PRACTICES ON TENSES
I. SIMPLE PRESENT (HIỆN TẠI ĐƠN)
Exercise 1: Put the verb in the present simple tense.
1. She (wash) washes
_____________her clothes every Sunday.
2. She (study) _____________English every day.
3. He (want) _____________to become a teacher.
4. She usually (walk) _____________to school.
5. What time _____________Mary usually (get) _____________up every morning?
6. She (not wash) _____________her clothes every weekend.
7. _____________they (be) teachers?
8. It (not be) _____________often cold in summer.
9. Tom usually (walk) _____________to school.
10. He (be) _____________a student.
Exercise 2: Put the verb in the present simple tense.
1. I (be) _____________sixteen years old.
2. They (be) _____________very friendly.
3. Every week she (go) _____________to visit her parents.
4. What time _____________your father usually (get) _____________up?
5. We (not go) _____________to school on Sundays.
6. We (not be) _____________very lazy.
7. The Earth (go) _____________ around the Sun.
8. I (visit) _____________my parents very often.
9. _____________he (go) _____________to school every day?
10. _____________she (come) _____________from Japanese?
Exercise 3: Choose the best answer.
1. The weather ______ very nice today.
A. am B. is C. are D. be
2. Rome _____________ in Spain. It is in Italy.
A. am not B. are not C. is not D. not
3. Where _____________ my key?
A. be B. is C. are D. am
4. Dunford is a very modern town. ____________ many old buildings there.
A. There isn’t B. There be not C. There aren’t D. There are
5. Look! There ______ a photograph of George in the Newspaper!
A. be B. is C. are D. be not
6. Ann is at home but her children _______ at school.
A. are B. are not C. is D. is not
7. How many rooms ____ in your house?
A. is there B. are there C. there are D. there is
8. Cats ____ big animals.
A. be not B. is not C. are not D. are no
9. Who _____ your favorite actor?
A. are B. be C. is D. be not
10. We (watch) _____________TV every night.
A. watching B. watches C. don’t watches D. watch
Exercise 4: Find and correct the mistakes.
1. How often is he go to the movie?
2. Minh go to school every morning
3. She is often gets up at 5:30.
4. Don’t your school have two floors?
5. The students play sometimes soccer in the afternoon.
6. My brother isn’t have breakfast at 6:00.
7. The children has lunch at 11:00 everyday.
8. We alway go swimming on Saturdays.
9. Does she plays sports every day?
10. My mother doesn’t goes shopping on Sundays.
II. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Exercise 1: Rewrite each sentence as a positive, negative, or question.
Example: She (read) ____is reading _____ at the moment.
1. He (watch) ____________________________________TV right now.
2. At present they (sit) ___________________________ in the class.
3. This year we (learn) _________________________ English.
4. Look! Peter (play) ______________________ football in the schoolyard.
5. Be quiet! The baby (sleep) _______________________________.
6. Look! The man (smoke) ____________________________ there.
7. She (write) _______________________ to her parents now.
8. My father (work) ___________________________in the garden at the moment.
9. John (listen) _____________________________ to the radio now.
10. He (play) _______________________chess at the moment.
Exercise 2: Put the verb in the present continuous tense.
1. The workers (work) ______________________ in the firm at the moment.
2. Please be quite! You (make) ____________________so much noise so I can’t
concentrate.
3. Tony (have) __________________a bath at the moment.
4. Listen! He (read) ____________________a story by Shakespeare.
5. At present Richard (study) _______________in London.
6. This term I (study) _______________philosophy and economics.
7. Janet (have) _______________a shower at the moment.
8. They (not/study) _______________at present.
9. Yukiko (have) _______________a bath now.
10. We (make) _______________a cake at the moment.
Exercise 3: Find and correct the mistakes.
1. He paints his pictures at the moment.
2. We plant the herbs in the garden at present.
3. They makes the artificial flowers of silk now.
4. Your father are repairing your motorbike at the moment.
5. Look! The man takes the children to the cinema.
6. Listen! The teacher are explaining a new lesson to us.
7. Be careful! You brings ten glass bottles.
8. Ba studies Math very hard now.
9. We is have dinner in a restaurant right now
10. I watching TV with my parents in the living room now.
Exercise 4: Choose the best answer.
