Lets Play… Tenses [624129]

LETS PLAY… TENSES

MAXIM NICOLETA

CUPRINS

1. PRESENT TENSE

2. PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

3. PAST TENSE

4. PAST SIMPLE VS. PAST CONTINUOUS

PRESENT SIMPLE

1. Write the third person singular of the following verbs :
a. ask
b. box
c. carry
d. do
e. fix
f. go
g. hurry
h. kiss
i. live
j. mean

2. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets.

a. My family and I (to speak) Romanian.
b. My mother ( to cook) dinner.
c. All d ogs (to like) bones.
d. My cousin (to write) me an email.
e. Angela* s boyfriend (to work) in a market.
f. Many children (to watch) cartoon in the evening.
g. His boys (to play) tennis .
h. You (to study) nuclear chemistry.
i. I (to sing) classical music.
j. You (to sleep) at 11 P.M.

3. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense.

a. My father never (wear) T -shirts.
b. I (take) my child to the kindergarden.
c. You ( celebrate) your eighteen birthday.
d. The weather (get) very hot in Constanta in the summer.
e. His aunt (hate) fried rice.
f. My sister (have) five red skirts.
g. He (watch) soap opera in his spare time.
h. I ( sleep) six hours every night during the week .
i. Corina ( brush) her teeth twice a da y.
j. Marcel ( need) a new dictionary.

4. Write questions as in the example.

I / speak Chinese .
Do I speak Chinese ?

a. Somebody / turn off the lights.
b. My mother / water the flowers
c. Our neighbours / like expensive cars
d. Maria / love cheesecake s
e. My family / recycle garbage
f. A friend of Ioana / read Eminescu
g. You / teach Maths
h. George / play guitars
i. My team / win the game
j. The sun/ rise in the est

5. Complete the questions with do or does.

a. my cat sleep on the sofa?

b. the girls buy dresses?
c. you enjoy the concert?
d. her father read the newspaper?
e. I love roses?
f. the weather get warmer?
g. the biker ride h is motorcycle?
h. the students learn English?
i. we love music?
j. you know where the postoffice is?

6. Write short answers to these questions (yes, I do / no, I don´t // yes, she does / no, she
doesn ´t, ….)

a. Do you like chocolate ?
b. Do you plan to become a pilot?
c. Does she always read so quickly?
d. Does it rain in the desert?
e. Do they always take their vacation in the mountains?
f. Does she always have ham and eggs for breakfast?
g. Do mothers take care of the irs children?
h. Do the americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving?
i. Do we work on Sunday?
j. Does a cow eat grass ?

7. Write each sentence in the negative.

a. The English exam starts at 10.00 .
b. My friend arrives tomorrow.
c. Mario drinks milk at breakfast.
d. My sister only eats vegetable.
e. They like vintage clothes.

f. I work in a factory.
g. You go to high scool daily.
h. We like medicine.
i. My parents take physical exercise in the morning.
j. You drive your car safely.

8. Rewrite the sentences beginning with he or she.

a. I live in a small , blue house .
b. You go to the gym.
c. We fly to London next month.
d. I open my personal diary on the firs page.
e. They hate travelling by bus.
f. You have no money at the moment.
g. I carry my l uggage to the airport.
h. They believe in God.
i. My kids go to school at 8 o'clock..
j. Her grandparents work in the garden every day.

9. Rewrite the sentences in the:
a. negative form b. interrogative form

a. I go out with my friends every evening.
b. You use the computer a lot.
c. He likes watching Formula 1 races.
d. She eat spicy food.
e. A frog jumps on th e lake.
f. We get good marks.
g. You eat too many candies.
h. They usually go for a walk after dinner.
i. My boy usually does his homework in the morning.

j. That actress makes good movies.

10. Which sentences/ questions are correct?

a. My friend drive a racing car.
b. My frien ds drives a racing car.
c. My friend drives a racing car.

a. I do not reads a romantic novel.
b. I does not read a romantic novel.
c. I do not read a romantic novel.

a. We works in a nursery in the morning.
b. We work in a nursery in the morning.
c. We work in a nurseries in the morning.

a. Does you listen to the radio?
b. Do you listen to the radio?
c. Do you listens to the radio?

a. His mother cleans the dirty stove.
a. His mother clean the dirty stove.
b. His mother do cleans the dirty stove.

a. What do they eat for lunch?
a. What does they e at for lunch?
b. What do they eats for lunch?

a. Do you help your grandmother in the greenhouse?
b. Do you helps your grandmother in the greenhouse?
c. Does you help your grandmother in the greenhouse?

a. Cristina flies to Italy every summer.
b. Cristina flyes to Italy ev ery summer.
c. Cristina fly to Italy every summer.

a. The boys play computer games?
b. Do the boys play computer games?
c. Does the boys play computer games?

a. The gardener cuts dry branches.
b. The gardeners cuts dry branches.
c. The gardener cut dry branches.

11. Unscramble the sentences:

a. Her / at/ library / studies / the / brother.
b. argue/ never / about / politics / we
c. family/ my / for / cook/ father/ usually / the / whole
d. drives /Mr. Smith /a bus/
e. after /does /Mary/ homework / her / dinner/ usually
f. newspaper /read / We / every /the/ day
g. garden /grandfather / in /my/ tomatoes/ his / grows.
h. eight/ a /they/ hours /work /day
i. rains / often/ in / it /autumn / here
j. living/ study/ I / room /in/ the

12. Choose the right answer:

a. She ( sings – sing) every morning.
b. I (forget – forgets) m y notebook at home.
c. Sue (carry – carries) a basket full of apples.

d. The students ( know – knows) the answers.
e. Baby (cry – cries) of hunger .
f. The soldier (pull – pulls) witha machine gun.
g. Women (wash – washes) their laundry at the river.
h. You (collect – collects) the corn.
i. We (wash – washes) the floors.
j. They (collect – collects) cards with footballers .

13. Circle the correct form of the verb to complete each sentence.

a. I live / lives in a four -storey block .
b. You take / takes your dog for a walk .
c. She write / writ es a story for kids.
d. The story continue / continues over and over again.
e. Mara cut / cuts vegetables for a soup.
f. We climb / climbs the escalators.
g. You unpack / unpacks your bags.
h. The curtains hang / hangs at the window .
i. Grandpa help / helps his grandchildre n in homework.
j. We visit / visits the Haunted Castle.

