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991 Tense | Practice 1

I. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the present continuous or present simple:
1. Tim (live) _______ in Manchester but he (spend) _______ this month in Wales
2. A: _______ (you/work) today?
B: No, I _______. I usually (work) _______ on Fridays but I’ve got the day off
3. A: What _______ (Josephine/do)
B: She (be) _______ a teacher but she (not teach) at the moment. She (look) _______ for a job.
4. A: Can I have that paper or _______ (you/read) it?
B: No, I (not read) _______ it. I never (read) _______ that paper. I (prefer) _______ the Daily News
5. A: _______ (This bag/belong) to you?
B: No, It _______, but I (know) _______ Anita (look) _______ for her bag
6. I (not smoke) _______ but my husband _______. He (try) _______ to stop at the momet but it’s not easy
7. _______ (you/remember) my friend Matthew? He (stay) _______ with me at the moment
8. A: _______ (you/speak) German?
B: No, I _______, but I (want) _______ to learn. I (look) _______ for a coursebook.
9. Emma and Katie usually (visit) _______ me on Saturdays but they _______ (camp) in the New Forest this weekend.
10. A: _______ (Simon/help) you very much?
B: No, not usually, but he (help) me today
11. What ____________they (do)________________in the winter?
12. Today, we (have)______________English class.
13. Her favourite subject (be)__________________English.
14. Now, my brother (like)_________________eating bananas.
15. Look! Aman (call)_________________you.
16. Keep silent ! I (listen )____________________to the radio.
17. ______________ you (play)_________________badminton now?
18. Everyday, my father (get up)_________________ at 5.00 a.m, but today, he (get up) __________________ at 6.00 am.
19. Every morning , I (watch)_________________tv at 10.00, but today I (Listen ) ________________ to music at 10.00.
20. Everyday , I (go) __________to school by bike but today I go to school by motorbike.
21. Every morning, my father (have) ______________a cup of coffe but today he (drink)____________milk.
22. At the moment, I(read)_______________a book and my brother (watch)_______ TV.
23. Hoa (live)________________in Hanoi, and Ha (live)________________in HCM City.
24. Hung and his friend (play)_______________badminton.
25. They usually (get up)___________________at 6.oo in the morning.
26. Ha never (go)______________fishing in the winter but she always (do)_____________ it in the summer.
27. My teacher (tell)__________________Hoa about Math.
28. There (be)____________________ animals in the circus.
29. _______________he (watch)______________TV at 7.00 every morning?
30. What _____________she (do ) _________________at 7.00 am?
II. Underline the wrong part. If the sentence is correct, tick “v”.
1. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius _______
2. The water boils. Can you turn it off? _______
3. Let’s go out. It doesn’t rain now _______
4. Listen to those people. What language do they speak? _______
5. The moon goes round the earth _______

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6. I must go now. It gets late _______

7. I usually go to work by car _______
8. “Hurry up! It’s time to leave”. “I come” _______
9. I hear you’ve got a new job. How do you get on? _______
10. John is never satisfied. He always complain _______
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. skims B. works C. sits D. laughs
2. A. fixes B. pushes C. misses D. goes
3. A. cries B. buzzes C. studies D. supplies
4. A. holds B. notes C. replies D. sings
5. A. keeps B. gives C. cleans D. prepares
6. A. runs B. fills C. draws D. catches
7. A. drops B. kicks C. sees D. hopes
8. A. types B. knocks C. changes D. wants
9. A. drinks B. rides C. travels D. leaves
10. A. calls B. glasses C. smiles D. learns
11. A. schools B. yards C. labs D. seats
12. A. knives B. trees C. classes D. agrees
13. A. buses B. horses C. causes D. ties
14. A. garages B. boats C. bikes D. roofs
15. A. ships B. roads C. streets D. speaks
16. A. beliefs B. cups C. plates D. apples
17. A. books B. days C. songs D. erasers
18. A. houses B. knives C. clauses D. changes
19. A. roofs B. banks C. hills D. bats
20. A. hats B. tables C. tests D. desks
IV. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple:
1. When the postman (come) _______, I (have) _______ breakfast
2. My sister (wash) _______ dishes while I (work) _______ in the garden
3. While I (talk) _______ to John, the telephone (ring) _______
4. Mr. Taylor (watch) _______ television while his wife (read) _______ a newspaper
5. When I (leave) _______ the house this morning, It (rain) _______ very hard
6. John (talk) _______ to his friends when I (see) _______ him
7. I (see) _______ a bad accident while I (wait) _______ for you in this corner
8. As we (cross) _______ the street, the policeman (shout) _______ at us
9. That tourist (lose) _______ his camera while he (walk) _______ around the city
10. It (snow) _______ when I (get) _______ up this morning
11. Albert Einstein (die) _______ in 1955
12. Tom (go) _______ to the post office twice yesterday.
13. He (fall) _______ while he (go) _______ down the stairs
14. What _______ she (do) when you (arrive) _______ there? She (write) _______ a letter
15. She (have) _______ her bath while her sister (get) _______ the breakfast ready

