Ex1: Put these verbs in to the perfect.
1. Hoa (finish)..... her homework.
2. We (listen)..... this song.
3. My father (not go).... to work.
4. Your mother (cook).... Lunch?
5. They (work)..... for that company.
Ex2: Put these verbs into correct form.
1. Yesterday I (phone).... for Long befor you (arrive)......
2. Last Sunday when I (get).... up, my mother (go).... to the market.
3. We (come)..... after Mai (finish).... her homework
Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past Tense:
24. I (say)________, "No, my secretary forgets to make them."
25. The waitress (tell)________ us to come back in two hours.
26. My client and I slowly (walk)________ back to the car.
27. Then we (see)________ a small grocery store.
28. We (stop)________ in the grocery store and (buy)________ some sandwiches.
29. That (be)________ better than waiting for two hours.
30. I (not go)________ to school last Sunday.
31. ________She (get)________ married last year?
32. What________ you (do)________ last night?- I (do)________ my homework.
33. I (love)________ him but no more.
34. Yesterday, I (get)________ up at 6 and (have)________ breakfast at 6.30.
35. Tom (not shave)________ this morning because he (not have)________ time
36. Where)________ you (go)________?
37. I (be)________ hungry, so I (buy)________ something to eat
38. She (not invite)________ her to the party
39. ________ they (be)________ at work yesterday?
40. We all (leave)________ the party at 11 o’clock
41. I (be)________ angry because Tom and Ann (be)________ late
42. What)________ you (do)________ at the weekend?
43. They (sell)________ their house
44. Professor Kenneth (teach)________ another class last year.
45. We (spend)________ two weeks in JAPAN.
46. The rain (stop)________ in the middle of the afternoon.
47. We (speak)________ to our friends last night.
48. I (realize)________ my error at once.
49. We (eat)________ lunch at the cafeteria with them.
50. He (drive)________ his car to work yesterday.
51. Albert Einstein (die)________ in 1955.
52. Tom (go)________ to the post office twice yesterday.
53. My car (break)________ down this morning on the way to work.
54. I (see)________ her last year.
55. What________ you (do)________ yesterday?
56. You (watch)________ TV last night?
57. She (be)________ born in 1980.
58. We (study)________ almost every lesson in this book so far.
59. We (watch, never)________ that television program.
60. We (watch)________ an interesting program on television last night.
61. My wife and I (travel)________ to Mexico by air last Summer.
62. I (read)________ that novel again during my last vacation.
63. I (have)________ a little trouble with my car last week.
64. However, I (have)________ no trouble with my car since then.
65. He (work)________ all day yesterday.
EXERCISE 4: Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect & Simple Past Tenses.
1. I (wait)________ for two hours, but she (not come)________ yet.
2. He (write)________ a book since last year.
3. How long_________ you (learn)________ English?
4. Tom (already finish)________ his homework.
5. I (read)________ the novel written by Jack London several times before.
6. Mai (never be)________ in Hanoi.
7. She (study)________ Korean for two years.
8. How many times you (see)________ him since he went to Edinburgh?
9. We are from French. We (be)________ there for 20 years.
10. I am sorry. I (forget)________ that girl’s name already.
11. Mai (lose)________ her dictionary.
MR. BEAN’S MATERIALS – Exercises on Verb-Tenses
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12. I (wait)________ for the manager for two hours.
13. ________ you (ever, see)________ a lion?
14. I (work)________ very hard for the exam.
15. I (live)________ here since 1970.
16. ________ you (be) to the zoo?
17. I’m afraid you (look)________ at the wrong one.
18. Why are the police here? What (happen)________?
19. Please stay for dinner, Jane (cook)________ a lovely meal.
20. He (learn)________ English for three years, but he can’t even read a newspaper yet.
21. My teacher (teach)________ English at this school for six years.
22. Michael (study)________ English for six month now.
23. Up the present, George (do)________ good work in this class.
24. Our present boss (work)________ in this company all of his life.
EXERCISE 5: Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past & Past Perfect:
1. When the police (arrive)________, the car (go)________.
2. They (eat)________ everything by the time I (arrive)________ at the party
3. When I (find)________ my purse, someone (take)________ the money out of it.
4. By the time I (get)________ into my town, the shop (close)________.
5. They (go)________ after they (finish)________ their work.
6. He (do)________ nothing before he (see)________ me.
7. When they (get)________ the station, the train (leave)________.
EXERCISE 6: Put the verbs in brackets into Gerund, To Infinitive & Bare Infinitive.
1. I hope (have)________ a job
2. Try to avoid (make)________ him angry.
3. He thinks of (leave)________ his job.
4. Would you mind (show)________ me how (work)________ the lift?
5. It's no use (wait)________.
6. I hate (see)________ a child (cry)________.
7. I'm looking forward to (see)________ you.
8. He warned her (not touch)________ the wire.
9. Gravity makes water (run)________ downhill.
10. Please let me (know)________ your decision.
11. It is difficult (please)________ every body.
12. We are eager (return)________ to school in the fall.
13. Stop (argue)________ and start (work)________.
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Give the correct form of each verb in bracket to complete the following sentences
1. They have been trying to mend the broken window for half an hour , but they (not succeed) ............................. yet.
