Упражнения по временам английского языка

Present Simple

Ex.1. Complete the sentences using the following verbs

Cause(s)   connect(s)    drink(s)    live(s)   open(s)   Speak(s)    take(s)    translate(s)

1) Tanya                 French very well.

2) I don`t often                   coffee.

3) The swimming pool ________   at 7.30 every morning.

4) Bad driving ________ many accidents.

5) My parents ________ in a very small flat.

6) The Olympic Games _______ place every four years.

7) The Panama Canal ________ the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

8) An interpreter ________ from one language from another.

 

Ex.2.  Complete the sentences using the following verbs. Sometimes you need negative

Believe        eat        grow        go        flow       make       rise     tell

1) The earth _______ round the sun.

2) Rice ______ in Britain.

3) The sun _______ in the east.

4) Bees _____ honey.

5) Vegetarians _______ meat.

6) An atheist ______ in God.

7) Liars are people who ________  the truth.

8) The river Amazon ________ into the Atlantic Ocean. 

Ex.3. Put the verbs into the correct form.

1) Alice (not/ drink) coffee very often.

2) What time (the banks/ close) here ?

3) I`ve got a computer but I (not/ use) it much.

4) “ Were (Martin/ come) from?” “ He is  Scottish.”

5) ” What (you/ do)?” “ I`m an electrician.”

6) It (take) me an hour to get to work.  How long (it/take) you?

7) Look at this sentence. What (this word/ mean)?

8) David isn`t very fit. He (not/ do) any sport. 

Ex.4.

1) Water (boil) at 100 C.

2) Excuse me, you (speak) English?

3) It (not rain) very much in the summer.

4) What you usually (do) at weekends?

5) I always (get) hungry in the afternoon.

6) Most people (learn) to swim when they are children.

7) My parents (live) in London. They have lived there all their life.

8) John isn`t lazy. He (work) hard most of the time. 

Ex.5.

1) ” (you/ listen) to the radio?”   “No, just occasionally.”

2) (Your sister/ play) tennis?

3) Which newspaper (you/ read)?

4) What (your brother/ do) ?

6) How often (you/ go) to the cinema?

7) Where (your grandparents/ live)?

8) How often (you/ play) tennis?  

Ex.6.

1) + She gets up early

  -  _________

  ?  _________

2) + I have breakfast at 8 o`clock

     - _ _ _ _ _

    ? _______

3)+ We travel by train.

   - ________

   ? _______

4) + Mark rides a bicycle every day.

    - __________

   ? __________

5) + Kitty reads a book.

    - _______

    ? _______

6) + Ann and Ben swim in the river

    - ________

   ? ________

7) + Ann is from France

    - ________

    ? ________

8) + Kate is 35

    - _______

    ? ________ 

Ex.7.

1) My sister  (to get) up at eight o'clock

2) She  (to be) a school-girl. She  (to go) to school in the afternoon.  

3) Jane  (to be) fond of sports. She  (to do) her morning exercises every day.

4) For breakfast she  (to eat) two eggs, a sandwich and a cup of tea.

5) After breakfast she  (to go) to school.

6) She  (to speak) French well.

7) It  (to take) him two hours to do his homework.

8) My working day  (to begin) at seven o'clock. 

Ex.8.

1) I  (to get) up,  (to switch) on the radio and  (to do) my morning exercises.

2) It (to take) me fifteen minutes.

3) My father and I (to leave) home at eight o'clock.

4) He  (to take) a bus to his factory.

5) My mother (to be) a doctor, she (to leave) home at nine o'clock. 

6) In the evening we  (to gather) in the living-room.

7) We  (to watch) TV and  (to talk).

8) At half past seven we (to have) breakfast. 

Ex.9. Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of these verbs:

speak close cost cost go have     like meet open  smoke   teach    wash

She's very clever. She ____________ four languages.

