Use the CORRECT TENSE:
1. I ……………………………………(visit) my grandparents every Saturday. My
brother………………………………………(often / visit) them.
2. The boys……………………………………(swim) in the pool now, but
they………………………………………… (usually / swim) in the sea.
3. I began to study at seven last night. Nick …………………………… (come) at seven thirty. I
……………………………… (study) when Nick ……………………….. (come).
4. Yesterday afternoon I ………………………… (go) to visit the Simpson family. When
I…………………….. (get) there around two o’clock, Mrs. Simpson ………………….. (be) in the yard.
She ………………………………… (plant) flowers in her garden. Mr. Simpson………………………..
(be) in the garage. He ……………………………….. (work) on their car. He ……………………………..
(change) the oil.
5. …………………… you …………………… (like) watching TV? I think this is one of your hobbies!
6. Yesterday Mike and Kate ……………………… (go) to the zoo around two. They…………………………
(see) many kinds of animals. They stayed at the zoo for two hours. While they ……………………………
(walk) home, it …………….…….. (begin) to rain, so they …………………………….. (stop) at a café and
……………………(have) a cup of coffee.
7. The weather…………………. (be) cloudy and rainy tomorrow. I and my friends…………. …. (spend)
our winter holiday in Switzerland next year. The milkman……… (come) later tomorrow.
8. Alex is in his room now. He …………………………………. (write) a letter to his penfriend.
9. Lyn ………………………… (sing) at the moment. She often …………………….. (sing) this song.
10. My father ………………………………………. (always / cook) in the morning and my
mother…………………………………….(usually / cook) in the afternoon and in the evening.
11. You…………………………..(always / drive) too fast!!!
12. Who…………………………………. (write) the play “Hamlet”?
13. The Earth………………….(rotate) around the sun.
14. Tom…………………………(smell) the fish to see if it’s fresh. I……………….(smell) something burning!
15. Dale and Jessica……………………………(see) some of their friends this evening. I …………….(see)
what you mean.
16. I missed the bus yesterday, so I………………………..(walk) home in the rain.
17. Alice………………….(speak) to her mum on the phone an hour ago.
18. William Shakespeare…………………….(write) Romeo and Juliet in the 16 th century.
19. We………………………(go) on holiday to France last summer.
20. The baby……………………(sleep) for 14 hours. He woke up at 10 o’clock!