Bài 5: TENSES REVIEW

Tense review
Exercise 1: Choose the correct answer
1. When I was a child, I used to ride/ I was riding a tricycle.
2. It looks like rain. I will stay/ I will be staying home?
3. I'm waiting for Sue. Have you seen her/ Did you see her?
4. How long are you working/ have you been working here?

Exercise 2: fill in the blanks
1. "What (you do) ................?" "I'm an engineer."
2. The door was open so the dog (run) ................. into the living room.
3. When we arrived home Jane (sit) .................... outside the door.
4. "What (you do) ................... when you saw the snake?" "I ran."

Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences
1. Alice started playing tennis 6 months ago.
→ Alice ................. tennis for 6 months.
2. I last saw David in 1990.
→ I .................... David since 1990.
3. Are you free tomorrow evening? 
→ Are ...................... anything tomorrow evening?

Exercise 4: Choose the correct answer.
When the bus (1) .... in a small square, Maria (2) .... her magazine and didn't realize that she (3) .... at her destination.
1. has stopped     - stops
    stopped           - was stopped
2. was reading      - read
    had read          - used to read
3. arrived             - arrives
    has arrived       - had arrived

Exercise 5: Find the errors
1. I'm sorry I haven't been written to you lately, but I've been working hard. When I have received your last letter I was acting in a play at school, and when I have finished that, I went on holiday with some friends.

2. I meant to send you a postcard, but I had forgot to take your address with me. Do you still want to come and will stay for a few days? I'm starting to working in London after I shall leave school in July, and I want to see you before then. 

Exercise 6: Fix the errors
1. By the time I got to the phone it stopped ringing.
2. I'm not very good at this game. You see, I didn't play it before.
3. When has Pete written to you last?

Exercise 7: Rewrite in full sentences.
1. Finished yet? We're all waiting!
2. Bye for now! See you tomorrow!
3. Good holiday? Had a nice time?
4. Paul's a bit difficult. Know what I mean?