TENSES

+ -s/-es (3. Ps. Sg.) ? do/does (no –s!) - don’t/doesn’t (no –s!)

1. Present simple

Choose the correct form

1. We sometimes _________ books.2. Emily ________ to the disco. 3. It often ________ on Sundays. 4. Pete and his sister ______ the family car. 5. I always ________ to the bus stop.

Put the verbs into the correct form.

1. I (to like)_______lemonade very much. 2. The girls always (to listen)_______ to pop music. 3. Janet never (to wear)________jeans. 4. Mr Smith (to teach) ________Spanish and French. 5. You (to do)_______ your homework after school.

Fill in the correct form of the verbs

1. We ________(to have) a nice garden. 2. She ________(to be) six years old. 3. Simon________ (to have) two rabbits and five goldfish. 4. I ________(to be) from Vienna, Austria. 5. They ________(to be) Sandy's parents.

Simple present with 'have' and 'be'

Make negative sentences.

1. My father makes breakfast. → 2. They are eleven. → 3. She writes a letter. → 4. I speak Italian. → 5. Danny phones his father on Sundays. →

Make questions.

1. you / to speak / English → 2. when / he / to go / home → 3. they / to clean / the bathroom → 4. where / she / to ride / her bike → 5. Billy / to work / in the supermarket →

+ am/is/are + -ing  ? (inversion)

- NOT

2. Present Continuous /Progressive

Choose the correct present progressive form.

1. Look! Andy ________ in the garden.2. I _______ TV at the moment. 3. We _______ a book. 4. She _______ the piano. 5. Listen! Sue and John __________ .

Put the verbs into present progressive.

1. My sister ________(to clean) the bathroom. 2. Look! They ________(to go) inside. 3. I ________(to wait) in the car now. 4. Mrs Miller ________(to listen) to CDs. 5. We ________(to speak) English at the moment.

Long and Short FormsRewrite the sentences using the short forms (where long forms

are given) or the long forms (where short forms are given).

1. We are reading a letter. 2. He is opening the window. 3. I am playing computer games. 4. She's dancing at the party. 5. They're drinking a cup of tea.

Rewrite the sentences using the negative forms.

1. We are playing a game. 2. I'm drawing a picture. 3. He is making pizza right now. 4. Susan and her brother are taking photos. 5. Dad is working in the kitchen.

+ -d/-ed or 2. column irr. Verbs  ? did + inf

- did not (didn’t) + inf

3. Past Simple

Put the verbs into the simple past:

1. Last year I ________(go) to England on holiday. 2. It ________(be) fantastic.3. I (visit) lots of interesting places. I ________(be) with two

friends of mine . 4. In the mornings we________ (walk) in the streets of London. 5. In the evenings we ________(go) to pubs. 6. The weather ________(be) strangely fine. 7. It ________(not / rain) a lot. 8. But we ________(see) some beautiful rainbows. 9. Where ________(spend / you) your last holiday

Put the sentences into simple past.

1. We move to a new house. → 2. They bring a sandwich. → 3. He doesn't do the homework. → 4. They sell cars. → 5. Does he visit his friends? →

Write sentences in simple past.

1. Janet / miss / the bus? → 2. she / tidy / her room ;→ 3. Nancy / watch / not / television→ 4. she / read / a book →

Make the past simple - positive, negative or question

1. I ________(work) in a bank for ten years.2. Where ________(you/live) when you were young?3. She ________(not/study) French at university4. He ________(travel) through the middle east last year

5. ________(they/visit) the Louvre in Paris?

6. She ________(not/watch) TV yesterday. .7. She ________(not/watch) TV yesterday.8. We ________(buy) a new car last weekend. .9. We ________(buy) a new car last weekend. 10. Where ________(you/teach) before you came here?11. He ________(not/think) that he was right.

+ was/were + -ing ? - NOT

4. Past continuous/progressive

Put the verbs into the correct form (past continuous, past progressive).

1. When I phoned my friends, they (play) monopoly. 2. Yesterday at six I (prepare) dinner. 3. The kids (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain. 4. I (practice) the guitar when he came home. 5. We (not / cycle) all day. 6. While Alan (work) in his room, his friends (swim) in the

pool.

7. I tried to tell them the truth but they (not / listen ) . 8. What (you / do) yesterday? 9. Most of the time we (sit) in the park. 10. I (listen) to the radio while my sister (watch) TV.11. When I arrived, They (play) cards.12. We (study) English yesterday at 4:00 pm .

Write correct sentences:

Yesterday at 6 pm your family were doing different things. Write positive sentences in past progressive.

1. My mother / read / a novel 2. My father / watch / a movie 3. My elder sister / writing / in her diary 4. My two brothers / listen / to the radio 5. My little sister and I / not / watch / a movie 6. We / talk / about school

Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).

1. When I phoned my friends, they (play) __________monopoly.

2. Yesterday at six I ________(prepare) dinner. 3. The kids ________(play) in the garden when it suddenly

began to rain. 4. I ________(practise) the guitar when he came home. 5. We ________(not / cycle) all day. 6. While Aaron _________(work) in his room, his

friends________ (swim) in the pool.

7. I tried to tell them the truth but they ________(listen / not) . 8. What ________(you / do) yesterday? 9. Most of the time we ________(sit) in the park.

+ have/has + -ed/-d or 3. col. irr. ? - NOT

5.Present perfect

Write positive sentences in present perfect simpleThe following people have just completed an action.

