Grammar: ALL tenses 1

Write the verbs between brackets in the correct tense:

1. When I (look) ........................... at them, they (play) ..................................................

2. .......................................... you (ever/ meet) a famous actor?
3. They (sell) .......................................... their old car two years ago.
4. Tom's sister (go) .......................................... to school on Sundays.
5. They not (have to) .......................................... work a lot last year.
6. He (have) .......................................... some problems for years.
7. I (meet) ................................ her before she (become) ............................... Miss Universe.
8. Yesterday I (watch) .......................................... TV for hours.
9. You said you (help) .......................................... a lot of people in the war.
10. I (not/ come) .................................... to work if I (have) ............................. a cold yesterday.
11. I thought it (will) .......................................... be funny.
12. He said he (visit) .......................................... Mary the following day.
13. Tom said he (live) .......................................... in England since 1975.
14. If I had a lot of money, I (not/have to) .......................................... work.
15. I (not/ miss) .......................................... my train if I had left earlier.
16. If you (tell) .......................................... me the truth, I would help you.
17. Tom will help you if you (ask) .......................................... him.
18. We were very tired, because we (play) .......................................... tennis all morning.
19. He said he (wait) .......................................... since 4:00 A.M.
20. ..................................................... (you /ever/ visit) Madame Linda?
21. If they (arrive) .......................................... on time, they'll call us.
22. While I (watch) ............................................TV, my brother came.
23. I wish we (not/miss) ............................................ the bus yesterday.
24. Jane would help you if you (ask) ................................................. her.
25. I (buy) .......................................... this house two months ago.
26. Tom should (open) .......................................... the door when he saw me.
27. I can't buy this dress now. I wish I (have) .......................................... more money.
28. If you (listen) .......................................... to him, you would have learnt a lot.
29. Mary said they (go) .......................................... to Italy next summer.
30. Thanks God! I (to finish, just) .......................................... the tenses exercise.

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Grammar: All tenses 2

Write the verbs between brackets in the correct tense:

1. We .................................. (write) an English test at the moment.

2. We .................................. (do) five tests so far.
3. We never ................................ (learn) more than ten units per year.
4. Two weeks from now we ............................. (write) our exams.
5. Last night I ........................ (go) to the cinema. I ...................... (see) an interesting film, but my
friend and I ..................... (be) so tired that we ....................... (not have) any fun.
6. In the morning we usually ........................... (eat) cornflakes and ......................... (drink) tea. Last
Sunday we ......................... (have) a brunch and ......................... (eat) cakes and strawberries.
7. Next Sunday, I .............................. (visit) my grandma.
8. My family ............................. (live) in Boston for a very long time. My older brother
............................. (move) to California last month. He ........................... (find) an interesting job
there.
9. After we ........................ (finish) our homework my friend and I ........................... (go) shopping.
10. Yesterday we ............................ (walk) along the seaside when we .......................... (meet) two
more friends. So all of us ........................... (sit) down at the ice cream parlour and
............................ (enjoy) fantastic ice cream delights.
11. We ................................. (just/ make) pizza.
12. My friends ................................ (not/ see) “Lord of the Rings” film yet.
13. Before we ............................... (walk) to school we ............................ (have) breakfast together.
14. .......................................... (you/ see) the big red parrot last week?
15. .......................................... (you/ ever/ eat) sushi?
16. The last Olympic Games .......................... (take) place in Sydney in 2000. The games
............................. (be) very successful. Since then, a lot more tourists ........................ (visit)
Australia.
17. It normally ........................... (take) 22 hours to fly to Sydney. That’s why a lot of tourist
............................. (not fly) to Australia. 22 hours in the air can be quite long.
18. A few weeks ago, I ......................... (ask) my friends what they ......................... (see) in Australia.
They ....................... (say): “We ......................... (see) many koalas and kangaroos when we
............................. (travel) around Down Under.”
19. Microsoft ............................. (be) a famous company in Seattle. Bill Gates ...............................
(make) millions of money with it so far.
20. All of you ......................... (learn) English for five years. I hope this grammar exercise
............................ (be) easy for you.

