Engglish Industrial Engeneering

More Exercise Present and Past Tense

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense.

1.         Ann sees Paul putting on his coat and says: Where are you going, Paul?

Paul: I’m going to buy some fruits.

2.         Mary sees Peter standing at the bus stop.

Mary: Hello, Peter. What bus do you waiting for ?

Peter: Hello, Mary. I’m waiting for a 9 or a 14.

3.         Mary: You usually went to work by a car, don’t you?

Peter: Yes, but the car belonged to my mother and she sometimes wanted it. She uses it today to take Tom to the dentist.

4.         Mary: Where did he come from?

Ann: He come from Japan. He is a very clever boy; he can speak four languages.

5.         Ann: I’ve got a letter from Hugh. He said he’ll come to London next week and wanted us to meet him for lunch.

6.         Mrs. Jones: My daughter never wrote to me so I never know what she was doing. Does your son write to you,  Mrs Smith?

Mrs Smith: Yes, I hear from him every week. He seems to like writing letters.

7.         These apples cost Rp. 25.000,- a kg. Do You think that is expensive?

It depends on the kind of apples.

8.         How much she owe you now?

I don’t know; I don’t keep an account. Anyway she’ll leave next week.

9.         Jack: How much longer you will stay in England?  

Paul: Only one more day. I will leave tomorrow night. I will have been going to Holland for two weeks.

10.     Mrs Jones: What are you looking for, Tom?

Mr Jones: I’m looking for a garage key. I always look for the garage key, because nobody ever putted it back on its hook.

Mrs. Jones: I always put it back on its hook. Why don’t you try your pockets? (I advise you to try your pockets)

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense; simple past or past continuous.

11.     Peter and Ann decided to redecorate their sitting-room themselves. They chose cream paint for the woodwork and apricot for the walls. When John was looking in to see how they were getting on, Ann was mixing the paint, and Peter was washing down the walls. They were  glad to see John and asked if he was doing anything special that day. He hastily replied he would have gone to the theatre and went away at once, because he knew that  they were looking for someone to help them.

Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct tense: present perfect or simple past. (In some cases the present perfect continuous is also possible.

12.     Paul: I have been playing football since I was five years old.

Tom: Did you play since you came to England?

Paul Oh, yes. I played quite a lot. I joined a club the day after I arrived.

13.     Ann: I’m skiing when I’m at the university, but I broke a leg five years ago and since then I don’t do any.

14.     This bicycle has been being in our family for fourteen years. My father has been using it for the first five years, my brother has been riding it for the next five, and I have been having it for the last four.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. (A variety of tenses will be needed, as well as some conditionals and imperatives; for be able use can/could where possible

15.     Dear Hilda

I just hear that my brother isn’t very well, and I like to go and see her. The trouble is I can’t take my cat Lupus with me. You think you could be able possibly look after him for a week? You would be having him for a week last year, you remember, and you said he is no trouble, and get on well with your dog.

If you can be able have him, I could be able bring him a long any time that suit you. He has his own bed and bowl, and I bring enough tinned cat food to last him a week.

But if isn’t convenient, don’t hesitate to say so. There is quite good kennels near here, and they have been taking him if I asked. He was there once before and seemed to get on all right.