LOOK AT THE TABLE AND THEN EXERCISE;
1) Complete the sentence with the correct tense:
I _______( to watch) TV when she called. (PAST CONTINUOUS)
There _______ (to be) many earthquakes in California. (PRESENT PERFECT)
I ______ (to see) a movie yesterday. (PAST SIMPLE)
Tony knew Istanbul so well because he ______ (to visit) the city several times. (PAST PERFECT)
When the phone _______ (to ring), she ______ (to write) a letter. (PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS)
2) Write the sentence using the tense in parentheses:
I didn't see a play yesterday. (PAST CONTINUOUS)
He never forgets his wallet. (PRESENT PERFECT)
I was listening to my iPod, so I didn't hear the fire alarm. (PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS)
We were not able to get a hotel room because we had not booked in advance. (FUTURE CONTINUOUS)
She only understood the movie because she had read the book. (PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS)
3) Choose the correct tense:
Last year, I traveled to Japan. (PAST SIMPLE / PRESENT SIMPLE)
People have traveled to the Moon. (PAST PERFECT / PRESENT PERFECT)
She always forgets her purse. (PAST CONTINUOUS / PRESENT SIMPLE)
Mary has been feeling a little depressed. (PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS / FUTURE PERFECT)
While we were having the picnic, it started to rain. 1-(PRESENT CONTINUOUS / PAST CONTINUOUS ) 2-(PAST SIMPLE / PAST PERFECT)
4) Organice the sentences with the correct Tense:
PRESENT PERFECT / PAST SIMPLE / PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Did you have dinner last night?
Had Susan ever studied Thai before she moved to Thailand?
Have you been exercising lately?
Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.
They have been talking for the last hour.
Kristine had never been to an opera before last night.
5) Correct the sentences:
People have not travelling to Mars.
When does the train usually leaves?
She has been work at that company for three years.
What have you been done for the last 30 minutes?
Lisa has not been practice her English.
Every twelve months, the Earth circling the Sun.
What was you doing when the earthquake started?
Have you reading the book yet?
