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Present and Past
Present and Past
Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then
click the "Check" button to check your answers.
1. Every Monday, Sally (drive)
2. Usually, I (work)
as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study)
French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.
3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep)
.
because everybody (talk)
so
Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything (be)
to
so
a little
I (travel, currently)
England. He (be)
the
the real name
English
to have difficulty learning foreign languages. I just hope we don't get lost and have
to ask for directions.
2. After I (find)
it in.
not)
there. She (study, at the library)
examination in French.
5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch,
also)
6. A: I (call)
you last night after dinner, but you (be, not)
there. Where were you?
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B: I (work)
7. When I (walk)
on
at their
methods to improve
8. I (watch)
a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out. Now I
am never going to find out how the movie ends.
9. Sharon (be)
about
an
their donkeys
through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men (argue)
over the price of a leather belt. I (walk)
fruit and (buy)
trapped
1. He
(SIT) on the bank fishing when he
floating down the river.
2. I
3. What
5. Sarah
(THINK)
7. Nan
8. Yesterday I
9. The birds
10. Violets
(POLISH) it.
4. My sister always
6. We
married.
he
(BE) stolen.
2. I never
coffee.
5. Bad driving
many accidents.
6. My parents
their homework.
a little English.
early in the morning.
in Britain?
from?
5. She (not/wake)
up early on Sundays.
3. Vegetarians
meat.
the truth.
novels.
.
high in the sky.
with a worm.
to the movies.
her handbag.
very beautiful.
an umbrella.
to England on holiday.
fantastic.
lots of interesting places. I (be)
with two
to pubs.
strangely fine.
7. It (not / rain)
a lot.
8. But we (see)
Simple Past
1.
meet
2.
drive
3.
speak
4.
put
5.
write
6.
sing
7.
do
8.
sit
9.
stand
10.
run
Negative
Interrogative
He wrote a book.
He did not sing
Warning
Before submitting the test, check the following:
monopoly.
dinner.
4. I (practice)
5. We (not / cycle)
all day.
yesterday?
in the
in the park.
TV.
cards.
Exercise 1
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).
1. Look! He (leave)
is leaving
the house.
a test.
to school.
by bike.
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to see my grandparents.
6. He often (go)
7. We (play)
to the cinema.
Monopoly at the moment.
Exercise 2
Marc
Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present
Progressive).
1. This (be)
2. He (wear)
3. He (eat)
4. Marc (like)
5. He (eat)
6. Marc (know)
Marc.
a t-shirt and shorts today.
an apple at the moment.
fruits and vegetables.
some every day.
that apples (be)
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Exercise 3
Caroline
Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present
Progressive).
1. This (be)
Caroline.
2. Caroline (have)
3. She usually (wear)
lenses.
4. Caroline (like)
contact
sports.
5. She (play)
Exercise 4
Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present
Progressive).
1. Joe and Dennis (be)
2. They often (meet)
3. What (do / they)
best friends.
in the afternoon.
at the moment?
4. They (play)
football.
5. They (love)
football.
6. Joe (practise)
play)
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Exercise 5
Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present
Progressive).
1. These (be)
2. Linda (be)
on the floor.
a story to Linda.
at the
Jeff's stories.
7. He (read)
2. Sally (get)
into the bathroom.
breakfast.
to school.
back home.
her lunch at home.
now?
the guitar.
TV.
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along.
dinner and
2. At noon I (visit)
3. We (want)
my friend Tanya.
to have lunch together.
Rob.
6. We (go)
to the cinema.
at 8 pm.
Exercise 8
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.
1. Look! Jenny (go)
to school.
2. She (wear)
umbrella.
at Jenny's school at
at 8 o'clock.
Exercise 9
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.
2. He (be)
in a little village.
in his last year at school.
the
1. James (live)
an
to become a banker.
a practical course in a bank.
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5. There (be)
a bank in a nearby town, but James (have)
take the bus to get there.
6. The bus (leave)
8.15 in the evening.
to
at
Exercise 10
Complete the story. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.
1. Today (be)
Betty's birthday.
2. Betty (love)
3. She (be)
birthdays.
always very excited and (wake up)
and (go)
very early.
a noise.
Exercise 11
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.
1. Sue (be)
2. She (live)
medicine.
in London.
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Exercise 12
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.
1. Mary and Joe (be)
2. They (look)
? he (ask)
Form
Write the verbs in Present Progressive.
1. speak - I
2. jump - you
3. bake - she
4. play - they
5. run - we
2. have - he
3. eat - she
4. can - he
5. wash - she
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. Try on another
1. be - it
Use
When to use which tense?
1. For actions happening regularly, often or never, we use .
2. For actions happening now, we use .
3. The verbs 'be', 'have', 'like' and 'want' are normally only used in .
4. The signal word 'usually' indicates that we have to use .
5. The signal word 'now' indicates that we have to use .
Positive sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1. Look! They (leave)
the house.
