- •Simple tenses
- •State verbs
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into Present, Past or Future Simple.
- •2. Put the verbs in brackets into Present, Past or Future Simple.
- •3. Put the verbs in brackets into Present, Past or Future Simple.
- •5. Present Simple or Simple Future. Put the verb into either the Present Simple or the Simple Future tense.
- •Continuous tenses
- •3. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Continuous, Present Simple, Past Simple or Future Simple.
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Simple, Past Simple, Present Continuous, Past Continuous.
- •2. Put the verbs in brackets into Present, Past, Future Simple; Present, Past Continuous.
- •4. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Continuous, Present Simple, Past Simple or Future Simple.
- •Perfect tenses
- •1. Mrs. Brown is on a pension. While working she was a prosperous lady. Tell your group mates about her achievements. All the sentences are in Present Perfect.
- •3. Make up the questions starting with Have you ever …?
- •5. Read the situations and write sentences ending with before. Use the verb in brackets.
- •6. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form Past Perfect or Past Simple.
- •7. Turn the following into the Future Perfect.
- •Perfect continuous tenses
- •1. Write a question for each situation.
- •2. Read the situations and complete the sentences as in the example.
- •3. Put the verb in brackets into Present Continuous or Present Perfect Continuous.
- •4. Read the situations and make sentences from the words in brackets.
- •5. Read the situations and complete the sentences as in the example.
- •6. Put the verb into the most suitable form: Past Continuous, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous.
- •7. Let’s sum up. Make the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
- •8. Choose the Present Simple or the Present Continuous. Watch out for Stative verbs.
- •9. Choose the Past Simple or the Present Perfect.
- •10. Choose the Present Perfect or Past Simple.
- •11. Choose the Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous.
- •12. Choose the Past Perfect or the Past Simple.
1. Mrs. Brown is on a pension. While working she was a prosperous lady. Tell your group mates about her achievements. All the sentences are in Present Perfect.
1. She /do /many different jobs. – She has done many different jobs.
2. She /travel /to many places. She ______________________________________.
3. She /do /a lot of interesting things. ____________________________________.
4. She /write /ten books. ______________________________________________.
5. She /meet / a lot of interesting people. _________________________________.
6. She /be /married five times. _________________________________________.
2. Insert the gaps with have/has + one of the following verbs (break, buy, do, go, go, lose, paint, read, take, finish).
1. “Are they still having dinner?” “No, they have finished.”
2. I _________________________ some new shoes. Do you want to see them?
3. “Is Tom here?” “No, he __________________________________ to work.”
4. “__________ you __________ the shopping” “No, I’m going to do it later.”
5. “Where’s your key?” “I don’t know. I ___________________________ it.”
6. Look! Somebody ____________________________________ that window.
7. Your house looks different. _____________you ___________________ it?
8. I can’t find my umbrella. Somebody _____________________________ it.
9. I’m looking for Sarah. Where ________________ she ________________?
10. “Do you want the newspaper?” “No, thanks.I _____________________ it.”
3. Make up the questions starting with Have you ever …?
1. (to be / to Paris?) Have you ever been to Paris?
2. (play / golf?) Have you ever played golf?
3. (to be / to Australia?) ______________________________________________?
4. (lose / your passport?) _____________________________________________?
5. (sleep / in the park?) ______________________________________________?
6. (eat / Chinese food?) ______________________________________________?
7. (to be / to New York?) _____________________________________________?
8. (win / a lot of money?) _____________________________________________?
9. (break / your leg?) ________________________________________________?
10. (run / a marathon?) _______________________________________________?
11. (speak / to famous people?) ________________________________________?
12. (live / in another town) ___________________________________________?
4. Read the situations and write sentences from the words in brackets as in the
example.
1. You went to Jill’s house but she wasn’t there. (she / go / out) She had gone out.
2. You went back to your home town after many years. It wasn’t the same as before. (it/change/a lot) ______________________________________________.
3. I invited Rachel to the party but she couldn’t come. (she / arrange / to do something else) ____________________________________________________.
4. You went to the cinema last night. You arrived at the cinema late. (the film / already / begin) _____________________________________________________.
5. I was very pleased to see Tim again after such a long time. (I / not / see / him for five years) _________________________________________________________.
6. I offered Sue something to eat but she wasn’t hungry. (she / just / have / breakfast) _________________________________________________________.