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Verb tense




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VERB TENSES

I. Put the verbs in the brackets in the  simple present tense.

1. I   good marks on every subject at school. (get)

2. Rita homework after dinner. (do)

3. We the table. (lay)

4. Tim and Pat text messages every day. (send)

5. Oliver and Tim  fun every Sunday. (have)

6. Maria up her room in the morning. (tidy)

7. He  a new pen every three months. (buy)

8. The dog  out of the house every time I open the door. (run)

9. You  your glasses when you read books. (need)

10. She  my head every time she sees me. (touch)

II. Put the verbs in the brackets in the simple past tense.

1. Jane a film last night. (watch)

2. He a box. (carry)

3. They their father. (help)

4. John and Mary  homework yesterday. (do)

5. I  to Andrew. (talk)

6. Susan  with Peter. (dance)

7. The boys basketball. (try)

8. We a trip. (plan)

9. She her hair. (wash)

10. The car  at the traffic lights. (stop)

III. Put the verbs in the brackets in the present continous tense. Don't write short forms.

1. They questions now. (not ask)

2. Bob the poem by heart. (learn)

3. Nick to the sport place. (not go)

4. We a computer game. (play)

5. I the door. (not open)

6. He jokes. (not tell)

7. Peter his rabbits. (feed)

8. The baby now. (cry)

9. They the phone at the moment. (not answer)

10. She hamburgers. (not eat)

IV. Put the verbs in the brackets in the past continuous tense. Don't write short forms.

1. She a hamburger. (not eat)

2. They pictures at 3 p.m yesterday. (paint)

3. The teacher the door when the students came. (open)

4. John his bike this afternoon. (not ride)

5. We on the computer at 2 p.m. (not work)

6. Doris the news on TV when I saw him. (watch)

7. I the piano. (not practice)

8. My friends songs. (not sing)

9. Steve a cigarette at 5 yesterday afternoon. (smoke)

10. Sam and Liz for their friends. (not look)

V. Put the verbs in the brackets in the near future tense. Don't write short forms.

1. They the lunch basket. (pack)

2. I somebody the way. (not ask)

3. Rita Jim’s book. (borrow)

4. We a T-shirt. (not design)

5. I on the red button. (click)

6. The girls the boys. (not help)

7. Tim Sandra’s hair. (cut)

8. Andy and Fred a song. (not sing)

9. You dinner. (prepare)

10. He the kitchen in the garden. (not keep)

VI. Put the verbs in the brackets in the simple future tense. Don't write short forms.

1. Tim the teacher his sadness. (not tell)

2. I hope I the train to Manchester. (not miss)

3. she her hair yellow? (dye)

4. He breakfast tomorrow morning. (not prepare)

5. The manager  trees in front of the office building. (not plant)

6. Melis a beautiful long dress at her party? (wear)

7. My friends  in the city. (not live)

8. We about the bad weather. (not worry)

9. you in this lake with some of my friends. (swim)

10. You progress if you are lazy. (not make)

VII. Give the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets. 

1. We (be) tired and we’d like (sit) down.

2. What your sister (want) ? – She (want) a cold drink.

3. I (not be) hungry now, Mom.

4. There (be) any bananas?

5. He (eat) breakfast now.

6. They (play) soccer at the moment.

7. Where your sister (go) in her free time? She usually (go) to the zoo.

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8. There (not be) any water in the bottle.

9. We often (do) aerobics, but at present we (play) soccer.

10. Tomorrow is Sunday. I (visit) Ngoc Son Temple.

VIII. Choose the correct answer.

   1. Lan up at quarter past six in the morning.

   2. We  breakfast before going to school.

   3. Rachel to school every day.

   4. Adam his homework in the library in the afternoon.

   5. My parents lunch at noon.

   6. Clara chocolate chip cookies.

   7. Annie  badminton at four o’clock every day.

   8. My brother and I to the park every weekend.

   9. Julie cakes every Tuesday morning.

   10. I at nine o’clock every night.

IX. Fill in the blanks with “is”, “ are”, “ was” or “were”.

   1. The concert very nice. Everyone enjoyed it..

   2. They  my parents.

   3. John and I  playing football at 6 p.m. yesterday.

   4. Her name  Susie.

   5. We  leaving for the airport soon.

   6. He had an accident and  badly injured.

   7. This  my friend, Peter.

   8. They  living in a rented house when we saw last month.

   9. It  a wonderful day. Let’s go cycling in the park.

   10. They  playing by the pond when it started to rain.