PRESEN TENSES - PRACTICE

I. Simple Present or Present Continuous?

1. It rains / it's raining very hard - maybe we shouldn't go out.
2. I eat / I'm eating lunch with my coworkers every day.
3. My son hates / is hating vegetables. He never eats them.
4. William's not home right now. He travels / He's traveling.
5. These shoes don't fit / aren't fitting. I need a larger size.
6. From the tone of her voice, it sounds / it's sounding like she's angry.
7. My sister has / is having long black hair.
8. I usually go / I'm usually going to the gym in the morning.
9. My car is being repaired, so I rent / I'm renting a car this week.
10. I confess / I'm confessing that I have a drinking problem.
11. He approves / He's approving of your idea.
12. I've done my part. Now it depends / it's depending on you.
13. I have / I'm having trouble concentrating today.

II. Choose the correct answer

1. Derek _____________ flowers for his mom every Mother’s day.
A. buys B. to buy C. will bought D. buying
2. We usually _____________ to the beach with our friends every week.
A. have gone B. going C. goes D. go
3. The Sun _____________ in the east and _____________ in the west.
A. rising, setting B. rises, sets C. rise, set D. to rise, to set
4. Tom and Linda _____________ the subway train to work every day.
A. takes B. took C. take D. have taken
5. He _____________ the car at the moment.
A. is washing B. are washing C. washed D. has washed
6. Shh! Be quiet the baby _____________ now.
A. sleeps B. has slept C. are sleeping D. is sleeping
7. I _____________ him since yesterday morning.
A. hadn’t seen B. hasn’t seen C. haven’t seen D. haven’t seeing
8. The Prime Minister _____________ a speech in the television right now.
A. is giving B. was give C. are giving D. Given
9. We _____________ cleaning the kitchen.
A. had just finished B. have just finished C. Just have finished D. had just finished
10. For three hours, Jim _____________ for his mother at the airport.
A. have waited B. is waiting C. waited D. has waited
11. Lauren and Sarah _____________ Spanish with Mrs. Andersen right now
A. are studying B. is studying C. will study D. studied
12. So far, He _____________ anything to make me feel bad.
A. haven’t done B. having done C. hasn’t done D. hadn’t done

III. Fill in the blank with the correct type of verbs

1. You can’t see Jimmy now. He ____________________ a bath. (HAVE)
2. He ____________________ to the theatre. (NEVER GO)
3. Anne ____________________ all her clothes herself. At the moment, she____________________ a
dress for a fancy dress party (MAKE, MAKE).
4. He usually ________________ coffee for breakfast, but today he ____________________ tea
(HAVE, HAVE).
5. I can’t go home now because it ____________________ , and I ____________________ an
6. umbrella. (RAIN, NOT HAVE).
 7. In Britain, women normally ____________________ hats. (NOT WEAR)
8. The sun __________________ in the east and __________________ in the west (RISE, SET)
9. Who ____________________ that terrible noise outside? – It’s Dad. He____________________ the
lawn. (MAKE, MOW)
10. I ____________________ this weekend near the coast. I ____________________ there nearly
every weekend. (SPEND, GO)

