Tenses

EXERCISES (TENSES)
I. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets
Be quiet! The baby (sleep
We seldom (eat) before 6:30.
Look! A man (run) after the train. He (want) to catch it.
How long you (study) English? For 5 years.
Listen! I (think) someone (knock) at the door
I (see) her before.
When I (arrive) at this house, he still (sleep).
They (go) home after they (finish) their work
Yesterday John (go) to the store before he (go) home.
We`ll go out when the rain (stop).
I`ll wait until he (finish) his novel.
When you (came) back, he already (buy) a new house.
Don`t come until I (finish) lunch.
I (hope) it (stop) raining by 5 o`clock this afternoon.
The river (not begin) to swell until some rain (fall).
By next month I (leave) for India.
I (give) her your letter when I (see) her tomorrow
They (build) a house by June next year.
We (start) our plan next week.
The film (end) by the time we (get) there.
When you (go) into the office, Mr John (sit) at the front desk.
Our English teacher (explain) that lesson to us tomorrow.
We (wait) for you when you (get) back tomorrow.
What you (do) at 7 p.m next Sunday? I (practice) my English lesson then.
When I (see) Mr. Pike tomorrow, I (remind) him of that.
When you (come) today, I (work) at my desk in Romm 12.
I (see) a car accident while I (wait) for you on this corner yesterday
Mr. john (be) principal of our school since last year.
Mr. Smith (teach) at this school since he (graduate) in 1980.
My father (not watch) TV every night.
. I (meet) Authur three weeks ago.
Yesterday the police (report) that they (capture) the thief.
My friend (thank) me for what I had done for him.
Someone (steal) my handbag on the bus.
The Browns (live) in Paris for 7 years when the second World War (break) down.
Last month I (be) in the hospital for ten days.
Don`t call me in the afternoon. I usually (be) away in the afternoon.
People (speak) English in most of Canada.
John (drive) that car ever since I (know) him.
Mr. Clark (be) in New York 2 months ago. Mr. Rossi (be) in New York until 2 months ago
XI. Supply the correct tense form of the verbs in brackets. Then make questions for the underlined parts
1. The Pikes (move) to London since 2002.
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2. The students (play) badminton at the moment.
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3. Mai’s sister (buy) some new story books yesterday.
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4. The children usually (visit) their grandparents at weekends.
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5. Ba and Phong (know) each other quite well for years.
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6. The phone (ring) at midnight last Sunday.
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7. The Brown (travel) to Asia many times.
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8. Phong (make) a book report for this group next week.
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9. That film (show) on television last month.
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10. People (speak) English in India long time ago.
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11. They (practice) their music lesson at 7 o’clock last night.
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12. Thu (look) after her little brother next Sunday.

14. The kids (sleep) when the bell rang.
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15. She (eat) a lot of fruit yesterday.
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16. Kim (tell) us some fairy tales tonight.
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18. Some people (drink) coffee every day.
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19. The students in grade 9 (have) their final test in May.
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20. The boys (swim) across the river in a competition last Saturday.
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21. They (talk) to their teacher about the next trip.
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23. The girls (sew) some clothes for their dolls now.
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24. Women (have) to do all the housework long ago.
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25. Their parents (go) out for dinner last night.