PRESENT SIMPLE/ CONTINUOUS – PAST SIMPLE / CONTINUOUS – PRESENT
PERFECT
We ....................................................... (invite) them to the party but they
didn’t come.
It .................................................. (rain) when
we .............................................(go) out.
It’s a nice day today. The sun .........................................................(shine).
I got up early and ..............................................................(have) a shower.
The phone ............................(ring) while Mary ........................................
(cook) dinner.
Tom isn’t at home at the moment. He .................................................
(travel) abroad.
I saw Bob and Sam at the party, but I ................................................
(not/speak) to them.
Robert had a book in his hand but he ..............................................
(not/read) it.
The floor is clean now. I ..............................................................(just/wash)
it.
Do you remember how your Uncle David __________ (use/ to) sit in that chair
and smoke those disgusting cigars.
How often ................................................................(you/go) on holiday ?
Janet and Daniel...............................................................(be) married for
nine years.
Who ..............................................................................( invent) the
telephone ?
Jo got married when she ...................................................(be) 23.
I ............................................................(know) Ann and Lesley since we
were at school..
................................................................(I/not/watch) TV very much.
Your mother __________ (not/ use /have) a Yorkshire Terrier when she was a
young girl, did she?
The children are in the living room. They .........................................(watch)
TV.
We ................................................(not/be) hungry, so we didn’t stay for
lunch.
Betty ......................................................(have) the same job for 15 years.
I .....................................................................(never/ride) a horse in my life.
We .....................................................(go) to the cinema yesterday.
Will, to be going to or present continuous?
My father _________ (go) to Australia next week
“What are your plans for the future?” “I ____________ (be) a famous
actor!”
I don’t think schools ____________ (change) very much in the next few
years
Our computer broke down yesterday, so we ___________ (buy) a new one
soon
Look at that man on the bridge! He ______________ (jump)!
Peter is not studying hard enough. He ______________ (fail) his exams.
The sun is shining and the sky is so blue. It ______________ (be) a nice day
“The phone is ringing!” “Ok, don’t worry, I _________ answer it!”
I hope robots ___________ (do) the housework in the future
I can’t come to the cinema with you. I __________ (meet) John at 8.00
“I can’t find my glasses!” “Don’t worry, I __________ (help) you find them”
My sister and I __________ (travel) to India in July
Rewrite the sentences into the passive voice.
My mother bought the pencils I needed.
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Some students have written stories.
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The Congress has passed a new law.
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farmers grow tons of grapes in Italy.
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The police caught the criminals last week.
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