2. Steve ____________ten cigarettes a day.

3. We usually ____________ dinner at 7 o'clock.

4. I __________ films. I often  _____________to the cinema.

5. In Britain the banks ____________ at 9.30 in the morning.

6. The City Museum _____________ at 5 o'clock every evening.

7. Food is expensive. It  __________a lot of money.

8. Shoes are expensive. They ____________ a lot of money.

9. Tina is a teacher. She ___________ mathematics to young children.

10. You job is very interesting. You ____________ a lot of people.

11. Peter ___________ his hair twice a week. 

Ex.10.  Regular actions,  facts,  future facts,  thoughts and feelings.

1) Kangaroos come from Australia.

2) He never arrives on time.

3) I don`t understand it.

4) Butter melts if you don`t put it in fridge.

5) I feel ill.

6) We go to Paris tomorrow.

7) She loves him.

8) School holidays start next week. 
 

Present progressive.

Ex.1. Complete the sentences using the following verbs in the correct form:

  get     happen     look      lose      make     start     stay      try      work

1) “You _____ hard today.”   “ Yes, I have a lot to do.”

2)  I _____ for Christine.  Do you know where she is?

3) It _______ dark. Shall I turn on the light?

4)   They don`t have anywhere to live at the moment. They  _____ with friends until they find somewhere.

5) Things are not so good at work.  The company  _______ money.

6) Have you got an umbrella? It ________ to rain .

7)  You _____ a lot of noise. Can you be quieter? I ______ to concentrate.

8)  Why are all these people here? What ______ ?

Ex.2. Put the verb  into the correct form. Sometimes toy need negatives.

1) Let`s go out now. It (rain) any more.

2) You can turn off the radio. I (listen) it.

3) Andrew has just started evening classes.  He (learn) German.

4) I want to lose weight, so this week I (eat) lunch.

5) I (get) tired. I need a rest.

6) Tim (work) this week. He is on holidays.

7) Paul and Sally have had an argument. They (speak) to each other.

8) Kate phoned me last night. She`s on holiday in France.  She (have) a great time and doesn`t want to come back.

Ex.3. Put the verb  into the correct form

1) The water (boil). Can you turn it off?

2) Listen to those people. What language they (speak)?

3) I (get) hungry. Let`s go and eat.

4) Kate wants to work in Italy, so she(learn) Italian.

5) The population of the world (increase) very fast.

6) “ I`m busy.” “What you (do) ?”

7) The world (change). Things never stay the same.

8) The weather (begin) to improve. The rain has stopped, and the wind isn`t as strong.  

Ex.4.

1) The boys (to run) about in the garden.

2) I (to do) my homework.

3) John and his friends (to go) to the library.

4) Ann (to sit) at  her desk. She (to study) geography.

5) A young man (to stand) at the window. He (to smoke) a cigarette.

6) The old man (to walk) about the room.

7) You (to have) a break?

8) Who (to lie) on the sofa? 

Ex.5.

1. My book (to lie) on the table.

2. They (to work).

3. The doctor and her patient (to talk).

4. We (to cook) dinner. My mother (to make) a salad.

 

6. My grandfather (to read) a book.

7. The pen (to lie) on the floor.

 9. She still (to sing). 

Ex.6. Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct them where it is necessary.

1) Look! That man tries to open the door of your car.

2) Can you hear those people? What do they talk about?

3) The moon goes round the earth in about 27 days.

4) I must go now. It gets   late.

5) I usually go to work by car.

6) I hear you`ve got a new job. How do you get on?

7) Paul is never late. He`s always getting to work on time.

8) They don`t get on well. They are always arguing. 

Ex.7.Put the verb into the correct form,  Present Continuous or Present Simple.

1) Hurry up! Everybody (wait) for you.

2) (You/ listen) to the radio? No, you can turn it off.

3) (You/ listen) to the radio every day? No, just occasionally.

4) The river Nile (flow) into the Mediterranean.

5) The river (flow) very fast today – much faster than usual.

