Tenses Revision

1. PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

• We use present simple to talk about:

-Daily routines/ repeated actions
-General truths
- Habits

• “Verb + -s, -es, -ies” in third person in POSITIVE sentences

• Use “do/ does” as helping verbs in NEGATIVE and QUESTION.

We use frequency adverbs: always, often, usually, generally, occasionally, sometimes, rarely, seldom, never,

once a week, twice a day, three times a year etc.

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.

1. Diana __________________ ( work ) in a company.

2. We __________________ ( play ) the guitar at the school band.

3. The cleaner __________________ ( clean ) the house every Friday.

4. Students __________________ ( read ) books in the library.

5. The gardener __________________ ( pick ) up the flowers. He __________________ ( love ) them.

6) __________________ they __________________ ( know )the rules?

7) I __________________ ( not-want ) to drink coffee. I __________________ ( not-like ) it.

8) Julia __________________ ( feed )her dog every time.

9) __________________ she __________________ ( enjoy ) swimming?

B. Make sentences negative and question.
a) He works at a hospital.
(-)_____________________________________________________
(?)_____________________________________________________

b) They watch TV in the evenings.
(-)_____________________________________________________
(?)_____________________________________________________

c) Jane goes to school every day.
(-)_____________________________________________________
(?)_____________________________________________________

d) You like playing with your computer.
(-)_____________________________________________________
(?)_____________________________________________________

e) Their father is a firefighter.
(-)_____________________________________________________
(?)_____________________________________________________

C. Answer the questions.

1. What is something you usually do in your free time?
_____________________________________________________

2. When you generally get up?
_____________________________________________________

3. What is something you never do around your parents?
_____________________________________________________

4. How often do you visit you grandparents?
_____________________________________________________

5. How often do you ride a bicycle?
_____________________________________________________

2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

• We use present continuous to talk about:

- for things that are happening at the moment of speaking/ around the moment of speaking
- Definite future plans

• am/is/are + V ing

• We use “am/is/are” as helping verbs.

We use time expressions: at the moment, now, currently, these days
“always” is used with present continuous to talk about annoying habits.

• Don’t add –ing to the state verbs like: know, believe, like, love etc.

A. Complete the sentences with the present continuous of the verbs in brackets.

1. Mary ___________________ the homework (not/do), she ___________________ (listen) to music.

2. ___________________ (you/ revise) for tomorrow’s exam?

3. What ___________________ (Paul/wear) today?

4. “ ___________________ (you/ work) on Saturday, Susan?” “Yes, I ___________________”

5. The cats and the dogs ___________________ (fight).

6. Mrs Brown ___________________ (iron) some shirts.

7. “___________________ (your sister/ read), Sue?”

“No, she ___________________”

8. The boy ___________________ (not/ swim) today.

9. Tom ___________________ (sit) next to me in class.

10. “Where ___________________ (you/go), Tina?” “I___________________ (go) to the dentist”.

B. Make sentences negative and question.
a) We are staying in Florida until Monday.
(-)_____________________________________________________
(?)_____________________________________________________

b) He is coming with me.
(-)_____________________________________________________
(?)_____________________________________________________

c) They are taking holidays in July.
(-)_____________________________________________________
(?)_____________________________________________________

d) I am working at a restaurant at the moment.
(-)_____________________________________________________
(?)_____________________________________________________

e) You are looking for a job.
(-)_____________________________________________________
(?)_____________________________________________________

C. Answer the questions.

1. What do you think your best friend is doing right now?
_____________________________________________________

2. What are you studying these days?
_____________________________________________________

3. What TV shows are you watching now?
_____________________________________________________

3. FUTURE TENSE

• We use “will” and “be going to” to talk about future.

• We use time expressions: tomorrow, next year, next week, next month etc.

A. Fill in the blanks with “will or be going to”.

1. We _________ have an English exam tomorrow morning. I have to study all night.

2. _________ you open the window, please? It's hot and humid here in the classroom.

