Tenses in Enlish
Simple tense or present continuous tense
1 hurry up ! the bus (come ) .I (not want )to miss it
2. Listen ! somebody (sing )
3. How often (you /read )a newspaper ?
4 The sun always( rise )in the east .look! it( rise )now
5. I (hear) you ,I know what you (say )
6. The concert (start) at 7.30 this evening
7.Ann ,We go to town ,(you /come )with us ?
8.She (have ) coffee for breakfast every morning
9. I (see) that you( wear )your best clothes
10. She sometimes (buy ) vegetables at this market
Presen perfect tense or present continuous tense
1 I try to (earn)Enlish for years but I(not succeed )yet
2. Mary(rest)in the garden all day because she (be ) ill
3. She (work ) so hard this week that she (not have time ) to go to the movie
4.that book (lie ) on the table for weeks .You (not read it yet ?
5. He (not be ) here since Christmas .I wonder where he (live ) since then
6.Jack (go to Paris for a holiday .He never(be ) there
6 You (sleep so far ?I ( ring)the bell for the last twenty minutes
8 He(write ) a novel for two years ,but he (not finish ) it yet
10 .I (see) that film several times because I like it
II> Supply the correct verb form :Present tense
1.Jack (look ) no trouble with my Enlish up to now
2. the weather generally (get )quite hot in July and August
3. That brown briefcase ( belong ) to Dr Rice
4.Yes ,I(remember)that fellow “name now
5. Michael ( work ) thirty eight hours a week
6.I (be) sorry I ( forget) that girl”s name already
7 How many times you (see) him since He went to Edinburgh ?
8. Fred”s brother just (graduate ) from Oford University

2. He ( ask ) me whether I ( see ) his pen on the table .I ( tell ) him that I (
not see ) it around
3.If I ( wait ) only a little while longer ,I would have met her
4 . They ( go ) home after they (finish )their homework
5 . when we came to the stadium ,the match ( already begin )
6. They told me they ( not eat ) that kind of food before
7. After they had gone ,I ( sit ) down and (rest )
8. After taking a bath , He ( go ) to bed
9. What he ( be ) when he ( be ) young ?
10 . It was the first timeI ( ever see ) such a beautiful girl
Past tenses :
1. The house (be ) much smaller than he ( think) at first
2. . Before you (mention ) him , I never ( hear ) of that author
3. . She ( win ) the gold medal in 1986
4. When he ( go ) to see them last night , they ( play ) cards . They ( say )
they ( play ) since 6 o’clock
5. He ( teach ) in this school before he( leave )for London
6. Daysy ( agree ) with other members in the last meeting
7. Our teacher ( tell) us yesterday that he ( visit ) England in 1970
8. While you ( play ) piano ,I ( write ) a letter
9. The little girl ( ask ) what happen to her ice-scream
10. I didn’t recognise Mrs Jonson . She ( change) a lot

Simple future or Simple present
1. we ‘ll go out when the rain ( stop )
2. I( stay ) here until he ( answer ) me
3. Wait until I ( catch ) you
4. She ( not come ) until you (/ be ) ready
5. Miss Hellen ( help ) you as soon as she ( finish ) that letter tomorrow
6. After the class ( be ) over ,ask the teacher about that sentence

4. We ( see ) you next Monday
5. In two years from now , the contract (come ) to an end
6. Who ( look ) after the children when you are away ?
7 .By November , I (work /)for this company for 6 years
8 . If you ( call ) her at 6 , she (practice ) the piano then
9 . By March 15 , I (be )here for one year
10 . We ( move) to our new house at Christmas this year
11. By the end of December , Jone ( work ) as a reporter for ten years
12. By the time you arrive , I ( finish ) writing an essay
13 . I ( give ) im your message when when I ( see ) him
14 He certainly ( not do ) all his homework by ten tonight
15 Don’t call him at 2.30 p.m > He ( interview ) job applicants at that time
16 . The teacher hope we ( pass ) our exams
17 . By this time next week , He( write ) his novel for six months
18 . They ( arrive ) on Wednesday
19 I hope the weather ( be ) fine ) tonight
20 . You ( finish) your homework by 9 tonight ?
Mixed tenses
1. I’m busy at the moment . I ( redecorate ) the sitting room
2. I always ( buy ) lottery tickets but I never ( win ) anything
3. How you ( get ) that scar ?
I ( get ) it at a car accident a year ago
4. I ( work ) for him for ten years and he never once (say ) “ Good
morning “ to me
5. The driver of that car ( sound ) his horn for the last ten minutes
6. I ( teach ) hundreds of students but I never ( meet ) such a hopeless
7. This time net month I ( sit ) on a beach
8. You ( fell ) better when you ‘ve had a meal
9 . I am sure that I ( recognise)him
10 He ( lose ) his job last month and since then ,He ( be ) out of work

38. So/meone ( steal ) my handbag on the bus
39 ,. The Browns ( live ) in Paris for 7 years when the second world war
(break ) out /
40 . last month I ( be ) in the hospital for ten days
41 . Don’t call me in the afternoon . I usually ( be ) away in the afternoon
42 Mr clack ( be ) in Newyork 2 months ago . Mr rossi ( be ) in Newyork
until 2 months ago
43. Jone ( drive ) that car ever since I ( know ) him
44. People ( speak ) English in most of Canada
45. The dog ( wag ) his tail whenever he ( see ) me
46. What you ( do ) when I ( ring ) you last night ?
47 . Up to then I never ( see ) such a fat man
48 . I ( not see ) him since last Monday
49.They had sold all the books when we ( get ) there
50 .When your father ( die ) ? I ( not know ) when he ( die )
51 . B/ill said He ( forget/) to buy dictionary
53 . We ( not see ) them for a long time
54 . It ( rain ) when we arrived
55.Kitr and I ( wait ) right here until you get back
56 . He ‘ ll leave as soon as He ( hear ) the news
57 . Dick ( start ) shool before he ( be ) seven
58 . How long you ( study ) in this school ? /
59 .We ( not receive ) any letters from him since he ( leave ) for months
ago
60 . Where are you ? I am up stairs I ( have ) a bath
61. I speak ) to you about that matter after the meeting tonight
62. At this time this week , We (live ) in USA
63 . Hurry up ! the train ( come )
64 .Be quiet ! the teach ( be ) angry
65. Why didn’t you listen while I ( speak ) to you ?

92 . Don’t speak until someone (ask) you
93 . Mary ( come ) from England
94 . please be quiet ! I ( work )
95 . When I ( be ) a child . I want tobe a doctor
96 . David ( be )born after his father ( die )
97 . Long ago , my younger brother often ( cry )
98 . I ( not send ) the parcel until I hear from you
99 . The last train ( leave ) the station at 5 o’clock
100 . Up to now , The teacher ( give ) our class 5 tests