WORKSHEET 2

SUBJECT: Present Simple, Present Continuous

Fill in the blanks with PRESENT CONTINUOUS or SIMPLE PRESENT:

1. The children ………………………….. (play) outside now.

2. She usually ………………………. (read) the newspaper in the morning.
3. I …………………………… (do) my homework now.
4. I ………………………… (eat) my dinner now.
5. ……………………………. (you / want) a pizza?
6. They …………………………….. (watch) TV now.
7. I ……………………………. (not / like) spaghetti.
8. The baby …………………………. (sleep) now.
9. My mother usually …………………. (cook) dinner in the evening.
10. He …………………….. (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month.
11. She ………………………. (not / like) football.
12. Mary ………………………….. (listen) to music now.
13. Tom usually ……………………(drink) coffee, but he …………………. (drink) tea
now.
14. We ………………………. (go) to the disco tonight.
15. ………………………… (he / go) to work by bus everyday.

Complete the sentences with SIMPLE PRESENT or PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

1. Susan usually ………………. (go) to school by bus, but now she

…………………….. (go) to school by train.
2. Mary often ……………….. (read) in bed, but today she is very tired and she
………………………. (not / read).
3. The boys usually ………………… (ride) their bikes to school. They …………….
………………… (like / ride) their bikes. They ……………… (be) very naughty
boys. They always …………………… (go) to school late. Today their teacher
…………………. (be) very angry, because they ………………… (be) late again.
4. Mary ……………………….. (like / eat) sweets. Every morning she …………….
(have) coffee with a lot of sweets and chocolate. For lunch she and her friends often
……………….. (eat) sweets or ice-cream. She ……………………… (not / like /
eat) fruit or vegetables. She ……………………… (eat / never) eggs or cheese. Today
she ………………….. (be) sick. She …………………… (sleep) in her room now.

Use a preposition ( ON, IN, AT, BY ) in each blank:

a. Jane goes to work …………………. bus.

b. My birthday is …………………. March.
c. We are going to meet …………… 4:00 p.m.
d. Students must go to school …………….. weekdays.
e. Do you do play tennis ……………….. the weekend?
f. His birthday is ………………… November 5th .
g. We have art lesson ……………. Mondays.
Write a verb in each blank. Use the correct forms of the VERBS:

1. Can you ………………………… a motorbike?

2. Tim can ………………………… the guitar?
3. Sam is ………………………….. milk at the moment?
4. “Who is that lady?”
5. “I don’t …………………. .”
6. Emma can ……………………. Spanish and German, but her sister can’t.
7. I’m ……………………………… my homework now.
8. “………………………………. your name, please.”
9. “G-A-R-R-Y”
10. Excuse me. Can I …………………………. you a question?
11. Please go to the supermarket and ……………………….. some cheese.
12. He is …………………………. water now because he is thirsty.
13. Every weekend they …………………………….. their thirsty.
14. Listen! Jack is …………………………. a song.
15. Can you ………………………. me, please? I can’t carry these bags.
16. My dog and his cat are ……………………………now. My dog doesn’t like cats.
17. There is a party in Ann’s house. They are playing music. and …………………….

Use the CORRECT TENSE:

1. Look! Jane ………………………… (sing) again. She often ……………………..

(sing) this song.
2. My father ………………………………(have) a lot of work to do every weekend.
3. The girls …………………………………….. (not / talk) now. All of them
………………………… (watch) a film.
4. …………………… you …………………….. (like) watching TV?
5. He …………………………………….. (usually / go) at 9:00 o’clock, but this
morning he ………………………………….. (leave) home late.
6. I ……………………………………. (visit) my grandparents every Friday. My sister
………………………………………. (often / visit) them.
7. The boys …………………………………….. (swim) in the pool now but they
………………………………………… (usually / swim) in the sea.
8. She ……………………………….(write) a letter to her pen-friend at the moment.
9. They …………………………………….. (sometimes / have) lunch at work, but
today they …………………………………. (have) at a restaurant.
10. She can’t talk to you. She ………………………………………. (have) a shower.
11. “Where …………………………… Alex ……………………… (live)?“In France.”
12. Tom ………………………………………… (like / ride) a horse in his free times.
13. The children ………………………… (play) the piano and ………………………
(sing) a song at the moment.
14. My mother ………………………………………. (always / cook) in the morning.
15. What …………………………………………… (you / usually / do) at weekends?
16. Jane ………………………………………… (give) a party today because it
………………………… (be) her birthday.
17. The lesson …………………………… (start) at 9 o’clock every morning.
18. Adam is in his room now. He …………………………………. (write) a letter to his
pen-friend. He …………………………………….. (always / write) him a letter.
Build up sentences:

1. He / like watching TV / but / he / not / watch / at the moment / because / he / sleep //

2. What / Wendy / do / at the moment / ? // She / clean / her teeth / bathroom //

3. mother / can ( - ) / help me / now / because / she / cook / kitchen //

4. Where / your cousin / live / ? // She / live / Sydney / Australia //

5. Why / you / eat / sandwich / now / ? // Because / I / be / hungry //

6. Tim / usually / go / work / bicycle //

7. children / play / games / everyday //

8. My brother / can ( - ) / play / tennis / because / he / not / have / racket //

9. How often / mother / cook / pizza / ? //

10. My parents / not / like / roller-skates / because / they / be / dangerous //

 WORKSHEET 3

SUBJECT: Present Simple and Present Continuous

Write DON’T, DOESN’T, ISN’T, AREN’T or AM NOT in the blank space in each
sentence:

a. He isn’t listening to the radio right now.

b. He doesn’t listen to the radio every evening.
c. We …………………. watching a television program now.
d. We …………………. watch television every day.
e. They …………………. study their lessons after class.
f. They …………………. studying their lessons right now.
g. It ………………….. raining very hard right at the moment.
h. It ……………………rain very much during the summer.
i. Mr. Johnson ………………… eating his lunch now.
j. Mr. Johnson ………………… always eat at that place.
k. I ……………………. see any students in that room.
l. I ……………………. hear anyone in the hall now.

Complete the sentences using DO / DOES / AM / IS / ARE / HAVE GOT /HAS GOT:

1. …………………….. the children want toy for their birthday?

2. Dazzle ………………….. a new dress for the party.
3. When …………………… your brother’s birthday?
4. How much …………………. these glasses? “ 80. “
5. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson ……………………… two children.
6. ……………………. your uncle like chocolate?
7. ……………………. I your friend?
8. How much …………………… your new tennis racket?

Circle the correct answer:

1. Look! Thomas is bringing / brings his little sister to class.

2. My older sister is often listening / often listens to pop music.
3. We are writing / write an exercise now.
4. Mmmm! Mum is making / makes a cake.
5. Our teacher is giving / gives us a test every month.
6. Listen! Dad is reading / reads a story to Ricky.
7. Mr. Michael usually is growing / grows roses in his garden.
8. They are building / build a new house on the hill now.
9. Maria is drinking / drinks milk every morning.
10. Look! Nick is running / runs down the hill.
Supply PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE in the blanks:

1. He ………………………… (teach) his son to ride a bike.

2. A: Why …………….. Ann ………………… (wear) her new dress?
B: Because she ……………………………… (have) a party tonight.
3. Cindy usually does the shopping, but I ……………………………… (do) it today
because she is ill.
4. She ………………………….. (not / work), she ………………………………
(swim)
in the river.
5. A: ……………………. Tom ……………………… (clean) his shoes now?
B: No, he …………………… . He ………………………………….. (tidy) his
room.
A: Where is his brother?
B: He is in the garden, he …………………………………… (water) the flowers.
 WORKSHEET 4

SUBJECT : Present Simple, Present Continuous, Simple Past

Complete these sentences in the PAST TENSE, using the correct verb:

* play * enjoy * watch * listen * talk * phone

* stop * walk * travel * like * stay

I watched the late film on TV last night.