3. Joseph _________ fly to Berlin for a company project next week.

4. Waiter: What would you like as a starter, sir?

Man: I _________ have soup, please.

5. I don't think my parents _________ give me permission to go to the school trip.

6. Can you tell me your secret? I swear I _________ tell it to anybody.

7. The scientist says people _________ produce artificial organs by the year 2070.

8. Don't worry about the Maths homework. I ________ write it for you.

9. Who do you think ______ win the box tournament?

10. My father _________ visit the dentist at 9:00 am on Wednesday.

11. Look at those dogs! They're running wildly. They _________ attack those cats by the wall.

12. OK. I _________ do the washing up for you.

13. I don't think there _________ be an agreement on the new budget.

14. No, I _________ let you eat my hamburger. You've already eaten yours.

15. Hey, that man is crossing the road at the red light. He _________ have an accident.

B. Answer the questions below.

1. Do you want to get married? When will you get married?
_____________________________________________________
2. Will you have children?
_____________________________________________________
3. What is your plan after this class?
_____________________________________________________
4. How do you think you will change in the future?
_____________________________________________________

4. PAST SIMPLE TENSE

• We use past simple to talk about completed actions in the past.

• verb + -d, -ed, -ied OR irregular verbs in POSITIVE sentences

• Use “did” as helping verb in NEGATIVE and QUESTION.

• use “was-were” as verb to be.

We use time expressions: yesterday, last week, last year, last month etc.
two days ago, six months ago, five years ago etc.

A. Fill in the blanks with the past forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. When I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) a little girl I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, drink) coffee.

2. Mr. Parker _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (come) back home an hour ago.

3. Where _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Greg and Helen, meet) last week?

4. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (share) a room with my sister when we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) kids.

5. Peter _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (fall) off his bike last Saturday.

6. Who _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (you, talk) to in the corridor this morning?

7. We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, build) our house by ourselves.

8. Nick and Terry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (drive) to Southampton last weekend.

9. What _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (your mum, cook) for dinner yesterday?

10. My grandparents _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (spend) their honeymoon in Italy.

11. Why _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not, Amy, bring) her project?

B. Make questions or negative

1. Sally left the window open last night. (-)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2.I washed up the dishes after dinner. (?)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3. The kids woke up early last Saturday. (?)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4. We flew to Dublin last month. (-)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5. Robert crossed the road in a hurry. (-)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6. Jane and Nan ran after the dog. (?)

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

C. Answer the questions.

1. When was the last time you went to the cinema?
____________________________________________________________

2. How did you come to school?
____________________________________________________________
3. Tell about where you lived as a child?
____________________________________________________________

5. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

• We use this tense to talk about:
  
  - interrupted actions in the past
  - parallel actions

- atmosphere

• was/were + V ing

• Use was/were as helping verbs.

• We use time expressions: when / while
  
  WHEN + simple past
  WHILE + past continuous

A. Complete with past continuous tense.

a) The birds _________________________ (sing) in the trees.

b) My daughter _________________________ (swim) in the river.

c)The children _________________________ (draw) pictures.

d)John _________________________ (walk) to the gym.

e) Dora and Sarah _________________________ (drink) milk.

f) The cats _________________________ (sleep) in the corner.

g) We _________________________ (make) a snowman in the garden.

h)Norma _________________________ (watch) a documentary on TV.

i) Laurie and Sonia _________________________ (surf) in the sea.

j) Philip _________________________ (use) a computer in the library.

k) Cindy _________________________ (wait) for her parents.

l) The train _________________________ (arrive) at the station.

m) My dad _________________________ (help) me with my homework.

n) Daniel _________________________ (talk) to his teacher.

o) The girl _________________________ (wear) red shoes.

B. Fill in the blanks with “when” or “while”

1. I was doing my homework _________________________ my parents were watching TV.

2. _________________________ I broket he vase I felt very sorry.

3. Mehmet was waiting for somebody _________________________ I saw him.

4. We were having breakfast _________________________ the school bus came.

5. _________________________ my father was cutting the trees my mother was cooking.

