Exercise 1: Put the verbs in the brackets into correct tense or form:
1. Keep silent, please. Our teacher (explain) _________________ the lesson.
2. We (be) _________________ students for four years.
3. I will send him the message as soon as he (return) _________________
4. Thanks for (invite) _________________ me to the birthday party.
5. Peter couldn’t read until he (be) _________________ eight years old.
6. What ____________ your father usually ____________ (do) in the evenings?
7. I can (see) _________________ the children. They (play) ______________ in the yard.
8. Would you like (listen) _________________ to music?
9. No, thanks. I like (read) _________________ books.
10. Don’t worry. I (give) ____________ him your message when I (see) __________ him.
11. You (think) _________ collecting stamps costs much money?
12. My father thinks mountain climbing (be) _________ more dangerous than skating.
13. Every year, my mother (give) _________ me a nice doll on my birthday.
14. My brother (not like) _________ collecting stamps, he likes collecting glass bottles.
15. My sister likes (cook) _________ very much. She can cook many good foods.
Exercise 2: Put the verbs in the brackets into correct tense or form:
16. Does your brother like (listen) _________ to music in his free time?
17. I think in the future, more people (enjoy) _________ going out by bicycles.
18. My father says when he's retired, he (go) _______ back to his village to do the gardening.
19. We are planting trees around our school now. Our school (be) _________ surrounded by a lot of green trees.
20. Lan says she loves collecting pens but she (not/continue) _________ this hobby from next year.
21. When I was a child, I used (dream) ________________ of being an astronaut.
22. I'm terribly nervous. I'm not used (speak) ________________ to a large audience.
23. It took us ages to get used (live) ________________ in an apartment house.
24. Lots of trains used (stop) ________________ here, but not many do now.
25. Didn't Nick use (work) ________________ on a building site?
26. She may be late if she (not hurry) ________________.
27. If you are kind to me, I (be) ________________good to you.
28. If he (give) ________________ up smoking, as his doctor orders, he will be soon well again.
29. You (not pass) ________________ your driving test unless you drive more carefully.
30. He’ll be ill if he (not stop) ________________ worrying so much.
Put the verbs in brackets into correct form
1. The last time he (see) was seen in public he (wear) was wearing a grey suit.
2. I’m sure the letter won’t arrive in time unless it (send) is sent by air.
3. We (sit) sat around silently for a moment, each trying to remember the names of the people we (meet) had met at the party the night before.
4. England (win) would have won the championship if they had played better.
5. The city is now (crowd) crowded with people who (seek) seek employment.
6. It’s high time that you (get) got down to more serious work.
7. I’m going to retire soon. By the first of July I (work) will have worked here for 25 years.
8. “Your guest has already (come) come.” “I know.”
9. This was the talking between brothers who had just (meet) met up with each other.
10. He refused to admit that he (make) had made some corrections in the document.
1. The last time he was seen in public he was wearing a grey suit.
2. I’m sure the letter won’t arrive in time unless it is sent by air.
3. We sat around silently for a moment, each trying to remember the names of the people we had met at the party the night before.
4. England would have won the championship if they had played better.
5. The city now is crowded with people who are seeking employment.
6. It’s high time that you got down to more serious work.
7. I’m going to retire soon. By the first of July I will have worked here for 25 years.
8. “Your guest has already come.” “I know.”
9. This was the talking between brothers who had just met up with each other.
10. He refused to admit that he had made some corrections in the document.