Tenses

PART I
PRESENT TENSE
Fill in the correct form of the PRESENT TENSE

1. He usually ( SPEAK ) so quickly that I ( NOT UNDERSTAND) him .
2. Ann ( MAKE ) a dress for herself at the moment . She (MAKE) all her own clothes.
3. How (YOU GET) to work usually? I usually ( GO )by bus but tomorrow I ( GO) in
Tom's car.
4. Why (YOU PUT) on your raincoat? I ( GO) for a walk. (YOU COME ) with
me ?
5. I always ( BUY ) lottery tickets but I never ( WIN ).
6. (YOU LOVE ) him ? No,I ( LIKE ) him very much but I (NOT LOVE) him.
7. (YOU WRITE )him tonight ? - Yes I always (WRITE) to him on his birthday. (YOU
WANT) to send any message ?
8. That car (MAKE) a very strange noise. ( YOU THINK) it's all right ? - Oh yes that noise
( NOT MATTER). It always ( MAKE) a noise like that .
9. The plane you ( LOOK)at now (TAKE) off for Paris.
10. What ( HE DO) to his car now ? - I (THINK) he ( POLISH )it.
11. Dorothy (LOVE) to read a good novel on holiday.
12. My brother (TOUR) Italy the very moment I speak.
13. Tom (ASK) the strangest questions in class.
14. Dad, I (TAKE) ten pounds out of your wallet.
15. My mother (GIVE) a party for her friends once a year.
16. Such behavior (MAKE) me furious.
17. He usually (GO) out on a Saturday night
18. She (DEPART) by train from Liverpool today.
19. They (HAVE) a game of cards now.
20. What (YOU BAKE), Mom?
21. Songs which are not popular (NOT SELL) very well.
22. I (WEAR) a hat today because its a special occasion.
23. (YOU BELONG) to the bridge club?
24. The car (LOSE) oil. Can you fix it ?
25. Our children (ENJOY) playing in the hut.
26. The headmaster rarely (TEACH) a class.
27. It frequently ( RAIN ) in Ireland.
28. ( IT RAIN ) there now ?
29. Susan ( WRITE ) to her parents every Sunday night.
30. Stop at once! You ( BREAK ) the flowers every time the ball ( LAND ) in the flower beds.
31. Where is Kevin? He ( PLAY ) squash with Sue.
32. Normally she ( LIVE ) in Northbridge but she ( STAY ) with friends at Sutton at present.
33. Hurry up, the examiner ( WAIT ) to begin.
34. I ( NOT BELIEVE ) a word Timothy says.
35. The new lawnmower ( WORK ) very well at the moment.
36. What ( YOU DO ) for a living?
37. As a secretary I ( TAKE ) hundreds of letters a week.
38. My boss ( WANT ) to change jobs soon.
39. Look! She ( SMOKE ) in the non-smoking zone.
40. We ( TAKE ) our break now, Mr Smith.
41. The well- known actor ( RECEIVE ) a lot of fan mail.
42. According to the timetable, the train (LEAVE) at five past seven.
43. Sally (COME) for dinner every Saturday.
44. John (BEHAVE) very strangely these days.
45. What (YOU DO) this evening?
46. What (YOU DO) on Monday evenings?
47. It always (SNOW) here in winter.
48. He (DISLIKE) having to stand in the rain waiting for a bus.
49. The wine (TASTE) good.
50. Look out ! He (HOLD) a gun.
51. I can't talk long to you. I (EXPECT) a visitor.
52. How much (THIS PLANT, COST) ?
53. I (TASTE) the soup to see if it needs more salt.
54. I (SUPPOSE) there is no other way of doing the job.
55. The price of the room (INCLUDE) breakfast and an evening meal.
56. The soldiers (GUARD) the airport because an important person (COME)
57. We'll phone you as soon as we (ARRIVE).
58. (YOU DO) anything tomorrow ? - Yes, I (MEET) a friend.
