Simple Past / Present / Future
I. Fill in the missing form in the correct tense. Watch out for signal words.
a) Walter ___________________ (go) to school last week.
b) Why ________ you always ___________________ (sleep) in front of the TV?
c) What ________ you ___________________ (do) next year?
d) We ___________________ (not/celebrate) our anniversary in 2050.
e) Tom ___________________ (stay) at home on Mondays.
f) Where __________ you often ___________________ (sit)?
g) How much money _________ your father ___________________ (earn) every
month?
h) Yesterday we ___________________ (not/watch) birds.
i) Where ___________________ (be) you two days ago?
j) Who __________________ (stand) behind the curtains last night?
k) They rarely ____________________ (buy) some milk in the supermarket.
l) When ____________ you ___________________ (meet) your best friend the last
time?
m) My classmate always ___________________ (read) books.
n) What _________ you __________________(think), if your brother _______________
(steal) your money?
o) Why ____________ (be) you here now?
p) I _____________________ (not/hear) you because I was listening to music.
q) We ____________________ (clean) your apartment after you had had a party there.
r) Last night we _________________________ (cannot/stand) the smoke.
s) Why _________ you always __________________ (talk) about me?
t) If you ________________ (leave), I ___________________ (miss) you.
u) ______________________ (not /eat) during lessons.
v) My sister __________________________ (water) the plants every day.
w) Last Christmas I _________________ (not / get) any presents.
x) In the evenings my parents ______________________ (not/play) cards.
y) ________ I __________ (know) you? I haven’t met you before.
z) Please, __________________ (help) me.
FUTURE 'Will', PRESENTS and PAST
SIMPLE
1. Peter _____________________________ (drink) two cups of tea every morning.
2. She _____________________________ (help) me repair my bike last year.
3. I _____________________________ (come) to you again tomorrow.
4. Our teacher _____________________________ (speak) English and French.
We ___________________________ (speak) English or German, we only
________________________ (learn) them.
5. Listen! I believe Mary _____________________________ (play) the piano.
6. We _____________________________ (be) in London last summer.
7. I _____________________________ (read) a nice book now. I
_______________________ (give) it to you in two days.
8. You _____________________________ (feel) better very soon, don't worry.
9. Tom __________________ (go) to his office by bus and his father and sister
________________ (go) by tram.
10. Where _____________________________ (travel) you two days ago and what
_____________________ (do) you there?
11. A lot of people _____________________________ (visit) Dalmatia last year.
12. We _____________________________ (finish) our work in half an hour.
13. If you ask me to do it, I _____________________________ (do) it.
14. The spring _____________________________ (begin) on 21st March and it
_____________________________ (end) on 20th June.
15. My aunt _____________________________ (work) in that factor before the war.
16. I _____________________________ (be) in town next Saturday. I
____________________________ (phone) you and we
_____________________________ (have) lunch together.
17. When _____________________________ (begin) you to learn English?
18. What games __________________________ (play) you when you
____________________ (be) a little boy?
19. I _____________________________ (go) to bed early last night.
20. Where _____________________________ (spend) you your last holiday?
21. What _____________________________ (get) last Christmas?
22. A: It's so hot in here.
B: I ____________________ (open) the window!
PUT THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE : PAST
SIMPLE, PRESENT SIMPLE OR WILL-FUTURE
1 . I ______________(buy) my computer last month.
2. The weather ___________(be) awful last weekend !
3. My children ____________(go) to school every day.
4. They ___________(go) to the cinema last Saturday night.
5. Where ____________you ___________(study )next year ?
6. How long ago _________they last ___________(go) to the swimming-pool ?
7. What _________the farmers ___________(do) if it______________(not rain) ?
8. Where _____________(be) you last weekend ?
9. My sister_______________(not like) jogging, she ___________(prefer) swimming
10. Last night , there ______________heavy hail showers.
11. Students _____________(have) to revise regurlarly in order to succeed.
12. ___you__________(know) a person who _________(repair) smart phone screens ?
13. We_________________(earn) more money if we____________(get ) better jobs.
14. We often _______________(play ) video games together.
15. They __________________(take) their plane next weekend to go to Sydney.
16. _____you __________(know) when the next elections _________________(be) .
17. My mother _________________(not work) on Mondays.
18. My friends _________________(get) lots of presents last Christmas.
19. The school ______________(be) closed yesterday because of a teachers’ strike.
20. I____________(learn) English and Spanish at school.
21. My washing machine _____________(break) down last Saturday.
22. If you_________(work) hard , you ________________(pass) your exam in June.
[Link] seldom _____________(wash) her car, so do I.
24. They __________________(obtain) a pay rise next year.
25. We usually_______________(have) dinner all together.
26. Why_________you__________(refuse) to meet your boss last week ?
27. My cat ________________(catch) a mouse this morning, but she _____________
not kill) it , so it ______________(fly) away !!
28. My brother_____________(tidy) his bedroom yesterday, so my mother ________
(be) very pleased.
29. The teachers ______________(ask) our parents to come to a meeting last week.
30. We _____________ (buy) a new car in January .
31. How many brothers and sisters _____you __________(have )?
32. ______anyone ________(know) when latest Star War film ___________(be )on ?
33. We ________often_________( not go) to fast food restaurants.
34. My parents _____________(come) back from a business trip two days ago.
35. If you_________(stop) smoking , your health _____________(get ) much better !
36. I ____________(know) the guy who __________(win) the Eurovision contest .
37. Yesterday, my mother _____________(find) a wallet on a seat in teh train as she
was comuting to work.
38. We ___________(hear) very good music at the concert last night
Complete the sentences!
She ______________________ home by bus every day.
I would go to the beach if the weather _________________ better.
My bag is heavy. I ________________________________ you.
I _________________________ my grandmother yesterday. She is in hospital.
I _____________________________ to Paris tomorrow. I have my plane tickets.
Sue is 45. Emily is 42. Emily is ______________________ than Sue.
If I ______________________ the lottery, I will buy a house.
I ____________________________________ but then I broke my arm and I couldn’t play
any more.
I _________________________________ meat because I’m vegetarian.
What time _______________ she _________________ home last night?
I ________________________ at the cinema yesterday at 5.00.
She _______________________________ an ice-cream with me this afternoon. That’s the
plan.
She __________________________ you if you ask her.