SCO

RE

Nam
e
Grad
e
Page

: _______________________________________
: _______________________________________
: 1 of 3

ENGLISH TASK
MASTERING TENSES 1
A. PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. Put the verbs in the correct form, present continuous or present
simple
1. Lets go out. It ____isnt raining____ (not / rain) now.
2. Julia is very good at language. She _____speaks_____ (speak) four
languages very well.
3. Hurry up! Everybody _______________ (wait) for you.
4. A : _______________ (you / listen) to the radio now?
B : No, I m not. You can turn it off.
5. A : _______________ (you / listen) to the radio everyday?
B : No, I dont. Just occasionally.
6. The River Nile _______________ (flow) into the Mediterranean.
7. Look at the river. It _______________ (flow) very fast today. Much faster
than usual.
8. We usually _______________ (grow) vegetables in our garden but this
year we _______________ (not / grow) any.
9. Ron is in London at the moment. He _______________ (stay) at the Park
Hotel. He _______________ (always / stay) there when hes in London.
10.Can we stop walking soon? I _______________ (start) to feel tired.
11.Normally I _______________ (finish) work at 5.00, but this week I
_______________ (work) until 6.00 to earn a bit more money.
12.A : What _______________ (your father / do)?
B : Hes an architect but he _______________ (not / work) at the
moment.
13.(At the party) Usually I _______________ (enjoy) parties but I
_______________
(not / enjoy) this one very much.
14.The train is nevery late. It _______________ (always / leave) on time.
15.Jim is very untidy. He _______________ (always / leave) his things all over
the place.
2. Put the verbs in the correct form, present continuous or present
simple
1. Shhh. The baby (sleep) ____is sleeping____. The baby (sleep)
_____sleeps_____ for ten hours evey night.
2. Right now Im in class. I (sit) ___am siting____________ at my desk. I
usually (sit) _________I sit______ at the same desk in class every day.
3. Ali (speak) ______speaks_________ Arabic. Arabic is his native language,
but right now he (speak) ____is speaking___________ English.
4. Our teacher (not / stand) ____________arent standing___ up right now.
She (sit) _______is siting________ on the corner of her desk.
5. Its 6.00 p.m. Mary is at home. She (eat) ____is eating___________
dinner. She always (eat) _________eats______ dinner with her family
around six oclock.
6. It (not / rain) ________isnt raining_______ right now. The sun (shine)
__________shines___, and the sky (be) ___________is____ blue.

SCO
RE

Nam
e
Grad
e
Page

: _______________________________________
: _______________________________________
: 2 of 3

7. Its 7.30 a.m. and the Wilsons are in their kitchen. Mrs. Wilson (sit)
_____is siting_______ at the breakfast table. She (read) ___________is
reading____ the morning paper. She (read) _______reads________ the
newspaper every morning. Mr. Wilson (pour) __________is pouring_____ a
cup of coffee. He (drink) _______drinks________ two cups of coffee every
morning before he (go) __________goes_____ to work. There is a cartoon
on TV but the children (not / watch) ___________isnt watching____ it.
They (play) __________are playing_____ with their toys instead. They
usually (watch) ___watch____________ cartoons in the morning, but this
morning they (not / pay) __________arent playing_____ any attention to
the TV. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson (not / watch) ____________isnt watching___
the TV either. They (not / not) _________arent ______ to watch cartoons.
B. PAST SIMPLE AND PASTCONTINUOUS
1. Put the verbs into the correct form, past continous or past simple.
1. Jane ____was waiting____ (wait) for me when I _____arrived_____ (arrive).
2. A : What ____did you do___________ (you / do) this time yesterday?
B : I was in my bed asleep.
3. A : __________Did you go out last night_____ (you / go) out last night?
B : No, I didnt. I was too tired.
4. How fast ______were you driving_________ (you / drive) when the
accident ______happened_________ (happen)?
5. John __________was taking_____ (take) a photograph of me while I
______did not look_________
(not / look).
6. I havent seen Alan for a long time. When I last _______was
seeing________ (see) him, he ________tried_______ (try) to find a job on
London.
7. I ___________was walking____ (walk) along the street when suddenly I
_________heard______ (hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody ____was
following___________
(follow)
me.
I
was
frightened
so
I
________ran_______ (run) away.
2. Put the verbs into the correct form, past continous or past simple.
1. At 6.00 p.m., Bob sat down at the table and began to eat. At 6.05, Bob
(eat) _________was eating______ dinner.
2. While Bob (eat) ________was eating_______ dinner, Ann (come)
_________came______through the door.
3. Bob went to bed at 10.30. at 11.00 Bob (sleep) ____was
sleeping___________.
4. While Bob (sleep) ______was sleeping_________, the phone (ring)
_______rang________.
5. Bob left his house at 8.00 a.m. While he (walk) _______was
walking________ to his school, he (see) _______saw________ Mrs. Smith.
6. Sally (eat) ________was eating_______ dinner last night when someone
(knock) ________knocked_______ on the door.
7. My roommates parents (call) _________called______ his last night while
we (watch) _______were watching________ TV.

SCO
RE

Nam
e
Grad
e
Page

: _______________________________________
: _______________________________________
: 3 of 3

8. I studied at seven last night. Fred came at seven thirty. So, while I
(study) ________was studying_______ last night, Fred (come)
_______came________ to visit me.
9. My mother called me around five. My husband came home a little after
that. So. when he (come) _______came________ home, I (talk) ______was
talking_________ to my mother on the phone.
10.Yesterday afternoon, I (go) _______went________ to visit the Parker
family. When I (get) _____was geting__________ there around two
oclock, Mrs. Parker (be) _______was________ in the yard. She (plant)
_______was planting________ flowers in her garden. Mr. Parker (be)
________was_______ in the garage. He (work) __________was working_____
on their car.