1 haven't seen/left
2 has worked
3 is built
4 Have/eaten
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has worked
was built
have - eaten
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2 has worked
3 was built
4 Have...eaten
1 haven't seen/left
2 has worked
3 is built
4 Have/eaten
haven't seen - left
has worked
was built
have - eaten
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2 has worked
3 was built
4 Have...eaten
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or correct form:
1. In the past, women ________________ to go to work. (not have)
2. He _____________ (study) English for 4 years so far.
3. When I saw her, she ___________ in a café. (sit)
4. I hope, it ____________ next week. (rain)
5. ____________ you ever ___________ an elephant ? (see)
6. We (not cook) ______________ Chung cakes last year.
7. It’s no use (ask ) _________ the children to work harder.. How 8. 8. How long _________ you (live)__________ here? For 5 years.
Put the verb in the brackets in the correct tense
1. He is very thirsty. He (not drink)_____ since this morning
2. Look at those black clouds. It (rain)_____
3. We ( not see ) _____ her since we (be) _____ on holiday in Ha Long bay
4. Phuong (not finish) ____ her homework yet
5. Would you like some coffee? I just (make)_____ some
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form
1. __________ you (take) __________ part in this game if you have free time?
2. People who do voluntary work in this city (give) __________ out free food to the poor for a long time.
3. How often __________ you (practise) __________ speaking English?
4. I (get) __________ good marks after my examination finished at school.
5. __________ they (leave) __________ their house when their parents visited them?
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 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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I .Put the verbs in brackets into th correct form
1. Gordon Gould ( discover ) ......... laser in 1958
2. Nga suggested ( play ) ........... a game called 20 question
3. She ( lose ) ................... her bicycle . She can't find it anywhere
4. I ( buy ) ......... a new television . Do you want to see it ?
5. ( you / ever be ) .............. to My Son Towers ?
6. I don't like ( chat ) ............ on the internet
7 . I think the printer ( break ) .........................
8. We ( not see ) ............. each other for ages
9. My uncle ( live ) .............. in Ho Chi Minh City for ten years . Now he lives in Nha Trang
10. Peter ( leave ) ........... school in 2009
Put the verb in the brackets in the correct tense
1. She (play) ______ the piano when our guests (arrive)_____ last night.
2. We (do)______ English exercise at the moment.
3. She (just come)______ in and (see) _____ you in 5 minutes.
4. I (come)_____ as soon as my study is finished. (You be) _____ ready?
5. Where (you go) ______ for your holiday last years?
6. I (not leave) _____ Paris since we (go) ______ to Dieppe three years ago.
7. My mother (come)_____ to stay with us next weekend
Write the correct tense of form of the verbs in brackets.
1. He … (receive) £300 when his uncle died.
2. The day we heard the news we … (have) holidays with our family.
3. Why … (you/not answer) my phone call last night? ~ Oh, sorry, I … (take) a shower at that time.
4. She … (not see) her father since he …
(start) to work in Marseille two years ago.
5. My mother … (fly) home from London today. Her flight … (arrive) in an hour.
Write the correct tense of form of the verbs in brackets.
1. He … (receive) £300 when his uncle died.
2. The day we heard the news we … (have) holidays with our family.
3. Why … (you/not answer) my phone call last night? ~ Oh, sorry, I … (take) a shower at that time.
4. She … (not see) her father since he …
(start) to work in Marseille two years ago.
5. My mother … (fly) home from London today. Her flight … (arrive) in an hour.