14. Circle T for true or F for false for each statement below.

a. We use it for talking about permanent states or situations. True / False
b. 2. We use it for things happening at the moment. True /False
c. 3. We use it for general facts (e.g. scientific facts). True /False
d. 4. We use it for talking about timetables (e.g. bus or lesson timetables). True /False
e. 5. We use it for future plans. True /False
f. 6. We use it for routines (e.g. things we do every day o r week). True /False
g. 7. We use it for talking about likes and dislikes. True / False
h. 8. We use it for giving opinions (e.g. with the verbs think / believe). True /False

i. The auxiliary verb "to do" is never used in the present simple affirmative. True /
False
j. In the simple present tense, we use did to make questions and negatives. True / False

15. Change each affirmative statement to a negative statement.

a. My family goes to church every Saturday.
b. She catch es a cold every winter .
c. I bake cookies twice a month.
d. My mother always teaches me new things.
e. Your aunts tell us funny stories about you.
f. You earn twenty -five pounds a month.
g. John spends too much time with Ann.
h. That sweater costs way too much.
i. Water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen.
j. The sun sets to the West .

16. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences .

a. shopping / the/ go / we/ to/ mall
b. he/ at/ football/ plays /weekends
c. a /we /greenhouse/ have / big
d. anna / home/ breakfast /has /at
e. in /me / the/ and/ them /meet/ restaurant /yo u
f. very /read/ books/ I/ interesting
g. a /work/ ten/ we/ day/ hours
h. me/ well /knows/ he/ very
i. the/ summer/ beach /you/ in/ go/ the/ to
j. her /i / her /with/ help/ homework

17. Each sentence has one mistake. Write the correct sentences.

a. My son like watching fo otball on TV.
b. She usually get up at 5 o'clock.
c. I works as a travel writer.
d. Snakes lives on the ground, in trees and in water.
e. You makes good jokes.
f. They watches black and white films at his cinema club on Saturdays.
g. We thinks the movies are boring.
h. Does J ulien likes sports?
i. The box weigh 21 kilograms.
j. I hears something strange.

18. Match the questions to the answers:

a. What time do es your kid go to bed?
b. How do you go to work?
c. Does your father have breakfastevery morning?
d. What do they d o in the summer?
e. What do you love?
f. Does Mary exercise?
g. What do they buy?
h. Do I usually order food?
i. What do the critics say?
j. Do you live there?

A. I order take -out food from nearby restaurants.
B. I go to work by train.
C. They buy tickets to the concert.
D. He goes to bed at 9.30.
E. Nobody liv es in that old house.
F. We love our jobs as doctors.
G. Yes, he does.

H. She exercises twice a week.
I. They got o the seaside.
J. All the critics says that film is great.

19. Make YES/NO Questions in the Present Simple:

a. Yes, T ina loves minced balls .
b. Yes, our neighbor fixes bikes.
c. Yes, our mother bakes cookies every Sunday .
d. No, he’s father doesn’t work in a facto ry.
e. Yes, I always clean on Saturday .
f. No, she doesn’t run fast.
g. Yes, Anca tries to win the math contest every semester .
h. No, these rooms don’t have just a window.
i. Yes, the baby usually cries a lot.
j. Yes, the pilot always drives very fast.

20. Write five sentences using Present Simple.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Form short/ contracted forms:

a. I am reaching
b. You are singing
c. He is riding
d. She is snoring
e. It is eating
f. We are dancing
g. You are cutting
h. They are asking
i. We are listening
j. I am sewing/

2. Complete the sentences with the Present Contiuous of the verbs in brackets.

a. My grandmot her ( to knit) a sweater and a pair o f gloves for my sister .
b. His sister (to brush) her hair.
c. That child (to save) because she wants to buy some candies.
d. I (to lear n) to drive,now.
e. You (to eat) a cheese sandwich.
f. We (to pack) our suitcase.
g. They (to study) to pass their final exam.
h. The boy (not/ to swim) today.
i. Pamela ( to jog) with his father.
j. You ( to sit) next to me in class.

3. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present continuous .
a. You an d I ( be) making pies.
b. Felicia (send) some text messages.

c. Mother (wash) the dishes.
d. Yolanda (clean) the lens.
e. We ( do) exercise.
f. The teacher (correct) the tests.
g. They (watch) a horror movie.
h. I (wear) my new skirt today.
i. You (play) Monopoly with your brother.
j. We ( visit) the Palace of the Queen.

4. Write questions as in the example.

I / speak Chinese.
Am I speaking Chinese?

a. Somebody/ turn off the lights.
b. My mother / water the flowers
c. Our neighbours / ride expensive cars
d. Maria / e at cheesecakes
e. My family / recycle garbage
f. A friend of Ioana / read Eminescu
g. You / teach Maths
h. George / play guitars
i. My team / win the game
j. The sun/ rise in the est

5. Complete the questions with am, is or are.

a. I having a bath right now?
b. they screaming of joy?
c. we climbing the m ountain?
d. you going to the museum?
e. Felicia sitting on the sofa?
f. Adrian carrying buckets?

g. I preparing breakfast?
h. they running after the dog?
i. you repairing yo ur bike?
j. she helping her little sister?

6. Write short answers to these questions (yes, I am / no, I´ m not // yes, she is / no,
she isn´t, ….)

a. Are you playing the guitar?
b. Is she watering the flowers?
c. Are they asking their teacher about thei r tests?
d. Is the baby crying?
e. Are we painting the walls?
f. Is grandma opening the windows?
g. Am I reading your notes?
h. Is your little brother reading a comic book?
i. Am I doing my homework?
j. Are they singing in the bathroom?

7. Write each sentence in the negative.

a. The farmer is milking the cow
b. I am moving to Paris next year.
c. My friends and I are drinking s oda.
d. She is wearing a new, beautiful dress.
e. You are doing the shopping.
f. My brother is touching the TV screen.
g. They are walking their dogs.
h. We are buying a Christma s gift for Carmen.
i. The cat is chasing the mice.
j. You are driving to your home.

