8/10/2015
Monday
Grammar Exercises - Mixed
Tenses Exercises
Put the verbs into
the correct tense (simple present or present progressive/continuous)
1. Look! Sara (go) is going_to the movies.
2. On her right hand, Sara (carry _is carrying_her handbag.
3. The handbag (be) is_very beautiful.
4. Sara usually (put) _puts _on black shoes but now she
(wear) is wearing_white trainers.
5. And look, she (take) _is taking_an umbrella because it
(rain)_is raining.
Put the verbs into
the correct tense (simple past or past perfect)
1. When he (wake up) _woke up_, his mother (already /prepare) _had
already prepared_breakfast
2. We (go) __went_to London because our friends (invite) _had
invited_us
3. He (hear) _heard_the news, (go) _went_to the telephone and
(call) _called_ a friend.
4. When she (start) _started learning English she (already
/learn) _had already learned__ French.
5. Jane (already / type)
_had already typed_ three pages
when her computer (crash) _crashed.
6. By the time the doctor (arrive) _arrive_ at the house the
patient (die) _had died .
7. Before that day we (never / think) _had never thought_ of
traveling to Japan.
8. I (know) _had known him
a long time before I (meet) _met_ his family.
9. They (not / know) _didn’t know__ where to meet because nobody (tell)_had told___
them.
10.
It (be) _had been_cloudy
for days before it (begin)_began__ to
rain.
Put the verbs into
the correct tense (simple past or present perfect).
1. I (just / finish) _have just finished__ my homework.
2. Mary (already / write) _has already written__ five letters.
3. Tom (live) __has lived in his home town since 1994.
4. My friend (be) __has been__in Canada for two years.
5. I (not / be) _ haven’t been_to Canada so far.
6. But I (already / travel)
have already to London a couple
of times.
7. Last week, Mary and Paul (go) __went__ to the cinema.
8. I can't take any pictures because I (not /buy) _haven’t
bought_a new film yet.
9. (they / spend) __Did they spend__ their holidays in Paris
last summer?
10.
(you / ever / see )
__Have you ever seen__ a whale?
Put the verbs into
the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. The receptionist (welcome) _was welcoming/welcomed_the
guests and (ask) _was asking/asked_them to fill in the form
2. The car (break) __broke__ down and we (have) ___had __to walk home.
3. The boys (swim) _were while the girls (sunbath) _were sunbathing.
4. My father (come)_came_in, (look)__looked_and (tell)_told_ me to tidy up my room.
5. While one group (prepare) __was preparing_dinner the others
(collect)__was collecting__wood for the campfire.
6. While the parents (have)
__were having___breakfast the children (run) _were running__about.
7. Martha (turn) _turned____off
the light and (go) _went___to bed.
Put the verbs into
the correct tense (simple future or future perfect)
1. Tomorrow I think I (start) _will start_ my new project.
2. I (finish)_will finish
it by the end of this month.
3. The teacher (probably/assign) _will probably assign_ a test
to his students next Monday.
4. He (correct) ___will have corrected_it by the end of next
week.
5. My friend (certainly/get)__will certainly get_ a good mark.
6. By 9 o'clock, we (finish) __will have finished___our
homework.
7. They (leave) __will leave the classroom by the end of the hour.
8. I think I (start)__will start__ my trip tomorrow
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All tenses (above)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKfZTXh3kco All tenses exercises
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Mrs. Ramsey’s night
A year ago, Mrs. Ramsey ___woke__
(wake up) at 1.30.am.
At first, she didn’t know why she __had woken up__ (wake
up),
but then she __heard_ (hear) a noise. It was a scratching
sound. Mrs.
Ramsey __listened___ (listen) carefully, she had
never__ (never, hear) that
sound before. While she __was
sitting___ (sit) in her bed the noise __got __
(get) louder.
The old woman wondered where the sound was coming from.
Although
she _was afraid_ (be afraid), she decided to get out
of bed.
“I __think_ (think) this is
a cat, that ____is playing__ (play)
with my dustbins/trashcans. I _will chase____
(chase) it away
so I can sleep again,” she thought. But then, the noise
suddenly
_changed_ (change).
“ This sounds like someone talking (talk),” she whispered to
herself.
Meanwhile her dog Tim ___was
waking up__ (wake up) as
well.
Tim __walked_____ (walk) up to her bed and
__whimpered____
(whimper) quietly.
“Shush,” she said. “Be quiet,
you __are___ (be) such a baby!”
