TENSES
Sir Guy Loonaby-Smith, the famous explorer, is being interviewed on TV about his exciting life.
Complete the dialogue and fill in the correct tenses!
Interviewer Sir Guy, you _____________________ (spend) the last sixty years exploring
the world. When __________________________ (you first become)
interested in travelling
Sir Guy Well, I can tell you the exact day. I ________________(be) eleven years old
and I _____________________ (sit) in the school library and I
_____________________ (read)a book about South Africa. Suddenly I
_____________________ (see) a picture of Lake Victoria and at that moment I
_____________________ (decide) to become an explorer.
Interviewer When ___________________________ (you, first, go) to Lake Victoria
Sir Guy Well, after I _____________________ (leave) school at the age of 15, I
_____________________ (live) with my uncle for two years. He
_____________________ (be) an old man then, but he _______________(be)
a sailor all his life. He _____________________ (find) me a job on a ship and
at the age of 17 I _____________________ (arrive) in Africa!
Interviewer You _____________________ (travel) to the most interesting countries in the
world. ____________________________ (you, ever, have) any frightening
experiences
Sir Guy Oh yes, lot’s of them
Interviewer Which _____________________ (be) your most frightening
Sir Guy Perhaps it __________________(be) one night in India in 1942. Something
really frightening _____________________ (happen). It ______________(be)
about ten o’clock and I ________________(be) in bed. I
_____________________ (hunt) all day and so I _____________________
(feel) very tired. I _____________________ (just blow) out my candle when I
_____________________ (feel) something heavy sitting on my feet. When I
_____________________ (light) my candle, I _____________________ (can)
hardly believe my eyes: a tiger _____________________ (sit) on my bed!
Interviewer My goodness! Is that story really true, Sir Guy
Sir Guy How dare you ask me that! I _____________________ (never tell) a lie in my
life.
TENSES
Sir Guy Loonaby-Smith, the famous explorer, is being interviewed on TV about his exciting life.
Complete the dialogue and fill in the correct tenses!
Interviewer Sir Guy, you have spent (spend) the last sixty years exploring the world. When
did you first become (you first become) interested in travelling
Sir Guy Well, I can tell you the exact day. I was (be) eleven years old and I was sitting
(sit) in the school library and I was reading (read)a book about South Africa.
Suddenly I saw (see) a picture of Lake Victoria and at that moment I decided
(decide) to become an explorer.
Interviewer When did you first go (you, first, go) to Lake Victoria
Sir Guy Well, after I had left (leave) school at the age of 15, I lived (live) with my uncle
for two years. He was (be) an old man then, but he had been (be) a sailor all
his life. He found (find) me a job on a ship and at the age of 17 I arrived
(arrive) in Africa!
Interviewer You have travelled (travel) to the most interesting countries in the world.
Have you ever had (you, ever, have) any frightening experiences
Sir Guy Oh yes, lot’s of them
Interviewer Which was (be) your most frightening
Sir Guy Perhaps it was (be) one night in India in 1942. Something really frightening
happened (happen). It was (be) about ten o’clock and I was (be) in bed. I had
been hunting/was hunting (hunt) all day and so I felt/ was feeling (feel) very
tired. I had just blown (just blow) out my candle when I felt (feel) something
heavy sitting on my feet. When I lit (light) my candle, I could (can) hardly
believe my eyes: a tiger was sitting (sit) on my bed!
Interviewer My goodness! Is that story really true, Sir Guy
Sir Guy How dare you ask me that! I have never told (never tell) a lie in my life.
