Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense
Nam (buy)………………. a new dictionary yesterday.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:
1. Bill decided (buy) ............................ a new car rather than a used one.
2. I really dislike (ask) ............................ personal question when I am on duty.
3. Gregory is a vegetarian. He ......................... (not/eat) meat.
4. I ......................... (1ook) for the manager. I can't find him anywhere.
5. We are successful because we ......................... (take) the time to talk to our customers.
6. John ......................... (deal) with all the enquiries about sales.
7. At the moment we ......................... (make) a training video for Siemens.
8. How long ......................... (she/study) German?
9. When ......................... (he/begin) to study Business Administration?
10. Who ......................... ( write ) the play Dancing at Lughnasa.
11. ......................... (you/visit) any museums when you were in Sofia
12. Henry has a perfect school record. He ......................... (not/be) sick this year.
13. Prices ......................... (go) up. Things are much more expensive this week
14. What ......................... (happen) to you. I waited all afternoon for you.
15. He ......................... already (go)......................... before I (come)......................... there.
16. After my sister (wash)......................... her clothes she (begin)......................... to study.
17. Bill ( work)......................... at the University for 40 years before he ( retire).........................
18. A: Oh. I’ve just realized. I haven’t got any money.
B: Haven’t you? Well, don’t worry.......................you some (I/lend).
19. A: I’ve got a headache. B: Have you? Wait there and....................an aspirin for you.( I/get)
20. A: Why are you filling that bucket with water? B: ......................... the car (I/wash)
21. While I ......................... (have) a bath, someone ......................... (knock) on the door.
22. When I nearly reached the office, I suddenly ......................... (remember) I ......................... (forget) to turn off the gas stove.
23. Laura felt so tired that she ......................... fall) asleep on the sofa.
24. While Pat ......................... clean) the house, she ......................... (notice) a secret door behind the wardrobe.
25. They had a good rest when all their guests ......................... (leave).
26. When ......................... you, last play) for the national team?
27. I .........................(not, listen), so I missed what the teacher said.
28. It ......................... (rain) hard all day yesterday.
29. James ......................... (drive) home along a deserted street when he ......................... (see) a strange animal.
30. The robbers ......................... (run) away by the time the police......................... arrive).
31. I caught him (climb) ......................... over my wall. I asked him (explain) ......................... but he refused (say) ......................... anything, so in the end I had (let) ......................... him (go) .........................
32. I'm not used to (drive) ......................... on the left. When you see everyone else (do......................... it you'll find it quite easy (do) ......................... yourself.
33. It is pleasant (sit) ......................... by the fire at night and (hear) ......................... the wind (howl) ......................... outside.
34. Suddenly she burst out (cry) ............................ with the words 'I'm sick and tired of (make) ............................ soups and porridges for him. I can't go on (waste............................ my best years.'
35. I remember (enter) ............................ the post office, but I forgot (post) ............................ the letter, which is still in my briefcase.
36. Tell her (not be late) ............................ for school again.
37. The doctor persuaded the patient (stay)............................ in hospital for 3 days more.
38. Mr. Smith encouraged his children (study) ............................ Chinese.
39. We watched the little girl (walk)............................ across the street.
40. Though he often made his little sister (cry) .......................today he was made (cry) ........................ by her.
II.. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct tense.
2. What (you /do) ____________ at 9p.m yesterday? I ( find out) ________about a new film.
4. When Jack (turn up)_______, we ( look for ) _____________ the key to open the door.
5. My father ( found) ________ a small company when he (be) _____ young.
5.What (you /watch) ____________ on TV 5 days ago? I ( see) ______ some hot news
6. He (go) _________ fishing with his friends by the time he (take part in ) __________the meeting.
7. We (live) ________ here for 2 years, and we ( just /move) ____________ to other place.
8. I (not see) ____________ him since we (say) ____________ goodbye.
9. He always (study) ____________ very hard, and he sometimes (play ) ________ hard too.
10. After his bussiness ( close down) __________last year, he (give up) _______ doing anything else.
11. We (buy) ____________ a new car next year in order that we can (travel) ___________more
12. Keep silent! The baby (sleep) ____________, I (not/ want) _______ (wake )_______him up .
I. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses:
1. Lan always (go) home after school, but now she (do) the exercises because she (have) a Math test tomorrow.
2. We (study) English for 4 years
3.They (buy) a new house last year.
