Revision of tenses I. Choose the correct verb form: 1. How long do you live / have you lived here? - For two years. Where have you lived / did you live before? -- In Prague. 2. Look it's raining. -- Is it? When has it started / did it start? 3. What did you do / were you doing yesterday at 4 o'clock? -- I was at home. Why? -- I thought I saw you at a bus stop. -- No, it wasn't me. I sat / was sitting in my room and I did / was doing my homework. 4. Jane is away on holiday. -- Oh, is she? Where did she go/ has she gone? 5. Why is the kitchen so messy? What have you done / have you been doing there? 6. What are you looking for? -- Well, I lost / have lost my keys again. Have you seen / did you see them anywhere? 7. Sorry, I'm late. Are you waiting / Have you been waiting long? -- No, just about five minutes. Don't worry. 8. Jane is my good friend. I have known / I have been knowing her for more than ten years. 9. Do you often go on holiday? -- No, I didn't have / I haven't had a holiday for five years. 10. How many plays has Shakespeare written / did Shakespeare write? -- I'm not sure. 11. Everything is going well. We didn't have / haven't had any problems so far. 12. Margaret didn't go / hasn't gone to work because she wasn't feeling well. 13. Look. That girl over there wears / is wearing the same sweater as you. 14. You son is much taller than when I last saw him. He grew / has grown a lot. 15. I still don't know what to do. I didn't decide / I haven't decided yet. 16. Jane had a book in front of her but she didn't read / wasn't reading it. 17. Mary wasn't happy in her new job at first but now she begins / is beginning to enjoy it. 18. When Sue heard the news she wasn't / hasn't been very pleased. 19. Where are you coming from / do you come from? Are you American? 20. Bob and Alice are married / have been married for 15 years. 21. Before we got our cat , we never had / had never had a pet in our family. II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: 1. Why ____________ (not / be) you at school yesterday? -- I _____________ (not /feel) well, so I ________________ (stay) at home. 2. What's the problem? -- I ____________________ (not / understand) this sentence. -- I __________________ (explain) it to you if you like. 3. This summer I _________________ (go) to Paris and I am really looking forward to it. I __________________ (never / be) there. -- Paris is beautiful. You________ (like) it. I _______________ (go) there a few years ago and I _____________ (love) it. When __________________ (you / leave)? -- July 5^th. 4. When I saw him he _________________ (talk) to some girl, but I don't know who she was. I _____________________ (never / meet) her before. She __________ (look) really good. 5. Oh, hello. I thought you ______________ (be) on holiday? -- Yes, we __________________ (just / come) back. - __________________ (you / have) a good time? -- Yes, wonderful. The weather was beautiful, the sun ___________ ________ (shine) all the time. 6. Are you free on Saturday? -- No, I ___________________ (go) to Prague to see my friends. -- When __________________ (you / come) back? -- On Monday. You know, I __________________ (not / work) this Monday, so I can stay there a bit longer then I originally wanted to. 7. How long ____________________ (you / live) here? -- All my life. I _________ (be) born here. -- So, you ______________ (know) the town very well, _______ you? 8. What ___________________ (you / look) at? -- Well, these are the photos from my holiday in Greece. __________________ (you / want) to have a look as well? -- No, not now. I must hurry to the station, the train ________________ (leave) in twenty minutes. __________________ (you / have) them there tomorrow? 9. Paul found a purse in the street. He ____________ (not / know) what to do with it, so he __________ ( take) it to the police station. 10. They invited me to their party, but I ___________ (be) very busy because I ______________ (study) for my exams. So, I _____________ (cannot) come, but I phoned to apologize. 11. Where is Mary? I ____________ (need) to speak to her. -- Well, she _________ (be/not) here. She __________ (go) to the bank an hour ago, and she ____________ (not / return) yet. -- OK, when she _____________ (come), tell her to come to my office immediately. 12. _______________ (you / see) Paul today? -- No, but I think he's coming later today, but I _______________ (not / know) when exactly. 