This document contains a review of present tenses. It provides 22 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the appropriate present tense form of the verbs given in parentheses. The answer key then provides the correct present tense form of the verb for each sentence.

1. Present Tenses Review (2)
1. Larry .............................................. (WRITE) his novel for the last two
years without getting further than chapter one
2. This tooth ............................................. (KILL) me lately so
I ............................................. (ALREADY MAKE) an appointment with the
dentist for Tuesday
3. Mary ................................................ (USUALLY LEARN) languages very quickly but
she ............................................. (NOT SEEM) able to learn Chinese
4. “........................................... (YOU / TALK) to Mary yet?” “Yes, she .......................................
(COME) back on Monday
5. The milk ...................................... (SMELL) sour, ............................................ (YOU / KEEP) it
for a long time?
6. “What ........................................... (SHE / DO) in the evenings?”
“She ................................... (USUALLY PLAY) cards
or ......................................... (WATCH) TV”
7. .............................................. (YOU / ALWAYS WRITE) with your left
hand?
8. ..................................... (YOU / HEAR) the wind? It .....................................
(BLOW) very strongly tonight
9. I .............................................. (WEAR) my sunglasses today because the sun is very
strong
10. “............................................ (YOU / WRITE) to him tonight?” “Yes, I ..................................
(ALWAYS WRITE) to him on his birthday, .......................................... (YOU / WANT) to
send him a message?”
11. I ................................ (NOT SEE) Gerry for a long time. How ............................ (BE) she?
12. He ...................................... (NOT STOP) eating since he arrived from work
tonight
13. “How many apples ..................................... (YOU / PICK)?”
“We ............................................ (PICK) ten basketfuls so far”
14. The detective ..................................... (INVESTIGATE) the robbery for
months now, but she ........................................ (NOT SOLVE) it yet
15. I ................................................ (OWN) this car since 2002 and
I ......................................... (HAVE) to take it to the garage only once
16. The windows .......................................... (BE) cleaned today. Then we’ll be able to see out
17. She ......................................... (COME) out of hospital next week. She is fully recovered
18. Carol ........................................... (TRY) to contact her doctor twice today, and
Jim ......................................... (TRY) since yesterday
19. ............................................. (YOU / LIKE) this necklace?. I ...................................... (GIVE) it
to my daughter for her birthday tomorrow
20. Brenda ............................................. (LEARN) Russian this year but
she ...................................... (FIND) it very difficult
21. Mrs Smith .............................. (TOUR) Italy for the last three
weeks. She .............................. (VISIT) the Leaning Tower of Pisa
and she ......................................... (CLIMB) to the top of St. Peter’s
22. Laura ........................................ (HAVE) a long conversation with Tom.
I ...................................... (WONDER) what she ........................................
(TELL) him

2. ANSWER KEY
1. has been writing
2. has been killing – have already made
3. usually learns – doesn’t seem
4. Have you talked – is coming
5. smells – have you been keeping
6. does she do – usually plays – watches
7. Do you always write
8. Do you hear – is blowing
9. am wearing
10. Are you writing – always write – do you want
11. haven’t seen – is
12. hasn’t stopped
13. have you picked – have picked
14. has been investigating – hasn’t solved
15. have owned – have had
16. are being
17. is coming
18. has tried – has been trying
19. Do you like – am giving
20. is learning – finds
21. has been touring – has visited – has climbed
22. is having – wonder – is telling