The document provides exercises to practice verb tenses in English, including the present continuous, present simple, past simple, present perfect, past perfect, and present simple vs present continuous and past simple vs past continuous tenses. It contains multiple choice, fill in the blank, and short answer questions to work on verb conjugation and usage in different tenses.

1. 1º DE BACHILLERATO – TIEMPOS VERBALES 1
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
A. Put the verb in the present continuous:
Example: Please don´t make so much noise. I am studying (study)
1. Please be quiet. I ......................................(try) to concentrate.
2. Look! It .....................................(snow).
3. Why ................................(you/look) at me like that? Did I say something
wrong?
4. You.................................(make) a lot of noise. Can you be a little bit quiet
quieter?
5. Excuse me, I .....................................(look) for a phone booth. Is there one
near here?
6. (at the movies)It´s a good movie, isn´t it? .....................................(you/enjoy)
it?
7. Listen! Can you hear those people next door? They .............................(yell)
at each other again.
8. Why....................................(you/wear)your coat today? It´s very warm.
9. I....................................(not work)this week. I´m on holiday.
10. I want to lose weight. I....................................(not/eat) anything today.
B. Put the verb in the present continuous, using one of these verbs:
get become change rise improve fall increase
Example: The population of the world is rising very fast.
1. The number of people without jobs.....................................at the moment.
2. He is still sick, but he.........................................better slowly.
3. These days food...........................................more and more expensive.
4. The world........................................Things never stay the same.
5. The cost of living................................... Every year things are more
expensive.

2. 6. George has gone to work in Spain. At first his Spanish wasn´t very good
but now it ....................................
7. The economic situation is already very bad, and it .............................worse
C. Read this conversation and put each verb in the present continuous.
Brian: Hello Steve. I haven´t seen you for ages. What(1) are you doing these
days?
Steve: I (2) .......................................(work) in a department store.
Brian: Really? (3) ......................................(you/enjoy)it?
Steve: Yeah, It is OK. How about you?
Brian: Well, I (4) ......................................(not work) at the moment, but I´m very
busy. I (5).......................................(build) a house.
Steve: Really? (6) .....................................(you/do) it alone?
Brian: No, some friends of mine(7).............................................(help) me.
A. Put the verb in the Present Simple.
1. The swimming pool .............................................(open) at 9:00 and (close)
................................at 6.30 every day.
2. What time .........................................(the banks/close)here?
3. I have a car, but I .........................................(not use) it very often.
4. How many cigarettes........................................(you/smoke) a day?
5. “What...................................(you/do)?” “I´m a doctor”
6. “Where........................................(your mother/come)from?” She (come)
...............................from Mexico”
7. It ................................(take) me an hour to get to work. How long................
..................(it/take)you?
8. I ....................................(play) the violin, but I ...............................(not/play)
very well.

3. 9. I don´t understand the word “liar”. What ...................................(“liar”/mean)?
B. Read these sentences and correct them. The English is correct but the
information is wrong. Write two correct sentences each time.
Example: The sun goes around the earth. The sun doesn´t go around the earth. The earth goes
around the sun.
1. The sun rises in the west.
2. Mice catch cats.
3. Carpenters make things from metal.
4. The Amazon River flows into the Pacific Ocean.
C. Use sentences to make questions. Begin your question with the word(s)
in parentheses (....)
Example: John plays tennis. (How often?) How often does John play tennis?
1. Anne watches television. (How often?)
2. I write to my parents. (How often?)
3. I have dinner in the evening. (What time/usually?)
4. Tom works. (Where?)
5. I go to the movies. (How often?)
6. People do stupid things. (Why?)
7. The car breaks down. (How often?)
PAST SIMPLE
A. Read a sentence about the present and then write a sentence about the past.
Example: Carol usually gets up at 9. Yesterday she got up at 9.
1. Carol usually wakes up early. Yesterday morning................................
2. Carol usually walks to work. Yesterday................................................
3. Carol is usually late for work. Yesterday...............................................
4. Carol usually has a sandwich for lunch. Yesterday...............................
5. Carol usually goes out in the evening. Yesterday evening...................
6. Carol usually sleeps very well. Last night.............................................
B. Put one of these verbs in each sentence:

