Tenses of verbs Simple present /present continuous 1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) 2. Usually, I (work) (study) in Paris.

her kids to football practice.

as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I

French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep)

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain)

5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) 6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) (talk)

because everybody

so loudly.

7. Justin (write, currently) a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished. 8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight? Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) some friends.

to a movie tonight with

9. The business cards (be, normally ) New York. Their prices (be) their work is quite good.

printed by a company in

inexpensive, yet the quality of

10. This delicious chocolate (be) in Zurich, Switzerland

made by a small chocolatier

Simple past or present perfect

Choose the correct words or phrases.

1) Peter 2) They

football yesterday. the car. It looks new again. to Italy. the book. Now they can watch the film.

3) Last year we

4) John and Peggy 5) I

my friend two days ago. another country before. a new car in 2005. my homework. the game of chess? their lunch yet.

6) We 7) She

8) I'm sorry, but I 9)

10) The girls

Mixed exercises
Put in the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses. Example: The sun ______________ now. (to shine) Answer: The sun is shining now.

1) We

TV when it started to rain. (to watch) to visit you yesterday, but you , so we can't

2) I want) (to be)

not at home. (to to the beach. (to rain) (to go)

3) Look! It

4) There are a lot of clouds! It 5) The sun

soon. (to rain)

in the East. (to rise) their son every year. (to visit) Mr Jones, his son

6) Since 2003 they

7) While the doctor (to examine) (to wait) 8) I

outside this morning.

for my girlfriend for two hours. (to wait) the film on TV, he decided to buy the book. (to see)

9) After Larry

10) Wait a minute, I

this box for you. (to carry)