Egyptian language School

English Department
3rd Prep.

Verb Tenses
Sheet (2)
A- Fill the blanks with the correct tense of the verb in brackets.
1-………………………………………….…(ever/you/fly) to America? Kevin is lucky , he 2-…………………………
(can) visit his cousin Amy Baxter last year. Yesterday, while Kevin 3-……………………..……………
(read) a book, his mother 4-…………………………………..…..(come) in and gave him a letter from Amy.
He read:" Hi, Kevin, I hope you 5-………………………………..……..(not forget) me yet. 6-………………….
.……………………………… (you/remember) how much fun we 7-………………….…………………(have) last year?
What 8-……………………………………………(do/you) since then? Well, let me tell you the chaotic story
of my trip to the Poconos. I 9-……………………….………… (want) to spend a nice weekend with my
friend Jane. She 10-……………………………..……(live) in Manhattan for some months now. "I´m sure
we 11-………………………………….….(have) lots of fun," Jane said while I 12-……………………………….…………
(unpack) my things. "If the weather 13-…………………………………. (be) fine tomorrow we 14-
………………….…………………… (go) on a trip to the Poconos." "I think this is a fantastic idea," I 15-
……………………………………….. (agree). “I to climb the highest mountains." When we 16-
...………………………….. (drive) along Interstate 95 the next day we 17-………………………………………
(notice) a red light in Jane´s mother´s car. "I think, if we 18-………………………………………..(want)
to reach the Poconos we 19……………………………… (need) some help first", Jane´s mother said. "I
20-…………………………………… (read/never) the handbook, so I 21-………………………………………. (not
have) any idea what´s wrong." We 22-……………………….……………(leave) the expressway and soon
saw the sign of a car repair garage. The mechanic quickly 23-…………………………………. (check) the
car and smiled. "Lady," he said, "I 24-………………………………..…... (see) this problem many times
before. I´m sorry, but a mechanic is not what you need. If you 25-……………………………….… (not
fill) up the tank, you 26-………………………………………. (get/never) to the Poconos."

B- Fill the blanks with the correct tense of the verb in brackets.
Two hundred and fifty years ago, people 1-………………………..……………(make) their own clothes.
They 2-…………………………………….(have/not) machines for making clothes. There 3-……………………..
(be/not) any clothing factories. People 4-…………………………….……….. (wear) homemade clothes
that were sewn by hand. Today, very few people 5-…………………………………… (make) their own
clothes. Clothing 6-……………………………….. (come) ready-made factories. People 7-…………………………
(buy) almost all their clothes from stores. The modern clothing industry 8-…………………………..….

1
(be) international. As a result, people from different countries often 9-…………………………………
(wear) similar clothes. For example, people from different countries throughout the world
10-…………………………….…….. (wear) jeans and T-shirts. However, regional differences in clothing
still 11-………………………………..……. (exist). For instance, people of the Arabian deserts 12-
…………………………….… (wear) loose, flowing robes to protect themselves from the heat of the
sun. In Northern Europe, fur hats 13-……………………………………..… (be) common in the winter.
In the future, there 14-……………………………………….… (be/probably) fewer and fewer differences
in clothing in the world. People throughout the world 15-…………………………………..…. (wear) clothes
from the same factories. 16-………………………………………..……. (we all/dress) almost alike in the
future? TV shows and movies about the future often 17-…………………………………………. (show)
everybody in a uniform of some kind. What 18-………………………….……………. (you/think) ?

B- Re-write the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original:
1- We didn't see The Two Towers because the cinema was closed. (If)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2- She doesn't understand because you haven't explained the situation to her. (If)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3- I’ve never eaten frogs’ legs before. (time)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
4- They haven’t phoned us since summer. (for)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5- It’s the first time Susan has ever been to London. (never)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6- When did they move into their house? (ago)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……
7- When did you hear from him? (since)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………..
8- John never stops criticizing my friends. (always)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
9- Helen rarely goes to the theatre. (not)
…………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10- They don't like spicy food, so they avoid eating it. (never)
…………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2
Answers

1- Have you ever flown (ever - you - fly) to America? Kevin is lucky – he 2- could (can) visit
his cousin Amy Baxter last year. Yesterday, while Kevin 3- was reading (read) a book, his
mother 4- came (come) in and gave him a letter from Amy. He read:" Hi, Kevin, I hope you 5-
haven’t forgot (not forget) me yet. 6- Do you remember (you - remember) how much fun we
7- had (have) last year? What 8- have you done/have been doing (do - you) since then?
Well, let me tell you the chaotic story of my trip to the Poconos. I 9- wanted (want) to
spend a nice weekend with my friend Jane. She 10- is living (live) in Manhattan for some
months now. "I´m sure we 11- will have (have) lots of fun," Jane said while I 12-was
unpacking (unpack) my things. "If the weather 13- is (be) fine tomorrow ,we 14- will go (go)
on a trip to the Poconos." " I think this is a fantastic idea," I 15- agreed (agree). “ I want to
climb the highest mountains."
When we 16- drove (drive) along Interstate 95 the next day, we 17- noticed (notice) a red
light in Jane´s mother´s car. "I think, if we 18- want (want) to reach the Poconos we 19-
need (need) some help first", Jane´s mother said. "I 20- have never read (read - never) the
handbook, so I 21- didn’t have (not have) any idea what´s wrong." We 22- left (leave) the
express way and soon saw the sign of a car repair garage. The mechanic quickly 23- checked
(check) the car and smiled. "Lady," he said, "I 24- have seen (see) this problem many times
before. I´m sorry, but a mechanic is not what you need. If you 25- don’t fill (not fill) up the
tank, you 26- will never get (get - never) to the Poconos."

B- 1- Made 2 – didn’t have 3– weren’t 4– wore

5-Are making 6– comes 7– buy 8- Is 9- wear
10- wear/are wearing 11-Exist 12– wear 13- are
14-Will probably be 15– will wear 16– Are we going all to dress
17– show 18–do you think

C- 1- if the cinema hadn't been closed, we would have seen the Two Towers.
2- if you had explained the situation to her, she would understand.
3- it's the first time I've ever eaten frogs.
4- they haven't phoned us for months.
5- susan has never been to London.
6- how long ago did the move into their new house?
7- how long ago is it since you heard from him?
8- john is always criticizing my friends.
9- Helen doesn't always go to the theatre.
10- they never eat spicy food.