Present Perfect / Past Simple

Complete the sentences using the most suitable time reference.

1. She has been awake….

A. since two in the morning B. two in the morning

2. Here is the book I looked for …

A. yesterday B. since yesterday

3. My elder sister has lived in the country …

A. when she got married B. since she go married

4. She left her home …

A. when she graduated from college

B. since she graduated from college

5. Their friends lived in their country house …

A. in summer B. since summer

6. She became a director …

A. when she was young B. since she was young

7. I have telephoned the man twice …

A. yesterday evening B. since yesterday evening

8. Tom has not studied very much …

A. last term B. since last term

9. We have not often met him …

A. before Christmas B. since Christmas

10. Women’s fashions have changed a lot …

A. last year B. since last year

 

 

Present Perfect Continuous

Rewrite the sentences using Present Perfect Continuous and the words in brackets.

1. Your friend is waiting for you. (for over an hour)

2. Are you crying? (How long …?)

3. Kevin is looking for a new house. (since June)

4. The children are playing in the yard. (since it stopped raining)

5. My husband is repairing his car. (since he came home)

6. They are staying in the Hilton. (for a week)

7. The amount of crime is increasing. (for the last few years)

8. Oh, dear! They are quarrelling again. (all morning)

 

Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous

Choose the correct form.

1. Mary … the article yet.

A. hasn’t read B. hasn’t been reading

2. Collin … for a new job since December.

A. has looked B. has been looking

3. I’m so tired. I … the whole night.

A. have danced B. have been dancing

4. They already … to their boss.

A. have spoken B. have been speaking

5. We … to the theatre twice this month.

A. have gone B. have been going

6. They … on it for over two years now.

A. have worked B. have been working

7. The neighbor … the grass for ages.

A. hasn’t cut B. hasn’t been cutting

8. They … for some time to get up a good appetite.

A. have walked B. have been walking

9. Who … my book?

A. has taken B. has been taking

 

 

Past Simple/ Past Continuous/Past Perfect/ Past Perfect Continuous

Supply the correct form for the verbs in brackets.

1. He … (kiss) his wife, (wave) to the children and … (go) away to the city.

2. When they … (heard) I … (leave) they both … (come) running out.

3. The wind …(blow) the clouds away and the sun …(shine).

4. When I … (return) home after ten years everything completely …(change).

5. He … (claim) that he … (find) the money in the street.

6. The rain … (pour) all night, the morning … (be) wet and gloomy.

7. Since then he … (live) with his daughter’s family.

8. Hardly she … (finish) cleaning the room when somebody … (knock) at the door.

9. How long you… (wait) when the bus finally …(come)?

10. The man … (breathe) heavily. He … ((run) all the way from the house.

 

 

Will / Be going to

Complete these sentences using will or going to.

1. I’ve made up my mind. I …change my job.

2. Don’t climb up this tree. You … fall and hurt yourself.

3. I hope they … receive my letter tomorrow.

4. The weather forecast says it … snow tomorrow.

5. She …study from 6 o’clock till 10 o’clock this evening.

6. Fred is in the front yard. He … cut the grass there.

7. Do you think it … rain tonight?

8. Tell them again. Perhaps they … understand.

9. What sort of questions do you think they …ask?

10. I think that she … cry.

 

Present Simple/ Future Simple

Supply the correct form for the verbs in brackets.

1. He … (buy) a newspaper when he …(go out).

2. I … (meet) you at the station if you … (let) me know.

3. If the weather …(be) nice tomorrow we …(go) for a picnic.

4. She …(not/do) anything until she …(hear) from us.

5. She … (go) to the party if he …(go) too.

6. Where …you…(live) when you …(get) married?

7. As soon as he… (learn) the truth he …(let) me know.

8. When I … (find) somewhere to live I …(give) you my address.

9. They …(go) straight home after she…(do) the shopping.

10. …you (come) and (see) me before you …(leave) England forever?

 

 

Future Simple/ Future Continuous/ Future Perfect/ Future Perfect Continuous

Supply the correct form for the verbs in brackets.

1. Ask the Smith if it … (take) him long to make a key.

2. By the time you turn to the professor for assistance we … (do) the greater part of the work.

3. We … (work) in the garden when you return.

4. Heaven knows when your poor child … (see) England again.

5. She … (write) her paper for four hours by one o’clock.

6. I think you … (tell) me everything by the time everybody comes back.

7. The workers … (construct) a new underground line for a year in spring.

8. The first group of tourists … (come) to our camp this time tomorrow.

9. …you (write) the article by Sunday or by Monday?

10. I want to ask my friend to come with me and I feel sure he … (enjoy) the holiday with us.

 

Passive Voice