Additional exercises Present and past (1) ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

Additional exercises

Present and past (1)

1	Put the verb into the correct form: present simple (I do), present continuous (I am doing), past simple (I did) or past continuous (I was doing). 1 We can go out now. _____ It isn’t raining _____ (it /not /rain) any more. 2 Katherine ___ was waiting _____ (wait) for me when _____ I arrived _____. (I /arrive). 3 _____________ (I /get) hungry. Let's go and have something to eat. What _____________ (you /do) in your spare time? Do you have any hobbies? The weather was horrible when _____________ (we /arrive). It was cold and _____________ (it /rain) hard. 4 5 6 Louise usually _____________ (phone) me on Fridays, but _____________ (she /not /phone) last Friday. 7 A: When I last saw you, _____________ (you /think) of moving to a new flat. B: That's right, but in the end _____________ (I /decide) to stay where I was. 8 Why _____________ (you /look) at me like that? What's the matter? It's usually dry here at this time of the year. _____________ (it /not /rain) much. Sorry I'm late. My phone _____________ (ring) three times while _____________ (I /get) ready to go out. 9 10 11 Lisa was busy when _____________ (we /go) to see her yesterday. She had an exam today and _____________ (she /prepare) for it. . _____________ (we /not /want) to disturb her, so _____________ (we /not /stay) very long. 12 When I first _____________ (tell) Tom what happened, _____________ (he /not /believe) me. _____________ (he /think) that _____________ (I /joke).
2	Which is correct? 1 Everything is going well. We didn't have /haven't had any problems so far. (haven't had is correct) 2 Lisa didn't go /hasn't gone to work yesterday. She wasn’t feeling well. Look! That man over there wears /is wearing the same sweater as you. I went /have been to New Zealand last year. I didn't hear /haven't heard from jess recently. I hope she's OK. I wonder why James is /is being so nice to me today. He isn't usually like that. 3 4 5 6 7 Jane had a book open in front of her, but she didn't read /wasn't reading it. I wasn't very busy. I didn't have /wasn't having much to do. It begins /It’s beginning to get dark. Shall I turn on the light? After finishing school, Tim got /has got a job in a factory. When Sue heard the news, she wasn't /hasn't been very pleased. This is a nice restaurant, isn't it? Is this the first time you are /you've been here? 8 9 10 11 12 13 I need a new job. I'm doing /I've been doing the same job for too long. 'Anna has gone out.' 'Oh, has she? What time did she go /has she gone?' 'You look tired.' 'Yes, I've played /I've been playing basketball.' Where are you coming /do you come from? Are you American? I'd like to see Tina again. It's a long time since I saw her /that I didn't see her. Robert and Maria have been married since 20 years /for 20 years. 14 15 16 17 18
3	Complete each question using a suitable verb. 1 A: I'm looking for Paul. ____ Have you seen ______ him? B: Yes, he was here a moment ago. 2 A: Why _____ did you go ____ to bed so early last night? B: I was feeling very tired. 3 A: Where ________________________________? B: just to the shop at the end of the street. I'll be back in a few minutes. 4 A: ________________________________TV every evening? B: No, only if there's something special on. 5 A: Your house is very beautiful. How long ________________________________here? B: Nearly t en years. 6 A: How was your holiday? ________________________________a nice time? B: Yes, thanks. It was great. 7 A: ________________________________Sarah recently? B: Yes, we had lunch together a few days ago. 8 A: Can you describe the woman you saw? What ________________________________? B: A red sweater and black jeans. 9 A: I'm sorry to keep you waiting. ________________________________long? B: No, only about ten minutes. 10 A: How long ________________________________you to get to work in the morning? B: Usually about 45 minutes. It depends on the traffic. 11 A: ________________________________a horse before? B: No, this is the first time. I'm a little nervous. 12 A: ________________________________to the United States? B: No, never, but I went to Canada a few years ago.
4	Use your own ideas to complete B's sentences. 1 A: What's the new restaurant like? Is it good? B: I've no idea. ______ I’ve never been ______ there. 2 A: How well do you know Ben? B: Very well. We _____________________ since we were children. 3 A: Did you enjoy your holiday? B: Yes, it was really good. It's the best holiday_____________________. 4 A: Is David still here? B: No, I'm afraid he isn't _____________________ about ten minutes ago. 5 A: I like your suit. I haven't seen it before. B: It’s new. It’s the first time _____________________. 6 A: How did you cut your knee? B: I slipped and fell when _____________________ tennis. 7 A: Do you ever go swimming? B: Not these days. I haven't _____________________ a long time. 8 A: How often do you go to the cinema? B: Very rarely. It's nearly a year _____________________ to the cinema. 9 A: I've bought some new shoes. Do you like them ? B: Yes, the/re very nice. Where _____________________ them?

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