PAST TENSES – PRACTICE

I. Fill in the blank with the correct type of verbs
1. My friend Harry (FALL)_______________ off the ladder while he _______________ the ceiling of
his room. (PAINT)
2. We (BUY)_______________ the house in 2003. At that time it (COST)_______________ £
150,000.
3. Dad (NOT BE)_______________ interested in buying a new car.
4. 4. My sister (WAIT)__________________ for me at the airport terminal when I
(ARRIVE)_______________.
5. A few nights ago, I (READ) _______________ a book when suddenly I (HEAR)_______________
a noise outside. A few teenagers (PLAY)__________________ loud music.
6. The fire (STILL BURN)____________________ when the first firefighters (ARRIVE)
_______________ at the scene.
7. My brother (LOOK)_______________ for a job when he (COME)_______________ across an
interesting ad in the newspaper.
8. I (HEAR)_______________ someone call my name. I (TURN)_______________ around and
(SAW)_______________my dad standing at the back of the queue. I (BE)_______________ so
surprised.
9. My sister (WEAR)_______________ a bright summer dress when I (SEE)_______________ her at
the performance.
10. I (START) _______________ preparing dinner at 4.pm and I (BE) _______________ still at it
when my wife (COME)_______________ home.
11. My friend Tim (NOT FEEL)_______________well yesterday because he
(EAT)_______________too many sweets
12. After she (REST) _______________, she (FEEL) _______________much better.
13. She (KNOW) _______________him for a year before they finally (GO) on holidays together.
14. I asked him what (HAPPEN) because I (HEAR) _______________noise the whole morning.
15. I (NOT GO) _______________to the meeting last Monday because nobody (INVITE)
_______________me.
II. Choose the correct answer
1. When Sally______into the car, she remembered she______the water boiler on.
A. was getting/has left B. got/had left
C. had got/leaves D. got/was leaving
2. We______our meal on the train as it______across the beautiful countryside.
A. have enjoyed/is going B. enjoyed/had gone
C. had been enjoying/has gone D. were enjoying/was going
3. They______for only a few minutes when they______a flat tyre.
A. have been travelling/had B. have travelled/were having
C. travelled/have had D. were travelling/had
4. Grandpa______his last car for thirty years when he ______it last year.
A. was having/sold B. had/had sold
C. had/was selling D. had had/ sold
5. Although he______his early childhood in Germany, he doesn’t remember anything from that time now.
A. had been spending B. has spent
C. spent D. was spending
 6. Vegetables and fruits don’t taste as delicious as they______when I ______a kid.
A. did/have been B. have done/was
C. were doing/had been D. used to do/was
7. Frank______to this city five years ago, but it seems he still______used to living with the heavy
traffic here.
A. moved/isn’t B. has moved/doesn’t
C. was moving/wasn’t D. moved/didn’t
8. I______my pen, and I don’t remember where I last______it.
A. have lost/have used B. lost/have used
C. have lost/used D. had lost/was using

FUTURE TENSES – PRACTICE

I. Fill in the blank with the correct type of verbs
1. We_______________(have) dinner at a seaside restaurants on Sunday.
2. It_______________(snow) in Brighton tomorrow evening.
3. Wait! I_______________(drive)you to the station.
4. I_______________(see) my mother in April.
5. You’re carrying too much. I_______________(open) the door for you.
6. I don’t think you _______________(have) any problems when you land in Boston.
7. Now, I_______________(check) my answers.
8. If you like funny films, go and see this one. You_______________(have) a great time.
9. I hope the weather_______________(be)nice when you get to Danang.
10. Jack missed the train. He_______________(be) late again.

I. Complete the sentences in reported speech.

1. He said, "I like this song."
→ He said __________________________________________________________
2. "Where is your sister?" she asked me.
→ She asked me _____________________________________________________
3. "I don't speak Italian," she said.
→ She said _________________________________________________________
4. "Say hello to Jim," they said.
→ They asked me ____________________________________________________
5. "The film began at seven o'clock," he said.
→ He said __________________________________________________________
6. "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
→ She told the boys __________________________________________________
7. "Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.
→ She asked him ____________________________________________________
8. "I never make mistakes," he said.
→ He said __________________________________________________________
9. "Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.
→ He wanted to know ________________________________________________
10. "Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.
→ The stuntman advised the audience ____________________________________
II. Rewrite the sentences without changing its meaning.
1. People said that he had a lot of money in the bank.
→ He was ___________________________________________________________
2. “What time does the meeting begin?” she said to me.
→ She ______________________________________________________________
3. I must go on a diet. I want to be thinner. (so as to)
→ I ________________________________________________________________
4. Do you mind if I take a photo?
→ Would ___________________________________________________________
5. The last time I played tennis was in 1990.
→ I have ____________________________________________________________
6. They painted the house. They wanted to someone buy it. (in order to)
→ They
7. They published a lot of books in English last year.
→ A lot of ___________________________________________________________
8. Tim keeps forgetting doing his homework.
→ Tim is____________________________________________________________
9. He said, “I want to meet you immediately, Mary”
→ He told Mary ______________________________________________________
10. Please don’t smoke I the kitchen.
→ Would you mind ___________________________________________________
11. The teacher said to Nam, “Do you understand this lesson?”
→ The teacher asked Nam ______________________________________________
12. The students have done the test easily.
→ The test __________________________________________________________
13. You have talked all the times in class.
→ You are___________________________________________________________