REVISION EXERCISES

Match these tenses to the sentences using the numbers. Write the number of the tense

in the box.

1 present simple I will speak to you later.

2 past simple He is reading a book.

3 future simple I've been thinking about you.

4 present perfect She works in a shop.

5 past perfect They were looking for you.

6 future going to I watched TV.

7 present continuous You had taken a shower.

8 past continuous Have you listened to this CD?

9 present perfect continuous Be careful!! That dog is going to bite you.

Write the correct auxiliary verb. Choose between: are, is, do, does, did, have, or will.

1 He ____ playing the guitar at the moment.

2 Jackie ____ been living in Paris for a few months.

3 Which sports _____ he like?

4 They _____ travelled all over the world.

5 My shoes _____ made in Italy.

6 Peter ____ going to fly to London next Thursday.

7 Do you think the current government ____ change soon?

8 Yamaha pianos ____ made in Japan.

9 Jane ____ doing here homework when I came home last night.

10 When ____ you arrive last night?

Present Tenses

Choose the most appropriate answer.

1. How often does Peter go to the swimming pool? He ...... to the swimming pool every day. He likes swimming.

goes is going has gone has been going

2. When is the best time to call you? I usually ...... till nine in the evening. Call me around ten, if you can.

work am working have worked have been working

3. Let's ask Anna to make apple pie for dessert. She ...... great apple pies.

makes is making has made has been making

4. Please be quiet. My children ...... now.

sleeping are sleeping have slept have been sleeping

5. The sun ...... in the east.

rises is rising has risen has been rising

6. Listen! Someone ...... the piano. Do you hear it? Yes.

plays is playing has played has been playing

7. What is Linda doing? She ...... dinner.

cooks is cooking has cooked has been cooking

8. She can't go to the movies. She ...... her homework yet.

doesn't do isn't doing hasn't done hasn't been doing

9. Tanya ...... France several times.

visits is visiting has visited has been visiting

10. We ...... this report for four hours. I'm tired. Let's have a break.

write are writing have written have been writing

Past Tenses

Choose the most appropriate answer.

1. He a new car last month, but he doesn't really like it.

bought was buying had bought had been buying

2. I burned my finger while I breakfast.

was cooking had cooked had been cooking

3. By the time I came back, Mike and Jane , so I couldn't tell them about it.

were already leaving had already left had already been leaving

4. He for twenty years when he finally quit smoking.

smoked was smoking had been smoking

5. I you yesterday because my telephone was out of order.

didn't call hadn't called hadn't been calling

6. He was waiting for his bus at the bus stop when the robbers . him.

attacked were attacking had attacked had been attacking

7. I wanted to ask my son for help, but I saw that he , and I decided not to wake him up.

slept was sleeping had slept had been sleeping

8. Yesterday I went to an interesting museum that I before.

didn't visit wasn't visiting hadn't visited

9. By the time we arrived, she for us at the train station for three hours.

waited was waiting had been waiting

10. Christopher Columbus America in 1492.

discovered was discovering had discovered had been discovering

Present or Past

Choose the most appropriate answer.

1. He to Chicago in 2003.

has gone went had gone

2. She to London.

has never been never was had never been

3. He was in Japan last month. He Japan before.

has never visited never visited had never visited

4. She in this company since 2005.

is working has worked was working had worked

5. I to her five minutes ago.

have talked talked had talked

6. How long here?

are you have you been were you had you been

7. When in New York?

have you arrived did you arrive had you arrived

8. He five letters to the manager by the time he finally received an answer.

has written was writing had written

9. She a lot of money in that store yesterday.

has spent spent had spent

10. Up to now, I any opportunity to check this information.

don't have haven't had hadn't had

Present Continuous or Present Simple

Choose the present simple or the present continuous - it could be positive, negative or question

1) .......................................................................................... (you/come) tonight? .

2) ...........................................................................................(he/eat) rice every day? .

3) I .........................................................................................(work) at the moment. .

4) ...........................................................................................(he/come) to London often? .

5) He ......................................................................................(play) tennis now. .

6) ........................................................................................... (you/come) to the cinema later? .

7) They .................................................................................. (not/come) to the party tomorrow. .

8) He ...................................................................................... (not/play) golf now. .

9) ............................................................................................ (play) tennis this Sunday? .

10) They ................................................................................. (go) to a restaurant every Saturday.

