PRESENT TENSES EXERCISES

I. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs.

It's Saturday evening. My cousins always (pay) ............... me a visit on Saturdays. We usually
(stay) ..................... at home and (play) ............... the piano. My grandmother often (fry) ............... some
fish and we (enjoy) ............... our delicious meal. George, the youngest of us, usually brings his cat and it
(scratch) ................. my furniture. He often (try) .................... to leave it outside but he (miss) ..................
it, so we have to let him keep it. Time always (pass) .................. quickly on Saturdays. That
(be)................... it for today, dear diary, so I'll have to say goodbye.
II. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs.
1. Tom and his grandfather ................. (dig) the garden right now.
2. Jerry .................. (tie) a ribbon because he wants to offer a gift.
3. She always.................... (drop) something when she eats out.
4. Mary ................. (write) a poem at the moment.
5. Caroline ...................... (study) German right now.
6. I ................. (dye) my hair because I want to make a change.
7. The baby .................. (cry) at the moment so I have to prepare its food.
8. I ................. (see) my optician tomorrow morning.
9. You ................... (cut) the bread with a sharp knife.
10. We ................. (feel) well today, so we'll go to Preadeal.
11. The dogs ................. (lie) on the floor right now.
12. I .................. (have) my lunch at the moment, so please call back later.
13. They .................... (enjoy) their summer holiday.
14. The police officer ................... (wait) for his partner right now.
15. She ................ (take) an important test at the moment.
III. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.
1. The students (borrow) ............... some books from the library.
2. Our cats (play)................. on the sofa so far.
3. George(clean) .............his bedroom this morning.
4. I (tidy up) ............... my room so far.
5. You (type) ................. seven letters up to now.
6. We (work) ................. in the garden until now.
7. They (solve) ............... several exercises this morning.
8. Diana (apologize)................ to her father.
9. My friends and I (listen) ................. to Christmas carols.
10. I (travel) ................ to Egypt and France.
IV. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs.
1. I (dust) ................the furniture for an hour.
2. She (fix) ................the TV set since half past eight
3. They (talk) ................. to their brothers-in-law for several minutes.
4. Catherine (have) ............... a shower for the last seven minutes.
5. The baby (cry) .................. for the last two hours.
6. The mice (eat) ............... the cheese in the cupboard for the past few weeks.
7. The police officer (chase).................... the criminal for the past few months.
8. The plumbers (repair) ................ the pipes since it started to snow.
9. The soldiers (climb) ................ the mountains since August.
10. The carpenters (build) .................... some houses since last spring.
V. Fill in with Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect or Present Perfect
Continuous.

Tom: (1.you/see) Have you seen the state of this kitchen? Someone (2.wash) has been washing clothes
in the sink and they're still there!
Fred: Yes, I know. I usually (3.use) use the bath, but it (4.be) is too dirty at the
moment.
Tom: Why didn't you clean it? You (5.live) have been living here for two months now and I
(6.never/see) have never seen you do any housework.
Fred: What do you mean? I (7.wash) wash the dishes at least three times and I always
(8.make) make my bed.
Tom: Rubbish! You (9.always/make) always making a mess and not cleaning up afterwards.
Fred: What about you? You (10.always/drink) always drinking my milk!
Tom: Don't be ridiculous! Where (11.you/go) are you going?
Fred: Out! I (12.see) am seeing my girlfriend this evening.
Tom: What about the kitchen?
Fred: Bye!
VI. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form, present simple,continuous,perfect or perfect
continuous.
1. What (they, read)............
......................now? They are reading Crime and Punishment.
2. What (young people, usually, do) ................................... in the evenings? They (usually, play)
.................... cards.
3. It's the first time all our class (gather) .................................. together since 2002.
4. My best friend (just, sell) .................................. three of his own paintings. He is lucky because I(not,
sell) .................................. any pictures yet.
5. My mother says that the neighbour's child (cry) .................................. for some time.
6. We (have) .................................. lunch at 11.00 tomorrow as Ed (catch) .................................. an early
train.
7. Our boss (not, have) .................................. any holiday for ten years.
8. How do you know that my friend (not, tell) .................................. a lie at the moment?
9. My parents (shout) .................................. for half an hour. I expect they'll soon finish.
10. You can't see Fred now: he (clean) .................................. his shoes.
11. I'm really thirsty. I (not, have) .................................. time even to have a glass of juice.
12. Alison (usually, drink) .................................. tea but today she (drink) .................................. coffee.
13. Father (rest) .................................. now. He (always, rest) .................................. after supper.
14. It is a lovely day. The sun (shine) .................................. and the birds (sing) ..................................
15. Where is the boss? I (call) .................................. him for the last hour.
16. Why (your granny, mend) .................................. these old trousers?
17. Cindy (not, see) .................................. her cousin for several months and wonders where she is.
18. Sally (usually, do) .................................. the shopping on Thursdays, but she (not, do)
............................... it today as she isn't well.
19. The aunty can't goout because she (not, finish) .................................. her gardening.
20. Someone (knock) .................................. at the door. Shall I answer it? – I (come) ..................................
in aminute.