6. I washed my face _________________________ my brother was brushing his teeth.

7. _________________________ Sevgi was knitting her grandchildren were watching TV.

8. What were they doing _________________________ you called them?

C. Rewrite the sentences with “when” and “while”

1. I was combing my hair. My sister came in.
(when)___________________________________________________________.
(while)___________________________________________________________.

2. Murat painted the fences. Kubilay was planting some trees.
(when)___________________________________________________________.
(while)___________________________________________________________.

3. Tahsin was playing snowball. We saw him.
(when)___________________________________________________________.
(while)___________________________________________________________.

4. My mother was having a rest. We came home.
(when)___________________________________________________________.
(while)___________________________________________________________.

5. I was having an exam. The headmaster opened the door.
(when)___________________________________________________________.
(while)___________________________________________________________.

D. Fill in the blanks with the verbs given.

1. Tom __________________ (do) his homework when we __________________ (call) him to go out.

2. We __________________ (not-clean) the house when somebody __________________ (knock) at the door.

3. The gardener __________________ (pick) up the flowers when we __________________ (call) him to come in.

4. What ____________ you _____________ (do) when you __________________ (hear) she was coming?

5. I __________________ (tidy) my room when I __________________(find) my wallet.

6. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

• We use present perfect to talk about:

- unspecified time before now

- past actions with present results

- Life experience

• have / has + V3

• Time expressions: just, already, yet

ever, never

since, for

A. Complete the sentences.

1.- Richard ____________________ (write) a good book.
2.-Mary ____________________ (not get) up yet.
3.-Walter and Pat ____________________ (finish) their projects.
4.-The teacher ____________________ (not come) today.
5.-Hector ____________________ (break) his left arm.
6.-The driver ____________________ (stop) at the traffic lights.
7.-Lucas ____________________ (pass) his last exams.
8.-Katherine ____________________ (meet) him before.
9.-The girls ____________________ (switch) on the TV.
10.-Alexander ____________________ (have) dinner with me.

B. Complete the sentences with the interrogative form of the verb in brackets

1_____________________ (he/walk) a lot ?
2_____________________ (they/ find) the murderer ?
3_____________________(you/ finish) painting the garden shed?
4. _____________________(it/stop) raining yet?
5. _____________________ (you/ ask) your boss about your pay rise?
6. _____________________ (he/ decide) where he will go on holidays?
7. _____________________ (your father/repair) the lawn mower?
8. _____________________ (Frank/buy) the last I pad?
9. _____________________ (you/ write) your history essay yet?
10. ____________________ (Mum/make) a good chocolate cake for my birthday?

C. Answer the questions

1. How long have you had a cell phone?
____________________________________________________________________________
2. Have you ever shot a gun?
____________________________________________________________________________
3. How long have you studied English?
____________________________________________________________________________
4. What sports have you played up to now?
____________________________________________________________________________
5. Have you ever eaten anything really strange?
____________________________________________________________________________

D. Complete the sentences with : FOR, SINCE, JUST, ALREADY, o YET , NEVER or EVER 1. My sister went to the swimming pool, but she has not come back ____________________
2. Ben has worked in his firm ____________________he finished university.
3. Steve has ____________________done his homework ,but he hasn’t revised for his history test ______________

4. Oh look! Somebody has ____________________broken that shop window, there are pieces of glass everywhere!
5. Sally has lived in this flat ______________five years, but she hasn’t redecorated all the rooms ________________
6. He has driven that bus ________________this morning , it is 3.00 pm and he hasn’t had lunch ________________
7. They have been best friends _____________ages, ____________________they were at primary school.
8. There have been many floods in this region ____________________last year.
9. The students have ____________________been on a trip abroad , but they would like to.
10. We haven’t managed to sell our house _______________.
11. “Have you _______________eaten frog legs ?” ” Oh no, but I have ____________________eaten snails.”
12.” Has she ____________________sung in a choir? “ “ No, ____________________, but she has ____________________acted in a theatre play.
13. Our school has ____________________moved in brand new buildings.
14. I have not decided anything about my next summer holiday ____________________

