Tenses exercises

EXERCISES
Exercise 1.Supply the verbs into the present simple.

1.They (go)...... on Holiday every winter.
2.The days (be)........ longer in summer.
3.She often (talk).......... to herself.
4.Oak trees (grow)......... very slowly.
5.My dog (not eat) .............vegetables.
6.My brother (not like)........... animals.
7.Most people (not like)............ to visit a doctor.
8. you (live)......... in the country or in the city?
9.What you often (do)........... in the evenings ?
10.My sister never (go)........... out in the evening.
11.He usually (work) ..........with paints and brushes.
12.Do you know anyone who (speak) ...........Chinese ?
13.I (not be ) ........a student. I (be ).......... a teacher.
14.She (be) ..........a nurse ?
15.Tom (not be ) ...............well today.

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Exercise 2.Supply the verbs into the present continuous ( progressive).

1.What’s that noise ? Somebody (practise) ........the piano.
2.She (have) .........a shower at the moment.
3.Right now she (run) .......down a hill.
4.I’m looking at the woman, she (wear)........ a nice dress.
5.”Where’s Kate ?” “ She (watch) ........TV in the living-room.
6.Don’t bother me now.I (work)............
7.Take an umbrella. It (rain)...........
8.Tam (not study) now. He (play)................ volleyball.
9.Mr.Smith always (miss).......... the train.
10.I (have) ..........a party tonight.
11.What you (do) now?~ I (go).......... swimming.
12.Jane ( not write) a letter at present. She (read) a comic.
13.Why the baby (cry) ?~Because she (be) hungry.
14.Tourists (lie) on the beach to enjoy fresh air.
15.your parents (work) for this company ?

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Exercise 3. Write the correct tense form of the verbs ( present simple or present progressive):
1. She (travel) to work by bus everyday.
2. She (travel) to work by bus now.
3. Mr. Quang ( drive) his car to the farm now.
4. He ( drive) his car to the farm everyday.
5. His father (take) the vegetables to the market everyday.
6. He (take) the vegetables to the market at present.
7. Tam and Ba (play) soccer at the moment.
8. They usually ( play) soccer.
9. The chilren always (walk) to school and they (walk) to school now.
10. Tan often (ride) a bike to school.At the moment, he (ride) it to school.
11. I (play) video games once a week.
12. Son( write ) the answers in his exercise notebook now.
13. we (learn) math on Tuesday and we (learn) math now.
14. Look! It ( rain).
15. Listen! The birds (sing).

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Exercise 4.Supply the verbs into the past simple.

1.Minh (be).... tired when I (see) him yesterday.
2.Yesterday, I (get up ) at 6.00.Then I (have) an enormous breakfast at 6.30. I (go) to work at 7.00 and (come back) home at 5p.m.
3.It (rain) alittle last summer.
4.My baby ( be) happy yesterday.
5.The train (stop) a few minutes ago.
6.I (not eat) anything this morning. Now I am hungry.
7.Tom visit his friends last Sunday ?
8.Where you ( spend) your holiday last summer ?
9.There (be) a lot of snow last winter.
10.How many books you (read) last month ?
11.We (not be) in Ha Long Bay last holiday.
12.Tom ( not play) football yesterday morning. He (have) to go