PRESENT TENSES EXERCISES PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE 1.

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the erbs !scratch" #a$" be" fr$" sta$" #ass" #la$" tr$" en%o$" miss& It's Saturday evening. My cousins always (1) ............... me a visit on Saturdays. We usually (2) ..................... at home and (3) ............... the piano. My grandmother o ten (!) ............... some ish and we (") ............... our delicious meal. #eorge$ the youngest o us$ usually %rings his cat and it (&) ................. my urniture. 'e o ten (() .................... to leave it outside %ut he ()) .................. it$ so we have to let him *eep it. +ime always (,) .................. -uic*ly on Saturdays. +hat (1.)................... it or today$ dear diary$ so I'll have to say good%ye. '. Match the Present Tense Sim#le to the correct (escri#tions) 1. /ou grate some cheese and you sprin*le it on the salad. 2. /ou turn le t in 0rown Street and the ca e is on the right. 3. 1ames 'arrow wor*s in a restaurant as a che . !. I usually drin* three cups o co ee a day. ". She visits her ather2in2law every day. &. Wood loats on water. (. Snow melts in spring. a) or permanent states %) or sports commentaries c) to give instructions d) or reviews e) or general truths ) to give directions g) or narration h) or ha%itual actions i) or repeated action 5) or programme *) or laws o nature l) or timeta%les PRESENT TENSE C*NTIN+*+S 1. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the erbs !ha e" #lan" write" cr$" tie" (i," feel" c-t" lie" en%o$" ($e" (ro#" st-($" see" wait& 1. +om and his grand ather .................the garden right now. 2. 1erry .................. a ri%%on %ecause he wants to o er a gi t. 3. She always....................something when she eats out. !. Mary ................. a poem at the moment. ". 4aroline ......................#erman right now. &. I ................. my hair %ecause I want to ma*e a change. (. +he %a%y .................. at the moment so I have to prepare its ood. ). I ................. my optician tomorrow morning. ,. /ou ................... the %read with a sharp *ni e. 1.. We ................. well today$ so we'll go to 6readeal. 11. +he dogs ................. on the loor right now. ). +he plane ta*es o rom Madrid at (32" in the morning. ,. +he movie on 4hannel " starts at (31.. 1.. 1ac*son tac*les Morrison and the %all is caught %y 4ollins. 11. 1ac* Williams acts wonder ully in his latest movie. 12.+ he princess sees the seven dwar s and can't %elieve her eyes.

12. I .................. my lunch at the moment$ so please call %ac* later. 13. +hey ....................their summer holiday. 1!. +he police o icer ................... or his partner right now. 1". She ................ an important test at the moment. '. Match the Present Tense Contin-o-s to the correct (escri#tions) 1. Why are you %eing so noisy today7 2. We are lying to 8thens tomorrow morning. 3. More and more dolphins are %ecoming e9tinct these days. !. +echnology is developing aster nowadays. ". She is always %orrowing pencils rom me instead o %uying ones hersel . &. +hey are watching their avourite +: shows at the moment. (. I'm loo*ing or a house to live in these days. a) or actions that are going on around now$ %ut not at the actual moment o spea*ing %) to e9press a temporary action c) to e9press a re-uent repetition o an action which shows our irritation$ sarcasm$ annoyance d) or actions ta*ing place now$ at the moment o spea*ing e) to e9press an arrangement in the near uture ) to e9press changing situations g) to e9press gradual development PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE 1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the erbs ) 1. +he students (%orrow) ............... some %oo*s rom the li%rary. 2. ;ur cats (play)................. on the so a so ar. 3. #eorge(clean) .............his %edroom this morning. !. I (tidy up) ............... my room so ar. ". /ou (type) ................. seven letters up to now. &. We (wor*) ................. in the garden until now. (. +hey (solve) ............... several e9ercises this morning. ). <iana (apologi=e)................ to her ather. ,. My riends and I (listen) ................. to 4hristmas carols. 1.. I (travel) ................ to >gypt and ?rance. '. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the erbs !sin," li,ht" choose" sen(" eat" ha e" hear" be" lea e" sell& 1. /ou ................. this pen or two years. 2. She ................. to her parents in 6aris or the last ew months. 3. I ................ two cars so ar. !. She ................. only hits recently. ". 1ohn and 1ane ...............only e9pensive gi ts or their son. &. It ..................cat ood since last year. (. We ............... the good news. ). +hey ................ us with great sadness. ,. I .............. the ire in the %edroom. 1.. Mr. and Mrs. 1ac*son ...............some clothes to the children in the orphanage. .. Match the Present Perfect Sim#le to the correct (escri#tions) 1. +hey are unhappy %ecause they have got %ad mar*s. 2. She has painted ive portraits this year.