6) Can we stop walking soon? I (start) to feel tired.

7) My parents (live) in Manchester. They were born there and have never lived anywhere else.

8) Normally I (finish) work at five? But this week I (work) until six to earn  a little more money. 

Ex.8.Write  questions from these words.

1) (working/ Paul/ today)

2) (what/ doing/ the children)

3) (you/ listening/ to me)

4) (where/ going/ your friends)

5) (your parents/ television/ watching)

6) (what/ cooking/ Ann)

7) (why/ you/ looking/ at me)

8) (coming/ the bus) 

Ex.9. Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs:

  build     cook     go     have    stand    stay    swim     work

1) Please, be quiet. I _____ .

2) “ Where`s John?” “ He`s in the kitchen. He _____ .”

3) “ You _____ on my foot.” “ Oh, I`m sorry.”

4) Look! Somebody ______ in the river.

5) We are here on holiday. We _____ in Central Hotel.

6) “ Where`s Ann?” “ She _____ a shower.”

7) They ____ a new theatre in the city centre at the moment.

8) I _____ now. Goodbye. 

Present Perfect.

Ex.1. Complete the sentences using the following verbs

Break    buy    decide      finish      forget       go      invite      see       not/see      take      tell   

1) “ Can I have this newspaper?” “ Yes, I ____ with it.”

2) I ______ some new shoes. Do you want to see them ?

3) “Where is Liz?”  “ She ______ out.”

4) I`m looking for Paula. ______ you ______ her ?

5) Look! Somebody _____ that window.

6) “ Does Lisa know that you`re going away?” “Yes, I______ her.”

7) I can`t find my umbrella. Somebody_____ it?”

8) I`m looking for Sarah. Where ____ she ____ ?

9) I know that woman but I _____ her name.

10) Sue is having a party tonight. She_____ a lot of people.

11) What are you going to do ? _______ you ______ ?

12) “ Where are my glasses? “   “I don`t know. I ____ them.” 

Ex.2. Complete these sentences

1) Jill is in hospital. She ____ in hospital since Monday.

2) I know Sarah/ I ______ her for a long time.

3) Linda and Frank are married. They ______  married since 1989.

4) Brian is ill.  He _____ ill for the last few days.

5) We live in Scott road. We ______ there for ten years.

6) Katherine works in a bank. She _________ in a bank for five years.

7) Alan has a headache. He ________ a headache since he got up  this morning.

8) I`m learning English. I ______ English for six month. 

Ex.3.

1) Mark (is/has been) since April.

2) Jane is a good friend of mine. I (know/ have known) her very well.

3) Jane is a good friend of mine. I (know/ have known) her for a long time.

4) Martin (works/ has worked) in a hotel now.

5) How long (do you live/ have you lived) in this house.

6)” Is that a new coat?”  “ No, I (have/ I`ve had) this coat for a long time.” 

Ex.4. Read the situations and write sentences. Use the following verbs:

Arrive       break       fall        go up    grow       improve        lose 

1) Tom is looking for his key. He can`t find it.    He _________.

2) Margaret can`t walk and her leg is in  plaster.     She _________ .

3) Last week the bus fare was 80 pence. Now it is 90.   The bus fare ______ .

4) Maria`s English wasn`t very good. Now it`s better.    Her English _____.

5) Dan didn`t have a beard before. Now he has.         He _________ .

6) This morning I was expecting a letter. Now I have it.       The letter _______.

7)The temperature was 20 degrees. Now it`s only 12.        The _________. 

Ex.5. Put in been or gone

1) Jim is on holiday. He`s ______ to Italy.

2)Hello! I`ve just ______ to the shops. I`ve bought a lot of things.

3) Alice isn`t here at the moment. She`s _______ to the shop to get a newspaper.

4) Tom has _____ out. He will back in about an hour.

5)”Are you going to the bank?”   “No, I`ve already _____ to the bank.” 
 

Ex.6.