Present and Past

Simple Present / Present Continuous
Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then
click the "Check" button to check your answers.
1. Every Monday, Sally (drive)
her kids to football practice.
2. Usually, I (work)
as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study)
French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.
3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep)
4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain)
5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always)

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say)
loudly.
.
because everybody (talk)
so
7. Justin (write, currently)

a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he
can find a good publisher when he is finished.
8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go)
to a movie tonight with some friends.
9. The business cards (be, normally )

prices (be)
printed by a company in New York. Their
inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.
10. This delicious chocolate (be)

Switzerland.
made by a small chocolatier in Zurich,
Simple Present / Present Continuous

A Trekking Journal
November 12, 1997
Today (be)
and my legs (shake)
really)
continue.
the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am exhausted

; I just hope I am able to complete the trek. My feet (kill,
me and my toes (bleed)
, but I (want, still)
Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything (be)
to
so
different, and I (try)
to adapt to the new way of life here. I (learn)
a little
bit of the language to make communication easier; unfortunately, I (learn, not)

foreign languages quickly. Although I (understand, not)
that I (improve, gradually)
much yet, I believe
I (travel, currently)
with Liam, a student from Leeds University in
England. He (be)
a nice guy, but impatient. He (walk, always)
ahead of me and (complain)

that I am too slow. I (do)
my best to keep
up with him, but he is younger and stronger than I am. Maybe, I am just feeling sorry for
myself because I am getting old.
Right now, Liam (sit)
with the owner of the inn. They (discuss)
differences between life in England and life in Nepal. I (know, not)

of the owner, but everybody (call, just)
very well and he (try)
the
the real name
him Tam. Tam (speak)
English
to teach Liam some words in Nepali. Every time Tam (say)
a new word, Liam (try)
to repeat it. Unfortunately, Liam (seem, also)
to have difficulty learning foreign languages. I just hope we don't get lost and have
to ask for directions.
Simple Past / Past Continuous

1. A: What (you, do)
B: I (try)
when the accident occurred?

to change a light bulb that had burnt out.
2. After I (find)
the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately)
to the police and (turn)

3. The doctor (say)
that he (need)
4. Sebastian (arrive)
it in.
that Tom (be)
too sick to go to work and
to stay at home for a couple of days.

at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she (be,
not)
there. She (study, at the library)
examination in French.
for her final
5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch,
also)
television. That's all she ever does!
6. A: I (call)
you last night after dinner, but you (be, not)
there. Where were you?
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B: I (work)
out at the fitness center.
7. When I (walk)
into the busy office, the secretary (talk)
the phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily)
on
at their
desks, and two managers (discuss, quietly)

customer service.
methods to improve
8. I (watch)
a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out. Now I
am never going to find out how the movie ends.
9. Sharon (be)
in the room when John told me what happened, but she
didn't hear anything because she (listen, not)

10. It's strange that you (call)
you.
because I (think, just)
11. The Titanic (cross)

iceberg.
about
the Atlantic when it (strike)
an
12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily)

and (try)
(hunt)
to sell their goods to naive tourists who
for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead)
their donkeys
through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men (argue)
over the price of a leather belt. I (walk)
fruit and (buy)
over to a man who (sell)

a banana.
13. The firemen (rescue)

the old woman who (be)
on the third floor of the burning building.
14. She was so annoying! She (leave, always)
sink. I think she (expect, actually)
15. Samantha (live)
trapped
her dirty dishes in the

me to do them for her.
in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live)
there when the Berlin Wall came down.
Present and Past tenses review

Complete the sentences bellow using the right tense: simple present, present continuous,
simple past, past continuous or present perfect.
1. He
(SIT) on the bank fishing when he
floating down the river.
2. I
(BUY) a house last year, but I
yet, so at the moment I
3. What
5. Sarah
(THINK)
(EAT) eggs and toast for breakfast.
(GO) to the jazz festival last night.
(MEET) only yesterday and we
7. Nan
8. Yesterday I
9. The birds
10. Violets
(HAVE) two houses.
(POLISH) it.
4. My sister always
6. We
married.
(NOT SELL) my old house
(HE / DO) to his car now? / - I
he
(SEE) a mans hat
(ALREADY DECIDE) to get
(HAVE) a bath at the moment.
(BUY) a new watch as my old one
(START) singing at about 6 am every day.
(BLOOM) in the spring.
Put these sentences into the Past Tense:

1. She eats all the chocolates.
2. They go the bus stop.
3. He goes shopping on Fridays.
4. I am happy at the weekends.
5. She is fifteen years old.
6. They are students in London.
(BE) stolen.
7. I have a new bicycle.

