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Tenses Review (Pres. Simple, Pres. Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous) - With Answers
Tenses Review (Pres. Simple, Pres. Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous) - With Answers
CONTINUOUS CONTINUOUS
SIMPLE SIMPLE
Now do the
Mark the correct alternative to complete the
exercises: sentences below:
1. Juan __ from Porto Rico when he __ 7 years
old.
a) came / was b) come / is c) was coming / is
2. Larisa __ her fiancé every night before sleeping.
a) called b) is calling c) calls
3. Oscar __ math. I __ to explain many times in
Complete with the proper tense of the verbs given: vain.
1. Mom _______________________ the attic when she ________ a) doesn’t understand / am trying
from the ladder, but she’s OK now. [to clean; to fall] b) didn’t understand / was trying
2. Juliet _________________ to marry Romeo but her family c) doesn’t understand / tried
4. The cat __ that dead rat this morning. Please,
___________________ the idea. [to want; not /to accept]
get rid of it, I ____ sick.
3. I ___________________ this book when I _______________ for a) brings / am getting
this course, but I ____________________ it anymore. [to buy; to b) brought / am getting
enroll; not / to need] c) is bringing / get
4. Dad _____________ downtown and Mom ___________ nearby, 5. When Laura __ 10 we __ her we will give her a
so they _________ to work together. [to work; to work; to go] car when she __ 16.
5. Martin can’t go to the meeting; he ___________________ his a) is / promise / becomes
b) was / promise / became
vacations on the beach and will return next week. [to spend]
c) was / promised / becomes
6. I ____________ a new car, this one ____________________ a 6. I __ it! The purse __ on that desk 2 minutes ago
strange noise and the mechanic can’t fix it. [to need; to make] and now it simple __!
7. Cecilia __________________ a book when she _____________ a) wasn’t getting / is / disappears b) don’t get / was
her favorite soap opera ________ on. [to read; to realize; to be] / disappeared c) didn’t get / was / disappears
8. Patricia and her friends ________________________ a party in 7. The Millers __ when the guy __ into their house.
a) slept / broke b) were sleeping / breaks
the garage to celebrate her promotion. You can’t put your car there
c) were sleeping / broke
now. [to throw] 8. How long __ in that line to get the tickets for the
9. When I ___________ a little girl I _______________ in Santa show yesterday?
Claus, witches and angels. Now I barely ______________ in a) did you wait b) are your waiting c) do you wait
justice. [to be; to believe; to believe]
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