EXERCISE 1

1. I usually____ (go) to school by bus.

2. Yesterday morning I ____(get) up at 6.30.

3. We needed some money so we ____ (sell) our

car.

4. ____ she ever ____ (be) to Spain?"

5. "What ____ Peter ____ (do) now?"

6. Please don't make so much noise. I ____ (study).

7. Water ____ (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.

 EXERCISE 1
1. I usually go (go) to school by bus.

2. Yesterday morning I got (get) up at 6.30.

3. We needed some money so we sold (sell) our

car.

4. " Has she ever been (be) to Spain?"

5. "What is Peter doing (do) now?"

6. Please don't make so much noise. I am studying

(study).

7. Water boils (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.

 EXERCISE 2
1. Now Ron ___ (phone) Jill again. It ___ (be) the
third time he ___ (phone) her this evening.
2. It ___(rain) now. It ___ (begin) raining two
hours ago. So it ___ (rain) for two hours.
3. ___ you ___ (hear) anything from Tom since
Christmas?
4. " ___ it ___ (rain)?" she always ___ (ask) me.
5. " ___ you ___ (go) out last night?
6. New York ___ (be) one of the largest cities of
the world.
7. This house ___ (cost) 35,000 pounds in 1980.
 EXERCISE 2
1. Now Ron is phoning (phone) Jill again. It is
(be) the third time he phones (phone) her
this evening.
2. It is raining (rain) now. It began (begin)
raining two hours ago. So it has been
raining (rain) for two hours.
3. Have you heard (hear) anything from Tom
since Christmas?
4. " Is it raining (rain)?" she always asks (ask)
me.
5. " Did you go (go) out last night?
6. New York is (be) one of the largest cities of
the world.
 EXERCISE 3
1. ___ John ever ___ (win) a prize at a race?
2. I ___ (fall) asleep yesterday when I ___
(watch) TV.
3. George ___ never ___ (be) to Canada.
4. Tom is not back to England. He ___ (be)
to Italy for three weeks.
5. We ___ (do) a lot last Sunday.
6. I sometimes ___ (go) to the cinema.
7. Nick ___ (work) hard yesterday.
8. I ___ (not find) my ring yet which I ___
(lose) at the party yesterday.
 EXERCISE 3
1. Has John ever won (win) a prize at a
race?
2. I fell (fall) asleep yesterday when I was
watching (watch) TV.
3. George has never been (be) to Canada.
4. Tom is not back to England. He has been
(be) to Italy for three weeks.
5. We did (do) a lot last Sunday.
6. I sometimes go (go) to the cinema.
7. Nick worked (work) hard yesterday.
8. I have not found (not find) my ring yet
which I lost (lose) at the party yesterday.
 EXERCISE 4
1. They ___ (build) this castle in 1762.
2. Do you like to have something to eat? No,
thank you. I ___(just have) dinner.
3. While Tom ___(play) tennis, Ann ___(take) a
shower.
4. I ___ not ___ (see) his dog since yesterday
morning.
5. Mike ___(play) chess now. How long ___ he
___(play)?
6. " ___ you ___(speak) English?" she was
asked.
7. When they ___(work) in the garden, the
phone ___(ring).
 EXERCISE 4
1. They built (build) this castle in 1762.
2. Do you like to have something to eat? No,
thank you. I have just had (just have)
dinner.
3. While Tom was playing (play) tennis, Ann
was taking (take) a shower.
4. I have not seen (see) his dog since
yesterday morning.
5. Mike is playing (play) chess now. How
long has he been playing (play)?
6. " Do you speak (speak) English?" she was
asked.
7. When they were working (work) in the
 EXERCISE 5
1.The emergency meeting ____ a while ago. ( end )
2.The pupil unintentionally ____ the window pane. (
break )
3. when the telephone rang, no one ____ in the
house. ( to be )
4. The error in the notice ____ already. ( correct )
5. If you had called, we ____ readily. ( respond )
6. We ____ the good news last night. ( receive )
7. How I wish I ____ the champion. ( to be )
8. Edwin _____ the riddle for the past hour before
he decided to give up. ( solve )
 EXERCISE 5
1. The emergency meeting ended a while
ago.
2. The pupil unintentionally broke the
window pane.
3. when the telephone rang, no one was in
the house.
4. The error in the notice had been
corrected already.
5. If you had called, we would have
responded readily.
6. We received the good news last night.
7. How I wish I were the champion.
 EXERCISE 6
1.By the time the firemen came, the houses
_____ to the ground. ( raze )
2. All the stolen goods _____ by the police.
( confiscate )
3. When Aida was a Guide, she always _____
our campfire. ( join )
4. The shopkeeper _____ the door when the
robbers appeared. ( close )
5. Before the house owner reached home, the
police _____ . ( arrive )
6. If you _____ us, we would have reserved the
seat. ( tell )
7. The scouts felt tired since they _____ for the
 EXERCISE 6
1. By the time the firemen came, the houses
had been razed to the ground.
2. All the stolen goods had been confiscated
by the police.
3. When Aida was a Guide, she always joined
our campfire.
4. The shopkeeper was closing the door when
the robbers appeared.
5. Before the house owner reached home, the
police had arrived .
6. If you had told us, we would have reserved
the seat.
7. The scouts felt tired since they had been
EXERCISE
EXERCISE