Tenses Exercises

Tenses: Exercises


Putthe verbs between brackets in the correct form:

1.Danielle …………………(to get) lots of presents for her birthday last year, she …………………… (to invite) all her friends.

2.We …………………… ………(to post-just) the letters and Mary …………………… (to receive) them tomorrow afternoon.

3.Mother…………………… (to brush) her daughter’s hair when father …………………… (to open) the door last evening.

4.Martha…………………… (not to finish) her sandwich yet, while her friends …………………… (to wash-still) their hands.

5.When my cousins …………………… (to be) 12 they …………… (to do) a lot of sport, but Minnie (not to like) it.

6.We…………………… (to paint) the fence next Monday, because father …………………… (to ask –just) us to give him a hand. I am sure we …………………… (to have) lots of fun!

7.The boys …………………… (to play) football at 4 yesterday when the teacher…………………… (to see) them.

8.It………… (to be) Sandra’s birthday last week and they children………………… (to wait) for the mother to brink the cake.

9.My brother and I …………………… (to dust) and …………………… (to tidy) our room every Saturday morning.

10.The two brothers …………………… (to go) to the doctor recently.

11.Angela’s mother…………………… (to come) and …………………… (to take) her from school every day.

12.The blue car …………………… (to have) to stop, because Jack and Jill …………………… (to cross) the street.

13.Jessica always ………………… (to go) with her father to school and her mother …………………… (to stay) home and ……………… (to take) care of the baby.

14.We …………………… ……..(to take-just) some ice-cream and now we …………………… (to eat) it.

15.Sammy…………………… (to use) the toilet at the moment, he …………………… (not to watch) TV.

16.While the boys …………………… (to sing) their favourite song, Marilyn …………………… (to play) the piano last evening.

17.Look, Tim and Paul …………………… (to play) basketball in the garden.

18.They …………………… (to brush) their teeth every morning after they ………………… (to wake) up and …………………… (to wash) their faces.

19.Marie………………… (to be) upset yesterday because nobody …………………… (to want) to play with her.

20.Last week there …………………… (to be) a competition at school and Peter …………………… (to win).

See you soon for the keys. Good luck (J-31)