Verb Tense Exercise 1

Simple Present / Present Continuous

1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) her kids to football practice.
2. Usually, I (ork) as a secretary at !"#, but this su$$er I (study) %rench
at a lan&ua&e school in 'aris. #hat is hy I a$ in 'aris.
(. Shhhhh) "e *uiet) +ohn (sleep) .
,. -on.t for&et to take your u$brella. It (rain) .
/. I hate livin& in Seattle because it (rain, alays) .
0. I.$ sorry I can.t hear hat you (say) because everybody (talk) so loudly.
1. +ustin (rite, currently) a book about his adventures in #ibet. I hope he can find
a &ood publisher hen he is finished.
2. +i$3 -o you ant to co$e over for dinner toni&ht4
-enise3 5h, I.$ sorry, I can.t. I (&o) to a $ovie toni&ht ith so$e friends.
6. #he business cards (be, nor$ally ) printed by a co$pany in 7e 8ork. #heir prices (be)
ine9pensive, yet the *uality of their ork is *uite &ood.
1:. #his delicious chocolate (be) $ade by a s$all chocolatier in ;urich, Sit<erland.
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Verb Tense Exercise 2
Simple Present / Present Continuous
! #rekkin& +ournal
7ove$ber 12, 1661
#oday (be) the second day of $y trek around Mount !nnapurna. I a$ e9hausted and $y
le&s (shake) = I >ust hope I a$ able to co$plete the trek. My feet (kill, really)
$e and $y toes (bleed) , but I (ant, still) to
continue.
7epal is a fascinatin& country, but I have a &reat deal to learn. Everythin& (be) so different,
and I (try) to adapt to the ne ay of life here. I (learn) a little bit of the
lan&ua&e to $ake co$$unication easier= unfortunately, I (learn, not) forei&n lan&ua&es
*uickly. !lthou&h I (understand, not) $uch yet, I believe that I (i$prove, &radually)
.
I (travel, currently) ith ?ia$, a student fro$ ?eeds University in En&land. @e
(be) a nice &uy, but i$patient. @e (alk, alays) ahead of $e and
(co$plain) that I a$ too slo. I (do) $y best to keep up ith hi$, but he is
youn&er and stron&er than I a$. Maybe, I a$ >ust feelin& sorry for $yself because I a$ &ettin& old.
Ai&ht no, ?ia$ (sit) ith the oner of the inn. #hey (discuss) the
differences beteen life in En&land and life in 7epal. I (kno, not) the real na$e of the
oner, but everybody (call, >ust) hi$ #a$. #a$ (speak) En&lish very ell
and he (try) to teach ?ia$ so$e ords in 7epali. Every ti$e #a$ (say) a
ne ord, ?ia$ (try) to repeat it. Unfortunately, ?ia$ (see$, also) to have
difficulty learnin& forei&n lan&ua&es. I >ust hope e don.t &et lost and have to ask for directions.
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Verb Tense Exercise 3
Simple Past / Past Continuous
1. !3 Bhat (you, do) hen the accident occurred4
"3 I (try) to chan&e a li&ht bulb that had burnt out.
2. !fter I (find) the allet full of $oney, I (&o, i$$ediately) to the
police and (turn) it in.
(. #he doctor (say) that #o$ (be) too sick to &o to ork and that he
(need) to stay at ho$e for a couple of days.
,. Sebastian (arrive) at Susan.s house a little before 63:: 'M, but she (be, not)
there. She (study, at the library) for her final
e9a$ination in %rench.
/. Sandy is in the livin& roo$ atchin& television. !t this ti$e yesterday, she (atch, also)
television. #hat.s all she ever does)
0. !3 I (call) you last ni&ht after dinner, but you (be, not) there. Bhere
ere you4
"3 I (ork) out at the fitness center.
1. Bhen I (alk) into the busy office, the secretary (talk) on the phone
ith a custo$er, several clerks (ork, busily) at their desks, and to $ana&ers
(discuss, *uietly) $ethods to i$prove custo$er service.
2. I (atch) a $ystery $ovie on #C hen the electricity ent out. 7o I a$ never &oin&
to find out ho the $ovie ends.
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6. Sharon (be) in the roo$ hen +ohn told $e hat happened, but she didn.t hear
anythin& because she (listen, not) .
1:. It.s stran&e that you (call) because I (think, >ust) about you.
11. #he #itanic (cross) the !tlantic hen it (strike) an iceber&.
12. Bhen I entered the ba<aar, a couple of $erchants (bar&ain, busily) and (try)
to sell their &oods to naive tourists ho (hunt) for souvenirs. So$e
youn& boys (lead) their donkeys throu&h the narro streets on their ay ho$e. ! couple
of $en (ar&ue) over the price of a leather belt. I (alk) over to a $an
ho (sell) fruit and (buy) a banana.
1(. #he fire$en (rescue) the old o$an ho (be) trapped on the
third floor of the burnin& buildin&.
1,. She as so annoyin&) She (leave, alays) her dirty dishes in the sink. I think she
(e9pect, actually) $e to do the$ for her.
1/. Sa$antha (live) in "erlin for $ore than to years. In fact, she (live)
there hen the "erlin Ball ca$e don.
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Verb Tense Exercise 4
Simple Past / Past Continuous
?ast ni&ht, hile I as doin& $y ho$eork, !n&ela (call) . She said she (call)
$e on her cell phone fro$ her biolo&y classroo$ at UD?!. I asked her if she (ait)
for class, but she said that the professor as at the front of the hall lecturin& hile she
(talk) to $e. I couldn.t believe she ($ake) a phone call durin& the
lecture. I asked hat as &oin& on.
She said her biolo&y professor as so borin& that several of the students (sleep, actually)
in class. So$e of the students (talk) about their plans for the
eekend and the student ne9t to her (dra) a picture of a horse. Bhen !n&ela (tell)
$e she as not satisfied ith the class, I ($ention) that $y biolo&y
professor as *uite &ood and (su&&est) that she sitch to $y class.
