Simple present tenses

1. The swimming bath opens (open) at 9.00 and closes (close) at 18.30 every day.
2. What time do the banks close (the banks / close) in Britain ?
3. I Have a car but I dont use (not / use) it very often.
4. How many cigarettes do you smoke (you / smoke) a day ?
5. What do you do(you / do)? Im an electrical engineer.
6. Where does your father come (your father / come) from ? He comes (come)
from Spain.
7. If you need money, why dont you get (you / not / get) a job ?
8. I play (play) the piano, but I dont play (not / play) very well.
9. I dont understand the word deceive. What does deceive mean (deceive /
mean) ?

1. Ann watches television . (How often ?) How often does Ann watch television?
2. I write to my parents. (How often ?) How often do you write to your parents?
3. I have dinner in the evening. (What time / usually ?) What time do you usually
have your dinner?
4. Tom works. ( Where ?) Where does Tom work?
5. People do stupid things. (why ?) Why do people do stupid things?

Present Continuous Tenses

COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES USING ONE OF THESE VERBS :
Get
become
change
rise
improve
fal
increase
You dont have to use all the verbs and you can use some of them more than once.
1. The number of people without jobs is rising at the moment.
2. He is still ill but he is improving better slowly. is getting
3. These days food is becoming More and more expensive.
4. The world is changing, things never stay the same.
5. The cost of living is rising every year things are dearer is increasing
6. The economic situation is already very bad and it is becoming worse.
Conversation between Brian and Steve. Put each verb into the correct form.
Brian and Steve meet in a restaurant :
Brian : Hello, Steve. I havent seen you for ages. What do you do (you / do) these
days ?
are you doing
Steve : I train (train) to be a shop manager. am training (?)
Brian : Really ? Do you enjoy (you / enjoy) it ? are you enjoying
Steve : Yes, its quite interesting. How about you ?
Brian : Well, I dont work (not / work) at the moment, but Im very busy. am not working
I am building ( build) a house.
Steve : Really ? Are you buiding (you / do) it alone ?
Brian : No, some friends of mine are helping (help) me.

Present Perfect Tenses

Use the words given to make sentences and put the verb into the correct form.
1.
Phil / find a new job Phil has found a new job.
2.
Charles / go / Brazil Charles has gone to Brazil
3. Jack and Jill / decide / to get married Jack and Jill have decided to get married
4.
Suzanne / have / a baby Suzanne has had a baby
5. Monica / give up / smoking Monica has given up smoking
6. George / pass / his driving-test George has passed his driving-test
Answer the questions using the words given
1.
Would you like something to eat. ( no thank you / I / just / have / dinner ) No, thank you. I
just have had dinner.
2. Have you seen John anywhere ? (yes / I / see / him ) Yes, I have seen him.
3. Has Ann phoned yet ? (yes / she / just / phone ) Yes, She just has phoned.
4. Would you like a cigarette ? (no thanks / I / just / put / one out ) No, thanks. I just have
had put one out.

Present Perfect Continuous

Read the situation and then write a sentence with the p.p.c.
Example : Tom is out of breath. (he/run ) He has been running.
1. Ann is very tired. ( She / work / hard ) She has been working hard
2. Bob has a black eye and Bill has a cut lip. ( Bob and Bill / fight ) Bob and Bill have been
fighting
fought
3. George has just come back from the beach. He is very red. ( he / lie / in the sun ) He has
been lying in the sun
4. Janet is hot and tired. ( she / play / tennis ) She has been playing tennis
Make a question for each situation
Example : your friends hands are covered in oil. ( you / work / on the car? )
Have you been working on the car ?
1. You see a little boy. His eyes are red and watery. ( you / cry ? ) Have you been crying?
2. You have just arrived to meet your friend who is waiting for you. ( you / wait / long? )
Have you been waited long?
waiting
3. Your friend comes in. His face and hands are very dirty. ( what / you / do? ) What have
you been doing?
Make a question with how long.
Example : It is raining. How long has it been raining ?
1. My foot is hurting. How long has your foot been hurting?
2. Mike play chees. How long has Mike played chess? playing

3. Jim sells washing machines. How long has Jim sold washing machines? selling
4. Tom is living in High Street. How long has Tom been living in High Street?
You have to say how long something has been happening.
Example : It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago.
It has been raining for two hours
1. Kevin
is studying. He began studying three hours ago.
He has been studying for three hours.
2. Im learning Spanish. I started learning Spanish in December.
I have been learning Spanish since Desember
3. Ann is looking for a job. She began looking six months ago.
She has been looking for a job For six months.
4. Mary is working in London. She started working there on 18 January.
She has been working in London since 18 January.