8. Mustafa has seven old books.
Now put these sentences in the Present Tense:
1. She ate in the classroom.
2. He went to the library for a book.
3. I was bigger than the teacher.
4. Susan was faster than the boys.
5. You had pizza for lunch.
6. I had milk with my tea.
7. They went to the museum.
8. The cat ate all the chicken.
Choose the correct form of the following verbs:

wake(s) up - open(s) - speak(s) - take(s) - do(es) - cause(s) - live(s) play(s) - close(s) - live(s)
1. Ann
hand ball very well.
2. I never
coffee.
3. The swimming pool

4. It
at 7:00 in the morning.
at 9:00 in the evening.
5. Bad driving
many accidents.
6. My parents
in a very small flat.
7. The Olympic Games
place every four years.
8. They are good students. They always

9. My students
10.I always
their homework.
a little English.
early in the morning.
Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form:

1. Jane (not/drink)
tea very often.
2. What time (the banks/open)

3. Where (John/come)
4. It (take)
in Britain?
from?
me an hour to get to work.
5. She (not/wake)
up early on Sundays.
Choose the right verbs to complete the sentences.

Sometimes you need the negative:
write - turn - eat - tell rise
1. The earth
2. The sun
around the sun.

in the east.
3. Vegetarians
meat.
4. A liar is someone who

5. A novelist
the truth.
novels.
Put the verbs into the present continuous:

1. Listen to the birds. They (sing)
2. Look at that one. It (fly)
.
high in the sky.
3. The other one (play)
with a worm.
4. I feel happy because I (have)
a good time here in these woods.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or

present progressive)
1. Look! Sara (go)
to the movies.
2. On her right hand, Sara (carry)
her handbag.
3. The handbag (be)
very beautiful.
4. Sara usually (put)

white trainers.
on black shoes but now she (wear)
5. And look, she (take)
an umbrella.
Put the verbs into the simple past:

1. Last year I (go)
2. It (be)
3. I (visit)
friends of mine .
to England on holiday.
fantastic.
lots of interesting places. I (be)
with two
4. In the mornings we (walk)
in the streets of London.
5. In the evenings we (go)
to pubs.
6. The weather (be)
strangely fine.
7. It (not / rain)
a lot.
8. But we (see)
some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where (spend / you)
your last holiday?
Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.

Infinitive
Simple Past
1.
meet
2.
drive
3.
speak
4.
put
5.
write
6.
sing
7.
do
8.
sit
9.
stand
10.
run
Complete the table in simple past.

Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
He wrote a book.
He did not sing
Was she pretty?
Put the sentences into simple past.

1. We move to a new house.
2. They bring a sandwich.
3. He doesn't do the homework.
4. They sell cars.
5. Does he visit his friends?
Write sentences in simple past.

1. Janet / miss / the bus
2. she / tidy / her room
3. Nancy / watch / not / television
4. she / read / a book
Choose "Was or "Were:

1. The teacher nice.
2. The students very clever.
3. But one student in trouble.
4. We sorry for him.
5. He nice though.
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Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).
1. When I phoned my friends, they (play)
2. Yesterday at six I (prepare)
monopoly.
dinner.
3. The kids (play)
in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
4. I (practice)
the guitar when he came home.
5. We (not / cycle)
all day.
6. While Alan (work)

pool.
in his room, his friends (swim)
7. I tried to tell them the truth but they (not / listen )

