Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:

1. He often...................... (bring) me flowers.

2. ................................................. (you / meet) Paul yesterday?
3. Father.............................................. (work) in the garden now.
4. What................................................. (you / do) at the moment?
5. Mr. Jones...................................... (paint) his house last month.
6. She.................................. (go) to school on foot every day.
7. The water ………………(evaporate) when it ………………….. (boil)
8. It............................. (not/be) hot yesterday.
9. While I……………… (walk) along the street, I………… (meet) an old friend.
10.The baby................................................ (not / sleep) now.
11.Sara …………… (play) cricket in that field for five hours.
12.She.................................. (leave) Paris in 1987.
13.She...................................... (go) to church on Sundays.
14.We …………..(play) tennis when John………….. (hurt) his ankle.
15.I.................................... (buy) a new bicycle last week.
16. The car ………….(run) out of fuel while my family.......................... (go) to the theatre
yesterday.
17.Tom.................................... (live) in London three years ago.
18.She………….. (listen) to realistic songs since morning?
19.Sam................................ (go) to the circus yesterday.
20.I....................................... (talk) on the telephone at the moment.
21.Sally always.................................... (help) her mother in the house.
22.It…………….. (be) a nice day last September. The sun…………… (shine) and the birds
………………..(sing) .
23.I................................. (have) dinner in a restaurant last Friday.
24.Listen! The birds.............................................. (sing) in the garden.
25.They often................................... (buy) fruit from the greengrocer’s.
26.My parents......................................... (drink) tea now.
27.Look at Tom and Jim! They............................................. (walk) up the hill.
28.That man............................................... (laugh) at the moment.
29.The man and his wife …………….…(watch) the concert for an hour.
30.We always.................................... (wear) warm clothes in winter.
31.The lyricist …………………..(watch/not) realistic songs since the beginning of his
career.
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1. He often brings me flowers.

2. Did you meet Paul yesterday?
3. Father is working in the garden now.
4. What are you doing at the moment?
5. Mr. Jones painted his house last month.
6. She goes to school on foot every day.
7. The water evaporates when it boils.
8. It was not hot yesterday.
9. While I was walking along the street, I met an old friend.
10.The baby is not sleeping at the moment.
11.Sara has been playing cricket in that field for five hours.
12.She left Paris in 1987.
13.She goes to church on Sundays.
14.We were playing tennis when John hurt his ankle.
15.I bought a new bicycle last week.
16. The car ran out of fuel while my family was going to the theatre yesterday.
17.Tom lived in London three years ago.
18.Has she been listening to realistic songs since morning?
19.Sam went to the circus yesterday.
20.I am talking on the telephone at the moment.
21.Sally always helps her mother in the house.
22.It was a nice day last September. The sun was shining and the birds were singing.
23.I had dinner in a restaurant last Friday.
24.Listen! The birds are singing in the garden.
25.They often buy fruit from the greengrocer’s.
26.My parents are drinking tea now.
27.Look at Tom and Jim! They are walking up the hill.
28.That man is laughing at the moment.
29.The man and his wife have been watching the concert for an hour.
30.We always.................................... (wear) warm clothes in winter.
31.The lyricist has not / hasn’t been watching realistic songs since the beginning of his
career.