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Drilling of the tenses


Drill Tenses

  1. What's the matter ? Why  ? (you / laugh)
  2. I  several books (already / write)
  3. This movie may not be as good as the one I  (see) last week.
  4. Where  on holiday, next Summer ? (you / go)
  5. I  a book when they knocked at the door (read)
  6. When  my proposal ? Tomorrow I hope ! (he / accept )
  7. I  (just / lose) my umbrella !
  8. Yesterday, he told me he  (never / practise) scuba-diving before.
  9. What  ? It is really dangerous ! (he / do)
  10. If  a lot of money, I wouldn't work and I would stay the all day at home ! (I / have)
  1. How long  (you/to wait) when the bus finally came?
  2. you/still/to belong) to a political party?
  3. He (to stay) at his brother's at the moment.
  4. Last night, I fell asleep while I  (to watch) TV
  5. Lots of things have happened since I (last/to write) to you
  6. Is it the first time he (to be) in hospital?
  7. Brian (to play)squash since 3 o'clock, he has played squash three times this week.
  8. He was a complete stranger to us;we (never/to see) him before.
  9. It rains a lot in this district; I wish it (not/to rain) so much
  10. Water  (to boil) at 100°centigrade.

-         Tomorrow I think I (start)   my new project.

-         I (finish)  it by the end of this month.

-         The teacher (probably/assign)  a test to his students next Monday.

-         He (correct)  it by the end of next week.

-         My friend (certainly/get)  a good mark.

-         By 9 o'clock, we (finish)  our homework.

-         They (leave)  the classroom by the end of the hour.

Drill the Tenses in Conext!

John ________________ (always/travel) a lot. In fact, he _____ (be) only two years old when he first _____ (fly) to the US. His mother ___ (be) Italian and his father ___ (be) American. John ___ (be) born in France, but his parents ________ (meet) in Cologne, Germany after they ________ (live) there for five years. They ______ (meet) one day while John's father __________ (read) a book in the library and his mother ________ (sit down) beside him. Anyway, John ________ (travel) a lot because his parents also __________ (travel) a lot. As a matter of fact, John ____________ (visit) his parents in France at the moment. He _______ (live) in New York now, but ______________ (visit) his parents for the past few weeks. He really _______ (enjoy) living in New York, but he also _______ (love) coming to visit his parents at least once a year.

Drill the Tenses

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate tense. Look at the time expressions for clues.

 

1.      Juan                                         (study) English for many years.

 

2.      His sister                                (finish) her English classes last semester.

 

3.      Right now, we                                  (work) on a very interesting project.

 

4.       Before the teacher came to class, the students                                 (complete) their assignments.

 

5.       Sandie and George                                             (continue) their studies for one more year.

 

6.      By the time the teacher comes to class, the students                                         (complete) their assignments.

 

7.       Iva                                (meet) a young man at the supermarket last Saturday.

 

8.       While James and his wife                                             (drive) home, they saw a parade.

 

9.      Tomorrow, Lisa’s brother                                  (start) his new job.

 

10.     My students always                                           (enjoy) talking in English in class.

 

11.    Since their family                                      (arrive) to this country, they                                                  (be) very happy.

 

12.     When Josesito got home, his parents                                             (go) to sleep an hour before.

 

Myra M. Medina, 2006

Miami Dade College