1. We really ………………….. the concert last night. It was great!

2. She ………………… with friends in Brighton last summer.
3. Italy ………………… very well in the last World Cup.
4. Her parents ………………….. by train from Shanghai to Moscow.
5. I ………………….. you four times last night but you were out.
6. We …………………. along the beach yesterday. It was lovely.
7. She …………………. the film but she didn’t like the music.
8. The men ………………….. work at exactly one o’clock.
9. I ……………………. to the new Sting album yesterday. It’s great.
10. They ………………… to us about their trip to Madagaskar. It was very interesting.

Complete the conversation with WAS / WASN’T / WERE / WEREN’T.

A: Where were you last night? I phoned you but you …………… at home.
B: I …………..out with friends. We ……………. at the Bluenote Café.
A: …………… Julia there?
B: No, she …………… . Why?
A: Oh, I just wondered.
B: She ………….out with Nick. They ……………at the Oasis. I think.
A: No, they …………… .
B: How do you know?
A: Because I …………….. there!

Complete the man’s statement with the PAST SIMPLE form of the verbs in brackets:

Last night I ……………… (go) to my favorite restaurant in West Street. I ……………..

(leave) the restaurant at about 11 o’clock. It …………….. (be) a warm evening and I
……………….. (decide) to walk along the beach. Suddenly, I ………………… (hear) a
noise. I ……………….. (turn) and ……………… (see) three boys aged about eighteen. One
boy ……………… (come) up to me and ……………….. (ask) me the time. When I
………………. (look) down at my watch, he ……………… (hit) me and I ………………
(fall) to the ground. Another boy ………………. (take) my wallet. I ……………….. (shout)
for help. Then they ………………(run) away.
Complete the story. Use the verbs in the brackets:

Last year I went (go) on holiday. I ……………… (drive) to the sea with my friend. On the
first day we ……………… (look) at the beautiful buildings and ……………. (eat) in lots of
restaurants. The next day ……………… (be) very hot so we …………….. (drive) to the sea.
We ……………….. (leave) our clothes in the car and ………………… (sunbathe) and
……………. (swim) all day. At six o’clock we ………………. (walk) to our car, but the car
……………(be) there. We ……………… (buy) some clothes and ………………. (go) to the
Police Station. The police ……………. (be) nice and we …………….. (sleep) in the police
station.

Make negative sentences (x) or questions (?) using the PAST TENSE:

Example: he / stay (x) in a hotel

He didn’t stay in a hotel.

you / learn (?) speak Italian when you were in Italy.

Did you learn to speak Italian when you were in Italy?

1. she / like (x) the film

2. I / use / (x) the school computer yesterday

3. they / arrive (?) home late yesterday

4. you / ask (?) her for Caroline’s address

5. he / enjoy (x) the concert in the park

6. we / talk (x) about school at all

Read about Lucian and Estelle and write the questions:

Lucian and Estelle are from London, but they live in Madrid. They work for Opel, the car
factory. Lucian and Estelle like swimming and cooking. They don’t have a car. They don’t
like driving!

1. live / they / do / London? Do they live in London? ………………

2. Madrid / do / live / they? …………………………………………
3. Ferrari / they / work / do? …………………………………………
4. work / Renault / do / they? …………………………………………
5. swimming / like / cooking / they / do? …………………………………………
6. swimming / they / like / traveling / do? …………………………………………
7. like / do / driving / they ? …………………………………………
Fill in with PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

Father: Alice, what are you doing (you / do)?

Alice: I ……………………… (clean) the house. I usually …………………… (do) my
homework but today I ………………………….. (not / go) to school.
Father: Where’s your mum?
Alice: She …………………… (make) a cake. She usually …………………….. (go) to the
market but today my friends …………………………. (come).

