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INTERMEDIATE TENSES EXERCISES

I. Choose the correct answer

1. Who ______ food in your family when your Mom is away?

A. cooks
B. is cooking
C. has been cooking
D. cooked
2. Where is John? – He is ______ his car in the garage.
A. repairs
B. is repairing
C. has repaired
D. repaired
3. I love this film. I ______ it four or five times already.
A. see
B. have seen
C. had seen
4. Have you visited any European countries? – Yes. I ______ Spain and Italy two years ago.
A. visited
B. have visited
C. had visited
5. She ______ the living room when she heard a strange noise in the kitchen.
A. has cleaned
B. has been cleaning
C. was cleaning
6. I envy you. At five tomorrow you ______ some tan on the beach at the seaside.
A. will get
B. will be getting
C. will have gotten
D. will have been getting
7. You arrived two days ago. You are going to leave next Sunday. By the time you leave, you
______ nine days here.
 A. spend
B. have spent
C. are spending
D. will have spent
8. Where is he? I ______ for him since three o'clock!
A. am waiting
B. have been waiting
C. was waiting
D. had been waiting
9. I went to Belgium last month. I ______ there before. It's a beautiful country.
A. have never been
B. had never been
C. never was
D. never been
10. He said that his mother would be very upset when she ______ that he had lost his job.
A. learns
B. learned
C. had learned
D. would learn
II. Fill in the space with either:
 present simple
 present continuous
 present perfect
 "going to" future
John is 32 years old and lives in Manchester with his girlfriend, Gita.
He__________________ (have) a very unusual job - he is a stuntman! Every day
he__________________ (drive) to the film studios near his home and often works more than
10 hours a day. Last week he__________________ (finish) the new Stephen Spielberg movie.
And now he__________________ (make) a film with Demi Moore. Lucky John! In his free
time John likes painting pictures of fruit but he__________________ (not\be) very good. In
fact, he is__________________ (bad) painter in the whole of Manchester! In his free time he
also flies small aeroplanes. Last week he flew to Dublin for a party and next week
he__________________ (fly) to Rome to see his friend, Neil. John is very excited because
he__________________ (have\never\be) to Italy. They__________________ (going/go) to
every disco bar in the city because John wants to meet some beautiful women. Gita isn't
coming to Italy! The last time John and Neil had a holiday together they__________________
(go) to Spain. They drank too much beer and__________________ (can\not) walk home.
They stayed in bed and__________________ (not\go) to the beach. When John arrives in
Rome he doesn't want to speak English because at the moment he__________________
(learn) Italian and wants to practice. He learnt French five years ago when
he__________________ (live) in Cannes.

Cambridge Exercises

III. Underline and correct the mistake

1. I suppose that you are understanding my situation
2. This evening, people are playing music and have fun
3. I know that you are liking your job, but in my opinion you are working too hard
4. I wait for you to answer my letter
5. Nowadays, I’m prefering to go to work by bicycle
6. In summer it’s nice to go on a boat and having dinner on the lake
7. “Sara, can you hear me? I stand on your left, by the bridge”
IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb
1. Katie’s in, but she__________________(write) an email to someone at the moment.
2. Scientists believe that sea levels__________________(rise) because of global warming
3. My brother Oliver__________________(quite often/ go) moutain biking on Sundays.
4. My neighbours__________________(always/ shout) early in the morning. It’s really
annoying.
5. That notebook on the table__________________(belong) to me.
6. I__________________(stay) with my friends this week while my family are away.
7. In every continent on Earth, the sun__________________(set) in the west.
8. Listen! Ellie__________________(have) an argument with her boyfriend.

Good Luck!
 PAST & FUTURE TENSES EXERCISES

I. Fill in past simple, past progressive or past perfect simple.

1. When they   (sleep), thieves   (break) in and   (steal)

their jewelry.

2. After he   (repair) his bike, he   (drive) to his grandparents.

3. Before she   (have) dinner, she   (work) in the garden.

4. I   (see) him yesterday in front of the cinema.

5. When they   (listen) to music, they   (hear) a loud noise.

6. He   (not visit) me before he   (fly) to Greece.

7. He   (hear) a loud cry from outside and   (rush) out.

8. While she   (learn) for her test, her brother   (play) football with his
friends.

9. We   (not play) chess last Sunday.

10. He   (go) shopping after he   (phone) me.

11. When we   (meet) Jane at the party, she   (wear) a red dress.

12. He   (not drive) fast when the accident   (happen).

13. The boys   (break) a window when they   (play) football in the
garden.

14. Mary   (not work) yesterday. She   (be) ill.

15. After she   (help) me with the housework, she   (go) to meet her
friends.

II. Fill in the correct future tense - will future, going to or present progressive.

1. They   (drive) to New York tomorrow morning.

2. I hope the weather   (be) nice.

3. I offered him this job. I think he   (take) it.

4. I promise I   (not tell) your secret to anyone.

5. Take your umbrella with you. It   (rain).

6. They   (play) cards this evening.

7. I   (go) to the cinema tomorrow.

8. They   (fly) to Seattle next summer holidays.

9. I   (invite) 50 people to the party, and I hope everyone   (come).

10. That exercise looks difficult. I   (help) you.

11.   he   (go) to the football match?

12. Are you sure they   (win) the match?

13. She   probably   (stay) till Thursday.

14. He   (not leave) tomorrow.

15. We think he   (come) home late in the night.

1. They   (drive) to New York tomorrow morning.

2. I hope the weather   (be) nice.

3. I offered him this job. I think he   (take) it.

4. I promise I   (not tell) your secret to anyone.

5. Take your umbrella with you. It   (rain).

6. They   (play) cards this evening.

7. I   (go) to the cinema tomorrow.

8. They   (fly) to Seattle next summer holidays.

9. I   (invite) 50 people to the party, and I hope everyone   (come).

10. That exercise looks difficult. I   (help) you.

11.   he   (go) to the football match?

12. Are you sure they   (win) the match?

13. She   probably   (stay) till Thursday.

14. He   (not leave) tomorrow.

15. We think he   (come) home late in the night.

III. Advanced Exercise

1. I usually   (go) to school by bus.

2. Yesterday morning I   (get) up at 6.30.

3. We needed some money, so we   (sell) our car.

4. "   she ever   (be) to Spain?"

5. "What   Peter   (do) now?"

6. Please don't make so much noise. I   (study) for my online degree.

7. Water   (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.

8. Carol often   (learn) with her father.

9. Now Ron   (phone) Jill again. It   (be) the third time he   
(phone) her this evening.

10. It   (rain) now. It   (begin) raining two hours ago. So,

it   (rain) for two hours.

11.   you   (hear) anything from Tom since Christmas?

12. "   it   (rain)?" she always   (ask) me.

13. "   you   (go) out last night?"

14. New York   (be) one of the largest cities of the world.

15. This house   (cost) 35,000 pounds in 1980.

Good Luck!

Những từ KHÔNG chia ở thì hiện tại tiếp diễn:

9. Suppose
1. Want 17. Hope
10. Remember
2. Like 18. Forget
11. Realize
3. Love 19. Hate
12. Understand
4. Prefer 20. Wish
13. Depend
5. Need 21. Mean
14.  Seem
6.  Believe 22. Lack
15. Know
7. Contain 23. Appear
16. Belong
8. Taste 24. Sound