This document provides a review of verb tenses including exercises to practice the present simple, going to future, past simple, past continuous, and past passive tenses. The exercises consist of filling in blanks with the correct verb form or writing questions to match answers. The review covers forming questions, making affirmative and negative statements, and using the various tenses in short paragraphs to demonstrate their usage.

1. REVIEW OF TENSES
EXERCISES:
PRESENT SIMPLE
GOING TO
PAST SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS
PAST PASSIVE
PRESENT PERFECT
2014

2. PRESENT SIMPLE
Write the correct form of the verb in each sentence.
1. John ______________ (play) soccer.
2. They ______________ (not/ study) after school.
3. We _______________ (take) the metro to the office every day.
4. What _________________ (you /want) to study?
5. On Tuesdays, I _________ (go) to the mall.
6. Terry ___________ (play) soccer; he _______________ (practice) every day.
7. _____________ (Lucy / ride) her bike to school, or _____________ (she/take)
the bus?
8. On Sunday, he ____________ (not / read) the newspaper.
9. Where _______________ (they / work)?
10. How ________________ (you / spell) your name?

3. PRESENT SIMPLE
Write the correct form of the verb in each sentence.
1. John PLAYS (play) soccer.
2. They DON'T STUDY (not/ study) after school.
3. We TAKE (take) the metro to the office every day.
4. What DO YOU WANT (you /want) to study?
5. On Tuesdays, I GO (go) to the mall.
6. Terry PLAYS (play) soccer; he PRCTICES (practice) every day.
7. DOES LUCY RIDE (Lucy / ride) her bike to school, or DOES SHE TAKE
(she/take) the bus?
8. On Sunday, he DOESN'T READ (not / read) the newspaper.
9. Where DO THEY WORK (they / work)?
10. How DO YOU SPELL (you / spell) your name?

4. Make questions with the word groups, using (do) or (does).
1. (Where / she / live) _____________________________________________?
2. (When / you / play / soccer) _______________________________________?
3. (What / he / eat / for / lunch) ______________________________________?
4. (When / they / come / home / from / school)___________________________?
5. (she / want / to / work / in / the / office) ______________________________?
6. (your / mother / take / you / to / school)______________________________?
7. (What / time / you / get / up)_______________________________________?
8. (Where / your / father / work) ______________________________________?
9. (Julia / live / in / Colorado) ________________________________________?
10. (How / Juan / and / David / go / to / school)__________________________?

5. Make questions with the word groups, using (do) or (does).
1. (Where/she/live) WHERE DOES SHE LIVE ?
2. (When/you/play/soccer) WHEN DO YOU PLAY SOCCER ?
3. (What/he/eat/for/lunch) WHAT DOES HE EAT FOR LUNCH_?
4. (When/they/come/home/from/school) WHEN DO THEY COME HOME... ?
5. (she/want/to/work/in/the/office) DOES SHE WANT TO WORK IN... ?
6. (your/mother/take/you/to/school) DOES YOUR MOTHER TAKE YOU..._?
7. (What/time/you/get/up) WHAT TIME DO YOU GET UP ?
8. (Where/your/father/work) WHERE DOES YOUR FATHER WORK_?
9. (Julia/live/in/Colorado) DOES JULIA LIVE IN COLORADO?
10. (How/Juan/and/David/go/to/school)HOW DO JUAN AND DAVID GO TO... ?

6. GOING TO
Fill in the sentences.
1. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?
B: I (write) ____________________ a letter to my friends back home in Texas.
2. We are so excited about our trip next month to France. We (visit)
____________________ Paris, Nice and Grenoble.
3. Sarah (come) ____________________ to the party. Oliver
(be)____________________ there as well.
4. I think he (be) ____________________ the next President of the United
States.
5. After I graduate, I (attend)____________________medical school and
become
a doctor. I have wanted to be a doctor all my life.
10. As soon as the weather clears up, we (walk) ____________________ down
to the beach and go swimming.

7. GOING TO
Fill in the sentences.
1. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?
B: I (write) 'M GOING TO WRITE a letter to my friends back home in Texas.
2. We are so excited about our trip next month to France. We (visit)
ARE GOING TO VISIT Paris, Nice and Grenoble.
3. Sarah (come) IS GOING TO COME to the party. Oliver
(be) IS GOING TO BE there as well.
4. I think he (be) IS GOING TO BE the next President of the United
States.
5. After I graduate, I (attend) AM GOING TO ATTEND medical school and
become a doctor. I have wanted to be a doctor all my life.
10. As soon as the weather clears up, we (walk)ARE GOING TO WALK down to
the beach and go swimming.