Past Simple or Present Perfect

Change the verb into the correct form of the past simple or present perfect

1) Last night I .................................................................. (lose) my keys I had to call my flatmate to let me in. .

2) I ................................................................................... (lose) my keys - can you help me look for them? .

3) I ................................................................................... (visit) Paris three times. .

4) Last year I .................................................................... (visit) Paris. .

5) I ....................................................................................(know) my great grandmother for a few years - she died when I

was eight.

6) I .................................................................................... (know) Julie for three years - we still meet once a month.. .

7) I .................................................................................... (play) Hockey since I was a child - I'm pretty good!. .

8) She ............................................................................... (play) hockey at school but she didn't like it. .

9) Sorry, I .......................................................................... (miss) the bus - I'm going to be late. .

10) I .................................................................................. (miss) the bus and then I ...............................................................

(miss) the aeroplane as well!

Present Perfect Simple or Continuous

1) ......................................................................................... (they/arrive) already?

2) Lucy ................................................................................. (run) 2000 metres today.

3) I ....................................................................................... (clean) all morning - I'm fed up!

4) How long ............................................................................................. (you/know) Simon?

5) I ....................................................................................... (drink) more water recently, and I feel better. .

6) Sorry about the mess! I ............................................................................................. (bake).

7) How many times .......................................................................................... (you/take) this exam?

8) He ............................................................................................................... (eat) six bars of chocolate today.

9) Julie ................................................................................................ (cook) dinner. Let's go and eat!

10) The students ............................................................................................... (finish) their exams. They're very happy.

Will or be going to

Put in will or be going to:

1. A: We dont have any bread.

B: I know. I __________________________________________________ get some from the shop.

2. A: We dont have any bread.

B: Really? I ____________________________________________________ get some from the shop then.

3. A: Why do you need to borrow my suitcase?

B: I ________________________________________________________ visit my mother in Scotland next month.

4. A: Im really cold.

B: I ____________________________________________________________ turn the heating on.

5. A: Are you going to Johns party tonight?

B: Yes. Are you going too? I _______________________________________________________ give you a lift.

6. A: What are your plans after you leave university?

B: I __________________________________________________ work in a hospital in Africa. I leave on the 28th.

7. (The phone rings)

A: I _____________________________________________________ get it!

8. A: Are you ready to order?

B: I cant decide Okay, I _____________________________________________________ have the steak, please.

9. A: Are you busy tonight? Would you like to have coffee?

B: Sorry. I _________________________________________________ go to the library. Ive been planning to study

all day.

10. A: Why are you carrying a hammer?

B: I __________________________________________________________________ put up some pictures.

Past Simple or Past Continuous

Make the past simple or past continuous

1) What ........................................................................... (do) when I ............................................................... (call) you last

night?

2) I .................................................................................... (sit) in a cafe when you ................................................... (call).

3) When you ............................................................... (arrive) at the party, who ............................................ (be) there?

4) Susie .................................................................. (watch) a film when she .......................................... (hear) the noise.

5) Yesterday I .............................. (go) to the library, next I ............................. (have) a swim, later I ....................................

(meet) Julie for coffee.

6) We .............................................................. (play) tennis when John ................................................... (hurt) his ankle.

7) What .............................................................................................. (they/do) at 10pm last night - it was really noisy?

8) He ................................................................ (take) a shower when the telephone ............................................. (ring).

9) He ................................................. (be) in the shower when the telephone ........................................................ (ring).

10) When I ............................................................. (walk) into the room, everyone ................................................ (work).

Past simple or Past Perfect

Choose the past simple or the past perfect tense.

1) We had already eaten when John ............................................................................................................ (come) home.

2) Last year Juan ............................................................................................................................... (pass) all his exams.

3) When I ........................................................................... (get) to the airport I discovered I had forgotten my passport.

4) I went to the library, then I ........................................................................................ (buy) some milk and went home.

5) I opened my handbag to find that I ........................................................................................... (forget) my credit card.

6) When we ............................................................................................ (arrive) at the station, the train had already left.

7) We got home to find that someone .......................................................................................... (break) into the house.

8) I opened the fridge to find that someone ................................................................................... (eat) all my chocolate.

9) I had known my husband for three years when we ................................................................................. (get) married.

10) Julie was very pleased to see that John ........................................................................................... (clean) the kitchen.