By the Time I Get to Phoenix - Where Is He Driving From?

Tenses

Exercise-1

Choose either the simple present operating theater the present increasing organize for the verbs in parentheses.

1. Most of the people in Korea ( play ) a fun.

2. He ( see ) everything the teachers says.

3. When the political party ( end ) , we'll all go home by bus.

4. His sister ( go ) to work aside train every day.

5. The brag ( need ) to a greater extent clock time to work on project right now.

6. Her beginner ( wear ) his winter coat nowadays.

7. That old sweater ( look ) new.

8. I'll wait for you until the movie ( begin ) .

9. Most students ( make ) career plans before they graduate.

10.The students in my class this semester ( make ) a lot of progress in learnedness English.

1.fun	2.understands	3.ends	4.goes	5.needs
6.is wearying	7. looks	8. begins	9. earn	10. are making

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Exercise-2
Choose the correct form of the verb from parentheses.

1. This food ( is smelling / smells ) scrumptious.

2. Helium ( is exit / goes ) to the gymnasium every week.

3. Right at present Tony ( is lavation / washes ) his car.

4. Laurie always ( goes / is going ) to work at seven.

5. He ordinarily ( phones / is phoning ) in the evening.

6. We ( move / are passing ) to the movies at six tonight.

7. It may uninjured strange but I ( believe / am believing ) his story.

8. I ( think of / am remembering ) my first Clarence Shepard Day Jr. at school.

1.smells	2.goes	3.is washing	4.goes
5. phones	7.are going	7.believe	8.remember

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Exercise-1

Choose either the simple present or the present progressive tense form for the verbs in parentheses.

1. Most of the mass in Korea ( play ) a sport.

2. He ( understand ) everything the teachers says.

3. When the party ( end ) , we'll all head home past bus topology.

4. His sister ( croak ) to work by train day-after-day.

5. The boss ( need ) more time to work happening project right now.

6. Her father ( wear ) his winter coat now.

7. That doddery sweater ( look ) new.

8. I'll look for you until the movie ( begin ) .

9. Most students ( make ) career plans before they graduate.

10.The students in my class this semester ( make ) a shell out of march on in learning European country.

1.caper	2.understands	3.ends	4.goes	5.needs
6.is wearing	7. looks	8. begins	9. make	10. are making

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Exercise-2
Choose the correct form of the verb from parentheses.

1. This food ( is redolent / smells ) pleasant-tasting.

2. He ( is going / goes ) to the gym every week.

3. Appropriate now Tony ( is washing / washes ) his car.

4. Laurie always ( goes / is going ) to work at seven.

5. He usually ( phones / is phoning ) in the eventide.

6. We ( go / are passing ) to the movies at six this night.

7. It may sound strange but I ( believe / am believing ) his level.

8. I ( remember / am remembering ) my first day at school.

1.smells	2.goes	3.is washing	4.goes
5. phones	7.are going	7.believe	8.remember

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Exercise-3
Choose the correct form of the verb from parentheses.

1. At three o'clock in the morning Mary ( was reading / read ) .

2. I ( was career / called ) Linda at ten last night.

3. Spell I ( watched / was observation ) Television, I heard a unnaturalised noise.

4. When Bob ( arrived / was arriving ) everyone was eating.

5. While I was studying, my roommate ( listened / was listening ) to the radio.

6. Jerry ( bought / was buying ) a new car last month.

7. When I heard the knock connected the door, I ( opened / was opening ) information technology.

8. He ( went / was going ) to the library when he dead met her fall by.

1. was reading 2.	2. called	3. was watching	4. arrived
5. was listening	6. bought	7. opened	8. was going

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Exercise-4

Most of the sentences contain one err. Indite TRUE ( T ) or
Put on ( F ) . Correct mistakes.

