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EXERCISES ON TENSES
A. PREENT TENSES
Exercise 1: Simple present tense
He (write)some letters for his friends everyday
They( learn) foreign language with some their neighbors on Sunday ?
He often ( look) out the window
She (not play) games in the morning
Hoa (prepare) her meal in the evening
Where you (go) on Monday?
Susan (phone) me every morning
My mother usually (make) cakes on Sunday 
They( not stay) at home in the morning
Tom and July always (draw) pictures in their house in the evening?
 My father (teach) Math in this school
My sister (not sleep ). .in the afternoon
Mr Quang (open)  .the door everyday ?
What your father (show) in the theatre?
Mai often (watch) TV and her mother sometimes(knit) in the evening
They someitmes (build) .a new house for homeless children
Hoa (not wait) for her friends at home
They(go) on holiday in summer
The teacher often (come) our class early
We always (prepare) our dinner on Sundays 
They (not work) on Sunday and they ( work) from Monday to Saturday 
 She (have) a new car, so she often ( drive) it in the afternoon
Everyday I(cook) some food for my parents, they (come) back home late
You shouldn’t (phone) me in the afternoon, I often (go) out with my friends
Someone often (throw) rubbish at my school.
We (clean) our car at the weekend and we often (drink) tea in that bar 
Two boys often (fight) each other about theirgirlfriends
My grandfather (not walk) in the park in the morning
The children (talk) together in the yard everyday.
The child (lie) in the bed in the morning?
He ( not print) those documents for you on Sunday 
Mr Long (load) vegetables on the truck everymorning
We (play) soccer with our friends in the yard ?
Exercise 2: Present continous
Now, he (write)some letters for his friends
They( learn) foreign language at this time with some their neighbors?
Look! He( look) at me
She (not play) games now
Hoa (prepare) her meal at present
Where you (go) now
Susan (phone) at six o’clock
My mother (make) cake in the kitchen at the moment
They( not stay) at home now
Tom and July (draw) picture in their house at this moment?
Peter! Your father (teach) now
My sister (not sleep ) .now
Mr Quang (open) .the door at present?
Mai (watch) TV and her mother (knit) at this time in the dining room
They (build) .that bridge in these days
Hoa (not wait) for her friends at 5 o’clock
They(go) on holiday, now
Stop talking! The teacher (come) our class
Wait for me a few minutes! We (repair) our car
Believe me! They (not do) now, come and see them
Nurse! I (have) bus now, so you shouldn’t (come) in
Sorry! I’m busy now, I(cook) some food for my parents, they (come) back home at present
You shouldn’t (phone) me at 4 o’clock, I (do) my homework
Look! Someone (stand) at my school.Who he (wait) .for now?
We (clean) our car and my friend (drink) tea in the bar at the moment
Look! Two boys(fight) each other
The children(talk) together in the yard now?
The child(lie) in the bed at present?
He ( not print) those documents for you now
Look! Mr Long (load) vegetables on the truck now
We (play) soccer with our friends in the yard now
Exercise 3: : Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or the present continuous tense.
1/ My father (have) __________ coffee for breakfast every day.
2/ His sister (study) __________ in a shoe store this summer.
3/ The students (look) ___________ up that new word now.
4/ Mary (go) __________ to school every day.
5/ They (do) __________ this exercise at the moment.
6/ Ms Elen (read) ___________ a newspaper now.
7/ It (rain) __________ very much in the summer. It (rain) _________ now.
8/ Bad students never (study) __________ hard.
9/ He generally (sing) ________ in English, but today he (sing) ________ in Spanish.
10/ We seldom (eat) __________ before 6.30.
11/ She sometimes (buy) ___________ vegetables at his market.
12/ Be quiet. The baby (sleep) ____________.
13/ We always (do) ___________ our exercises carefully.
14/ Look. A man (run) ________ after the train. He (want) _______ to catch it.
15/ It (be) __________ very cold now.
16/ John (travel) __________ to England tomorrow.
17/ I (need) ____________ some money for my textbooks.
18/ Tom (like) __________ to go to the museums.
19/ Mary (love) __________ ice-cream.
20/ My mother (cook) __________ some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook) __________ in the mornings.
21/ I often (leave) __________ the city at weekends.
