Present Simple and Present Continuous Fill ins

1. ________ you often ________ (write) e-mails
to your friends? No, I ___________.
2. _________ your father _________ (take) the
train to work? Yes, he __________.
3. I ________________ (not/understand) what
you are saying.
4. At the moment I _________________ (read)
an interesting comic, I
______________________ (not/do) my
homework.
5. Mike _________________ (play) Farmville on
the computer now. Every day he
_________________ (grow) many new
vegetables and fruits.
6. This morning he ______________ (pick) his
latest crop. Then he usually ___________
(sell) them at the market. But today he
____________ (not/pick) any crops because
they arent ready.
7. The sun always ____________ (shine) in
Greece in the summer. In Greek summer
_____________ (mean) good weather.
1. This Nerf gun ____________ (belong) to me,
it ________________ (not/belong) to my
brother.
2. Birds __________ (fly) south in the winter.
Look! There _______ thousands of geese
_____________ (fly) overhead.
3. Ice ___________ (freeze) at zero degrees
centigrade. It ______________ (not/freeze)
when it is 10 degrees.
4. _________ you ____________ (learn) how to
speak English in school this year? Yes, I
________.
5. We often __________ (bring) snacks to
school. ________ you ________ (eat) a snack
during the breaks?
6. Lionel Messi ___________ (make) a lot of
goals every year. He rarely ___________ (miss)
a goal.
7. It ________________ (get) colder now, I
________ (think) I need to put on a sweatshirt.

8. However now it is November and today 8. ______ they __________ (leave) for football
the sun ___________ (not/shine). ________ it practice now or _______ they _________

1. ________ you ________ (feel) all right? No, I ________________ (feel) sick at the moment.

2. Children ________________ (grow) taller every year. I know I ________________ (grow) at lot this
year because none of my clothes ____________ (fit)

3. ________ you _________ (hear) the dog barking? Yes, today it _______________ (drive) me crazy.
Be quiet!

4. My dog ___________ (hide) his bones in the garden. He ______________ (not/hide) them in the
house.
Past Simple
5. My parents _________________ (travel) to Barcelona this morning. They often ________________
(travel) together.
Past Continuous Tenses
6. _______ your cat __________ (drink) milk every day? Yes, it __________________.

Fill in the correct tense

1. While I ________________ (feed) my dog Tigra, I ________________
1. When(hear) another dog barking.
I _______________ (put) on my coat for school
2. He ______________ (buy) vegetables at the open air market, when it ____________ (start) to rain.
2. The students ____________________ (not/sing) Christ
3. The dog __________________ (bite) me when I ___________________ (pet) it. Bad dog!
3. __________ you (ride) __________your bike when you
4. What ________ you _________ (do) when the earthquake 4. __________________ (happen)?
________ he _____________ (sleep) when the thunder
5. I ______________ (dream) about Christmas vacation while 5.my
He sister _______________ (talk)his
tomoney
me about school.
_____________ (not/spend) on fancy c
6. We ________________ (eat) pizza while we _________________ (listen) to the weather report.
6. The robber ___________ (steal) the jewels from her
7. Dad ____________ (not/drive) the car when the earth ______________ (start) to shake.________ you I____________
7. I _______________ (lose) my keys when ___________
8.______ you __________ (remember) to lock the door? No, I ___________ (forget).
9. George ______________ (not/play) a computer game last night, he __________ (write) a book report.

Time Words for

Time Words for Time Words for T
Present Simple
Present Continuous Past Simple P
1. ___________ 1. ____________ 1. ____________ 1
2.___________ 2.____________ 2.____________ 2
3.___________ 3.____________ 3.____________
4.___________ 4.____________ 4.____________
5.___________
Present Perfect Simple and Continuous
6.___________

Past Perfect Simple and Continuous

1. _________ you ever __________ (be) to Paris? No, I _____________.
2. We ________________________ (paint) the kitchen all morning long.
3. What _________ you _____________ (do) today? Oh I _______________ (read) a really exciting thriller.
4. John ______ just __________ (throw) all his old bills away.1.________ you
I ________ ever_________
already (do)(finish)
___________ that? Yes,
my Ihomework
_________
5. ________the teachers already __________ (mark) the exams. 2. We _____________________ (repair) our antique them
No, they _____________________ (not/mark) car w
6. The is the first time that she ___________ ever ___________ (eat) snails. And the last!
3. The detectives _________________ (search) for clues
7. I ______________________ (clean) the house for hours and 4.Im beat. Ithe
_________ need a rest. _____________ (complete) th
astronauts
8. _______ you __________ (live) here since you were a baby? 5.We ____________________My
No, I _______________. family _________________
(decorate) the Christmas tr(
6. The Loch Ness monster ___________ (not/appear) for

1. This Nerf gun belongs_ (belong) to

me, it doesnt belong (not/belong) to my
brother.

2. Birds fly (fly) south in the winter.

Look! There are thousands of geese
flying (fly) overhead.

