14001 revision of tenses

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REVISION OF TENSES
1. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous tense.
I ________________ (go) home.
You _________________ (smile) at him.
_____ they ___________ (not/write) a letter?
He ___________________ (not/buy) a house.
________ he ___________ (stop) the car now?
They __________________ (travel) around the country.

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2. Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous tense.
I ____________________ (see) him.
_______you ___________ (work) in a bank?
I ____________________ (not/work) in a bank.
He _____________________ (read) a book.
She ____________________ (not/drink) juice.

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3. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple tense.
I ________________ (wash) my hair.
_______you ___________ (work) in a bank?
I ________________ (not/work) in a bank.
He ______________ (come) home late.
She ______________ (not/drink) juice.

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4. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple tense.
You _______________ (talk) to me.
He ________________ (not/bring) a present.
They _______________ (look) at the pictures.
______he ___________ (catch) a fish?
______ she _____________ (make) a boat?
5. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect.
He _______________ (arrive) on time.

_______ he _________ (not/write) a letter yet?
We _________________ (do) our homework.
He _________________ (not/lie) to us.
_________ you _____________ (not/see) him?
6. The present continuous, past continuous, present simple, past simple
or the present perfect?

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I _______________ (run) at the moment.
I _______________ (drink) a cup of coffee a year ago.
He always ______________ (get up) at six o'clock.
We __________________ (get up) to go home now.
He _________________ (walk) to school every day.
We _________________ (not/be) to India yet.
You ___________________ (not/see) him for ages.
Shakespeare ________________(write) 30 plays, but I ___________ (write) 3 plays so far.
John Smith _________________ (read) three novels so far.
Anna ____________ (jump) high into the air two weeks ago.

The phone ___________(ring) while I _______________ (take) a bath.
I __________(make) some coffee when they ______________(arrive).


7. Rewrite the following sentences in the present continuous, past continuous,
present simple and present perfect.
a) I wrote a letter to your mother.
present continuous:
past continuous:
present simple:
present perfect:
b) You flew by plane.
present continuous:
past continuous:
present simple:
present perfect:
c) Did you watch TV?
present continuous:
past continuous:
present simple:
present perfect:
d) Vivien didn't talk to you.
present continuous:
past continuous:
present simple:
present perfect:
e) We didn't smile at him.
present continuous:
past continuous:
present simple:

present perfect:

How good is your knowledge of the present continuous, the past continuous, the present simple,
the past simple and the present perfect?
Mistakes:
0-3
excellent - I do not make many mistakes
4-6
very good - I know the basics, but I still make some minor mistakes
7 and more
fairly good - I still have problems with the understanding of basic rules