1. (it start) ________ to rain?
A. Am it starting B. Are it starting C. Does it starting D. Is it starting
2. Sue ________ to become a doctor?
A. are playing B. am playing C. plays D. is playing
3. You (take) ________.your daughter with you?
A. Are you taking B. is you taking C. am you taking D. are you taking
4. The dog (play) ________ with the kids?
A. Are the dog playing B. Am the dog playing
C. Does the dog playing D. Is the dog playing
5. They (come) ________ tonight?
A. am they coming B. is they coming C. Are they coming D. is they coming
6. Be quiet! The baby ________.
A. is sleeping B. sleep C. sleeps D. are sleeping
7. Look! A man ________ after the train. He wants to catch it.
A. is running B. runs C. run D. is running
8. I ________an exercise on the present tenses at this moment.
A. is doing B. are doing C. am doing D. do
9. My father ________ in the garden and it ________ now.
A. is working/ is raining B. works/ rains
C. working/ raining D. are working/ are raining
10. Mai ________ some food at present. She always ________ in the morning.
A. is cooking/ cooks B. cooks/ is cooking C. cooks/ cooks D. is cooking/ is cooking
III. THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE
Exercise 1: Put the verb in the past simple tense.
1. He (be) _____ only 34 years old when he died.
2. The police (stop) _____ me on my way last night.
3. Mozart (write) _____ more than 600 pieces of music.
4. My mother (not pick) _____ up me the last afternoon.
5. I (go) _____ to the cinema three times last week.
6. I was angry because they (be) _____ late.
7. _____ you (attend) the extra class last night?
8. Last year I (live) _____ in London.
9. My best friend (go) _____ to abroad five days ago.
10. The weather (be) _____ good when we were on holiday.
Exercise 2: Put the verb in the past simple tense.
1. _____ you (go) out yesterday evening?
2. The film wasn’t good, I (not enjoy)_____ it very much.
3. I (meet) _____ Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago.
4. I (buy) _____ that novel on Monday.
5. Liza (get) _____ a good mark in the final exam.
6. Most students (take) _____ no interest in the matter.
7. Newton (come) _____ back to his study after eating his lunch.
8. The second war (finish) _____ 40 years ago.
9. When I was young, I (want) _____ to be a pilot.
10. I was frightened and I (start) _____ to run.
Exercise 3: Give the correct tense form of the verbs
1. He (be) _____ in prison for twenty-seven years last year.
2. Yesterday, I (go) ______ to the restaurant with my ex-husband.
3. We (drive) ______ around the town for 50 minutes to find my dog.
4. When we (arrive) ______ at the restaurant, the place (be) ______ full.
5. The policeman (tell) ______ us to come back in two hours yesterday.
6. My aunt and I slowly (walk) ______ back to the house last night.
7. We (see) ______ a small grocery store three week ago.
8. We (stop) in the grocery store and (buy) ______ some bread last month.
9. I (not go) ______ to office last Monday.
10. she (get) ______ married a few months ago?
Exercise 4: Choose the best answer.
1. I _______ born on the first of May.
A. were B. was C. are D. is
2. The enemy ______ by night.
A. attack B. attacks C. attacked D. did attack
3. Mind about what I _______ just now.
A. said B. say C. did say D. didn’t say
4. Did you ever _____ of such a thing?
A. hear B. hears C. heard D. heart
5. He ______ some eggs to make the cakes
A. buys B. buy C. buried D. bought
6. There ________ any eggs in the packet when I the kitchen.
A. wasn’t/come B. weren’t/ come C. wasn’t/ came D. weren’t/ came
7. I _________ an English course to improve all the skills.
A. not joined B. joined C. did joined D. join
8. We______ to our friend last night.
A. spoke B. speak C. speaked D. spoken
9. We _____ and ______ lunch at the cafeteria with them.
A. talked/ have B. talked/ had C. talk/ had D. talked/ have
10. _____ you attend yoga class when I ______ at home?
