CÁC THÌ – EXERCISES
I. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms (The Simple Present Tense or The Present Continuous Tense) of the following verbs.
interact |
open |
tell |
run |
do |
cause |
travel |
rain |
go |
sleep |
1.Lorie_________ to Paris every Sunday.
2.Shhhhh! Be quiet! The baby_____ .
3.The swimming pool_______ at 7:00 in the morning.
4.Don’t forget to take your umbrella. It___.
5.Smoking________ millions of early deaths in the world every year.
6.Every Sunday we______ to see my grandparents.
7.Look! A man_______ after the train. He wants to catch it.
8.Every day, millions of people____ over the Internet.
9.A liar is someone who_____ the truth.
10.I______anything at the moment.
II. Supplythe correct verb form: The Present Perfect or The Present Perfect Continuous.
- Scientists (know) for a long time that vitamin D is essential for humans.
- I (wait) for two hours, but she (not come) yet.
- Due to global warming, both human beings and animals (feel) the heat.
- I (have) the same car for more than ten years. I’m thinking about buying a new one.
- The Earth’s atmosphere (warm, continuously) since 2000.
- Mary (lose) her hat and she (look) for ỉt until now.
- His personal problems (distract) him from working for the whole morning.
- I (work) for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to stay here until retire!
- In the past half-century, scientific and technologỉcal advances (transiform) our world. /
- In spite of getting the highest result in the class ,John still (have) problems with the teacher.
III. Supply the correct verb form: Present Tenses.
- Listen! I (think) someone (knock) at the door.
- Up to the present, we (write) almost every lesson in the book.
- The earth (circle) the sun once every 365 days.
- I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always).
- How many times you (see) him since he went to Edinburgh?
- I’m sorry I can’t hear what you (say) because everybody (talk) so loudly.
- No matter where you (go), the Internet (follow) you.
- It (rain) all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach.
- He is one of the hottest film stars. For the last few months, his face (be) on the covers of all the top movies.
- John really (not/like) travelling by bus. He only (travel) by bus when he (have) no alternative.
- Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I’m sorry, I can’t. I (go) to a movie tonight with some friends.
- Tomorrow some ữiends are coming over. I (see/not) them for ages and they (be/ never) at my place before.
- Frank, where have you been? We (wait) for you since 1PM.
- Tim: What is that sound?
Nancy: A car alarm (ring) somewhere down the Street. It (drive) me crazy -1 wish it would stop! It (ring) for more than twenty minutes.
- In recent years, car manufacturers (be) under pressure to invent a cheaper and better vehicle.
- Supply the correct verb form: Simple Past or Present Períect.
- Nobody knows for certain what the origin of music (be).
- Oh no, it’s raining and I (leave) my umbrella at home.
- (you/ ever/dream) ofliving independently from your parents?
- A: (you/buy) the tickets for our ịourney yet?
B: Yes, I (go) to the station yesterday and (buy) the tickets.
- Why don’t you want to play íòotbalỉ with us this weekend? -1 (break) my leg.
- Air pollution (accompany) civilizations for years.
- A: (you/play/already) the new Computer game?
B: No, not yet. I only (buy) it yesterday and I (have/not) the time yet.
- When I first (meet) her, I (feel) so embarrassed, but her smile (help) me get back my conữdence.
- The progress of Science and technology (change) people’s knowledge of universe.
- A gifted scientist, Newton (discover) some of the most undamental laws in the history of Science.
IV. Supply the correct verb form: Past Tenses.
- Alan (look) out of the window when he (see) a UFO.
- Tom (see) a serious accident while he (stand) at the bus stop.
- Sam (try) to change a light bulb when he (slip) and (fall).
- It (have) cloudy for days before it finally (begin) to rain.
- The children (play) íootball when their mother (come) back home.
- In the evening, the children (tell) their daddy what they (see) at the zoo.
- I (see) many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt.
- When Carol (call) last night, I (watch) my íavorite show on television.
- By the time we (get) to the station, Susan (wait) for us for more than two hours.
- When I (arrive) home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) a beautiful candlelight dinner.
- At one time doctors commonly (use) aspirin to control fever and pain due to flu or the common cold.
- They (study) all day so when we (meet) they were exhausted.
- Newton (lay) the foundations for many other discoveries ỉn mathematics and physics.
- When she (return) to her hometown from abroad, she (be) quite surprised by the fact that it (change) a lot.
- The legend of Santa Claus (have) origins in Europe and Dutch settlers (bring) it to New York in the early 18th century.
V. Supply the correct verb form: Present Tenses and Future Tenses.
- While you (study) at home, Magda (be) in class.
- When you (get) off the plane, I (waỉt) for you.
