TENSES

Simple Present and Present Progressive

Choose either the simple present or present progressive inthe following sentences.1. Something _________ (smell) very good.2. We ___________ (eat) dinner at seven o’clock tonight.3. He ___________ (practice) the piano every day.4. They __________ (drive) to school tomorrow.5. I _________ (believe) you.6. Maria ___________ (have) a cold.7. Jorge ___________ (swim) right now.8. John _________ (hate) smoke.9. Jill always __________ (get) up at 6 o’clock A.M.10. Jerry __________ (mow) the lawn now.

Simple Past and Past ProgressiveUse either the simple past tense or the past progressive in the following sentences as appropriate.3. Gene _______ (eat) dinner when his friend called.2. While Maria was cleaning the apartment, her husband _________

(sleep).3. At three o’clock this morning, Eleanor ________ (study).4. When Mark arrived, the Johnsons __________ (have) dinner, but

they stopped in order to talk to him.5. John ________ (go) to France last year.6. When the teacher ___________ (enter) the room, the students were

talking.7. While Joan was writing the report, Henry __________ (look) for

more information.8. We ________ (see) this movie last night.9. At one time, Mr. Roberts _________ (own) this building.10. Jose ________ (write) a letter to his family when his pencil

_______ (break).

Present Perfect and Simple Past

Use either the present perfect or the simple past in the following sentences.1. John _________ (write) his report lat night.2. Bob __________ (see) this movie before.3. Jorge __________ (read) the newspaper already.4. Mr. Johnson __________ (work) in the same place for thirty-five

years, and he is not planning to retire yet.5. We _________ (begin; negative) to study for the test yet.6. George _______ (go) to the store at ten o’clock this morning.7. Joan _________ (travel) around the world.8. Betty _________ (write) a letter last night.9. Guillermo _________ (call) his employer yesterday.10. We _____________ (see; negative) this movie yet.

Past Perfect and Simple Past Supply the past perfect or simple past in the following sentences.1. The policeman read the suspect his rights after he ________ (arrest)

him.2. After John _________ (wash) his clothes, he began to study.3. George __________ (wait) for one hour before the bus came.4. Maria ___________ (enter) the university after she had graduated

from the community college.5. Jeannette __________ (wash) the pipettes after she had completed

the experiment.6. Jane sent a letter to her university after she ___________ (receive)

her scholarship check.7. After the stewardesses had served lunch to the passengers, they

_______ (sit) down.8. The car _______ (flip) ten times before it landed on its roof.9. We corrected our papers after we __________ (take) the quiz.10. John __________ (live) in Miami for one year when his parents

came to visit.