1) PUT THE VERBS IN THE CORRECT PRESENT OR PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

1 Jack ......................................(go) to work by car while his car is at the mechanic's.

2 Oh, yes..Mary and I ....................................(know) each other very well. We

........................................... (know) each other since kindergarten.
3 He ........................................(not seem) to be from around here.
4 Look! There .....................................(come) our bus.
5 Jenny .............................................(get) taller and taller.
6 I usually .......................................... (walk) to school but today I ..................................(use
a bus.

2) PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE / PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

1 Lucas ................................................(fight). That's why he's got a black eye.
2 I can't find any of my documents. Someone ..................................................(use) my
computer.
3 Anna ................................................................(try) windsurfing, but didn't like it.
4 I .....................................................................(read) three books this week.
5 The mechanic ........................................................(fix) our car for a week, but
...................................................... (not finish) yet.
6 I .......................................................(think) of getting a dog for a while.
7 Someone .................................................(close) all the windows and it's so stuffy here.
8 I ......................................................................(not hear) from Kim for a while.
3) PAST TENSES- PAST SIMPLE/ PAST CONTINUOS/ PAST PERF.SIMP.AND CONT.
1 When I ...........................................(see) John yesterday he was happy because he
.......................................................... (find) a new job.
2 She ........................................................ (try) to get a visa for months before she
............................................ (give up)
3 A car ............................................. (come) down the street so I ........................................
(wait) for it to pass.
4 By 1950s the war ...............................................(finish).
5 I ........................................... (be) so excited when we ................................. ( meet)
because I ...................................... (not see) him for months.
6 Tom .............................................(read) the text while Sarah ...........................................
(write) it down.
7 By the time her boss ............................................ (arrive) Samantha ...................................
(do) all the work.
8 At midnight they .......................................................... (still/ discuss) the plan.
4) PAST SIMPLE/ PRESENT PERFECT
1 Last month I ......................................(go) to the cinema five times, but this month I
...................................(go) just once.
2 Oh no! You ..............................................(break) my favourite vase.
3 When ........................................................... (you/return?
Well, I .............................................(be) here for quite a while.
4 We ...................................................(not try) Chinese food before.
5 Someone ..................................................(already/ serve) the dinner.
6 I .........................................(break) my arm when I little.
7 Sam ...........................................(have) that T-shirt since Adam ..........................(give) it
to him.