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Supply the correct tense of the verb paying attention to the underlined words. 1. Every day Mary …………… (clean) her room. 2. At the moment Mary …………… (sweep) the floor. 3. Yesterday Mary …………… (wash) the dishes. 4. Peter and Ann usually …………… (help) their mother. 5. The children …………… (rake) all the leaves last year . 6. Right now they …………… (walk) the dog. 7. We …………… (take) out the trash every week. 8. They …………… (wash) the windows today. Supply the correct tense of the verb paying attention to the underlined words. 1. Look ! Nina …………… (iron) the laundry. 2. My parents always …………… (clean) up the closet. 3. Listen ! Mark …………… (do) the dishes! 4. Sonya …………… (fold) the laundry three weeks ago . 5. Every winter we …………… (decorate) the house. 6. At the moment she …………… (work) in the garden. 7. Last Christmas they …………… (cook) a tasty cake. 8. She …………… (work) in the garden every spring . Supply the correct tense of the verb paying attention to the underlined words. 1. My sister …………… (clean) the floor now . 2. We …………… (study) at school. 3. Parents …………… (love) their children. 4. My granny …………… (make) a surprise for my last birthday . 5. My granny …………… (make) a surprise for my birthday every year . 6. Right now they …………… (eat) soup. 7. Look ! the child …………… (dust) the furniture! 8. Mother …………… (mop) the floor on Tuesdays . 9. We …………… (water) the grass two years ago . Fill in the spaces with either Present Simple, Past Simple or Present Continuous . How are you. I (1) …………… (receive) your letter last week. Thank you for the recipe for the cake I (2) …………… (ask) for. I made it last week and it (3) …………… (be) very nice. I now (4) …………… (have) a new job in a supermarket in the city center. I go there every day at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and (5) …………… (work) there till 10 o'clock in the evening. I am very happy because my sister (6) …………… (work) there too so we travel to and from work together. I (7) …………… (get) my first wages last week and I went shopping immediately! I (8) …………… (buy) a new stereo for my bedroom. It is gold and black and (9) …………… (look) very nice. My brother (10) …………… (come) to stay with me for a few days next week. He (11) …………… (arrive) on Saturday so I am going to collect him from the station. After I collect him, we are going to that Mexican restaurant near the park. (12) …………… (you/want?) to come with us? You can (13) …………… (call) me to tell me if you want to come or not. John told me that you (14) …………… (pass) your Spanish exam last month. Congratulations. (15) …………… (be?) difficult? You know that I (16) …………… (be) terrible at languages but you are better. (17) …………… (you/go?) to visit Spain for your next holiday so you can practice it? Please write to me soon with all your news, Mary.

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Supply the correct tense of the verb paying attention to the underlined words.1.     Every day Mary …………… (clean) her room.2.    At the moment Mary …………… (sweep) the floor.3.    Yesterday Mary …………… (wash) the dishes.4.    Peter and Ann usually …………… (help) their mother.5.    The children …………… (rake) all the leaves last year.6.    Right now they …………… (walk) the dog.7.    We …………… (take) out the trash every week.8.    They …………… (wash) the windows today.

Supply the correct tense of the verb paying attention to the underlined words. 1.     Look! Nina …………… (iron) the laundry.

2.    My parents always …………… (clean) up the closet.3.    Listen! Mark …………… (do) the dishes!4.    Sonya …………… (fold) the laundry three weeks ago.5.    Every winter we …………… (decorate) the house.6.    At the moment she …………… (work) in the garden.7.    Last Christmas they …………… (cook) a tasty cake.8.    She …………… (work) in the garden every spring.

Supply the correct tense of the verb paying attention to the underlined words. 1.     My sister …………… (clean) the floor now.

2.    We …………… (study) at school.3.    Parents …………… (love) their children.4.    My granny …………… (make) a surprise for my last birthday.5.    My granny …………… (make) a surprise for my birthday every year.6.    Right now they …………… (eat) soup.7.    Look! the child …………… (dust) the furniture!8.    Mother …………… (mop) the floor on Tuesdays.9.    We …………… (water) the grass two years ago.

