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Tenses Worksheet-3

 

 (Tenses Worksheet-3)

                                                                                   

A) Fill in the blanks with PRESENT CONTINUOUS or SIMPLE PRESENT:

1. The children ……………………………………………….. (play) outside now.

2. She usually ……………………………….…………. (read) the newspaper in the morning.

3. I ……………………………………….………… (do) my homework now.

4. I ………………………………………….……… (eat) my dinner now.

5. ………………………………………….………. (you / want) a pizza?

6. They ……………………………………….……………….. (watch) TV now.

7. I ……………………………………………..……. (not / like) spaghetti.

8. The baby …………………………………..……………. (sleep) now.

9. My mother usually ……………………………………………. (cook) dinner in the evening.

10. He …………………………………………….. (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month.

11. She ……………………………………………. (not / like) football.

12. Mary ………………………………………..………….. (listen) to music now.

13. Tom usually ………………..……………(drink) coffee, but he ………………………. (drink) tea now.

14. We ……………………………………………….……. (go) to the disco tonight.

15. …………………………………….………… (he / go) to work by bus every day.

 

B) Complete the man’s statement with the PAST SIMPLE form of the verbs in brackets:

Last night I ……………….……… (go) to my favorite restaurant in West Street. I ………….…………..(leave) the restaurant at about 11 o’clock. It ………………….…….. (be) a warm evening and I……………………….…….. (decide) to walk along the beach.Suddenly, I …….……………… (hear) a noise. I ……………………..….. (turn) and …………… … … …… ………(see) three boys aged about eighteen. One boy ………………… ……… .…… …… (come) up to me and………………………..….. (ask) me the time. When I …………………………………. (look) down at my watch,he ………………… ……….…… (hit) me and I  … ………………………………… (fall) to the ground. Another boy

……………….……. (take) my wallet. I ………………………..……….. (shout) for help. Then they……… …………………………..……(run) away.

C)Read the following story:

Bob is a young sailor. He lives in England, but he is often away with his ship.

One summer he comes back from a long voyage and finds new neighbors near his mother’s house. They have a son of Bob’s age, and Bob soon becomes his friend. Bob promises the boy to send a present after he reaches. Bob’s first port is Capetown in Africa, and he sends his friend a parrot from there. The parrot speaks three languages. The boy does not know what to do with the parrot and cooks it and sends it back to Bob as a return present.

Write the story again. Use THE SIMPLE PAST:

Bob was a young sailor. He lived in England, but he was often away with his ship…………

 

D) Use THE SIMPLE PAST or THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE to fill in the blanks:

1. The young man ……………………………… (never / go) to Paris.

2. …………………… you …………………… (decide) where to go yet?

3. A: Have some tea, please.

B: No, thank you. I …………………………………. (just / have) two cups of tea.

4. Susan …………………………. (do) her homework before 10 o’clock but Jane ………….

……………….. (not /write) a word until now.

5. Her mother ………………………………… (buy) her a pair of new shoes yesterday.

6. The Prime Minister …………………………. (leave) for the USA an hour ago.

7.  …………….. the plane ……………………. (land)?

B: Yes, it ………………………… (land) ten minutes ago.

8. It ………………………………. (not / rain) for a long time.

9. ……………… you ……………… (see) my dog? It ………………………… (run away)

this morning.

10. We …………………………. (meet) at a party a long time ago, but I ……………………..

(not / see) her since then.

11. I ………………………… (see) an interesting book in a bookshop yesterday, but I

…………………………… (not / buy) it.

E) Complete the sentences. Use the words in parentheses. Use SIMPLE PRESENT,

PRESENT CONTINUOUS, or SIMPLE PAST.

1. I ………………………………….. (get) up at eight o’clock yesterday morning.

2. Mark ………………………………….………….. (talk) to John on the phone last night.

3. Mark ………………………………………….. (talk) to John on the phone right now.

4. Mark …………………………………..……….. (talk) to John on the phone every day.

5. Jim and I ……………………………….……. (eat) lunch at the cafeteria two hours ago.

6. We ……………………………………………. (eat) lunch at the cafeteria every day.

7. I ………………………………………………….……. (go) to bed early last night.

8. My roommate ……………………………..……………….. (study) Spanish last year.

9. Sue …………………………………………….. (write) a letter to her parents yesterday.

10. Sue ……………………………………………..……….. (write) a letter to her parents every week.

F) Use PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE to fill in the blanks:

1. I’m tired, because I …… have been working ………. (work) very hard.

2. He ………………………………………………… (write) letters all morning.

3. Catherina is getting fatter because she ……………………… (eat) too much.

4. My mother ……………………………………….…….. (peel) the potatoes all afternoon.

5. Cathy …………………………………………… (attend) a cookery course since March.

6.It …………………………………………………………..(rain) for three days.

7.He ………………………………………………………..(work) on the project since 2021.

8.They …………………………………………………(build) the house for two years.

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