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Grammar: All tenses 3

Write the verbs between brackets in the correct tense:

1. Mr. Nilson (teach) ………………. Math every Monday.

2. My friends (do) …………………... three English tests so far.
3. This year, I (work) ………………….. hard in order to achieve good results.
4. Two months from now, we (finish) ………………. our exams.
5. Last Saturday, we (go) ……………. to the movies and we (see) ………… an interesting film. But
my friend Jenny (be) …………. very exhausted and finally we (not /have) …………. any fun.
6. Every Monday, she (prepare) …………. cakes for breakfast and she (drink) …………. black tea. But
last Monday, she (forget) …………. cakes and she (buy) …………. cookies from the cake shop.
7. Doctor Brick (work) ………………. in this hospital since 1980.
8. The following week, Nadia (travel)……………………. to Marrakech.
9. After Maria (finish) ………………. her work, she (go) ……………… back home by car.
10. My mother (cook) ………………….…. lunch before we arrived.
11. My friend Khalid (not /watch) ………………….…. “AVATAR” film yet.
12. Before they (walk) …………. to school, they (ask) …………. their father for pocket money.
13. (Fight / you) ……………….…. with your classmates last week?
14. (Ever/ you/ eat) ………………..…. broccoli?
15. I always avoid (talk) …………………. to him because he is a very bad person.
16. If he had driven slowly, he (make) …………….…. this terrible accident.
17. The president said that the program (create) ………………….. by his company last year.
18. If I (be) ……………… you, I wouldn’t talk to him again.
19. I wish I (be) ………………… a millionaire.
20. Look! The father (serve) …………… coffee and the son (watch) ………………. TV.
21. Sorry, I (do/ never) …………………… a difficult grammar exercise like this!
22. (Enrol) ……………………. people into literacy classes helps us fight illiteracy.
23. Tony (learn) …………… English before he (travel) ……………….…. to USA.
24. They’re looking forward (visit) ………….…. New York City.
25. After she (take) ….…. a shower, she (put on) …….…. her clothes and she (leave) ………….….
26. This romance movie always makes me (cry) …………….….
27. Barbara wishes she (see) ……………….…. her grandfather before he died.

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USE the verbs from brackets in: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect
Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Future Simple or ‘ to be going to’.

1. A: Listen to this terrible noise! B: Where ....................... it ........................... (come) from?

2. A: Have you got any plans for next weekend? B: Yes, sure. My parents and I .............................................. (visit)
my grandparents in Vienna.
3. The Browns usually ...................................... (spend) their holidays at the seaside but last summer they
............................... (decide) to visit the Himalayas.
4. A: ............................. you ever ............................ (be) in New York? B: No, I ............................. never ...................... there.I
am not sure, but I hope I ................................... (go) there in a few years.
5. ................................ you ................... (go) to the cinema with me? I ......................... (have) two tickets for “Hobbit”
movie.
6. A: You look tired! B: I know. I ..................................................................... (work) in the garden for the whole day.
7. Peter usually ...................................... (go)to school by his own car. He ......................................... (have) his driving
licence for 2 years.
8. A: Look at those clouds! It ............................................... (rain). B: What a pity! It means that we ...................................
(go) sunbathing today.
9. She ......................................... (not / eat) anything yesterday because she ........................................... (not / have) time.
10. The shop ..................................... (open) at 9.00am and ...................................... (close) at 10.00pm every day.
11. Yesterday when I ...................................... (have) a bath, my best friend ................................... (phone) me, because
she ........................................ (not know) what to do.
12. Peter ................................... (want) to invite Jane for a dinner at the restaurant last night but she ...............................
(have) some other plans.
13. Elizabeth, who is a famous biologist, ................................. (fly) to northern Alaska last summer, because she
................................. (want) to film a pack of wolves.
14. I ..................................... (read) his books when I was at school. I .................................................... (enjoy) them very
much.
15. When Mary ................................................. (run) down the hill she ................................... (break) her left arm.
16. You can (borrow) my car. I (not/need) it at the moment.
17. I .................................................. (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.
18. My brother has a blind eye. He ............................................................ (fight) at school with an older guy.
19. He can't .................................... (open) the door. He ............................................ (have) a shower.
20. Hurry up! The bus ....................................... (come). I .......................................... (not / want) to be late for school.
21. She ............................................... (not get) married until she ................................... (be) 25.
22. A: Mum, we .................................................. (not/have) any milk in the fridge! B: Ok, I .................................... (buy)
some later. I .............................................. (do) shopping in the evening.
23. If I................................. (be) you, I would talk to her more politely. Perhaps she ............................... (agree) then.
24. A: What are you doing? B: I’m ................................... (look) at cars on Allegro. I ......................................... (buy) a
bigger one for me and my family.
25. If you ...................................... (not/be) so impolite, I would enjoy your company.
26. A: Have you told him about the party? B: Not yet. But I .................................. (tell) him when I ......................... (get)
back from lunch.
27. I ................................................... (not/go) to bed until the film ............................................... (finish).
28. A: This is my house.B: How long .......................... you .........................(live) here? I ...................................... (live) here
since 1997.
29. I ........................................................ (write) these sentences since 9 o’clock. I ..................................... (need) a break.
30. Unless he ........................................ (pass), he ............................................. (not/get) to the medical university.
31. Young children would learn to speak better if they .......................................................... (watch) less television.
32. If your son ....................................... (watch) violent television programmes, he .............................. (become)
aggressive.
33. A: Are you ready to order? B: Yes. I ....................................... (have) pizza with double cheese, ham and
mushrooms, and a glass of diet Coke.
34. As soon as I ............................................. (finish) reading this book, I ....................................... (lend) it to you.
 35. A: I .................................. just ................................... (tell) one of my biggest secrets. B: I .......................................... (tell) it
to anyone, I promise!
36. Peter ........................................... (play) football regularly when he was in high school.
37. I ............................................... (write) the date of her birthday in my diary before I .................................. it.
38. We ............................................ (not/can) buy a new car until we ................................... (save) enough money.
39. A: Look at the cat! It ............................................... (fall) from the tree. B: Don’t worry! I ........................................ (catch)
it.
40. Wow, he's a really good sprinter! I ........................................... (not/see) anyone who can run so fast!

