PRINTABLE ENGLISH EXERCISES Present Simple Tense

Complete each sentence with a verb from the box. The answers are at the end of the page. (Page imprimer : complter les phrases par un verbe dans la liste. Les rponses sont la fin de la page.)

start | take | eat | think | sleep | go | like | drink | write | live

1. The film ____________ every day at 8 p.m.

2. The children ____________ milk with their meals.

3. Cats generally _____________ a lot.

4. Julie _____________ a letter to her mother once a week.

5. Tom and Julie ____________ in a big city in the centre of the country.

6. Tourists ___________ to Egypt to see the pyramids.

7. Jimmy always ___________ the bus to go to school.

8. We all know that children _____________ sweets.

9. Anne ______________ it's a good idea to do English exercises.

10. If you want to be healthy, you must ___________ good food.

PRINTABLE ENGLISH EXERCISES Present Simple or Present Continuous Tense (example : I play or I am playing)

Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets: (Present Simple or Present Continuous) (Correction at the end of the page.)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Every day Julie _______________ (take) the bus to go to her office. At the moment you _______________ (do) an English exercise. Tom and Julie _______________ (learn) English this year. The Bank __________________ (open) at 9.30 every morning from Monday to Friday. Our cousins ___________________ (come) to see us next Sunday. Tom ______________ (read) the newspaper every morning on the train. Julie usually __________________ (clean) the house on Saturdays. At the moment she _________________ (write) a letter to a client. Julie _________________ (speak) three languages : English, French and Spanish.

10. Today is Sunday. Tom and Julie _________________ (relax) in their garden.

PRINTABLE ENGLISH EXERCISES Past Simple Tense :Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets: (Correction at the end of the page.) 1. Yesterday evening I__________ (go) to the cinema with a friend.

2. From 1995 to 1998 I __________ (work) in Tokyo. 2. Last night the concert __________ (finish) at midnight.

3. I __________ (arrive) at the office this morning before my colleagues.

4. When he was young, Tom ________ (ride) a bicycle to school.

6. The train was at 8 p.m. so I ___________ (leave) home at 7 p.m.

7. Last Sunday was my mother's birthday, so I __________ (make) a cake. 8. I ___________ (start) to play golf five years ago. 9. The great composer Mozart _________ (die) at the age of 35. 10. Julie _________ (do) a lot of English exercises last week.

PRINTABLE ENGLISH EXERCISES Past Simple - Past Continuous Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the tense in brackets (ex : Past Simple : I played - Past Continuous : I was playing) (The correction is at the end of the page.)

1) When her husband ____________ (arrive) home, Anne __________________(watch) television.

2) I _________________ (prepare) dinner when the telephone _________________ (ring).

3) What ________________________ (you do) when the postman ______________(arrive)?

4) Julie _______________ (learn) to drive when she ___________________ (work) in London.

5) Where ___________________ (you sit) when the show (begin)?

6) I ________________ (visit) Athens while I ____________________ (tour) Greece.

7) It was when he ____________________ (cross) the street that John______________ (fall).

8) What ________________(you see) while you ______________________ (wait) for the bus?

9) Where _______________________ (you go) when your car ________________(break) down?

10) Julie ________________ (meet) Peter when she ___________________ (walk) in the park.

ENGLISH EXERCISES Present Perfect Simple or Continuous? Find the mistake - 3

Each of the sentences below has one or two mistakes. Find them and correct them. (Example : I am watching television since I came home from school. I have been watching television since I came home.)

1.

How long are you learning English ?

2.

How many cigarettes have you been smoking this afternoon ?

3.

I am working here since 1995.

4.

Ive had my watch since a long time.

5.

How many years are you living in London ?

6.

Mark is exhausted. He is playing tennis since two hours..

7.

Sophie is doing very well at school since the beginning of the year.

8.

I have worn this sweater since 9 oclock this morning.

9.

I know Laura for many years.

10.

Peter is attending English classes since two years.

11.

My best friend has always been hating fish.

12.

How many chapters of the book did you read so far ?

13.

I am waiting for the bus since a long time.

14.

I have listened carefully to the teacher since the beginning of the lesson.

15.

How long are you a member of the tennis club ?

PRINTABLE ENGLISH EXERCISES Present Perfect - Past Simple

Put the verb in brackets into the correct form : present perfect (simple or continuous form) or past simple. (The answers are at the end of the page.) Remember: the Present Perfect is used for unfinished time, the Past Simple for finished time.

PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE?

1. Tom (go)__________ to the cinema yesterday.

2. John is playing a game of tennis. He (play)______________ for 2 hours.

I (book)__________ the tickets two weeks ago for the concert in Vienna.

4. The teacher (speak)____________ English since the beginning of this lesson.

5. In your life, how many countries (you-visit) _______________?

6. The Bank (open)__________ a branch in new shopping centre last month.

7. The bus is late and Julie is cold. She (wait)__________ for 10 minutes.

8. Caroline (work)__________ here between 2003 and 2006.

9. Before boarding, John (buy)_______ a book to read during the flight.

10. So far today, I (learn) ____________ several new words in English.

ENGLISH EXERCISES Present Perfect - Past SImple Find the mistake - 1

Each of the sentences below has a mistake. Find it and correct it. (Example : I have written the article yesterday . I wrote the article yesterday.)

1.

I have visited New York two months ago.

2.

Anne isnt here at the moment. Shes been to London.

3.

In your life, how many different countries did you visit?

4.

Theyve opened the new shopping centre last week.

5.

How many pages did you read so far this week ?

6.

When have you bought your car?

7.

Ive lived in London since 5 years.

8.

Ive seen that film last Friday.

9.

His English improved a lot this year.

10.

In his last job, Peter has travelled to Germany every month.

11.

Julie has worked here between 1997 and 1999.

12.

How many films did you see this month ?

13.

When has Mary arrived ?

14.

Before leaving for Boston, I have bought a good dictionary.

15.

So far I didnt receive a reply to my invitation.

ENGLISH EXERCISES Present Perfect - Past SImple Find the mistake - 2

Each of the sentences below has a mistake. Find it and correct it. (Example : Did you ever visit Canada? . Have you ever visited Canada?)

1.

I live in a house I have bought 7 years ago.

2. The man who lives next door wrote four books about his travels.

3.

I have been listening to the recording several times today.

4.

Did you ever taste a cereal called quinoa?

5.

How many new words did you note down so far in this lesson?

6.

Caroline has been visiting Hong Kong five times already.

7.

Ive seen that programme on television last night

8.

How many times have you been asking for an explanation?

9.

My English improved a lot this year.

10.

In her previous job, Julie has spoken English a lot.

11.

Jack has worked here between 1996 and 1999.

12.

How many times did you go to the theatre this year?

13.

How long ago has Emma taken up golf?

14.

When I was 6 years old, I have got a bicycle for Christmas.

15.

So far I didnt make too many mistakes.

16.

Tony is still watching TV. He has watched it for 3 hours.

17.

I hate red meat. Since I was a child I have been hating it.

18.

How long have you attended these classes?

19.

There is no lesson today. The teacher has been on holiday.

20.

I can relax now. I finished this exercise!

PRINTABLE ENGLISH EXERCISES Present - Past Tense Revision

Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense. (The correction is at the end of the page.)

1) In 1998, John______________ (visit) Tahiti with a group of friends.

2) This month Tom _________________ (revise) for his exams.

3) Julie is at the cinema waiting for Tom. She _______________ (wait) for 10 minutes.

4) Marie only has half an hour for lunch so she usually ______________ (have) a sandwich.

5) David is a good friend of mine. I _______________ (know) him since I was six years old.

6) At the moment I need to concentrate. I __________________ (do) a grammar exercise.

7) Tom is writing an important report. He _______________(write) 4 pages already.

8) Once a month Caroline _______________ (go) to the hairdresser's to have her hair cut.

9) Last year Peter ________________(travel) all over Australia.

10) Next Saturday, Peter ________________(take) Caroline to the theatre.

PRINTABLE ENGLISH EXERCISES Past Perfect Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the tense in brackets (past perfect simple or continuous). The correction is at the end of the page. 1. When their mother arrived home, the children __________________ (finish) their homework.

2. The meeting ____________ (start) when I arrived at the office.

3. Julie didn't watch the film because she _____________ (see) it before.

4. The mechanic ______________(repair) her car when Mary arrived at the garage.

5. Caroline was tired when she left the office because she ________________(work) all day.

6. David was playing tennis. When his father arrived, he __________________(play) for 2 hours.

7. When the dessert arrived, Anne wasn't hungry; she _______________(eat) too much.

8. It was my first flight. I ________________ (never fly) before.

9. The dentist was angry because John _______________ (forget) the time of his appointment.

10. On the day of his exam, Joe was ready. He ________________ (revise) for weeks.