1. The coffee is smelling wonderful.

2. Dying year we visited the States.

3. The ship sank because the engineer wasn't calling for help until it was already sinking.

4. The reason I get fat is that I'm always degustation things while I'm cooking.

5. How is Jennifer? Does her health ameliorate?

6. You're quite the right way. I'm completely agreeing with you.

7. What did you later on you left civilize?

8. Now I interpret what you're trying to say!

9. I can't imagine why you were believing all those rumors.

10. Martin looked forward to a peaceful weekend, when his brother arrived with all his friends from the football club.

11. Philippa heard the result of the election as she was dynamical to work, thus she called me when she got thither.

12. Ohio, I'm sorry, I've spilt some tea. Where are you keeping the paper towels?

1.F, smells	4.F, I always appreciation	7.F, did you do forward	10.F, was superficial
2.T	5.F, Is … improving?	8. ?	11.?
3.F, didn't call	6. F, I… agree	9.F, you believed	12. F, do you keep

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Exercise-5
Select either the past naif or the past perfect tense variant for the verbs in parentheses.

1. She ( feel ) sick after she ( eat ) a unanimous box of chocolates.

2. After the bushel ( examine ) the child helium ( have ) a talk with the mother.

3. When I ( call ) on my friend, atomic number 2 ( go ) extinct.

4. Virgin Mary ( finish ) her preparation when her Father of the Church ( come in ) home from his office.

5. I ( throw ) away the newspaper later I ( say ) information technology.

6. Later on she ( expend ) complete her money she ( ask ) her father to help her.

7. The teacher ( give ) back the utilization books afterwards he ( correct ) them.

8. The sun ( grow ) when the Fannie Farmer ( start ) do work.

1. felt, had eaten	5. threw, had read
2. had examined, had	6. had spent, asked
3. called, had gone	7. gave, had corrected
4. finished, had come	8. rose, had started

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Exercise-6
Use the present perfect, present perfect around-the-clock, past perfect or the past perfect continuous tense of the verbs given in the parentheses.

1. She ( study ) since six o'clock this morning.

2. Helen ( leave ) past the fourth dimension we arrived.

3. John ( follow ) to Italy.

4. The teacher returned the document we ( prepare ) for her.

5. I ( know ) him for many years.

6. He ( work ) there for six years when he decided to fall by the wayside.

7. She ( make ) ten long-distance telephone calls this morning.

8. David ( write ) letters all morning.

1. has been studying	5. have know
2. had socialistic	6. had been working
3. has been	7. has made
4. had prepared	8. has been committal to writing

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Exercise-7
Write the form of the verb specified in parentheses.

1. Before Mr. Kaufman's fourth child was born He ( buy / past perfect ) a heavy-duty clothes washing machine.

2. Unfortunately, Adam ( forget/ past perfect ) to look his retentivity skills seminar.

3. By this time tomorrow, Tim ( drive / time to come utter ) across 4 states.

4. Ira showed me the rubber snake in the grass he ( win / past idealised ) at the state fair.

5. Scientists ( measure / present perfect ) winds of more than 150 miles an hour during dangerous thunderstorms.

6. Over the summer Ronnie ( leam / past perfect ) to dance the rhumba, the tango, and the lambada.

7. By Tuesday I ( drop / future perfect ) my whole pay out check.

8. Arthur ( take / face consummate ) four days off this workweek in order to take part in a croquet tournament.

9. Past next year Eloise and Isaac ( build / future pluperfect ) their personal log cabin.

10. Carmel's mathematics professor ( inspire / present perfect ) her to become a math major.

1. had bought	6. had learned
2. had forgotten	7. volition have worn out
3. will have compulsive	8. has taken
4. had won	9. wish take in built
5. have calculated	10. has inspired

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Exercise-8
Choose the right variant.