22/ The guests (watch) __________ the TV programmes now.
23/ I (see) ___________ you (wear) ___________ your best clothes.
24/ The sun (set)__________ in the west.
25/ My friend (study) __________ English for an hour every night.
26/ Listen. I (hear)___________ someone knocking at the front door.
27/ I (do) ____ an exercise on the present tense at the moment and I (think) ______ that I (know) _____how to use it now.
28/ Honesty (be) __________ the best policy.
29/ The earth (go) __________ round the sun.
30/ Two and two (make) __________ four.
31. Tim (live) _______ in Manchester but he (spend) _______ this month in Wales
33. A: What _______ (Josephine/do)
 B: She (be) _______ a teacher but she (not teach) at the moment. She (look) _______ for a job. 
34. A: Can I have that paper or _______ (you/read) it? 
 B: No, I (not read) _______ it. I never (read) _______ that paper. I (prefer) _______ the Daily News
35. A: _______ (This bag/belong) to you?
 B: No, It _______, but I (know) _______ Anita (look) _______ for her bag
36. I (not smoke) _______ but my husband _______. He (try) _______ to stop at the momet but it’s not easy
37. _______ (you/remember) my friend Matthew? He (stay) _______ with me at the moment
38. A: _______ (you/speak) German? 
 B: No, I _______, but I (want) _______ to learn. I (look) _______ for a coursebook. 
39. Emma and Katie usually (visit) _______ me on Saturdays but they _______ (camp) in the New Forest this weekend. 
40. A: _______ (Simon/help) you very much?
 B: No, not usually, but he (help) me today
41. A: What _______ (you/do)?
 B: I (write) _______ a letter to my parents. I (write) _______ them every weekend
42. A: Let’s go out	B: Look! It (snow) _______ outside. It (come) _______ down quite hard
43. A: What time _______ (you/usually/start) work? 
 B: Normally, We (start) _______ work at eight o’clock, but we (start) _______ at seven this weekend. We’re very busy at the moment
44. A: _______ (you/listen) to the radio? 	B: No, You can turn it off
45. A: _______ (you/look) for someone? 
 B: Yes, I (need) _______ to sepak to Neil. Is he in? 
 A: Yes, but I (think) _______ he’s busy. He (talk) _______ to the boss at the moment. 
46. A: I (want) _______ a new computer. I (save) _______ up to buy one. 
 B: But computers (cost) _______ so much money. What’s wrong with the one we’ve got. 
 A: It (get) _______ out of date. Now
47. A: What _______ (you/do)?
 B: I (weigh) _______ this letter. I (need) _______ to know how many stamps to put on it
48. A: I (think) _______ this road is really dangerous. Look how fast that lorry (go) _______
 B: I (agree) _______. People shouldn’t go so fast
49. A: I (always/fall) _______ asleep. I just can’t keep awake. 
 B: What time _______ (you/go) to bed? 
 A: About ten o’clock usually. But It (not/make) _______ any difference
50. A: Are you free on Friday? 
 B: No, We’re very busy now. We (have) _______ a party on Sunday. 
Exercise 4: FOR / SINCE.
1. I..( not have) time to do any typingMonday.
2. The boy..(wear) the same old clothesa week.
3. He.( not ride) a bike2000.
4. It..( not show) here..ages.
5. They(live) in that house..it was built.
6. My neighbour..(not pseak) to me.more than two months.
7. She.( wait) for youan hour and a half.
8. I( not see) my auntages.
9. My father( not get) enough exercisehis last operation.
10. Our sister.( apply) for jobs.she left school last summer.
Exercise 5: Present perfect
He (write)some letters for his friends since 9:00
They( learn) foreign language with some their neighbors for 2 hours?
He ever(not look) at someone
She (not play) games since she was a child
Hoa (prepare) her meal so far
Where you (go) until now
Susan (phone) since six o’clock
My mother (make) cakes in the kitchen up to the present
They( not stay) at home yet
Tom and July just (draw) some pictures in their house 
Peter! Your father (teach) me sentences already
My sister (not sleep ) .till now.
Mr Quang just (open) .the door ?
What your father (show) recently?
Mai (watch) TV and her mother (knit) since 6:00 in the dining room
They (build) .that bridge several times?
