simple present and simple past tenses:
16. He usually (write) to her on Sunday.
17. They (not go) out last night.
18. She always (have) English lesson on Sunday?
19. How long it (take) you to get to school by bike yesterday?
20. She usually (spend) five hours a day doing their homework.
21. You (not) phone him last Wednesday?
22. They (live) in London five years ago.
23. Why you (not borrow) that book from him last night?
24. It (be) difficult to go out last night. It (rain) heavily.
25. He (can not) finish his homework last night. There (be) to much work to do.
II. The simple present, simple future, simple past, past continuous, present perfect, past perfect
tenses:
26. As soon as I (arrive) home, I (phone) him.
27. Before we (move) to Manchester, we (live) in Leeds.
28. If I (see) him, I (tell) him everything about that.
29. After they (come) home, they (ask) her to stay in.
30. Last night while I (do) my homework, she (listen) to music.
31. I (ask) my Mum for some money when she (come) back home tonight.
32. Whenever I (see) him, he (wear) that pullover.
33. When the phone (ring) last night, I (watch) a film on T.V.
34. We (learn) English for 5 years
35. He (do not) finish his homework yet. There (be) too many exercises to do.
36. He (arrive) at 9 p.m last night
37. What time he (go) to school every day?
38. They (not like) football.
39. My mother (work) for a hospital
40. Where you (work)?

Answer Keys:
I. Put the verbs in simple past tens:
1. He did his homework last night
2. We came home late this morning.
3. They visited her yesterday.
4. Nobody saw her in the library yesterday morning.
5. He was too tired last week.
6. My father could speak English when he was young
7. We had a lot of money in the bank when we were in London.
8. He finished his homework two hours ago.
9. Yesterday he spent two hours swimming.
10. Did you finish your work last night?
11. I did not phone him last night
12. I was tired yesterday
13. What did you do an hour ago?
14. They did their homework last Sunday evening
15. She left the key in the room this morning and now she cant gets into.
II. The simple present and simple past tenses:
16. He usually writes to her on Sunday.
17. 2. They did not go out last night.
18. Does she always have English lesson on Sunday?
19. How long does it take you to get to school by bike yesterday?
20. She usually spends five hours a day doing their homework.
21. Did not (Didnt) you phone him last Wednesday?
22. They have lived in London five years ago.
23. Why did not you borrow that book from him last night?
24. It was difficult to go out last night. It was raining / rained heavily.
25. He could not finish his homework last night. There was to much work to do.
II. The simple present, simple future, simple past, past continuous, present perfect, past perfect
tenses:
26. As soon as I arrived home, I phoned him.
27. Before we moved to Manchester, we had lived in Leeds.
28. If I see him, I will tell him everything about that.
29. After they had come home, they asked her to stay in.
30. Last night while I was doing my homework, she was listening to music.
31. I will ask my Mum for some money when she comes back home tonight.
32. Whenever I see him, he is wearing that pullover.
33. When the phone rang last night, I was watching a film on T.V.
34. We have learnt English for 5 years
35. He has not finished his homework last night. There are too many exercises to do.
36. He arrived at 9 p.m last night
37. What time does he go to school every day?
38. They do not like football.
39. My mother works for a hospital
40. Where do you work?