Bhile e ere talkin&, I (hear) her professor yell, EMiss, are you $akin& a phone call4E
Suddenly, the line ent dead. I (han&) up the phone and ent to the kitchen to $ake
dinner. !s I (cut) ve&etables for a salad, the phone ran& once a&ain. It (be)
!n&ela, but this ti$e she asn.t sittin& in class.
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Verb Tense Exercise 5
Simple Past / Present Perfect
1. !3 -id you like the $ovie EStar Bars4E
"3 I don.t kno. I (see, never) that $ovie.
2. Sa$ (arrive) in San -ie&o a eek a&o.
(. My best friend and I (kno) each other for over fifteen years. Be still &et to&ether once
a eek.
,. Stinson is a fantastic riter. @e (rite) ten very creative short stories in the last year.
5ne day, he.ll be as fa$ous as @e$in&ay.
/. I (have, not) this $uch fun since I (be) a kid.
0. #hin&s (chan&e) a &reat deal at Doltech, Inc. Bhen e first (start)
orkin& here three years a&o, the co$pany (have, only) si9 e$ployees. Since then, e
(e9pand) to include $ore than 2::: fullFti$e orkers.
1. I (tell) hi$ to stay on the path hile he as hikin&, but he (ander)
off into the forest and (be) bitten by a snake.
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Verb Tense Exercise 6
Simple Past / Present Perfect
Since co$puters ere first introduced to the public in the early 162:.s, technolo&y (chan&e)
a &reat deal. #he first co$puters (be) si$ple $achines desi&ned for
basic tasks. #hey (have, not) $uch $e$ory and they (be, not) very
poerful. Early co$puters ere often *uite e9pensive and custo$ers often (pay)
thousands of dollars for $achines hich actually (do) very little. Most co$puters (be)
separate, individual $achines used $ostly as e9pensive typeriters or for playin&
&a$es.
#i$es (chan&e) . Do$puters (beco$e) poerful $achines ith very
practical applications. 'ro&ra$$ers (create) a lar&e selection of useful pro&ra$s hich
do everythin& fro$ teachin& forei&n lan&ua&es to bookkeepin&. Be are still playin& video &a$es, but today.s
&a$es (beco$e) faster, $ore e9citin& interactive adventures. Many co$puter users (&et,
also) on the Internet and (be&in) co$$unicatin& ith other
co$puter users around the orld. Be (start) to create international co$$unities online.
In short, the si$ple, individual $achines of the past (evolve) into an international Borld
Bide Beb of knoled&e.
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Verb Tense Exercise 7
Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous
obin! I think the aiter (for&et) us. Be (ait) here for over half
an hour and nobody (take) our order yet.
"ic#ele! I think you.re ri&ht. @e (alk) by us at least tenty ti$es. @e probably thinks e
(order, already) .
obin! ?ook at that couple over there, they (be, only) here for five or ten $inutes and
they already have their food.
"ic#ele! @e $ust reali<e e (order, not) yet) Be (sit) here for
over half an hour starin& at hi$.
obin! I don.t kno if he (notice, even) us. @e (run) fro$ table to
table takin& orders and servin& food.
"ic#ele! #hat.s true, and he (look, not) in our direction once.
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Verb Tense Exercise $
Present Perfect / Present Perfect Continuous
1. +udy3 @o lon& (be) in Danada4
Dlaude3 I (study) here for $ore than three years.
2. I (have) the sa$e car for $ore than ten years. I.$ thinkin& about buyin& a ne one.
(. I (love) chocolate since I as a child. 8ou $i&ht even call $e a Echocoholic.E
,. Matt and Sarah (have) so$e difficulties in their relationship lately, so they (&o)
to a $arria&e counselor. I hope they ork everythin& out.
/. +ohn (ork) for the &overn$ent since he &raduated fro$ @arvard University. Until
recently, he (en>oy) his ork, but no he is talkin& about retirin&.
0. ?ately, I (think) about chan&in& $y career because I (beco$e)
dissatisfied ith the conditions at $y co$pany.
1. I (see) +udy for $ore than five years and durin& that ti$e I (see)
$any chan&es in her personality.
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Verb Tense Exercise %
Present Continuous / Present Perfect Continuous
1. It (rain) all eek. I hope it stops by Saturday because I ant to &o to the beach.
2. Sid3 Bhere is Gary4
Sarah3 @e (study, at the library) for his Ger$an test on Bednesday. In fact,
he (revie) for the test every day for the last eek.
(. 8ou look really &reat) (8ou, e9ercise) at the fitness center 4
,. %rank, here have you been4 Be (ait) for you since 1 'M.
/. #i$3 Bhat is that sound4
7ancy3 ! car alar$ (rin&) so$ehere don the street. It (drive)
$e cra<y F I ish it ould stop) It (rin&) for $ore than tenty $inutes.
0. +oseph.s En&lish (i$prove, really) , isn.t it4 @e (atch)
!$erican television pro&ra$s and (study) his &ra$$ar every day since he first arrived
in San -ie&o. Soon he ill be totally fluent.
1. -an3 8ou look a little tired. (8ou, &et) enou&h sleep lately4
Michelle3 8es, I (sleep) relatively ell. I >ust look tired because I (feel)
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a little sick for the last eek.
-an3 I hope you feel better soon.
Michelle3 #hanks. I (take, currently) so$e $edicine, so I should feel better in a
couple of days.
Verb Tense Exercise 1&
Present Continuous / Present Perfect Continuous
"r' Smit#! So tell $e a little bit about yourself, Mr. @arris. I ould like to find out a little bit $ore about your
back&round.