3. Ice freezes (freeze) at zero degrees

Present Perfect Time Words
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
4. _______________________
5. _______________________
Present & Past Tense Verb Review
Simple & Continuous forms Key
centigrade. Time
Present Perfect Continuous It doesnt
Words freeze (not/freeze)
when it is 10 degrees.
1. _________________________
2. ________________________
4. Are you learning (learn) how to speak
3. ________________________
English in school this year? Yes, I am
5. We often bring (bring) snacks to
school. Do you eat_ (eat) a snack during
the breaks?
6. Lionel Messi makes (make) a lot of
goals every year. He rarely misses (miss)
a goal.

Present Simple and Present7. Continuous

It is getting (get) colder now, I think
Fill ins
(think) I need to put on a sweatshirt.

8. Are they leaving (leave) for football

practice now or are they watching
(watch) TV at the moment?
1. Do you often write (write) e-mails to
your friends? No, I dont.

2. Does your father take (take) the train

to work? Yes, he does.

3. I dont understand (not/understand)

what you are saying.

4. At the moment I am reading (read) an

interesting comic, I am not doing (not/do)
my homework.

5. Mike is playing(play) Farmville on the

computer now. Every day he grows (grow)
many new vegetables and fruits.

6. This morning he is picking (pick) his

latest crop. Then he usually sells (sell)
them at the market. But today he isnt
picking (not/pick) any crops because they
arent ready.

7. The sun always shines (shine) in

Greece in the summer. In Greek summer
means (mean) good weather.

8. However now it is November and today

the sun isnt shining(not/shine). Does it
rain (rain) in the winter in your country?

1. Do you feel (feel) all right? No, I am feeling (feel) sick at the moment.

2. Children grow (grow) taller every year. I know I am growing (grow) at lot this year because
none of my clothes fit (fit)

3. Do you hear (hear) the dog barking? Yes, today it is driving (drive) doesnt hide
______________ (not/hide) them in the house.
Past Simple Key
5. My parents are traveling (travel) to Barcelona this morning. They often travel (travel)
together.
Past Continuous Tenses
6. Does your cat drink (drink) milk every day? Yes, it does.
Fill in the correct tense
 1. While I was feeding (feed) my dog 1. When I was putting (put) on my coat
Tigra, I heard (hear) another dog barking. for school, I remembered_ (remember)
2. He was buring (buy) vegetables at the that I had forgotten to do my English
open air market, when it started_ (start) homework.
to rain. 2. The students werent singing (not/sing)
3. The dog bit (bite) me when I was Christmas carols in the classroom, they
petting(pet) it. Bad dog! were swimming (swim) in the pool.
4. What were you doing (do) then the
earthquake happened (happen)? 3. Were you (ride) ridingyour bike when
your mobile phone rang (ring)?
5. I was dreaming (dream) about
Christmas vacation while my sister was 4. Was he sleeping (sleep) when the
talking (talk) to me about school. thunderstorm started_ (start). No, he
6. We were eating (eat) pizza while we wasnt
were listening (listen) to the weather
report. 5. He didnt spend (not/spend) his money
on fancy cars, he spent (spend) his
7. Dad wasnt driving (not/drive) the car money on vacations.
when the earth started (start) to
shake.Were you studying (study) then? 6. The robber stole (steal) the jewels from
Yes, I was. her hotel room, when she was_ (be) out
1. Have you ever been (be) to Paris? No, I havent. for a walk.
8.Did you remember(remember) to lock
2. We have been painting (paint) the kitchen all morning long.
the door? No, I forgot (forget).
3. What have you been doing (do) today? Oh I have been reading 7. I lost (lose)
(read) my keys
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exciting I was
4. John 9.
hasGeorge wasnt(throw)
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his old bills
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everdone
finished down
(do)
(finish) mythat?the street.
Yes, I have.
homework when the doorbell ra
5. computer game last night,
Havethe teachers already marked (mark)he was writing
the had
2. We exams.beenNo, they havent
repairing marked(not/mark)
(repair) our antique car when themthe
yet!storm st
6. The is the first
Time Words time that she has ever eaten (eat) snails. And the last!
3. The detectives had been searching (search) for clues all morning
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family hasthe lived (live) fortree
three
5.We had been Christmas foryears.
hours a
Present
Simple Present 6. The Loch
Past Ness monster Past
Simple hadnt appeared (not/appear) for a long t
Continuous Continuous
1. every day 1. ago
1. now 1. when
2.yesterday
Present Perfect
2.usually
Simple
2.at the and Continuous Key
2.while
3.always moment 3.last (week)

Past
4often Perfect 3today
Simple Continuous
and 4in 2004

5.never 4.this

6.sometimes
Present Perfect Time Words Present Perfect Continuous
Time Words
1.ever/never
1.all morning
2. just/yet
2. for three hours
3. already
3. for a very long time
4. for (4years)

5. since etc.