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Put The Verbs Into The Correct Tense (Simple Present or Present Progressive)
Put The Verbs Into The Correct Tense (Simple Present or Present Progressive)
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive) 1. Look! Sara (go) __________to the movies. 2. On her right hand, Sara (carry) ___________her handbag. 3. The handbag (be) ___________very bea ti! ". #. Sara s a""y ($ t) ____________on b"ack shoes b t no% she (%ear) _____________%hite trainers. &. 'nd "ook, she (take) __________an mbre""a beca se it (rain)___________ Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past perfect) 1. (hen he (%ake $)_______, his mother (a"ready )$re$are) __________break!ast 2. (e (go) _________to London beca se o r !riends (invite) ___________ s 3. *e (hear) __________the ne%s, (go) _________to the te"e$hone and (ca"") __________a !riend. #. (hen she (start) ___________"earning +ng"ish she (a"ready )"earn) _____________,rench. &. -ane (a"ready ) ty$e) ____________three $ages %hen her com$ ter (crash)_______________. .. /y the time the doctor (arrive) _____________at the ho se the $atient ( die)____________. 0. /e!ore that day %e (never ) think) _____________o! trave"ing to -a$an. 1. 2 (kno%) _____________him a "ong time be!ore 2 (meet) _____________his !ami"y. 3. They (not ) kno%) ______________%here to meet beca se nobody (te"") _______________them. 14. 2t (be) ____________c"o dy !or days be!ore it (begin) _____________to rain. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect). 1. 2 (5 st ) !inish) _____________my home%ork. 2. 6ary (a"ready ) %rite) _____________!ive "etters. 3. Tom (move) ____________to his home to%n in 133#. #. 6y !riend (be) ____________in 7anada t%o years ago. &. 2 (not ) be) ______________to 7anada so !ar. .. / t 2 (a"ready ) trave") _____________to London a co $"e o! times. 0. Last %eek, 6ary and 8a " (go) ___________to the cinema. 1. 2 can9t take any $ict res beca se 2 (not )b y) _____________a ne% !i"m yet. 3. (they ) s$end) _____________their ho"idays in 8aris "ast s mmer: 14. (yo ) ever ) see ) _____________a %ha"e:
A .PRACTICE EXERCISE 7irc"e the correct !orm o! the inde!inite artic"e and then read the sentences to yo rse"! to see i! they so nd ;right.< 1. (e have to "eave !or the concert in (a, an) ho r. 2. 2 %i"" have (a, an) orange %ith my break!ast. 3. 2 have to mai" (a, an) "etter at the $ost o!!ice. #. 7an 2 $"ease have (a, an) s"ice o! cake: &. (', 'n) man and (a, an) %oman %a"ked s"o%"y across the street. .. /eth and Sarah are meeting at (a, an) +ng"ish tea room !or " nch. 1
GRAMMAR DRILLS (SENIOR) 0. The tit"e o! the book is, ;(', 'n) (rink"e in Time.< 1. (e %ent to (a, an) movie and shared (a, an) ice cream cone. 3. 2 %o "d "ike to attend (a, an) niversity a!ter grad ating !rom high schoo". 14. *annah to"d (a, an) interesting story abo t her chi"dhood. 2n the !o""o%ing sentences that te"" the story o! an i""=!ated sho$$ing tri$, %rite the correct two, too, or to in the b"ank s$aces. 1. The other day 2 %ent _________ the $ost o!!ice. 2. (hi"e 2 %as there 2 bo ght a shirt and _________ $airs o! shoes. 3. 2 %ent ________ the cash register _________ $ay and to have the items $ t in a bag. #. 's 2 %as "eaving the store the bag broke o$en beca se it %as _________ thin. &. _________ store em$"oyees ran over _________ he"$ me b t it %as ________ "ate. .. The shoes and shirt !e"" thro gh the ho"e in the bottom o! the bag and crashed onto the !"oor. 7 stomers tried _________he"$, b t there %as nothing they co "d do %hen someone accidenta""y ste$$ed on the shirt and got it dirty. 