PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS AND PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS AND PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

1. I’m exhausted. I ___________________ (work) in the garden all day.
2. Who ___________________ (eat) all my biscuits? Half of the packet is gone!
3. He was sad because it ____________________ (rain) all day
4. Before the accident, ___________________ (he, drink)?
5. He __________________ (he, smoke) for forty years before he decided to stop
6. I ____________________ (write) emails all day. My fingers hurt!
7. Laura needed a break because she ____________________ (study) all morning
8. You’re soaking wet. How long _____________________ (you stand) here?
9. I ____________________ (try) to call you all day. Why didn’t you answer the phone?
10. Why are you out of breath? _____________________ (you, run)?
11. We _____________________ (go) out together for two years before I met his family
12. When I noticed my mistake, I ___________________ (drive) for an hour in the wrong direction
13. Why is he tired? He ____________________ (play) tennis for five hours
14. She had a headache because she ____________________ (work) on the computer all day
15. We _____________________ (sleep) for 12 hours when he woke us up
16. How long _____________________ (she, learn) English before she went to London?
17. I ____________________ (clean) all morning. I’m fed up!
18. Sorry about the mess! My husband ____________________ (bake)
19. I think Maggie and Max are dating. They ____________________ (see) a lot of each other recently.
20. We _____________________ (wait) at the station 90 minutes when the train finally arrived
21. We’ve discovered this great pub and we ____________________ (go) there a lot.
22. We _____________________ (look) for her ring and then we found it in the bathroom
23. He _____________________ (drive) less than an hour when he ran out of petrol
24. You’ve covered in hay. What ____________________ (you, do)?
25. Maggie’s gone to the doctor’s. She ____________________ (not feel) well lately
26. They _____________________ (cycle) all day so their legs were sore in the evening
27. Where have you been? I ___________________ (wait) for ages
28. She has lost a lot of  weight. She ____________________ (not eat) enough
29. I _____________________ (lie) in bed  for two hours when my girlfriend called me
30. I felt dizzy because I _____________________ (sit) in the sun for too long.

INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS

INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS

1. I can’t imagine __________________ at home. (work)
2. We have decided against __________________ a new car. (buy)
3. She seems __________________ her new job. (like)
4. The students hope __________________ the exam. (pass)
5. He won’t go by plane. He is afraid of __________________ . (fly)
6. I am lazy. I don’t feel like __________________ any work. (do)
7. Remember __________________ the letter. Otherwise they won’t get it by Saturday. (post)
8. Have you ever learned how __________________ such a plane? (fly)
9. They were too lazy __________________ out with us. (go)
10. I always enjoy __________________ to my grandfather. He always tells me great stories. (talk)
11. I’m very interested in __________________ French. (learn)
12. My pen friend is coming next Friday. I’m really looking forward __________________ her. (meet)
13. Don’t you mind __________________ away from your family for such a long time? (be)
14. The children promised __________________ back by nine. (be)
15. I wanted to go alone but Joe insisted on __________________ with me. (come)
16. Tom offered __________________ me home. (bring)
17.  ___________________ sport every day is good for your health. (do)
18. I’m sorry I can’t come to your party but thank you for __________________ me. (invite)
19. Our neighbors apologized for __________________ such noise. (make)
20. Paris is always worth __________________ to. (travel)
21. I’m sure I gave him back the money. I remember __________________ it back to him. (give)
22. She eventually managed __________________ her bike. (repair)
23. Would you like __________________ a cup of coffee? (drink)
24. There’s no point in __________________ the matter. He has already made his decision. (discuss)
25. I prefer __________________ to skiing. (snowboard)
26. Do you mind __________________ Anita to the doctor? (bring)
27. It is difficult __________________ him. (understand)
28. ________________ is not allowed here. (fish)
29. They decided __________________ Tennis in the afternoon. (play)
30. We expect him __________________ us on Sunday. (join)