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16. I (go) _______ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) _______ so peacefully when I (look) _______ into your room
that I (decide) _______ to do it alone
17. I (look) _______ up at the sky, dark clouds (gather) _______
18. Just as I (write) _______ the letter, the inkpot (fall) _______ over
19. Mr. Nam (cook) _______ dinner when we (arrive) _______
20. What _______ (you/do) when I (telephone) _______ you last night?
21. I (get) _______ hungry. Let’s go and have something to eat
22. Be quiet! I (want) _______ to hear the news broadcast
23. What _______ you (do) yesterday?
I (get) _______ up very early, (have) _______ my breakfast and then I (go) _______ to my office
24. Egypt (produce) _______ some of the finest cotton in the world
25. What _______ she (do) when you (arrive) _______ at her house yesterday morning?
She (cook) _______ her breakfast in the kitchen
26. What _______ you usually (read) when you (be) _______ on holiday?
I (read) _______ detective stories. Now I (read) _______ “The Shut door” by Ivor Lock
27. Ann (wait) _______ for me when I (arrive) _______
28. Mary (usually/phone) _______ me on Fridays but She (not phone) _______ last Friday
29. What’s the noise? What (happen) _______ ?
30. Yesterday evening, the phone (ring) _______ three times while we (have) _______ dinner
V. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. arrived B. believed C. received D. hoped
2. A. opened B. knocked C. played D. occurred
3. A. rubbed B. tugged C. stopped D. filled
4. A. dimmed B. travelled C. passed D. stirred
5. A. tipped B. begged C. quarrelled D. carried
6. A. tried B. obeyed C. cleaned D. asked
7. A. packed B. added C. worked D. pronounced
8. A. watched B. phoned C. referred D. followed
9. A. agreed B. succeeded C. smiled D. loved
10. A. laughed B. washed C. helped D. weighed
11. A. walked B. ended C. started D. wanted
12. A. killed B. hurried C. regretted D. planned
13. A. visited B. showed C. wondered D. studied
14. A. sacrificed B. finished C. fixed D. seized
15. A. needed B. booked C. stopped D. washed
16. A. loved B. teased C. washed D. rained
17. A. packed B. punched C. pleased D. pushed
18. A. filled B. naked C. suited D. wicked
19. A. caused B. increased C. practised D. promised
20. A. washed B. parted C. passed D. barked
VI. Put the verb into past simple or present perfect:

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16. Mr. Greenm (teach) English in this school since he (graduate) from the university in 1986

17. He (write) a book since last year

18. You (watch) TV last night?

19. I (read) the novel written by Jack London several times before

20. Someone (steal) my handbag on the bus

21. Last month, I (be) in the hospital for ten days

22. My father (not smoke) for 5 years

23. You (receive) any letter from your parents yet?

24. He (leave) home two weeks ago and we (not hear) from him since then

25. A: You (speak) to Mrs. Baker yesterday?

B: No, I (not see) her for a long time

A: I (not can) remember when I last (see) her

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