"r' (arris! I (ork) in the insurance industry for over ten years. I orked for Met ?ife
for si9 years and Borld Insurance for four and a half. -urin& that ti$e, I heard $any &ood thin&s about
@ollin&s ?ife Insurance and that.s hy I (apply) for the ne sales position.
"r' Smit#! #ell $e a little about your hobbies and interests.
"r' (arris! In $y spare ti$e, I hike in the $ountains outside of ton, volunteer at the Sierra Dlub and play
tennis. In fact, I (co$pete) in a tennis tourna$ent this eekend.
"r' Smit#! Aeally, ho lon& (you, play) tennis 4
"r' (arris! I (play) since hi&h school. I love the sport.
"r' Smit#! Great) Be like dedication here at @ollin&s ?ife. 8ou $entioned you volunteer at the Sierra Dlub. I
(ork, currently) ith the$ on the sea turtle pro>ect. Be (try)
to create a ildlife sanctuary near the bay.
"r' (arris! -o you kno %rank @arris4 @e.s $y brother. @e (ork, presently) on
the sa$e pro>ect.
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"r' Smit#! I kno %rank *uite ell. !ny brother of %rank.s ould be a elco$e addition to @ollin&s ?ife. +ust
one $ore thin&, e (look) for so$ebody ho is fluent in Spanish= $any of our clients
are fro$ Me9ico.
"r' (arris! 7o proble$. I (study) Spanish since ele$entary school.
"r' Smit#! Sounds like you are the perfect candidate.
Verb Tense Exercise 11
Simple Past / Past Perfect
I can.t believe I (&et) that apart$ent. I (sub$it) $y application last
eek, but I didn.t think I had a chance of actually &ettin& it. Bhen I (sho) up to take a
look around, there ere at least tenty other people ho (arrive) before $e. Most of
the$ (fill, already) out their applications and ere already leavin&. #he landlord said
I could still apply, so I did.
I (try) to fill out the for$, but I couldn.t anser half of the *uestions. #hey (ant)
$e to include references, but I didn.t ant to list $y previous landlord because I (have)
so$e proble$s ith hi$ in the past and I kne he ouldn.t reco$$end $e. I (end)
up listin& $y father as a reference.
It as total luck that he (decide) to &ive $e the apart$ent. It turns out that the landlord
and $y father (&o) to hi&h school to&ether. @e decided that I could have the apart$ent
before he (look) at $y credit report. I really lucked out)
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Verb Tense Exercise 12
Simple Past / Present Perfect / Past Perfect
1. Bhen I (arrive) ho$e last ni&ht, I discovered that +ane (prepare) a
beautiful candleli&ht dinner.
2. Since I be&an actin&, I (perfor$) in to plays, a television co$$ercial and a #C
dra$a. @oever, I (speak, never even) publicly before I ca$e to @ollyood in
162/.
(. "y the ti$e I &ot to the office, the $eetin& (be&in, already) ithout $e. My boss
(be) furious ith $e and I (be) fired.
,. Bhen I (turn) the radio on yesterday, I (hear) a son& that as
popular hen I as in hi&h school. I (hear, not) the son& in years, and it (brin&)
back so$e &reat $e$ories.
/. ?ast eek, I (run) into an e9F&irlfriend of $ine. Be (see, not) each
other in years, and both of us (chan&e) a &reat deal. I (en>oy) talkin&
to her so $uch that I (ask) her out on a date. Be are &ettin& to&ether toni&ht for dinner.
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0. Bhen +ack (enter) the roo$, I (reco&ni<e, not) hi$ because he
(lose) so $uch ei&ht and (&ro) a beard. @e looked totally different)
1. #he Maya established a very advanced civili<ation in the >un&les of the 8ucatan= hoever, their culture
(disappear, virtually) by the ti$e Europeans first (arrive)
in the 7e Borld.
2. I (visit) so $any beautiful places since I (co$e) to Utah. "efore
$ovin& here, I (hear, never) of "ryce Danyon, ;ion, !rches, or Danyonlands.
Verb Tense Exercise 13
Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous
I.$ sorry I left ithout you last ni&ht, but I told you to $eet $e early because the sho started at 23::. I (try)
to &et tickets for that play for $onths, and I didn.t ant to $iss it. "y the ti$e I finally left
the coffee shop here e ere supposed to $eet, I (have) five cups of coffee and I
(ait) over an hour. I had to leave because I (arran&e) to $eet
Hathy in front of the theater.
Bhen I arrived at the theater, Hathy (pick, already) up the tickets and she as
aitin& for us near the entrance. She as really an&ry because she (ait) for $ore
than half an hour. She said she (&ive, al$ost) up and (&o) into the
theater ithout us.
Hathy told $e you (be) late several ti$es in the past and that she ould not $ake plans
ith you a&ain in the future. She $entioned that she ($iss) several $ovies because of
your late arrivals. I think you oe her an apolo&y. !nd in the future, I su&&est you be on ti$e)
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Verb Tense Exercise 14
Present Perfect / Past Perfect
Present Perfect Continuous / Past Perfect Continuous
1. It is already 63(: 'M and I (ait) here for over an hour. If +ohn does not &et here in
the ne9t five $inutes, I a$ &oin& to leave.
2. I as really an&ry at +ohn yesterday. "y the ti$e he finally arrived, I (ait) for over
an hour. I al$ost left ithout hi$.
(. -id you hear that "en as fired last $onth4 @e (ork) for that i$port co$pany for
$ore than ten years and he (ork) in al$ost every depart$ent. 7obody kne the
co$pany like he did.
,. I (see) $any pictures of the pyra$ids before I ent to E&ypt. 'ictures of the
$onu$ents are very $isleadin&. #he pyra$ids are actually *uite s$all.
/. Sarah (cli$b) the Matterhorn, (sail) around the orld, and (&o)
on safari in Henya. She is such an adventurous person.