But really, she was scared herself though she
__wanted _
(want) to be brave. Before she went to the back window to
see what
was going on, she _went__ (go) into the kitchen to
get a rolling pin. Slowly,
she __tiptoed_____ (tiptoe) to the
window.
You said that old bat __wouldn’t
be/wasn’t____ (be not)
home!”
“I ___know______ (know)
what I said, thanks for reminding me!”
“So what __do we do___ (we
do) now?”
Mrs. Ramsey’s heart __was
beating__ (beat) fast. Tim, her
dog __hid___ (hide) under the sofa and looked
scared.
“ We __rob_ (rob) her house,
of course! That’s what we
__decided____ (decide) to do three weeks ago and this
is
what we _will do__ (do).”
Mrs. Ramsey froze – what
could she do?
“Rob the house when she’s
inside? __Are_____ (be) you
crazy?!” the other voice asked.
Mrs. Ramsey __took__ (take)
a deep breath and said to
herself.
“Okay, I need to do something. I _will tiptoe_
(tiptoe) back
into my bedroom and close my eyes. That is the safest thing
to
do.” While she __was walking___ (walk) back to her room
there was a loud noise,
rtshhhh. The old lady _stopped (stop)
for a second and __looked__ (look)
around. Then she ran
into her bedroom and closed the door. As she __lay_ (lie)
in
bed she thought: “Nobody _has ever broken___ (ever break)
into my house, and
I _have never been _ (never be) so scared
in my entire life.”
The noise Mrs. Ramsey
__heard___ (hear), had come from
the door. Now she could hear footsteps and
whispering.
“Where __do you want__ (you
want) to start?” a voice
asked.
The other voice answered:
“ Of course we _start_
(start) in the bedroom. We always
do that. That’s where the old ladies keep
all their gold!”
Mrs. Ramsey thought: “That
___is___ (be) true, I also
_keep__ (keep) my gold in the bedroom.”
“ Alright then, but you go
first.” Slowly the footsteps got_
(get) closer.
“ Hands up into the air, and
don’t you move an inch,” a
loud voice said. “You are under arrest!”
Mrs Ramsey _opened__ (open)
her eyes and turned around
in bed. A young police officer _walked___ (walk) up
to her
bed.
“Are you okay?” he asked.
“Yes, thank you. I _heard____
(hear) noises and __woke
up___ (wake up). When I heard the two men speaking
about breaking in I __decided___ (decide) to go back to bed
and _pretend________________
(pretend) to be asleep.
It was too late to call you. How did you know…I
mean…why
are you here now?” the lady asked.
“ One of your neighbours _had
woken up__ (wake up) from
the noise as well. He saw two men at your door and _
thought_ (think) something was wrong. So he _called__ (call)
us,” the officer said with
a smile. “So you should thank your
neighbour.”
Mrs. Ramsey smiled and
answered, “Yes, thank you. I _will
thank__ (thank) him tomorrow, but now I
really need some
sleep.”
The next morning Mrs Ramsey
_went__ (go) to her
neighbour and __thanked_____________ (thank) him for
calling the police. She was very happy that they __had
realized__ (realize)
what was going on. She was so thankful
that she wanted to repay them in some
way. She offered to
do some of their washing and ironing, because she ___knew
(know) her neighbours had very busy jobs. At first they _said__
(say) no, but
then Mrs Ramsey really wanted to do something
for them, so they said okay.
Since that day Mrs. Ramsey and
her neighbour ___have been__ (be) very good
friends. They
_meet_ (meet) for tea and cake at least once a week and
_help___
(help) each other.
“I really like having more
contact with the neighbours.
Now we also share work. Right now, for instance, I
__am
ironing___(iron) their clothes and they _are cutting__ (cut)
my trees.”
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T "The Recruit".....continued...
Walter tells James that he has been chosen as the N.O.C. and
that his assignment is to follow Layla, get information from
her and find out who she is reporting to.
James starts his new job at Langley where he is supposed to
be a low-level data processor. Layla works at Langley in the
Science and Tech department. James comes up with ways to
bump into Layla so that she is aware that he works there now.
They have coffee together, he puts a bug (microphone) on
her jacket without her knowing. He monitors what she is
doing by the sound coming from the microphone.
Walter gives James a special badge/pass that would allow
him to enter the area where Layla works. James uses this
badge to gain access into the area and to get into Layla's
office. He hacks into her computer to see some information
but has to quickly shut down and leave her office before
she gets there.
......to be continued.....
