Grammar Lesson 5 - INS: Exercises tenses

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Welcome to the 5th and last lesson

TODAY'S LESSON

Practising with all the tenses:

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Past Simple

Present Perfect

VUL IN: PRESENT SIMPLE (TEGENWOORDIGE TIJD) - PRESENT CONTINUOUS (AM/IS/ARE + WW + ING) - PAST SIMPLE (VERLEDEN TIJD) - PRESENT PERFECT (VOLTOOIDE TIJD)

1. Once upon a time there ……… (live) a girl called Cinderella.

2. When she ……… (see) him yesterday, she ………. (say) nothing.

3. What ………… (you do) at the moment?

4. She ……………………………… (never/work) in a restaurant before.

5. I …………… (play) the guitar now, but usually I ………… (play) the piano.

6. Did you read it in the paper? No, I ……….. (hear) it on the news.

7. ……………… they ever …………….. (to be) to New York?

8. I couldn’t phone her, so I ……….. (write) her an e-mail.

9. The students …………………………… (not/ to forget) their homework so far.

10. She …………. (watch) television every day.

ANTWOORDEN:

1. Once upon a time there lived (live) a girl called Cinderella.

2. When she saw (see) him yesterday, she said (say) nothing.

3. What are you doing (you do) at the moment?

4. She has never worked in a restaurant before.

5. I am playing (play) the guitar now, but usually I play (play) the piano.

6. Did you read it in the paper? No, I heard (hear) it on the news.

7. Have they ever been to New York?

8. I couldn’t phone her, so I wrote (write) her an e-mail.

9. The students have not forgotten their homework so far.

10. She watches (watch) television every day.

VUL IN: PRESENT SIMPLE (TEGENWOORDIGE TIJD) - PRESENT CONTINUOUS (AM/IS/ARE + WW + ING) - PAST SIMPLE (VERLEDEN TIJD) - PRESENT PERFECT (VOLTOOIDE TIJD)

11. My mum …………… (cook) dinner now.

12. John ………………….. (never/to go) on a trip through Alaska.

13. They ………... (go) on holiday together last summer.

14. The last time I ………….. (read) a book is over 20 years ago.

15. How often ………… she …………….. (to phone) the office this morning?

16. Someone …………. (steal) all my belongings from my hotel room last month.

17. Mark ………….. (buy) a second-hand car last Friday.

18. Last month my friend …………. (win) an important prize.

19. Shakespeare ………….. (die) in 1616 at the age of fifty-two.

20. Tomorrow Tom ………….. (celebrate) his birthday, he will be ten years old.

ANTWOORDEN:

11. My mum is cooking (cook) dinner now.

12. John has never gone on a trip through Alaska.

13. They went (go) on holiday together last summer.

14. The last time I read (read) a book is over 20 years ago.

15. How often has she phoned the office this morning?

16. Someone stole (steal) all my belongings from my hotel room last month.

17. Mark bought (buy) a second-hand car last Friday.

18. Last month my friend won (win) an important prize.

19. Shakespeare died (die) in 1616 at the age of fifty-two.

20. Tomorrow Tom is celebrating (celebrate) his birthday, he will be seven then.

VUL IN: PRESENT SIMPLE (TEGENWOORDIGE TIJD) - PRESENT CONTINUOUS (AM/IS/ARE + WW + ING) - PAST SIMPLE (VERLEDEN TIJD) - PRESENT PERFECT (VOLTOOIDE TIJD)

21. ………….. the Millers ………………. (to arrive) yet?

22. He …………… (travel) all over the world when he was a young man.

23. My granddad …………… (go) to church every Sunday.

24. …………… Toby ………………… (to find) his blue pen yet?

25. She ……………. (play) the clarinet very well.

26. I ………………………….. (to buy) a new laptop.

27. The meal …………….. (taste) awful! We all ………….. (feel) sick afterwards.

28. A romantic story always …………. (end) well.

29. Emma …………. (never/to see) this film on TV.

30. Andy …………………… (not/to repair) his sister's bike, yet.

ANTWOORDEN:

21. Have the Millers arrived yet?

22. He travelled (travel) all over the world when he was a young man.

23. My granddad goes (go) to church every Sunday.

24. Has Toby found his blue pen yet?

25. She plays (play) the clarinet very well.

26. I have bought  (buy) a new laptop.

27. The meal tasted (taste) awful; we all felt (feel) sick afterwards.

28. A romantic story always ends (end) well.

29. Emma has never seen this film on TV.

30. Andy has not repaired his sister's bike, yet.

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