I. Put the verbs in brackets in the present and the past simple tense:
1. I (have) _______________________ coffee for breakfast every day.
2. They (begin) _______________________ their school 7 years ago.
3. It (rain) ________________________the summer.
4. Bad students never (work) _________________________ hard.
5. He (visit) ____________ his friend yesterday and (find) ________________ that he had been out.
1. I (meet) _____________________ Mary last night. She’s become a very big girl.
2. We (watch) _____________________ a good programme on TV last night.
3. My friend (study) ______________________ English for an hour every night.
4. When he (start) _______________________ to learn French? - three months ago.
Exercise 2: Complete sentences, using gerund, infinitive with to and infinitive without to.
1. It’s obvious he’s only interested in (make) ________________ money.
2. Anne couldn’t find a taxi so I offered (drive) ________________ her to the station.
3. I managed (book) ________________ two seats on the morning flight.
4. I promise (send) ________________ you our new brochure as soon as it’s available.
5. Peter was delighted (meet) ________________ a former colleague at the conference.
6. I avoid (take) ________________ the car whenever possible, especially in big cities.
7. My father hates (wear) ________________ a tie to work.
8. We can’t afford (take) ________________ a vacation this summer.
9. The company was pleased (receive) ________________ your thank-you letter.
10. Would you mind (open) ________________ a window?
Supply the correct form of the verbs in simple past or past perfect
1. Yesterday John (go) ______________________to the store before he (go) home.
2. Our teacher (tell) _____________________us that he (visit) _____________________ London in 1970.
3. When John and I got to the theatre, the movie (start) ______________________ already.
4. After they had gone, I (sit) ______________________ down and (rest) ______________________.
5. It was the first time I (ever see) ______________________ such a beautiful girl.
6. Before she (watch) ______________________ TV, she (do) ______________________ her homework.
7. He (ask) ______________________ why we (come) so early.
8. They told me they (not, eat) ______________________ such kind of food before.
9. What (be) ______________________ he when he (be) ______________________ young.
10. They (go) ____________________ home after they (finish) ____________________ their homework.
the correct form of the verb in brackets in the present tense or the present continuous
1. My father (have)....has.....coffee for breakfast every day.
2.Hí sister (study).....studies......in a shoe store this summer.
3.The students (look)....are looking......up that new word now.
4.Marry (go)......goes.......to shool every day.
5.They (do).........are doing....this exercise at the moment.
6. Ms Eden (read)....is reading........a newspaper now.
7. It (rain)...rains..........very much in the summer. It (rain).....is raining........now.
8. Bad students never (syudy)........study......hard.
9. He generally (sing).....sings.......in English, but today he (sing)....is singing......in Spanish.
10. We seldom (eat).......eat......before 6.30.
11. She sometime (buy).......buy.......vegetables at his market.
12. We always (do)..........do..........our exercises carefully.
13. Look! A man (run)......is running.........after the train. He (want)......wants......to catch it.
14. It (be)..........is.....very cold now.
15. John (travel)......will travel/is going to travel.........tom England tomorrrow.
16. I (need)...........need....some money for my textbooks.
17. Tom (like).....likes........to go the museums.
18. Marry (love).......loves.....ice-cream.
1. My father (have)...has......coffee for breakfast every day.
2.His sister (study).......studies....in a shoe store this summer.
3.The students (look)...are looking.......up that new word now.
4.Marry (go)......goes.......to shool every day.
5.They (do).......are doing......this exercise at the moment.
6. Ms Eden (read)...is reading.........a newspaper now.
7. It (rain)......rains.......very much in the summer. It (rain).......a raining......now.
8. Bad students never (syudy).......study.......hard.
9. He generally (sing)....sings........in English, but today he (sing)....is singing......in Spanish.
10. We seldom (eat).......eat......before 6.30.
11. She sometime (buy)........buys......vegetables at his market.
12. We always (do).........do...........our exercises carefully.
13. Look! A man (run).........is running......after the train. He (want).......wants.....to catch it.
14. It (be).......is........very cold now.
15. John (travel).......will travel........tom England tomorrrow
16. I (need)...need............some money for my textbooks.
17. Tom (like)........likes.....to go the museums.
18. Marry (love)......loves......ice-cream.