8. What (you / do)
yesterday?
9. Most of the time we (sit)

10. I (listen)
in the
in the park.
to the radio while my sister (watch)
11. When I arrived, They (play)

12. We (study)
TV.
cards.
English yesterday at 4:00 pm .
Write correct sentences:

Yesterday at 6 pm your family were doing different things. Write positive sentences in
past progressive.
1. My mother / read / a novel
2. My father / watch / a movie
3. My elder sister / writing / in her diary
4. My two brothers / listen / to the radio
5. My little sister and I / not / watch / a movie
6. We / talk / about school
Exercise 1
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).
1. Look! He (leave)
is leaving
2. Quiet please! I (write)

3. She usually (walk)
4. But look! Today she (go)
the house.
a test.
to school.
by bike.
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5. Every Sunday we (go)
to see my grandparents.
6. He often (go)
7. We (play)
to the cinema.
Monopoly at the moment.
8. The child seldom (cry)

9. I (not / do)
10.(watch / he)
anything at the moment.

the news regularly?
Exercise 2
Marc
Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present
Progressive).
1. This (be)
2. He (wear)
3. He (eat)
4. Marc (like)
5. He (eat)
6. Marc (know)
Marc.
a t-shirt and shorts today.
an apple at the moment.
fruits and vegetables.
some every day.
that apples (be)
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good for his health.
Exercise 3
Caroline
Progressive).
1. This (be)
Caroline.
2. Caroline (have)
3. She usually (wear)
lenses.
4. Caroline (like)
long blond hair.

glasses, but now she (wear)
contact
sports.
5. She (play)
handball every Monday and Thursday.
Exercise 4
Progressive).
1. Joe and Dennis (be)
2. They often (meet)
3. What (do / they)
best friends.
in the afternoon.
at the moment?
4. They (play)
football.
5. They (love)
football.
6. Joe (practise)
play)
with his father every weekend, but Dennis (not /

football very often.
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Exercise 5
Progressive).
1. These (be)
Linda and Jeff.
2. Linda (be)
Jeff's little sister.
3. At the moment, the two kids (sit)

4. Jeff (hold)
on the floor.
a book right now, he (read)
5. Look! Linda (listen)

beautiful pictures.
6. Linda (love)
a story to Linda.
carefully and she (look)
at the
Jeff's stories.
7. He (read)
a story to her every day.
8. Jeff sometimes even (write)
his own stories.
Complete the story. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

1. It (be)
2. Sally (get)
into the bathroom.
out of bed, (open)
3. Then she (have)
the window and (go)
breakfast.
4. After breakfast, Sally usually (cycle)

5. After school, she (go)
6. Sally usually (eat)
to school.
back home.
her lunch at home.
7. In the afternoons, she first (do)
her homework and then she (meet)
her friends in the park.

8. What (do / she)
9. She (play)
now?
the guitar.
10. Her friends (listen)
and some of them (sing)
11. When Sally (come)
home in the evening, she (have)
then she (watch)
TV.
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along.
dinner and
12. She (go)
to bed at about 8 o'clock every day.
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.

1. I (be)
very busy today.
2. At noon I (visit)
3. We (want)
my friend Tanya.
to have lunch together.
4. In the afternoon I (play)
squash with Emily.
5. In the evening, I (meet)
Rob.
6. We (go)
to the cinema.
7. The film (start)
at 8 pm.
Exercise 8
1. Look! Jenny (go)
to school.
2. She (wear)
umbrella.
a raincoat and wellies and she (carry)
3. Jenny usually (cycle)
to school, but today she (take)
bus because it (rain)
at 7.35 and (arrive)
5. The first lesson (begin)
at Jenny's school at
at 8 o'clock.
Exercise 9
2. He (be)
in a little village.
in his last year at school.
3. After school, James (want)

4. So this week, he (do)
the
4. The bus (leave)

7.45.
1. James (live)
an
to become a banker.
a practical course in a bank.
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5. There (be)
a bank in a nearby town, but James (have)
take the bus to get there.
6. The bus (leave)
8.15 in the evening.
to
at 5.30 in the morning and (return)
at
7. James (not / like)

to spend so much time in town before and after
work, waiting for the bus.
8. Therefore, this week he (stay)
in town.
9. James usually (wear)
with his aunt, who (live)
jeans and t-shirts, but while he (work)
for the bank now, he (wear)
a suit and a tie.
Exercise 10
Complete the story. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.
1. Today (be)
Betty's birthday.
2. Betty (love)
3. She (be)
birthdays.
always very excited and (wake up)
4. At six o'clock in the morning, Betty (hear)