TENSES
Fill in the correct form verb – All Tenses
1. I _______________ a great film yesterday. (see)
2. _____________________ a new car (you ever buy)
3. I _______________ him last Monday. (meet)
4. The band _______________ while I _______________ . (play, write)
5. She _______________ the new car in 2005. (buy)
6. Her mother _____________________ in Victoria for the past five years. (live)
7. They ____________________________ in Germany when we arrived a few days ago. (already be)
8. _______________________ to get married (you plan)
9. I _____________________ so much fun since I was a kid. (have)
10. When I got up I _____________________ out of the window and _____________________ that it
_____________________ . (look, see, rain)
11. Janet _____________________ for Smith and Brothers before she came to work for us. (work)
12. I _____________________ three movies so far this week. (see)
13. How long _____________________ for me (you wait)
14. I _____________________ over Loch Ness last week. - _____________________ the Loch Ness monster
(fly, you see)
15. I’m afraid I’m not hungry. I _____________________ . (already eat)
16. Peter _____________________ football in the afternoon when he got the call. (play)
17. “What _____________________ between 9 and 12 yesterday morning”, the detective said. (you do)
18. He kept looking at her, wondering where he _____________________ her before. (see)
19. The doctor’s waiting room was full of people. Some _____________________ a magazine, a woman
_____________________ and a child _____________________ with a doll. Suddenly the door
_____________________ and a nurse _____________________ out. (read, knit, play, open, come)
20. Travelling _____________________ much easier and more comfortable in the past hundred years. (become)
21. I _____________________ cake. That’s why my hands are full of flour. (bake)
22. When I first came to this house it _____________________ quite a noisy area. (be)
23. He twisted his ankle while he _____________________ . (ski)
24. _____________________ the doors before you leave the house (you ever lock)
25. My best friend and I _____________________ each other for 15 years. (know)
26. Jack usually _____________________ but he _____________________ when his father comes. (smoke,
not smoke)
27. _____________________ breakfast yet – Yes I had it together with Sue at 7. (you have)
28. I _____________________ this kind of work when I was a small boy. (do)
29. He _____________________ the paper when his wife came home. (read)
30. He _____________________ for an hour now. I’ll be finished soon. (speak)
31. How long _____________________ John and Maria - We met the couple over thirteen years ago. (you
know)
32. He _____________________ in Oxford for two years and when his mother died he moved to London. (live)
33. After Harry _____________________ his work he _____________________ Jude from the office. (finish,
call)
34. You _____________________ your homework for two hours. Haven’t you finished yet (do)
35. He always _____________________ to the supermarket alone, but today he
_____________________ his son with him. (go, take)
36. He never _____________________ in the evening, only on Sundays. (work)
37. I _____________________ to South America but I have been to New York several times. (never, be)
38. _____________________ Jean – No, she probably went to her friend’s place. (anyone, see)
39. I _____________________ to the bank yesterday but when I got there it was closed. (go)
40. She _____________________ in school all day. (be)
41. Lee _____________________ late every day since Tuesday. (be)
42. Herbert’s father _____________________ his son’s birthday (never forget)
43. I _____________________ my report because I had a problem with my computer. (not finish)
TENSES
Fill in the correct form verb – All Tenses
1. I saw a great film yesterday.
2. Have you ever bought a new car
3. I met him last Monday.
4. The band was playing while I was writing.
5. She bought the new car in 2005
6. Her mother has been living in Victoria for the past five years.
7. They had already been in Germany when we arrived a few days ago.
8. Are you planning to get married
9. I haven’t had so much fun since I was a kid.
10. When I got up I looked out of the window and saw that it was raining.
11. Janet had been working for Smith and Brothers before she came to work for us.
12. I have seen three movies so far this week.
13. How long have you been waiting for me
14. I flew over Loch Ness last week. - Did you see the Loch Ness monster
15. I’m afraid I’m not hungry. I have already eaten.
16. Peter was playing football in the afternoon when he got the call.
17. “What were you doing between 9 and 12 yesterday morning”, the detective said.
18. He kept looking at her, wondering where he had seen her before.
19. The doctor’s waiting room was full of people. Some were reading a magazine, a woman was
knitting and a child was playing with a doll. Suddenly the door opened and a nurse came out