4. hurt teach spend sell throw fall catch buy cost
Example: I was hungry, so I bought something to eat at the store.
1. Tom´s father...................................him how to drive when he was 17.
2. Don........................................down the stairs this morning and ..................
his leg.
3. We needed some money, so we ...................................our car.
4. Ann............................a lot of money yesterday. She.......................a dress
that.........................$80.
5. Jim.............................the ball to Sue, who...................................it.
C. Write questions. A friend has just come back from vacation and you are
asking about it.
Example: where/go? Where did you go?
food/good? Was the food good?
1. how long/stay there? ......................................................................................
2. stay in a hotel? ...............................................................................................
3. go/alone? .......................................................................................................
4. how/travel? ....................................................................................................
5. the weather/nice? ..........................................................................................
6. what/do in the evenings? ...............................................................................
7. meet any interesting people?..........................................................................
D. Put the verb into the correct form. Use the simple past.
Example: I didn´t go (not/go) to work yesterday because I wasn´t (not/be) well.
1. Tom ............................(not/shave) this morning because he............................ (not/have)
time.
2. We .................................(not/eat) anything because we..............................(not /be)
hungry.
3. I ...............................(not/rush) because I .......................(not/be) in a hurry.
4. She .............................(not/be) interested in the book because she (not/understand)it.
PRESENT PERFECT
A. You are writing a letter to a friend and giving news about people you both

5. know. Use the words given to make sentences and put the verb into the
correct form.
Example: Phil/find a new job. Phil has found a new job.
Dear Chris,
Lots of things have happened since I last wrote to you.
1. Fred/go/Brazil .................................................................................................
2. Jack and Jill/decide/to get married .................................................................
3. Suzanne/have/a baby ....................................................................................
4. Liz/give up/smoking .......................................................................................
5. George/pass/his driving test ..........................................................................
B. Read the stuation and then write an appropriate sentence. Use the verb given.
Example: Tom is looking for his key. He can´t find it. (lose). He has lost his key.
1. Sue´s hair was dirty. Now it is clean. (wash) .................................................
2. Tom weighed 190 pounds. Now he weighs 170. (lose weight).......................
3. The car has just stopped because there isn´t any more gas in the tank. (run out of
gas).......................................................................................................
4. This morning Bill was playing football. Now he can´t walk and his leg is in a
cast. (break) ...................................................................................................
C. Use just. Answer the questions using the words given.
Example: Would you like something to eat? (no thank you/I/just/have/dinner)
No, thank you. I´ve just had dinner.
1. Have you seen John anywhere? (yes/I/just/see/him).......................................
2. Has Ann called yet? (yes/she/just/call)............................................................
3. Would you like a cigarette? (no thanks/I/just/put/one out)...............................
D. Write sentences with already.
Example: Don´t forget to mail the letter. I´ve already mailed it.
1. Don´t forget to call Eric ....................................................................................
2. Why don´t you read the paper? .......................................................................
3. Shall I pay the waiter? .....................................................................................

6. E. Fill in been or gone.
1. Hello! I´ve just ..........................to the store. Look at all the things I´ve bought.
2. Jim isn´t here at the moment. He´s ................................to the store.
3. “Are you going to the bank?” “No,I´ve already......................to the bank.
PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE
A. Choose the correct tense.
1. I (haven´t seen/didn´t see) much of Al lately.
2. “Who is she?” “I(´ve never seen/never saw) her before”
3. I (´ve done/did) a lot of stupid things in my life.
4. She (has left/left) school last year.
5. When (have you got/did you get) married?
6. I´m sorry. I(haven´t finished/didn´t finish)yet.
7. I (´ve often wondered/often wondered)what he does for a living.
8. He (has caught/caught) the plane at eight this morning.
9. I (´ve read/read) a lot of her books when I was at school.
10. (Have you seen/Did you see) any good films recently?
B. Complete the sentences with the present perfect or the simple past.
1. I (play) ............................a lot of tennis this year.
2. She (have) .................................six different jobs since she left school.
3. He (run) ............................away from school three times when he was 14.
4. How many cups of coffee (you drink)..........................................today?
5. In those days, Andrew (come) ................................to stay with us most weekends.
6. Shakespeare (write) ................................poems as well as plays.
7. Since my brother lost his job he (write) ...............................two books.
8. I´m not cooking today – I (cook)............................all the meals yesterday. In fact, I
(cook) ..............................most of the meals this week.
9. Would you believe I (make) ...................................23 phone calls today?
10. Our team are rubbish. They (just lose) ..................................eight games one after the other.
C. Write sentences about these situations with SINCE and FOR.