Fill in with PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

Sarah Star is a singer. She sings ………(sing) and ……………….. (dance) on TV. She
…………………… (drive) a red Mercedes. At the moment she is with Nick Pear. They
…………………….. (eat) in a restaurant. Sarah …………………….. (drink) a cocktail and
Nick …………………….. (talk) to the waiter.

Ann is a doctor. She ………………….. (work) in a hospital but today she ……………(stay)
at home. Now she ……………………….. (cook) dinner. Her friends
…………………..(visit) her today. It …………………. (be) her birthday.
 WORKSHEET 7

SUBJECT : Present Simple and Present Continuous Tense

Complete this conversation. Use the verbs in brackets ( ) in the PRESENT

CONTINUOUS:

Paul : Hi Steve! What are you doing?

Steve : …………………………………. (I / go) to the bank. What are you doing?
Paul : …………………………………. (I / shop). …………………………. (I / look) for a
new tennis racquet. ………………………………. (I / play) a lot of tennis at the moment,
and I need a new racquet.
Steve : Where is Jackie? Do you know?
Paul : Yes. She isn’t in England at the moment. ……………………………….. (She/work)
in Germany for a month.
Steve : What ……………………………………….. (she / do) in Germany?
Paul : …………………………………………..(She / sing) in a night-club.
Steve : Really? What about Fred and Sue? What ………………………………….(they /do)?
Paul : ……………………………………. (They / study) for an exam. They’re always in
the library at the moment.
Steve : How is your sister? Is she all right?
Paul : Yes, she’s fine, but she’s tired. …………………………………… (We / paint) the
living-room. It’s hard work.
Steve : Can I help you?
Paul : No, it’s OK. My father …………………………………. (help).
Steve : Well, I hope you find a good racquet.

This is Anna’s first letter in English to David. There are some mistakes. Rewrite wrong
verb forms .Underline if the verb form is correct:

Dear David,
I live ……………. in a large flat in Rome. I’m having….. have ….. two sisters. They are
called Rosa and Maria. We are getting up ………………………………………at seven
o’clock every morning, and we have ………………………….. coffee and a small breakfast.
I leave ……………………… the flat at eight and walk to the university. I am finishing
…………….… classes at five every day, and I arrive …………………….. home at six. This
month I work ………………………… very hard for my exams.
At the moment, I eat …………………………… breakfast in the kitchen of our flat, my
mother drinks ………………………… coffee, and my sisters are reading
…………………… magazines.
On Saturday afternoons I am playing ……………………………. tennis with my friends,
or I go ……………………….. to the cinema. Today, I’m going to see a new English film.
Sometimes I am watching ……………………………. American films on TV, but I’m not
understanding ……………………………… the words! Are you liking ………………….
films?
Please write to me soon.

With best wishes,

Anna
Write sentences. Use the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

Example: (Usually she / work / at the office, but this week she / work / at home.)
Usually she works at the office, but this week she’s working at home.

1. (You / not / eat / very much at the moment. Are you ill?)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
2. (She / know / three words in Italian!)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
3. (I / take / the bus to work this week, but usually I / walk)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
4. (I / study / Japanese this year. It’s very difficult.)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
5. (you / watch / the television at the moment?)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
6. (I / not / remember / the name of the hotel.)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
7. (She / speak / three languages.)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
8. (The sun / shine /. It’s a beautiful day!)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
 WORKSHEET 7

SUBJECT : Simple Past Tense

Fill in the blanks with a verb from the box in the SIMPLE PAST:

break swim have make sit write

spend buy drink lose wash

1. She ………………….. a cake an hour ago.

2. She ………………….. a hat last week.
3. The boy ………………….. a letter yesterday.
4. They ……………………. in the sea for an hour.
5. They ………………….. a lot of Coke last night.
6. She ………………… her arm last week.
7. He ……………………. all his money last week.
8. She …………………… a bath two minutes ago.
9. He ……………………. his wallet last night.
10. She ………………….. on the old chair a minute ago.
11. She ………………….. the clothes yesterday.

