Tense exercise

Verb Tense Exercise 1
Simple Present / Present Continuous
Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the "Check" button to check your answers.
1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) ……………………………....her kids to football practice. 2. Usually, I (work) ……………………………....as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) ……………………………....French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris. 3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) 4. Don`t forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) 5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) 6. I`m sorry I can`t hear what you (say) ……………………………....because everybody (talk) ……………………………....so loudly. 7. Justin (write, currently) ……………………………....a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished. 8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight? Denise: Oh, I`m sorry, I can`t. I (go) ……………………………....to a movie tonight with some friends. 9. The business cards (be, normally ) ……………………………....printed by a company in New York. Their prices (be) ……………………………....inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good. 10. This delicious chocolate (be) ……………………………....made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.
Answer keys 1
1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) drives her kids to football practice. 2. Usually, I (work) work as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) am studying French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris. 3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) is sleeping. 4. Don`t forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) is raining. 5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) always rains. 6. I`m sorry I can`t hear what you (say) are saying because everybody (talk) is talking so loudly. 7. Justin (write, currently) is currently writing a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished. 8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight? Denise: Oh, I`m sorry, I can`t. I (go) am going to a movie tonight with some friends. 9. The business cards (be, normally ) are normally printed by a company in New York. Their prices (be) are inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good. 10. This delicious chocolate (be) is made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.
Verb Tense Exercise 2
Simple Present / Present Continuous
A Trekking Journal November 12, 1997 Today (be) 1………………………….the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am exhausted and my legs (shake) 2I just hope I am able to complete the trek. My feet (kill, really) 3………………………….me and my toes (bleed) 4but I (want, still) 5………………………….to continue. Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything (be) 6………………………….so different, and I (try) 7………………………….to adapt to the new way of life here. I (learn) 8………………………….a little bit of the language to make communication easier; unfortunately, I (learn, not) 9………………………….foreign languages quickly. Although I (understand, not) 10………………………….much yet, I believe that I (improve, gradually) I (travel, currently) 11………………………….with Liam, a student from Leeds University in England. He (be) 12………………………….a nice guy, but impatient. He (walk, always) 13………………………….ahead of me and (complain) 14………………………….that I am too slow. I (do) 15………………………….my best to keep up with him, but he is younger and stronger than I am. Maybe, I am just feeling sorry for myself because I am getting old. Right now, Liam (sit) 16………………………….with the owner of the inn. They (discuss) 17………………………….the differences between life in England and life in Nepal. I (know, not) 18………………………….the real name of the owner, but everybody (call, just) 19………………………….him Tam. Tam (speak) 20………………………….English very well and he (try) 21………………………….to teach Liam some words in Nepali. Every time Tam (say) 22………………………….a new word, Liam (try) 23………………………….to repeat it. Unfortunately, Liam (seem, also) 24………………………….to have difficulty learning foreign languages. I just hope we don`t get lost and have to ask for directions.