7. Example: Jake runs a small business. He started doing this five years ago.
Jake has run a small business for five years.
1. Andy lives in Dublin. He moved there last year.
2. Helen plays the piano. She started two years ago.
3. Rob has a Mercedes. He bought it five years ago.
4. Jan is living with Pete. This started in 1994.
5. Sammy is learning Turkish. He started four years ago.
D. Choose the right tenses.
1. It (is/was/has been) snowing since I (have got up/got up)
2. Things (have been/were) difficult since Carol (has lost/lost) her job.
3. Since Jake (has taken up/took up) the trumpet, nobody (has/has had) any peace.
4. He (has been/was) quite different since he (has got/got) married.
5. Since she (has gone/went) to live in France we (haven´t heard/didn´t hear) anything
from her.
PAST PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE
A. Put in the past simple or the past perfect.
1. I (be) ................................sorry that I (not be)..............................nicer to him.
2. Nobody (come)...............................to the meeting because Angela
(forget) ....................................to tell people about it.
3. I (see) ..............................her somewhere before – I (know) ......................
4. Because he (not check)...................................the oil for so long, the car
(break) .......................................down.
5. She couldn´t find the book that I (lend) ...........................................her.
6. All the people we (invite).........................................turned up and some that we ( not
invite) ............................................
7. They (never find)...........................................where he (hide) ............................the
money.
8. It was a firm that I (never hear) ...........................................of.
9. When she (come) .........................................in, we all knew where she
(be) ...........................................
10. The lesson (already start) .............................................when I
(arrive) ...........................................
11. When I (get) ...............................to the car park I realised that I
(lose) ................................ my keys.

8. 12. She (tell) ................................me that she (work) ......................................in France and
Germany.
13. He arrived late; He (realise/not) .........................................the roads would be so icy.
14. She (be) ...............................upset because Andrew (not
telephone) .....................................................her
15. When the police (arrive) ......................................the car (go) .......................
16. All the garages (close)....................................by the time we
(cross) ................................the border.
17. The post (not arrive)......................................when I (leave)..............................the house
this morning.
18. When I (find) .....................................my purse, someone (take).........................the
money out of it.
19. They (eat) ......................................everything by the time I (arrive) ............
..................................at the party.
20. By the time I (get) .........................................into town, the shops (close).....
..................................................
A) PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS
B) PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS
A) Put in the correct tense (present simple or present continuous)
1. Vegetarians are people who (don´t eat/are not eating) meat.
2. Look out! My husband (comes/is coming).
3. Some people still think the sun (goes/is going) round the earth.
4. I (play/´m playing) tennis every weekend.
5. Who (sits/´s sitting) in my chair?
6. What (happens/is happening) in golf is you lose the ball?
7. An alcoholic is a person who (drinks/is drinking) too much and can´t stop.
8. Look! She (wears/is wearing) the same shoes as me.
9. “What (are you looking/do you look)at?” “A strange bird.
10. I (stay/ ´m staying) with John for a few weeks until my flat´s ready.
11. We (usually stay/´re usually staying) with Peggy when we go to Chicago.
12. Can you explain why water always (runs/is running) downhill?
13. What (do you do/are you doing) with my coat?

9. 14. Nobody (gets/is getting) up early for fun.
15. Not many passenger planes (fly/are/ are flying) faster than sound.
B) Put in the correct tense: Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1. At six o´clock this morning I (have)....................................a wonderful dream,
but then the alarm (go) .......................................off.
2. This time yesterday I (lie) .......................................on the beach.
3. When I walked in they (all talk)...........................................about babies.
4. I saw Sid when I (come)........................................to work this morning. He
(shop)...............................................
5. She (meet)....................................her husband while she (travel)..............................in
Egypt.
6. While I (talk)..................................to Mrs. Singleton somebody
(walk) ................................into my office and (steal)..................................the computer.
7. When Jake (come) ...............................in everybody (stop) .................................talking.
8. I (look) .......................................out of the window and (see)........................that we
(fly).....................................over the mountains.
9. I (wake) .....................................up to find that water (pour)........................ through the
bedroom ceiling.
10. He (break) ..................................his leg while he (play)................................
football.
11. I (go).......................................to see how she (be)........................ and found that she
(cry).........................................
12. She (tell) ...................................me she (have)................................. a bad
time with her husband.
THE FUTURE
A. Use the words in brackets to write sentences. All the sentences are
future. Use the Present Continuous(he is leaving...etc.) or the
Present Simple (it leaves, etc.)
1. (I/not/go out/tonight) ..............................................................................
2. (the concert/start/at 8.15).......................................................................

