Grammar-Tenses

REVISION OF ENGLISH TENSES

           1.    I____________(watch) Tv most evenings

2.    Shh! I__________(watch) TV.

3.    She__________(hurt) her back when she___________(lift) the bag.

4.    We_______(be) in the park from 6.00 to 8.00 yesterday. The children________(play) football and we____________(sunbathe) when it suddenly__________(start) to rain cats and dogs.

5.    I__________(go) down in the lift when it suddenly___________(stop).

6.    John had a sports car once. How long____________(he,have) it?

7.     Maria has got a new motorbike. How long____________(she,have) it?

8.    We ____________(start) yo play tennis when it ____________(stop) raining.

9.    The lesson____________already start) when I_____________(get) to the classroom.

10. -What are you doing with those tools?

     - I________________(repair) the car.

11. Are you going shopping? I_____________(go) with you if you like.

12.  You can turn off the radio, I_____________(not listen) to it any more.

13. The thieves__________(already,escape) when the police________(arrive) at the bank.

14. - Oh, no! We haven´t got any milk.

      - Haven´t we? I_____________(get) some from the shops then.

15. Be quiet! I__________ (think).

16. This time next week we_______________(sit) on the beach.

17.  There were many books in the room. She______________(read) for hours.

18. Yesterday I____________(get) to the stadium at 7:45, but the game_________(start) at 7:30.

19.  It____________(rain) in winter but today it_________(not rain).

20.  As we_____________(cross) the road, he slipped and_____________(fall).

21. Lend me your rubber. You _____________(make) a mistake and I_______(wish) to rub it out.

22. My tooth__________(break) when I___________(eat) a hazel-nut.

23.The sun___________(rise) in the east, now it___________(set) and night________(fall).

24. - What are you doing?

     - I____________(sit) on a chair and____________(eat) a banana.

25. As he___________(die), he_____________(ask) for a priest.

26.  I_______________(try) to learn English for years, but I__________(not succeed) yet.

27.   I__________(meet) him once, it__________(be) a long time ago.

28. Look! That man in the white hat who_______________(walk) past the window_________(live) next door.

29.  Jack______________(go) to Switzerland for a holiday. I_____________(never,be) there.

30.   You must wake her up, she_____________(sleep) soundly for ten hours!

31. He____________(smile) at me in a friendly way when he___________(see) me.

32. Look! A man__________(run) after the bus. He_________(want) to catch it.

33.  My friend___________(already find) a good job in the city.

34. They___________(not speak) to each other since they quarreled.

35. Wood___________(float) on water but iron_____________(not float).

36.  _____________(you wash) your hands every meal?

37. _______________(You, understand) the English tenses now? 

    – Yes, I___________(do) an exercise at the moment and I___________(think) that I_______(know) how to use them now.

38. When the police arrived, the car__________(go).

39.  I____________(not see) Lucy since last Friday.

40. We__________(not smoke), but we____________(eat) a lot.

41.  If you buy some food, I_____________(make) a good meal.

42. Kathy can´t come to the phone, she___________(have) a bath at the moment.

43.  I usually_________(go) to school by bus, but yesterday I_________(walk).

44. If someone offered her a job, she__________(accept) it.

45. I__________(talk) to Peter on the phone one week ago.

46. Mary is pregnant. She_____________(have) a baby next July.

47.  He____________(learn) French for two years now.

48.  Next year I____________(be) at the university.

49. How long____________(you live) in London?

50.  If I had known that he was married, I__________(not dance) with her.

51.  I____________(write) her a letter, if I knew her address.

52.  If I_________(be) a young man, I would travel everywhere.

53. If you painted this room white, it____________(be) happier.

54. There was nobody in the car, but the engine_______________(run).