Exercise 5: Fill in the correct tense: Present Simple? Present Continuous? Present Perfect?
I can't hear you! I ………………… a shower. (have)
Sam ………………… his homework at night. (do)
Look at the boy. He …………………us. (watch)
Our team is in Madrid this week. They ………………… part in a contest. (take)
I …………………up very early on weekdays. (get)
My dad is in the garage. He …………………his car. (clean)
Dan …………………a lot of friends. (have)
I can see that you …………………a lot of fun. (have)
My little sister …………………the dishes on Saturdays and Sundays. (dry)
We …………………a week in Italy each year. (spend)
Jake and Ben …………………already ………………… (to prepare) the birthday party.
They …………………just …………………(to buy) the decorations.
Jake ………………… (to choose) many CDs so far but Ben ………………… (not to listen) to them yet.
He ………………… (to be) busy since two o´clock.
He …………………already …………………ten bottles into the fridge. (drink)
Exercise 6: Choose the correct answer:
1) Last night, Irem’s boyfriend ……………….. the room while she was talking with another boy on the phone.
A. was entering B. Entered C. had entered
2) Can …………………… on the sofa when the baby started to cry.
A. had slept B. Slept C. was sleeping
3) World War 1 ……………………. when World War 2 began.
A. was already ending B. had already ended C. alreasy ended
4) Ece …………………….. the movie ‘Da Vinci Code’ at ten o’clock yesterday.
A. watched B. was watching C. had watched
5) The family last ……………... on a vacation in 2010.
A. was going B. had gone C.went
6) The crowd ………………. after the mayor had made his speech.
A. had cheered B. was cheering C. cheered
7) We …………… a huge,beautiful house when I was a child.
A. had B. were having C. had had
8) Before the man ............. this job a year ago,he had graduated from university in 1999.
A. had found B.found C. was finding
9) The girl ……………….. on her project while her mother was feding her baby sister.
A. worked B. had worked C. was working
10) ……………… you at the meeting yesterday? I didn’t see you there.
A. Were B. Did C. Had been
Jane: Hi, Johnny I (1. not/hear) haven't heard from you for a long time. Where (2. you/be) have you been ?
Johnny: I (3.start) started a new job six months ago. I (4. be) am a computer salesman now. I (5. enjoy) enjoy it very much. My company (6. send) sends me abroad every few weeks. Last month I (7. go) went to Japan – it (8. be) was fantastic!
Jane: Wow! Japan! How long (9. you/stay) have you stayed there? Tell me all about it.
Johnny: I (10. stay) have stayed there for three weeks in a luxurious hotel. The company always (11.pay) pay for everything.
Jane: I’d love a job like yours.
Johnny: Well actually, Jane, That (12.be) is the reason why I (13.call) am calling you now. I (14. need) need an assistant. Last week, the company (15. tell) told me to choose someone and I immediately (16. think) thought of you. What (17.you/think) do you think ?
Jane: When (18. I/start) can I start ?