TENSES

TENSES

Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.

1.         I (learn)  ------English for seven years now.

2.         But last year I (not / work)  ------hard enough for English, that's why my marks (not / be)  really that good then.

3.         As I (pass / want)  --------my English exam successfully next year, I (study)  harder this term.

4.         During my last summer holidays, my parents (send) ------ me on a language course to London.

5.         It (be)  ------great and I (think)  I (learn)  a lot.

6.         Before I (go)  -------to London, I (not / enjoy)  learning English.

7.         But while I (do)  ------the language course, I (meet)  lots of young people from all over the world.

8.         There I (notice)  -------how important it (be)  to speak foreign languages nowadays.

9.         Now I (have)  --------much more fun learning English than I (have)  before the course.

10.       At the moment I (revise)  ------English grammar.

11.       And I (begin / already)  --------to read the texts in my English textbooks again.

12.       I (think)  I (do)  -------one unit every week.

13.       My exam (be)  -------on 15 May, so there (not / be)  any time to be lost.

14.       If I (pass)  --------my exams successfully, I (start)  an apprenticeship in September.

15.       And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go) ------ back to London to work there for a while.

Exercise-2

Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.

1. They (build)  -------a new power station at the moment.

2. When I was buying the stamps somebody (call) ------- my name.

3. 'What time (Kevin come) ------- ?' 'An hour ago.'

4. I (not go) -------- to the cinema last night. I was too tired.

5. Carol invited us to the party but we (not go)---------  . We had other things to do.

6. I saw Bridget at the museum when I was going to the restaurant but she (not see)  -------me.

7. 'Where (your parents live)  --------?' 'In a village near London. They have always lived there.'

8. She speaks English but she (not speak) ------- French.

9. Jeff is from London. He (live) -------- there all his life.

10. My favourite country is Canada. I (be) -------- there four times.

11. I (never eat) ------- bananas.

12. 'How long (you study) ------- Photography?' 'For one year.'

13. 'Where are you going on holiday?' 'I don't know. We (not decide)  ------yet.'

14. Who (invent)  -------the washing machine?

15. 'Where's Jill?' 'She (have)  -------lunch at the moment.'

16. (Terry work)  ------? No, he is on holiday.

17. Somebody (steal)-------  my sunglasses at the swimming pool last week.

18. (she wear)-------  the nice jacket when you saw her?

19. Where (be)  --------you yesterday?

20.  As you (see / can)  --------, I (become)  a real London fan already.

KEY-1

1. I have been learningEnglish for seven years now.
2. But last year I was not working hard enough for English, that's why my marks were really that good then.
3. As I want to pass my English exam successfully next year, I am going to study harder this term.
4. During my last summer holidays, my parents sent me on a language course to London.
5. It was great and I think I have a lot.
6. Before I went to London, I had not learning English.
7. But while I was doing the language course, I met lots of young people from all over the world.
8. There I noticed how important it isto speak foreign languages nowadays.
9. Now I have much more fun learning English than I before the course.
10. At the moment I am revising English grammar.
11. And I have already begunto read the texts in my English textbooks again.
12. I think I will doone unit every week.
13. My exam is on 15 May, so there is notany time to be lost.
14. If I pass my exams successfully, I will start an apprenticeship in September.
15. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I will goback to London to work there for a while.

Key-2

1. They (build) ARE BUILDING a new power station at the moment.
2. When I was buying the stamps somebody (call) CALLED my name.
3. 'What time (Kevin comeDID KEVIN COME ?' 'An hour ago.'
4. I (not go) DID NOT GO to the cinema last night. I was too tired.
5. Carol invited us to the party but we (not goDID NOT GO . We had other things to do.
6. I saw Bridget at the museum when I was going to the restaurant but she (not seeDID NOT SEE me.
7. 'Where (your parents liveDO YOUR PARENTS LIVE ?' 'In a village near London. They have always lived there.'
8. She speaks English but she (not speak) DOES NOT SPEAK French.
9. Jeff is from London. He (live) HAS LIVED there all his life.
10. My favourite country is Canada. I (be) HAVE BEEN there four times.
11. I (never eatHAVE NEVER EATEN bananas.
12. 'How long (you study) HAVE YOU BEEN STUDYING Photography?' 'For one year.'
13. 'Where are you going on holiday?' 'I don't know. We (not decideHAVE NOT DECIDED yet.'
14. Who (invent) INVENTED the washing machine?
15. 'Where's Jill?' 'She (have) IS HAVING lunch at the moment.'
16. (Terry work) IS TERRY WORKING ? No, he is on holiday.
17. Somebody (steal) STOLE my sunglasses at the swimming pool last week.
18. (she wear) WAS SHE WEARING the nice jacket when you saw her?
19. Where (be) WERE you yesterday?                                                                                                                           

              20. As you can see, I have become a real London fan already.          

Exercise -3

Rewrite the following passage filling in the blanks with correct tense form of the verbs given in brackets.

1. Anyone who ______ (get) him (Sachin) out ______ (take) this coin. If no one ______ (get) him out, Sachin is going to ______ (take) it.
   
   
2. Sachin ______ (grow) up in Sahitya Sahavas Colony, a typical colony of writers in Bandra. A little prankster, full of mischief he used to ______ (climb), ______ (play) hide–and-seek and of course, cricket. He ______ (love) to challenge new friends to beat him.
   
   
3. It ______ (be) long, its long ago since he ______ (sleep) on a bed. He ______ (start) reflecting about those nineteen years. He ______ (sentence) to four years for stealing bread.
   
   
4. He ______ (tell) you that the silverware ______ (give) to him by me and that he ______ (spend) the night here. And you ______ (bring) him here?
   
   
5. The next morning Sambu ______ (take) on a tour around the yard. He ______ (introduce) to Detective Palmer and Detective Hunt. Detective Sambu ______ (show) the details of the case and ______ (not make) head or tail of it.
   
   

Answers

1.gets , takes, gets, take

2.grew, climbed, played, loves

3. was, slept, started, was sentenced.

4.told, had given, spent, brought

5. will take, will be introduced, will show, will not make