Find and correct the sentences. There is one mistake in every SENTENCE
1. I am drinking a lot of coffee every day. ......................................................................................................................
2. Have you ever sold anything in the Internet? .........................................................................................................
3. I love when my grandma cooks home-done food. It’s delicious. ............................................................................
4. This light is automatic. It turns each other on and off. ................................................................................................
5. I’m totally broken. I even don’t have money to buy bread. ............................................................................................
6. Can you pass me a spoon? I need to cut the steak into pieces. ......................................................................................
7. How many luggages do you have? .........................................................................................................
8. You don’t have to smoke in a hospital. It’s forbidden. ......................................................................................
9. Worst month to travel through France is August. ...................................................................................................................
10. A: What firm is your phone? B: It’s Samsung. .....................................................................................................
11. You are looking tired. Why don’t you go to bed. ....................................................................................................
12. He’s middle height and slightly overweight. ...............................................................................................................
13. You will never can speak English well if you don’t study hard enough. ........................................................................
14. Mark is an extremely charmy boy. I really like him. .................................................................................................................
15. My brother is going to set off a business company. ..........................................................................................................
16. What do you usually have to breakfast? ...................................................................................................................
17. She left a speech on his voice mail. ...........................................................................................................
18. I was really disappointing when I found out that I failed the exam. ......................................................................
19. Can I have a sandwich? I’m starved. ..................................................................................................................
20. Would you mind send me the report? .....................................................................................................................
21. As soon as I’ll finish my homework, I’ll go shopping. .........................................................................................
22. Can you do me a flavour and sent this letter for me? .................................................................................................
23. Go to the bathroom and clean your hands in the sink. .........................................................................................
24. It mustn’t be John. He’s taller and much slimmer than that guy. ...................................................................................
25. How often do you eat small-fat food? ...................................................................................................................
26. Animals in this jungle are bad-treated. ........................................................................................................................
27. I think that Maths is my favourite object at school. .............................................................................................
28. 10 children took place in an experiment. ..................................................................................................
29. If you could change one part of your body, what it would be? ................................................................................
30. Her parents sent her to the best board school in the country. ............................................................................................
31. Ouch! You’ve walked on my foot and now it hurts! ...............................................................................................................
32. This is Mark. He is my college from work. .............................................................................................................
33. I’ve been having classes with her for October. ..........................................................................................................
34. How about go to the cinema tonight? I’ve got tickets for “Skyfall” ...............................................................................
35. Do you prefer doing sport or being a watcher? ...............................................................................................................
36. If you want to eat something you can buy food in a buffet carriage. .................................................................................
37. I live in a small century which is surrounded by trees. ...............................................................................................
38. I use to live in London when I was a teenager. ..........................................................................................................
39. My sister moved out and now she is an undependent person. ..........................................................................................
40. After the argument they didn’t speak to themselves for a week.
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