REVIEW OF PRESENT TENSES

A. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE PRESENT SIMPLE OR

PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORMS OF THE VERBS IN PARENTHESES.

1. Hilda ______________ (STAY) with her parents while she’s visiting Cuzco.
2. Julian ______________ (TRAIN) very hard for his next athletics competition.
3. Betty can’t go to the movies with us, she ______________ (STUDY) for her History test
tomorrow.
4. Vanessa ___________ (DRINK) approximately 3 litres of water everyday.
5. Jason _____________ (LIKE, NOT) lucuma.
6. Mariana _____________ (DO, NOT) well at school this term, her grades ___________
(FALL).
7. Abigail ___________ (BEHAVE) suspiciously nice today, I wonder what she
___________ (PLAN).
8. Heidi ___________ (STUDY) medicine at university, and she ___________ (DO) her
internship at a clinic.
9. Katherine ___________ (WORK) in the farm in summer and she often ___________
(GO) to bed late on Saturdays.
10. Alan usually ___________ (BRUSH) his teeth 4 times a day especially now that he
___________ (SEE) a dentist.
11. Terry and his girlfriend _____________ (RUN) to catch the bus now, they ___________
(LIVE) in San Francisco at the moment but they __________________ (HAVE) a hard
time adapting.
12. Hurry up! Everybody ___________ (WAIT) for you. Why ___________ (TAKE) so long
every time?
13. - ______________ (LISTEN) to the radio every day?
- No, just occasionally.
- __________________ (LISTEN) to the radio now?
- No, you can-turn it off.
14. The Nile River ___________ (FLOW) into the Mediterranean. This month the river
___________ (FLOW) very fast much faster than usual.
15. We usually ___________ (GROW) vegetables in our garden, but this year we
__________________ (GROW, NOT) any.
16. They often ___________ (PLAY) basketball but today they ____________ (PLAY)
football.
17. We ____________ (WAIT) for the shop to open but it _____________ (OPEN, NOT)
until nine.
18. Mr. Jacoby often ___________ (GO) to the theatre but his wife ____________ (GO,
NOT) very often. He ___________ (LIKE) all sorts of plays
19. She ______________ (STUDY, NOT) Spanish, she ___________ (SPEAK) it very
fluently. She ____________ (LEARN) Portuguese.
20. Gregory and Claire ___________ (HAVE) their lunch in the hotel room while everyone
else ___________ (EAT) in the dining room.
21. - You ___________ (LOOK) like your sister.
- I ___________ (KNOW)! And she ___________ (LOOK) fantastic all the time, doesn’t
she?
22. Carlos ___________ (USE, NEVER) his mobile phone if he ___________ (DRIVE), he
___________ (LIKE) to keep his focus on the road.
23. Ivana ___________ (GET) lots of emails every day but she ______________ (SEEM,
NOT) to have the time to reply them all. She ____________ (REPLY, ONLY) the most
important ones.
24. Luis _______________ (PROGRAM) his satellite TV decoder now because his wife
________________(FORGET, USUALLY) what time her favorite soap-opera
___________ (START).
25. The chef ___________ (TASTE) the stew that her sous-chef prepared because it
___________ (SMELL) a bit different than usual and he ______________ (TRUST,
NOT) his assistant so much yet.

C. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

1. Where ____? I live in New York.

a) do you live
b) have you lived
2. How long ____ here?
a) do you live
b) have you lived
3. 'How ____ my name?' 'I know all about you.'
a) have you know
b) do you know
4. How long ____ her?
a) have you known
b) do you know
5. 'How long ____ to take this medicine?' 'Oh, you have to take it for a long time.'
a) do I have
b) have I had
6. ____ today's newspaper?
a) Have you read
b) Do you read
7. ____ Mike today?
a) Do you see
b) Have you seen
8. What ____ about his new boss?
a) do you think
c) have you thought
9. How long ____ studying English?
a) do you have
b) have you been
10. My sister ____ romantic poetry.
a) likes
b) have liked
11. 1. Breakfast ____ ready at 8.00 am every morning.
a) is
b) has been
12. I ____ my keys, I can't find them.
a) have lost
b) lose
13. I _____ this famous cake. To be honest, it looks awful.
a) don’t try
b) haven’t tried
14. I _____ to see this movie. It looks stupid.
a) don’t want
b) haven’t wanted
15. _____ to China?
a) Have you ever been
b) Are you ever
16. He saw a documentary about this restaurant and he _____ to go there.
a) doesn’t want
b) hasn’t wanted
17. “Are you coming with us to see Blood Diamond?” “Sorry I_____ it.”
a) already see
b) have already seen it
18. I have something to tell you, I _____ pregnant for about two months.
a) am
b) have been
19. He _____ to him since Monday.
a) hasn’t talked
b) doesn’t talk
20. I _____ broccoli. How about you?
a) have never liked
b) don’t ever like

D. USE THE VERBS IN PARENTHESES IN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS OR

PRESENT PERFECT FORMS TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.

