Грамматические задания

PRESENT PERFECT  OR  PAST SIMPLE?
 

    1.    Tom  (go)__________  to the cinema yesterday.
   

    2.    John is playing a game of tennis.  He  (play)______________ for 2 hours.
 

    3     I (book)__________  the tickets two weeks ago for the concert in Vienna.
 

    4.    The teacher (speak)____________  English since the beginning of this lesson.
 

    5.    In your life, how many countries (you-visit) _______________?
 

    6.    The Bank (open)__________  a branch in the new shopping centre last month.
 

    7.    The bus is late and Julie is cold.  She (wait)__________  for 10 minutes.
 

    8.    Caroline (work)__________ here between 2003 and 2006. 
 

    9.    Before boarding, John (buy)_______ a book to read during the flight.
 

    10.  So far today, I (learn) ____________ several new words in English.
 

1.   Every day Julie _______________ (take) the bus to go to her office.

2.   At the moment you  _______________ (do) an English exercise.

3.   Tom and Julie _______________ (learn) English this year.

4.   The Bank __________________ (open)  at 9.30 every morning from Monday to Friday.

5.   Our cousins ___________________ (come) to see us next Sunday.

6.   Tom ______________ (read) the newspaper every morning on the train.

7.   Julie usually __________________ (clean) the house on Saturdays.

8.   At the moment she _________________ (write) a letter to a client.

9.   Julie _________________ (speak) three languages :   English, French and Spanish.

10.   Today is Sunday.   Tom and Julie _________________ (relax) in their garden.
     

Correction :

  1) takes        2) are doing      3) are learning     4) opens      5) are coming 
6) reads      7) cleans        8) is writing         9) speaks     10) are relaxing

Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the tense in brackets 
(ex : Past Simple : I played      -      Past Continuous :  I was playing)



     1)   When her husband ____________ (arrive) home, Anne __________________(watch) television.

     2)   I _________________ (prepare) dinner when the telephone  _________________ (ring).

     3)   What ________________________ (you do) when the postman ______________(arrive)?

     4)   Julie _______________   (learn) to drive when she ___________________ (work) in  London.

     5)   Where ___________________ (you sit)   when the show  (begin)?     

     6)   I ________________ (visit) Athens while I ____________________ (tour) Greece.

     7)   It was when he ____________________ (cross) the street that John______________ (fall).

     8)   What ________________(you see) while you ______________________ (wait) for the bus?

     9)   Where _______________________ (you go) when your car ________________(break) down?

    10)  Julie ________________ (meet) Peter when she ___________________ (walk) in the park.

Correction

 1) arrived - was watching   2) was preparing - rang   3) were you doing - arrived    4) learnt/learned - was working    5)were you sitting - began     6) visited - was touring      7) was crossing - fell     8) did you see - you were waiting     9) were you going - broke down    10) met - was walking
 

1.   Every day Julie _______________ (take) the bus to go to her office.

2.   At the moment you  _______________ (do) an English exercise.

3.   Tom and Julie _______________ (learn) English this year.

4.   The Bank __________________ (open)  at 9.30 every morning from Monday to Friday.

5.   Our cousins ___________________ (come) to see us next Sunday.

6.   Tom ______________ (read) the newspaper every morning on the train.

7.   Julie usually __________________ (clean) the house on Saturdays.

8.   At the moment she _________________ (write) a letter to a client.

9.   Julie _________________ (speak) three languages :   English, French and Spanish.

10.   Today is Sunday.   Tom and Julie _________________ (relax) in their garden.
     

Correction :

  1) takes        2) are doing      3) are learning     4) opens      5) are coming 
6) reads      7) cleans        8) is writing         9) speaks     10) are relaxing

 Present - Past  Tense Revision    


  
  1)   In 1998, John______________ (visit) Tahiti with a group of friends. 
 

  
  2)   This month Tom _________________ (revise) for his exams.  
 

  
  3)   Julie is at the cinema waiting for Tom.  She _______________ (wait) for 10 minutes.
 

  
  4)   Marie only has half an hour for lunch so she usually ______________ (have) a sandwich.
 

  
  5)   David is a good friend of mine.  I _______________ (know) him since I was six years old.
 

  
  6)   At the moment I need to concentrate.  I __________________ (do) a grammar exercise.
 

  
  7)   Tom is writing an important report.  He _______________(write) 4 pages already.
 

  
  8)   Once a month Caroline _______________ (go) to the hairdresser's to have her hair cut.
 

  
  9)   Last year Peter ________________(travel) all over Australia.
 

 
 10)  Next Saturday, Peter ________________(take) Caroline to the theatre.
 

Correction :

1) visited     2) is revising      3) has been waiting     4) has     5) have known  
6) am doing     7) has written     8) goes     9) travelled     10) is taking

Each of the sentences below has one or two mistakes.  Find them and correct them.
(Example :    I am watching television since I came home from school. → I have been watching television since I came home.)

Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the verb in brackets :
- the future simple           (ex : I will watch)           
- the future continuous (ex : I will be watching)

(The answers are at the bottom of the page).

  
    1.   I promise I ______________ (call) you as soon as I have any news.
 

  
    2.   This time tomorrow Tom ________________(fly) over the Atlantic on his way to Boston.
 

  
    3.   Those bags look heavy.  I _________________________ (carry) one of them for you.

  
    4.   They are getting married on Saturday.  All the guests _________________ (wear) white.
 

  
    5.   The following week they ______________________ (enjoy) the sun in the West Indies. 
 

  
    6.   The sky is a bit cloudy.  __________________ (rain) do you think?
 

  
    7.   If you look at this map you ____________ (see) where the islands are.
 

 
    8.   You should have no problem finding him.  He ___________________ (carry) a guitar.
 

Answers: 

 1)  will call   2)  will be flying   3)  will carry    4) will be wearing   5) will be enjoying     6) will it   7) will see   8) will be carrying  
 

PRESENT PERFECT  OR  PAST SIMPLE?
 

    1.    Tom  (go)__________  to the cinema yesterday.
   

    2.    John is playing a game of tennis.  He  (play)______________ for 2 hours.
 

    3     I (book)__________  the tickets two weeks ago for the concert in Vienna.
 

    4.    The teacher (speak)____________  English since the beginning of this lesson.
 

    5.    In your life, how many countries (you-visit) _______________?
 

    6.    The Bank (open)__________  a branch in the new shopping centre last month.
 

    7.    The bus is late and Julie is cold.  She (wait)__________  for 10 minutes.
 

    8.    Caroline (work)__________ here between 2003 and 2006. 
 

    9.    Before boarding, John (buy)_______ a book to read during the flight.
 

    10.  So far today, I (learn) ____________ several new words in English.