8. Choose the correct form. Note that there are exceptions in spelling when adding
'ing.'

a. His brother is writeig / writing a letter.
b. I am running / runing to the park.
c. My sister i s swimming / swiming in the pool.
d. Look! They are comming / coming here!
e. My dog Lupu is run ning / runing to the park.
f. My brother is moving / moveing to Austria.
g. It is not rainning / raining today.
h. We are sitting / siting on the bus.
i. Who is my grandma chatti ng / chating to now?
j. You are learnning / learning English now.

9. Rewrite the sentences in the:
a.negative form b. interrogative form

a. My mother is watching TV right now.
b. She is write in her notebook at the moment.
c. The children are swimming right now.
d. Her husband is washing his car today.
e. I am playing tennis today.
f. You are flying to London at the moment.
g. The artist is painting a picture right now.
h. It is raining right now.
i. The new secretary is working well at the moment.
j. The boys are having a game of card s right now.

10. Which sentences/ questions are correct?

a. What are you baking, grandma?
b. What you are baking, grandma?
c. What is you baking, grandma?

a. I am wearing a hat today.
b. I are wearing a hat today.
c. Am I wearing a hat today.

a. They are living in a small flat at the moment.
b. They are live in a small flat at the moment.
c. They is living in a small flat at the moment.

a. The actors aren’t wearing costumes tonight.
b. The actor aren’t wearing costumes tonight.
c. The actors isn’t wearing costumes tonight.

a. Are she listening to music?
b. Are you listening to music?
c. Are you liste n to music?

a. Girl are playing tennis in the park now.
b. Girls are pla ing tennis in the park now.
c. Girls are playing tennis in the park now.

a. They am watching their favourite series on TV.
b. They are watching their favourite series on TV.
c. They is watching their favourite series on TV.

a. That boy s is eating an ice -cream.
b. That boy is eating an ice -cream.
c. That boy are eating an ice -cream.

a. The bird are singing.

b. The birds are singying.
c. The birds are singing.

a. They am putting on their coats.
b. They´re puting on their coats
c. They´re putting on their coats

11. Unscramble the sentences:

a. Are/ on/ very / having /good/ We / a/ holidays /time / .
b. T-shirts/ wearing / they / Are ?
c. her / listening/ I / to / am.
d. at /living / I/ my /am /moment / parents / the/ with.
e. looking / for / they/ a / job /are /new.
f. is / the/ ringing / telephone !
g. are / doing/ what / you?
h. months / is / a /Julie / few/ living / Paris / in /for.
i. is / Maria / her / hair /combing.
j. feeding / are/ ducks /the /they / .

12. Choose the right answer:

a. They (is –am – are doing) their homework now.
b. The babyboy (is -am – are sleeping).
c. I (is – am – are packing) my rucksack.
d. He (is – am – are singing )a new song.
e. The dog (is – am – are barking).
f. The snowman (is – am – are melt ing) in the sun.
g. The men (is – am – are counting) their money.
h. The little puppy (is – am – are sleeping).

i. I (is – am – are walking ) on the sidewalk .
j. They (is – am – are buying) groceries now.

13. Circle the correct form of the verb to complete each sentence.

a. Right now, I am buying – are buying groceries.
b. At this moment she reads – is reading the newspapers in the living room.
c. Look! Mart a and J ill is smoking – are smoking.
d. Listen! George sings – is singing some Romanian folk songs.
e. Your sister is watch – is watching the new sitcom right now.
f. His sister playing – is playing her new computer game.
g. Can you smell it? My neighbours is baking – are baking cookies.
h. You are not fighting – are not figting.
i. We are saving – are saveing money for a new computer.
j. Ana and John are dancing – is dancing in the living room.

14. Circle T for true or F for false for each statement below.

a. We use the present continuous to speak a habitual action. True / False
b. We use the present continuous to speak about a n action happening at the moment of
speaking. True / False
c. We do not normally use the continuous with stative verbs. True / False
d. We form the present continuous with the verb ‘to be’ in past and the verb in –ing.
True /
False
e. We form the prese nt continuous with the verb ‘to be’ in present and the verb in –ing,
True
/ False
f. With the prese nt continuous we don’t need auxiliaries for negatives and interrogatives.
True /
False

g. With the present continuo us we need ‘do’ and ‘does’ to from negatives and
interrogatives . True / False
h. We make negatives by putting not (or n't) after am, is or are. True / False
i. The present continuous of any verb is composed of two parts – the present tense of the
verb to be + the present participle of the main verb. True / False
j. We use it with "always, forever, constantly", to de scribe and emphasise a continuing
series of r epeated actions. True / False

15. Change each affirmative statement to a negative statement.

a. The dog is chasing the cat around the gard en.
b. I am looking at you now!
c. She’s sliding down the slide.
d. Sonia is having lunch with her husband.
e. He is sending messages with his cellphone.
f. She is doing a project this term
g. Your grandma is taking her medication at the moment.
h. Quiet please! I am writing a test.
i. You are enjoying your English classes.
j. Her mother is wearing contact lenses.

16. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

a. about /are/ our / we /gossiping / about/ friends.
b. doing /s he /a/ project /term / /is.
c. are /honeymoon./ they / their /planning
d. kids /yard / playing / are /the / in /the.
e. He/ the /kicking /is /ball.
f. Are/ They / right / cooking / now.
g. erasing /the /She / board /is.
h. daughter /is / a /little / coloring /My / picture.
i. am /paper/ I /cutting.
j. The /is /about / teacher / the /talking /poem.

17. Each sentence has one mistake. Write the correct sentences.

a. They´s putting on their coats.
b. Is the birds flying?
c. I´m not go to the mountain.
d. James are playing football in the park now.
e. My sister watching TV.
f. She’re coming at six.
g. Why is his leav ing?
h. She isn't wash her hair.
i. You isn’t running.
j. Are she going home right now?

18. Match the questions to the answers:

a. Who was making the noise?
b. How many hours was she working every week?
c. How long was I sleeping?
d. Why was the teacher getting angry?
e. How was t he car running this morning?
f. How much were they paying you?
g. What was I talking about?
h. How were you feeling yesterday?
i. What were they selling?
j. Who was he talking to?

A. The car wasn't running very well this morning.
B. You were talking about the movie you saw.
C. They were paying me $12 an hour.
D. I wasn't feeling very well yesterday.
E. He was talking to his supervisor.