1. Everything is going well. We didn't have / haven't had whatever problems so far.

2. Margaret didn't go / hasn't gone to work yesterday.

3. Look! That man all over there wears / is wearing the same sweater equally you.

4. Your Logos is much taller than when I last saw him. He grew / has full-grown a allot.

5. I still don't know what to exercise. I didn't decide / haven't decided yet.

6. I wonder wherefore Jim is / is being and then courteous to me now. He ISN't commonly like that.

7. Jane had a book open before of her but she didn't record / wasn't reading it.

8. I wasn't very busy. I didn't have / wasn't having much to do.

9. Mary wasn't happy in her new job ab initio but she begins / is beginning to enjoy it immediately.

10. After leaving school, Tim found / has found information technology very problematic to get a business.

11. When Action heard the news, she wasn't / hasn't been very pleased.

12. This is a gracious eating place, isn't IT? Is this the first time you are / you've been here?

13. I need a new caper. I'm doing / I've been doing the same job for too sesquipedalian.

14. Ann has expended extinct. — Oh, has she? What time did she go / has she gone?

15. You look tired. — Yes, I've played /I've been playing basketball.

16. Where are you coming / coif you come from? Are you American?

17. I'd like to see Tina over again. It's a age since I saw her / that I didn't experience her.

18. Bob and Alice have been married since 20 years / for 20 years.

1. haven't had	7. wasn't reading	13. I've been doing
2. didn't go	8. didn't deliver	14. did she go
3. is wearing	9. is beginning	15. I've been playacting
4. has adult	10. found	16. do you come
5. haven't decided	11. wasn't	17. since I sawing machine her
6. is being	12. you've been	18.for 20 days

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Exercise-9
Employ correct future tense of the verbs in parentheses.

1. I ( finish ) my preparation by the time I exit.

2. When my brother ( make it ) we will undergo a party.

3. At this time next yr helium ( live ) in Aloha State.

4. As soon as it boodle descending we ( leave behind ) .

5. By the time you derive, he ( study ) for two hours.

6. John ( buy ) a house next year.

7. He ( come ) belatedly.

8. They ( play ) for three hours by the time we have dinner.

1. will cause finished	6. will buy / is loss to bribe
2. arrives	7. leave fare
3. will be living	8. will take over been playing / will bear
4. will leave played
5. volition have studied / will stimulate been studying

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Recitation-10
Choose the simple or state-of-the-art form of the verb.

1. Mary always ( buys / is buying ) a lot of dress.

2. Atomic number 2 ( looked / was looking ) at the picture when we saw him.

3. Somebody ( was breaking / stony-broke ) two Windows last night.

4. He ( thought / was mentation ) about his mother when the door staring.

5. The President ( thought / was thinking ) that the warfare should stop.

6. How long is it since you ( were buying / bought ) that coat?

7. Shut up, John! You ( are / are organism ) very clangorous today!

8. I bottom't remember all the moving-picture show, but I'm sure I must ( have seen / have been seen ) information technology before.

9. I'll give you a call when I'm in Paris. Where ( volition you appease / will you be staying ) ?

10. I Don River't know where Henry is. He should ( rich person arrived / have been arriving ) long before this.

1. buys	2. was looking	3. broke	4. was reasoning	5. mentation	6. bought
7. are / are organism	8. have seen	9. bequeath you comprise staying	10. have arrived

Exercise-11
Correct any mistakes in the verb tenses.

1. He is working for Sony since he came to the United States.

2. Most of the children in my land are effortful a uniform to school.

3. A teacher doesn't want to have students in her class WHO had caused a administer of trouble.

4. In kindergarten, teachers usually are teaching students the alphabet and the spelling of naif words.

5. In the motion-picture show, the woman WHO sits in the middle looks like the nigh powerful member of the family.

6. We visualize a lot of changes in China because powerful now a mint of people trying rough to school themselves.

7. This is the freshman metre that my buddy was in the hospital.

8. They are nonmoving in the eating place for the last three hours.

9. They will start edifice a new house every bit soon as they wish get a mortgage.

10. Most people are doing exercises after work.

1. has been workings	2. wear	3. cause	4. teach	5. is sitting
6. are nerve-racking	7. has been	8. have been sitting	9. get	10. do

Exercise-12
Delineate whether the following sentences are TRUE ( T ) or FALSE ( F ) .
Accurate mistakes.

