TENSES REVIEW

1. Fill in: will or be going to?1. A: Where …………………………….……………….(you/go) for your holidays? Have you decided yet?

B: Yes, I have. I…………………………..……………….. (travel) to Morocco.2. A: We have almost run out of petrol. B: Don’t worry. We ………………………………………..(get) some on the way home.3. A: Did you buy any stamps? B: I forgot, but I ………………………………………..(get) some now if you like.4. A: Does your tooth hurt a lot? B: Yes, I ………………………………….. (see) the dentist tomorrow.5. A: Have you heard about Shanon? B: Yes, she……………………………………….. (have) a baby.6. A: What do you want for dinner, sir? B: Let me see, I ………………………………..(have) some fish, please.7. A: Your car is very dirty. B: I know. My son ………………………………………..(wash) it this afternoon.8. A: Do you know what the weather forecast is for tomorrow? B: No, but I expect it ……………………………………….. (be) warmer than today.9. A: Shall we go out tonight? B: Sorry! I ……………………………………….. (eat) at the Chinese restaurant with Paul.10. A: Watch out! You ……………………………………….. (trip) over that toy on the floor! B: Oh! I didn’t even see it.11. A: I’m really hungry after all that hard work. B: I ……………………………………….. (make) some sandwiches.12. A: When did you last speak to Susan? B: Oh, weeks ago, but I ……………………………………….. (meet) her tonight.

2. Fill in: Future Perfect or Future Continuous?1. Don’t phone me between 7 and 8. I ………………………………………..(have) dinner then.2. Phone me after 8 o’clock. I ………………………………………..(finish) dinner by then.3. Tomorrow afternoon we’re going to play tennis from 3 o’clock until 4.30. So at 4 o’clock we

………………………………………..(play) tennis.4. Can we meet tomorrow afternoon? / Not in the afternoon. I …………………………………….. (work).5. By the end of May, we ………………………………………..(study) all the books in the syllabus.6. Why don’t we meet for lunch tomorrow? I ………………………………………..(shop) in the city centre all morning.7. Don’t call me after 11.00. I ………………………………………..(go) to bed.8. May I borrow your camera tomorrow evening or ………………………………………..(you/use) it?9. This time next year, he ………………………………………..(work) with his father.10. By the time I go to bed, I ………………………………………..(read) all these newspaper articles.

3. Fill in: Past simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect?1. The runner …………………………………..(break) his leg when he …………………………………..(fall) down.2. Why …………………………………..(not pay) attention while I …………………………………..(talk) to you?3. It …………………………………..(rain) when we …………………………………..(arrive) at the station.4. When the dog …………………………………..(hear) the burglars, it …………………………………..(bark).5. Alan …………………………………..(not know) what to do. Someone …………………………………..(lock) the door and

he didn’t have a key.6. Lifeguards …………………………………..(rescue) many of the swimmers by the time the helicopter

…………………………………..(arrive)7. Because it …………………………………..(snow) all night, we …………………………………..(decide) to go skiing.8. When they …………………………………..(recruit) enough volunteers, they …………………………………..(begin)

picking up the fruit.9. Denise …………………………………..(phone) to tell us she …………………………………..(win) the lottery.

10. ………………………………………...(they/sent) all the invitations before they …………………………………..(discover) the mistake?

4. Fill in: Present Simple or Present Continuous?1. My sister ……………………………………….(fly) home today. Her flight ……………………………………….(arrive) in an

hour, so I ……………………………………….(leave) the house now to meet her at the airport.2. A: “……………………………………………..(you/like) Sally’s brother.”

B: “Yes, I …………………… . I ……………………………………….(think) he is fantastic. Actually, I ……………………………………….(see) him this weekend.

3. Diana ……………………………………….(practice) piano regularly. She ……………………………………….(play) in a concert next week, so she ……………………………………….(work) especially hard now.

4. A: “I …………………………………………..(often / not disturb) you, do I?B: Well, you ……………………………………….(disturb) me right in the middle of my favourite programme.

5. A: “…………………………………………..(John / leave) for India tomorrow evening?B: “Well, he ……………………………… (have) his passport, but he ……………………………………….(not have) his ticket yet.

5. Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets:1. I met him five years ago. (for) _____________________________________________________2. This is the first time I ride a horse. (never)____________________________________________________3. I’ve had this mobile phone since June. (last)___________________________________________________4. She began writing books in 2005. (since) _____________________________________________________5. The last time I saw Ann was two months ago.(for)______________________________________________________6. How long is it since you moved her? (move)__________________________________________________7. How long ago did you buy your bike? (have)__________________________________________________8. It’s years since I spoke to Jenny. (for) _______________________________________________________9. The burglars escaped. Then the police arrived. (By the time)

_____________________________________________________________________________________10. They didn’t book the tickets so they couldn’t see the play. (because)

_____________________________________________________________________________________11. The pianist played in London. Then, he went to Paris for a holiday. (After)

_____________________________________________________________________________________12. He finished his homework. After that, he went to bed. (when)

_____________________________________________________________________________________13. He washed his hands and then he ate the sandwich. ( after)/ (before)

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6. Read the letter. Choose the correct form of the words in capitals and fill in the gaps.