simple present ỏ present cont

TENSE
1/ Now you have to put the verb into the correct form : Present continuous or Present
simple
1. I……………………….( not / belong ) to a political party.
2. Hurry! The bus…………………………..(come) . I…………………..( not / want) to miss it.
3. The river Nile………………………( flow ) into the Mediterranean.
4. The river………………………..( flow ) very fast today- much fast than usual.
5. ……………………………( it / ever/ snow ) in India?
6. We usually…………………….( grow vegetables in our garden but this year we……………..( not /
grow ) any.
7. A: Can you drive?
B: No, but I ……………………………..( learn ) .My father ……………………….( teach ) me.
8. You can borrow my umbrella. I………………………..( not/ need ) ay the moment.
9. ( at the party) I usually…………………………( enjoy) parties but I………………………( not / enjoy)
this one very much.
10.George says he’s 80 years old but I…………………………………(not / believe) him.
11. Ron is in London at the moment. He……………………………(stay) at the Hilton Hotel. He
usually…………………….( stay ) at the Hilton Hotel when he in London.
2/ Present tense with a future meaning
Ann is going on holiday. You have to write sentences.
a. go / scotland
b. leave/ next Friday
c. stay/ in Scotland for two weeks.
d. Go / with a friend of hers
e. Stay/ in a hotel
f. Go / by train
3. Put the verb into the most suitable form, present continous or present simple.
1. We………………………..( have ) a party next Sunday. Would you like to come?
2. I………………………….( not/ go ) away for my holidays next month because I haven’t got enough
money…………..( you / go ) away?
3. The concert this evening……………………………( start ) at 7:30.

4. Tom , is it true that you………………………………( get ) married next week?
5. What time……………………( the next train/ leave) ?
6. Ann, we………………………………(go) to town…………………………( you / come ) with us?
B/ Simple past and past continuous
1/ In this exercise you have to read a sentence about the present and then write a
sentence about the past.
1. Tom usually wakes up early. Yesterday
morning…………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Tom usually wakls to school. Yesterday…………………………
3. Tom is usually late for work. Yesterday………………………….
4. Tom usually has a sandwich for lunch. Yesterday……………………………….
5. Tom usually goes out in the evening. Yesterday evening…………………………
6. Tom usually sleeps very well. Last night……………………………………………
2. This time you have to put one of these verbs in each sentence:
Hurt , teach , spent , sell , throw , fall , catch , buy , cost ,
1. I was hungry , so I………………………something to eat in the shop.
2. Tom’s father……………………….him how to drive when he was 17.
3. Don…………………………………..down the stairs this morning and ……………………………
his leg.
4. we need some money so we…………………………our car.
5. Ann………………………………..a lot of money yesterday. She……………………………a dress
which ………………………250 VND.
6. Jim……………………………..the ball to Sue who…………………………….it.
3. In this exercise you have to write questions. A friend has just come back from
holiday and you are asking him about it.
Ex: Where / go ? : where did you go?
Food / good? Was the food good?
a. how long / stay there?
b. Stay in a hotel?
c. How / travel?

d. Go a lone?
e. The weather / fine?
f. What / do in the evening?
g. Meet any interesting people?
4. this time you have to put the verb into the correct form. All the sentences are
past.
1. Tom……………………….( not / shave) this morning because he………………………..(not /
have ) time.
2. We………………………( not / eat ) anything because we………………………………….(not / be )
hungry.
3. I …………………………..( not / rush ) because I…………………………….( not / be ) in a hurry.
4. She……………………………( not/ be ) interested in the book because
she………………………………( not / understand ) it.
PAST CONTINUOUS
1. A group of people were staying in a hotel. One evening the fire alarm rang. Use
the words in brackets to make sentences saying what each person was doing
at the time.
Ex : ( Don / have / a bath) : Don was having a bath.
a. Ann / write / a letter in her room:
b. George / get / ready to go out:
c. Carol and Dennis / have / dinner:
d. Tom / make a phone call:
2.Make the sentences from the words in brackets. Put the verbs into the correct
form, past simple or past continuous.
a.I / fall / asleep / when I / watch / television.
I………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
b. the phone/ ring / when I / have / a shower. The
phone……………………………………………………………………………………………….
c. it / begin / to rain when I / walk / home.
It………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

d. we / see / an accident when we / wait / for the bus.
We……………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Put the vers into the correct form, past continuous or past simple.
1. George………………………………………(fall) off the ladder while
he……………………………………………( paint) the ceiling.
2. Last night I……………………………..( read) in bed when suddenly
I……………………………………..( hear) a scream.
3. ………………………………………………( you / watch ) T.V when I phone you?
4. Ann……………………………………( wait ) for me when I…………………………………………….
( arrive).
5. I………………………………………( not / drive) very fast when the
accident……………………………( happen).
6. I…………………………………..( break) a plate last night.I…………………………………….( do ) the
washing –up.when it………………………( slip) out of my hand.
7. Tom……………………………………( take) a photograph of me while
I…………………………………….( not / look ).
8. We…………………………………….( not / go ) out because it………………………………..( rain ).
9. What…………………………………..( you/ do ) at this time yesterday?
10. I…………………………………….( see) Carol at the party. She……………………………….( wear)a
really beautiful dress.
* IRREGULAR VERBS
Become – eat- sit-
Begin- fall- sleep-
Break- feel- smeel-
Bring- find- speak-
Build- fly- spend-
Buy- run- rise-
Catch- say-
Choose see-
Come- sell-

Cost- send-
Do- show-
Cut sing-