English Tenses

Find the signal words for simple present.

1. Which is a signal word for simple present? last week – on Mondays – next week
2. Which is not a signal word for simple present? usually - everyday - in 2005

Put these verbs in simple present.

1. He/ to go
2. They / to play
3. Mary/ to wash
4. My children / be
5. She/ not, to study

Put the following verbs in the correct tense.

1. Maria sometimes (to read) ______ ______ Spanish novels.
2. David (wash) ______ the family car on Sundays.
3. The teacher (wear) ______ a suit and tie every meeting.
4. My children (to be) ______ usually sick in Autumn.
5. (Jackie, go) ______ to the gym every week?

Find the signal words for simple past.

1. Which is a signal word for simple past? the other day – tomorrow - rarely
2. Which is not a signal word for simple past? ago - in 2005 - next week

Put these verbs in simple past.

1. go
2. see
3. play
4. not, come
5. they/be

Put the following verbs in the correct tense.

1. Mike's parents (arrive) ______ yesterday at 6 O'clock.
2. My little brother (see) a nightmare last night.
3. Alfred and Dave (to be) ______ in the swimming two hours ago.
4. We (not, to like) ______ the party last weekend; it was too noisy.
5. (Nancy, go) ______ shopping last night?

Find the signal words for present continuous.

1. Which is a signal word for present continuous? last - now - every night
2. Which is not a signal word for present continuous? now - already - still

Put these verbs in present continuous.

1. They / play
2. Sara and Leila/dance
3. I/ not, speak
4. He/ to sing
5. David / not, to write

Put the following verbs in the correct tense.

1. Now, it (rain) ______ heavily outside.
2. She (not, speak) French at the moment.
3. Many people (still, fight) ______ against poverty in Africa.
4. Mark's children (to play) video games at the moment.
5. (Sandra, to do) ______ her homework now?

Find the signal words for past continuous.

1. Which is a signal word for past continuous? while - by next week - tomorrow
2. Which is not a signal word for past continuous? next week - when - while

Put these verbs in past continuous.

1. She/ watch
2. They/ to play
3. It/ rain
4. Many students/ to work
5. He/ not, to drive

Put the following verbs in the correct tense.

1. Barbara (to do) ______ her homework yesterday when I came in.
2. When I (write) ______ the E-mail last time, Mary (to watch) ______ TV.
3. I saw my teacher yesterday when I (wait) ______ for the bus.
4. When Sandra (arrive) ______ home yesterday, her father (not, to cook) ______ lunch.
5. (Your brother, to play) ______ the game when the computer crashed down?

Find the signal words for present perfect.

1. Which is a signal word for present perfect? still – usually – since
2. Which is not a signal word for present perfect? since - before - for

Put these verbs in present perfect.

1. They/ to do
2. Jack / to publish
3. He/ not, to have
4. She/ to study
5. Mike and Lina / to have

Put the following verbs in the correct tense.

1. He (just, phone) Sabrina; she is in Chicago now.
2. I (buy, recently) ______ a laptop to Louis.
3. The maid (not, cook) ______ the dinner yet.
4. She (drive) ______ this car for two hours.
5. He (to be) ______ in prison since 2003.
6. (you, ever, read) ______ Hemingway's novels?

Find the signal words for past perfect.

1. Which is a signal word for past perfect? last week - after - now
2. Which is not a signal word for past perfect? at the moment - after- already

Find the past perfect to these verbs.

1. come
2. not, have
3. see
4. play
5. cut

Put the following verbs in the correct tense.

1. Before Randa (to take) ______ the test exam yesterday, she (memorize) ______ irregular verbs.
2. After she (to do) her homework last night, she (go) ______ to bed.
3. When I (arrive) ______ home yesterday, the film (already, start) ______ .
4. Last time, I (feel) ______ stressed because I (never, take) ______ the IELTS Test before.
5. Jonny (get) ______ the job after he (graduate) ______ from Oxford university.

Find the signal words for simple future.

1. Which is a signal word for simple future? already - next week - in 2017
2. Which is not a signal word for simple future? by tomorrow - tomorrow - soon

Find the simple future to the following verbs.

1. to work
2. to play
3. to speak
4. not, to come
5. to enjoy

Put the following verbs in the correct tense.

1. I (to travel) ______ around the world next summer holiday.
2. The boss (not, to meet) ______ you tomorrow; he's busy.
3. Alberto (marry) ______ Helen next month.
4. The Smiths (not, to be) ______ in England next January.
5. (James, attend) ______ the conference tomorrow?

Find the signal words for future perfect.

1. Which is a signal word for future perfect? tomorrow - in two days' time - next week
2. Which is not a signal word for future perfect? already – by ... – in three weeks' time

Put these verbs in future perfect.

1. to go
2. to play
3. to do
4. to visit
5. to enjoy

Put the following verbs in the correct tense.

1. By 9 O'clock, many students (finish) ______ doing their exercises.
2. In two days' time, we (go) ______ .
3. My brother (to return) ______ from the trip by 7 O'clock.
4. By November, we (buy) ______ a new apartment in Paris.
5. By the end of next year, we (study) ______ English for three years.

Put the following verbs in the correct tense.

1. My friends (to eat) ______ everything before I (join) ______ them yesterday.
2. After he (have) ______ a shower last night, we (go out) ______ with Laura.
3. When I (arrive) ______ at the cinema, the film (already, start) ______ .
4. Sara and Peter (know) each other for three years before they (get) married.
5. She (to phone) ______ to New York yesterday.
6. As soon as he (finish) ______ to Morocco. (Note: This sentence seems incomplete in the original text, but it is preserved as is.)

Put the following verbs in the correct tense.

1. The police (look for) ______ the thief for 10 days before they (catch) ______ him.
2. She (to be) ______ tired because she (work) ______ all day.
3. She (drive) ______ for a couple of hours before she (have) ______ the accident.
4. He (to work) ______ on the project for three hours before the boss (come in) ______ .
5. They (play) ______ for two hours when it (begin) ______ to rain.
6. I (feel) ______ tired yesterday because I (to drive) ______ all night.

Put the following verbs in the correct tense.

1. By 8 O'clock tomorrow, she (to do) ______ the laundry.
2. The Smiths (visit) ______ all Europe by next year.
3. By this time tomorrow, we (finish) ______ the project.
4. By 10 O'clock, the kids (fall) asleep.
5. By next year, Maria (to receive) ______ her promotion.
6. The maid (clean) ______ the entire house by dinner.
7. Monica and Rosa (to begin) working by this time tomorrow morning.
8. By Sunday, you (do) ______ all the homework.
9. In three days' time, the school (receive) prizes.
10. In five minutes' time, they (to leave) ______ the classroom.