REVISION: VERB TENSES

Review:

present simple

1) Complete the chart:

	affirmative	Negative	questions
I	I play.
you	You help.
He		He does not answer.
she			Does she sing?
It	It rains.
we			Do we dream?
you		You do not read.
they			Do they work?

2) Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

1. Peter ……………….. (speak) Chinese.
2. I ……………….. (want) some sugar.
3. Helen ………………….. (read) English very well.
4. We  …………………. (cook) lunch every day.
5. They never ………………… (clean) their shoes.

3) Complete the sentences with don’t or doesn’t and the correct verb below:

buy     want              sell       spend            wear              watch

1. She …………………… to buy those trousers.
2. They …………………... ties at the school.
3. I ………………………... a lot of money on piercing.
4. We …………………….. fashion programmes on TV.
5. He ……………………… casual clothes in his shop.
6. You ……………………. out of fashion dresses.

4) Complete the sentences with do or does. Then answer the questions. Use short answers:

1 ………….. you wear piercing?

2 ………….. your mum buy nice clothes?

3 ………….. your friends have black trainers?

4 …………..  your teacher carry a big bag?

5 ………….. you and your friend go shopping together?

6. …………. you like small T- shirts?

5) Order the words to write sentences.

1. they on the bench sit

2. in the forest often we walk

3. play hockey the boys

4. school meet after Frank and Robert

5. read I books at home

6. tests we write sometimes

7. and has he brothers two one sister

present continuous

5) Complete the table with the correct forms.

	Affirmative	Negative	Question
I	I am working.
you	You are jumping.
He		He is not dreaming.
she			Is she sleeping?
It	It is snowing.
We			Are we singing?
you		You are not fighting.
they			Are they reading?

6) Put the verbs into present progressive.

1. My sister (clean) …………………….the bathroom.
2. Look! They (go) ……………………. inside.
3. I (to wait) ……………………. in the car now.
4. Mrs Miller (listen) ……………………. to CDs.
5. We (speak) ……………………. English at the moment.

7) Choose the correct form. Note that there are exceptions in spelling when adding 'ing.'

1. His brother (twrite) …………………….a test at the moment.
2. They (swim) ……………………. in the pool.
3. Look! David and Max (come) ……………………. home.
4. My dog Charlie (run) ……………………. to the park.
5. I (make) ……………………. breakfast now.

8) Rewrite the sentences using the short forms (where long forms are given) or the long forms (where short forms are given).

1. We are reading a letter  ……………………. …………………….
2. He is opening the window  ……………………. …………………….
3. I am playing computer games. ……………………. …………………….
4. She's dancing at the party  ……………………. …………………….
5. They're drinking a cup of tea ……………………. …………………….

9) Rewrite the sentences using the negative forms.

1. We are playing a game  ……………………. …………………….
2. I'm drawing a picture ……………………. …………………….
3. He is making pizza right now  ……………………. …………………….
4. Susan and her brother are taking photos ……………………. …………………
5. Dad is working in the kitchen  ……………………. …………………….

10) Write questions in present progressive.

1. Robin / to ride / his bike   ……………………. …………………….
2. where / she / to go   ……………………. …………………….
3. what / your mother / to do / now - ……………………. …………………….
4. Which is a signal word for the present progressive?
   often now sometimes
5. Which is not a signal word for the present progressive?
   always Look! at the moment

past simple

„Was“ or „Were“?

1.      I ……………………………….hungry.

2.      You ……………………………….in Australia last year.

3.      She ……………………………….not there.

4.      Charly Chaplin ……………………………….a famous actor.

5.      Lisa and James ……………………………….at home.

Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.

1.      go → ……………………………….

2.      come → ……………………………….

3.      buy → ……………………………….

4.      have → ……………………………….

5.      do → ……………………………….

Complete the table in simple past.

positive	negative	question
Jane was tired.
	Sean did not work.
		Did I have a cat?
	Mary did not sing.
		Did she see us?

Put the sentences into simple past.

1.      We open the door. → ……………………………….

2.      You write poems. → ……………………………….

3.      Richard plays in the garden. → ……………………………….

4.      Kerry does not speak English. → ……………………………….

5.      Do you see the bird? → ……………………………….

Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past)

·         Last year I (spend) …………………………my holiday in Scotland.

·         It (be) ………………………… great.

·         I (travel) ………………………… around by car with two friends and we (visit)  ………………………… lots of interesting castles.

·         We (not /see)………………………………any ghosts.

·         One night we even (drink) ………………………… some Scottish whiskey.

·         We (be) ………………………… very lucky with the weather.

·         It (not / rain) ………………………… a lot.

·         But we (see) ………………………… some beautiful rainbows.

Future I Simple (will)

Level: elementary

Form: Affirmative S + will + V (He will talk) Negative S + will + not + V (He will not talk) Interrogative Will + S + V? (Will he talk?)

Signal Words in a year, next ..., tomorrow assumption: I think, probably, we might ..., perhaps

Use

• action in the future that cannot be influenced
• spontaneous decision
• assumption with regard to the future
• conditional sentences type I (If you ask her, she will help you.)

Fill in the verbs in the will-future into the gaps.

1. Tomorrow it…………………………………..in the North. (to rain)
2. My friend…………………………………..12 next Wednesday. (to be)
3. The pupils…………………………………..good marks in the test. (to get)
4. My father…………………………………..to work hard tonight. (to have)
5. Our class…………………………………..in a quiz show. (to take part)
6. There…………………………………..lots of accidents in that weather. (to happen)
7. I…………………………………..you tonight. (to see)
8. The people…………………………………..lots of cheap clothes. (to buy)

Make these sentences negative and interrogative:

1 Mary studies Science at university.

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2 We wrote a letter to the president.

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3 They are going to the beach.

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4 We will live in Barcelona.

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5 She enjoyed the film last night

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6 She lived in England two years ago.

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