13. This is too difficult for me. -- What's the problem ? I _______________ (explain) it to you if you like. -- Really? That's great. I ________________ (not / understand) it at all. -- Well, I ____________ (do) something similar yesterday, so I can help. 14. You have got a new job, haven't you? -- Yes, I ______________ (start) fourteen days ago, so I can't say much yet. -- What about your new colleagues? -- Well, they ________ (be) nice, but still it's too early. We ______________ (see). -- How ____________________ (you / get) it? -- Well, my mother ____________ (see) an advertisement in the paper and she ___________ (tell) me about it. You know, I ________________ (never / read) advertisements myself. So, I ___________ (phone) there and I _____________ (be) probably the best of all, so I ___________ (get) it. 15. I ___________ (spend) the summer in England. I ____________ (come) back last week. -- Oh, I see. Your English ________________ (improve) a lot. -- Thanks. 16. What _______________ (you / have) for breakfast? -- I _______________ (not / eat) anything yet today. I ______________ (oversleep), so I _____________ (be) in a hurry in the morning. -- Well, we ________________ (have) lunch now, so come with us. 17. I'm tired, I can't go on . I _______________ (finish) it tomorrow. There is still some time. -- Why _______________ (not / do) it yesterday? -- I worked on it, but it's too long. -- OK, I __________ (help) you with it tomorrow morning. -- Thanks. III. Complete the sentences: 1. A: __________________ (you / go) out last night? B: No, ____________________ (I / stay) at home. A: What __________________ (you / do)? B: ____________________ (I / watch) television. A: ____________________ (you / go) out tomorrow night? B: Yes, ____________________ (I/go) to the cinema. A: Which film _____________________ (you / see)? B: ___________________ (I/not/know). I ________________ (not / decide) yet. 2. A: Are you on holiday here? B: Yes, we are. A: How long ________________ (you / be) here? B: We _________________ (arrive) yesterday. A: And how long ___________________ (you / stay)? B: Until the end of next week. A: And ____________________ (you / like) it here? B: Yes, we____________________ (have) a wonderful time. 3. A: Oh, I ___________________ (just/ remember) -- Jill _________________ (phone) while you were out. B: She _________________ (always / phone) when I'm not here. ___________________ (she / leave) a message? A: No, but she ________________ (want) you to phone her back as soon as possible. B: OK, I _________________ (phone) her now. ________________ (you / know) her number? A: It's in my address book. I ________________ (get) it for you. A: I __________________ (go) out with Chris and Steve this evening. _______ __________ (you / want) to come with us? B: Yes, where ____________________ (you / go)? A: To the Italian restaurant in North Street. ___________________ (you / ever/ eat) there? B: Yes, I ____________ (be) there two or three times. In fact I __________ (go) there last night but I'd love to go again. 4. A: _________________ (I/lose) my glasses again. ________________ (you / see) them? B: You _________________ (wear) them when I ____________ (come) in. A: Well, I ___________________ (not / wear) now, so where are they? B: :_______________________ (you / look) in the kitchen? A: No, _________________ (I / go) and look now. IV. Complete the sentences using a suitable form of the verbs in brackets: 1. Maria Fernandez is Spanish. She lives in Madrid, where she ____________ (1 work) for an export company. She ____________ (2 be) with this company for two years now. At the moment she ____________ (3 study) English on a one-month intensive course in London. She ______________ (4 be) in London for one week now. She ____________ (5 arrive) there last Saturday. This is not Maria's first time in Britain. She ___________ (6 be) there twice before. 2. I woke up when I ___________ (1 hear) a noise downstairs. I ____________ (2 get) out of bed quietly because my wife _________________ (3 still / sleep) and __________ (4 go) to the top of the stairs. It was dark, but I could see two men downstairs in the living room. They ______________ (5 try) to open the safe. When I ____________ (6 switch) on the light, the two men _____________ (7 run) into the kitchen and ____________(8 escape) out of the back door. Then, before, I _____________ (9 have) a chance to do anything, I _______________ (10 hear) a police car pull up outside the house. A neighbour of mine _________________ (11 see) the men breaking into my house and ______________ (12 phone) for the police. V. Choose the correct form: 1. It's 6.30 in the evening and Sally has just come home. Simon is in the kitchen. Sally: Hi, Simon. Something smells / is smelling (1) nice. What do you cook / are you cooking (2) ? Simon: I make / I'm making (3) some onion soup. Would you like some? Sally: No, thanks. I'm not hungry at the moment. I've just had / I just had (4) something to eat in town. Simon: Oh? What did you have / have you had (5) ? Sally: I've met / I met (6) Peter at 5.00 and we were going / went (7) to Alfredo's for a pizza. Can I just taste the