F. The teacher was getting angry because the student s were talking while he
was talking.
G. You were sleeping for about an hour.
H. She was working 40 hours ever y week.
I. I was living in Texas last year.
J. The kids were making the noise.

19. Make YES/NO Questions in the Present Continuous .

a. Am I teaching you English right now?
b. Is that lovely girl winking at you?
c. Am I eating milk chocolate ?
d. Are we meeting at six ?
e. Are th ey fighting?
f. Is he holding the string of the kite?
g. Is she working in an office at the moment?
h. Are you meetng your friends on Sunday?
i. Are we going hopping at the weekend?
j. Is the cat sleeping in the basket?

20. Write five sentences using Present Continuous .

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Choose the present simple or present continuous:

a. I ( write) a book tonight.
b. You (dance) salsa every day?
c. She ( sky) at the moment.
d. He ( drink) a soda now.
e. They usually (sleep) in the afternoon.
f. You (go) to the cinema often
g. Her cat usually (sleep) on the sofa .
h. Jim ( watch) television at the moment.
i. We (live) near the school at the moment.
j. The first lesson (start) at 9.00.

2. Fill in do, does, am, is or are :

a. you l ove clasical movies ?
b. they going to the school tonight?
c. it rain a lot in your town ?
d. I not writing a complaint at the moment.
e. You not work in a candieshop .
f. Who listening Angela today?
g. I not going on holiday this winter .
h. Where you live?
i. What time he usually get up?
j. you enjoy your job?

3. Match the sentences.

a. The baby girl is sick.

b. My computer isn’t working.
c. I don’t like raw meat .
d. His father isn’t here n ow.
e. You like exercising.

A. He’s working in his office at the moment.
B. You play football every day.
C. She isn’t going to nursery today.
D. I don’t eat tartar.
E. I’m using my friend’s computer.

PAST SIMPLE

1. Write the Past Simple of the f ollowing verbs:

a. Beat
b. Come
c. Draw
d. Eat
e. Fight
f. Give
g. Hit
h. Lose
i. Run
j. Speak

2. Complete the sentences with the P ast Simple of the verbs in brackets.

a. I (to watch) TV last night.
b. Paul (to talk) to h is girlfriend all day.
c. You (to have) a terrible hea dache yesterday.
d. Kids (to come) home from school late.
e. She (to call) the office to tell them she was sick.
f. My father (to get up) early this morning.
g. The puppy (to follow) us down the road.
h. My students (to work) hard last semester.
i. Her boyfriend (to try) to talk to her last night.
j. You (to pay) the bill s yesterday.

3. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple p ast.

a. My dad (leave) home early yesterday.

b. The teacher (bring) the exams corrected.
c. Your little sister was cleaning the vase when she (drop) it.
d. We (jog) in the park yesterday.
e. He (meet) some nice people at the party last night .
f. My boy (sleep) un til late on the weekend.
g. You (fly) to the Romania on a jet.
h. He ( clean) his room before school.
i. I (want) to go to the movies alone.
j. We (drink) only a coke at the pa rty.

4. Write questions as in the example.

My neighbor b ought a new car last week.
Did my neighbor buy a new car last week?

a. They went to Malta on t heir last winter holiday.
b. My friend and I saw a nice movie last night.
c. The dog jumped and bit my leg.
d. I heard a strange sound outside the door five minutes ago.
e. The police caught all of the bank robbers yesterday.
f. My friend arrived at ten o´clock in the morning.
g. Her father bought the newspaper in the shop.
h. You ate too many sweets .
i. They had dinner at seven o´clock.
j. We wrote to our former neighbours.

5. Unscramble the words below. The first letter of each word is underlined.

a. What did your little brother do (aysteyerd)?
b. What time did you she to bed (stla gniht)?
c. What did you eat for ( aseakbrft)?
d. Did you do any (serexeci) last week?
e. Did yo ur girl do school (ewmorhok) yesterday?

f. How much money did they (enpds) yesterday?
g. Did you r parents eat at a (rarestntau) last night ?
h. How did the champion feel yesterday?
i. Did you do a lot of things yesterday? Were you (sbuy)?
j. Were they (ertid) this morning? Did they need to drink a cup of coffee?

6. Write short answers to these questions (yes, I did / no, I didn´t // yes, she did / no,
she didn´t, ….)

a. Did your brother buy a small car?
b. Did Mary wear a new dress to the party?
c. Did they find any animal in the forest?
d. Did we do our homework in the evening?
e. Did your grandparents live in t he countryside?
f. Did I love chocolate as a child?
g. Did they live in a flat a year ago?
h. Did your sister play handball, yesterday?
i. Did I use the correct word in that exercise?
j. Did we cook steak last night?

7. Write each sentence in the negative.

a. My best friend visited an art gallery.
b. My aunt kissed me on the cheek.
c. I wanted to go to the circus.
d. You brought some cakes to the party.
e. We drank too much coke last night.
f. You sent me an e -mail earlier.
g. They heard my new song on the radio.
h. We forgot to buy some bread .
i. I had my baby in August.
j. The strainger told me that he lived in London.

8. Complete the following sentences with the words provided below in Past Simple
Tense.

answer ask borrow join listen paint rain record want won der

a. It last night .
b. 2. The woman the way to the train station .
c. 3. He to his old records yesterday.
d. 4. We our uncle's car.
e. 5. You $10 from me the other day.
f. 6. I you at the bar.
g. 7. She what to write next.
h. 8. The jurnalists his whole speech.
i. 9. She all the questions.
j. 10. We to go for a ride.

9. Rewrite the sentences in the:
a.negative form b. interrogative form

a. I went to the dentist yesterday.
b. He called my mobile five times yesterday.
c. It rained all day yesterday.
d. We arrived at the airport at six o’clock.
e. The children broke the window
f. My sister had a birthday party yesterday evening.
g. You took my book a week ago.
h. The frog changed into a prince.
i. The plane landed ten minutes ago.
j. The teacher tested our English.