1. Hannah _______________________ (LIVE) in Chicago for 13 years, but now she

_______________________ (THINK) of moving to San Francisco.
2. Gregory and Sabrina _______________________ (GET) married in a small church
today, they _______________________ (BE) together since they were in high school.
3. Carolina _______________________ (STUDY) fashion design at university. She’s on
her second year.
4. “How ___________ you ____________ (DO)?” “I’m fine, thanks, how about you?”
5. Dinosaurs _______________________ (BE) extinct for millions of years.
6. ____________ anyone ___________ (SEE) Jessica today? If you see her, please tell
her that I _______________________ (LOOK) for her.
7. I _______________________ (SAY, NOT) that he’s guilty, but he ____________
___________ (CHANGE) his story more than once since he was first questioned.
8. ___________ you ____________ (SEE) my favorite cap? I think that I ____________
___________ (LOSE) it outside somewhere.
9. Victor and Anna _______________________ (FLY) to Hawaii on holidays now. They
_______________________ (WAIT) for this trip since they got married three years
ago.
10. Vincent _______________________ (HAVE) his mobile for six years, but I
_______________________ (TRY) to convince him to change it.
11. I’m sorry, Jason, but Nicole _______________________ (TAKE) a nap at the
moment and she can’t answer the phone.
12. Daphne and Laura _______________________ (FALL, RECENTLY) out, they
_______________________ (TALK, NOT) talking to each other.
13. – Why ___________ you ____________ (PLAY) video games? Don’t you have
homework to do?
– I ___________ already ____________ (DO) my homework, now I
_______________________ (RELAX).
14. ___________ you ____________ (EAT) a Hawaiian burger? I ___________ never
____________ (EAT) one. How good is it?
15. – What ____________ you ___________ (LOOK) at?
– My neighbor ___________ just ____________ (FINISH) working on his garden
flowers but his dogs ___________ now ____________ (RUN) and playing all over
them.
16. – Look what I _______________________ (BUY).
– That’s a nice watch, but why ____________ you ___________ (SHOW) it to me?
– No special reason, I just thought you would share my happiness.
17. Alice __________ recently _____________ (QUIT) her job and now she __________
_____________ (TAKE) a sabbatical year to be with her family and explore her
hobbies.
18. – I _______________________ (WATCH, NOT) Kung-Fu Panda 4 yet. Is it good?
– Yes! Actually, my kids are at the movies now, they _______________________
(WATCH) the film for the second time.
19. – Oh, no. It _______________________ (RAIN) outside. We have to cancel the
picnic.
– __________ you _____________ (FORGET) that there are some tables with
umbrellas in the park? We can have the picnic in one of those.
 20. – Mom! Someone _______________________ (RING) the doorbell!
– _________ you suddenly ______________ (LOSE) the use of your legs? Go and
ask who it is and what they want.

E. CHOOSE THE BEST ALTERNATIVE TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING

SENTENCES
1. How often does Peter go to the swimming pool? – He _________ to the swimming pool
every day. He likes swimming.
a) goes
b) is going
c) has gone
2. When is the best time to call you? – I usually _________ till nine in the evening. Call me
around ten, if you can.
a) work
b) am working
c) have worked
3. Let's ask Anna to make apple pie for dessert. She _________great apple pies.
a) makes
b) is making
c) has made
4. Please be quiet. My children _________ now.
a) sleeping
b) are sleeping
c) have slept
5. The sun _________ in the east.
a) rises
b) is rising
c) has risen
6. Listen! Someone _________ the piano. Do you hear it? – Yes.
a) plays
b) is playing
c) has played
7. What is Linda doing? – She _________ dinner.
a) cooks
b) is cooking
 c) has cooked
8. She can't go to the movies. She _________ her homework yet.
a) doesn't do
b) isn't doing
c) hasn't done
hasn't been doing
9. Tanya _________ France several times.
a) visits
b) is visiting
c) has visited
10. We _________ this reports for four hours. I think we’re ready for the exam.
a) study
b) are studying
c) have studied
11. She can't come to the phone now because she _________ for tomorrow's test.
a) studies
b) is studying
c) has studied
12. They must be at the sports ground now. They usually _________ basketball on Fridays.
a) play
b) are playing
c) have played
13. I_________my work already. I'm ready to go for a walk with you.
a) finish
b) am finishing
c) have finished
14. I _________breakfast right now. Can you call a little later?
a) cook
b) am cooking
c) have cooked
15. I _________ this book. Can I borrow it for a week or so?
a) don't read
b) am not reading
c) haven't read
16. Maria is good at languages. She _________ French, Spanish and German.
a) speaks
b) is speaking
c) has spoken
17. So far, he _________ five stories for children.
a) writes
b) is writing
c) has written
18. We _________for their answer for two months already, our patience har reached its limit.
a) wait
b) are waiting
c) have waited
19. She _________ since Monday.
a) is sick
b) is being sick
c) has been sick
20. She _________ since noon, I think she’s had enough rest.
a) sleeps
b) is sleeping
c) has slept