CLOSE PASSAGE
My Brother
was graduated
My Brother ...from the Faculty of Engineering 5 years ago. He has been
last
(telah menjadi) a civil engineer for the ..
5 years. He is working (work) for a
construction
has
company in Jakarta but .. company also
a branch office in Jedda. About
two
years ago he has been moved (dipindahkan) to Jedda and for the last two years he has been
working (work)
time
has beenin Jedda for quite along
there on a (road/roads) building project. Although he ..
.,
he
still hasnt been used(hasnt been used to/isnt used to) the climate. He .. (already
understands / has
already understood) the differences ..
of (of/in) road building in Indonesia and Saudi Arabia.
However, he . (masih belum dapat) apply his knowledge well. He
.(belum dapat) work as long in the hot sun as the Saudi. Engineers
..(juga).
He (have) a lot of difficulties but he still likes there and he (hasnt
ready/isnt ready) to return to Indonesia yet.
CHOOSE THE WORD WHICH YOU THINK IS CORRECT
waiting a moment.
1. I wonder if youd mind
a) to wait ; b) that you wait ; c) for waiting ; d) waiting
2. Wed better notto
ask them here again
a) ask ; b) to ask ; c) asked ; d) asking
3. She keeps .. us what to do.

a) tell ; b) to tell ; c) telling ; d) of telling

4. He didnt let me .. the piano.
a) play ; b) to play ; c) playing ; d) that I could play
5. If you dont mind, wed rather .. now.
a) left ; b) leave ; c) to leave ; d) leaving
6. Wed really like you .. to the party tonight.
a) come ; b) to come ; c) will come ; d) should come
7. She doesnt enjoy ..fish, you know.
a) eat ; b) to eat ; c) eating ; d) to eating
8. Why didnt you make him for the damage
a) paid ; b) pay ; c) paying ; d) to pay
9. If he hadnt been so tired, he .. asleep so quikly.
a) didnt fall ; b) hadnt fallen ; c) wouldnt fall ; d) wouldnt have fallen.
10. Ill phone you when I . the news.
a) am getting ; b) get ; c) will get ; d) will be getting
11. A long time ago, I in London for three years.
a) had lived ; b) have lived ; c) lived ; d) have been living
12. If I were rich enough, I .work
a) give up ; b) gave up ; c) will give up ; d) would give up
13. Are you still here ? You were here half an hour ago. Who . for ?
a) do you wait ; b) are you waiting ; c) did you wait ; d) had you waited.
14. When I went in, he . a TV programme so intently that he didnt hear me.
a) watched ; b) had watched ; c) was watching ; d) has been watching
15. I was very late, so, by the time I got to the station at 7.30, the 7.15 train .
a) left ; b) has left ; c) was leaving ; d) had left
16. The first time you . London was in 1963, wasnt it ?
a) visited ; b) have visited ; c) was visiting ; d) visit
17. If they ..the examination, theyll all be very happy.
a) will pass ; b) would pass ; c) pass ; d) passed
18. Ive heard about the book, but I ..it yet.
a) dont read ; b) didnt read ; c) havent read ; d) hadnt read
19. We spend a lot of money food nowadays.
a) of ; b) in ; c) by ; d) at
20. Why does he always insist doing it himself ?
a) on ; b) in ; c) of ; d) at
GRAMMAR EXERCISE
Focus: Duration with the Present Perfect Tense.
Fill in the first blank with an appropriate verb phrase in the present perfect
tense

and supply since or for in the second. Use past participles made out of the
base
forms in the following list: be, do, have, know, live, love, speak, work.
1.- I have had my car for three years.
2.- We have been in this classroom since ten oclock.
3.- S/he has loved him/her secretly for many years.