Exercise 2: Verb tenses - Put the verb in parentheses () into the correct tense
1. You can’t see Tom now. He (have) __ ________________ a bath.
2. He usually (drink) ___ ___________coffee, but today he (drink) ) __
________________ tea.
3. I won’t go out now because it ____ __________ (rain) and I (not have) __
___________an umbrella.
4. In Spain women usually _____ ________ (wear) hats.
5. Who ________ ______(make) that terrible noise? It is John. He ____
__________(blow) his nose.
6. My dentist always keeps (tell) _______ ______ me to clean my teeth. I hate that.
7. He never ____ ________ (go) to the theatre.
8. I ___ ___________(spend) this weekend in Eastbourne. I ______ ________(go)
there nearly every week.
9. My wife always keeps _____ _________ for more money at the end of the week.
(ask)
10. Who ______ ________ (you speak) to on the phone?
11. Anne ____ _________ (make) all her clothes. At the moment she ___
___________ (make) a dress for herself.
12. What’s that smell? Something ___________ ___ (burn) in the kitchen.
13. I'm new to this job. What exactly (I/have to) __________ do?
14. While I (wait) __________ for my train this morning I (meet) __________ an old
school friend.
15. (I/fly) __________ for the first-time last year when I went to Brazil.
16. Next week we are leaving on our honeymoon. As soon as (we/arrive) __________
at our hotel in Paris (we/order) __________ some champagne to celebrate.
17. If he comes to the concert it (be) __________ the first time he has heard James
Brown live.
18. I've got the tickets. Next week __________ (we/visit) London.
19. Mr. Jones (be) __________ our managing director since 1985.
20. It was the most frightening film (I/ever/see) __________.
21. You seem worried. What (you/think) __________ about?
22. I (study) __________ English for three years now.