Fill in the blanks with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in brackets:

Last Saturday my father …. took…. (take) my friends and me to the circus. We

………(see) lots of things. My father …………………. (buy) us some popcorn and orange
juice. We ……………………. (eat) the popcorn and ………………………… (drink) the
orange juice. We …………………….. (laugh) at the funny clowns. There ………………….
(be) a lion-tamer. The lions …………………… (do) tricks; they …………………………
(jump) through hoops. A girl ………………………. (ride) an elephant around the ring. We
all ………………… (have) a wonderful time.

Fill in the blanks with the PAST form of the verbs:

Benjamin Franklin …… was born ….. (be born) in Boston in 1706. He …………………
(be) the fifteenth of the seventeen children of a poor candlemaker. He …………………(go )
to school only one year. He …………………………… (begin) to work when he was twelve.
At the age of fourteen he …………………………… (decide) to be a writer. He …………….
(copy) the great stories of famous writers and later he…………………… (become) the best
known writer in his time. When he ………………….. (be) seventeen, he ……………………
(leave) Boston and …………………………… (arrive) in Philadelphia with only a few
pennies in his pocket. He ……………………… (get) a job as a publisher of a newspaper and
……………………. (retire) from business as a very rich man at forty-two. Then he
…………………. (spend) the next forty years for his government. He ……………………….
(play) an important role in the founding of the USA. Franklin ……………… (be) also an
important scientist and inventor. He ……………. (draw) electricity from a cloud on a kite
string. He ……………………… (write) one of the first text books on electricity. He
……………………… (invent) a simple lightning rod and many other practical tools. He
……………………… (make) a study of water and ………………………. (discover) many
principles of hydrodynamics. He even ………………………… (invent) bifocal glasses when
he was seventy-eight and ……………………… (need) them himself. Franklin …………
(do) all these things and many more because he …………….……… (believe) he …………
(can).

Read the following story:

Bob is a young sailor. He lives in England, but he is often away with his ship.
One summer he comes back from a long voyage and finds new neighbors near his
mother’s house. They have a pretty daughter, and Bob soon loves her and he wants to marry
her when he comes back. Bob promises the girl to send a present from every port.
Bob’s first port is Capetown in Africa, and he sends the girl a parrot from there. The
parrot speaks three languages. When Bob’s ship reaches Australia, a letter comes from the
girl. The letter says, “Thank you for the parrot, Bob. It tasted much better than a chicken.”

Write the story again. Use THE SIMPLE PAST:

Bob was a young sailor. He lived in England, but he was often away with his ship.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
 WORKSHEET 8

SUBJECT : Simple Past and Past Continuous

Fill in the blanks with a correct form of PAST CONTINUOUS:

1. Alice hurt herself while she ……………………………………………. (skate).

2. I met my neighbor while I ………………………………………. (walk) home from
work.
3. Sally saw a friend while she …………………………….. (ride) her bicycle along Park
St.
4. Peter fell asleep while he …………………………………… (study).
5. Bob stepped on Jane’s feet while they ………………………………….. (dance)
together.
6. I cut myself while I ……………………………………. (shave).
7. Mr. and Mrs. Brown burned themselves while they …………………………... (bake)
cookies.
8. Tommy had a nightmare while he …………………………….. (sleep) at a friend’s
house.

How did it happen?

