Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).

1.

Look! He (leave)

the house.
is leaving

2.

Quiet please! I (write)

a test.

3.

She usually (walk)

4.

But look! Today she (go)

5.

Every Sunday we (go)

6.

He often (go)

7.

We (play)

8.

The child seldom (cry)

9.

I (not / do)

10.

(watch / he)

to school.
by bike.
to see my grandparents.
to the cinema.
Monopoly at the moment.
.

anything at the moment.

the news regularly?

Present simple or present continuous?

1. Mara ____________ (work) for a TV station.
2. At the moment she ____________ (travel) in the Sahara Desert.
3. Dan ____________ (love) wild animals.
4. He ____________ (not visit) Alaska at the moment.
5. Marta ____________ (not live) in Africa.
6. She ____________ (stay) in Africa at the moment.
7. Dad usually ____________ (cook) dinner.
8. My parents ____________ (go) to Italy every year.
9. My sister ____________ (walk) to school every day.
10. We ____________ (have) lunch now.

11. I never ____________ (stay in) on Saturday evening.

12. I ____________ (go) to the cinema now.
13. My mum ____________ (not work) today.
14. Peter ____________ (not like) rap music.
15. He ____________ (listen) to pop music at the moment.
16. Donna usually ____________ (go) shopping on Saturdays.
17. Lets go out. It ____________ (not rain) now.
18. Hurry up! Everybody ____________ (wait) for you!
19. The sun ____________ (rise) in the east.
20. Water ____________ (boil) at 100 degrees.
21. The water ____________ (boil). Can you turn it off?
22. I must go now. It ____________ (get) late.
23. I usually ____________ (go) to work by car.
24. It ____________ (not rain) very much in the summer.
25. The moon ____________ (go) round the earth.

Past simple / past continuous

1. The children (play)

2. I was watching a movie when I (notice)

3. She arrived when I (have)

4. I (see)

in the park when it started to rain.

him standing outside.

a bath, so I couldn't answer the door!

a famous celebrity when I was shopping on Oxford Street

yesterday.

5. She was drinking too much so she (fall)

. I hope she learnt her lesson!

6. Charlie (hide)

7. The computer (break)

8. She was smiling until the terrible singer (come)

9. I (live)

10. My parents were watching me carefully but my brother (distract)

in my wardrobe when Lola found him. She screamed!

when I was checking my bank balance.

on stage.

in Cape Town when Michelle Obama visited.

them so

I could sneak out the window!

Simple Past vs Past Continuous Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past
simple.
1. I __________ (see) Sue in town yesterday but she __________ (look) the other way.
2. I __________ (meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago. They __________ (go)
to Berlin and I __________ (go) to Madrid. We __________ (have) a chat while we were
waiting/waited (wait) for our flights.
3. I __________ (cycle) home yesterday when suddenly a man __________ (step) out into
the road in front of me. I __________ (go) quite fast but luckily I __________ (manage) to
stop in time and __________ (not/hit) him.
4. Jane __________ (wait) for me when I __________ (arrive).
5. What __________ (you/do) this time yesterday? I was asleep.
6. Did __________ (you / go) out last night? No, I was too tired.
7. Was Carol at the party last night? Yes, she __________ (wear) a really nice dress.
8. How fast __________ (you / drive) when the accident __________ (happen)?

Choose past simple or present perfect 4

Choose the past simple or the present perfect tense:

1) I

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(never/go) to Vienna..

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2) My great great grandfather

(have) five sisters..

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3) He

(live) in Manila for a year when he was a student..

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4) Oh no! I

5)

(lose) my wallet!..

(you/see) Julie today??.

6) At the weekend, they

(play) football, then they

(go) to a restaurant...
7) I

8) Amy

(read) six books this week..

(live) in Portugal when she was young..

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9) She

(visit) her grandmother last month..

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10) The Vandals

(invade) Rome in the year 455..

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PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST TENSE 1

1. I

a great film yesterday. (see)

2.
3. Sue

a cheap laptop? (you ever buy)

the flu last winter. (have)

4. A few days ago we

5. They
6. He

to his uncle. (drive)

bingo Wednesday afternoon. (play)

the bus to get there. (already take)

7. Last week my rabbit

8. We
9.
10. I
11. She
12. I
13. Bob
14. I
15. They

away. (run)

a lot last Sunday. (do)

to India? (she ever be)
him last Monday. (meet)
yet. (not wake up)
her since last Thursday. (not meet)
well last night. (sleep)
a letter from her two days ago. (get)
in Germany. (already arrive)

Past perfect / Present perfect

Complete the sentences with the past OR the present perfect (simple or continuous).

1. When I went to the car park, I found that my car

2. John
(to live)
3. I

.(to steal)

in Paris for 4 years before he could speak French fluently.

English for 5 years now. (to learn)

4. The locals were amazed because they

see)
5. They wouldn't let him in because he

a horse before. (never, to

his membership card. (to

forget)
6. They said : 'You can't come in because you
card.' (to forget)
7.
8. They

your membership

the new film by Spike Lee? (you, to see)

a lot of champagne by the time the party ended. (to drink)

9. They were angry because they

for too long. (to wait)