Tenses Exercises
Quick revision! Present Simple + -s/-es (3. Ps. Sg.) ? do/does (no –s!) - don’t/doesn’t (no –s!)
Present Continuous + am/is/are + -ing ? - NOT
(inversion)
Past Simple + -d/-ed or 2. column irr. Verbs ? did + inf - did not (didn’t) + inf
Past Continuous + was/were + -ing ? - NOT
Present Perfect + have/has + -ed/-d or 3. col. irr. ? - NOT
Present Perfect Continuous + have/has + been + -ing ? - NOT
Future Simple + will + inf ? - will not (won’t) + inf
Be going to + am/is/are going to + inf ? - NOT
Future Continuous + will + be + -ing ? - NOT
Present Simple • • • • • • •
He ________ French. (speak) speaks I ________ animals. (love) love It __________. doesn’t work (not work) We __________ a car. (not own) don’t own You ________ very happy. (look) look __________ football, Tom? (you/like) Do you like Where __________ ? (he/live) does he live
Present Continuous • • • • • • •
are you doing What _________________? (you/do) am watching I __________ ‘Neighbours’. (watch) is doing He _________ a course at college. (do) is playing Anna __________ badminton. (play) are working We __________ on a new project. (work) Are you ________ a letter to a friend. (you/write) writing are they carrying What _____________? (they/carry)
Past Simple • • • • • • • •
happened It __________ very quickly. (happen) was I ________ ill last week. (be) rang Vicky __________ earlier. (ring) took We __________ some photos. (take) didn’t post the letter yesterday. (not post) I _________ weren’t The cakes __________ nice. (not be) Did you have _____________ a nice weekend? (you/have) did you see What sights __________________? (you/see)
Past Continuous • • • • •
was looking I _____________ for you, Tom. (look) was working She ____________ all day. (work) was helping I _____________ Mike. (help) wasn’t raining It __________________. (not rain) Were people walking _____________________ in the park? (people/walk) weren’t you wearing • Why ________________ your new trousers? (you/not wear)
Present Perfect • • • • • • •
have walked for miles. (walk) I’m tired. I _____________ has won She ____________ the gold medal. (win) ________________ Has he finished the painting? (he/finish) The cat ________________! (disappear) has disappeared ______________ Have you written that letter yet? (you/write) She _____________ her coffee. (not drink) hasn’t drunk How many points _______________ ? has Matthew scored (Matthew/score)
Present Perfect Continuous • • • • • • •
haven’t been waiting I ________________ long. (not/wait) has been working He __________________ all day. (work) has been playing for two hours. (play) The video ___________ have you been waiting How long ________________? (you/wait) Have you been swimming _________________________? (you/swim) has been raining It ___________________ all day. (rain) have you been studying How long __________________ English? (you/study)
Will for the future (Future Simple) will have • I ______________ an orange juice, please. (have) • I know, we ________ will make some tea. (make) Will you be • ______________ at home this evening? (you/be) won’t have • I ______________ time for a meal (not have) Won’t we be • _____________ late? (we/ not be)
Be going to am going to watch • I ______________ the next programme. (watch) is going to do • Emma _______________ an experiment this afternoon. (do) aren’t going to complain • They ________________. (not/complain) Is he going to apply • __________________ for the job? (he/apply) are you going to pay • When ______________ this bill? (you/pay) is going to rain • Dou you think it ________________? (rain)
Future Continuous will be working • He ______________ all day tomorrow. (work) will be playing • I ______________ golf. (play) won’t be working • You __________________ on Saturday evening, surely. (not/work) won’t be sailing • This ship _______________ soon. (not/sail) will you be using • How long ___________________ this computer? (you/use) Will you be reading • ____________________ your magazine? (you/read)
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… and good luck with the tenses quiz!