Hoa (not wait) for her friends since 5 o’clock
They(go) on holiday several days
The teacher (come) our class for 1 hour
Wait for me a few minutes! We (prepair) our car since the early morning
They (not do) their homework up to now, come and see them
I (have) a car since I was very young, so I (visit) some cities several times
I’m busy now, I(cook) some food for my parentsfor 3 hours, they (go)out up to the present
I never (do) that thing before 
Someone (throw) robbish at my school, the yard is very dirty?
We (clean) our car and my friend (drink) tea in the bar since 6:00.
 Two boys(fight) each other until now
My grandfather (not walk) in the park for many years
The children(talk) together in the yard up to now?
The child(lie) in the bed for 3 hours?.
He ( not print) those documents for you till now
How long Mr Long (load) vegetables on the truck?
How many times they (play) soccer with their friends in the yard ?
Exercise 6: Present tenses
Everyday he ( go) ....to school at 6:00
Today I (receive) ..a letter from my friends
Who your brother ( look) like?
He ( be) ..tall and handsome with a smiling face
Your friend ( like ) ....jokes?
What you (know) .about the Sun?
The Earth (move) around the Sun?
They ( be) .the same class at school
Hurry up! The bus (come)..........I (not want) ..to miss it
Listen! Somebody (sing) 
Be quiet! The baby ( sleep) ..
We seldom (eat) ..before 6:00
Look! A man ( run)..after the train.He (want) .. to catch it
The Sun (set) in the West
It (be) ..often hot in summer.
I (do).an exercise on the present tenses at this moment and I (think)that I (know) ..how to use it now
My mother sometimes ( buy)vegetables at this market
I( be)very cold now
It (rain)..much in summer.It (rain).now
Daisy (cook ) some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook)in the morning
How often you (read)..a newspaper?
The Sun always ( rise)in the East.Look! It(rise).now
I ( hear) you;I ( know) .what you ( say)..
She ( have) coffee for breakfast every morning
I (see)that you ( wear)..your best clothes
He often (have)a cold drink after he ( work)
How long you ( study)English? For 5 years
I (wait)..for too long, but she (not come) .yet
They ( live)in HCM city since 1975
He ( not be)here since Christmas
Mary (look) for her hat until now
I (see).that film several times because I like it
That book (lie).on the table for weeks.You (not read) it yet
I (be)..sorry. I (forget)that girl’s name already
The Earth (circle)the Sun 365 days
Up to the present, we (write) almost every lesson in the book
Tom never (be).in Ha Noi
I never (eat)..........this delicious food before
I (not recognise)..Mrs Mai. She (change) .a lot
You (sleep)so far? I (ring)....the bell for the long time
At this time we(learn)English with some friends
At the moment, Hoa (wait)..for the bus
At present, she (cook)..in the kitchen
Look! The boy (smile)with you
Don’t talk in class! The teacher (teach)
He (walk).to his house now
They (not listen).to music now, they (sing)
Hoa and Mai (not watch)TV at present
She (not meet) .him before so she (be)very surprised
Hoa (see)..that film since she(be)..very small
My father(not smoke)..for 5 years yet
I (not see)her for a long time
It is the first time, I(meet) such a handsome boy
Up to then, I (never, see)such a fat man
This is the first time, I (never,eat)..that delicious before
I (not see)..him several years
How long Bob and Mary (be) married?
The water (boil)..at 1000 C
Now York (be) bigger than LonDon
Geoger (work).at the university so far?
Tom (not study) chemistry for three years
Now, you (type).some contracts for your company?
Exercise 7: Circle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. We have lived in this town _________ 1998
a. for	b. since	c. ago	d. in
2. “Let’s go to the new movie down town”. “Thanks, but I _________ it already”
a. have seen	b. saw	c. had seen	d. ever seen
3. _________ flown in an aero plane before?
