verb tenses worksheet

1. PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. He ………………. (watch) the news every day
2. I ............................ ( water) my plants at the moment.
3. Look! That man .......................... ( climb) the tree.
4. I can´t hear what you ..........................( say)
5. How often ........................................ ( you/ brush) your teeth?
6. The phone ............................... ( ring) . Can you answer for me, please?
7. The sun ............................... ( not rise) in the west.
8. Please, be quiet! I ............................. ( try) to concentrate.
9. I .................................. ( not work) this week. I ´m on vacation.
10. I don´t understand the word “deceive”, what .............................. ( it/ mean)?
11. How many cigarettes .............................. ( you/ smoke) a day?
12. Why ................................. ( you/ look) at me like that? Did I say something
wrong
13. Cats ................................... ( catch) mice.
14. How often ................................. ( she/ write) to h parents?
15. Brian and Steve meets in a restaurant.
Brian: Hello, Steve. I haven´t seen you for ages.
What ...............................(you/do) these days?
Steve: I ................................ ( work) in a department store.
Brian: Really? .............................. ( you / enjoy) it?
Steve: yeah, it´s OK. How about you?
Brian: Well, I .............................. ( not work) at the moment, but
I ............................. (be) very busy because I ............................ ( build) a
house.
Steve: really? ......................................... ( you/ do) it alone?
Brian: No , some friends of mine ............................... (help) me.
SIMPLE PAST AND PAST CONTINUOUS.
1. While I ............................ (cook) dinner, my friends ................................
(knock) at the door.
2. I ............................. ( hurt) my foot when I .......................... ( get) out of the
bath.
3. When I ............................ ( see) Sandra , she ............................. ( wlk)
down the road.
4. It ................................... ( rain) when I ................................ ( get up) this
morning
5. While Ann ............................. ( talk) , I ................................. ( have) a
wonderful idea.
6. I ................................ ( fall) asleep while I .............................. ( watch) TV.
7. Mr Ellison .......................... (not know) what to do.
8. The bus ............................. ( be) late.
9. My brother .............................. ( have) a crash last night.
10. I ................................... ( not read) the magazine when he ...........................
( come) in.