SIMPLE TENSES

6.1.  SIMPLE TENSES

Exercise 6.1.1. Put the verbs in the third person singular in the cor- rect column.

Work, play, come, watch, talk, dance, go, laugh, drive, smoke, kiss, sleep, swim, wash, mix, visit, close, know, ride, open, teach, speak, change, sit

[s]                                    [iz]               [z]

Exercise 6.1.2. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb to be.

1. My father    an engineer. 2. He    a pupil twenty years ago. 3. I     a doctor when I grow up. 4. My sister   not    at home tomorrow. 5. She    at school tomorrow. 6. you __ at home tomorrow? 7. My sister ill last week.

7.                Yesterday we      at the theatre. 9. Where      your mother now? – She      in the kitchen. 10. Where       you yesterday? – I       at the cinema. 11. When I come home tomorrow, all my family      at home. 12.       your little sister in bed now? – Yes, she    13.    you    at school tomorrow? – Yes I    . 14. My friend in Moscow now. 15. He in St. Petersburg tomorrow.

Exercise 6.1.3. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Simple.

1.                My sister (to get) up at eight o'clock. 2. She (to be) a school-girl. She (to go) to school in the afternoon. 3. Jane (to be) fond of sports. She (to do) her morning exercises every day. 4. For breakfast she (to have) two eggs, a sand- wich and a cup of tea. 5. After breakfast she (to go) to school. 6. It (to take) him two hours to do his hometask. 7. She (to speak) French well. 8. My working day (to begin) at seven o'clock. I (to get) up, (to switch) on the radio and (to do) my morning exercises. It (to take) me fifteen minutes. At half past seven we (to have) breakfast. 9. My father and I (to leave) home at eight o'clock. He (to take) a bus to his factory. 10. My mother (to be) a doctor, she (to leave) home at nine o'clock.

Exercise 6.1.4. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple.

1. There isn’t a cloud in the sky, but it (be) cloudy in the morning. 2. Mrs. Clay usually finishes her work at half past three, but she (finish) it later yester- day afternoon. 3. Tom is playing tennis tomorrow afternoon, he (not / play) ten- nis yesterday. 4. We generally have lunch at 12.30, but yesterday we (have lunch) later. 5. Now my brother smokes a lot, but he (not / smoke) before.

6.  My Dad always goes to work by car, but last week he (go) to work on foot.

7.                The weather is nice today, but it (be) yesterday. 8. We rarely watch televi- sion, but last week we (watch) a lot of interesting programs. 9. I usually come home from the Institute at 2.00 p.m., but last week I was on duty and (come) home a little later. 10. It seemed impossible for him to win, but he (win).

11.                It (take) him two hours to get to London. 12. As soon as the bus (stop), Jill (get off). 13. Jack (try) to remember what he had done last April. 14. Julius Cae- sar (found) the Tower of London. 15. When you (write) to your parents last time?

Exercise 6.1.5. Choose a verb to fill in the blanks with Present Simple or Past Simple.

finish, go, have, be

James usually        work at 4.30 p.m. Yesterday he        work at 1.00 p.m. He usually       home by train. Yesterday he       home by taxi. He usually dinner at home. Yesterday he         dinner in a restaurant with his friends. to bed early. Yesterday he to bed late because it his birthday.

Exercise 6.1.6. Complete these sentences using the verbs in brackets in the Future Simple.

1.       I’m tired. I    (go) to bed. 2.     I (answer) the question? 3. We don’t know their address. What (we / do)? 4. Our test (not / take) long. 5. I’m afraid they (not / wait) for us. 6. Diana (come) to the party tomorrow. 7. You (arrive) in Paris tomorrow evening. 8. Perhaps they (buy) a new house this year. 9. He (be) fourteen next year. 10. I’m not sure I (find) Jim at the hotel. 11. We (not / book) the tickets in advance. 12. Do you think it (rain)? 13. Everybody thinks they (not / get) married. 14. Dad (present) Mag a personal computer, he?

15.         there (be) drugs for every kind of disease in 50 years’ time?

Exercise 6.1.7. Fill in "will" or "be going to" in the proper form.

1.       A: What do you want to do when you leave school? B: I         be a dancer.

2.       A: I think the house is on fire! B: I phone the fire brigade.

3.       A: I’ll get the sugar from the cupboard.

B: Watch out! You                             hit your head on the door.

4.       A: Haven’t you finished those letters yet? B: No’ I   stay late and finish them.

5.       A:                you have another cake?

B: No, thank you, I’ve already had two.

6.       A: Do you want to go to the park this afternoon? B: I can’t – I               visit my grandparents.

7.       A: This box is very heavy! B: I      carry it for you.

8.       A:                you open the window, please? B: No, it’s too cold in here.

9.       A: Have you bought a birthday present for Sally? B: Yes. I    give her a box of chocolates.

10.    A: I’ve lost my pen.

B: I         give you one of mine.

11.                      A: Have you seen Sue today?

B: No, but I expect she _    telephone me tonight.

12.   A: Put your money in your pocket or you                             lose it. B: It’s O.K. It’s safer in my bag.

13.   A: Have you decided what to study at university? B: Yes, I    study Biology.

14.    A: Do you want to borrow my car?

B: Thanks. I                                   bring it back tonight.

15.    A: The house is very dirty!

B: I know. I                                   clean it this afternoon.