a. Have you ever	b. Had you ever	c. Are you	d. Do you
4. Jack _________ his homework yet, so he won’t go out with his friends
a. finish	b. has finished	c. doesn’t finish	d. hasn’t finished
5. I’ve worked here _________ six years
a. for	b. since	c. over	d. in
6. Have you ever _____ the United States?
a. been in	b. been to	c. gone in	d. gone to
8. They _________ married for 22 years
a. have got	b. have been	c. was 	d. got
9. Robert _________ in three important water polo games so far
a. played	b. had played	c. is playing	d. has played
10. Nothing _________ in this town since I first visited it
a. changed	b. was changing	c. changes	d. has changed
11. Because Lan _________ breakfast, she isn’t hungry now
a. was eating	b. eats	c. ate	d. has eaten
12. Up to now, I _________ a lot of information about her
a. will learn	b. learnt	c. would learn	d. have learnt
13. She has worked as a secretary _________ she graduated from college
a. since	b. until	c. before	d. while
14. I’m a vegetarian. I _________ meat since I was a child
a. haven’t eaten	b. don’t eat	c. haven’t been eating	d. am not eating
15. I _________ here for ten years
a. lives	b. am living	c. live	d. have been living
16. Tom was leaning against the wall, out of breath. He _________
a. was running	b. has been running	c. has run	d. would run
17. I’m sorry, Mrs Johnson hasn’t _________
a. arrived just	b. already arrived	c. arrived already	d. arrived yet
18. My cousins _________ seen a kangaroo
a. have never	b. never have	c. has never	d. haven’t never
19. I _________ to London five times already this week
a. went	b. have gone	c. have been	d. was going
20. Margaret has _________ here since February
a. being worked	b. working	c. been working	d. been worked
Exercise 8: : Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or the present perfect continuous tense.
	1/ I (try) __________ to learn French for years, but I (not succeed) _________ yet.
	2/ She (read) _________ all the studys of Dickens. How many (you read) _________?
3/ I (wait) __________ here nearly half an hour for my girlfriend; do you think she (forget) __________ to come ?
	4/ Mary (rest) __________ in the garden all day because she (be) __________ ill.
5/ Although John (study) __________ at the University for 5 years, he (not get) __________ his degree yet.
	6/ Jack (go) __________ to Switzerland for a holiday. He (never, be) _____ there.
	7/ We (live) __________ here for the last six months, and (just, decide) __________ to move.
	8/ That book ( lie) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) ____ it yet ?
	9/ He (not be) ___________ here since Christmas; I wonder where he (live) __________ since then.
10/ He (lose) ______ his books. He (look) ________ for them all afternoon, but they (not turn up) _________yet.
11/ She (study) ___________ so hard this week that she (not have) ___________ time to go to the cinema.
	12/ Your hair is wet. (You swim) __________ for a long time ?
	13/ Bill is still a bad driver although he (drive)__________ cars for six years.
	14/ You look very tired. (You study) __________very hard ?
	15/ The phone (ring) __________ for 2 minutes, but I (not answer) ________ it yet.
Exercise9: Put the verbs in brackets in the present tenses.
	1/ I (be) __________ sorry I (forget) __________ that fellow’s name already.
	2/ Jack (look) __________ forward to his vacation next June.
	3/ I (have) __________ no trouble with my English lessons up to now.
	4/ Mr. and Mrs. Brown (be) ___________ in New York for 2 months.
	5/ Michael (study) __________ 38 hours a week.
	6/ At present, that author (write) ___________ a novel.
	7/ George (do) __________ good study in this class so far.
	8/ The weather( generally, get) __________ hot in July .
	9/ You must wake her up. She (sleep) __________soundly for 10 hours.
	10/ Listen! I (think) __________ someone (knock) __________ at the front door.
	11/ How long (you learn) __________ English?
	12/ That student (know) __________ all the new words very well now.
	13/ Alice (lose) __________ her Vietnamese-English dictionary.
	14/ Fred (just, graduate) __________ from Oxford University.
	15/ The earth (circle) __________ the sun once every 365 days.
	16/ That grandfather clock (stand) ________ there for as long as I can remember.
	17/ That brown briefcase (belong) __________ to Dr. Rice.
	18/ Jim (study) __________ on his report this year.
	19/ Robert (wait) __________ for you since noon.
	20/ That museum (stand) ___________ here for centuries.
	21/ The sun (get) __________ very hot during the afternoon.
	22/ Tom (buy) ___________ a new car next week.
	23/ The boys and girls (go) ___________ home after this lesson.
	24/ Davis (play) __________ football every afternoon.
	25/ Up to the present, we (write) __________ almost every lesson in this book.