TIEMPOS VERBALES: PRESENTES Y PASADOS SOLUCIONES

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.

Could you turn the TV down? I ‘M TRYING (try) to read my book.
OK. What ARE YOU READING (you/read)?
It’s about a journalist. She WORKS (work) for the BBC. She’s in New York at the moment and she IS INTERVIEWING (interview) people about the mafia.
That’s interesting. I ‘M WATCHING (watch) a series about New York at the moment. It’s on Tuesday evenings. Who is she interviewing?
She’s talking to lots of different people. There’s one man who DRIVES (drive) a black Cadillac. She DOESN’T LIKE (not like) him very much, but he has got lots of information about mafia families. It’s exciting because…
Sorry, can you smell anything? Maybe the neighbours ARE HAVING (have) a barbecue.
No they aren’t. I ‘M COOKING (cook) sausages for supper! They ARE BURNING (burn)!!!

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.

George FELL (fall) off the ladder while he WAS PAINTING (paint) the ceiling.
Last night I WAS READING (read) in bed when suddenly I HEARD (hear) a scream.
WERE YOU WATCHING (you/watch) television when I phoned you?
Ann WAS WAITING (wait) for me when I ARRIVED (arrive).
I WASN’T DRIVING (not/drive) very fast when the accident HAPPENED (happen).
I BROKE (break) a plate last night. I WAS DOING (do) the washing-up when it SLIPPED (slip) out of my hand.
Tom WAS TAKING (take) a photograph of me while I WASN’T LOOKING (not/look).
We DIDN’T GO (not/go) out because it WAS RAINING (rain).
What WERE YOU DOING (you/do) at this time yesterday?
I DIDN’T SEE (see) Carol at the party. She WAS WEARING (wear) a really beautiful dress.