59. Mary (PLAY) the piano at the dance on Saturday.
60. If I (CATCH) you smoking again I'll tell your parents.
61. That (SEEM) like a good idea.
62. I'm in Paris because I French at a language school (STUDY).
63. At the moment Cynthia on the floor with her doll (LIE)
64. I usually as a secretary (WORK)
65. I hate living in Seattle because it always there (RAIN).
66. I am sorry I can't hear what you because everyone so loudly (SAY, TALK)
67. Jack about his adventures in Tibet (CURRENTLY WRITE)
68. to come over for dinner tonight ? (YOU WANT)
69. The delicious chocolate is by a firm in Switzerland (MAKE)
70. Look, I two tickets for the circus (HAVE)
71. Look, I two tickets for the circus (HOLD)
72. Compaq computers but it cars (MAKE, NOT MAKE)
73. At the moment , the yen against the dollar (FALL)
74. Computers more an more popular these days (BECOME)
75. Everybody money. It is very important (NEED)
76. This milk fresh (NOT TASTE)
77. This afternoon I my doctor about my skin problem (SEE)
78. How is your cold today. It a lot better than yesterday (SOUND)
79. She normally all the Harry Potter books, but right now I she something else (READ,
THINK, READ)
80. It is strange that people some movies so seriously (TAKE)
81. What for a living . - Well he is a market consultant (YOUR DAD, DO)
82. It is said that computers life easier. (MAKE)
83. I'm afraid I can't meet you at six. I my little niece tonight. (MEET)
84. I don't know if we can afford this holiday. It all on the price (DEPEND)
85. John, you can't leave Paola now. She on you (DEPEND)
86. Josephine city life, but I more comfortable in the countryside (LOVE, BE)
87. I often to work when the weather is fine (WALK)
88. Excuse me, what time the train to Manchester ? (LEAVE)
89. This is only a temporary job. I at the restaurant until they find someone . (HELP)
90. This is a historic moment. The President's car in front of the palace (JUST ARRIVE)
91. I am not a religious person and I in life after death (NOT BELIEVE)
92. Brenda is away this week. She a nursing course in the country (DO).
93. The light form the sun about eight minutes to get to earth (TAKE)
94. What now? - I think she at the moment (YOUR MOTHER, DO , IRON)
95. My watch normally never (STOP).
96. Two girls from our school (act) in a play at the moment.
97. Fresh water (boil) at 100 Celsius.
98. The plane (not leave) until 9 p.m but I have to check in by 6.30 and I (want) to look into the
duty free shop too.
99. We usually (go) to the park in the afternoon, but today we (go) shopping instead.
100. Where is your Dad? He (wash) the car in the garage.
101. My brother (live) in London.
102. The sun (rise) in the east.
103. Marc usually (go) to work at 7 but today he (stay) at home because he (be) very sick.
104. I think I will have a break now because I (be) hungry.
105. What book (you read) , Brenda? I (read) a Stephen King novel at the moment.
106. When I (get) home I make myself a snack but this week mum (bring) me something to eat
because we (have) examinations at school.
107. Florence on the river Arno. (lie)
108. He usually so quickly that I him. (speak, not understand)
109. How to work? I usually by car but tomorrow I in Toms car. (you get, go, go)
110. Why on your raincoat? I for a walk. to come with me? (you put, go, you
want)
111. I always lottery tickets but I never win. (buy)
112. him? I him, but I him. (you love, like, not love)
113. him tonight? Yes, I always to him on his birthday. to send him a message?
(you write, write, you want)
114. That car a very strange noise. its all right? Oh yes, that noise does not matter. It always
a noise like that. (make, you think, make)
115. The plane that you at now off for Paris. ( look, take)
116. What to his car now? I think he it. (he do, polish)
117. I overtime this month because I up to buy a new car. (work,save)
118. He thirty cigarettes a day but at the moment he very hard to stop. (smoke, try)
119. The sun in the east and in the west. (rise,set)
120. She usually languages very fast but she problems with Chinese at the moment. (learn, have)
121. He never to the theatre. (go)
122. television every night? (you watch)
123. He always his bills on time. (pay)
124. My father usually his breakfast at eight. (eat)
125. How long to get to the office? It me half an hour. (it take, take)
126. The boat Victoria Station at 9. (leave)
127. how old I am? (you know)
128. Janes husband . (not smoke)
129. It in Egypt. (not often rain)
130. You cant see Tom now. He a bath. (have)
131. He usually coffee, but today he tea. (drink, drink)
132. I wont go out now because it and I an umbrella. (rain, not have)
133. In Spain women usually hats. (not wear)
134. Who that terrible noise? It is John. He his nose. (make, blow)
135. My dentist always keeps me to clean my teeth. I hate that. (tell)
136. He never to the theatre. (go)
137. I this weekend in Eastbourne. I there nearly every week. (spend, go)
138. My wife always keeps for more money at the end of the week. (ask)
139. Who to on the phone? (you speak)
140. Anne all her clothes. At the moment she a dress for herself. (make, make)
141. Whats that smell? Something in the kitchen. (burn)