Present and Past Tenses

1. Complete the form with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.

AMAZING WORLD RECORDS

SPORT: In 1999, a man from the USA 1) rode (ride) backwards on a unicycle for 109 km.

FILM: In 2006, an Indian boy 2) ___________(direct) a full-length film. He 3) _______(be) just nine years old.

SPORT: In 2010, a Danish man 4) _____________(swim) under ice for 72m. He 5) ___________(not use) any special equipment.

TRAVEL: In June 2005, a 71-year-old man from Japan 6) _____________(become) the oldest person to sail around the world non-stop. His trip 7)______________(take) 233 days.

1. Complete the sentences with Past Continuous form of the verb in brackets.

1. Leo ________________(play) the guitar.

2. I __________________(think) about you yesterday.

3. You _______________(not/wear) any shoes!

4. Tony ____________(walk) and I _______________(run).

5. I ________________(not/expect) that!

6. ________________(they/watch) us?

7. What _____________(happen) at ten o’clock?

8. When I arrived, Molly ____________(leave).

1. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verb in brackets.

1. I ____________(visit) the dentist twice a year.

2. She ___________(like) sold weather.

3. What time ________________(the bank/open)?

4. We usually have hot meals but this week we _____________(have) sandwiches.

5. Giraffes ______________(sleep) for three or four hours a day.

6. What ________________(you/do) this afternoon?

7. It __________________(hardly ever/rain) here.

8. My sister ________________(not/have got) black hair.

9. Molly ___________________ (get) hungry. I’ll make her a snack.

1. Circle the correct options.

1. They went / ’ve been to Spain last year.

2. I didn’t eat / haven’t eaten anything yesterday.

3. I bought / ’ve bought this dictionary a long time ago.

4. Look, someone painted / ’s painted the door. It’s blue now.

5. My grandparents got married / have got married in 1969.

6. Oh no! Lily fell over / ‘s fallen over.

7. Did you ever drink / Have you ever drunk green tea? IT’s very nice.

8. Did you ever go / Have you ever been to an ice-skating party when you were a child?

9. He has lived / lived in that house for 20 years.

1. Complete the sentences with used to or didn’t use to.

I’m Emily Banning. I’m 79 years old. I used to go (go) to a big school in the town centre. I can remember it clearly. It was very different to your school today. We didn’t use to have (have) a school uniform but we all wore smart clothes. All the boys 1) _______________(wear) ties.

The classes at my school were big. There 2)___________________(be) more than 35 pupils in my class. We 3)___________________(sit) at big tables. At your school you sit with your friends, but for us it was one table for one child. Our classroom was very simple. There 4) _____________(be) a lot of pictures on the walls and we certainly 5) _______________(have) computers in the classroom or in the school.