A. Did/ stayed B. Didn’t/ didn’t stayed C. Did/ didn’t stayed D. Did/ stay
IV. SIMPLE FUTURE
Exercise 1: Put the verb in the future simple tense.
1. A: “There's someone at the door.”
B: “I _____________ (get) it.”
2. Joan thinks the Conservatives _____________ (win) the next election.
3. A: “I’m moving house tomorrow.”
B: “I _____________ (come) and help you.”
4. If she passes the exam, she _____________ (be) very happy.
5. I _____________ (be) there at four o'clock, I promise.
6. A: “I’m cold.”
B: “I _____________ (turn) on the fire.”
7. A: “She's late.”
B: “Don't worry she _____________ (come).”
8. The meeting _____________ (take) place at 6 p.m.
9. If you eat all of that cake, you _____________ (feel) sick.
10. They _____________ (be) at home at 10 o'clock.
Exercise 2: Put the verb in the future simple tense.
1. I'm afraid I _____________ (not / be) able to come tomorrow.
2. Because of the train strike, the meeting _____________ (not / take) place at 9 o'clock.
3. A: “Go and tidy your room.”
B: “I _____________ (not / do) it!”
4. If it rains, we _____________ (not / go) to the beach.
5. In my opinion, she _____________ (not / pass) the exam.
6. A: “I'm driving to the party, would you like a lift?”
B: “Okay, I _____________ (not / take) the bus, I'll come with you.”
7. He _____________ (not / buy) the car, if he can't afford it.
8. I've tried everything, but he _____________ (not / eat).
9. According to the weather forecast, it _____________ (not / snow) tomorrow.
10. A: “I'm really hungry.”
B: “In that case we _____________ (not / wait) for John.”
Exercise 3: Put the verb in the future simple tense.
1. _____________ (they / come) tomorrow?
2. When _____________ (you / get) back?
3. If you lose your job, what _____________ (you / do)?
4. In your opinion, _____________ (she / be) a good teacher?
5. What time _____________ (the sun / set) today?
6. _____________ (she / get) the job, do you think?
TEST YOURSELF
1. At the moment, my parents _______ dinner in the kitchen.
A. cook B. cooks C. are cooking D. cooked
2. Tomorrow, I _______ to the park with my friends.
A. go B. goes C. went D. will go
3. My father _______ coffee every morning.
A. drink B. drinks C. is drinking D. drank
4. Don’t worry! I _______ you soon.
A. call B. called C. will call D. am calling
5. They _______ at home last night because it rained.
A. stay B. stays C. stayed D. are staying
6. I _______ my homework right now.
A. do B. did C. am doing D. will do
7. Yesterday, my brother _______ to the cinema with his friends.
A. go B. goes C. went D. is going
8. She usually _______ to school by bus.
A. go B. goes C. went D. is going
9. The sun _______ in the east.
A. rise B. rises C. rose D. is rising
10.We _______ English now. Please be quiet!
A. study B. studies C. studied D. are studying
11. She thinks robots _______ help us in the future.
A. will B. is C. are D. does
12.We _______ a lot of photos on our trip last summer.
A. take B. takes C. took D. are taking
13.I _______ TV every evening.
A. watch B. watches C. watched D. am watching
14.Lan _______ her homework before dinner yesterday.
A. do B. does C. did D. is doing
15.Look! The children _______ football in the yard.
A. play B. plays C. are playing D. played
16.I _______ a very interesting book two days ago.
A. read B. reads C. reading D. am reading
17.We _______ English more carefully for the next exam.
A. study B. studies C. will study D. studied
18.She can’t answer the phone because she _______ a shower.
A. takes B. is taking C. took D. will take
19.My father _______ buy a new computer next month.
A. buy B. buys C. bought D. will buy
20.They _______ in a small house in the countryside.
A. live B. lives C. lived D. are living
