VERB TENSES PRACTICE (from Navigator, Burlington)


a.- Choose the correct answer.
1.- I__________________ believe in UFOs ________________ you believe in them?
a. isn’t/ Are b. Don’t/ do c. Doesn’t/do
2. Gabriel __________driven since he __________his driving test.
a. hasn’t/passed b. Was/passing c. Wasn’t/has passed
3.- The actor ________ his lines while he ______________for his new play.
a. was forgetting/ was rehearsing b. Forget/has rehearsed.
C. Forgot, was rehearing
4.- do you ___________book a table in this restaurant?
a. must b. have to c. should
5. Our cousins _____________visit us next Sunday; they ____________for two days.
a. Are going to/ will stay b. will/ is going to stay
c. Might/ are staying
6. We were lost, so we ___________the car and _______someone to help us.
a. Were stopping, asking b. Stopped, asked c. Stopped, were asking
7. Now I ____________ where I have seen him.
a. remember b. Am remembering c remembered
8. Why _________ stop working so hard?
a.You don’t b. You aren’t c. Don’t you


B Fill in the verb in the correct tense.
1. I _____________ (be) very angry if you ____________________ (not return) my CDs. You _____________________ (promise) to return them to me by Saturday. It ________________ (be) now Monday and you ( not give) _________________them back to me yet. I _______________(work) hard to buy them, and I __________________ (not be able to ) buy any more.
2. Look at Clara! she ______________________(just arrive) from Madrid. She _________________(look) extremely tired. She ____________(leave) Paris this morning and she ___________________(travel) all day. She probably ___________________(not eat) a thing. She never_________(eat) when she ___________(travel).
3. We’re going on holiday to Holland next week. Before we _______(leave), we ______________________(plan) our trip well. Last year, we _______________(not/ make )any special plans and as a result we _____________ (waste) a lot of time looking at maps. This year we _______________(be) ready when we ____________(go) on holiday, and we ______________(have ) a good time.


C.- Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in brackets:

Too much, too young?
In the nineties, the world of professional tennis 1 (be) ________________ full of teenage stars who 2 (want) ______________ to be the best. Venus and Serena Williams’s father 3 (start)______________ to plan their international careers before these two girls 4 (be/even) ________________ born. Steffi Graf 5(already/play) _____________ regularly before the age of three or four years old, and Jennifer Capriati 6(reach) __________ her first Grand Slam semi-final by the time she 7 (be) ____________ just fourteen.
The problem was that by the time most of these four women 8 ( reach) ____________________ their twenties, the pressures of professional tennis 9 (already/have)__________________ an impact on their personal and family lives.
In the case of young stars like Jennifer Capriati, nobody noticed what 10 (happen) _____________ at that moment until things 11 (already/go) _________________ really bad, and Jennifer 12 _____________________(steal and take drugs) for some years.
Hopefully, this situation 13 (not/happen) ___________________ again for future generations.







D Complete texts A and B with the correct form of the verbs in the box. Use the present simple, present continuous, past simple or past continuous.

A
Jill usually (1) …………………… (go) out with her friends on Saturdays, but today she (2) …………………… (not have) time. Last week she (3) …………………… (have) a test at school, but she (4) …………………… (not pass) it. So today she (5) …………………… (study) for her exams.

B
At the moment, Billy (6) …………………… (talk) to a police officer, because he
(7) …………………… (see) a traffic accident this morning. A man (8) …………………… (drive) too fast when a dog (9) …………………… (run) into the road. Luckily, the dog
(10) …………………… (not die).

E.- Complete the dialogue. Use the correct form of the verbs.

A: (1) __________ you __________ (make) any plans for the holidays yet?
B: Yes, we (2) __________ (visit) my aunt who (3) __________ (live) in Holland. (4) __________ you ever __________ (go) there?
A: Well, I (5) __________ (spend) a week in Amsterdam with my family three years ago, but I (6) __________ (not remember) much about it. I (7) __________ (get) very ill while we (8) __________ (stay) there and I (9) __________ (take) to hospital. My parents said they (10) __________ (be) quite worried about me for a few days.
B: Poor you.
A: But that (11) __________ (not happen) to you. I’m sure you (12) __________ (have) a good time in Holland.