8. Put the verbs into the correct form. Use going to.
1. It ___________________ (rain) .
2. They ____________________ (eat) stew.
3. I ___________________ (wear) blue shoes tonight.
4. We ____________________ (not / help) you.
5. Jack ____________________ (not / walk) home.
6. ____________________ (cook / you) dinner?
7. Sue ____________________ (share / not) her biscuits.
8. ____________________(leave / they) the house?
9. ____________________ (take / she) part in the contest?
10. I____________________ (not / spend) my holiday abroad this year.

9. Put the verbs into the correct form. Use going to.
1. It IS GOING TO RAIN (rain) .
2. They ARE GOING TO EAT (eat) stew.
3. I AM GOING TO WEAR (wear) blue shoes tonight.
4. We AREN'T / ARE NOT GOING TO HELP (not / help) you.
5. Jack ISN'T / IS NOT GOING TO WALK (not / walk) home.
6. ARE YOU GOING TO COOK (cook / you) dinner?
7. Sue ISN'T / IS NOT GOING TO SHARE (share / not) her biscuits.
8. ARE THEY GOING TO LEAVE THE HOUSE (leave / they) the house?
9. IS SHE GOING TO TAKE (take / she) part in the contest?
10. I AM NOT GOING TO SPEND (not / spend) my holiday abroad this year.

10. PAST SIMPLE
Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).
1. Last year I ____________________ (spend) my holiday in Ireland.
2. It ____________________ (be) great.
3. I ____________________ (travel) around by car with two friends and we
____________________ (visit) lots of interesting places.
4. In the evenings we usually ____________________ (go) to a pub.
5. One night we even ____________________ (learn) some Irish dances.
6. We ___________________(be) very lucky with the weather.
7. It ____________________ (not / rain) a lot.
8. But we ___________________ (see) some beautiful rainbows.
9 Where ___________________ (spend / you) your last holiday?

11. PAST SIMPLE
Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).
1. Last year I SPENT (spend) my holiday in Ireland.
2. It WAS (be) great.
3. I TRAVELED (travel) around by car with two friends and we VISITED (visit)
lots of interesting places.
4. In the evenings we usually WENT (go) to a pub.
5. One night we even LEARNED / LEARNT (learn) some Irish dances.
6. We WAS (be) very lucky with the weather.
7. It DIDN'T / DID NOT RAIN (not / rain) a lot.
8. But we SAW (see) some beautiful rainbows.
9 Where DID YOU SPENT (spend / you) your last holiday?

12. Write questions for these answers:
Example:
When did you meet her? I met her last night.
1. ________________________________? We went to Alicante five days ago.
2. ________________________________? She bought it in 1995.
3. ________________________________? No, I didn’t.
4. ________________________________? Yes. We went there.
5. ________________________________? I ate fish and chips.

13. Write questions for these answers:
Example:
When did you meet her? I met her last night.
1. WHEN DID YOU GO TO ALICANTE ? We went to Alicante five days ago.
2. WHEN DID SHE BUY IT ? She bought it in 1995.
3. DID YOU BUY IT? No, I didn’t.
4. DID WE GO THERE ? Yes. We went there.
5. WHAT DID YOU EAT ? I ate fish and chips.

14. PAST CONTINUOUS
Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).
1. When I phoned my friends, they _______________ (play) monopoly.
2. Yesterday at six I _______________ (prepare) dinner.
3. The kids_______________ (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to
rain.
4. I _______________ (practise) the guitar when he came home.
5. We _______________ (not / cycle) all day.
6. While Aaron _______________ (work) in his room, his friends (swim) in the
pool.
7. I tried to tell them the truth but they _______________ (listen / not) .
8. What _______________ (you / do) yesterday?
9. Most of the time we _______________ (sit) in the park.

15. PAST CONTINUOUS
Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).
1. When I phoned my friends, they WERE PLAYING (play) monopoly.
2. Yesterday at six I WAS PREPARING (prepare) dinner.
3. The kids WERE PLAYING (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to
rain.
4. I WAS PRACTISING (practise) the guitar when he came home.
5. We WEREN'T CYCLING (not / cycle) all day.
6. While Aaron WAS WORKING (work) in his room, his friends (swim) in the
pool.
7. I tried to tell them the truth but they WEREN'T LISTENING (listen / not) .
8. What WERE YOU DOING (you / do) yesterday?
9. Most of the time we WERE SITTING (sit) in the park.