0. Sarah (cli$b) the Matterhorn, (sail) around the orld and (&o)
on safari in Henya by the ti$e she turned tentyFfive. She (e9perience)
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$ore by that a&e than $ost people do in their entire lives.
1. Bhen Melanie ca$e into the office yesterday, her eyes ere red and atery. I think she (cry)
.
Verb Tense Exercise 15
Present Continuous / Simple Past
Present Perfect Continuous / Past Perfect Continuous
My En&lish is really &ettin& better. I (try) to learn the lan&ua&e since 162/, but only
recently have I been able to $ake so$e real pro&ress. "y the ti$e I started hi&h school in 1622, I (study)
the lan&ua&e for al$ost three years= hoever, I as only able to introduce $yself and
utter a fe $e$ori<ed sentences. %or a couple $ore years, I (stru&&le) throu&h
&ra$$ar and vocabulary lessons, hich $ade absolutely no difference. 7othin& orked, so I decided to
study abroad.
I found an e9chan&e pro&ra$ in En&land that sounded like the perfect anser. I (stay)
ith a host fa$ily for one $onth. It as a hu&e disappoint$ent) I (sit) there the hole
ti$e starin& at the host $other and father hopin& that there ould be so$e breakthrou&h. 7othin&.
Bhen I returned, I $entioned to a friend that I (have) proble$s ith the lan&ua&e for
years. @e reco$$ended that I spend a year in an En&lish speakin& country. I decided to &o abroad a&ain. I
(research) e9chan&e pro&ra$s for a couple of eeks and finally decided on a school in
the United States.
Bell, it orked. I (live) and (study) in the U.S. for $ore than to
years. I (stay) here for at least another year before I return ho$e. "y then, I should be
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co$pletely fluent.
Verb Tense Exercise 16
Present an) Past Tenses
an) *on+Continuous Verbs
1.
a. ?ook, I (have) to tickets for the circus.
b. ?ook, I (hold) to tickets for the circus.
2.
a. Be (be) there for $ore than half an hour by the ti$e the sho be&an.
b. Be (ait) there for $ore than half an hour by the ti$e the sho be&an.
(.
a. Sa$ (sit) in the seat ne9t to $e hen the clon thre a bucket of ater at $e.
b. Sa$ (be) in the seat ne9t to $e hen the clon thre a bucket of ater at $e.
,.
a. 5ne clon as >u&&lin& hile he (balance) a &lass of ine on his head.
b. 5ne clon as >u&&lin& hile he (have) a &lass of ine on his head.
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a. I (love) the circus ever since I as a child.
b. I (&o) to the circus ever since I as a child.
0.
a. Ai&ht no, I (see) to elephants doin& tricks in the rin&.
b. Ai&ht no, I (look) at to elephants doin& tricks in the rin&.
Verb Tense Exercise 17
Present an) Past Tense e,ie-
.ars! E9cuse $e, hich $ovie are you aitin& for4
Ton/! Be (ait) for the ne Stars Bars $ovie. In fact, e (ait)
here for $ore than five hours.
.ars! %ive hours4 Bhen did you arrive4
Ton/! Be (&et) here at 03:: o.clock this $ornin&. More than forty people (stand, already)
here aitin& for tickets hen e arrived.
.ars! I can.t believe that) !re you serious4
Ton/! 8eah, people (take) Star Bars $ovies seriously. In fact, this particular shoin& has
been sold out for over a eek. Be (ait, >ust) in line to &et a &ood seat in the theater.
.ars! Bhen did you buy your tickets4
Ton/! I (buy) the$ last eek by phone. I (kno) tickets ould be
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hard to &et because I (see) a nes intervie ith a &roup of people standin& in line to &et
tickets. #hey (ait) in line for al$ost a $onth to buy tickets for the first shoin&.
.ars! I don.t believe that)
Ton/! It.s true. #hey (ca$p) out in front of Mann.s Dhinese #heater in ?os !n&eles for
about a $onth because they (ant) to be the first people to see the $ovie.
Verb Tense Exercise 1$
0ill / 1e 2oin3 To
1. !3 Bhy are you holdin& a piece of paper4
"3 I (rite) a letter to $y friends back ho$e in #e9as.
2. !3 I.$ about to fall asleep. I need to ake up)
"3 I (&et) you a cup of coffee. #hat ill ake you up.
(. !3 I can.t hear the television)
"3 I (turn) it up so you can hear it.
,. Be are so e9cited about our trip ne9t $onth to %rance. Be (visit) 'aris, 7ice and
Grenoble.
/. Sarah (co$e) to the party. 5liver (be) there as ell.
0. #ed3 It is so hot in here)
Sarah3 I (turn) the airFconditionin& on.
1. I think he (be) the ne9t 'resident of the United States.
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2. !fter I &raduate, I (attend) $edical school and beco$e a doctor. I have anted to
be a doctor all $y life.
6. !3 E9cuse $e, I need to talk to so$eone about our hotel roo$. I a$ afraid it is si$ply too s$all for four
people.
"3 #hat $an at the service counter (help) you.
1:. !s soon as the eather clears up, e (alk) don to the beach and &o
si$$in&.
Verb Tense Exercise 1%
0ill / 1e 2oin3 To
1.
"ar4! Bhat are you doin& ith those scissors4
1et#! I (cut) that picture of the ocean out of the travel $a&a<ine.
"ar4! Bhat (you, do) ith it4
1et#! I (paint) a atercolor of the ocean for $y art class, and I thou&ht I could use
this photo&raph as a $odel.
2.
"ar4! (you, do) $e a favor, Sa$4
Sam! Sure, hat do you ant $e to do4
"ar4! I (chan&e) the broken li&ht bulb in the la$p above the dinin& roo$ table. I
need so$eone to hold the ladder for $e hile I a$ up there.
Sam! 7o proble$, I (hold) it for you.
(.
2ina! Bhere are you &oin&4
Te)! I (&o) to the store to pick up so$e &roceries.
