revision of tenses

1. every month

2. 3 years ago

3. ago

4. in 1997

5. already

6. always

7. at 3 o’clock

8. last

9. for three days

10. since 8 o’clock

11. at that time

12. at weekend

13. before

14. during

15. last week

16. ever

17. every day

18. for 10 years

19. on my birthday

20. in 2000

21. in the mornings

22. just

23. last Easter

24. lately

25. never

26. now

27. occasionally

28. this year

29. often

30. on Mondays

31. on weekdays

32. previous

33. rarely

34. recently

35. last year

36. right now

37. seldom

38. since 1999

39. so far

40. sometimes

41. the other day

42. this

43. today

44. twice a week

45. usually

46. when

47. while

48. since he was born

49. yet

W rite the verbs in the proper tenses

1. They …………………….. (wait) for their teacher to come, but the teacher ……………….. (not/come) yet.

2. We ……………….. (wait) for my mother to come when she ……………… (call) and ………………. (tell) that she would be late.

3. We ……………….. (buy) this bicycle last week, but look my brother ……………….. (already/break) it!

4. The time what you ………………… (spend) in the library yesterday was enough to do your homework.

5. While we ………………… (talk) to the teacher, the bell …………….. (ring).

6. She …………………. (just/tell) me that our teacher ………………… (fall) ill.

7. The children outside are very loud! I guess they ……………….. (play) hop scotch.

8. I ………………………… (finish) school in 1999. Then I………………… (enter) the university.

9. We ……………….. (already/write) three essays this term.

10. Kate ……………… (read) a lot of magazines. She usually ……………… (buy) three or four magazines every week.

11. Many students ……………………… (not/like) to do their homework, but then their teacher usually ……………….. (give) them a bad mark.

12. My father ……………….. (work) very hard recently.

13. We …………………. (just/buy) a new house now we …………….. (renovate) it. We ………………… (not/move) in yet.

14. We ………………. (have) a good time at our holiday last year.

15. As we ………………. (not/have) a camera during our vocation we ……………… (not/take) any pictures.

16. When Tom ……………….. (pass) his driving test he ……………. (be) very happy.

17. I …………….. (go) to work by bus, but my sister usually …………… (walk) as she ………………. (think) that it is healthier.

18. When my granny ………………… (give) me a little puppy as a present for my birthday I ……………. (be) very happy.

19. The family usually ………………… (travel) together. They …………….. (be) to many different countries.

20. We ………………… (not/decide) yet where to go. I ………………… (think) we will go to the place where we ………………….. (go) last year.

W rite the verbs in the proper tenses

1. I ………………… (see) you in town the other day. You ………………… (sit) in a café with Linda. You were both so excited that you ………………. (not/see) me. What …………………….. (you/talk) about?

2. John ………………….. (read) three books this week. He usually …………….. (not/like) to read, but last week he ………………. (get) two bad marks as he had not read the books for school.

3. I ……………….. (not/eat) anything today. I am so hungry! I ……………. (think) I will go to the café and buy a sandwich!

4. I ………………… (practice) the piano twice a week. My sister also ………….. (like) music, but she ……………….. (not/play) any musical instruments. She ……………… (sing) in a choir.

5. We usually………………… (eat) our lunch at home but today we ……………….. (eat) at a famous restaurant.

6. When she ………………. (come) into the room she ……………… (see) that the children …………….. (play) with the cat.

7. While they ……………… (have) lunch their cat ………….. (run) into the room with a mouse in its mouth.

8. She ……………… (be) deaf since she was born. She ………………… (visit) many famous doctors with no result so far. She ………………… (hope) that one day she will hear.

9. She ……………….. (not/decide) where to go after school yet. When she …………….. (be) a little girl, she ………………. (want) to be a teacher, but now she ……………….. (not/want) to do it any more.

10. Mark ………………… (get) up early in the mornings. He …………….. (start) his work at 6 o’clock and it …………………. (mean) that he ………….. (have) to get up at 4:30. Yesterday he ………………. (be) late as he had forgotten to set his alarm clock.

11. I ……………… (just/do) my work and I can go out. I am very happy because my boyfriend …………………. (have) a party and he ………………. (invite) all of his friends

12. Tom and Mary ………………… (go) to visit their friends last Easter. They ……………….. (stay) there for three days.

13. I …………………….. (work) a lot lately. My exams ………….. (start) on 1^st May and I still …………… (have) a lot to do. I ………………. (read) three books but I …………….. (have) two more to read.

14. She ……………….. (never/ride) a horse. She ………….. (think) that it might be dangerous.

15. I am busy at the moment. I ………………. (write) an essay. I …………… (need) some more time to finish.

16. I ………………….. (listen) to a beautiful song now.

17. We occasionally………………. (go) to the cinema. Last time when we …………. (go) there we …………….. (see) a very interesting film.

Correct the mistakes

1. They have seen a lot last week.

2. She hurted her knee.

3. Childs wore nice uniform when they went to the cinema.

4. I has learned a lot this year.

5. We did not wrote the essay.

6. She go to work every day.

7. Went you to school last week?

8. Do you gone there yet?

9. She did drive home after the party.

10. We not worked hard.

11. She are writing a poem now.

12. They buyed a new car last year.

13. Did she knew the answer?

14. She have cooked a lot yesterday.

15. Do she knows the right answer?

16. They run along the sea last summer.

17. They knows what it mean.

18. Does he works very hard?

19. Have you already ate?

20. While she waited for me she was calling me three times!

21. As they come to see me last week, they said that you have bought a new car.

22. My teacher have given me a lot of homework to do.

23. See they already the movie?

24. I listening to music, don’t disturb me.

25. She promise me to come, but she not come yet.

26. We read many interesting articles at school.

27. We are seeing that wonderful picture! Come and have a look.

28. The children has many toys.

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