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

1) In Spring the days are getting ___________________ (long)
2) A rock is ___________________ a leaf
3) A plane is ___________________ from an helicopter
4) The blue car is as ___________________ (fast) the red car
5) ___________________ (soon), ___________________ (good)
6) Jack’s cap is ___________________ as his twin brother
7) Silver is ___________________ (not heavy) as gold
8) Mary is ___________________ (thin) in the class
9) Her essay is ___________________ to his
10) Andrew has got ___________________  (balloons) Martin
11) The championship is becoming ___________________ (interesting)
12) Oliver is ___________________  (optimistic) as Henry
13) A lion is ___________________ (dangerous) a cat
14) My dress is similar ___________________ hers
15) ___________________ (Much) you look at me, ________________ (red) I am
16) My neighbour has got ___________________ (money) as my uncle
17) Ben is ___________________ (noisy) in his family
18) My ball is the same ___________________ yours
19) Today it’s not so ___________________ (windy) yesterday
20) His marks are getting ____________________ (bad)
21) Tom is ___________________ (good) student than Sally
22) Claire’s glasses are different ___________________ Frida’s
23) ___________________ (Much) you hate him, ___________________ (much)
      you’ll suffer
24) Which is ___________________ (difficult) subject at school?
25) He has ___________________ (patience) her
26) I am getting ___________________ (disappointed)
27) July is ___________________ (hot) than April
28) ___________________ (much) I think it, ___________________ (little) I
      understand it
29) Monday is ___________________ (bad) day of the week
30) I’ve lost ___________________ (keys) my husband

VERB TENSES

VERB TENSES EXERCISES

1)    My professor _____________________ (always, speak) very slowly

2)    ____________________ (she, speak) to her father yet? No, she ____________________

3)    My boss ___________________ (talk) to me yesterday

4)    Sorry, Angela can’t come to the phone she ___________________ (take) a shower

5)    Did you post the letter after you ___________________ (write) it?

6)    When I ___________________ (see) him, he ___________________ (sit) asleep in a chair

7)    A: I have got a terrible headache.

B: Have you? Wait there and I ___________________ (get) an aspirin for you

8)    The referee is looking at his watch. He ___________________ (blow) his whistle.

9)    The children are at the park. They ________________________ (play) ball for the last two hours, but they don't seem to be tired yet.

10) By the time I go to bed tonight, I ________________  (finish) my work for the day.

11) Ruth ____________________ (drive) her car while her brother  

       ___________________ (ride) his bike

12) We ___________________ (not eat) anything yesterday because we 

       ___________________ (not be) hungry.

13)What ___________________ (your father, do)?

   He’s a teacher but he ___________________ (not work) now     

14) Bob and Alice are married. They ______________________ (be) married for

  20 years

15) The baby doesn’t cry so much now but she ___________________ (cry) all      night

16) You look tired, ______________________ (you, work) hard?

17)Before she ___________________ this car she ___________________ (see) many 

       others already

18)George is very excited because he ___________________ (pass) his driving   test

19)What _______________________ (you look) for?

My glasses. ____________________ (you, see) them?

20) She is a doctor. She ___________________ (work) as a doctor since 2007

21)Who ___________________ the telephone?

22) Luis, ___________________ (not touch) that door! It’s still wet

23)Next Saturday we ___________________ (go) to an Italian restaurant. We ____________________ (book) a table yesterday

24)Look at that! Someone is robbing in that shop!

You are right. I ___________________ (call) the police

25) Two years ago they ___________________ (not fly) to Edinburgh, they ___________________ (fly) to Paris

26) We ___________________ (arrive) home, __________ (have) dinner, ___________________ (do) the washing up, ___________________ (watch) TV and ___________________ (go) to bed.

27)What are your plans for tomorrow morning?

I ___________________ (study) for my English test. That’s my wonderful plan

28) The house is on fire! I ____________________ (phone) the fire brigade

29)Alfred ___________________ (usually read) newspapers but today he

___________________ (read) a magazine

30) The sky is full of clouds. It ___________________ (rain)