3. She hasn't phoned him or seven days. !. +om hasn't eaten straw%erries since he was eleven. ". +he Mitchells have given us several maga=ines. &. ;ur neigh%ours have 5ust returned rom their trip to 6redeal. (. 8 lion has escaped rom the =oo@ the careta*er noticed its disappearance and the police was in ormed. ). My cousins haven't visited their grandparents yet. a) an action which happened at an unstated time in the past %) an action which has not %een done yet c) the %eginning o a period o time that has continued up to the present time d) an incomplete period o time e) in newspapers and %roadcasts to introduce an action which will %e descri%ed in the Simple 6ast +ense ) the result or conse-uence o a past action in present g) a complete activity in the immediate past h) a period o time up to the present moment PRESENT PERFECT C*NTIN+*+S 1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the erbs. 1. I (dust) ................the urniture or an hour. 2. She ( i9) ................the +: set since hal past eight 3. +hey (tal*) ................. to their %rothers2in2law or several minutes. !. 4atherine (have) ............... a shower or the last seven minutes. ". +he %a%y (cry) .................. or the last two hours. &. +he mice (eat) ............... the cheese in the cup%oard or the past ew wee*s. (. +he police o icer (chase).................... the criminal or the past ew months. ). +he plum%ers (repair) ................ the pipes since it started to snow. ,. +he soldiers (clim%) ................ the mountains since 8ugust. 1.. +he carpenters (%uild) .................... some houses since last spring. '. Match the (efinitions to the e/am#les ,i en) 1. +he students have %een writing their essays or !" minutes. 2. We are cold %ecause we have %een playing in the snow. 3. My twins have %een eeling sic* all night. !. Who has %een eating my ?rench ries7 a) to e9press anger$ irritation$ ignorance %) the result o an action visi%le in the present which started and inished in the past and lasted or some time c) to e9press a particular emotion d) to put emphasis on the duration o an action which started in the past and continues up to the present MISCELL0NE*+S PRESENT TENSES 1. P-t the erbs in brackets into Present Sim#le or Present Contin-o-s 83 Why (1. youAnotA inish).................. your homewor* and come and watch +:7 03 0ecause(2.notAunderstand)................... it. It is too di icult. 83 Why (3.youAnotAas*) your teacher to e9plain it7 03 0ecause I (!.notAli*e) .................him. 83 8nd why (".youAnotAli*e)................. him7 03 Well$ he (&.alwaysAshout)..................at me7

83 Why ((.heAshout).....................at you7 03Well$ I ().notAwor*).................in class and I (,.notAdo).................my homewor*. 83Well$ no wonder he (1..shout)..........at you. #ive me your %oo* now . We'll try and do it together. '. P-t the erbs in brackets into Present Perfect or Present Perfect Contin-o-s <ear Binda$ I'm glad to hear that you are en5oying yoursel in 8ustralia. +hings at home are the same as usual. /our ?ather(1.wor*).................very hard. Susan (2.5ustApass)................her driving test. 8le9 (3.notAwrite) .................. or wee*s $ pro%a%ly %ecause he (!.study)..............very hard or his e9ams. Cncle +om (".%uild) ............ a shed in the garden. I thin* it will %e ready ne9t month. Mr. 0rown (&.notA eel) well ..................recently. 'e ((.visit).......................the doctor our times this month. +he dog ().have)... ..........three puppies. Mrs. Smith (,.notAopen)..................her new shop yet. +he decorators (1..paint)..................it or wee*s. I hope you en5oy the rest o your stay in 8ustralia. (11.youAsee)............ the amous ;pera 'ouse yet7 +ina sends her love. Write to me soon. Bove$ Mum .. Fill in with Present Sim#le" Present Contin-o-s" Present Perfect or Present Perfect Contin-o-s. +om3 (1.youAsee).............................the state o this *itchen7 Someone (2.wash).............................clothes in the sin* and they're still thereD ?red3 /es$ I *now. I usually (3.use).........................the %ath$ %ut it (!.%e)..............................too dirty at the moment. +om3 Why didn't you clean it7 /ou (".live)...........................here or two months now and I (&.neverAsee)........................you do any housewor*. ?red3 What do you mean7 I ((.wash)................................ the dishes at last three times and I always ().ma*e)........................my %ed. +om3 Eu%%ishD /ou (,.alwaysAma*e)......................... a mess and not cleaning up a terwards. ?red3 What a%out you7 /ou (1..alwaysAdrin*)..........................my mil*D +om3 <on't %e ridiculousD Where (11.youAgo).............................7 ?red3 ;utD I (12.see)...................my girl riend this evening. +om3 What a%out the *itchen7 ?red3 0yeD