5. She (get up)
and (go)
6. What (go on)
very early.
a noise.
into the sitting room.
7. Look! Betty's cat Carlos (sit)

with Betty's present.
on the table and he (play)
Exercise 11
1. Sue (be)
a student from South Korea.
2. She (live)
in Seoul and (study)
3. At the moment, however, Sue (live)

4. She (do)
medicine.
in London.
a six-months practical course in a London hospital.
5. In five days, Sue (go)

at university (start)
back to South Korea because the next term

in ten days.
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Exercise 12
1. Mary and Joe (be)
2. They (look)
in a clothes shop at the moment.

at some jeans.
3. Joe only (have)

4. So he (want)
one very old pair of jeans.

to buy a new pair of jeans now.
5. Right now, he (try on)

6. These jeans (fit)
a pair of blue jeans.

very well, he (say)
7. But they (not suit)

pair.
you, Mary (reply)
8. What (think / you)

another pair.
? he (ask)
9. Great! How much (cost / they)
Form
Write the verbs in Present Progressive.
1. speak - I
2. jump - you
3. bake - she
4. play - they
5. run - we
Write the verbs in Simple Present, 3rd person singular.
2. have - he
3. eat - she
4. can - he
5. wash - she
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. Try on another
Mary, when has tried on
1. be - it
Use
When to use which tense?
1. For actions happening regularly, often or never, we use .
2. For actions happening now, we use .
3. The verbs 'be', 'have', 'like' and 'want' are normally only used in .
4. The signal word 'usually' indicates that we have to use .
5. The signal word 'now' indicates that we have to use .
Positive sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1. Look! They (leave)
the house.
2. Brian (cycle)
30 km every day.
3. Samantha (do)
her homework at the moment.
4. My parents (shop)
right now.
5. He usually (get up)
Negative sentences
1. You (see / not)
her every day.
2. The baby (sleep / not)
at the moment.
3. I (read / not)
a book now.
4. We (go / not)
to school on Sundays.
5. He (watch / not)
the news every day.
questionn
1. (you / go)
2. (they / play)
3. (she / eat)
on holiday by plane sometimes?

computer games every day?
dinner at the moment?
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4. What (they / do)

5. (she / visit)
right now?
her grandma very often?
Text
Sieh dir das Bild von Jenny an und ergnze die sentences (Simple Present oder Present
Progressive).
1. Look! Jenny (go)
to school.
2. On her back, Jenny (carry)

3. The school bag (be)
her school bag.

very heavy
4. Normally, Jenny (wear)
black shoes, but today she (wear)
red wellies.
5. And look, she (wear)
outside.
6. Jenny (not / want)
a raincoat because it (rain)
to get wet.
Form
Present Progressive
Write the ing-form of the following verbs.
1. walk 2. make 3. wash 4. lie 5. stop -
Simple Present
Schreibe die folgenden Verben in der 3. Person Einzahl.
1. write - she
2. kiss - he
3. must - she
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4. laugh - she
5. go - he
Use
1. For present actions happening one after another, we use .
2. For actions happening while speaking, we use .
3. For arrangements for the near future, we use .
4. For actions set by a schedule or timetable, we use .
5. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words:
sometimes, never, every day?
6. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: Listen!, at
the moment, right now?
Positive sentences
1. The lesson (start)
at 9 o'clock.
2. He often (wear)
3. I (meet)
a black cap.
my friends in the youth club tonight.
4. My friend (move)
house tomorrow.
5. My birthday (be)
in September.
Negative sentences
1. She (not / ride)
her bike right now.
2. We (not / stay)
at home tonight.
3. I (not / like)
4. They (not / know)
5. I (not / sit)
bananas.
the answer.
in the garden at the moment.
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questionn
1. When (arrive / the plane)
2. (visit / you)
Jane in hospital today?
3. What time (get up / you)

4. Why (cry / she)
in the mornings?
now?
5. (swim / they)
in the pool at the moment?
Text
1. I (live)
in London.
2. This weekend, I (visit)
my friends in Brighton.
3. The train to Brighton (leave)
London at 6.45 in the morning.
4. In the early afternoon, we (want)

