PUT THE VERBS ……… PRESENT SIMPLE
1. CATCHES
2. DOESN’T HAPPEN
3. DOES ALAN USE
4. AREN’T
5. OFTEN ARRIVES
6. DON’T HAVE
7. FLIES
8. DOES THE BOY DO
PUT THE VERBS ……… PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. IS GETTING
2. ARE YOU WATCHING … NO I AM NOT
3. ARE RUNNING
4. AM NOT LISTENING
5. IS HE WAITING …. NO, HE ISN’T
6. IS SHE COMING…… YES SHE IS
PUT THE VERBS IN ….. PRESENT SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS
GOES LEAVES LIVES WALKS IS GETTING DOESN’T GO IS GOING TO WORK DO WORK IS WORKING HAS IS SERVING IS ENJOYING AM LEARNING ENJOY AM GETTING
PRESENT CONTINUOUS OR SIMPLE PRESENT
1. DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH
2. IS TAKING A SHOWER
3. DON’T WATCH
4. IS SINGING
5. WANTS
6. DO YOU READ
7. YOU ARE SITTING
8. DON’T UNDERSTAND
9. AM GOING ARE YOU COMING …
10. DOES YOUR FATHER WORK
11. AM NOT LISTENING
12. IS COOKING
13. DOESN’T USUALLY DRIVE USUALLY WORKS
14. DOESN’T LIKE SHE PREFERS …
WHICH IS RIGHT?
1. DO YOU SPEAK
2. WE GO
3. IS SHINING
4. ARE YOU GOING
5. DO YOU TAKE
6. WRITES
7. I NEVER READ
8. THEY ARE WATCHING
9. SHE IS TALKING
10. DO YOU USUALLY HAVE
11. IS VISITING
12. DON’T DRINK
Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous or the Present Simple.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the present simple or present continuous.
a) I KNOW (know) the UK DOESN’T USUALLY HAVE (not usually have) very cold weather, but it’s very cold at the moment. It IS SNOWING (snow) and the temperature is –8ºC. People ARE STAYING (stay) at home.
b) It’s usually cold in February and it RAINS (rain) a lot, but today the sun IS SHINING (shine) and it’s very warm 22ºC. People ARE WEARING (wear) their summer clothes and they AREN’T CARRYING (not carry) umbrellas as they usually DO (do)
c) I THINK (think) spring in the UK is very beautiful. People usually WEAR (wear) sweaters and jackets.
It often RAIN (rain) in summer in the UK and sometimes it’s quite cold. But occasionally we HAVE (have) very hot weather with temperatures above 30ºC. Today isn’t one of those days. It IS RAINING (rain) and everyone IS WEARING (wear) raincoats
Past tense
1. Stopped
2. Was your meal ...
3. Said didn’t hear
4. Did you buy bought
5. Took
6. Did she apply sent
Past continuous
1. Was reading
2. Were you doing
3. Was living
4. Were sitting
5. Were you staying
6. Wasn’t driving
Past Simple or Past Continuous? Underline the correct verb form.
1. She worked/ was working quietly at her desk when suddenly the door opened/was opening and her daughter rushed/ was rushing in.
2. He stood/ was standing up, walked/ was walking across the room, and closed/was closing the window.
3. A strange man walked/was walking into the room. He wore/ was wearing red trousers and a pink shirt.
4. Didn’t you meet/Weren’t you meeting your wife while you worked/ were working in Chile?
5. I saw/ was seeing you in the park yesterday. You sat/ were sitting on a bench with your arm round Tom.
6. As soon as I walked/ was walking into the room, he handed/ was handing me the letter.
7. His father was really angry with him because he listened/ was listening to music while he did/ was doing his homework.
8. Why didn’t they visit/ weren’t they visiting me while they stayed/ were staying in London?
9. As he passed/ was passing the bank, a man in a mask knocked/ was knocking him onto the ground.
10. What did you write/ were you writing when your computer crashed/ was crashing?
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form Past Simple or Past Continuous.
Last February, I DECIDED (decide) to go on holiday to the island of Madeira. On the morning I LEFT (leave) England it WAS RAINING (rain), but when I LANDED (land) in Funchal, the capital of Madeira, the sun WAS SHINING (shine) and a lovely, warm breeze WAS BLOWING (blow) from the sea. I TOOK (take) a taxi to my hotel. While I WAS SIGNING (sign) the register, someone TAPPED (tap) me on the shoulder. I COULDN’T (not/ can) believe my eyes! It was my old girlfriend. She WAS STAYING (stay) at the same hotel. The next day, we WENT (go) for a walk together in the hills and we SAW (see) hundreds of beautiful wild flowers. It WAS GETTING (get) dark when we RETURNED (return) to our hotel after a very interesting day. We SPENT (spend) the rest of the week together; it was very romantic. We FELT (feel) very sad when the holiday ENDED (end).
Put the verb into the correct form: past continuous or past simple.