english tenses exercises

8/22/2019 English Tenses Exercises

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I - Complete the passage with the correct form of the verb in the brackets.

There (1)...............(be) three adults and two children in the Bartons. Thechildren are Ben, aged twelve, and little Stella, who is four. Their parents areAndrew and Marion. The other adult is Leslie, who is Andrew's brother. He is twenty-four. They (2)........... (live) in Newcastle, a large city in the north- east of England.

On weekday mornings, everyone (3)............(get up) early. Andrew Barton4).............. (work) for a company which (5).............. (manufacture) computers. He(6)............... (leave) at seven o'clock. He (7)............ (like) to avoid the rush hour, hesays. Marion (8)............ (suspect) that really he wants to avoid having breakfast withthe children, who (9)............. (be) very noisy.

Ben (10)............... (catch) the school bus at eight-fifteen. Leslie (11)..............(be) at university, studying physics. He lives away from home during term-time, sohe (12)............. (avoid) the noise, too.Stella (13)............ (not go) to school yet, of course. Next year, she (14)...............

(start) at the nursery school where Ben used to go. Her mother (15)................. (look)forward to this. as it will mean that she can go back to work. Before her marriage,she (16).............. (live) in London, where she (17)....................(work) for the NationalGallery. She (18)............... (hope) to find the same sort of job in Newcastle.

II - Choose the one word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best completes the

sentence.

1. I'll see him when he .......................here tomorrow.a. comes b. will comec. has come d. had come

2. We've given up..................... to persuade them.a. trying/ changing b. trying/ to changec. to try/ changing d. try/ to change

3. Maria is going to stop....................dinner, so she may be late.a. eating b. to eatc. for eating d. eat

4. As soon as the light turned red, she....................the car.a. stopped b. has stoppedc. was stopping d. stops

5. The baby is so big! How much...........................now?6. a. is she weighing b. she weighs

c. does she weigh d. did she weigh7. Harry works all the time. He.......................

a. never relaxes b. relaxes neverc. often relaxes d. relaxes sometimes

8. These glasses are so dirty. You need.................them.a. wash b. washing.c. to washed d. washed

9. The last time I ...........swimming was when we were in Spain.a. had gone b. wentc. has gone d. was going.

10. Johnny.................the paper when I............. him.

a. read/ interrupted b. read / was interruptingc. has read/ interrupted d. was reading / interrupted


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11. We were told.................and fasten our seat belts.a. to sit down b. sitting downc. sit down d. that sit down

12. I ....................at six o'clock, but ......... to be up by five.a. normally get up/ I have sometimes b. normally get up/ sometimes I have

c. get normally up/ sometimes I have d. get normally up/ I sometimeshave

13. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody ................. to bed.a. have gone b. wentc. had gone d. goes

14. It was the most............... experience of my life.a. frighten b. frighteningc. frightened d. frightful

15. .............. I sympathize with your point of view. I cannot accept it.a. Although b. In spite of

c. Because d. As16. ............. a long time for the bus.

a. We have to always wait b. We always have to waitc. We have always to wait d. We have to wait always

III - Identify the one underlined word or phrase - A, B. C or D - that must be

changed for the sentence to be correct.

1. It was an extremely frightened experience in my life.A B C D

2. Mark went on working despite he felt unwell.A B C D

3. Frank is usually swimming before work, but this morning he is jogging.A B C D

4. Once when I was ten. I used to get sick and went to the hospital.A B C D

5. As soon as the alarm clock had gone off, she woke up and go out of bed.A B C D

6. All the children have been returned safe to their parents.A B C D

7. I know you're too busy to stay, but I look forward to see you again.1. A B C D

8. Have you forgotten to lock the back door frequently?A B C D

9. I like lying on the beach, so I always spend my holiday to sunbath.A B C D

10. The bank lent us money for a down payment, so now we owned the house weA B C

used to rent.C


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IV- Choose the one option - a, b, c or d - that best fits each of the numbered

blank.

David Evans is a farmer. He does farming on his own land in Wales. The farmhas (1).............. his family for generations. The soil is poor. David (2)................

sheep on his land. He does not employ (3)................ fulltime workers. His sons helphim when they are not (4)........... school. His wife adds to the family income by (5)............... eggs which her hens produce. In summer she often (6) ............... payingguests into the farmhouse. The guests from the city enjoy their quiet holiday in theclean country (7)............... and Mrs. Evans enjoys having some (8).............. moneyto spend on clothes for her children and herself. However, it is a lonely life for theEvans family when the guests have gone. The question is that if his children want to(9) ............... the farm when Mr. Evans gives up working. Country life is quiet and(10) ............... to them. It is quite likely that they will leave the farm for the city someday.

1. a. been to b. belonged to c. possessed d. depended on2. a. feeds b. Grows c. raises d. leads3. a. some b. more c. much d. any4. a. in b. for c. at d. on5. a. selling b. sells c. to sell d. sell6. a. take b. takes c. took d. is taking7. a. wind b. sights c. life d. air8. a. more b. free c. extra d. interest9. a. take off b. take over c. take after d. take care10. a. interesting b. exciting c. dull d. peaceful

V. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.

entertain maths nation relax safeprofession enjoy employ attend. crowd

1. The police gave him protection for his own................2. How many times do I have to ask you to pay.................?3. The company made hundreds of....................... redundant.4. The store was........................... with shoppers.5. The show brought ..................to millions of viewers.

6. She listens to classical music for ........................7. Cinema is a medium of mass.......................8. He can calculate very quickly. He has an amazing ability to solve ................problems.9. In 1963 he was appointed...............of history.10. Dang Thai Son is a Vietnamese pianist with an............reputation.


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VI. Put a circle round the letter of the correct word(s) to use in each blank.

1. .................. do you want? ~ A box of chocolates.a. What b. Whichc. Who d. How

2. ............... is this building? ~ It's about two hundred years old.a. How long b. How farc. How old d. How

3. ...................... money do you earn? ~About 250 a week.a. How much b. Whatc. How many d. Which

4. ...................bag are you carrying? ~ Judy's.a. Which b. Whatc. whos d. Whose

5. ..................... first stepped on the moon? ~Neil Amstrong, wasn't it?a. Whose b. Who

c. Where d. When6. ....................is your new school? ~ It's very big and friendly.a. What b. Howc. Where d. Which

7. ..................is it to tile post office? ~ About two hundred meters.a. How far b. How longc. How often d. How much

8. ..................... is your national flag? Red and yellow.a. What b. Which of colorc. What color d. Which

9. ...................do you take a holiday? ~ Once a year.

a. When b. How longc. What time d. How often

10. ...............is Greg like'? ~ He's tall and thin with brown hair.a. What b. Howc. Who d. Whom

11. ....................did the Second World War end? ~ in 1945.a. Where b. Whenc. What time d. How long.

12. .....................is a half of football? ~ forty-five minutes.a. What time b. How oftenc. How long d. When

13. .................... of holiday are you interested in?"~ package holiday.a. Which b.. Whatc. Which kind d. What kind

14. ...................... hand do you write with? ~ My right hand.a. Which b. Whatc. Whose d. What sort of

15. ....................did the package come from? ~ London.a. When b. Wherec. Which d. Who

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