2. I dislike (listen) ................... to music while (do) .............. my homework.
3. These tigers used (keep) ................................ in iron cages.
4. What you (do) ......................... when I (phone) ......................... you last night?
5. When we entered his room , we (see) .............................. him (sleep)...................in an armchair.
6. She said that her mother (not be).....................very well,so she (can not)....................go to the party.
Put the verbs into the correct form ( present perfect simple or continuous )
1. ( you / finish ) ..................... your homework yet?
2. I ( think ) ................... for a long time and I ( decide ) .................. that you need to give up your job
3. Nick ( buy ) .................. a new house!
4. You must wake her up. She ( sleep ) .................... for 10 hours
5. Tell them to stop! They ( work ) .................. for long enough
6. I ( work ) .................. on my report since last Monday, now I'm writing the conclusion
7. I think you're right. He ( walk ) ................... by us a least twenty times. He probably thinks we ( order, already ) ........................
8. A. I ( call ) ................. for you for half an hour. Where you ( be ) ................... ? And why are your clothes so dirty?
B. I ( tidy ) .................... up the shed in the garden.
1: Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Tense:
1. They often (have)________ eggs for breakfast.
2. We usually (play)________ badminton.
3. She sometimes (wake up)________ late.
4. He always (go)________ to the cinema at weekends.
5. Mary (watch)________ TV every night.
6. She always (kiss)________ her children before she (go)________ to bed.
7. My parents (teach)________ chemistry.
8. She (dance)________ very well.
9. _________Tom often (arrive)________ late?
10. _________you always (go)________ to school in the morning?
11. We (not wake up)________ early.
12. _________these hens (lay)________ brown eggs?
13. She (be)________ very nice.
14. _________he (be)________ tall?
15. _________you (be)________ a teacher
2: Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Continuous & Simple Present.
1. Be quiet! The baby (sleep)________.
2. The student (look up)________ the new word right now.
3. He (play)________ game at the moment
4. At present, that author (write)________ a historical novel.
5. She (play)________ tennis when It (rain)________.
6. She sometimes (buy)________ vegetables at this market.
7. I (read)________ book while they (do)________ homework
8. I (see)________ that you (wear)________ your best clothes.
9. My mother (cook)____ some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook)______ in the
morning.
10. Sarah often (work)________ late at the office.
EXERCISE 3: Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Past Tense:
1. She (spend)________ all her money last week.
2. Mum (never spend)________ any money on herself.
3. I (lend)________ my penknife to someone, but I can't remember who it was now.
4. John and his father (build)________ the cabin themselves last year.
5. My parents (sell)________ the stereo at a garage sale.
6. ________ you (tell)________ anyone about this yesterday?
7. The unidentified plant (bear)________ gorgeous flowers.
8. She (tear)________ the letter to pieces and threw it in the bin.
9. He often (wear)________ glasses for reading.
10. Before God He (swear)________ he was innocent
11. Yesterday, clouds (creep)________ across the horizon, just above the line of trees.
12. We both (sleep)________ badly that night.
13. She (weep)________ for the loss of her mother.
14. Jane (keep)________ the engine running.
15. A huge wave (sweep)________ over the deck
16. Mum (pay)________ for my driving lessons.
17. He (lay)________ his hand on my shoulder.
18. He (break)________ the biscuit in half and handed one piece to me.
19. He (choose)________ his words carefully as he (speak)________.
20. Yesterday, I (go)________ to the restaurant with a client.
21. We (drive)________ around the parking lot for 20 minutes to find a parking space.
22. When we (arrive)________ at the restaurant, the place (be) _____ full.
23. The waitress (ask)________ us if we (have) reservations.
Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. How long you(know) _____ Mrs.Chi?- I (know) _____ her for five years.
2. We(not see) _____ her since we(be) _____ on holiday in Ha Long Bay.
3. Phuong(finish) _____ her homework tonight.
4. It's three years since I last(see) _____ Nam.
5. You(be) _____ away?- Yes. I(go) _____ to the country last Sunday.
6. I(not eat) _____ anything for two days.
7. They(move) _______ to Ho Chi Minh City in 1990 and(live) ____ there since then.
Put the verbs into correct forms:
1. My father usually (go) to work by bus
2. When I am tired, I enjoy (watch) TV
3. When he arrived, my mother (cook) dinner
4. You (see) the film “Titanic” yet?
5. How long you (be) here?
6. He (not meet ) her for a long time
7. Don’t forget (turn off) the lights before (go) out
8. Would you mind (close) the door?
9. The man (sit) next to me was very nervous
10. She has a lot of novels (write) in English
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Put the correct form of the verb in brackets:
1. it started to rain while I ( walk) .......... to school.
2. She(not/ finish) .......... her homework yet.
3. Nga and Lan (do) .... the homework at 8 o'clock last night.
4. They always (go) ....... to class late.
5. When Mr.Tuan (arrive)...... home, his children (watch) ..... a film on TV.
6. What (you/do) ...... at this time last Sunday?
- We (collect) ...... waste paper for recycling.
7. He (be) ...... in Viet Nam for two weeks.
8. Yesterday Ba (ask) ....... me to go the station with him, but I (not/want) ......... to leave the house because I (wait) .......... for a call.
9. I (already/ see) ......... that film.
10. Mrs Quyen (do) ......... shopping while Mr Thanh (attend) ......... a business meeting.