2. Brian (cycle)
30 km every day.
3. Samantha (do)
4. My parents (shop)
right now.
Negative sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1. You (see / not)
at the moment.
3. I (read / not)
a book now.
4. We (go / not)
to school on Sundays.
5. He (watch / not)
questionn
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1. (you / go)
2. (they / play)
3. (she / eat)
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right now?
her grandma very often?
Text
Sieh dir das Bild von Jenny an und ergnze die sentences (Simple Present oder Present
Progressive).
1. Look! Jenny (go)
to school.
red wellies.
5. And look, she (wear)
outside.
6. Jenny (not / want)
to get wet.
Form
Present Progressive
Write the ing-form of the following verbs.
1. walk 2. make 3. wash 4. lie 5. stop -
Simple Present
Schreibe die folgenden Verben in der 3. Person Einzahl.
1. write - she
2. kiss - he
3. must - she
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4. laugh - she
5. go - he
Use
When to use which tense?
1. For present actions happening one after another, we use .
2. For actions happening while speaking, we use .
3. For arrangements for the near future, we use .
4. For actions set by a schedule or timetable, we use .
5. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words:
sometimes, never, every day?
6. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: Listen!, at
the moment, right now?
Positive sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1. The lesson (start)
at 9 o'clock.
2. He often (wear)
3. I (meet)
a black cap.
my friends in the youth club tonight.
4. My friend (move)
house tomorrow.
5. My birthday (be)
in September.
Negative sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1. She (not / ride)
2. We (not / stay)
at home tonight.
3. I (not / like)
4. They (not / know)
5. I (not / sit)
bananas.
the answer.
in the garden at the moment.
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questionn
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1. When (arrive / the plane)
2. (visit / you)
in the mornings?
now?
5. (swim / they)
Text
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1. I (live)
in London.
my friends in Brighton.
to go on a sightseeing tour.
to a concert.
at 8 o'clock.
Form
Present Progressive
Write the ing-form of the following verbs.
1. fly 2. book 3. hit 4. take -
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5. lie -
Simple Present
Write the 3rd person singular of the following verbs (in Simple Present).
1. do - he
2. worry - she
3. play - she
4. watch - he
5. might - she
Use
When to use which tense?
1. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: Look!,
now?
2. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: often,
seldom, never?
3. For actions happening at the moment of speaking, we use .
4. For actions set by a timetable or schedule, we use .
5. In a story, for present actions happening one after another, we use .
6. For arrangements for the near future, we use .
Positive sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1. We (help)
to work.
the bus.
the piano.
the guitar every evening.
Negative sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
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1. He (not / spend)
2. I (not / meet)
Francis tonight.
to London tomorrow.
4. We (not / work)
this week.
at 7 o'clock.
questionn
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1. (leave / you)
2. (have / you)
3. (love / she)
him?
4. Who (cook)
dinner tonight?
5. (send / he)
Text
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.
1. Maria (want)
3. She (stay)
with a host family and (must)
to get to her language school.
4. It (be)
Exercise 1
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
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to Windsor.
, Amely (watch)
2. Marvin (come)
(check)
a documentary on TV.
home, (switch)
his emails.
without a trace.
4. Nobody (listen)
5. While we (do)
the beach.
6. He (wake)
the tenses.
up and (look)
on
at his watch.
Exercise 2
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. The receptionist (welcome)
to fill in the form.
2. The car (break)
to walk home.
4. My father (come)
me to tidy up my room.
in, (look)
them
to bed.
Exercise 3
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. We (wait)
the corner.
2. I (cycle)
noise.
3. He (pass)
around
a strange
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4. I (fall)
TV last night.
when I (sit)
frisbee.
on the toilet.
Exercise 4
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. I (jog)
2. Robert (fall)
3. Archimedes (discover)
my way.
cherries.
a bath.
4. When we (travel)
nice people.
some very
over.
6. When I (leave)
7. Caroline (burn)
her clothes.
Exercise 5
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. Two days ago, a murder (happen)
pm.
yesterday at seven?
a football match on TV.
you alone?
.
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8. (hear / you)
anything suspicious?
up
anything anymore.
Exercise 6
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. A: What (do / you)
2. B: I (sit)
yesterday at 8 pm?
3. A: I (drive)
to
you at home.
4. B: Why (ring / not / you)
5. A: I actually (want)
my mobile?
to ring your mobile, but by accident I (dial)
was doing
broke
a plate.
the
a few chips.
a loud bang.
by to see him.
6. She (go)
to school, (take)
to learn.
7. When it (start)
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to come inside.
9. When I (be)
an accident.
about.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. When I (get)
2. It (is)
a beautiful morning.
3. So I (decide)
4. I (go)
5. While I (cycle)
gardens.
out my bike.
strawberries.
7. After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly (appear)
and it (start)
to rain.
me and (tell)
outside, I (sit)
me to come in.
in the farmer's house.
out again.
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on.