F.- FILL IN THE GAPS with the corresponding verbal tense.

Tony usually (1) …………………… (play) football on Saturdays, but today he
(2) …………………… (meet) his friend Robert in town. He (3) …………………… just …………………… (get off) the bus and can (4) …………………… (see) Robert on the corner. They (5) …………………… (know) each other for ten years and go to the same school.

Today, if the weather (6) …………………… good, they (7) …………………… (catch) a train to the coast and go windsurfing. Robert’s sister and her husband (8) …………………… (run) a windsurfing school on the beach. She (9) …………………… (teach) windsurfing since 2002. In 2002 she (10) …………………… (study) for her university exams when she
(11) …………………… (meet) Harry. They (12) …………………… (fall) in love immediately and (13) …………………… (decide) to set up a school.

Their school is the only school on the coast where windsurfing (14) …………………… (teach). Classes (14) …………………… (offer) for six months of the year. It isn’t surprising that they (16) …………………… (be) very successful!


g.- Complete the dialogue. Use the present simple, present continuous or past simple.

A: Hi, Rosa. What (1) ____________ you ____________ (do) here?
B: I (2) ____________ (wait) for Harry. I (3) ____________ (ring) him an hour ago, and he (4) ____________ (say) he’d meet me here at 5 o’clock. I hope he comes soon!
A: Why? What’s the problem?
B: I (5) ____________ (need) to borrow some money from him. I (6) ____________ (order) some new speakers at the music shop last week and I (7) ____________ (want) to pick them up today. I (8) ____________ usually ____________ (not borrow) from my friends, but the bank (9) ____________ (close) at 4 o’clock and the cash machine (10) ____________ (not work) at the moment.







ANSWERS
a.- Choose the correct answer.
1.- I__________________ believe in UFOs ________________ you believe in them?
a. isn’t/ Are b. Don’t/ do c. Doesn’t/do
2. Gabriel __________driven since he __________his driving test.
a. hasn’t/passed b. Was/passing c. Wasn’t/has passed
3.- The actor ________ his lines while he ______________for his new play.
b. was forgetting/ was rehearsing b. Forget/has rehearsed.
C. Forgot, was rehearing
4.- do you ___________book a table in this restaurant?
a. must b. have to c. should
5. Our cousins _____________visit us next Sunday; they ____________for two days.
a. Are going to/ will stay b. will/ is going to stay
c. Might/ are staying
6. We were lost, so we ___________the car and _______someone to help us.
a. Were stopping, asking b. Stopped, asked c. Stopped, were asking
7. Now I ____________ where I have seen him.
b. remember b. Am remembering c remembered
8. Why _________ stop working so hard?
a.You don’t b. You aren’t c. Don’t you

B Fill in the verb in the correct tense.
4. I _____________ (be) very angry if you ____________________ (not return) my CDs. You _____________________ (promise) to return them to me by Saturday. It ________________ (be) now Monday and you ( not give) _________________them back to me yet. I _______________(work) hard to buy them, and I __________________ (not be able to ) buy any more.
5. Look at Clara! she ______________________(just arrive) from Madrid. She _________________(look) extremely tired. She ____________(leave) Paris this morning and she ___________________(travel) all day. She probably ___________________(not eat) a thing. She never_________(eat) when she ___________(travel).
6. We’re going on holiday to Holland next week. Before we _______(leave), we ______________________(plan) our trip well. Last year, we _______________(not/ make )any special plans and as a result we _____________ (waste) a lot of time looking at maps. This year we _______________(be) ready when we ____________(go) on holiday, and we ______________(have ) a good time.