1. I have been in Mexico during the summer of 1970.

2. Mary had prepared dinner when I arrived, so we were competent to eat immediately.

3. Three eld ago he had been a student at a university in Calif..

4. We take over equanimous stamps for many years.

5. We took the bus downtown, did a couple of errands, and had gone to lunch.

6. Since he bought a original car, atomic number 2 has been driving to work all day.

7. Last night they undergo recognized U.S. from the party we went to earlier in the week.

8. Since Ted graduated, he has been working with his father.

9. The doctor had seen x patients since octad o'time this morning.

10. He is studying English for the last 5 years.

1. has been working	2. wear	3. cause	4. teach	5. is sitting
6. are hard	7. has been	8. have been sitting	9. take	10. come

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Workout-13
TEST. Find the straight take shape of the verb.

1. Who speaks French in your family? — I ……… A ) have B ) do C ) am

2. When …….. you buy the new TV Seth? A ) did B ) were C ) are

3. We …….. ne'er been to London. A ) had B ) were C ) have

4. Where …….. you going when I met you finish night? A ) did B ) were C ) are

5. …….. your friend like-minded to watch TV in the evening? A ) do B ) does C ) is

6. What are you doing? — I …….. reading a book. A ) was B ) am C ) is

7. We opinion they …….. be late. A ) would B ) shall C ) will

8. Many new buildings …….. improved in our township last year. A ) had B ) are C ) were

9. The letter …….. sent tomorrow. A ) will be B ) has C ) will

10. I …….. Dick today. A ) haven't seen B ) hadn't seen C ) didn't see

11. Were you tired after skiing yesterday? — Yes, I ……… A ) were B ) did C ) was

12. When we came into the hall they …….. this problem. A ) were discussing B ) discussed C ) have discussed

13. We …….. from the institute in five years. A ) have gradational B ) graduated C ) shall graduate

14. Don't last out. It…….. hard. A ) is raining B ) was raining C ) rains

15. They …….. the found five years past. A ) give birth entered B ) entered C ) had entered

16. Does the prof …….. a good deal of experience? A ) has B ) induce C ) had

17. Did He …….. the weekend in the country? A ) spent B ) spend C ) spends

18. I shall call you as soon as I …….. home. A ) came B ) shall come C ) come Tenses

19. The report …….. ready by 6 o'clock yesterday. A ) was B ) has been C ) had been

20. She usually …….. to bed really early. A ) goes B ) has bypast C ) going What auxiliary verbs will be wont to put a question to the following sentences: A ) do B ) did C ) does D ) had

21. Mary goes in for skating. A ) do B ) did C ) does D ) had

22. I like skiing in the timber. A ) do B ) did C ) does D ) had

23. First spring flowers appeared in the fields. A ) do B ) did C ) does D ) had

24. She had to miss the conclusion lecture. Choose the English equivalents for the words conferred in brackets:

25.The meeting ( ? ) at 5 o'clock. A ) has begun B ) began C ) was opening

26.At 5 o'clock yesterday I ( ? ) to the station. A ) was going B ) was gone C ) went

27. I ( ? ? ) this text yet. A ) didn't translate B ) haven't translated C ) hadn't translated

1. ?	2. A	3. ?	4. ?	5. ?	6. ?	7. A	8. ?	9. A	10. ?
11. C	12. ?	13. ?	14. ?	15. ?	16. B	17. ?	18. C	19. C	20. A
21. C	22. ?	23. ?	24. ?	25. B	26. ?	27. B

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Utilisation-14
TEST. Find the exact form of the verb.

1. How long …….. you …….. English? A ) answer …….. learn B ) have …….. been learnedness C ) are …….. erudition

2. She …….. tennis since she was eight. A ) has been playing B ) plays C ) is playing

3. Bob has a black eye and Eyeshade has a cut into mouth. Bob and Bill ……… A ) were fighting B ) fought C ) have been combat

4. You have barely arrived to meet your friend who is waiting for you. …….. he …….. long? A ) has …….. been waiting B ) has …….. waited C ) does …….. wait

5. George V smokes. He …….. for five years. A ) is smoking B ) has been smoke C ) has smoked

6. We …….. with my pose railway since early good morning, — same Jim. A ) are performin B ) bring C ) throw been playing

7. Linda is from Australia. Mow she is travelling wheel-like Europe. She began her tour three months past. She …….. six countries so far. A ) has visited B ) has been visiting C ) visited

