Answers+to+tense+revision+exercises


 * 1) Do you think it's important to know how to drive? **

1. Are you learning 2. have you already passed 3. is 4. took 5. failed 6. didn't use to be 7. had attempted 8. crashed 9. was 10. leaving 11. was shopping 12. found 13. had listened 14. got 15. have been driving <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-indent: -18pt;">16. am going <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-indent: -18pt;">17. will play <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-indent: -18pt;">18. am going to listen <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-indent: -18pt;">19. will feel

**<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2) When I was seven I.... **

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-indent: -18pt;">1. went <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-indent: -18pt;">2. hadn't known <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-indent: -18pt;">3. wanted <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-indent: -18pt;">4. didn't think <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-indent: -18pt;">5. had made <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-indent: -18pt;">6. covered <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-indent: -18pt;">7. was working <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-indent: -18pt;">8. saw <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14.25pt; margin-left: 0cm; text-indent: -18pt;">9. had eaten

**<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3) Complete these sentences using the verbs in brackets: **

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. Silvia __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">has seen __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">her family ...  <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. Janet __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">has been having __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">bad dreams ...  <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3. We __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">often sing __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">in pubs but we __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">are working __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">in a ....  <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4. He __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">didn't know __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">we __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">had __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">a problem so he __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">has gone __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> away on holiday ...  <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5. __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Have they improved __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">the make up in the sleepwalking scene ...? The faces __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">were __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> blue! <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">6. __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Did he take __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">part in the national ....  <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">7. He __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">says __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> she __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> doesn't want __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> to talk .....  <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">8. We __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">haven't distracted __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">him from the football game ... and we __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">have been trying __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">for hours!

**<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4) Complete these sentences with the appropriate forms of the bold verbs. Use the present simple, present continuous or the present perfect simple. **

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. What time __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">do you go __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">to bed ...? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. Look - the boys __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> are running __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">away! <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3. I always __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">walk __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> home from school. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4. My computer __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">hasn't worked __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">today. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5. I __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">haven't seen __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Rosie since last summer. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">6. My mum __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">has been working / has worked __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">in London since 2005.

**<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5) Complete these sentences with the appropriate forms of the bold verbs. Use the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous. **

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. I __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">have been learning __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Japanese for 3 months. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. I heard that you __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">have passed __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">all your exams...  <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3. We __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">haven't visited __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Toledo before ...  <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4. __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Have you use __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">my computer.../ __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Have you been using __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">my computer....  <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5. __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Have you seen __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Javi recently? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">6. She __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">has been driving __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">since she __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">was __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 18, ....

**<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">6) Complete these sentences with the appropriate forms of the bold verbs. Use the past simple, past continuous or past perfect. **

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. Nick __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">was walking __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">home when it __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">starte __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">d to rain. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. When I __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">arrived, __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I realized that I __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">had forgotten __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">my sunglasses. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3. What __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">have you got __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">for your birthday? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4. I __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">wasn't working __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">in the office when Daniel __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">rang __ <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5. She __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">has come __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">to the concert. Perhaps she __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">was __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> ill. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">6. Ross __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">didn't forget __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">the meeting because he __<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">had written __<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">the date in his diary.