Test" Presnt Tenses, Past Tenses, Future Tenses"

TEST I. Present Tenses, Past Tenses, Future Tenses

1. The boat (to leave) the island on Friday.

2. This time tomorrow I (to lie) on the beach.

3. You’ll be late for the train – I (to drive) you to the station.

4. Let’s see, I (to work) on the manuscript all day as I told you, and I expect I (to complete) the second chapter by about 7. OK?

5. He (to appear) to be friendly but I don’t know him very well.

6. The weather (to get) colder and colder.

7. He (to taste) the milk to see if it’s OK.

8. Mary (to change) a lot since she left school.

9. While I (to come) home yesterday, I (to meet) my old English teacher.

10. Even when we (to be) children, our parents (to discuss) family problems with us.

11. By the time the teacher (to arrive), the classroom was empty: the students (to leave).

12. Where are you? I (to wait) in the rain for two hours.

TEST II. Present Tenses, Past Tenses, Future Tenses

1. She (to be) born 25 years ago in a small village in Yorkshire.

2. This time last week I (to drive) to Athens.

3. We (not to travel) by train very often.

4. We (to have) a fantastic time here in London.

5. Kate (to forget, always) what time the soap (to start).

6. After they (to eat), they (to clear) the table.

7. His hands were covered in oil because he (to try) to fix the car all morning.

8. When we (to get back) from our holiday we (to discover) that someone (to break) into the house.

9. I (to feel) sleepy all day so I went to bed early.

10. I (to try) to fix this pipe since this morning and it (to leak, still)

11. I (to have) a shower when the telephone (to ring).

12. You see, I (to consider) accepting that job in Crete.