Grammar: Revision of Tenses

Exercise 1: Revision of all the tenses.
Complete the sentences by filling in the correct form of the words in brackets.

Example: She is making or ‘s making dinner for her family right now.

1. I do (do) a lot of filing at work every day.
2. She is travelling ’s travelling (travel) to Spain at the moment. She rests (rest) on the beach every summer.
3. It was her birthday last week. They had (have) a party last Saturday.
4. I don’t have enough time now. I will do ’ll do (do) it tomorrow. (quick decision)
5. She wrote (write) a letter to her daughter last month. She is waiting ’s waiting (wait) for a reply now.
6. He usually takes (take) the bus to work, but this week he is taking (take) his car.
7. Look! The tourists are picking up (pick up) trash on the beach. The beaches got have gotten (get) cleaner since they started with the clean-ups last year.
8. They sometimes meet (meet) at the coffee shop to catch up.
9. He bought (buy) a car in 2016. He is thinking ’s thinking (think) about replacing it right now.
10. Her family going to visit (visit) her next week. She is looking ’s looking (look) forward to it.
11. We have dinner at Anne’s house every week. She cooked (cook) a tasty meal for us last week.
12. I always drink (drink) coffee in the morning.
13. Jan, somebody is waiting ’s waiting (wait) for you outside right now.
14. We are going to go skiing ’re going to go skiing (go / ski) in Italy next winter. I’ve already booked the tickets. We couldn’t go could not go (can / not / go) last year.
15. When travelling in America, I normally start (start) by asking the cab driver or hotel clerk some silly question.

Exercise: Answer the questions
Complete the answers to the questions with the verb in the correct form

Example: Who is going to work tomorrow?  Answer: She is going or ‘s going to work tomorrow.

1. What time did he leave home?
   He left home at five o’clock.
2. Where did they meet?
   They met at a rock concert in 2009.
3. What time is our meeting?
   Our meeting is at 4pm.
4. What was she doing in America?
   She was travelling (travel) around.
5. What were you doing when I called yesterday?
   I was taking (take) a bath.
6. Where does she work?
   She works at the post office.
7. When were you born?
   I was born in 1987.
8. Where did they go?
   They went to the cinema.
9. What was she wearing when you met?
   She was wearing a beautiful red dress.
10. What is his job?
    He is ’s a carpenter.
11. How does she go to work?
    She goes to work by bus.
12. What is she going to do?
    She is going to ’s going to get married.
13. What are they building?
    They are building ’re building a new bridge.
14. What was she waiting for?
    She was waiting for her husband to finish his work.
15. How many people were at the party?
    There were about 30 people.

Exercise: Complete the sentences using the present perfect simple or past simple form.

1. Matt, (you finish) have you finished reading the Chicago travel guide yet?
2. When we were young, my sister and I (live) lived in London.
3. That risotto looks amazing but I’m afraid I’m not hungry anymore. I (already eat) have already eaten ’ve already eaten .
4. I (live) have lived ’ve lived in Prague for three years.
5. Jane (spend) spent her vacation in Washington DC last summer.
6. Someone (steal) has stolen my phone! Can I use yours to call the police?
7. She doesn’t live here anymore. She (move) moved away two years ago.
8. The weather (not be) wasn’t very good last weekend. We had to cancel our camping trip.
9. My friend is an actor. She (play) has played ’s played in many theatre productions.
10. I would like to visit Chicago sometime. Unfortunately, I (never be) have never been ’ve never been there.