10. Which sentences/ questions are correct?

a. He had a computer.
b. He has a computer.
c. He have a computer.

a. This morning I have a shower.
b. This morning I had a shower.
c. This morning I haved a shower.

a. I jumped high.
b. I jumpd high.
c. I jump high.
a. Did you cook lunch today?
b. Did you cooked lunch today?
c. You cook ed lunch today?

a. Did you washed a car last Monday?
b. You wash a car last Monday?
c. Did you wash a car last Monday?
a. Did she saw us?
b. Did she see us?
c. Did she sae us?

a. They repeat the question.
b. They repeated the question.
c. They repeatted the question.
a. The snowmen m elts in the sun.
b. The snowman melts in the sun.
c. The snowman melted in the sun.

a. Did they chat in a forum?
b. Do they chat in a forum?
c. Do they chated in a forum?
a. My friends swam in the lake.
b. My friends swim in the lake.

c. My friends swimed in the lake.

11. Unscramb le the sentences:

a. did / weekend? / the / What / do / we / at
b. Film? / like / you / did / the /
c. did / yesterday? / Who / you / see /
d. she / DVD? / Where / that / did / buy /
e. You / many / did / ask? / How/ people
f. a / have / time? / they / Did / good /
g. month / a / friend / Monday/ you/ last / visited
h. painted / last/ picture / a/ you /year
i. the /i/ Internet /surfed/ week / last
j. planted/ the /trees/ in/ your/ children / city

12. Choose the right answer:

a. The girl (wrote – writed ) five letters.
b. Laura (came – come ) home a t six o’clock.
c. The children (plays – played ) in the garden.
d. Billy (eat – ate) an apple.
e. They (repeats – repeated ) the question.
f. She didn’t (saw – see) my grandma.
g. The police (caught – catched ) them.
h. Did she (walked – walk) alone?
i. He and I (was – were ) best friends.
j. He (lost – losted ) his job.

13. Circle the correct form of the verb to complete each sentence.

a. He criticised / critissed you.
b. They went / go shopping last week .
c. My friends traveled / travelled to Saudi Arabia two years ago .

d. She listen / list ened to the news last night.
e. My sister dr inked / drank lemonade at party .
f. We watched / watches the new film .
g. The train arrived / arrive an hour ago.
h. The student organised / organises a picnic last week.
i. The children visited / visits thier grandparents t wo days ago.
j. You helped helpped my dad.

14. Circle T for true or F for false for each statement below.

a. We use it for things in the past which have finished. True False
b. We use it for things in the past with a co nnection to the present. True False
c. We use i t for single events or situations in the past. True False
d. We use it for repeated events in the past. True False
e. We use it for things a long way back in the past and in the recent past. True
False
f. We use the past simple because the action happened befor e another action in
the past True False
g. We only use it for things a long way back in the past. True False
h. We use the auxiliary ‘do’ to form questions and negatives. True False
i. We use the auxiliary ‘have ’ to form questions and negatives. True False
j. We only use the past simple when we want to refer to a past that is earlier than
another time in the narrative. True False

15. Change each affirmative statement to a negative statement.

a. They cooked dinner last night.
b. They tidied their rooms.
c. You helped your sister.
d. They locked the door.
e. We waited for the bus.
f. He listened to music last night.
g. They cooked dinner last night.
h. I studied for the exam.

i. John invited his neighbours to a party.
j. Mum fried fish and chips for our dinner.

16. Put the words in the correct orde r to make sentences.

a. opened / her/ She/ present.
b. the /carried /He / boxes.
c. your /best /called / You /friend.
d. She/ volleyball / played
e. brother /History/ My /studied.
f. Their/ helped/ They / mother.
g. at /The / home /stayed /family / yesterday.
h. I /party / at /dance d /the.
i. all /It/ day /rained / yesterday.
j. Locked / the/ They/ door.

17. Each sentence has one mistake. Write the correct sentences.

a. Did he went to school yesterday?
b. Did she works today?
c. Why did she goes home early?
d. She didn’t sold her house
e. What do you this ye sterday?
f. I goed to Berlin yesterday.
g. Sarah weren’t happy last year.
h. Did Darren bought a car?
i. Did she took any money?
j. I didn’t watched television yesterday.

18. Match the questions to th e answers:

a. What did your sister watch on TV last night?

b. Who did you meet at the party?
c. Where did she leave her glasses?
d. What did you do at the weekend?
e. Where did he go after the class last week?
f. How did she come to work this morning?
g. What did I do last Saturday ?
h. Did your friends come to your party?
i. Did you go to the cinema ye sterday?
j. Did you have a nice weekend?

A. Yes, I did. The film was great!
B. Yes, they did. We played games!
C. She watched cartoons.
D. We met some old good friens.
E. Grandma left her glasses on the table.
F. He went to a football match.
G. I went to my best friend, John.
H. She walked to work this morning.
I. I learned how to knite.

19. Make YES/NO Questions in the P ast Simple .

a. Did the children swim in the lake?
b. Did he see lions and tigers at the zoo ?
c. Did h e give her a bunch of flowers for her birthday ?
d. Did he slip on a banana pe el?
e. Did you last r ide a bike two days ago?
f. Did sh e take her driving test two months ago?
g. Did I buy two kilos of oranges ?
h. Did we watch a very good film on TV last nig ht?
i. Did Simone give the money to h is brother ?
j. Did Shakespeare die in 1616 ?

20. Write five sentences using P ast Simple.

PAST CONTINUOUS

1. Write the -ing form of the verbs :

a. live –
b. stay –
c. run –
d. win –
e. cycle –
f. phone –
g. fly –
h. swim –
i. chat
j. die

2. Complete the sentences with the Past Continuous of the verbs in brackets.

a. I (to watch ) TV when she called.
b. When the phone rang, she (to write) a letter.
c. While we (to have) the picnic, it started to rain.
d. I (to listen ) to my iPod, so I didn' t hear the fire alarm.
e. While John (to sleep) last night, someone stole his car.
f. Sammy (to wait) for us when we got off the plane.
g. While I (to write) the email, the computer suddenly went off.
h. My father (to cut) the grass when the snake appeared.
i. While I (to sleep), someone took my boo k.
j. The cat was – were sleeping when it saw a mouse.

3. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple past continuo us.

a. Their children (splash) water at each other in the
swimming pool when Marc joined in.
b. The babygirl (cry) for h er mother.
c. Gramndmother (walk) down the stairs when one of her grocery
bags burst open.
d. You (talk) to your sister when the telephone rang.
e. We (look) for our ball in the bushes when we saw a
snake in the grass.
f. The kids (scream) so lou dly that their teacher scolded them.
g. One of the us (dance) the wrong way during the show .
h. I cut myself while I (shave).
i. Mrs Black broke a g lass when she (do) the d ishes.
j. It (rain) when I woke up yesterday morning.

4. Write questions as in the example.

You / do , yesterday morning
What were you doing yesterady morning?

a. I / play the guitar, last nigh t
b. You / laught with your friend.
c. We / have dinner.
d. He / chat with his girlfriend.
e. They / watch TV
f. She / listen a CD
g. You / dance .
h. It / snow
i. Anna / skate
j. I / write a letter

5. Decide whether to use 'was' or 'were'.

a. The policemen was – were patrolling the neighbourhood when a gunshot was
heard.
b. The workers was – were washing the cars at the petrol station when there was
a sudden explosion.
c. The child was – were sleeping when we got home.
d. I broke my hand when I was – were skating.
e. You was – were driving whe n the accident happened.
f. She was – were taking a shower when I arrived.
g. I was – were picking apples when I fell off the ladder.
h. My boy was – were painting when his classmate came.
i. You was – were cooking breakfast when you saw her coming.
j. She was – were tal king to her friend hours and hours.

6. Write short answers to these questions (yes, I was / no, I wasn ´t // yes, she was / no,
she wasn´t, ….)

a. Were you working on the computer?
b. Was she riding her bike?
c. Was I taking out a book?
d. Were they looking at a pic ture?
e. Were you opening the door?
f. Were they helping with the homeworks?
g. Was I phoning my best friend?
h. Were our children coming home from school?
i. Was your baby sister making a lot of noise?
j. Were they sitting under the tree?

7. Write each sentence in the n egative.

a. I was looking for my files.
b. They were playing chess.
c. We were walking around the park.
d. You were listening to the radio.
e. She was reading a book about bears.

f. Turists were visiting the castle.
g. My father was washing his car.
h. I was waiting for yo u in the park.
i. The farmer was feeding the pigs.
j. The little boys were counting their money.

8. Fill in the blanks with 'WHEN' or 'WHILE'

a. 1. ______ her sister was reading a book , her brother was looking at TV.
b. They were having a shower , ______ their mothe r broke a plate .
c. ______ I came into the room, they were arguing with each other.
d. The girl arrived home , ______ her grandparents were having tea and biscuits.
e. ______ you was a little boy , you visited your relatives with a friend of yours .
f. Students liked working in group, ______ they were primary school student s.
g. ______ we were waiting for the 8 o'clock train , we met many good friends .
h. I was having a large dinner , ______ the phone rang.
i. My brother was sitting in the car , ____ __ my mother was doing shopping.
j. The baby started crying , ______ her mother was preparing the meal .

9. Rewrite the sentences in the:
a.negative form b. interrogative form

a. She was playing badminton .
b. I was thinking about moving out.
c. You were eating dinne r.
d. He was waiting for his girlfriend.
e. We were living in Tulcea.
f. They were driving their cars.
g. She was wearing a new dress at the party.
h. The boys were playing computer games.
i. We were relaxing on holiday.
j. The students were revising in the library .

10. Which sen tences/ questions are correct?

a. Mother was packing our lunch basket.
b. Mother wes packing our lunch basket.
c. Mother were packing our lunch basket.

a. They was not whispering.
b. They were not whispering.
c. They not were whispering.

a. Were you trying to read?
b. Where you trying to read?
c. Were you tryinng to read?

a. They were figting at the street corner.
b. They were fighting at the street corner.
c. They ware fighting at the street corner.

a. I was cuting the bread.
b. I were cutting the bread.
c. I was cutti ng the bread.

a. You were yawning during the press conference.
b. You was yawning during the press conference.
c. You were yawn during the press conference.

a. They was dancing the whole evening.
b. Thei was dancing the whole evening.
c. They were dancing the whole evening.

a. He was play ings hide and seek.
b. He was playing hide and seek.
c. He not was playing hide and seek.

a. I was carrying a heavy box.
b. I was carying a heavy box.
c. I were carrying a heavy box.

a. We were shakiing hands.
b. We were shaking hends.
c. We were shaking hands.

11. Unscrambl e the sentences:

a. a /driver /The / using / was/ screwdriver.
b. problems / teacher / not /explaining /was/ the /the/.
c. Helping / He/ the /was / kitchen / in.
d. The /themselves/ were / people/ enjoying.
e. dog /the / was /The /digging /in /garden
f. driving / were / too /you / fast
g. She /not /eating / a /was / cheeseburger.
h. painting / were /the /They /walls
i. was / I /not /opening /window / the
j. was / his /Andrei / bike /riding .

12. Choose the right answer:

a. We (was – were – is) not working on the computer.

b. I (was – am – were) not watching th e news on TV.
c. She (was – am – were ) not practising the piano.
d. The friends (is – was – were) not singing songs.
e. Her father (was – are – were) not smoking a cigarette.
f. We (were – was – is) not looking at a poster.
g. I (were – are – was) cleaning the kitchen
h. Carmen (was – were – are) studying for hours.
i. I (is – was – were) watching TV when you rang.
j. She (are – was – were) cry for hours.

13. Circle the correct form of the verb to complete each sentence.

a. Your mother thought you was taking – were taking out the rubb ish.
b. You was cooking – were cooking dinner when your kids arrived.
c. My students was waiting – were waiting for their exam results.
d. Her husband was snoring – were snoring really loudly!
e. This time last year I was travelling – were travelling in London.
f. While we was walking – were walking in the park, it started to rain
g. I was living – were living in America during the summer of 201 5.
h. He couldn't come last night because he was working – were working.
i. The sun was shining – were shining .
j. Between 5 and 7 yes terday afternoon they girls was playing – were playing tennis.

