Present Simple and Present Continuous

Look at the picture and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present Progressive).

are
1. These (be)   Linda and Jeff.

is
2. Linda (be)   Jeff's little sister.

are sitting
3. At the moment, the two kids (sit)   on the floor.

is holding reads
4. Jeff (hold)   a book right now, he (read)   a story to Linda.

is listening looks
5. Look! Linda (listen)   carefully and she (look)   at the beautiful
pictures.

loves
6. Linda (love)   Jeff's stories.

reads
7. He (read)   a story to her every day.

w rites
8. Jeff sometimes even (write)   his own stories.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).

leaves in
1. Look! He (leave)   the house.

am w riting
2. Quiet please! I (write)   a test.

w alks
3. She usually (walk)   to school.

is going
4. But look! Today she (go)   by bike.

go
5. Every Sunday we (go)   to see my grandparents.
 goes
6. He often (go)   to the cinema.

are playing
7. We (play)   Monopoly at the moment.

is crying
8. The child seldom (cry)  .

am not doing
9. I (not / do)   anything at the moment.

Does he w
10. (watch / he)   the news regularly?

Past Simple and Past Continuous

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).

w ere doing broke

1. When I (do)   the washing-up, I (break)   a plate.

w as playing w as doing
2. While Tom (play)   the piano, his mother (do)   the washing-up.

drunk ate
3. He (drink)   some juice and then he (eat)   a few chips.

w as having heard
4. I (have)   dinner when I suddenly (hear)   a loud bang.

w as w orking passed
5. When my father (work)   in the garden, an old friend (pass)   by to
see him.

w ent took
6. She (go)   to school, (take)   out her textbook
began
and (begin)   to learn.

starts starts
7. When it (start)   to rain, our dog (want)   to come inside.

w as doing visited
8. When Jane (do)   a language course in Ireland, she (visit)   Blarney
Castle.

w ere saw
9. When I (be)   on my way home, I (see)   an accident.

understood w as talking
10. I (not / understand)   what they (talk)   about.
Past simple and Present Perfect

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

have you already played

1. A: (you / play / already)   the new computer game?

bought haven't
2. B: No, not yet. I only (buy)   it yesterday and I (have / not)   the
time yet.

DId you go
3. A: (you / go)   to the cinema last night?

w ere have you be

4. B: Yes. I (be)   there with Sue and Louis. (you / be)   to the cinema
recently?

w ent
5. A: I last (go)   to the cinema two weeks ago.

have seen
6. B: So you (see / not)   the new action film yet.

did you enj

7. A: No, unfortunately not. (you / enjoy)   it?

loved hasn't liked

8. B: Oh, I really (love)   it. But Sue (like / not)   it - too much action!

Did you take told

9. A: But why (you / take)   her with you? She (tell)   me last week
hated
that she (hate)   action films.

tried
10. B: I think she has an eye on Louis. She (try)   to flirt with him all the time. So
didn't concentrate
he (can / concentrate / not)   on the film.

Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive)

have been
1. I (play)   football for five years.

have only w
2. My team (win / only)   two matches so far.

alw ays have been

3. The others (be / always)   better.

have been w alking

4. Are we not there yet? We (walk)   for hours.

have only co
5. But we (cover / only)   an area of five miles so far.

have just fi
6. I (finish/just)   my homework.

have been
7. I (work)   on this essay since two o'clock.
 have been
8. Jane (go out)   with Bob for seven years.

have dated
9. Martin (date)   three girls this week.

have been w aiting

10. How long (wait / you)   for us?

Past Simple and Past Perfect

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past perfect simple).

w oke up had already

1. When he (wake up)  , his mother (already / prepare)   breakfast.

w ent had invited

2. We (go)   to London because the Queen (invite)   us for tea.

heard w ent called

3. He (hear)   the news, (go)   to the telephone and (call)   
a friend.

started had already

4. When she (start)  to learn English, she (already / learn)   French.

had already typed typed crashed

5. Jane (already / type)   ten pages when her computer (crash)  .

arrived runned
6. By the time he (arrive)   at the pub, they (run)   out of beer.

had never tho

7. Before that day we (never / think)   of going to Japan.

have know met

8. I (know)   him for a long time before I (meet)   his family.

didn't know hadn't telled

9. They (not / know)   where to meet because nobody (tell)   them.

w as began
10. It (be)   cloudy for days before it finally (begin)   to rain.

