Part 2

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

1. She usually __________ (go) to school by bus. Exercise 1: Simple Present vs. Present Continuous
1. She __________ breakfast every morning.
2. Right now, they __________ (play) soccer in the park.
a) eats b) is eating c) eat

3. He __________ (not like) spinach. 2. Listen! They __________ the piano beautifully.
a) plays b) play c) are playing
4. I __________ (read) a great book at the moment. 3. He __________ to the gym three times a week.
a) go b) goes c) is going
5. Every Sunday, we __________ (visit) our grandparents. 4. Look! The dog __________ in the yard.
a) run b) is running c) runs
6. Look! It __________ (snow) outside.
5. My brother __________ video games every evening.
7. She __________ (always/forget) her keys. a) play b) plays c) is playing

8. The baby __________ (sleep) soundly right now.

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 Exercise 2: Simple Past vs. Past Continuous
### Exercise 2: Simple Past vs. Past Continuous
1. I __________ when the phone rang.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
a) was sleeping b) slept c) am sleeping

1. When I __________ (arrive) home, my brother __________ (watch) TV. 2. They __________ a movie when I called them.

2. They __________ (not/go) to the party last night. a) were watching b) watched c) watch

3. While she __________ dinner, the doorbell rang.

3. While she __________ (walk) in the park, it __________ (start) to rain.
4. He __________ (break) his arm when he __________ (play) soccer.
5. I __________ (see) a great movie last weekend.
6. She __________ (study) for her exams all night.
a) cooks b) was cooking c) cooked
4. He __________ his homework before he went out
to play.
a) was finishing b) finished c) finishes
5. We __________ when we heard the news.

7. The dog __________ (bark) loudly while the cat __________ (sleep). a) were driving b) drove c) drive

8. We __________ (drive) to the beach when we __________ (see) the accident.

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### Exercise 3: Present Perfect vs. Past Perfect

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. Exercise 3: Present Perfect vs. Past
Perfect
1. I __________ (already/eat) breakfast by the time he __________ (wake) up. 1. I __________ my homework before I went
to bed.
2. They __________ (live) in this house for five years now. a) have finished b) had finished c) finished
2. They __________ in this house for five years
3. She __________ (never/see) a bear before she __________ (go) to Canada. now.
a) have lived b) had lived c) live
3. She __________ never __________ a bear
4. He __________ (finish) his homework before he __________ (go) out to play. before she visited Canada.
a) has/seen b) had/seen c) saw
5. We __________ (know) each other since we were kids. 4. He __________ his keys and couldn't find
them anywhere.
6. She __________ (lose) her keys and couldn't find them anywhere. a) has lost b) had lost c) lost
5. By the time we arrived, the movie
7. By the time we __________ (arrive), the movie __________ (already/start). __________.
a) had already started
b) has already started
8. I __________ (read) this book three times.
c) already started

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### Exercise 4: Future Simple vs. Future Continuous
Exercise 4: Future Simple vs. Future Continuous
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
1. They __________ for Paris next week.
1. They __________ (leave) for Paris next week. a) leave b) will leave c) will be leaving

2. This time tomorrow, I __________ (fly) to New York. 2. This time tomorrow, I __________ to New York.

3. She __________ (not/come) to the party tomorrow. a) fly b) will fly c) will be flying

3. She __________ to the party tomorrow.

4. By next year, he __________ (work) in a different company.
a) won't come b) isn't coming c) doesn't come
5. We __________ (have) a meeting at 3 PM.
4. By next year, he __________ in a different company.
6. They __________ (visit) their grandparents this weekend.
a) works b) will work c) will be working
7. What __________ you __________ (do) this evening? 5. We __________ a meeting at 3 PM.

8. He __________ (finish) his project by tomorrow. a) have b) will have c) will be having

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### Exercise 5: Mixed Tenses Exercise 5: Mixed Tenses
1. She __________ a teacher for ten years.
Choose the correct tense to complete the sentences. a) is b) has been c) was
2. While I ____ the house, my sister ____ the laundry.
1. She __________ (be) a teacher for ten years. a) was cleaning / was doing
b) clean / does
2. While I __________ (clean) the house, my sister __________ (do) the laundry. c) cleaned / did
3. By the time he _______, we _____ eating.
3. By the time he __________ (arrive), we __________ (already/start) eating. a) arrives / start
b) arrived / had started
4. They __________ (plan) a big party for next month. c) arrived / started
4. They __________ a big party for next month.
5. I __________ (not/see) him since we __________ (leave) school. a) plan b) are planning c) have planned
5. I __________ him since we __________ school.
6. He __________ (usually/take) the bus to work, but today he __________ (drive). a) don't see / left
b) haven't seen / left
7. When I __________ (call) her yesterday, she __________ (study) for her exams. c) didn't see / have left
6. He _____ the bus to work, but today he _______.
8. We __________ (go) to the beach every summer. a) usually takes / is driving
b) usually take / drives
c) usually takes / drives
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7. When I _______ her yesterday, she __________
for her exams.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. a) call / studies
b) called / was studying
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. c) was calling / studied
8. We __________ to the beach every summer.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. a) go b) went c) have gone