Revision of tenses


1. Put the verbs into the correct form: present simple, present continuous, past simple or past
continuous.
 a. I remember the day you got your exam results. We.....were watching........(watch) a film in the
sitting room when you rushed in and told us.
 b. What have you put in my burger? It.......................(taste) absolutely disgusting.
 c. It´s a great jacket, I know, but unfortunately it ..............................(not / belong)
to me.
 d. Why .........................(you / wear) that thin dress? You´ll freeze to death in this wind!
 e. Molly´s fed up because she hurt her ankle when she .....................(jog) this morning.
 f. Tea or coffee? I´m making both, so just say which you......................(prefer).
 g. You ………….. (be) an idiot this morning.


2. Put the verbs into the correct form: present perfect simple, present perfect continuous, present
simple or present continuous.


Sam is the captain of his local team. He´s talking to his brother, Dave.


SAM: Dave, I´m worried about the team.

DAVE: But why? (1)..........you have won..........(You / win) every game this season.

SAM: Yeah, (2)........................(we / be) very lucky. That´s (3)...........................
(what / cause)

           me problems now.

DAVE: How come?

SAM: Well, (4)..............................(we / practise) twice a week this season and

           (5)................................. (that / really / make) a difference. Now, some of
the guys say

           that´s not necessary because (6)............................... (we / always / win). I
´m afraid that

           if  (7)..................................(we / not / practise) so often, we may lose our
matches.

          (8)..............................(We / play) Donnington on Saturday and
(9)..........................

          (everyone / agree) they are a really strong team. The trouble is,
(10)........................

           (we / not / practise) since Monday.

DAVE: I can see (11) ..........................( you / have) a problem. What can you do?

SAM: I think the problem is really Colin.

DAVE:  The big guy (12).........................(who / play) for you since last season?

SAM: Yes. (13)..............................(He / usually / score) most of our goals. Since the
summer,

           (14).................................(he / arrive) for training really late. When I try
to talk to him,

            (15)................................(he / refuse) to listen to what (16)
............................(I / say).

DAVE: Well, tell him he can´t play if (17).........................(he / not / listen) to you.

SAM:  I guess I´ll have to. (18)...........................(I / not / like) it. What if

            (19)................... (he / get angry) and (20).............. (leave) the team?

DAVE: (21)..............................(I / hope) not.



(Hashemi, L.; Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use Supplementary Exercises with Answers. Cambridge
University Press, 2004. Ex. 19, 34)