Future Tense going to planes , will decisiones espontaneaas

Put the verbs into the correct form (will, going to, simple present or present progressive).

w ill probab
1. I love London. I (probably / go)   there next year.

is going to leave
2. Our train (leave)   at 4:47.

w ill you w e
3. What (wear / you)   at the party tonight?
 w il find
4. I haven't made up my mind yet. But I think I (find)   something nice in my
mum's wardrobe.

am going to go
5. This is my last day here. I (go)   back to England tomorrow.

is going to
6. Hurry up! The conference (begin)   in 20 minutes.

am going to
7. My horoscope says that I (meet)   an old friend this week.

w ill be rain
8. Look at these big black clouds! It (rain)  .

is going to
9. Here is the weather forecast. Tomorrow (be)   dry and sunny.

10. What does a blonde say when she sees a banana skin lying just a few metres in front of
w ill slip
her? - Oh dear! I (slip)  !

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

is going to drive
1. They   (drive) to New York tomorrow morning.
w ill be
2. I hope the weather   (be) nice.
w ill take
3. I offered him this job. I think he   (take) it.
w on't tell
4. I promise I   (not tell) your secret to anyone.
w ill rain
5. Take your umbrella with you. It   (rain).
ar going to
6. They   (play) cards this evening.
w ill go
7. I   (go) to the cinema tomorrow.
are going to
8. They   (fly) to Seattle next summer holidays.
am going to invite w ill come
9. I   (invite) 50 people to the party, and I hope everyone   (come).
w ill help
10. That exercise looks difficult. I   (help) you.

Modals of Necessity

Q1. I didn’t feel very well yesterday. I couldn’t eat anything.

cannot

couldn’t

mustn’t

Q2. You ..... look at me when I am talking to you.

 could

should

would

Q3. I was using my pencil a minute ago. It must be here somewhere!

can

could

must

would

Q4. You really ..... be late again.

must not

don’t have to

Q5. If you don’t start working harder, you will have to repeat the course next year.

have to

must

will have to

Q6. His parents spoil him. He’s always been allowed to do whatever he wants.

been able

been allowed

Q7. Phone her now. She home by now.

has to be

must be

would be

Q8. You . don’t have to. forget your sun cream. It’s going to be very hot!

don’t have to

mustn’t

needn’t

Q9. I might be able to help you, but I’m not sure yet.

might

would
Q10.Entrance to the museum was free. We .didn’t need to . pay to get in.

needn’t

didn’t need to

Modals of Certainty (Present)

For each sentence, choose between cz-can't, might or must to fill each space.

must
1. Your mother   be a great cook. You are always so keen to get back home to eat!

might
2. I don't know why I am so tired these days. I   be working too hard. Or maybe I am
not sleeping too well.

must
3. Do you know where Carl is? He   be out - his car keys are on the table.

might
4. You seem to know everything about the theatre. You   go every week.

might
5. To give the promotion to Harold was silly. He   know much about this company
after only a year working here.

might
6. Go and look in the kitchen for your gloves. They   be in there.

might
7. Oh, the phone is ringing. Answer it. It   be Kate. She always rings at this time.

must
8. Dan has been drinking that whiskey since early this afternoon. He   be totally drunk
by now.

can't
9. That couple   think much of this film. They're leaving already - after only 20
minutes!

might
10. That's the second new car they have bought this year. They   be very rich!

Modals of Certainty (Past)

Fill in the sentences using MUST HAVE – MIGHT HAVE – SHOULD HAVE – CAN’T HAVE

must have
1. John   gone on holiday. I saw him this morning downtown.

might have
2. Nobody answered the phone at the clinic. It   closed early.
 can't have
3. I   revised more for my exams. I think I'll fail!

might have
4. Sarah looks really pleased with herself. She   passed her driving test this
morning.

must have
5. I didn't know you were going to Phil's party yesterday. You   told me!

might have
6. I can't believe Jim hasn't arrived yet. He   caught the wrong train.

might have
7. I can't believe Jim hasn't arrived yet. He   caught the correct train.

must have
8. Don't lie to me that you were ill yesterday. You   been ill - Don said you were at
the ice hockey match last night.

9. I don't know where they went on holiday but they bought Euros before they left so
might have
they   gone to France or Germany.

might have
10. His number was busy all night - he   been on the phone continuously for hours.

Passive Voice (Part 1)

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice using the appropriate tense.

1) John collects money. – money is collected by John.

2) Anna opened the window. – The window was opened by Anna.

3) We have done our homework. – Our homework have been done.

4) I will ask a question. – A question will be asked

5) He can cut out the picture. – The picture can be cutted out

6) The sheep ate a lot. – A lot was eaten by the sheep

7) We do not clean our rooms. – Our rooms

8) William will not repair the car. – the car won’t be repaired by William

9) Did Sue draw this circle? – was the circle drawed by Sue?

10) Could you feed the dog? – could the dog be feeded by you