English Grammar Exercises: Present, Past, and Future Tenses
English Grammar Exercises
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple or present continuous.
1.- Do you always walk to football practice?
2.- I am having a shower now. Please answer the phone.
3.- Sandra usually goes shopping on Saturday morning.
4.- Don’t make a noise. The baby is sleeping.
5.- I want to leave now.
6.- Do you know where Kevin lives?
Write sentences with the words below. Use the present simple or present continuous.
1.- travel/they/at night/long distances/never.
They never travel long distances at night.
2.- play/every/Tuesday afternoon/tennis/I
I play tennis every Tuesday afternoon.
3.- her/new book/Jenna/read/at the moment.
Jenna is reading her new book at the moment.
4.- my family/Brighton/every year/go/to
My family go to Brighton every year.
5.- what/do/now/Uncle Joe.
What is Uncle Joe doing now?
6.- sit/in the restaurant/people/lots of/at the moment
There are lots of people sitting in the restaurant at the moment.
Rewrite the following sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Do not change the meaning of the original sentences.
1.- Kate isn’t interested in history. (not like)
Kate doesn’t like history.
2.- My parents are in Europe at the moment. (travel)
My parents are travelling around Europe.
3.- The dog is quiet now. (not bark)
The dog isn’t barking.
4.- What’s your opinion of the show? (think)
What do you think about the show?
5.- We are regular visitors to London. (often)
We often visit London.
6.- Sue can’t open the door because she’s in the bath. (have)
Sue can’t open the door because she is having a bath.
Past Simple and Past Continuous
Choose the correct answer
1.- I was walking to school when I saw you.
2.- The show started an hour ago.
3.- Dave went skiing last year.
4.- Did you get my e-mail?
5.- Oh, no! I didn’t remember Emily’s birthday.
6.- When Susie left the shop, she was carrying a heavy bag.
7.- Jake dropped his iPod while he was running in the park.
8.- I didn’t hear you because everyone was shouting.
9.- Did you speak to Mr. Jones after the meeting?
10.- They didn’t do their homework yesterday.
Write a suitable question for each answer below. Pay attention to the words in bold.
1.- What were you doing when I phoned?
2.- When did she see Jenny?
3.- Did Mike see the new film last night?
4.- Who ate the chocolate cake?
5.- Why was the baby crying?
6.- Where were Gail and Ron waiting at?
Choose the sentence that is closer in meaning to the original sentence.
1.- We got to the museum before the doors closed.
2.- b) Dave and Sue were busy at the same time.
3.- b) We started talking before the teacher came in.
4.- a) I fell before I got on the train.
5.- a) Mark listened to the radio when the tea was made.
Present Perfect and Past Simple
Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or the past simple.
1.- haven’t been/visited
2.- have you done/have done/had
3.- haven’t seen/have you been
4.- has worked/graduated
5.- have painted
6.- hasn’t spoken
7.- have been.
Using ‘for’ and ‘since’
Complete the sentences using the words in the box (for, since…)
1.- yet 2.- since 3.- already 4.- ever 5.- for 6.- just
Adjective Forms
Choose the correct form of the adjective to complete the sentences.
1.- interesting 2.- scared 3.- relaxed 4.- depressing 5.- boring 6.- shocked
Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
1.- good 2.- hard 3.- quickly 4.- badly 5.- near
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct future form.
1.- will see 2.- will turn 3.- will leave/will catch 4.- will give 5.- will build 6.- will leave
Choose the correct future form to complete the predictions.
1.- is going to have 2.- will win 3.- is going to snow 4.- are going to fall 5.- will be 6.- will live
Complete (1.- up 2.- away 3.- down 4.- on 5.- back 6.- out)