Fill in the correct form of the PRESENT TENSE (simple and progressive)
Dear Editor! I _____am writing________________ (WRITE) this letter because it _________seems____________ (SEEM) to me that far too many changes ________are taking_____________ (TAKE) place in my country these days, and, as a result, we _______are losing______________ (LOSE) our identity. I ___________live__________ (LIVE) in a small town but even this town __________is changing___________ (CHANGE) before my eyes. For example, town authorities ________are building_____________ (BUILD) a burger place where my favourite restaurant used to be. Our culture _________belongs____________ (BELONG) to everybody, and I ____________do not understand_________ (NOT UNDERSTAND) why the town leaders ___________are not doing__________ (NOT DO) to preserve it. They simply __________do not care___________ (NOT CARE). In fact, I ________am thinking_____________ (THINK) of starting an action group. I __________ am appearing___________ (APPEAR) on a TV show on Friday evening to make people aware of how importance this issue is. It’s time for us to start doing something before it ______gets_______________ (GET) too late.
Past Tense – Simple or Progressive: Fill in the correct form 1. I ________saw_________ Sue in town yesterday, but she _______did not see__________ me. She ______was ____looking___________ the other way. (see, not see, look) 2. I _________meet________ Tom and Jane at the airport a few weeks ago. They ________were going_________ to Berlin and I ________was going_________ to Madrid. We _______had________a chat while we ________were waiting_________ for our flights. (meet, go,go,have,wait) 3. I ________was cycling_________ home yesterday when suddenly a man _______stepped__________ out into the road in front of me. I ________was going_________ quite fast but luckily I _________managed________ to stop in time and _______did not hit__________ him. (cycle, step, go, manage, not hit) 4. Jerry _____was waiting____________ for me when I _______arrived__________ . (wait, arrive) 5. “What _________were you doing________ at this time yesterday”? – “I was asleep.” (you do) 6. “_________Did you go________ out last night?” – “No, I was too tired”. (you go) 7. “Was Carol at the party last night?” – “Yes she ______was wearing___________ a really nice dress.” (wear) 8. How fast _________were you driving________ when the accident _________happened________ ? (you drive, happen) 9. John _______took__________ a photo of me while I ________was not looking___________ . (take, not look) 10. We _________were________ in a very difficult position. We ___________did not know______ what to do. (be, not know) 11. I haven’t seen Alan for ages. When I last _______saw__________ him, he _______was trying__________ to find a job in Leeds (see, try) 12. I _______was walking__________ along the street when suddenly I _______heard__________ footsteps behind me. Somebody _______was following__________ me. I was frightened and ________started_________ to run. (walk, hear, follow, start) 13. When I ________was_________ young I ______wanted___________ to be a bus driver. (be, want) 14. While Mike _________was watching________ TV Sheila _________was reading________ a book. (watch, read) 15. She ________was waiting_________ for the bus when I _______saw__________ her yesterday. (wait, see) 16. On Sunday I _________went________ for a walk and then I ________visited_________ the museum. (go, visit) 17. He ____________was preparing_____ lunch when the first guests _________arrived________ . (prepare, arrive) 18. She ________was sleeping_________ when she suddenly _________heard________ a strange noise. (sleep,hear) 19. We ________were sailing_________ on the lake when a terrible thunderstorm ________came_________ up. (sail, come) 20. Some minutes later his friend _________came_______ to take him to the airport. (come) 21. While his friend __________was driving______ the car, John _________was talking________ about his holidays. (drive, talk) 22. John _______was having__________ a shower when the telephone _________rang________ . (have, ring) 23. When they ________arrived_________ at the airport, the plane ___________had already flown___________ high above their heads. (arrive, already fly) 24. They _________went________ to the restaurant and ________had_________ a cup of coffee. (go, have) 25. While the football teams ________were warming_________ up, the fans _______were waving__________ their flags. (warm, wave)
Past or Present Perfect Tense – Simple form 1. The weather _______has been__________ (be) awful in the past few days. 2. We ________have washed_________ (wash) the dishes. They’re clean now. 3. ____________Has your course started_________________ (your course, start) yet? 4. Emma ______packed___________ (pack) her suitcase last night. 5. They _______have closed__________ (close) the factory. – Really? When __________did that happen____________ (that happen) ? 6. Shall we play tennis? We ________haven’t played_________ (not play) since we were children. 7. The airplane _______has landed__________ (land) . The pilot is just getting out. 8. Prices _______have gone__________ (go) up. Everything is more expensive this year. 9. I’m tired. We ______have walked___________ (walk) 10 miles. 10. The Queen _________arrived________ (arrive) in an RAF helicopter last night. 11. How long _____________as Vicky had_________ (Vicky, have) that camera? – For about a month. 12. We ______have just come________________ (just come) back from our holidays. 13. You parcel ________has arrived_________ (arrive). The postman _________brought________ (bring) it two hours ago. 14. He ______has been___________ (be) at his computer for two hours. 15. We ________lived_________ (live) there for ten years but we __________have been_______ (be) in Birmingham for the last two. 16. We ___________haven’t had______ (not have) a party for ages. 17. My sister’s car is only a year old but she __________has already crashed_________________ (already crash) it. 18. Dinosaurs _______roamed__________ (roam) the earth millions of years ago. 19. It _______hasn’t rained______________ (not rain) yet today. 20. _____________Have you seen_____________ (you see) last week’s magazine? – It must be here somewhere.
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