soup? It's looking / It looks (8) delicious. Umm! Very good. I think. It's the best onion soup I've ever tasted / I've ever been tasting. (9) 2. Andrew's friend, Les, has bought a new bicycle. Les: Hi, Andrew. Do you like / Are you liking (1) my new bike? Andrew: Yes, very much! I didn't know you'd bought a bike. How long have you had / do you have it? (2) Les: Oh, I've only had / I've only been having (3) it for a few days. I bought / I've bought (4) it last weekend. Andrew: How much did it cost / has it cost? (5) Less: -L- 120. I'd been saving / I've been saving (6) for over a year to buy it. 3. Mrs Wood has hurt here arm. She is at the doctor's: Doctor: Does your arm hurt when you move it, Mrs Woods? Mrs Woods: Yes, a little. It's hurting / It's been hurting (1) me for about a week now. I fell / I was falling (2) off a ladder when I cleaned / I was cleaning (3) the windows at home last Saturday. Are you thinking / Do you think (4) that I've broken / I broke (5) my arm, doctor? Doctor: No, you didn't break / haven't broken (6) it, Mrs Woods. But I think you should go to hospital for an X-ray. VI. Mistakes -- tick the right sentences, correct the wrong ones (there is only one mistake in the wrong sentences): 1. What do you drink? It looks awful. -- It does, but it's great. Do you want to taste it? 2. I tryed to open the box, but I didn't manage. 3. I don't believe a word he says. 4. Are you hungry? -- No, I've just had lunch. 5. Are you from Prague? -- No, I live all my life in Brno. 6. What are you doing tonight? -- We're going to the cinema. 7. I read some plays by Shakespeare but I've never seen any on stage. 8. How did you break your leg? -- I was going skiing at the weekend. 9. I usually go to school by bus, but today I take a train. 10. My grandfather died in 1985. I have never met him. 11. The room stinks. Somebody has smoked here. 12. When we arrived at the theatre, the play already started. We were 20 minutes late. 13. When I arrived at the station, Carol was already waiting for me. 14. It hasn't been raining since last Monday, but the weather forecast says it should rain today or tomorrow. 15. What do you work on? -- It's my history project. Do you want to have a look? Answer key Revision of tenses I. 1. have you lived, did you live 11. haven't had 2. did it start 12. didn't go 3. were you doing, was sitting , was doing 13. is wearing 4. has she gone 14. has grown 5. have you been doing 15. haven't decided 6. have lost, have you seen 16. wasn't reading 7. have you been waiting long 17. is beginning 8. have known 18. wasn't 9. haven't had 19. do you come 10. did Shakespeare write 20. have been married 21. had never had II. 1. weren't you, wasn't feeling / didn't feel, stayed 2. don't understand, I'll explain 3. am going, have never been, will like, went, loved, are you leaving 4. was talking, had never met her before 5. were, have just come, did you have, was shining 6. am going, are you coming, am not working 7. have you lived here, was born, know, don't you 8. are you looking, do you want, leaves, will you have 9. didn't know, took 10. was, was studying, couldn't 11. need, isn't, went, hasn't returned, comes 12. Have you seen, don't know 13. I'll explain, don't understand, did 14. started, are, will see, did you get, saw, told, never read, phoned, was, got 15. spent, came, has improved 16. did you have, haven't eaten, overslept, was, are going to have 17. I'll finish, didn't you do, I'll help III. 1. did you go stayed did you do watched Are you going I am going are you going to watch I don't know, haven't decided 2. have you been arrived are you staying / are you going to stay do you like are having 3. I've just remembered, phoned She always phones, Did she leave she wants I'll phone , do you know I'll get 4. I'm going out, Do you want to come Are you going Have you ever eaten I have been, went 5. I've lost, Have you seen You were wearing, came I am not wearing Have you looked/ Did you look I'll go IV. 1. 1. works 2. has been 3. is studying 4. has been 5. arrived 6. has been 2. 1. heard 7. ran 2. got 8. escaped 3. was still sleeping 9. had 4. went 10. heard 5. were trying 11. had seen 6. switched on 12. had phoned V. 1. 2. 3. 1. smells 1. do you like 1. it's been hurting 2. are you cooking 2. have you had 2. I fell 3. I'm making 3. I've only had 3. I was cleaning 4. I've just had 4. I bought 4. do you think 5. did you have 5. did it cost 5. I've broken 6. I met 6. I'd been saving 6. haven't broken 7. we went 8. It looks 9. I've ever tasted VI. wrong or right 1. w -- are you drinking 2. w -- tried 3. r 4. r 5. w -- I have lived 6. r 7. w -- I've read 8. w - went skiing / was skiing 9. w -- I'm taking 10. w -- I never met 11. w -- has been smoking 12. w -- had already started 13. r 14. w -- it hasn't rained 15. w -- are you working