Present Simple & Continuous.... **** Present Perfect & Past Simple
Past Simple & Continuous >>><<< Past Continuous & Perfect
A. Complete the sentences with the present continuous tense or the simple present tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. It usually ___ (get) dark about 7 o’clock, but it ___ (get) dark now.
2. On my way to school I usually ___ (meet) people who ___ (go) to work.
3. My father ___ (have) a bath now. He usually ___ (have) his bath at this time.
4. Henry always ___ (stay) home at night, but why ___ (he/go) out tonight?
5. Can I borrow your pen? Or __ (you/use) it now?
6. We ___ (cut) clothes with scissors and we ___ (chop) meat with a knife.
7. I ___ (not/understand) what he ___ (say).
8. I usually __ (drink) tea, but now I ___ (drink) coffee.
9. Listen! Someone ___ (cry) for help.
10. His father seldom ___ (watch) TV.
B. Complete the sentences with the simple past form or the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
Example:
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I (start) writing the report yesterday, but I (not / finish) it yet.
I started writing the report yesterday, but I haven’t finished it yet.
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1. I (buy) some fish this morning, but I (not/cook) them yet.
2. I (meet) John last Saturday, but since then I (not/see) him.
3. My brother (be) here a minute ago, but he (go) out now.
4. The sun (already / set) and the moon (just / come) out.
5. I (post) the letter a week ago. I wonder why they (not / receive) it yet.
6. He (break) his leg a year ago. It (heal) now, but he still limps when he walks.
7. I (not / find) my watch yet although I (look) for it everywhere.
8. The bag (cost) me Rp 100,000 when I (buy) it last year. The price (go) down now, and you can get it Rp 75,000.
9. He (leave) the classroom five minutes ago, but he (not / return) till now.
10. Mr. Hartono (buy) a car a week ago, but he (already / drive) more than a thousand miles in it.
C. Put the verbs in brackets in the simple past form or the past continuous form.
Example:
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You (cross) the street when I (see) you.
You were crossing the street when I saw you.
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1. While he (weed) the garden, a snake (bite) him.
2. As I (go) to school, I (see) someone robbing a woman.
3. He (sprain) his ankle while he (play) football.
4. I (take) a bath when the doorbell (ring).
5. Just as he (come) out of the shop, he (meet) his aunt.
6. As she (run) down the street, she (trip) over a brick.
7. They (play) cards when the fire (break) out.
8. (you / sleep) when I (call) you?
9. I (drive) when one of the wheels (come) off.
10. The driver (wash) the car when I (pass).
D. Put the verbs in brackets in the simple past form or the past perfect form.
Example:
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The manager (go) out when I (arrive).
The manager had gone out when I arrived.
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1. I (go) home after I (finish) my work.
2. After he (write) the letter he (put) it into the envelope.
3. Before it (start) to rain, I (reach) the station.
4. He (say) that he (just / receive) a letter from his pen-pal.
5. He (want) to know who (break) the vase.
6. The bell (already / ring) when I (arrive).
7. I (tell) them that I (cook) dinner for them.
8. The victim (die) by the time the ambulance (arrive).
9. They (say) that they (see) the film.
10. The man (die) after he (be) ill for a long time.