5. In the evening, we (go)
6. The concert (start)
7. I (come)
8. My train (arrive)
to go on a sightseeing tour.
to a concert.
at 8 o'clock.
back to London on Sunday.

in London at 7.50 in the evening.
Form
Present Progressive
Write the ing-form of the following verbs.
1. fly 2. book 3. hit 4. take -
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5. lie -
Simple Present
Write the 3rd person singular of the following verbs (in Simple Present).
1. do - he
2. worry - she
3. play - she
4. watch - he
5. might - she
Use
1. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: Look!,
now?
2. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: often,
seldom, never?
3. For actions happening at the moment of speaking, we use .
4. For actions set by a timetable or schedule, we use .
5. In a story, for present actions happening one after another, we use .
6. For arrangements for the near future, we use .
Positive sentences
1. We (help)
in the canteen this week.
2. Martin usually (drive)

3. But today, he (take)
4. Listen! She (practise)
5. My friend (play)
to work.
the bus.
the piano.
the guitar every evening.
Negative sentences
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1. He (not / spend)
his holidays in Spain each year.
2. I (not / meet)
Francis tonight.
3. They (not / fly)
to London tomorrow.
4. We (not / work)
this week.
5. The film (not / begin)
at 7 o'clock.
questionn
1. (leave / you)
the party now?
2. (have / you)
any brothers or sisters?
3. (love / she)
him?
4. Who (cook)
dinner tonight?
5. (send / he)
you an e-mail every day?
Text
1. Maria (want)
to improve her English.
2. Therefore, she (do)
a language course in London at the moment.
3. She (stay)
with a host family and (must)
to get to her language school.
4. It (be)
take the tube
only a five-minute walk to the nearest tube station.
5. The tube (leave)

6. The first lesson (begin)
at half past eight.

at 9 o'clock.
7. In the afternoons, the school (offer)

around London.
sightseeing tours in and
8. Tomorrow, the students of the language school (go)
Exercise 1
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
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to Windsor.
1. While Tom (read)
, Amely (watch)
2. Marvin (come)
(check)
a documentary on TV.
home, (switch)
on the computer and
his emails.
3. The thief (sneak)

(leave)
into the house, (steal)
the jewels and
without a trace.
4. Nobody (listen)
while the teacher (explain)
5. While we (do)
the beach.
6. He (wake)
the tenses.
a sight-seeing tour, our friends (lie)
up and (look)
on
at his watch.
Exercise 2
1. The receptionist (welcome)
to fill in the form.
2. The car (break)
the guests and (ask)
down and we (have)
3. The boys (swim)
to walk home.
while the girls (sunbathe)
4. My father (come)
me to tidy up my room.
in, (look)
5. As long as one group (prepare)
them
around and (tell)
dinner, the others (collect)
wood for their campfire.

6. While the parents (have)
about.
7. Martha (turn)
breakfast, their children (run)
off the lights and (go)
to bed.
Exercise 3
1. We (wait)
the corner.
2. I (cycle)
noise.
3. He (pass)
for Jane, when suddenly Louis (come)

through the park, when I (hear)
around
a strange
her a message when the teacher (look / not)
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4. I (fall)
asleep while I (watch)
5. When Mike and Jane (paint)

over the paint pot.
6. Tom (break)
TV last night.
the walls, their dog (knock)
his leg when he (play)
7. The phone (ring)
when I (sit)
frisbee.
on the toilet.
Exercise 4
1. I (jog)
in the park, when two squirrels (cross)
2. Robert (fall)
off the ladder when he (pick)
3. Archimedes (discover)
my way.
cherries.
the theory of buoyancy while he (take)
a bath.
4. When we (travel)
nice people.
around Ireland, we (meet)
5. While she (speak)
some very
on the phone, the milk (boil)
over.
6. When I (leave)
the house this morning, the sun (shine)
7. Caroline (burn)
her hand when she (iron)
her clothes.
Exercise 5
1. Two days ago, a murder (happen)
pm.
in Market Street at about seven
2. Yesterday, Sherlock Holmes (arrive)

investigate.
3. He (ask)
one of the tenants in the house.
4. What (do / you)