C.- Complete the text with the correct form of the verb in brackets:

Too much, too young?
In the nineties, the world of professional tennis 1 (be) ________________ full of teenage stars who 2 (want) ______________ to be the best. Venus and Serena Williams’s father 3 (start)______________ to plan their international careers before these two girls 4 (be/even) ________________ born. Steffi Graf 5(already/play) _____________ regularly before the age of three or four years old, and Jennifer Capriati 6(reach) __________ her first Grand Slam semi-final by the time she 7 (be) ____________ just fourteen.
The problem was that by the time most of these four women 8 ( reach) ____________________ their twenties, the pressures of professional tennis 9 (already/have)__________________ an impact on their personal and family lives.
In the case of young stars like Jennifer Capriati, nobody noticed what 10 (happen) _____________ at that moment until things 11 (already/go) _________________ really bad, and Jennifer 12 _____________________(steal and take drugs) for some years.
Hopefully, this situation 13 (not/happen) ___________________ again for future generations.






D.- Complete texts A and B with the correct form of the verbs in the box. Use the present simple, present continuous, past simple or past continuous.

drive go have not die not have not pass run see study talk

A
Jill usually (1) goes …… (go) out with her friends on Saturdays, but today she
(2) doesn’t have (not have) time. Last week she (3) had (have) a test at school, but she (4) didn’t pass (not pass) it. So today she (5) …’s studying … (study) for her exams.

B
At the moment, Billy (6) is talking (talk) to a police officer, because he (7) saw (see) a traffic accident this morning. A man (8) was driving (drive) too fast when a dog (9) ran (run) into the road. Luckily, the dog (10) didn’t die (not die).

E.- Complete the dialogue. Use the correct form of the verbs.

A: (1) Have you made (make) any plans for the holidays yet?
B: Yes, we (2) ’re going to visit (visit) my aunt who (3) lives (live) in Holland. (4) Have you been ever (go) there?
A: Well, I (5) spent (spend) a week in Amsterdam with my family three years ago, but I (6) don’t remember (not remember) much about it. I (7) got (get) very ill while we (8) were staying (stay) there and I (9) was taken (take) to hospital. My parents said they (10) were (be) quite worried about me for a few days.
B: Poor you.
A: But that (11) won’t happen not happen) to you. I’m sure you (12)’ll have (have) a good time in Holland.


FILL IN THE GAPS with the corresponding verbal tense.


Tony usually (1) …plays… (play) football on Saturdays, but today he
(2) …’s meeting … (meet) his friend Robert in town. He (3)… has just got off … (get off) the bus and can (4) … see …… (see) Robert on the corner. They (5) … have known …… (know) each other for ten years and go to the same school.

Today, if the weather (6) …is …… good, they (7) ……‘ll catch … (catch) a train to the coast and go windsurfing. Robert’s sister and her husband (8)… run … (run) a windsurfing school on the beach. She (9) …. has taught …… (teach) windsurfing since 2002. In 2002 she (10)… was studying … (study) for her university exams when she
(11) …met … (meet) Harry. They (12) … … fell …… (fall) in love immediately and (13) ……decided …… (decide) to set up a school.

Their school is the only school on the coast where windsurfing (14) …… is taught …… (teach). Classes (14) … …are offered …… (offer) for six months of the year. It isn’t surprising that they (16) …… are …… (be) very successful!

g.- Complete the dialogue. Use the present simple, present continuous or past simple.

A: Hi, Rosa. What (1) are you doing (do) here?
B: I (2) _’m waiting _ (wait) for Harry. I (3) rang (ring) him an hour ago, and he (4) said say) he’d meet me here at 5 o’clock. I hope he comes soon!
A: Why? What’s the problem?
B: I (5) need(need) to borrow some money from him. I (6) ordered (order) some new speakers at the music shop last week and I (7) want (want) to pick them up today. I (8) don’t usually borrow (not borrow) from my friends, but the bank (9) closed (close) at 4 o’clock and the cash machine (10) isn’t working (not work) at the moment.