1. Bob / visit / his grandma 2. Jimmy / play / on the computer 3. Sue and Walter / wash / their car 4. Andrew / repair / his bike 5. Phil / help / Anne with maths

6. Brad and Louise / watch / a film 7. Tamara / talk to / her best friend 8. Bridgette / draw / a picture 9. Carol / read / a computer magazine 10. Tom and Alice / be / to a restaurant

Write negative sentences in present perfect simple.

The weather was wonderful today. So the children were in the park all afternoon and have not done their household chores:

1. Sarah / not / wash the dishes 2. Anita / not / clean the kitchen 3. Maureen and Gavin / not / water the plants 4. Joey / not / make his bed 5. David / not / buy milk

6. Lisa / not / be to the baker's 7. Aran and Jack / not / do their homework 8. Jane and Ben / not / tidy up their rooms 9. Alex / not / feed the hamster 10. Hazel / not / empty the bin

Write questions in present perfect simple.

1. you / answer / the question 2. Jenny / lock / the door 3. Walter / call / us 4. you / see / the picture 5. your parents / get / the letter

6. it / rain / a lot 7. how often / we / sing / the song 8. Maureen / watch / the film 9. how many books / Bob / read 10. ever / you / be / to London

+ have/has + been + -ing

?   - NOT

 

6.Present Perfect Continuous/Progressive 

Write positive sentences in present perfect progressive.

1. Albert / squash / play → 2. Hannah / the match / watch → 3. we / in the park / wait → 4. you / a song / sing → 5. I / a magazine / read →

6. it / rain / all day → 7. Phil and Greg / a race / run → 8. she / her teeth / brush → 9. the Millers / in London / live / for three years → 10. we / on the lake / sail →

Write negative sentences in present perfect progressive.

1. we / not / in the mountains / walk → 2. Beatrice / not / in Boston / teach → 3. Ricky / not / the car / wash → 4. she / not / a poem / write → 5. we / not / tea / drink →

6. we / not / our rooms / clean → 7. the children / not / on the floor / sleep → 8. Jeff and Linda / not / cycle → 9. Christine / not / her home / decorate → 10. the cat / not / on the chair / lie / all day →

Write questions in present perfect progressive.

1. she / on the phone / talk → 2. his brother / dinner / cook → 3. Jane and Mary / badminton / play → 4. Sue / in the gym / exercise → 5. Robert / the room / paint →

6. they / trees / plant → 7. Henry / in the garage / work → 8. they / in the lake / swim → 9. how long / Boris / English / learn → 10. how long / you / for me / wait →

+ will + inf ? - will not (won’t) + inf

7. Future Simple

Write positive sentences in will Future.

1. We________ (help) you. 2. I________ (get) you a drink. 3. I think our team ________(win) the match. 4. Maybe she ________(do) a language course in Malta. 5. I ________(buy) the tickets.

6. Perhaps she ________(do) this for you. 7. Maybe we ________(stay) at home. 8. She hopes that he ________(cook) dinner tonight. 9. I’m sure they ________(understand) your problem. 10. They ________(go / probably) to the party.

Write negative sentences in will future.

1. (I / answer / the question) 2. (she / read / the book) 3. (they / drink / beer) 4. (we / send / the postcard) 5. (Vanessa / catch / the ball) 6. (James / open / the door) 7. (we / listen / to the radio) 8. (they / eat / fish) 9. (she / give / him / the apple) 10. (the computer / crash)

Write questions in will future.

1. (you / ask / him) 2. (Jenny / lock / the door) 3. (it / rain) 4. (the teacher / test / our English) 5. (what / they / eat) 6. (when / she / be / back) 7. (who / drive / us / into town) 8. (where / we / meet) 9. (when / I / be / famous) 10. (what / you / do)

Put the verbs into the correct form (future I simple). Use will.

Jim asked a fortune teller about his future. Here is what she told him:

1. You (earn) ________a lot of money. 2. You (travel)________ around the world. 3. You (meet) ________lots of interesting people. 4. Everybody (adore)_________ you. 5. You (not / have)________ any problems.

6. Many people (serve)________ you. 7. They (anticipate) ________your wishes. 8. There (not / be) ________anything left to wish for. 9. Everything (be) ________perfect. 10. But all these things (happen / only)________ if you marry

me.

+ am/is/are going to + inf ? - NOT

8. “Be going to”

1. He _____________ ( spend) his vacation in Hawaii.2. She __________ ( spend) her vacation in Hawaii.3. A: When _______we ____________ (meet) each other

tonight?B: We ____________( meet) at 6 PM.

4. I_____________ be an actor when I grow up.5. Michelle ______________(begin) medical school next year. 6. They ___________(drive ) all the way to Alaska. 7. Who _______ you ___________ ( invite) to the party? 8. A: Who _________( make) John's birthday cake?

B: Sue ____________( make) John's birthday cake.

+ will be inf+ing ? will be inf +ing - will not be inf+ing

9. Future continuous/ progressive

Put the verbs into the correct form (future progressive).

1. Tomorrow morning we (work)________ . 2. This time next week we (have)________ a party. 3. At midnight I (sleep)________ . 4. This evening we (watch)________ a talk show. 5. They (not/do)_______ their homework this afternoon. 6. He (listen)_______ to music.

7. I ________(read) a book this evening. 8. ________(walk / you) home this afternoon? 9. He________ (not/draw) tomorrow morning10. They ________(argue) again? 11. I __________(watch) a football match next Sunday

afternoon.12. We____________(work) on our project this morning. 13. When you arrive, I__________________(sleep) . 14. I ____________ (leave) in a few minutes.15. We_______________ (work) tomorrow morning.