1. How did Alice hurt herself? (play soccer)

………………. She hurt herself while she was playing soccer. …………………….
2. How did Martin burn himself? (iron his clothes)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
3. How did Helen cut herself? (slice onions)
……………………………………………………………………………………………
4. How did Jennifer meet her husband? (fix a flat tire)
……………………………………………………………………………………………
5. How did Marvin break his arm? (skate)
……………………………………………………………………………………………
6. How did you lose your wallet? (ride my bicycle)
……………………………………………………………………………………………
7. How did Jeff meet his wife? (swim at the beach)
……………………………………………………………………………………………
8. How did Bob get a black eye? (fight with his brother)
……………………………………………………………………………………………
9. How did your children burn themselves? (make breakfast)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
10. How did Martha fall? (dance)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
Fill in the blanks with a correct form, the PAST SIMPLE or the PAST CONTINUOUS:

1. He ………………………………….. (talk) with Mary, when Mrs. Smith came in.

2. They ………………………………… (study) two hours last night.
3. Jane …………………………………. (sleep) when the telephone rang.
4. As I …………………………………. (walk) to the lab, I met my friend.
5. We ………………………………….. (watch) TV last night.
6. The customer ………………………… (pay) his cheque when he dropped his credit
card.
7. The barber …………………………………. (cut) my hair yesterday.
8. She ………………………………. (dance) when she hurt her ankle.
9. It …………………………………. (rain) hard when I got up.
10. It …………………………………. (rain) hard last night.

Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE PAST or
the PAST PROGRESSIVE:

1. Sally …………………………… (eat) dinner last night when someone

………………….. (knock) on the door.
2. I began to study at seven last night. Fred …………………………… (come) at seven-
thirty. I ……………………………… (study) when Fred ………………………..
(come).
3. While I ………………………………. (study) last night, Fred ………………………
(drop by) to visit me.
4. My roommate’s parents …………………………………. (call) him last night while
we ……………………………….. (watch) TV.
5. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after five. When he
……………………………….. (come) home, I …………………………………..
(talk) to my mother on the phone.
6. Yesterday Tom and Janice ……………………… (go) to the zoo around one. They
………………………… (see) many kinds of animals. They stayed at the zoo for two
hours. While they …………………………… (walk) home, it …………….……..
(begin) to rain, so they …………………………….. (stop) at a small café and
…………………… (have) a cup of coffee.
7. Yesterday afternoon I ………………………… (go) to visit the Parker family. When I
…………………….. (get) there around two o’clock, Mrs. Parker …………………..
(be) in the yard. She ………………………………… (plant) flowers in her garden.
Mr. Parker ……………………….. (be) in the garage. He ……………………………..
(work) on their car. He …………………………….. (change) the oil.
 WORKSHEET 9

SUBJECT : Simple Past and Past Continuous

A) Fill in the blanks with a correct form of PAST CONTINUOUS:

1. It was very cold. The sun ………. was not shining. …………………. (not / shine)
2. It wasn’t a stormy night. The wind ……………………………………. (not / blow)
3. He wasn’t sleeping. He …………………………………….. (look) at the ceiling.
4. They were having a rest. They …………………………………….. (not / work).
5. They were very happy. They …………………………………. (enjoy) the party.
6. He was at home. He ………………………………. (watch) a movie on TV.
7. He was getting worse. He …………………………………… (not / recover).
8. We …………………………………. (travel) in the north of Turkey when we were on
holiday.
9. She …………………………………. (drive) so fast when the accident happened.
10. I …………………………………(not / sleep) when you came in.

B) Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses using the SIMPLE PAST or
the PAST PROGRESSIVE:

1. While they ……………………………… (travel) to China, Marco

……………………. (keep) a diary.
2. Mrs. White …………………………………. (drive) past a house in Main Street when
she ……………………… (see) the ground floor on fire.
3. While he ………………………………. (fly) off the Miami Coast, the pilot
…………….. (see) sharks approaching the swimmers.
4. The fireman ……………………………… (fight) the fire on a balcony below when he
………………………… (hear) someone’s shouts.
5. She …………………… (die) while she ………………………….. (run) after a bus.
6. We ……………………………….. (have) dinner when the electricity
…………………… (go) off.
7. She ………………………………… (think) of something else while you
……………….. (talk) to her.
8. I ……………………….. (see) her while I …………………………………. (look) out
of the window.
9. While the teacher ………………………………….. (talk), the students
………………….. (look) at an insect on the ceiling.