I .......was having.....(have) a party until 11 pm last night
I.......haven't met.......(meet) tom again since we ..........left........(leave) school
1. Her yesterday birthday party (make)……………… her happy.
2. Last night at 6 PM, I (have)………………………... dinner.
3. What were you doing while you (wait)…………………….?
4. We (understand) ______ it after the teacherr (explain) ______ it to us
5. “Yesterday you (hear) ………something falling upstairs?”. “No, I (concentrate) ………on my study”
6. We (watch) …………..…television when the light (go) …………....off. The room (submerge) ……… in a blackness.
7. You (not feel) ………….…….tired? You (study) …………………….. for four straight hours.
8. “What you (do) ………..…when the thief (break) ………….…in your house?” – “I (watch) ……….….an interesting football match.”
Put the verbs in brackets in suitable tense:
1. I (have) __________ coffee for breakfast every day.
2. They (begin) __________ to study at this school 7 years ago.
3. It (rain) rains very much in the summer.
4. Bad students never (work) word hard.
5. He (visit)______ his friend yesterday and (find) ______ that he had been out.
6. She sometimes (buy) ___________ vegetables at his market.
7. I have not seen John for a long time. I (see) __________ him 3 weeks ago.
8. It (be) is very cold now.
9. I (need) need some money for my textbooks.
10. Tom (like) likes to go to the museums.
11. He (read) __________ that novel again during his last vacation.
12. I often (leave) leave the city at weekends.
13.The sun (set)___________ in the west.
14. My friend (study) __________ English for an hour every night.
15. Honesty (is) __________ the best policy.
16. The earth (move) __________ round the sun.
17. Two and two (make) __________ four.
18. We (watch) __________ a good programme on TV last night.
19. Mary (love) loves ice-cream.
20. I (have) __________ a little trouble with my car last week.
21. We always (do) do our exercises carefully.
22. I (meet) __________ Mary last night. She’s become a very big girl.
23. She (go) __________ to school every day.
24. What he (do)_________last night ?
25. We seldom (eat) eat before 6.30.
26. She (lose) __________ her handbag on the train yesterday morning.
27. When he grew old, he often (think) ________ of all the things he had done when he (be) _________ young.
28. I always (tell) _______ you to comb your hair, but you never (do) ____ what I (say) _____ .
29. When I (hear) _______ a knock at the door last night, I (walk) ___________ to the door and (open) ___________ it. When I (open) _________the door, I (see) ________my brother. I (greet) ________ him and (ask) _______ him to come in.
30. I (see) _______ you in the school play last night. You (do) _______ a terrific acting job. Had you ever acted in a play before this one?
-Yes, I (start) _________ acting when I was in elementary school.
1. We ( never watch) .................that tv programme
2. We (watch)................. a good programme on tv last night
3. He ( read) .................. that novel many times before
4. I (have).................. A little trouble with my car last week
5. However, I (have)................no trouble with my car since then
6. I ( not see) ..................john for a long time . I (see) ............him 3 weeks ago
7. I (meet)............... Mary last night .she (become) ................a very big girl
8. He is very thirsty . He ( not drink) ..................since this morning
9. It is very hot. Summer (come).................
10. Mr brown (travel).............by air several times in the past
Exercise 1: Supply the correct tenses.
1. I ( have) .....these shoes since my eighteenth birthday.
2. I (tidy) ....my desk ,but now is's a mess again.
3. The last time I (go) ....to Brighton was in a August.
4. I'd like to meet a ghost , but ( never /see) ..... One
5. I've finished my homework . I do ...if before tea.
Complete the sentence
1.It/obvious/he/only/interested/make money
2.I/not/be/cinema/for 2 months/because/busy/exams
3.We/arrive/party/last night/after/Tom/leave
4. Marie Curie/receive/some scientific training/father
5.Nam/suddenly/realize/he/not/close/all/windows/his room
6.The films/end/by/time/we/take/right/seats
1. We haven't been to a concert for over a year
-> The last time we..................................... was over a year
2. Your birthday party was the last time I really enjoy myself .
-> I...................................................since your birthday party
3. It's nearly 20 years since my father saw his brother
-> My father..........................................for nearly 20 years
4. James went to scotland last friday and is still there
-> James..........................................to school since Friday
5. When did you learn to drive?
-> How long is it..............................................to drive?
