Exercises on tenses formation

A.     CHANGE THE SENTENCES ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS BETWEEN BRACKETS.

1.     Amy enjoys playing computer games. (Negative)

2.     Anna doesn’t like Paul. (Affirmative)

3.     Dad and I are cleaning the kitchen. (Negative)

4.     Does Helen love that boy? (Affirmative)

5.     Howard is having lunch at the moment. (Negative)

6.     I am playing the guitar in my room. (Interrogative)

7.     I don’t often draw pictures in my notebook. (Interrogative)

8.     Is Leroy dancing in the gym? (Affirmative)

9.     Is the cat chasing the cat? (Affirmative)

10.   John and Mary are playing golf now. (Negative)

11.   Liam and Barry don’t watch soap operas very often. (Interrogative)

12.   My dad gives me a present every weekend. (Negative)

13.   Olive isn’t eating a hamburger. (Interrogative)

14.   Our teacher is writing on the board. (Interrogative)

15.   Peter and Joan don’t play tennis very often. (Affirmative)

16.   Susan and David aren’t doing their homework together. (Affirmative)

17.   The police officer is arresting the thief. (Negative)

18.   We teach adults only. (Interrogative)

19.   You aren’t listening to music in the living-room. (Interrogative)

20.   Your brother studies Physics and Chemistry. (Negative)

B.       CHANGE THE SENTENCES ABOVE TO THE PAST.

C.       CHANGE THE SENTENCES ABOVE IN THE PAST FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS BETWEEN BRACKETS.

Unit 1 Test

1. Complete the following chart.

PRESENT SIMPLE	PRESENT CONTINUOUS	PAST SIMPLE
Affirmative of the verb TO EAT	Affirmative of the verb TO WORK	Affirmative of the verb TO PLAY
I You He We You They	I You He We You They	I You He We You They
Negative of the verb TO DRINK	Negative of the verb TO STUDY	Negative of the verb TO SLEEP
I You He We You They	I You He We You They	I You He We You They
Interrogative of the verb TO UNDERSTAND	Interrogative of the verb TO SING	Interrogative of the verb TO RUN
I You He We You They	I You He We You They	I You He We You They

2. Complete the following chart.

	INFINITIVE	PAST SIMPLE	PAST PARTICIPLE	MEANING
1	Awake
2		Wrote
3			Begun
4				Ganar
5	Break
6		Thought
7			Eaten
8				Beber
9	Lose
10		Flew

7. Translate into Spanish

a. Extremely_______________

b. Very _______________

c. Quite _______________

d. Really _______________

e. Pretty _______________

f. Rather _______________

8. Classify these adverbs into extreme or moderate.

pretty extremely quite rather very really

Extreme: ___________________________________

Moderate: _________________________________

9. Choose the correct option.

1 I got up very / quite early – at 5 o’clock in the morning!

2 It was a pretty / extremely good film. I enjoyed it, but I wouldn’t see it again.

3 I’m quite / extremely hungry now, although I had a good breakfast.

4 That show was rather / really funny. I haven’t laughed so much in years.

5 The World Cup final was very / pretty exciting – two goals all and penalties!

3. Match the sentences with the definitions.

1 I am from Pamplona.

2 I go to work every day.

3 Sandy is watching his favourite TV programme.

4 I am studying hard for my exams.

a routine action

b action in progress now

c temporary situation

d permanent situation

4. Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous.

1 I _______________ (write) a report about the exchange students at our school at the moment.

2 She _______________ (take) some photographs of some of the exchange students now.

3 We _______________ (play) the piano every day.

4 He _______________ (not / know) many French people.

5 They _______________ (do) a German course this term.

5. Write sentences about the agenda for a meeting next week. Use the present continuous for future plans.

1 They / have / meeting / 7 o’clock / next Tuesday

2 They / start / cheese and wine / before the meeting

3 The president of company / come / to give a welcome speech

4 They / have / dinner and dancing / after meeting

5 The hotel / prepare / typical food / from countries represented at the meeting

6. Complete the sentences using the past simple tense of the verbs in brackets:

1 John and Richard ______________________(go) to Valencia for their holidays last year.

2 Peter______________________ (visit) his grandmother yesterday.

3 We ______________________(do) our homework and then we ______________________ (watch) a great film on television.

4 The teacher told me I ______________________(be) a good student.