I.

TENSE
A.Put in the correct tense of the verbs in brackets:
B.Use the simple present, the present continuous tense, the simlpe past or past continuous tense.
1.We often..(drink) coffee in the morning. But yesterday morning we..(drink) tea.
2.On my way home I often.(meet) many children who
(go) to school.
3.he sun..(rise) in the !ast and .(set) in the West.
".When they.(finish) their work# hey.(finish) it two hours ago.
$.What she still..(do) when her mother(go) to %ed last night#
&'he still..(write) an essay on the hames.
(.What you..(do)now#
&We (re)air) our house. We..(ho)e) e*erything ..
(%e) nice.
+.,e often.( %uy) )resents for his daughter on her %irthday.-esterday (%e) her 1$th %irthday.
,e
(%uy) her a %ig doll.
.. ,e..(%egin) to learn foreign languages when he.
(%e) /uite young.
0.1eo)le(know) that 2olum%us ..(disco*er) 3merica nearly $44 years ago.
14.hey all.(%elie*e) that he 5ust ..(come) %ack from 6ondon last week.
.Use the simple past or present perfect tenses.
1.hey 5ust.(decide) to %uy a new house.
2.78one with the Wind7 is the most interesting film we
( see) recently.
3.-ou..(see) 9am last 'unday.#
Oh: no I..(not see) him for many days now.
".'ince when you.(learn) !#
I..(learn) it since I.( %e) a girl of twel*e.
$.-ou e*er (%e) to ,2; city#
&9o: I (not %e) there yet. But my )arents ..(%e) there twice this year.
(.hey ..(do) nothing since they (get) u).
+.;y %rother..(5oin) the army when he( %e) 1..
1.Whenhe (lea*e) ,anoi for ,2; city#
&,e .(lea*e) yesterday morning.
2.hey.(start) to learn ! when they (%e) only 14 years old.
3.she ..()lay) the )iano when we .(arri*e).
".What you(do) at . o<clock yesterday when he(come) to see you#
&Oh: I(write) a leter to my eldest %rother.
$.hey still.(slee)) when their father(come) %ack from work.
(.'he..(come) into the room:..(o)en) the window:.( turn) on the light: and
(%egin) to read a news)a)er.
+.It.(rain) hard when they ..(%e) on their way home.3s they(ha*e) no
raincoats with them: they..
(%e) wet through.
..,er mother .(cook) in the kitchen while her father
(clean) the sitting & room.
0.When I( come ) to her house: 'he (work) in the garden. 'he.(tell)
me that she usually ..(do) the gardening when she .(ha*e) free time.
14. It.(%e) 2a.m. !lisa(wake) u).'he (look) out.It.(snow).







,e.(ser*e) in the army for 3 years and then (go) to uni*ersiy.
..,ow long you..(li*e) in this town#
&I.(li*e) in this town for ten years.
0.;y sister.(finish) school in 100+ and ..(%e) a student at the 9ational =ni*ersity since then.
14.;y )arents.(go) out.hey will %e %ack soon.
!.Use the simple past or past perfect tense.
1.What you(do) there %efore you ..(return) home#
2.When I.(come) to his house yesterday: his mother..
(tell) me that he..(go) to the cinema with his friend two hours %efore.
3.,e(go) to !ngland after he(study) ! for two years.
".Before they(go) *ery far: they (find) that they(lose) their way.
$.When their father..(get) home from work: they .
(tell) him that they already ..(cook) the dinner.
(.By the time he..( return) home from !ngland: they
3lready(%uild) a new house for him.
+.When 1eter(arri*e) at the cinema: the film already
..(start).
..he %oy .(say) that he..(do) all his homework %efore he..(go) to %ed.
0.he children..(%egin) to do the e>ercise after they
..(re*iew) all the rules.
14.,e(make) a re)ort on the history of !ngland after he .(read) a lot of %ooks a%ou it.
E.Use the simple present or simple future tense.
1.,e..(learn) ?rench when he(ha*e) time.
2.hey (not go) on working until the rain (sto)) .
3.I.(not do) it until they.(tell) me to.
".hey..(come) to see their grand)arents %efore they
.(lea*e) for 9ew -ork
$.'he(learn) one more foreign language when she..
.(go) to uni*ersity.
(.hey(not go) home until it.(sto)) raining.
+.Where you.(%e) at this time tomorrow#
&I.(%e) at the meeting.
..9o%ody(know) what he.(do) to earn his li*ing after he( finish) school.
0.When we..(meet) again#
&We (meet) again when I( return) home from 3ustralia.
14.,e.(%e) %usy at the moment. But he..
(come) to gi*e you a hel)ing hand as soon as he.
( finish) his work.
".Use an appropriate tense of the verbs in brackets.
1.We still(do) our work now. But we..(go) with you right after we..(finish) it.
2.,e(get) off the train and(go) straight home.But he soon..(reali@e) he
..(lea*e) his um%rella on the train.
3.;y %rother.(decide) that he(%uy) a motor%ike ne>t year.
".,e(%e) good to me since I(%e) a little girl. I(ho)e) I(not
forget) his kindness.
$.hey still .(li*e) in a small hoouse now. But they
..(mo*e) to a %ig %uilding as soon as they..
(finish) re)airing it.
(.'ince when you..(work) a this factory#
&I.(work) at this factory since I(%e) *ery young.
+.,ow long they..(%e) here#
&I (not know) e>actly .;ay %e : they .(%e) here since + o<clock.
..,e.(come) into the study: (stare) at me and..(lea*e) without saying a word.
#.Use correct form of the verb in brackets.







1.'he has to ask the %oys(sto)) (make) noise.
2.1lease kee) the fire..(%urn). I<ts so cold in here.
3.-ou mustn<t come into this room without ..(knock) first.
".Ao you get used to.(swim) in the ri*er or in the sea#
$.hey ke)t.(talk) a%out the tiger & tamers.
(.I ho)e you are..(satisfy) with what you..(5ust do).
+.'he was sitting alone.(look) *ery unha))y.
..I<m not e>)ecting him..()hone) me tonight %ut I ho)e he does.
0.Why do you always look so ..(%ore)# Is your life really ..(%ore) #
14.,ow a%out .(gi*e) me a hand#
&'ure. I<d %e glad to hel) .
11.I<m ha*ing mu house..()aint) .
12.hey always ha*e him..(hel)) them with their !.
13.,e works *ery hard. It<s not( sur)rise) that he is always tired.
1".his car used to.()aint) white.
1$.;y friends suggested(go) %y %us.
1(.hey were made .(work) for nothing.
1+.We are reading 7Aa*id 2o))erfield7(write) %y 2harles Aickens.
1..In s)ite of .(li*e) far from school: this )u)il always comes to class on time.