Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous tense.. Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous tense.. The present continuous, past continuous, present simple, past sim
Trang 1REVISION OF TENSES
1 Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous tense.
a) I (go) home.
b) You _ (smile) at him.
c) _ they _ (not/write) a letter?
d) He _ (not/buy) a house.
e) he _ (stop) the car now?
f) They (travel) around the country.
2 Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous tense.
a) I (see) him.
b) _you _ (work) in a bank?
c) I (not/work) in a bank.
d) He _ (read) a book.
e) She (not/drink) juice.
3 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple tense.
a) I (wash) my hair.
b) _you _ (work) in a bank?
c) I (not/work) in a bank.
d) He (come) home late.
e) She (not/drink) juice.
4 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple tense.
a) You _ (talk) to me.
b) He (not/bring) a present.
c) They _ (look) at the pictures.
d) he _ (catch) a fish?
e) she _ (make) a boat?
5 Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect.
a) He _ (arrive) on time.
b) _ he _ (not/write) a letter yet?
c) We _ (do) our homework.
d) He _ (not/lie) to us.
e) _ you _ (not/see) him?
6 The present continuous, past continuous, present simple, past simple
or the present perfect?
a) I _ (run) at the moment
b) I _ (drink) a cup of coffee a year ago
c) He always (get up) at six o'clock
d) We (get up) to go home now
e) He _ (walk) to school every day
f) We _ (not/be) to India yet
g) You _ (not/see) him for ages
h) Shakespeare (write) 30 plays, but I _ (write) 3 plays so far i) John Smith _ (read) three novels so far
j) Anna (jump) high into the air two weeks ago
k) The phone _(ring) while I _ (take) a bath
l) I (make) some coffee when they (arrive)
Trang 27 Rewrite the following sentences in the present continuous, past continuous,
present simple and present perfect.
a) I wrote a letter to your mother.
present continuous:
past continuous:
present simple:
present perfect:
b) You flew by plane.
present continuous:
past continuous:
present simple:
present perfect:
c) Did you watch TV?
present continuous:
past continuous:
present simple:
present perfect:
d) Vivien didn't talk to you.
present continuous:
past continuous:
present simple:
present perfect:
e) We didn't smile at him.
present continuous:
past continuous:
present simple:
present perfect:
How good is your knowledge of the present continuous, the past continuous, the present simple,
the past simple and the present perfect?
Mistakes:
0-3 excellent - I do not make many mistakes
4-6 very good - I know the basics, but I still make some minor mistakes
7 and more fairly good - I still have problems with the understanding of basic rules