EXERCISES (TENSES)
I. Supply the correct verb
forms: 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 (set) ...................
in the West.
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: The present perfect or The present perfect continuous:
1. How long you (study) ....................................
English? For 5 years.
2. I (wait) .........................
for two hours, but she (not come) .............................
yet.
3. They (live) ........................
in Ho Chi Minh City since 1975.
4. She (read) ..........................
all the books written by Charles
Dickens.
How many books you (read) ………………………?
5. He (not/be) ………………… here
since Christmas, I wonder where he (live) ………………… since then.
6. Jack (go) .......................
to Paris for a holiday. He (never/
be) …………………. there.
7.
You (sleep) .................................... so far? I (ring) ...............................
the bell for the last twenty minutes
8. He (write) ...........................
a novel for two years, but he (not
finish) .............................. it
yet.
9. Mary (lose) ...................
her hat and she (look) ............................
for it until now.
10. I (see) ..............................
that film several times because I like
it.
III. Supply the correct verb
form: Present tenses.
1. Listen! I (think) ...................
someone (knock) ................... at the door.
2. Up to the present, we
(write) ................... almost every
lesson in the book.
3. The Earth (circle) ...................
the Sun once every 365 days.
4. The farmers (work) ...........................
in the field at the moment.
5. How many times you (see) ..................................
him since he went to Edinburgh?
6. Rivers usually (flow) ...................
to the sea.
7. Look! The boy (cry) ......................
8. Do you know that man, who
(smoke) ................... there?
9. Mrs Green always (go) ...................
to work by bus.
10. We (be) ...................
from French. We (be) ........................... there for twenty years.
11. That house (belong) ...................
to Mr. Green.
12. Mai (lose) ...................
her dictionary.
13. I (be) ...................
sorry. I (forget) ................................
that girl's name already.
14. I (wait) .....................................
for the manager for two hours.
15. You (ever, see) ……………………….a
lion?
IV. 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?
V. Supply the correct verb
form: Simple past or Past continuos.
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.
VI. 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) ……………….so early.
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.
VII. Give the right forms of
the verbs in brackets: Past tenses.
1. Yesterday John (go)………………
to the store before he (go)………………… home.
2. Our teacher (tell)………………..
us yesterday that he (visit)…………… England in 1970.
3. When John and I got to
the theatre, the movie (start) …………………already.
4. Before Alice (go)……………………..
to sleep, she (call)……………….. her family.
5. When the phone (ring)…………………….,
I (have) …………………dinner.
6. Daisy (agree) …………………..with
other members in the last meeting.
7. What you (do)…………………. at
6 p.m yesterday?
8. The little girl asked
what (happen) …………………to her ice-cream.
9. He (teach) ………………in this
school before he (leave) …………….for England.
10. She (win)………………. the
gold medal in 1986.
VIII. 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) …………………..back tomorrow.
10. I (send) ………………..you
some postcards as soon as I (arrive)………………. in London.
IX. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets:
Simple future or Simple present, Present perfect or Future perfect.
1. I'll wait until he
(finish)……………… his novel.
2. When you (came) ………………….back,
he already (buy)……………….. a new house.
3. Don't come until I
(finish)……………… lunch.
4. I (hope)................
it (stop)……………….. raining by 5 o'clock this afternoon.
5. The river (not begin) ……………to
swell until some rain (fall)………………..
6. By next month I (leave)…………………
for India.
7. The film (end)…………………. by
the time we (get) ………………..there.
8. They (build) ……………..a
house by June next year.
9. We (start)…………………. our
plan next week.
10. I (give) …………………her your
letter when I (see) ………………..her tomorrow.
X. Give the right forms of the verbs in brackets:
Simple future or Simple present or Future continuos.
1. When you (go)…………… into
the office, Mr John (sit) ……………………at the front desk.
2. Our English teacher
(explain) …………………that lesson to us tomorrow.
3. We (wait) ………………..for you
when you (get)………………. back tomorrow.
4. What you (do)…………….... at
7 p.m next Sunday? - I (practice)……………....
my English lesson then.
5. When I (see) …………………..Mr.
Pike tomorrow, I (remind) ………………….him of that.
6. When you (come) ………………..today,
I (work) ………………at my desk in Romm 12.
7. He (work) ……………………on the
report at this time tomorrow.
8. Please wait here until
the manager (return)……………………...
9. Don't leave until you
(see)…………………….. her.
10. The browns (do) ……………….their
housework when you (come)………… next Sunday.
XI. Supply the correct verb
forms. (Tổng hợp)
1. I (see) ……………….a car
accident while I (wait) …………...for you on this corner yesterday.
2. Mr. john (be) …………………..principal
of our school since last year.
3. Mr. Smith (teach) …………………….at
this school since he (graduate) …………..in 1980.
4. My father (not watch)………………..
TV every night.
5. I (meet)…………………. Authur
three weeks ago.
6. Yesterday the police
(report) …………………that they (capture) ……………………the thief.
7. My friend (thank) ………………..me
for what I had done for him.
8. Someone (steal)……………… my
handbag on the bus.
9.
The Browns (live)……………. in Paris for 7 years when the second World War (break)……………down.
10. Last month I (be)………………
in the hospital for ten days.
11. Don't call me in the
afternoon. I (usually/
be)……………… away in the afternoon.
12. Mr. Clark (be)…………in New
York 2 months ago. Mr. Rossi (be)………….. in New York until 2 months ago.
13. John (drive)……………………..
that car ever since I (know) ……………………..him.
14. People (speak) …………………..English
in most of Canada.
15. The dog (wag) …………………his
tail whenever he (see) ……………….me.
16. What you (do)……………………
when I (ring) ……………….you last night?
17. Up to then I (never/see)……………..
such a fat man.