Fill in the spaces with either Present Simple, Past Simple or Present Continuous.How are you. I (1) …………… (receive) your letter last week. Thank you for the recipe for the cake I (2) …………… (ask) for. I made it last week and it (3) …………… (be) very nice. I now (4) …………… (have) a new job in a supermarket in the city center. I go there every day at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and (5) …………… (work) there till 10 o'clock in the evening. I am very happy because my sister (6) …………… (work) there too so we travel to and from work together. I (7) …………… (get) my first wages last week and I went shopping immediately! I (8) …………… (buy) a new stereo for my bedroom. It is gold and black and (9) …………… (look) very nice. My brother (10) …………… (come) to stay with me for a few days next week. He (11) …………… (arrive) on Saturday so I am going to collect him from the station. After I collect him, we are going to that Mexican restaurant near the park. (12) …………… (you/want?) to come with us? You can (13) …………… (call) me to tell me if you want to come or not. John told me that you (14) …………… (pass) your Spanish exam last month. Congratulations. (15) …………… (be?) difficult? You know that I (16) …………… (be) terrible at languages but you are better. (17) …………… (you/go?) to visit Spain for your next holiday so you can practice it?Please write to me soon with all your news, Mary.All the bestSaraFill in the blanks with the correct tense.1. I (to play) …………… tennis yesterday but I (not to win) …………… 2. John (not to write) …………… letters often; he (to prefer) …………… phoning. 3. She (not to go) …………… to work yesterday because she (not to feel) ………… well. 4. The polar ice cap (to consist) …………… of millions of tons of ice, …………… it?5. You (not to help) …………… your brother, didn't you? - No, I (to have) …………… to go to the dentist. 6. Where (Mr Moore - to fish) …………… at the moment? 7. How (you - to go) …………… to school? - I (to go - always) …………… by bike. 8. My grandfather (not to go) …………… to school by bike, he (to go) …………… on foot. 9. Till last month, we (to go) …………… swimming every week. 10. He (to write) …………… me a last letter in June last year. 

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11. Be quiet, please! I (to enjoy) …………… a nice film. 12. (you - to know) …………… where your brother is? Oh, I (to meet) …………… him an hour ago, at Richmond Brigde. 13. (you - to know) Do you know where your brother (to be) …………… last night? - He (to spend) …………… the evening with his friends. 14. Where (Dorothy - to be) ……………? - She is outside. She (to play) …………… with her baby sister. 15. What (Dorothy - to do) …………… last night? She (to study) …………… French and (to talk) …………… to her friends on the phone.  (she - to study) …………… hard?Yes, of course, …………… 16. John (to work) …………… in the garden at the moment. He (to like) …………… doing this although he (to hate) …………… it when he (to be) …………… younger. 17. Would you like to spend the weekend with us? I'd love to but I (not / can) …………… I (to play) …………… an important football match then.  Is it an important match? Yes, …………… 18.  Last year, we (to spend) …………… our vacation in Greece. How (you - to travel) ……………? We (to fly) …………… (you - to like) …………… it here? Yes, we (to have) …………… the time of our life. (you - can) …………… visit all the important historic places? Yes, we …………… But we (not to see) …………… Athens by night. Fill in with the correct tense.

Yesterday my uncle…………. (repair) the car, while I…………. (do) my homework.Today…………. (be) Monday and we…………. (have) dinner in the dining-room now.My elder brother…………. (be) very intelligent. He…………. (want) to be a doctor.

She…………. (have) a terrible headache right now.When my parents…………. (be) young, they…………. Rolling Stones.

My sister…………. (believe) in magic. She always …………. (try) tricks on me!Every morning I …………. (get up) at 7 o'clock, I…………. (have) my breakfast. While I …………. (eat), my mother …………. (prepare) my lunch. When I …………. (finish) having breakfast, I always …………. (take) my bike, and I …………. (go)quickly to school. I always …………. (arrive) late!- Hey! What …………. (you/do)? - I…………. (do) my homework.Once upon a time, there…………. (be) a horrible witch. She …………. (love) scaring children and she …………. (live) near a school. Every day, she …………. for children out of her house with a really scary face.Complete with Present Simple / Present Continuous / Past Simple. a) Mary …………. (go) to the cinema, when she …………. (meet) Stacy.b) He always …………. (plan) everything, but now he …………. (face) something unexpected.c) The teachers …………. (tell) us the results of the tests, but usually they …………. (not/say) a word about it.d) I never …………. (know) your friends, but at least today you …………. (introduce) me to some of them.e) We often …………. (eat) at this restaurant, but yesterday we ……. (decide) not to go there and we ………. at home.f) …………. (you/come) here every week? I …………. (see) you here last week.g) Yesterday, I …………. (be) at the station and I ………. (lose) my keys. I always ………. (leave) things everywhere.h) Sarah …………. (study) right now. Yesterday she …………. (do) it.i) …………. (Mike/wait) for us outside now? No, he …. (shop) at the moment. He always ………. (leave) us waiting.Fill in either with Past tense Simple or Past Tense Continuous.I used my time well while I (wait) ……………… for my plane - I wrote some emails.  I (not/work) …………………. when my boss walked in my office.  When I (wait) …………………. for the taxi, I saw two car crashes.  Tom (have) …………………. long hair and a beard when he was at university.  It started snowing while I (drive) …………………. to work.  What (you/do) …………….. this time last year?  I (not/call) …………….. you at 9 o'clock as arranged because I was having a meeting.  What (you/do) …………………. this time last year?  I (still/sleep) …………………. when my wife left for work this morning  Why did you bring your umbrella? (it/rain) …………….. when you left home?