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2ina! Bhat (you, &et) 4
Te)! I (buy) so$e $ilk, so$e bread, and so$e coffee.
,.
5o#n! Bo, it.s free<in& out there.
5ane! I ($ake) so$e coffee to ar$ us up. -o you ant a piece of pie as ell4
5o#n! Doffee sounds &reat) "ut I (have) dinner ith so$e friends later, so I.d better
skip the pie.
5ane! I (&o) to dinner toni&ht too, but I.$ havin& a piece of pie anyay.
/.
6ran4! I heard you.re takin& a Spanish class at the co$$unity colle&e.
Tom! 8eah, I (&o) to Guate$ala ne9t sprin& and I thou&ht knoin& a little Spanish ould
$ake the trip easier.
6ran4! I (visit) $y brother in Marseilles ne9t year. Maybe I should take a %rench
class.
Tom! I have a course catalo& in the other roo$. I (&o) &et it, and e can see hether or
not they.re offerin& a %rench course ne9t se$ester.
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Verb Tense Exercise 2&
0ill / 1e 2oin3 To
1.
"ic#ael! -o you think the Aepublicans or the -e$ocrats (in) the ne9t election4
5ane! I think the Aepublicans (in) the ne9t election.
5o#n! 7o ay) #he -e$ocrats (in) .
2.
Susan! Be (&o) ca$pin& this eekend. Bould you like to co$e alon&4
Sam! #hat sounds &reat, but I don.t have a sleepin& ba&.
Susan! 7o proble$. I (lend) you one. My fa$ily has tons of ca$pin& &ear.
(.
1arbara! I (buy) a ne car this eekend, but I.$ a little orried because I don.t really
kno $uch about cars. I.$ afraid the sales$an (try) to take advanta&e of $e hen he
sees ho little I kno.
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7a,e! I used to ork for a $echanic in hi&h school and I kno a lot about cars. I (&o)
ith you to $ake sure you are not cheated.
,.
2ina! %red and I (visit) Santa %e ne9t su$$er. @ave you ever been there4
"ar3aret! My fa$ily lives in Santa %e) I (&ive) you $y parents. phone nu$ber. Bhen you
&et to Santa %e, >ust call the$ and they (&ive) you a little tour of the ton. #hey can sho
you so$e of the si&hts that $ost tourists never see.
/.
Pam! Dan you see $y future in the crystal ball4 Bhat (happen) ne9t year4
6ortune Teller! 8ou ($eet) a $an fro$ the East Doast, perhaps 7e 8ork or $aybe
"oston. 8ou ($arry) that $ystery $an.
Pam! %or&et the $an) I ant to kno if I (&et) a ne >ob.
Verb Tense Exercise 21
Simple Present / Simple 6uture
. #oday after I (&et) out of class, I (&o) to a $ovie ith so$e
friends.
2. Bhen you (arrive) in Stockhol$, call $y friend Gustav. @e (sho)
you around the city and help you &et situated.
(. !3 -o you kno hat you ant to do after you (&raduate) 4
"3 !fter I (receive) $y Master.s fro$ Geor&eton University, I (&o)
to &raduate school at UDS- in San -ie&o. I (plan) to co$plete a 'h.-. in co&nitive
science.
,. If it (sno) this eekend, e (&o) skiin& near ?ake #ahoe.
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/. 8our father (plan) to pick you up after school today at (3:: o.clock. @e ($eet)
you across the street near the ice crea$ shop. If so$ethin& happens and he cannot be
there, I (pick) you up instead.
0. If the people of the orld (stop, not) cuttin& don hu&e stretches of rain forest, e
(e9perience) hu&e chan&es in the environ$ent durin& the tentyFfirst century.
1. If Cera (keep) drinkin&, she (lose, eventually) her
>ob.
2. I pro$ise you that I (tell, not) your secret to anybody. Even if so$ebody (ask)
$e about hat happened that day, I (reveal, not) the truth to a
sin&le person.
6. She ($ake) so$e $a>or chan&es in her life. She (*uit) her >ob
and &o back to school. !fter she (finish) studyin&, she (&et) a
betterFpayin& >ob and buy a house. She is &oin& to i$prove her life)
1:. #o$ (call) hen he (arrive) in Madrid. @e (stay)
ith you for to or three days until his ne apart$ent (be)
available.
Verb Tense Exercise 22
Simple Present / Simple 6uture
1.
"ic#ael! !fter you (leave) ork, ill you please drop by the &rocery store and pick up
so$e $ilk and bread4
"arie! 7o proble$, I (pick) up the &roceries and be ho$e by 0 o.clock.
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"ic#ael! Great. 8ou ill probably &et ho$e before I (do) .
2.
8ri! "y the ti$e e (&et) to the $ovie theater, the tickets are &oin& to be sold out.
Sara#! -on.t orry. I told +ane e $i&ht be arrivin& >ust before the $ovie (start) . She
(buy) our tickets and $eet us in the lobby.
8ri! #hat place is hu&e) Be (find, never) her in that croded lobby.
Sara#! Dal$ don, e ($eet) each other near the entrance.
(.
Terr/! If the eather (be) &ood to$orro, $aybe e should &o to the beach.
5ennifer! I have a better idea. If it (be) nice out, e.ll &o to the beach= and if it (rain)
, e.ll see a $ovie.
Terr/! I &uess e ill have to ait until e (&et) up in the $ornin& to find out hat e are
&oin& to do.
,.
"ax! Bhat are you &oin& to do to$orro after ork4
Sean! I ($eet) so$e friends at the cafe across the street. Bould you like to co$e
alon&4
"ax! 7o thanks) My brother is co$in& to ton and I (pick) hi$ up fro$ the airport at 1
o.clock.
Sean! Be (be, probably) at the cafe until 6 o.clock. Bhy don.t you >oin us after you
(pick) hi$ up.