4. Yesterday, when I (come) to her house, she (cook) dinner.
5. They(not/know) the new teacher yet.
6. I (live) here since I was born.
7. They (give) me the letter a few minutes ago.
8. When I saw him, he (sit) asleep in a chair.
9. What you (do) at 7 p.m yesterday?
10. My brother (write) several plays.
11. We (learn) English now.
12. He (write) a long novel at present.
13. My friends and I (go) fishing tomorrow.
14. Before you (go) out, you (do) your homework.
I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.
1. John Bruce (win) ………………… three million euros in a lottery. He (buy) ………………… the lottery ticket last Saturday.
2. Princess Lola and Sir John Falstaff (marry) ……………… They (meet) ……………… at a party at Windsor Castle in 2009.
3. I (buy) ………………… a new house last year, but (not sell) ………………… my old house yet, so at the moment I have two houses.
4. Peter (try) ………………… to come in quietly but his mother (hear) ………………… him and called out. “Where you (be) …………………? Your supper (be) ………………… in the oven for an hour.
5. In the evening, I often play chess with my next door neighbor. I (play) ………………… chess with him ever since I (come) ………………… to live here ten years ago.
6. How long you (be) ………………… in your present job?” “I (be) ………………… there for 6 months”. “And what you (do) ………………… before that?” “Before that I (work) ………………… for Jones and Company.”
7. Pop star Madonna (go) ………………… to live in Greenland. She really (like) ………………… her new house.
8. This bicycle (be) ………………… in our family for fourteen years. My father (use) ………………… it for the first five years, my brother (ride) ………………… it for the next five, and I (have) ………………… it for the last four.
9. - I hear that your MP, Mr Simpson, (make) ………………… a very clever speech last night. How long he (be) ………………… your MP?
- Oh, we only (have) ………………… him since January. His predecessor Mr Alien (resign) ………………… suddenly because of ill-health and there (be) ………………… a by-election
I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.
1. I (see) ………………… Ba in city yesterday but he (not see) ………………… me. He (look) …………… the other way.
2. I (slip) ………………… on the ice while I (cross) ………………… the street in front of the dorm.
3. I (cycle) ………………… home yesterday when suddenly a man (step) ………………… out into the road in front of me. I (go) ………………… quite fast but luckily I (manage) ………………… to stop in time and (not/ hit) ………………… him.
4. Mary and I (be) ……………… best friends since we (study) ………………… in the same class in the primary school.
5. I understand you (have) ………… an unpleasant experience at the weekend. What (happen) ……………… exactly?
6. He (leave) ………………… for London two years ago and I (not see) ………………… him since then.
7. I (not see) ………………… Charles for some time. ~ He (be) ………………… ill, poor chap. He (collapse) ………………… at work a fortnight ago and (be taken) ………………… to hospital. They (send) ………………… him home after two days but he (not come) ………………… back to work yet.
8. 'What you (do) …………………between 9.00 and 10.00 yesterday?' (say) ………………… the detective. - I (clean) ………………… my house,' said Mrs Jones. I always clean my house on Saturday mornings.'
9. It (snow) ………………… heavily when he (wake) ………………… up. He (remember) ………………… that Jack (come) ………………… for lunch and (decide) ………………… to go down to the station to meet him in case he (lose) ………………… his way in the snowy lanes.
All the guides here (speak) ………………… at least three foreign languages, because a lot of foreign visitors (come) ………………… every summer.
II. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct tense or form.(2.0p)
1. The weather is terrible today. If the weather (1.be)……… good, I (2. go).....................for a walk.
2. Yesterday, when we (3.visit)…………………. them, they (4. have)………….. dinner.
3. I (5.write )............ to my pen pal 2 months ago, but I (6.not receive) ……....... his reply since then.
4. We would rather (7. stay)...........................at home than go out on rainy days.
5. I enjoy (8. teach)...................................., but I don't want ( 9. do)......................all my life.
6. My house ( 10. build)…………………………………..at present
III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses. Not/ finish, correct, can buy, be, call, smoke, not receive, write, 1.I ____________ to my pen pal two months ago, but I ____________ his reply since then. 2.If the weather ____________ nice tomorrow, we will go for a picnic. 3Don’t worry, I ____________ you as soon as I come back home. 4. Last year, he used ……………………… 20 cigarettes a day. 5. This exercise must ……………………… by the teacher. 6.. Thu and her friend ……………………... their work yet.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense
I wish I ................ taller.