0. The manager came over_________ ta"k _________ me and e>$"ain that their ne% $"astic bags are _________ thin ________ se !or heavy items "ike shoes. 1. *e said it %as a good idea _________ do b"e=bag bigger $ackages. 3. ?o% %hen 2 go _________ the ma"" to sho$, 2 am a"%ays ready ______ make s re that the em$"oyees se ______ bags instead o! one, 5 st _________be sa!e. A. PRACTICE EXERCISE 7irc"e the correct !orm o! the inde!inite artic"e and then read the sentences to yo rse"! to see i! they so nd ;right.< 1. (e have to "eave !or the concert in (a, an) ho r. 2. 2 %i"" have (a, an) orange %ith my break!ast. 3. 2 have to mai" (a, an) "etter at the $ost o!!ice. #. 7an 2 $"ease have (a, an) s"ice o! cake: &. (', 'n) man and (a, an) %oman %a"ked s"o%"y across the street. .. /eth and Sarah are meeting at (a, an) +ng"ish tea room !or " nch. 0. The tit"e o! the book is, ;(', 'n) (rink"e in Time.< 1. (e %ent to (a, an) movie and shared (a, an) ice cream cone. 3. 2 %o "d "ike to attend (a, an) niversity a!ter grad ating !rom high schoo". 14. *annah to"d (a, an) interesting story abo t her chi"dhood. 2n the !o""o%ing sentences that te"" the story o! an i""=!ated sho$$ing tri$, %rite the correct two, too, or to in the b"ank s$aces. 1. The other day 2 %ent _________ the $ost o!!ice. 2. (hi"e 2 %as there 2 bo ght a shirt and _________ $airs o! shoes. 3. 2 %ent ________ the cash register _________ $ay and to have the items $ t in a bag. #. 's 2 %as "eaving the store the bag broke o$en beca se it %as _________ thin. &. _________ store em$"oyees ran over _________ he"$ me b t it %as ________ "ate. .. The shoes and shirt !e"" thro gh the ho"e in the bottom o! the bag and crashed onto the !"oor. 7 stomers tried _________he"$, b t there %as nothing they co "d do %hen someone accidenta""y ste$$ed on the shirt and got it dirty. 0. The manager came over_________ ta"k _________ me and e>$"ain that their ne% $"astic bags are _________ thin ________ se !or heavy items "ike shoes. 1. *e said it %as a good idea _________ do b"e=bag bigger $ackages. 3. ?o% %hen 2 go _________ the ma"" to sho$, 2 am a"%ays ready ______ make s re that the em$"oyees se ______ bags instead o! one, 5 st _________be
PAST PER ECT ! EXERCISES ,i"" in the b"anks %ith ; ha" # past participle< or ;ha" # been # verb$ing< 1. (hen a 7=134 trans$ort $"ane crashed in +indhoven on - "y 1&, 133., the emergency services ass med the cre% _________________(ki"") and made no e!!ort to break into the $"ane to "ook !or s rvivors.
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2. /y the time the con! sion %as sorted o t, and an entry made into the $"ane, on"y seven $eo$"e %ere sti"" a"ive. The others __________________(die) o! smoke inha"ation. 3. (hen 7o"one" L c 6archa" arrived in @iga"i in 1333, he imagined he %o "d be he"$ing to bring $eace to A%anda. / t 5 st & months "ater, he %o "d abandon at the gates o! he"" a $eo$"e he________________(come) to "ove. #. T%o years ago, 7o"one" L c 6archa" started %riting in an attem$t to rid his head o! demons. *e %as trying to !ig re o t i! he ____________(do) a"" he co "d. &. 6y co sin ________________(ho$e) to become a $i"ot, b t he !ai"ed the $hysica" tests. .. 2! 2 _____________(kno%) ho% damaging smoking %as to one9s hea"th, 2 %o "d never have started. 0. The $o"ice !o nd the 6ercedes that _______________(stea") ear"ier that day. 1. /y the time he rea"iBed his s$eech %as getting some%hat "engthy, most $eo$"e_____________("eave) the room.