"ax! Sounds &ood. Be (see) you around 2 o.clock.
/.
.uc/! I (call) you as soon as I arrive in -ublin.
7-ain! If I a$ not there hen you (call) , $ake sure to leave a $essa&e.
.uc/! I ill. !nd please don.t for&et to ater $y plants and feed the cat.
7-ain! I pro$ise I (take) care of everythin& hile you are in Ireland.
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Verb Tense Exercise 23
Simple 6uture / 6uture Continuous
1.
San)ra! Bhere is #i$ &oin& to $eet us4
"arcus! @e (ait) for us hen our train arrives. I a$ sure he (stand)
on the platfor$ hen e pull into the station.
San)ra! !nd then hat4
"arcus! Be (pick) Michele up at ork and &o out to dinner.
2.
Te)! Bhen e &et to the party, +erry (atch) #C, Sa$ ($ake)
drinks, "eth (dance) by herself, and #had (co$plain) about his
day at ork.
obin! Maybe, this ti$e they on.t be doin& the sa$e thin&s.
Te)! I a$ absolutely positive they (do) the sa$e thin&s= they alays do the sa$e
thin&s.
(.
6lorence! 5h, look at that $ountain of dirty dishes) Bho (ash) all of those4
5ac4! I pro$ise I (do) the$ hen I &et ho$e fro$ ork.
6lorence! #hanks.
5ac4! Bhen you &et ho$e this evenin&, that $ountain ill be &one and nice stacks of sparklin& clean dishes
(sit) in the cabinets.
,.
7ou3! If you need to contact $e ne9t eek, I (stay) at the @off$an @otel.
*anc/! I (call) you if there are any proble$s.
7ou3! #his is the first ti$e I have ever been aay fro$ the kids.
*anc/! -on.t orry, they (be) be fine.
/.
Samant#a! +ust think, ne9t eek at this ti$e, I (lie) on a tropical beach in Maui drinkin&
Mai #ais and eatin& pineapple.
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7arren! Bhile you are lu9uriatin& on the beach, I (stress) out over this $arketin&
pro>ect. @o are you &oin& to en>oy yourself knoin& that I a$ orkin& so hard4
Samant#a! I .ll $ana&e so$eho.
7arren! 8ou.re terrible. Dan.t you take $e ith you4
Samant#a! 7o. "ut I (send) you a postcard of a beautiful, hite sand beach.
7arren! Great, that ($ake) $e feel $uch better.
Verb Tense Exercise 24
Simple Present / Simple 6uture
Present Continuous / 6uture Continuous
1. Ai&ht no, I a$ atchin& #C. #o$orro at this ti$e, I (atch) #C as ell.
2. #o$orro after school, I (&o) to the beach.
(. I a$ &oin& on a drea$ vacation to #ahiti. Bhile you (do) paperork and (talk)
to annoyin& custo$ers on the phone, I (lie) on a sunny, tropical
beach. !re you >ealous4
,. Be (hide) hen #ony (arrive) at his surprise party. !s soon as he
opens the door, e (>u$p) out and (screa$) , ESurprise)E
/. Be ork out at the fitness center every day after ork. If you (co$e) over hile e
(ork) out, e ill not be able to let you into the house. +ust to be safe, e (leave)
a key under the elco$e $at so you ill not have to ait outside.
0. Bhile you (study) at ho$e, Ma&da (be) in class.
1. Bhen I (&et) to the party, Sally and -ou& (dance) , +ohn ($ake)
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drinks, Sue and %rank (discuss) so$ethin& controversial, and
Mary (co$plain) about so$ethin& uni$portant. #hey are alays doin& the sa$e
thin&s. #hey are so predictable.
2. Bhen you (&et) off the plane, I (ait) for you.
6. I a$ sick of rain and bad eather) @opefully, hen e (ake) up to$orro $ornin&,
the sun (shine) .
1:. If you (need) to contact $e so$eti$e ne9t eek, I (stay) at the
Sheraton in San %rancisco.
Verb Tense Exercise 25
Simple 6uture / 6uture Perfect
1.
"ar3aret! -o you think everythin& ill be finished hen I &et back fro$ the store4
5err/! -on.t orry. "y the ti$e you &et back, I (pick) up the livin& roo$ and (finish)
ashin& the dishes. Everythin& ill be perfect hen your parents arrive.
"ar3aret! I hope so. #hey (arrive) around 0 o.clock.
5err/! Everythin& (be) spotless by the ti$e they &et here.
2.
*ic4! I >ust have to $ore courses before I &raduate fro$ university. "y this ti$e ne9t year, I (&raduate)
, and I ill already be lookin& for a >ob.
Stace/! -oes that scare you4 !re you orried about the future4
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*ic4! 7ot really. I (&o) to a career counselor and &et so$e advice on ho to find a
&ood >ob.
Stace/! #hat.s a &ood idea.
*ic4! I a$ also &oin& to do an internship so that hen I leave school, I (co$plete, not only)
over 1( business courses, but I (ork, also)
in the real orld.
(.
Stan! -id you hear that Dhristine (take) a vacation in South !$erica this inter4
6re)! I can.t believe ho often she &oes abroad. Bhere e9actly does she ant to &o4
Stan! She (visit) 'eru, "olivia and Ecuador.
6re)! !t this rate, she (visit) every country in the orld by the ti$e she.s /:.
,.
5u)/! @o lon& have you been in Mia$i4
Elaine! I have only been here for a couple of eeks.
5u)/! @o lon& do you plan on stayin&4
Elaine! I love Mia$i, so I (stay) here for an e9tended period of ti$e. Bhen I &o back
ho$e, I (be) here for $ore than three $onths.
5u)/! Bo, that.s *uite a vacation) 8ou (see, definitely) >ust about
everythin& there is to see in Mia$i by then.
/.