16. Complete the following sentences using your own ideas.You must use the
Past Continuous tense
1) The doorbell rang when I
__________________________________________.
2) Ben phoned while we ____________________________________________.
3) Suleman met Sasha while he_______________________________________.
4) The radio was on but nobody ______________________________________.
5) I decided to be a doctor while I _____________________________________.
6) We saw the famous film star while we _______________________________.
7) While__________________________________________Tom burnt his hand.
8) While_______________________________________________he fell asleep.
9) I _____________________________when the postman arrived with the letter.
10) She __________________________________ when the police stopped her.

17. PAST SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS
Fill in the sentences with the correct past form.
1. John _____________ (wait) for me when I _______________ (get) home
2. When I was a child I _______________ (want) to be a vet.
3. I_______________ (cook) dinner when the phone_______________ (ring).
4. He____________ (run) down the road when the accident _____________(happen)
5. I _____________ (meet) Alex at the station. He _____________ (go) to Liverpool.
6. We_______________ (have) an argument when you_______________ (arrive)
7. I _________ (drive) to Waitrose this morning when I __________ (run over) a duck.
8. The evil man_______________ (follow) me so I_______________ (run away)
9. Denise ___________ (take) his number down when he ___________ (disappeared)

18. PAST SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS
Fill in the sentences with the correct past form.
1. John WAS WAITING (wait) for me when I GOT (get) home
2. When I was a child I WANTED (want) to be a vet.
3. I WAS COOKING (cook) dinner when the phone RANG (ring).
4. He WAS RUNNING (run) down the road when the accident HAPPENED (happen)
5. I MET (meet) Alex at the station. He WAS GOING (go) to Liverpool.
6. We WERE HAVING (have) an argument when you ARRIVED (arrive)
7. I WAS DRIVING (drive) to Waitrose this morning when I RAN OVER (run over) a
duck.
8. The evil man WAS FOLLOWING (follow) me so I RAN AWAY (run away)
9. Denise WAS TAKING (take) his number down when he DISAPPEARED
(disappeared)

19. PAST PASSIVE
Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.
1. She sang a song. ______________________________
2. Somebody hit me. ______________________________
3. We stopped the bus.______________________________
4. A thief stole my car.______________________________
5. They didn't let him go. ______________________________
6. She didn't win the prize.______________________________
7. They didn't make their beds.______________________________
8. I did not tell them. ______________________________
9. Did you tell them? ______________________________
10. Did he send the letter?______________________________

20. PAST PASSIVE
Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.
1. She sang a song. A SONG WAS SUNG
2. Somebody hit me. I WAS HIT
3. We stopped the bus. THE BUS WAS STOPPED
4. A thief stole my car. MY CAR WAS STOLEN
5. Did he send the letter? WAS THE LETTER SENT?
6. She didn't win the prize. THE PRIZE WAS NOT / WASN'T SENT
7. They didn't make their beds. THEIR BEDS WERE NOT / WEREN'T MADE
8. I did not tell them. THEY WERE NOT / WEREN'T TOLD
9. Did you tell them? WERE THEY TOLD?

21. Choose the correct alternative.
1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ___ by J K Rowling.
a) was written b) written c) wrote
2. J K Rowling ___ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
a) was written b) written c) wrote
3. Archaeologists ___ the gold in a cave near the top of the mountain.
a) were discovered b) was discovered c) discovered
4. Your letter ___ yesterday morning.
a) was arrived b) were arrived c) arrived
5. Smith ___ to five years in prison for robbery.
a) was sentenced b) sentenced c) was sentence

22. PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple).
1. I _______________________________ (not / work) today.
2. We _______________________________ (buy) a new lamp.
3. We _______________________________ (not / plan) our holiday yet.
4. Where _______________________________(be / you) ?
5. He _______________________________ (write) five letters.
6. She _______________________________ (not / see) him for a long time.
7. _______________________________ (be / you) at school?
8. School _______________________________ (not / start) yet.
9. _______________________________ (speak / he) to his boss?
10. No, he _______________________________ (have / not) the time yet.

23. PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple).
1. I HAVE NOT / HAVEN'T WORKED (not / work) today.
2. We HAVE BOUGHT (buy) a new lamp.
3. We HAVE NOT / HAVEN'T PLANNED (not / plan) our holiday yet.
4. Where HAVE YOU BEEN (be / you) ?
5. He HAS WRITTEN (write) five letters.
6. She HAS NOT / HASN'T SEEN (not / see) him for a long time.
7. HAVE YOU BEEN (be / you) at school?
8. School HAS NOT / HASN'T STARTED (not / start) yet.
9. HAS HE SPOKEN (speak / he) to his boss?
10. No, he HAS NOT / HASN'T HAD (have / not) the time yet.

24. Material created and selected
by
Teacher Danitza Lazcano Flores
Teacher of English
Master in Education
and
Educational Counselor