14. Circle T for true or F for false for each statement below.

a. Past Continuous describes on -going actions that continued for a specific stretch
of time in the past and ended. True – false
b. Past Continuous puts emphasis on the course of an action in the past.
True – false
c. This tense was formed using two components: the verb BE (in the past tense),
and the -ING form of a verb. True – false

d. This tense was formed using two components: the verb BE (in the present tense),
and the -ING form of a verb. True – false
e. This tense was formed using two components: the verb do (in the past tense),
and the -ING form of a verb. True – false
f. The past continuous is usually used when on e action began before another.
True – false
g. We can also use the tense when we talk about an action that had al ready started
and was still continuing at a particular time.
True – false
h. we can use this tense to describe TWO actions that were BOTH continuing at
the same time in the pa st. True – false
i. we can use this tense to describe TWO actions that were BOTH continuing at
the same time in t he present. True – false
j. we can use this tense to describe TWO actions that were BOTH continuing at
the same time in the future. True – false

15. Change each affirmative statement to a negative statement.

a. At five o'clock, it was snowing.
b. I was reading when he arrived.
c. He was playing basketball.
d. They were working.
e. I was exercising in the gym.
f. The teacher was writing on the table.
g. Kids were cycling back home.
h. You were learning History.
i. We were repairing the computer.
j. You were taking a shower.

16. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

a. The /was /cat / sitting /in/ kitchen /. the

b. were /down / They /the /street. / running
c. sister / at, /my/ Yesterday / was /seven / preparing /dinner.
d. you / What /yesterday /were /doing?
e. The /was / dog/ barking.
f. I /heavy /was /a /carrying / bag.
g. The /testing /teacher / our /was / English.
h. You /a /doing /course / were/ in/ London.
i. him / was /She / of / laughing
j. The /board./ pointing /studen/t to /was / the

17. Each sentence has one mistake. Write the correct sentences.

a. Mr Jack were correcting our tests.
b. At 12 o`cl ock Cristian were working.
c. I was sleeping, when my father arrived.
d. You was sitting in the classroom when the teacher came.
e. She were travelling to the airport at 4 o'clock. .
f. I were playing a computer game when the doorbell rang.
g. When I arrived, you was co oking dinner.
h. I was working as a waitress in a bar, when you met me.
i. The little girl were sleeping when the telephone rang.
j. He was learning his French lesson when you came.

18. Match the questions to the answers:

a. What was she doing at six a clock?
b. What w ere they doing in the park?
c. What was the secretary doing in his office?
d. Was the couple kissing?
e. Were the children watching Star Trek?
f. What was I doing when I met Jack?

g. What were they doing all day?
h. What was your mother doing?
i. What were we doing this time yesterday?
j. What were the kids doing when it begat to rain?

A. The secretary was printing a document.
B. I was walking to the station when I met him.
C. They were sitting on a bench.
D. My mother wasn't preparing dinner; she was working on the computer.
E. They were wor king in the garden all day.
F. The kids were playing in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
G. This time yesterday, we were doing our homework
H. Yes, they were watching Star Trek on TV.
I. No, the couple was hugging.
J. At six, she was translating the book.

19. Make YES/NO Questions in the Past Contiuous :

a. Were you playing monopoly when she phoned her friend?
b. Were they laughing at her?
c. Was the cat sitting on the roof, when you got home yesterday?
d. Was he driving fast when he had the accident?
e. Was I sitting under a t ree when the lightning hit?
f. Were they wearing hats?
g. Was the sun already beginning to rise when we went to bed last night?
h. Were they writing the letters when the electricity went off?
i. When her mother came home, was she singing in the shower?
j. Was he shou ting while his kids were trying to sleep ?

20. Write five sentences using Past Continuous .

PAST SIMPLE VS. PAST CONTINUOUS

1. Choose the past simple or past continuous:

a. He (play) with his daughter when you called.
b. The doorbell (rin g) while we were taking dinner.
c. As they ( wait) for bus, they saw their father crossing the road.
d. Yesterday, we (go) to the movies with our neighbours .
e. When he (reach ) home, he (discove r) that water was running.
f. It happened while we (work ) in England .
g. I lived in the countryside for ten years while I (be) a child.
h. I (sleep ) all day yesterday.
i. What they (read) at 11 pm last night?
j. Who (give) you that watch?

2. Circle the correct answer.

a. Maria was getting ready for school when An na was calling/ called.
b. I was walking my dog when/ while you were staying at home.
c. You were hurting/hurt your leg while you were skating .
d. My little girl was falling/ fell asleep while she was listening the fairytale .
e. We were doing a puzzle while our sister studied/ was studying for her test.
f. Costel moved to his flat now/ in 201 5.
g. Our teacher was t alking when Maria called/ was calling.
h. I’m sorry , but I broke / was breaking your computer.
i. I woke up and looked / was looking at my watch.
j. While they were doing / did a sight -seeing tour, we were lying on the beach.

3. Match the sentences.

a. The boys were cycling through the park .
b. I was taking my dog for a walk .

c. Anna was playing basket ball
d. They were sitting on a bench
e. Ioanna was having a shower

A. when she kicked the ball through a window
B. when the water stopped.
C. when it ran away.
D. when it started to rain.
E. when they fell off their bike.

FUTURE SIMPLE

1. Complete the sentences with the Futur e simple of the verbs in brackets.

a. He (to do) his project next week .
b. Well, I guess I (to ride) the bike to school tomorrow .
c. My husband (to eat) roast beef for dinner.
d. Her friend not (to quit) h is job on Saturday .
e. We (to watch) a mov ie with you tonight.
f. When they (to be) old enough to dri nk?
g. My son (to go) to camp this winter .
h. The two girls ( to be ) class mates.
i. It (to be ) windy today.
j. I ( to come ) to the movie with us.

2. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in future simple .

a. I (move ) to England .
b. You (study ) for the Final Exam .
c. He probably (run ) ten km.
d. My sister (clean ) her room in a few hours .
e. We (run) in the race tomorrow.
f. That girl (sunburn) if she doesn’t wear sun block.
g. I (weep ) when I cut onions.
h. When people go to church, they (kneel).
i. It (snow ) in Sinaia tonight.
j. He ( drive ) her to the train station.

3. Write short answers to these questions (yes, I w ill / no, I will not // yes, she w ill / no,
she will not , ….)

a. Will you win the cup?
b. Will they tell me the truth?
c. Will his father get angry?
d. Will our girls go shopping?
e. Will they come with their friens ?
f. Will she drive on S aturday ?
g. Will they wash the car on Monday?
h. Will John will hike with us on Friday?
i. Will you read to the children toni ght?
j. Will they win the trophy this year ?

