Verb tenses
A Put in the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses.
Example: The sun ______________ now. (to shine)
Answer: The sun is shining now.
1) We TV when it started to rain. (to watch)
2) I to visit you yesterday, but you not at home. (to want) (to be)
3) Look! It , so we can't to the beach. (to rain) (to go)
4) There are a lot of clouds! It soon. (to rain)
5) The sun in the East. (to rise)
6) Since 2003 they their son every year. (to visit)
7) While the doctor Mr Jones, his son outside this morning. (to examine) (to wait)
8) I for my girlfriend for two hours. (to wait)
9) After Larry the film on TV, he decided to buy the book. (to see)
10) Wait a minute, I this box for you. (to carry)
B Tense Recognition
John has always traveled Tense?____ a lot. In fact, when he was Tense? ____ only two years old when he first flew Tense? ____ to the US. His mother is Tense? ____ Italian and his father is Tense? ____ American. John was born Tense? ____ in France, but his parents had met Tense? ____ in Cologne, Germany after they had been living Tense? ____ there for five years. They met Tense? ____ one day while John's father was reading Tense? ____ a book in the library and his mother sat down Tense? ____ beside him. Anyway, John travels Tense? ____ a lot because his parents also travel Tense? ____ a lot.
As a matter of fact, John is visiting Tense? ____ his parents in France at the moment. He lives Tense? ____ in New York now, but has been visiting Tense? ____his parents for the past few weeks. He really enjoys Tense? ____ living in New York, but he also loves Tense? ____ coming to visit his parents at least once a year.
This year he has flown Tense? ____ over 50,000 miles for his job. He has been working Tense? ____ for Jackson & Co. for almost two years now. He's Tense? ____ pretty sure that he'll be working Tense? ____ for them next year as well. His job requires Tense? ____ a lot of travel. In fact, by the end of this year, he'll have traveled Tense? ____
Example: The sun ______________ now. (to shine)
Answer: The sun is shining now.
1) We TV when it started to rain. (to watch)
2) I to visit you yesterday, but you not at home. (to want) (to be)
3) Look! It , so we can't to the beach. (to rain) (to go)
4) There are a lot of clouds! It soon. (to rain)
5) The sun in the East. (to rise)
6) Since 2003 they their son every year. (to visit)
7) While the doctor Mr Jones, his son outside this morning. (to examine) (to wait)
8) I for my girlfriend for two hours. (to wait)
9) After Larry the film on TV, he decided to buy the book. (to see)
10) Wait a minute, I this box for you. (to carry)
B Tense Recognition
John has always traveled Tense?____ a lot. In fact, when he was Tense? ____ only two years old when he first flew Tense? ____ to the US. His mother is Tense? ____ Italian and his father is Tense? ____ American. John was born Tense? ____ in France, but his parents had met Tense? ____ in Cologne, Germany after they had been living Tense? ____ there for five years. They met Tense? ____ one day while John's father was reading Tense? ____ a book in the library and his mother sat down Tense? ____ beside him. Anyway, John travels Tense? ____ a lot because his parents also travel Tense? ____ a lot.
As a matter of fact, John is visiting Tense? ____ his parents in France at the moment. He lives Tense? ____ in New York now, but has been visiting Tense? ____his parents for the past few weeks. He really enjoys Tense? ____ living in New York, but he also loves Tense? ____ coming to visit his parents at least once a year.
This year he has flown Tense? ____ over 50,000 miles for his job. He has been working Tense? ____ for Jackson & Co. for almost two years now. He's Tense? ____ pretty sure that he'll be working Tense? ____ for them next year as well. His job requires Tense? ____ a lot of travel. In fact, by the end of this year, he'll have traveled Tense? ____