20. Travelling has become much easier and more comfortable in the past hundred years.
21. I have been baking cake. That’s why my hands are full of flour.
22. When I first came to this house it was quite a noisy area.
23. He twisted his ankle while he was skiing.
24. Do you ever lock the doors before you leave the house
25. My best friend and I have known each other for 15 years.
26. Jack usually smokes but he doesn’t smoke when his father comes.
27. Have you had breakfast yet – Yes I had together with Sue at 7.
28. I did this kind of work when I was a small boy.
29. He was reading the paper when his wife came home.
30. He has been speaking for an hour now. I’ll be finished soon.
31. How long have you know John and Maria - We met the couple over thirteen years ago
32. He had been living in Oxford for two years and when his mother died he moved to London.
33. After Harry had finished his work he called Jude from the office.
34. You have been doing your homework for two hours. Haven’t you finished yet
35. He always goes to the supermarket alone, but today he is taking his son with him.
36. He never works in the evening, only on Sundays.
37. I have never been to South America but I have been to New York several times.
38. Has anyone seen Jean – No, she probably went to her friend’s place.
39. I went to the bank yesterday but when I got there it was closed.
40. She has been in school all day.
41. Lee has been late every day since Tuesday.
42. Herbert’s father has never forgotten his son’s birthday
43. I didn’t finish my report because I had a problem with my computer.
TENSES
All Tenses: Fill in the correct form
1. When we reach Land’s End we ____________________ 1,500 km. (walk)
2. I just remembered that I ____________________ the rent yet. I’m surprised that the landlord
____________________ me up and reminded me. (not pay, not ring)
3. It’s a beautiful drive. I am sure you ____________________ the scenery. (enjoy)
4. The car ____________________. If you get in Tom and I ____________________ you a push. (not
start, give)
5. I put the five-pound notes into one of the books; but the next day it ____________________ me
ages to find it because I ____________________ which book I ____________________ it in. (take,
forget, put)
6. He ____________________ the bagpipes since six this morning. He ____________________. (play,
just stop)
7. My son ____________________ work yet. He’s still at High School. – How long
____________________ at school - He ____________________ there for six years. Before that he
____________________ five years at primary school. (not start, he be, be, spend)
8. Mary: I wonder what he ____________________ now. Ann: Well, his girlfriend
____________________ from Japan too, so I suppose he ____________________ Japanese. (say,
come, speak)
9. When I first met him he ____________________ architecture. (study)
10. While we ____________________ someone ____________________ into the house and
___________________us this note. (fish, break, leave)
11. It won’t be easy to get out of the country .The police ____________________ all of the ports.
(watch)
12. If I catch some fish, ____________________ them for me (you cook)
13. He ____________________ to come. (not forget)
14. It ____________________ for the last two hours so the game ____________________ (rain, be
postponed)
15. When I ____________________ him he ____________________ a picture of his wife. –
____________________ it (see, paint, you like)
16. The car had nobody I it but the engine ____________________. (run)
17. Tom can’t have the newspaper now because his aunt ____________________ it. (read)
18. This shop ____________________ for good next Monday. (close)
19. Where ____________________ tonight – I ____________________ out with Peter. (you go, go)
20. At 3 a.m. Jane ____________________ up her husband and said that she ____________________
that someone ____________________ to get into the house. (wake, think, try)
21. When you see me next time I ____________________ my new sunglasses. (wear)
22. This bike ____________________ in our family for the last 14 years. My father
____________________ it for the first five years, then my brother ____________________ it and I
____________________ it since then. (be, use,ride,have)
23. Some time ago I ____________________ that our mayor ____________________ to go to Iceland.
What ____________________ to do there (read, want, he want)
24. You see, Doctor, she ____________________ ill two days ago and since then she
____________________ anything. I’m sure she ____________________ several kilos. (fall, not
eat, lose)
25. Most people ____________________ at work when the fire ____________________. (be, start)
26. After five years of travelling through Asia I ____________________ back to Europe next week. I
____________________ the flight (go, already book)
27. I saw him when he ____________________ the house. I ____________________ at the corner
when he ____________________ by. He ____________________ a word and I
____________________ a word either. (leave, just stand, pass, not say , not say)
TENSES
All Tenses: Fill in the correct form
1. When we reach Land’s End we will have walked 1,500 km.
2. I just remembered that I have not paid the rent yet. I’m surprised that the landlord has not rung
me up and reminded me.
3. It’s a beautiful drive. I am sure you will enjoy the scenery.
4. The car doesn’t start. If you get in Tom and I will give you a push.
5. I put the five-pound notes into one of the books; but the next day it took me ages to find it because
I forgot which book I had put it in.
6. He has been playing the bagpipes since six this morning. He has just stopped.
7. My son has not started work yet. He’s still at High School. – How long has he been at school - He
has been there for six years. Before that he spent five years at primary school.
8. Mary: I wonder what he is saying now. Ann: Well, his girlfriend comes from Japan too, so I suppose
he is speaking Japanese.
9. When I first met him he was studying architecture.
10. While we were fishing someone broke into the house and left us this note.
11. It won’t be easy to get out of the country .The police are watching all of the ports.
12. If I catch some fish, will you cook them for me
13. He did not forget to come.
14. It has been raining for the last two hours so the game has been postponed
15. When I saw him he was painting a picture of his wife. – Do you like it
16. The car had nobody I it but the engine was running.
17. Tom can’t have the newspaper now because his aunt is reading it.
18. This shop is closing for good next Monday.
19. Where are you going tonight – I am going out with Peter.
20. At 3 a.m. Jane woke up her husband and said that she thought that someone was trying to get into
the house.
21. When you see me next time I will be wearing my new sunglasses.
22. This bike has been in our family for the last 14 years. My father used it for the first five years, then
my brother rode it and I have had it since then.
23. Some time ago I read that our mayor wanted to go to Iceland. What does he want to do there
24. You see, Doctor, she fell ill two days ago and since then she has not eaten anything. I’m sure she
has lost several kilos.
25. Most people were at work when the fire started.
26. After five years of travelling through Asia I will go back to Europe next week. I have already
booked the flight
27. I saw him when he left the house. I was just standing at the corner when he passed by. He didn’t
say a word and I didn’t say a word either.