4. Write e ach sentence in the negative.

a. He will do his best to help her.
b. We will drive the kid s to school.
c. I will call a taxi for you.
d. We will go to the game tonight.
e. They will play football tomorrow.
f. The students will check their answers.
g. I will drink coffee.
h. Everything will be fine.
i. Grandpa will paint the fence white .
j. The students will finish their project later today.

5. Rewrite the sentences in the:
a.negative form b. interrog ative form

a. My family will go to the wedding.
b. The girl will cook our dinner.
c. I will open the window .
d. They will get married .
e. You will help him with his homework .

f. We will eat fruit cakes.
g. This singer will be famous.
h. The writer will earn lots of money .
i. They will drive you into town .
j. She will meet that boy .

6. Which sentences/ questions are correct?

a. Yours class mate wi ll help you with your homework.
b. Your classmate will help s you with your homework.
c. Your clas smate will help you with your homework.

a. At seven o’clo ck this evening, my family and I will s be having dinner.
b. At seven o’clock this evening, my family and I will be en having dinner.
c. At seven o’clock this evening, my family and I will be having dinner.

a. I will be working on my project tomorrow.
b. I will be work on my project tomorrow.
c. I will be to working on my project tomorrow.

a. You will like my new ringtone!
b. You will like s my new ringtone!
c. You will like my new s ringtone!

a. The fianc es will go es to Paris.
b. The fiances will go to o Paris.
c. The fiances will go to Pa ris.

a. Maybe we will stay at home tonight.
b. Maybe e we will stay at home tonight.
c. Maybe we will stay s at home tonight.

a. My friends will goes to the beach.

b. My friends will go to the beach.
c. My friend will go es to the beach.

a. I wil buy the tickets to the film.
b. I will bu ying the tickets to the film.
c. I will buy the tickets to the film.

a. She hope that her boyfriend will cook dinner tonight.
b. She hope tha t her boyfriend will cook s dinner tonight.
c. She hope that her s boyfriend will cook dinner tonight.
a. It’s late. She think ing she will go to bed now.
b. It’s late. She think she will go es to bed now.
c. It’s late. She think she will go to bed now.

7. Unscramble the sentences:

a. this /She /do /the /will/ housework /afternoon .
b. at /will/ me /They / work /ring/ tomorrow.
c. I /eat /the/ will /pie /in/ will /garden /will
d. It /rain/ all /will /week.
e. on /will /be /holidays / You /tomorrow.
f. it /rain /will /in /Tonight /the /mountains .
g. leave /They / at/ will /seven
h. The/ these /teacher /explain /will/ exercise s
i. Maria/ this/ get/ will /job
j. will /We/ walk /them /with

8. Choose the right answer:

a. She (will – is) drink the bottle of water.
b. I will (scream – screaming) if you show me the frog.
c. You will ( walks – walk ) to school with her.
d. He will (enjoy – enjoys) visiting London .

e. Will they (being – be) able to come to the movie ?
f. We (will – wills) be able to answer your question.
g. The laisy boy (will not – willing not) pass the test.
h. You will(tells – tell) the teacher.
i. I (will – wiil) dye my hair pink.
j. Mom will (prepare s – prepare) breakfast tomorrow morning.

9. Circle the corr ect form of the verb to complete each sentence.

a. My mother will plant – wills plant trees in front of the balcony .
b. I will wears – will wear my new dress at her party.
c. My friend will lives – will live in a new town .
d. The skiers will worry -will worries about the bad weather.
e. They wills swim – will swim in this pool.
f. She will not reach – not will reach the plate on the shelf without a chair .
g. My mother will punish – will punishing me for being late.
h. Will they write – will they writing the letter tonight?
i. It will take – will taking us three days to get there.
j. Will the concert raise – raises money for the children ?

10. Circle T for true or F for false for each statement below.

a. Will future expresses a spontaneous decision, an assumption with regard to the
future or an action in the future that cannot be influenced.
True – false
b. Will future does not express a spontaneous decision, an assumption with regard to
the future or an action in the future that cannot be i nfluenced.
True – false
c. Will future expresses a spontaneous decision . True – false
d. Will future expresses an opinion, hope, uncertainty or assumption regarding the
future . True – false
e. Will future expresses an action in the future that cannot be influenced .

True – false
f. The simple future tense is composed of two parts: wil l / shall + the infinitive without
to. True – false
g. The simple future tense is composed of two parts: will / shall + the gerund
True – false
h. The form "it will" is not normally shortened. True – false
i. Simple future has two different forms in English: "will" and "be going to."
True – false
j. "Will" often suggest s that a speaker will do something voluntarily.
True – false

11. Change each affirmative statement to a negative statement.

a. The boy will translate the book.
b. She will do my work .
c. They will make a sandwich.
d. I will finish the work by ten o clock.
e. We will watch TV tonight.
f. It will snow tomorrow.
g. They will get me a n important file.
h. Maybe she will stay at home.
i. We will drink wine .
j. The computer will crash soon.

12. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

a. The /the /will /player /catch / ball.
b. will /me/ not/ textbook /You/ give /the.
c. The /will /our /test /teacher /English
d. My /world /friend /travel /best /around /will /the
e. will /They /lots /of /meet / people /interesting
f. her /will /Everybody /adore
g. people /Many /serve / the /will /king

h. all /Everything /be/ right /will
i. We /not /problems /have /will /any

13. Each sentence has one mistake. Write the correct sentences.

a. Your husband will anticipate s your wishes.
b. They vill not remember you.
c. I will empty ing the bin .
d. Her colegue will loses the game .
e. The little kid will share their sweets.
f. The customer wills pay cash.
g. You will paint s the walls for us.
h. You dial the number for yo ur grandmother.
i. I will send us a letters.
j. They will trust theirs instincts.

14. Make YES/NO Questions in the Future :

a. Will John break the rules?
b. Will you do your homework s?
c. Will the insects disappear?
d. Will she marry his boyfriend?
e. Will the snowman melt?
f. Will the child panic?
g. Will they react to his problems ?
h. Will she probably move to London?

15. Write five sentences using Past Continuous.