Level 4 chapter 2 - Past and Present Tenses revision

VERB TENSES

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

The present progressive is used to talk about things that are
happening "at" the time of speaking and things that are happening
"around" the time of speaking.

situation: example:
John is in his car on his way to work. He IS DRIVING to work.
Mary is in her bathtub. She IS TAKING a bath.
You are in the middle of an English course,
so it is correct to say: I AM LEARNING English.

SIMPLE PRESENT

The simple present is used to talk about habits, things that happen
repeatedly and things that are generally true. Look at the examples:

DOES John VISIT his mother on Sundays? Fred LIKES ice cream.
Ed PLAYS tennis; he DOESN'T PLAY golf. Harry WORKS at Berlitz.
I often DRINK wine, I DON'T DRINK beer. Ann and Ted LIVE in Mainz.

SIMPLE PAST

The simple past is used to talk about actions completed at a certain time
in the past:

Last year, Paul WENT to Spain. (Last year is finished.)
I DRANK two cups of coffee yesterday. (Yesterday is now finished.)
DID Janet GO to the party? (The party is over.)
Jerry WORKED while he ATTENDED school.
(He doesn't do either anymore)

PAST PROGRESSIVE

The past progressive is used to talk about things that were happening
at a particular time in the past or to describe an action that was
going on when it was interrupted by another action. Here are some
examples:

At 11:00, Jack WAS READING. Jack WAS READING when I called him.
We WERE SLEEPING at 7:00AM. We WERE SLEEPING when the alarm rang.
It WASN'T RAINING this morning. It WASN'T RAINING when I left.

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How often _________ to Berlitz?
1. do you come
2. come
3. come you
4. are you coming
Alfred usually ________ his mother on Skype because it's cheaper
1. calls
2. is calling
3. call
4. calling
Tom and Harry aren't very athletic. As far as I know, they _______ tennis in their lives!
1. never play
2. never played
3. were never playing
4. are never playing
My brother was born in San Francisco. He _______ there now and says he'll never move away.
1. living
2. lives
3. live
4. was living
My wife ________ to Toronto on business. Her plane takes off in 5 minutes.
1. flew
2. is flying
3. flies
4. was flying
Martin is extremely lazy. He ________ in front of the television all day every day
1. sit
2. is sitting
3. was sitting
4. sits
I can't believe that Joe actually __________ all the way across the English Channel
1. swam
2. swim
3. swum
4. was swimming
You can see Janet now She _________ at the moment.
1. doesn't work
2. didn't work
3. isn't working
4. wasn't working
Jose _________ to Spain last week. I really miss him.
1. was returning
2. is returning
3. return
4. returned
John ________ the road when the accident happened.
1. didn't watch
2. not watching
3. wasn't watching
4. isn't watching
Look over there! Why _______ Karen ? I thought they didn't get along.
1. does John kiss
2. is John kissing
3. John kisses
4. John is kissing
____________ which way Mary went ?
1. Do you see
2. Were you seeing
3. Did you see
4. Are you seeing
Jack won't come to the restaurant with us because he only _________ vegetarian food.
1. eats
2. ate
3. was eating
4. is eating
Jill _________ at 7:00 this morning.
1. is waking up
2. was waking up
3. woke up
4. wakes up
Even though studying at home is very important, some students _______ to do just enough to get by. What about you?
1. are trying
2. is trying
3. tries
4. try
Margaret is in the kitchen. She ____________ .
1. is cooking
2. cook
3. cooks
4. cooked
See that smoke over there ? Mr Murphy ________ leaves. He does it every autumn.
1. is burning
2. has burned
3. burned
4. burns
No, Greg can't come out to play. He ____________.
1. studied.
2. studies.
3. was studying.
4. is studying.
__________ when I called?
1. Were you reading
2. Are you reading
3. Do you read
4. Did you read
Cheryl ________ television at the moment.
1. didn't watch
2. doesn't watch
3. isn't watching
4. never watches
Right now, you _________ a multiple choice exercise.
1. doing
2. are doing
3. were doing
4. do
Dave and Mike _______ to every game their football team plays
1. goes
2. went
3. are going
4. go
What ________ for a living?
1. you do
2. do you do
3. are you doing
4. do you
Larry _________ all the ice cream. He didn't leave us any.
1. eat
2. ate
3. eats
4. was eating
When Greg finally got home, his wife _________ .
1. sleeps already
2. was already sleeping
3. already slept
4. is already sleeping
Where ______ Susan first ____ Jack?
1. was + meeting
2. did + meet
3. is + meeting
4. are + meeting
What ___________ when the boss walked in?
1. did you
2. do you do
3. were you doing
4. you were doing
Yes, Sabrina and Carol usually ________ here. However, they're both off sick today.
1. are working
2. works
3. worked
4. work
I ___________ a book when you called.
1. am reading
2. read
3. reading
4. was reading
Look over there ! The president __________ hands with an astronaut.
1. is shaking
2. shook
3. shakes
4. was shaking
Bob and Mark don't have much free time this week. They _________ on a very important project.
1. are working
2. working
3. worked
4. work
I don't know whether they ________ tommorow evening or not.
1. come
2. are coming
3. came
4. coming
Ralph took lessons for three years, but he still _________ the guitar well.
1. don't play
2. doesn't play
3. play
4. isn't playing
_________ a book, are you?
1. You're not reading
2. You didn't read
3. You don't read
4. You weren't reading
I'm sorry Mr Johnson can't come to the phone right now. He ________ to a customer.
1. is speaking
2. speaks
3. spoke
4. was speaking
I called Brian when I was in town but I __________ him.
1. didn't see
2. wasn't seeing
3. 'm not seeing
4. don't see
Fred _______ basketball when his mother called him for dinner.
1. played
2. is playing
3. was playing
4. plays