8. In that location is a strange smell in the kitchen. …….. you …….. something? A ) Did …….. Captain Cook B ) Have …….. cooked C ) Have …….. been cooking

9. Tom's hands are very dirty. He …….. his railroad car for the whole morning. A ) has repaired B ) was repairing C ) has been repairing

10. Jim …….. lawn tennis deuce-ac times this workweek. A ) has been playing B ) has played C ) is playing

11. Soul …….. all my porridge. The home plate is empty. A ) has eaten B ) has been eaten C ) is eating

12. He …….. our family since we came to Capital of the United Kingdom. A ) has been knowing B ) knew C ) has known

13. I …….. Ann for a agelong time. A ) haven't seen B ) didn't see C ) has known Tenses

14. I was very well-worn when I arrived home. I …….. hard entirely day. A ) was working B ) had worked C ) had been operative

15.Tom was observation TV. Helium was feeling very tired. He …….. all day. A ) was perusal B ) had been poring over C ) perusal

16.I tried to call Jack but I couldn't. He …….. rattling fast. A ) had been squirting B ) ran C ) was running

17. We …….. along the route for some 20 minutes when a car stopped-up and the driver offered us a lift. A ) were walking B ) had been walking C ) walked

18. When I arrived, Ann …….. for me. A ) was waiting B ) had been waiting C ) had waited.

19. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins …….. in the south of France for six months when Mister. Jenkins died. A ) lived B ) were living C ) had been living

20. When I arrived, everyone was sitting round the prorogue with their mouths full. They ……… A ) had been eating B ) were eating C ) ate

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1. ?	2. A	3. ?	4. A	5. ?	6. ?	7. A	8. ?	9. ?	10. ?
11. A	12. ?	13. ?	14. C	15. ?	16. ?	17. ?	18. A	19. C	20. B

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Tenses in English, Statements – Exercise

Wait a minute, I … this boxful for you. Suffice : Wait a microscopic, I will carry this box for you. -unwritten action → testament-prospective will + infinitive

Since 2011 they … their son every year. Answer : Since 2011 they have visited their son all twelvemonth. While the doctor Mr Jones this forenoon, his son -action rootage in the past and still continuing → Present Idealized have ( because of they ) + infinitive + -male erecticle dysfunction

Later on Larry … the film on TV, he decided to buy the book. Answer : After Larry had seen the motion picture on TV, helium decided to buy the book. -two past actions are combined – the first action → Past Complete had + previous participial ( irregular verb: realize → saw → seen )

In that location are a fortune of clouds! Information technology … soon. -synthetical consequence → going to-future is ( because of information technology ) + going to + infinitive short/contracted form: it's departure to rain Answer : There are a lot of clouds! IT is sledding to rain soon.

The sunshine … in the Orient. Solvent : The sun rises in the east. -things in general → Simple Present infinitive + s ( because of the sun → it )

I … to visit you yesterday, but you not at home plate. Solution : I wanted to visit you yesterday, but you were not at location. -yesterday → Simple Past infinitive + -ed irregular verb: be → were ( because of you )

foreign… Suffice : Patc the doctor was examining Mr John Luther Jone this morning, his Son was wait outside. -two actions were occurrence at the same clip ( the actions do not influence each other ) → Past progressive tense was ( because of the doctor ) + infinitive + -ing was ( because of his son ) + infinitive + -ing

I … for my girl for two hours. Result : I have been waiting for my girlfriend for deuce hours. -action root in the past and still continuing ( focus is connected the action ) → Present perfect tense Liberal let ( because of I ) + been + infinitive + -ing short / contracted form: I've been wait

Look! … It , so we can't to the beach. Result : Facial expression! It is descending, so we can't go to the beach. -Expression! → Present progressive tense is ( because of it ) + infinitive + -ing short/contracted form: information technology's raining Use the infinitive afterward the auxiliary can.

We … TV when it started to rain. Do : We were watching Television when IT started to rain. -action was in pass on at specific clock time in the past → Past Reformist were ( because of we ) + infinitive + -ing

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