Tuesday, 21 March 2017

PRACTICE - ENGLISH VERB TENSE REVIEW

 1. USE THE PRESENT SIMPLE OR THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS:   

1.  The assistant is speaking too quick. I ______________________ (not understand) him.
2.  I can’t carry this suitcase. It __________________ (weigh) too much.
3.  ___________ your parents’ house ____________________ (belong) to you now?
4.  Look! Michelle ________________________ (wear) a really beautiful dress.
5.  At the moment this house _____________ (cost) too much. I can't afford to buy it.
6.  Look! Michelle ________________________ (wear) a really beautiful dress.


2. USE THE PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE OR PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS:

1.  She _______________ always ____________________________ (play) tennis.
2.  I ________________________________ (work) since I left college.
3.  They _______________________________ (attend) four business meetings.
4.  How long ________________ you _______________________________ (swim)?
5. As a result of her success, she ___________________________ (write) an autobiography. 
6. How much ice cream ______________ you ______________ (eat)?


3. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES, USING THE PAST SIMPLE, THE PAST CONTINUOUS OR THE PAST PERFECT OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS:  

1. After Janet __________________________ (finish) her homework, she __________________________ (go) out with her friends.
2. As the students ___________________________ (chat), the teacher _____________________ (enter) the classroom.
3. By the time we ____________________________ (arrive) at the airport, the plane _____________________________ (leave).
4. Jane ___________________________ (not catch) a tram until she _______________________ (travel) to Cologne.
5. I__________________________________ (sit) on the sofa when a sudden noise ______________________________ (wake) me up.
6. I ______________________ (be) sorry that I __________________________ (speak) to her so rudely.


4. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES, USING THE FUTURE SIMPLE, "BE GOING TO", FUTURE PERFECT OR FUTURE CONTINUOUS OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS:  

1.  Sam drives too fast. He _____________________________ (cause) an accident one of these days!
2.  At this time next week, I ______________________________ (sunbathe) in Hawaii.
3.  Is that book only 3 euros? I _________________________ (buy) it!
4.  By the end of June, the students ____________________________ (finish) the exams. 
5.  I am sure that you ______________________________ (succeed) in your new career.
6.  It _________________________________  (rain) in London for the next weeks, so take your umbrella.