- Tomorrow after school, I (go) to the beach.
- Right now, I (watch) TV. Tomorrow at this time, I(watch) TV as well.
- Recently, ]ohn (try) very hard in class, but I (not/ think) he (pass) the course.
- I (íìnish) writing up thỉs report by noon, so we (be) able to watch the tennis this afternoon.
- In the near future, technology (allow) people to live longer and lead better living standards.
- By the end of December, John (work) as a reporter for ten years.
- In June, my grandmother and grandfather (be) married for fifty years.
- We (hide) when Tony arrives at his surprise party. As soon as he opens the door, we (jump) out and scream “Surprise!”
- I (not, get) good results over the last few months.
- Some people think that human beings (never, use) up all natural resources that they ever (discover).
- Global sea level (increase) by roughly 8 inches over the past century.
- I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we (wake) up tomorrow morning, the sun (shine).
- The world we live in (change) faster than ever beíore. How do you think our mobile lives (be) different in the future?
VII. Supply the correct verb forms.
- Scientists (predict) that the sun will die in the distant future.
- Luke (be) very competitive and (love) to win when he (play) sports.
- What we (do) this evening? Let’s go out for dinner.
- Air (be) composed of about 78 percent nitrogen and only about 21 percent oxygen.
- After a long day of work, my father often (return) home tired and sleepy.
- A laser beam (consist) of a concentration of pure liglít.
- Better standards of healthcare (mean) that people (live) longer than they (do).
- In twenty years’ time most people (use) the Internet.
- Despite all my efforts, I (not I make) the report ready by tomorrow.
- The voyage (resume) next week after the weather (become) more stable.
- Who (assume) the responsibility for housework ỉn your home, your mother or sister?
- Today after I (get) out of class, I (go) to a movie with some ửiends.
- He (take) a dancing contest next week. He (practice) strictly for weeks.
- When Melanie (come) into the oiRce yesterday, her eyes (be) red and watery. I think she (cry).
- You can call me at work at 8 I (arrive) at the oiRce by 8.
- By this time next week, I (work) on this project for twenty days.
- Living with a roommate was hard for me in the beginning. I (live) alone for years.
- I think the waiter (forget) us. We (wait) here for over half an hour and nobody (take) our order yet.
- As we all (know), now the world (get) smaller and smaller thanks to computers and Internet.
- Basketball (become) increasingly popular since 1891 when it (invent) by James Naismith.
- Men (be) interested in the stars even since the time when they first (look) up into the sky.
- Beíore he (meet) his publisher tomorrow, Charles (finish) four chapters in his new novel.
- My aunt (live) next to my house for years, but she (be) often away working so I rarely (meet) her.
- My biggest accomplishment in life so far (be) my graduation from university.
- In the beginning, Earth (be) a very hostile setting.
- Drive faster! If you don’t hurry up, she (have) the baby by the time we get to the hospital.
- Every day the food industry (use) a variety of strategies to get us to buy food that (make) us fat.
- My eyes were sore because I (not, wear) my contacts.
- By the time we get to Chicago this evening, we (drive) more than four hundred miles.
- You look really great! You (exercise) out at the ồtness center recently?
- I never (forget) the tỉme when I first (meet) my wife.
- He (buy) a Computerbecause hewantedto store allthe informationthathe (collect).
- I was delighted when I (find) my keys. I (look) for them for hours.
- I was terribly disappointed with my grade because I (study) very hard.
- I (never, see) my sister in real life, so I was nervous the first time we (meet).
- We’re late. I think they (wait) for us. We’d better go.
- She (be) exhausted because she (work) since eight o’clock that morning.
- The researchers (not, be) aware of each other’s work on twins until they met.
- After I (fìnish) the report, I saw that it (be) too late.
- I (answer) students’ questions all morning, so ril want a quiet lunch.
- Listen Donna, I don’t care ifyou (miss) the bus this morning. You (be) late to work too many times.
- In 1891 Marie Curie (enter) the Sorbonne, a French university, where she (earn) her master’s degree and doctorate in physics.
- At the time being, the psychologists (conduct) a survey to find out the feelings of children when they (help) their parents with housework.
- When we (visit) the National Park last week, the vvardens (chase) some men who (hunt) elephants for their tusks.
- They were available for adoption because their birthmother (give) them up.
- To achieve independence (be) the goal of many nations since World War II (end).
- People all (know) that at the time being they (breathe) polluted air but it (be) difficult for them to choose, fresh air or comíortable material life.
- Nobody (come) to the meeting because Angela (íorget) to tell them about it.
- It is more and more likely that dỉseases (transmitted) between people and wildlife.
- In 1776, the American colonies (declare) declared their independence after they (struggle) against England for a long, hard.
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