Revision of Tenses - 40503

GRAMMAR
REVISION OF TENSES
1. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive)
1. Look! Sara is going (go) to the movies.
2. On her right hand, Sara is carrying (carry) her handbag.
3. The handbag is (be) very beautiful.
4. Sara usually puts (put) on black shoes but now she is wearing (wear) white trainers.
5. And look, she takes (take) an umbrella because it (rain) is raining.
2. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past perfect)
1. When he woke up (wake up), his mother had already prepared (already /prepare)
breakfast.
2. We went (go) to London because our friends had invited (invite) us.
3. He heard (hear) the news, went (go) to the telephone and called (call) a friend.
4. When she started (start) learning English she had already learnt (already /learn)
French.
5. Jane had already typed (already / type) three pages when her computer crashed
(crash).
6. By the time the doctor arrived (arrive) at the house the patient had died (die).
7. Before that day we had never thought (never / think) of traveling to Japan.
8. I had known (know) him a long time before I met (meet) his family.
9. They didn’t know (not / know) where to meet because nobody had told (tell) them.
10. It had been (be) cloudy for days before it began (begin) to rain.
3. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect).
1. I have just finished (just / finish) my homework.
2. Mary has already written (already / write) five letters.
3. Tom moved (move) to his home town in 1994.
4. My friend was (be) in Canada two years ago.
5. I haven’t been (not / be) to Canada so far.
6. But I have already travelled (already / travel) to London a couple of times.
7. Last week, Mary and Paul went (go) to the cinema.
8. I can't take any pictures because I haven’t bought (not /buy) a new film yet.
9. Did they spend (they / spend) their holidays in Paris last summer?
10. Have you ever seen (you / ever / see) a whale?
4. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. The receptionist welcomed (welcome) the guests and asked (ask) them to fill in the
form.
2. The car broke (break) down and we had (have) to walk home.
3. The boys were swimming (swim) while the girls were sunbathed (sunbath).
4. My father came (come) in, (look) looked and told (tell) me to tidy up my room.
5. While one group was preparing (prepare) dinner the others were collecting (collect)
wood for the campfire.
6. While the parents were having (have) breakfast the children were running (run) about.
7. Martha turned (turn) off the light and went (go) to bed.
5. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple future or future perfect)
1. Tomorrow I think I will start (start) my new project.
2. I will have finished (finish) it by the end of this month.
3. The teacher will probably assign (probably/assign) a test to his students next Monday.
4. He will have corrected (correct) it by the end of next week.
5. My friend will certainly get (certainly/get) a good mark.
6. By 9 o'clock, we will have finished (finish) our homework.
7. They will have left (leave) the classroom by the end of the hour.
8. I think I will start (start) my trip tomorrow
6. Put the verbs into the correct (mixed):

1. The tramway (leave / already) had already left when we arrived at the station
yesterday.
2. She phoned her parents as soon as she (receive) received the letter.
3. We went (go) to Ifran because our friends had invited (invite) us.
4. He heard (hear) the news, went (go) to the telephone and called (call) a friend.
5. When she started (start) learning English she had already learnt (already /learn)
French.
6. Khawla had already typed (already / type) three pages when her computer crashed
(crash).
7. By the time the doctor arrived (arrive) at the house, the patient had died (die).
8. When he woke up (wake up), his mother had already prepared (already / prepare)
breakfast.
9. I had known (know) him a long time before I met (meet) his family.
10. By tomorrow afternoon, Leila will have left (leave) for Canada.
11. My uncle will visited (visit) us this weekend.
12. I listen (listen) to music with my friends.
13. We have studied (study) hard for the exam. So, we answered (answer) all the
questions.
14. Have you finished (finish) your homework?”
“No, I haven’t.”
15. My mum isn’t at home now. She went (go) to the supermarket.
16. So far this month I have seen (see) three films.
17. I’m hungry. I haven’t had (have) my lunch yet.
18. I haven’t seen (see) Helen yet today. Is she at school?
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