10. 3. (I/meet/my friends this evening).............................................................
4. (Tom/not come/to the party on Thursday)..............................................
5. (The English course/finish/on 10 May) .................................................
6. (my sister/get/married next December)..................................................
7. (my train/leave/at 8.45)...........................................................................
8. (I/not/go/to London tomorrow)................................................................
B. These sentences are questions. All the sentences are future. Use
Present Continuous or Present Simple.
1. (what time/the train/leave?) .....................................................................
2. (what time/you/leave/tomorrow?).............................................................
3. (when/they/get married?) ........................................................................
4. (when/the next English course/begin?)....................................................
C. Complete the sentences with I´ll + an appropriate verb.
1. I´m a little hungry. I think ......................................something to eat.
2. It´s too late to call Tom now. .................................him in the morning.
3. “It´s a bit cold in this room.” “Is it? .............................on the heat then.”
4. “We don´t have any milk.” “Oh, we don´t?.........................and get some.
5. “Did you write that letter to Jack?” “Oh, I forgot. Thanks for reminding
me. ....................................it tonight.
6. “Would you like tea or coffee?” “....................coffee, please.”
D. Use I think I´ll...... or I don´t think I´ll... Read the situation and then
write your sentence.
1. You feel tired. You decide to go to bed. I .............................................
2. A friend of yours offers you a ride home, but you decide to walk. Thank you,
but ......................................................................................
3. You arranged to play tennis. Now you decide that you don´t want to
play. .......................................................................................................

11. 4. You were going to go swimming. Now you decide that you don´t want to
go .......................................................................................................
E. Offer to do things. Tom has a lot of things to do and you offer to do
them for him.
Example: Tom: Oh, I have to clean up. You: No, that´s all right, I´ll
clean up.
1. Tom: Oh, I have to get dinner ready. You: .............................................
2. Tom: Oh, I have to do the shopping. You: ..............................................
3. Tom: Oh, I have to water the plants. You: .............................................
F. Agree and promise to do things.
Example: A: Can you clean the windows? B: Sure, I´ll clean them this afternoon.
A. Do you promise? B: Yes, I promise I´ll clean them this afternoon.
1. A: Can you call me later? B: Sure, ...........................................tonight.
A: Do you promise? B: Yes, ....................................................................
2. A: Can you fix the clock? B: Okay; ........................................tomorrow.
A: Do .................................? B: ..............................................................
3. A: Please don´t tell anyone. B: All right; I won´t tell anyone.
A: ......................................? B: ...............................................................
4. A: Please don´t hurt me. B: Don´t worry, ................................................
A: ......................................? B: ..............................................................
G. Say when you are going to do something.
Example: Have you cleaned the car? (tomorrow)
Not yet. I´m going to clean it tomorrow.
1. Have you called Tom? (after lunch)..........................................................
2. Have you had dinner? (in a little while) ....................................................
3. Have you painted your apartment? (soon) ..............................................
4. Have you fixed my bicycle? (this afternoon) ..........................................

12. H. Write questions with going to.
1. I´m going to a party tonight. (what/wear?) ...............................................
2. Tom has just bought a painting. (where/hang it? ..................................
3. I´ve decided to have a party. (who/invite?)...............................................
I.Make sentences with will be –ing
Example: I´m going to watch television from 9 until 10 o´clock this evening.
So at 9:30 I will be watching television.
1. Tomorrow afternoon I´m going to play tennis from 3:00 to 4:30. So at
4:00 tomorrow I .......................................................................................
2. Jim is going to study from 7:00 until 10:00 this evening. So at 8:30 this
evening he ..............................................................................................
3. We are going to clean the apartment tomorrow. It will take from 9 until
11 o´clock. So at 10 o´clock tomorrow morning ...................................
J.Use will have done.
Example: Tom and Ann are going to the movies. The movie begins at 7:30
and it is already 7:20. It will take them 20 minutes to get there.
When they get there, (the film/already/start)the film will have
already started.
1. Jim always goes to bed at 11:00. Peter is going to visit him at 11:30
this evening. When Peter arrives, (Jim/go/to bed)...................................
2. Tom is on vacation. He has very little money and he is spending too
much too quickly. Before the end of his vacation, (he/spend/all his
money)......................................................................................................
3. Sue went to Canada from the U.S. almost three years ago, Next
Monday it will be exactly three years since she arrived. Next Monday