5ane! I can.t believe ho late e are) "y the ti$e e &et to the dinner, everyone (finish, already)
eatin&.
5ac4! It.s your on fault. 8ou took ay too lon& in the bathroo$.
5ane! I couldn.t &et $y hair to look ri&ht.
5ac4! Bho cares4 "y the ti$e e &et there, everyone (left) . 7obody (see, even)
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your hair.
Verb Tense Exercise 26
6uture Perfect / 6uture Perfect Continuous
1. "y the ti$e e &et to Dhica&o this evenin&, e (drive) $ore than four hundred
$iles. Be are &oin& to be e9hausted.
2. Bhen Sarah &oes on vacation ne9t $onth, she (study) Ger$an for over to
years. She should be able to co$$unicate fairly ell hile she is in !ustria.
(. I have not traveled $uch yet= hoever, I (visit) the Grand Danyon and San
%rancisco by the ti$e I leave the United States.
,. "y the ti$e you finish studyin& the verb tense tutorial, you ($aster) all telve
tenses includin& their passive for$s.
/. -rive faster) If you don.t hurry up, she (have) the baby by the ti$e e &et to the
hospital.
0. I ca$e to En&land si9 $onths a&o. I started $y econo$ics course three $onths a&o. Bhen I return to
!ustralia, I (study) for nine $onths and I (be) in En&land
for e9actly one year.
1. Mar&ie >ust called and said she ould be here at 2 o.clock. "y the ti$e she &ets here, e (ait)
for her for to hours.
2. %rank >ust chan&ed >obs a&ain. If he keeps this up, he (chan&e) >obs at least four or
five ti$es by the end of the year.
6. Do$e over to $y house around 6 o.clock. "y then, I (co$plete) $y history essay
and e can &o see a $ovie.
1:. In +une, $y &rand$other and &randfather (be) $arried for fifty years.
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Verb Tense Exercise 27
6uture Perfect / 6uture Perfect Continuous
1.
5ac4! @ave you been atchin& the EcoFDhallen&e on #C4
5anet! Isn.t that e9citin&4 It has &ot to be the $ost unbelievably difficult sportin& event in the orld.
5ac4! I kno. "y the ti$e they finish the course, they (raft) $ore than 1/: $iles don
a ra&in& river, (hike) throu&h 2: $iles of >un&le, (cli$b) a volcano
and (kayak) throu&h sharkFinfested aters.
5anet! !nd don.t for&et that they ($ove) for at least ei&ht days strai&ht.
2.
9li,er! Bhen are &oin& to &et your bachelor.s de&ree, !nne4
8nne! I a$ &oin& to finish $y de&ree ne9t +une. "y the ti$e I &raduate, I (&o) to four
different colle&es and universities, and I (study) for $ore than seven years.
9li,er! Bo, that.s a lon& ti$e)
8nne! !nd I plan to continue on to &et a 'h.-.
9li,er! Aeally4 @o lon& is that &oin& to take4
8nne! "y the ti$e I finally finish studyin&, I (be) a student for over 1( years.
(.
"ax! Sarah has been in the kitchen all day lon&.
5a4e! It doesn.t sound like she.s havin& a very &ood #hanks&ivin&.
"ax! She (cook) for over seven hours by the ti$e everyone arrives for dinner
this afternoon. @opefully, she (finish) everythin& by then.
5a4e! Maybe e should help her out.
,.
"i4e! It.s 03::, and I have been orkin& on $y essay for over three hours.
Si)! -o you think you (finish) by 1:3::4 #here.s a party at -onna.s toni&ht.
"i4e! I (co$plete, probably) the essay by 1:3::, but I (ork)
on it for $ore than seven hours, and I don.t think I a$ &oin& to feel like &oin& to
a party.
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/.
6re)! "y the ti$e they finish their trip across 8ose$ite 7ational 'ark, they (hike)
for $ore than si9 days.
2in3er! !nd they (be, not) in a bed or (have) a shoer in
al$ost a eek)
6re)! Bhen e pick the$ up, they (eat) ca$pin& food for days, and I a$ sure
they ill be starvin&.
2in3er! I think e had better plan on takin& the$ directly to a restaurant.
Verb Tense Exercise 2$
6uture Continuous / 6uture Perfect Continuous
1.
Simona! Mar&aret is really &oin& to speak Spanish ell hen she &ets back fro$ that lan&ua&e school in
Me9ico.
:sabelle! @opefully) She (take) classes for $ore than si9 $onths.
Simona! She is &oin& to be able to speak Spanish ith so$e of our ?atin !$erican clients.
:sabelle! Good. #o clients fro$ 'eru (visit) us ne9t $onth hen Mar&aret returns.
Be need so$eone to entertain the$ hile they are here.
2.
5ason! I a$ leavin&)
*urse! If you ould please ait, the doctor ill be ith you in ten $inutes. #he doctor is havin& so$e
proble$s ith a patient.
5ason! #he doctor as havin& proble$s ith that patient an hour a&o. If I ait another ten $inutes, I a$
sure he (have, still) proble$s ith her. "y the ti$e he.s finally ready to see $e, I
(ait) for $ore than to hours.
(.
6ran4! Bhat are you &oin& to be doin& to$orro at five4
7ebbie! I (paint) $y livin& roo$ alls.
6ran4! Still4 @o lon& have you been orkin& on your livin& roo$4
7ebbie! %orever. "y the ti$e I finish, I (redecorate) the livin& roo$ for
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over a eek.
6ran4! #oo bad. I as &oin& to ask if you anted to see a $ovie. Bhat about the day after to$orro4
7ebbie! Sorry, I ($ove) furniture and (put) up drapes.
,.
"r' 5ones! Bhat are you &oin& to be doin& ne9t year at this ti$e4
"r' "c:nt/re! I (ork) for a bi& la fir$ in 7e 5rleans.
"r' 5ones! I didn.t kno you ere leavin& "aton Aou&e.