18. I (not see) ………………..him
last Monday.
19. They had sold all the
books when we (get)…………….. there.
20. I think he (leave)……………….…….
as soon as he (know)………………………. the news.
21. She (play) …………………the
piano when our guests (arrive) ……………….last night.
22. He (come) ………………… and
(see)…………….. you soon.
23. I (come) ……………. as soon
as I have finished my work. You (be) …………………ready?
24. My mother (come) ………………… to
stay with us next weekend.
25. Where you (spend) ………………… your
holidays next summer?
26. Violets (bloom) ………………… in
spring.
27. We (not live) ………………… in
England for two years now.
28. I (never forget) ………………… what
you (just tell) ………………… me.
29. They (prepare) ………………… the
Christmas dinner at the moment.
30. When I last (stay) ………………… in
Cairo, I (ride) ………………… to the Pyramids on a camel that my friend
(borrow) …………………
the day before.
31. Our teacher (tell) ………………… us yesterday that he (visit) ………………… England
in 1970.
32. George (work) ………………… at a
university so far.
33. When he lived in
Manchester, he (work) ………………… in a bank.
34. Birds (build) ……………… their nests in summer and (fly) …………… to
the South in winter.
35. I (lose) ………………… my key. Can you help me look for it?
36. My father (not smoke) ………………… for
5 years.
37. My teacher wasn't at
home when I (arrive) …………………. He (just go) ………………… out.
38. How long Bob and Mary
(be) …………………...........
married?
39. You (receive) ………………… any
letter from your parents yet?
40. My brother (join) ………………… the
army when he (be) ………………… young.
41. You (remember) ………………….... my
name or you (forget) ………………… it someday?
42. Tom (study) ………………… chemistry
for three years and then he gave it up.
43. Miss Lee often (write) ………………… when
she was on holiday.
44. He (leave) …………… home
two weeks ago and we (not hear) ……………… from him since then.
45. You (speak) ………………… to Mrs. Baker yesterday?
No, I (not see) ………………… her
for a long time. I can not remember when I last (see) ………… her.
46. When the teacher came
in, the pupils (play) ………………… game.
47. Columbus (discover) ………………… America
more than 400 years ago.
48. By next month, I
(finish) …………………
my first novel.
49. By May 5, we (live) ………………… in
this city for ten years.
50. When your father (die) …………………? I
(not kow) ………………
when he (die) ……………….
51. Bill said he (forget) ………………… to
buy a dictionary.
52. He felt asleep while he
(do) …………………
his homework.
53. We (not see) ………………… them
for a long time.
54. It (rain) ………………… when
we arrived.
55. Kite and I (wait) ………………… right
here until you get back.
56. He'll leave as soon as
he (hear) …………………
the news.
57. Dick (start) ………………… school
before he seven.
58. How long you (study) ………………… in
this school?
59. We (not receive) ………………… any
letter from him since he (leave) …………… four months ago.
60. Where are you? I'm
upstairs. I (have) ………………… a bath.
61. I (speak) ………………… to
you about that matter after the meeting tonight.
62. At this time next week,
we (live) …………………
in USA.
63. Hurry up! The train
(come) ………………….
64. Be quiet! The teacher
(be) …………………
angry.
65. Why didn't you listen
while I (speak) ………………… to you?
66. Some animals (not eat) ………………… during
winter.
67. I (finish) ………………… the
book before my next birthday.
68. John (watch) ………………… TV
at 8 last evening.
69. Mr. Pike (live) ………………… here
since last October.
70. Someone (cut) ………………… down
all the trees in the garden.
71. The house (build) ………………… two
years ago.
72. Listen! The bird (sing) ………………….
73. Trees (plant) ………………… since
it (stop) …………………
raining.
74. Tom Baker (not come) ………………… here
tomorrow.
75. By the end of last
March, I (study) ………………… English for 5 years.
76. He often (say) ………………… O.K
when he (talk) ………………… with the guests.
77. What you (do) ………………… after
you (go) …………………
home yesterday?
78. How long you (wait) ………………… for
me? Just a few minutes.
79. He (do) ………………… his
homework before he went to the cinema.
80. By noon, I (wait) ………………… for
her for two hours.
81. By the time you come
there, she (make) ………………… a big cake.
82. Yesterday thieves
(break) …………………
into the house and (steal) ………………… a lot of fur coats while the guests (dance) ………………….
83. When I came in, they all
(sit) …………………
round a fire. Mr. Pike (do) ………………… a crossword puzzle, Mrs.
Pike (knit) …………………, and
the others (read) ………………….
84. Mr. Jackson (paint) ………………… his
house since last month.
85. She (ask) ………………… me
to tell about him several times.
86. The audience (listen) ………………… to
everything he said last night.
87. At 4 p.m yesterday?
Well, I (work) ………………… in my
office at that time.
88. A: I (play) ………………… football
when I was 5 years old.
B: You (play) ………………… ....since you (come) ………………… to
England?
A: Oh, yes. I (play) ………… quite
a lot. I (join) ………… a club the day after I (arrive)..............................
89. I'm preparing to support
anything he (say) ………………… tomorrow.
90. Sometimes I (get) ………………… up
before the sun (rise) ..........................
91. He said he (be) ………………… mistaken.
92. Don't speak until
someone (ask) …………………
you.
93. Mary (come) ………………… from
London.
94. Please be quiet! I
(work) ………………….
95. When I (be) ………………… a
child, I (want) ………………… to be a doctor.
96. David (be) ………………… born after his father (die) ………………….
97. Long ago, my younger
brother often (cry) ………………….
98. I (not send) ………………… the
parcel until I hear from you.
99. The last train (leave) ………………… the
station at 5 p.m.
100. Up to now, the teacher
(give) …………………
our class five tests
