Verb Tenses: Exercise A. Fill in the correct form of the present tense - simple or progressive. 1. Could you be a bit more quiet? - I __________the newspaper. (READ) 2. ___________ coffee or tea in the morning ? (YOU DRINK). 3. They _________a giant shopping centre near our home. (BUILD) 4. Can you call later? I ____________a shower (HAVE) 5. I usually ___________ to work, but today I _______________the car (WALK, TAKE) 6. They ________________rugby at school twice a week (PLAY) 7. She always ___________________ lunch at school (HAVE) 8. Our teacher ______________ from Manchester, just like I do (COME). 9. What ________________? - She's a shop assistant (SHE DO)? 10.Could you please repeat that? I ________________ the instructions (NOT UNDERSTAND) 11.When we are in Paris, we always ______________ by metro (TRAVEL) 12.I __________________with my boyfriend at the moment (LIVE) 13.You can't go in there. She ________________well right now. (NOT FEEL) 14.I sometimes _________________about a nice villa near the lake. (DREAM) 15.Our guide ___________________ three languages (SPEAK)
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B. Fill in the correct form of the PAST TENSE
1. When we were in Canada, we __________skiing almost every day. (GO) 2. About four years ago I ___________to become a restaurant manager. (DECIDE) 3. When I was younger I _____________pizza almost every day (EAT) 4. George____________ a shower when someone suddenly _______ at the door. (HAVE, KNOCK) 5. Jimmy and I __________from the house to the taxi because it __________heavily (RUN, RAIN) 6. Two men ______________outside so I went to see what it was (ARGUE) 7. At midnight I __________, but Mary ___________ to music (SLEEP, LISTEN) 8. Daniel ________you yesterday afternoon, but you weren't around (CALL) 9. Penny _________to catch the bus when she __________and _____________down (RUN, SLIP, FALL) 10.We ____________breakfast when the message ___________ (EAT, COME) 11.I ____________about my favourite dish when the alarm clock ____________off (DREAM, GO) 12.While I __________ for tomorrow's game , a neighbor __________ to visit me (PRACTICE, COME)