"r' "c:nt/re! I &ot a &reat >ob offer hich I >ust can.t refuse. "esides, by the ti$e I $ove, I (live)
in "aton Aou&e for over tenty years. I think it.s about ti$e for a chan&e.
Verb Tense Practice Test
Cumulati,e Verb Tense e,ie-
1. 8ou look really &reat) (you, ork) out at the fitness center recently4
2. !3 Bhat (you, do) hen the accident occurred4
"3 I (try) to chan&e a li&ht bulb that had burnt out.
(. I (have) the sa$e car for $ore than ten years. I.$ thinkin& about buyin& a ne one.
,. If it (sno) this eekend, e (&o) skiin& near ?ake #ahoe.
/. !3 Bhat do you call people ho ork in libraries4
"3 #hey (call) librarians.
0. I ca$e to En&land si9 $onths a&o. I started $y econo$ics course three $onths a&o. Bhen I return to
!ustralia, I (study) for nine $onths and I (be) in En&land
for e9actly one year.
1. Sa$ (arrive) in San -ie&o a eek a&o.
2. Sa$antha (live) in "erlin for $ore than to years. In fact, she (live)
there hen the "erlin all ca$e don.
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6. If Cera (keep) drinkin&, she (lose, eventually) her >ob.
1:. #he Maya established a very advanced civili<ation in the >un&les of the 8ucatan= hoever, their culture
(disappear, virtually) by the ti$e Europeans first (arrive)
in the 7e Borld.
11. Shhhhh) "e *uiet) +ohn (sleep) .
12. It (rain) all eek. I hope it stops by Saturday because I ant to &o to the beach.
1(. ?isten -onna, I don.t care if you ($iss) the bus this $ornin&. 8ou (be)
late to ork too $any ti$es. 8ou are fired)
1,. I a$ sick of rain and bad eather) @opefully, hen e (ake) up to$orro $ornin&,
the sun (shine) .
1/. I have not traveled $uch yet= hoever, I (visit) the Grand Danyon and San
%rancisco by the ti$e I leave the United States.
10. I (see) $any pictures of the pyra$ids before I ent to E&ypt. 'ictures of the
$onu$ents are very $isleadin&. #he pyra$ids are actually *uite s$all.
11. In the last hundred years, travelin& (beco$e) $uch easier and very co$fortable. In
the 16th century, it (take) to or three $onths to cross 7orth !$erica by covered
a&on. #he trip (be) very rou&h and often dan&erous. #hin&s (chan&e)
a &reat deal in the last hundred and fifty years. 7o you can fly fro$ 7e 8ork to ?os
!n&eles in a $atter of hours.
12. +oseph.s En&lish (i$prove, really) , isn.t it4 @e (atch)
!$erican television pro&ra$s and (study) his &ra$$ar every day since he first arrived
in San -ie&o. Soon he ill be totally fluent.
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16. Bhen I (arrive) ho$e last ni&ht, I discovered that +ane (prepare)
a beautiful candleli&ht dinner.
2:. If you (need) to contact $e so$eti$e ne9t eek, I (stay) at the
Sheraton in San %rancisco.
Verb Tense 6inal Test
Cumulati,e Verb Tense e,ie-
1. Bhen Darol (call) last ni&ht, I (atch) $y favorite sho on
television.
2. I (ork) for this co$pany for $ore than thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I
retire)
(. Sharon (love) to travel. She (&o) abroad al$ost every su$$er.
7e9t year, she plans to &o to 'eru.
,. #ho$as is an author. @e (rite) $ystery novels and travel $e$oirs. @e (rite)
since he as tentyFei&ht. !lto&ether, he (rite) seven novels,
three collections of short stories and a book of poetry.
/. Be ere late because e had so$e car proble$s. "y the ti$e e (&et) to the train
station, Susan (ait) for us for $ore than to hours.
0. Sa$ (try) to chan&e a li&ht bulb hen he (slip) and (fell)
.
1. Everyday I (ake) up at 0 o.clock, (eat) breakfast at 1 o.clock
and (leave) for ork at 2 o.clock. @oever, this $ornin& I (&et) up
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at 03(:, (skip) breakfast and (leave) for ork late because I (for&et)
to set $y alar$.
2. Ai&ht no, +i$ (read) the nespaper and Hathy ($ake) dinner.
?ast ni&ht at this ti$e, they (do) the sa$e thin&. She (cook) and he
(read) the nespaper. #o$orro at this ti$e, they (do, also) the
sa$e thin&. She (prepare) dinner and he (read) . #hey are very
predictable people)
6. "y this ti$e ne9t su$$er, you (co$plete) your studies and (find)
a >ob. I, on the other hand, (acco$plish, not) anythin&.
I (study, still) and you (ork) in so$e ne hi&h payin& >ob.
1:. #he students (be, usually) tau&ht by Mrs. Monty. @oever, this eek they (be)
tau&ht by Mr. #an<er.
I I I I I I I I I I I I
11.
+ane talks on the phone.
"ob has been talkin& on the phone for an hour.
Mary is talkin& on the phone.
Bho is not necessarily on the phone no4
12.
I.$ &oin& to $ake dinner for %rank.
I.$ $akin& dinner for +udy.
I.ll $ake dinner for Mary.
I $ake dinner for #ed.
I ill be $akin& dinner for #ony.
Bho are you offerin& to $ake dinner for4
1(.
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+ane left hen #i$ arrived.
"ob left hen #i$ had arrived.
#i$ arrived hen Mary as leavin&.
+ohn had left hen #i$ arrived.
!fter #i$ arrived, %rank left.
Bho did not run into #i$4
1,.
+ane is talkin& in class.
"ob alays talks in class.
Mary is alays talkin& in class.
Bhose action bothers you4
1/.
+ane never left +a$eston.
"ob has never left +a$eston.
Bho is still alive4
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