5. I (watch)
6. (be)
7. Yes, I (be)
at the crime scene to
yesterday at seven?
a football match on TV.
you alone?
.
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8. (hear / you)
anything suspicious?
9. Yes, about seven o'clock, two people (argue)

the football match (be)
in the hallway. But
so interesting. So I just (turn)
the telly and then (hear / not)
up
anything anymore.
Exercise 6
1. A: What (do / you)
2. B: I (sit)
yesterday at 8 pm?
in the pub with Sam. Why?
3. A: I (drive)
to the sports centre at that time to play squash with
a few friends. As we (be)

only three players, I (try)
ring you to ask if you would like to come as well. But I (reach / not)
to
you at home.
4. B: Why (ring / not / you)
5. A: I actually (want)
my mobile?
to ring your mobile, but by accident I (dial)
William's number. He (do / not)

moment and really (like)
anything special at that
the idea of playing squash with us.
Simple Past or Past Progressive

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).
1. When I (do)
was doing
the washing-up, I (break)
2. While Tom (play)

washing-up.
3. He (drink)
4. I (have)
broke
the piano, his mother (do)
some juice and then he (eat)

dinner when I suddenly (hear)
5. When my father (work)
a plate.
the
a few chips.
a loud bang.
in the garden, an old friend (pass)
by to see him.
6. She (go)
to school, (take)
out her textbook and (begin)
to learn.
7. When it (start)
to rain, our dog (want)
24
to come inside.
8. When Jane (do)

Blarney Castle.
a language course in Ireland, she (visit)
9. When I (be)
on my way home, I (see)
10.I (not / understand)
an accident.
what they (talk)
about.
1. When I (get)
2. It (is)
up yesterday, the sun (shine)
a beautiful morning.
3. So I (decide)
4. I (go)
to cycle around a little.

to the shed and (take)
5. While I (cycle)
gardens.
out my bike.
past some villages, I (see)
6. One man (mow)
the grass while his wife (pick)
some people in their
strawberries.
7. After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly (appear)
and it (start)
to rain.
8. Luckily, a farmer (notice)

9. While it (rain)
me and (tell)
outside, I (sit)
10. After a while, the sun (come)

11. I (thank)
me to come in.
in the farmer's house.
out again.
the farmer for his hospitality and (move)
25
on.

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her kids to football practice.

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain)

5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always)

7. Justin (write, currently)

to a movie tonight with some friends.

9. The business cards (be, normally )

printed by a company in New York. Their

inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.

10. This delicious chocolate (be)

made by a small chocolatier in Zurich,

Simple Present / Present Continuous

the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am exhausted

, but I (want, still)

different, and I (try)

to adapt to the new way of life here. I (learn)

bit of the language to make communication easier; unfortunately, I (learn, not)

much yet, I believe

with Liam, a student from Leeds University in

a nice guy, but impatient. He (walk, always)

ahead of me and (complain)

with the owner of the inn. They (discuss)

differences between life in England and life in Nepal. I (know, not)

him Tam. Tam (speak)

to teach Liam some words in Nepali. Every time Tam (say)

a new word, Liam (try)

to repeat it. Unfortunately, Liam (seem, also)

Simple Past / Past Continuous

when the accident occurred?

the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately)

to the police and (turn)

that Tom (be)

too sick to go to work and

to stay at home for a couple of days.

for her final

television. That's all she ever does!

out at the fitness center.

into the busy office, the secretary (talk)

the phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily)

desks, and two managers (discuss, quietly)

in the room when John told me what happened, but she

didn't hear anything because she (listen, not)

because I (think, just)

11. The Titanic (cross)

the Atlantic when it (strike)

12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily)

to sell their goods to naive tourists who

for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead)

over to a man who (sell)

13. The firemen (rescue)

her dirty dishes in the

in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live)

there when the Berlin Wall came down.

Present and Past tenses review

(BUY) a house last year, but I

yet, so at the moment I

(EAT) eggs and toast for breakfast.

(GO) to the jazz festival last night.

(MEET) only yesterday and we

(HAVE) two houses.

(NOT SELL) my old house

(HE / DO) to his car now? / - I

(SEE) a mans hat