QUINTANA VEGA DIVANI

B1 All Tenses - Fill in the correct form of the verb given.

1. Jeff is our bank manager at the moment. He has been here for three years. (BE, BE)
2. I was still sleeping when the alarm went off at 5.30 this morning. (STILL SLEEP, GO)
3. If everyone donates $5, we will have enough to buy a new machine. (HAVE)
4. There was a great documentary on TV yesterday evening. Did you see it? – No, I didn't. I had
to take my television set back to the store to have it repaired. (BE, YOU SEE, HAVE)
5. When I returned to the car park I didn't know where I had parked my car. (RETURN,
PARK)
6. My uncle has been wearing the same pullover the whole winter. I guess he loves it. (WEAR,
LOVE)
7. Mum was preparing dinner when the doctor arrived. (PREPARE, ARRIVE)
8. He has been walking around with a limp since he had his accident a few weeks ago. (WALK,
HAVE)
9. You look pretty worried. – What happened/ has happened? (HAPPEN)
10. When we arrived at the theatre the play had already started. (ARRIVE, ALREADY
START)
11. When she came home, she saw that her husband had been drinking for some time. (COME,
SEE, DRINK)
12. Have you heard the good news? – Stan and Margie are getting married! – That's not new. – I
have known about it for a few weeks. (YOU HEAR, GET, KNOW)
13. I have been trying to call you the whole week! – Where have you been? (TRY, YOU BE)
14. The manager is speaking to an important customer at the moment, but he will see you in a few
minutes. (SPEAK, SEE)
15. Do you realize that you are standing on my toes? – It hurts! (STAND)
16. I think I will take a break. I surely deserve one. (TAKE)
17. I wonder if he has forgotten/forgot my number. I have been expecting for him to call for
the last two hours. (FORGET, EXPECT)
18. The novel is about a man who came home from the war and started a new life. (COME,
START)
19. When I was looking for my passport a few days ago, I came across this old photo of our family
reunion. (LOOK, COME)
20. I am sorry that I had to leave your party so early last night. I was really enjoying myself.
(HAVE, REALLY ENJOY)
B1 All Tenses - Write sentences, using the tense given. Add any words you need.

1. She – often – shop – at Macy's (present simple)

She often shops at Macy's.
2. We – watch TV – when – we – hear – bad news (past)
We were watching TV when we heard the bad news.
3. I – not go – out - in the rain (conditional
2)
I wouldn’t have gone out in the rain.
4. I – find – my briefcase – this morning (present perfect simple)
I have found my briefcase this morning.
5. My sister – get married – next Sunday (present progressive)
My sister is getting married next Monday.
6. I – never – think – about it – before (past perfect simple)
I had never thought about it before.
7. I – prepare – for the test – since Monday (present perfect progressive)
I have been preparing for the test since Monday.
8. You – ride – a camel – in Egypt? (past
simple) Did you ride a camel in Egypt?
9. I – think – I – stay – at home. (future)
I think I'll stay at home.
10. I – not apologise – to him (conditional
1) I wouldn't apologise to him.
11. After – I – hear – noise – I – go – out (past simple, past perfect simple)
After I had heard the noise I went out.
12. Where – he – go? (present perfect
simple) Where has he gone?
13. I – cannot – visit you – last week (past
simple)
I couldn't/ wasn't able t visit you last week.
14. How often – you go – to the dentist – last year? (past simple)
How often did you go to the dentist last year?
15. Breakfast – not serve – after 11 o'clock (present simple)
Breakfast is not served after 11 o'clock.
16. She – play – this game – over an hour (present perfect progressive)
She has been playing this game for over an hour?
17. You – know – where – my shoes – be? (present simple)
 Do you know where my shoes are?
18. I – work - in the garden – whole afternoon (past progressive)
I was working in the garden the whole afternoon.
B1 All Tenses - Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. I lit the fire at 6 in the morning and when Peter came in it was burning brightly (LIGHT,
BURN).

2. My brother was playing with his model cars when suddenly the lights went out. (PLAY,
GO)

3. After I had taken him to the zoo, we went for a walk in the park (TAKE, GO).

4. Have you ever drunk vodka? – Yes, I tried it when I was in Moscow a few years ago. But I
haven’t drunk any since then. (YOU EVER DRINK, TRY, NOT DRINK).

5. What do you think about his last book? – I liked/ like it a lot. (YOU THINK, LIKE)

6. The boys were working in the garden when they heard their father’s steps. (WORK,
HEAR).

7. What were you doing yesterday afternoon? I was working on my new novel. (YOU DO,
WORK)

8. How do you usually get to work? – I normally go by car but this week I am taking the bus
(YOU USUALLY GET, GO, TAKE)

9. Lucas was playing the guitar when someone opened the window and threw a bucket of
water out. (PLAY, OPEN, THROW).

10. Up to now, Mary has never been to the United States. (NEVER BE)

11. My sister was already waiting for me when I arrived. (ALREADY WAIT, ARRIVE)

12. I have won this championship every year since 2005, but I have lost / lost it this year (WIN,
LOSE)

13. I first saw this film first in 2006 and I have seen it a couple of times since then. (SEE, SEE)

14. My neighbour has been cleaning her car since 2 o’clock. She still isn’t finished. (CLEAN)

15. I have been learning Italian for two years, but I still don’t understand very much. (LEARN,
NOT UNDERSTAND)

16. She lives / is living in South Africa now. She moved there shortly after the war. (LIVE,
MOVE)

B1 Tenses T010 Write sentences, using the tense given.

1. I – read – book (present perfect
progressive) I have been reading a book.

2. I – go – the doctor – next Monday (present

progressive)
I am going to the doctor next Monday.

3. They – have – an accident (past perfect

simple) they had had an accident.

4. We – can – climb – top of the mountain (past simple)

We could / were able to climb to the top of the mountain.

5. What – you – think – of England? (present

simple) What do you think of England?

6. We – study- the whole evening (present perfect progressive)

We have been studying the whole evening.

7. I- walk – down – street (past

progressive) I was walking down the
street.

8. My sister – never – read – books (present

simple) My sister never reads books.

9. We – wander – two hours (past perfect progressive)

We had been wandering for two hours.

10. When – she – get – married? (present progressive)

When is she getting married?

11. Jane – cannot – walk – after the accident (past simple)

Jane could not / was not able to walk after the accident.

12. I – never – be – to India (present perfect

simple) I have never been to India.

13. I – think -I – go to bed – now (future)

I think I’ll go to bed now.

14. He – not feel – well – yesterday (past

simple) He didn’t feel well yesterday.

15. My dad – work – as an accountant (present simple)

My dad works as an accountant.

16. We – play – basketball – yesterday afternoon (past progressive)

We were playing basketball yesterday afternoon.