NOUNS
I. Choose the correct form.
1. Gymnastics is/are my favourite sport.
2. The trousers you bought for me doesn't/don't fit me.
3. The police want/wants to interview two men about the robbery lastweek.
4. Physics was/were my best subject at school.
5. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine isn't/aren't sharp enough.
6. Fortunately the news wasn't/weren't as bad as we expected.
7. Where does/do your family live?
8. Three days isn't/aren't long enough for a good holiday.
9. I can't find my binoculars. Do you know where it is/they are?
10. It'a nice place to visit. The people is/are very friendly.
11. Does/Do the police know how the accident happened?
12. I don't like very hot weather. Thirty degree is/are too hot for me.
13. If you want to know the news you can read paper/ a paper.
14. I want to print some documents but the printer is out of paper/ a paper.
15. I thought there was somebody in the house because there was light/a light on inside.
16. Light/ A light comes from the sun.
17. I was in a hurry this morning. I didn't have time/ a time for breakfast?
18. Did you enjoy your holiday?" "Yes, we had wonderful time/ a wonderful time."
19. This is nice room/ a nice room. Did you decorate it yourself.
20. Sue was very helpful. She gave us some very useful advice/ adivices.
21. Did you have nice weather/ a nice weather when you were away?
22. We were very unfortunate. We had bad luck/ a bad luck.
23. When the fire alarm rang there was total chaos/ a total chaos.
24. I had to buy a/some bread because I wanted to make some sandwiches.
25. Bad news don't/doesn't make people happy.
26. Your hair is/Your hairs are too long. You should have it/ them cut.
II.Classify countable and uncountable nouns.
luggage, darkness, air, water, exam, desk, news, money, tree, hair, noodles, flour, knowledge, advice, time,
sand, homework, furniture, soap, food, Economics, health, work, cake, education, milk, sugar, rice, bread,
suggestion, wine
Countable Uncountable

III. Write the following nouns in plural form.

Address Child
Eye Hotel
Organge Boy
Mountain Match
Bag Watch
Person Glass
Lorry Flower
Box Animal
Church Dish
Waitress Vegetable
School Fly
Egg Beach
Secretary Family
Lunch Bus
Man Dress
Foot Dictionary
Apple City
Sandwich Day

IV. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs.
1. __________ make me sick. (Potato)
2. There are many __________ in our country. (beach)
3. The __________ are early today, aren't they? (bus)
4. Those two __________ are quite modern. (flat)
5. This __________ is not difficult. (homework)
6. My girlfriend likes those __________. (photo)
7. Be careful with these __________! They are very dangerous. (wolf)
8. They have five __________ and seven __________. (girl/boy)
9. The __________ are sleeping. (baby)
10. There are lots of __________. (leaf)
11. The __________ are long in summer. (day)
12. Bring me that __________, please. (jean)
13. My ________ are quite weak. (tooth)
14. Have you got any ________? (child)
15. All ________ like beautiful clothes. (woman)
16. My wife is scared of ________. (mouse)
17. We sold five ________ last week. (ox)
18. Have you got any ________? (sister)
19. How many ________ do you have? (goose)
20. Most ________enjoy playing games. (child)
21. Some ________ prefer to concentrate on their business. (man)
22. Do any ________ work in your factory? (woman)
23. Three ________ are going to go on a mission to Asia. (brother)
24. People should clean their ________ at least twice a day. (tooth)
25. My father’s ________ are numb with cold. (foot)
V. Fill in the blanks with a/an/some/any
1. At breakfast we had ___________ bread.
2. Did you bring ___________ food?
3. I’d like ___________ milk tea, please.
4. Didn’t you bring ________sandwiches?
5. I asked the waiter for ___________ juice.
6. I bought ___________ notebooks, but I didn’t buy ___________ pencils.
7. I have ___________ information for you.
8. I sent her ___________ card from France.
9. I want ___________ vegetables and ___________ kilo of beef, please.
10. I’ve got ___________ oranges and ___________ lychees.
11. I have ___________ good news for you.
12. She didn’t give me ___________ present.
13. Sorry, I haven’t got ___________ money.
14. There aren’t ___________ people here at the moment.
15. Would you like ___________ black tea?
VI. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs.
1. Your children ________ very weak in Maths. (be)
2. My team ________ determined to win. (be)
3. My family ________ of four persons. (consist)
4. The staff ________ ready to launch the project. (be)
5. The police ________ looking for William everywhere. (be)
6. The committee ________ to meet at 9 a.m. (be)
7. The herd ________ growing now. (be)
8. The employees ________ working all night. (be)
9. The audience ________ small tonight. (be)
10. This class ________ writing an exam now. (be)
11. The Government ________ to impose a new rule. (want)
12. The jury ________ having dinner now. (be)
13. Her family ________ in different parts of the country. (live)
14. The crowd ________ bigger than you could imagine. (be)
15. The jury ________ not announced the verdict yet. (have)
16. The committee ________ already finished the session. (have)
17. The Government ________ discussing this matter at the moment. (be)
18. The audience ________ silent. (be)
19. Yesterday the crew ________ visited by our ambassador. (be)
20. The team ________ lost most of the matches so far. (have)

Bài tập 3:

1. Potatoes

2. beaches

3. buses

4. flats

5. homework

6. photos

7. wolves

8. girls/ boys

9. babies

10. leaves

11. days

12. jeans

13. teeth

14. children

15. women

16. mice
17. oxes

18. sisters

19. geese

20. children

21. men

22. women

23. brothers

24. teeth

25. feet

Bài tập 4:

1. some

2. any

3. some

4. any

5. some

6. some - any

7. some

8. a

9. some - a

10. some - some

11. some
12. a

13. any

14. any

15. some

Bài tập 5:

1. are

2. are

3. consists

4. is

5. are

6. is

7. is

8. were

9. was

10. are

11. wants

12. are

13. live

14. is

15. are

16. has
17. is

18. is

19. was

20. have