E. Build sentences in the present perfect with these words, either positive , negative or interrogative.
1. How long/ you/ be/ in France? _____________________________________________________________
2. I/ live / this town / 2001_____________________________________________________________
3. How long /you/ work/ in this shop? _____________________________________________________________
4. They /not be/ to the cinema / weeks _____________________________________________________________
5. My husband/ just go/ to the supermarket ________________________________________________________
6. You / ever/ meet/ a famous actor? _____________________________________________________________
7. I/ just receive/ good news/ from /my son__________________________________________________________
8. Why/ you/ decide/ to move/ to Paris? _____________________________________________________________
9. They / travel/ all around the world/ visit/ many countries /ten months now_______________________________________________________________________________
10. How long / you/ learn / a second foreign language? ________________________________________________________
11. She/ ever/ be / arrested for theft? _____________________________________________________________
12. They/revise/ for their exam/all day_____________________________________________________________
13. I/ teach/ in this school/ since September_____________________________________________________________
14. “Star wars” /be/ on/ the cinema/ for months _____________________________________________________________
15. We/ not see/ our neighbours/ for weeks_____________________________________________________________
16. Sam / decide/ to start/ studying law / at university/ _____________________________________________________________
17. I / not/ correct/ all the tests / yet_____________________________________________________________
18. You / ever/ be/ to New York? _____________________________________________________________
19. She/ just/ buy/ a new car_____________________________________________________________
20. My sister/ already / break/ an arm_____________________________________________________________

Fill in the blanks with the verbs using appropriate tense.

1. John ____________________ reading. (not, like)

2. ____________________ any of you ____________________ sports regularly? (play)

3. Man ____________________ on the Moon in 1969. (land)

4. Right now he ____________________ on the phone. (talk).

5. A strange thing ____________________ (happen) while I ____________________ a letter. (write)

6. He ____________________ just ____________________ back. (come)

7. The Earth ____________________ around the Sun. (revolve)

8. When I _______________ (slip) and _____________ (fall down), I _______________ (cross) the street.

9. Be quiet, I ____________________ to concentrate. (try)

10. Could you close the window? I ____________________ (freeze)

11. She ____________________ not  ____________________ her homework yet. (finish)

12. The man____________________ (paint) the walls all day long yesterday.

13. The coffee ____________________ good. (smell)

14. I ________________ (not, hear) anything he said, because I______________ about something else. (think)

15. While I ____________________ (sleep), he ____________________ (clean) the house and ____________________ (prepare) dinner.

16. He____________________ (miss) his bus so he____________________ (be) really late.

17. I am not hungry, because I ____________________ (already, eat) a big hamburger.

CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES

1. They arrived at 3:00 pm yesterday.
   (just) ____________________________________________________________________
   (tomorrow) _______________________________________________________________

1. I have just finished my homework.
   (yet) ____________________________________________________________________
   (two hours ago) ___________________________________________________________
   (Alice, already) ____________________________________________________________

1. The doctors are visiting their patients at the moment.
   (already) ____________________________________________________________________
   (regularly) ___________________________________________________________________
   (not, this morning) ____________________________________________________________________

2. When I got in, the children were playing the small boxes.
   (While) ____________________________________________________________________

3. You weren’t at home at 8:00, were you?
   (now) ____________________________________________________________________

4. We had lunch at that restaurant yesterday.
   (usually) ____________________________________________________________________
   (She, at the moment) ____________________________________________________________________

5. We will learn something about insects next year.
   (last year) ____________________________________________________________________
   (yet) ____________________________________________________________________
   (these days) ____________________________________________________________________

6. Susan always wants to use my computer.
   (never, up to now) ____________________________________________________________________
   (last night) ____________________________________________________________________
   (not) ____________________________________________________________________

7. While I was watching TV, I heard a scream.
   (When) ____________________________________________________________________