6. The last time I went swimming was when we were in Spain
->I haven't...........................................we were in Spain
7. You haven't tidied this rooms for weeks
-> It's weeks....................................this room
8. We started looking for a flat 2 months ago and we're still looking
-> We...............................................a flat for 2 months
9. I haven't been to a night club before
-> This is..................................a night club
10. When she heart the results, Mary began to feel more confident
-> Since....................................................more confident
I/ Supply the correct tense
1/They (just decide) .... that they (undertake) .... the job
2/ We (go) .... to the theatre last night
3/ He usually (wrire) .... in green ink
4/ She (play) .... the piano when our guests (arrive) .... last night
5/ We (do) .... an English exercise at the moment
6/ I (come) .... as soon as my work in finished. (You be) .... raedy?
7/ Where (you go) .... for your holiday last year?
8/ I (not leave) .... Paris since we (go) .... to Dieppe three years ago
9/ My mother (come) .... to stay with us next weekend
10/ We (meet) .... only yesterday and (already decide) .... to get married
11/ I (never see) .... snow
12/ Violets (bloom) .... in spring
13/ We (not live) .... in England for the last two months
14/ I (lose) .... my keys, I cannot remember where I last (see) .... them
15/Whenever you (go) .... to town nowadays,you (spend) .... a lot of money
16/ They (prepare) .... the Christmas dinner today
17/ When I last (stay) .... in Cairo,I (ride) .... to the Pyramids on a camel that my friend (borrow) .... the day before
18/ I (finish) .... the book before my next birthday
19/ "Hello! (You make) .... a cake?
20/ He (walk) .... very quickly when I (meet) .... him yesterday
21/ We (meet) .... you tomorrow after you (finish) .... your work
22/ Yesterday I (buy) .... a new watch as my old one (be) .... stolen
I/ Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets :
1. Mother (cook).......some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) ..........in the moning
2. We (live)............in this city for 20 years. We love this city very much
3. Thomas (finish)............his home work. He's going to school
4. I (already /see).............that film. I don't want to see it again
5. I (read)............"Gone with the Wind" twice. I still want to read it again
6. I (not be)...............to Da Lat. I have heard that it is a beautiful city
7. She (just/leave)...........the party when you arrived
8. Up to the now, George (write)...........five children books
9 You (do).........anything interesting lately ?
10. What they (learn)...............so far?
11. We (wait)..........for the bus for an hour
12. You (do)..........your homework yet?
13. They had sold all the books when we (get).........there
14. She (play)..............the piano when our guests (arrive)..
15. Listen! I think someone (knock)..........at the door.
16. She made me (feel)..........uncomfortable when I got home.
17. He suggests (see)............the director immediately.
18. Do you wish (be)............offered a present?
19. I don't enjoy (watch).............television all the time.
20. She is looking forward to (see).............the manager again.
21. I promise (meet).............you here.
22. They avoid (hold)...........the party because she was out.
23. Last night before he (watch)............TV, he (do)...........the exercise.
24.I don't mind (work)............late, if it will help at all.
25. We managed (climb)...........over the wall without (see)..........
26. Tim (not/ take).............many photos yet.
27. She (study).............English at the moment
1. We haven’t met Tom since he got married
- We last
2. This is the first time I ate this kind of food
- I haven’t
3. It’s 4 years since i got married
- I have
4. He has been working for this factory for 3 years
- He
5. This is the first time I have read this book
- I have
6. The last time I heard him was in June
- I have
7. We last saw Tom when he went to London
- We haven’t
8. I’ve never met such a famous singer before
- It’s
9. It’s 2 years since I was last in rome
- I
20. My father started to write 5 years ago. Now he’s still writing
- My father
