EJERCICIOS TIEMPOS VERBALES
Complete the sentences with the present simple or continuous:
a) What time ________________ (you /catch) the bus every morning?
b) ___________________ (you / meet) Patrick tonight?
c) My brother __________________ [doesn't get up/don't get up] (not get up) early at
the weekends.
d) She ________ [am not/aren't/isn't] (not be) the one I told you!
Complete the following sentences with the past simple and past continuous:
a) The sun ________________ (shine) at 7.30 this morning when I got up.
b) We met lots of famous actors when we _______________ (live) in Hollywood.
c) Sally _____________________ [doesn't understand/didn't understand/don't
understand/] (not understand) the answer because she wasn’t listening.
Complete with present perfect simple:
a) I _______________ (burn) a cd of some dance music.
b) Jill is hungry because he ________________ [haven't eaten/didn't eat/hasn't eaten]
(not eat) anything today.
c) How many times __________________ (she / play) the guitar in public?
Complete with the comparative and superlative form:
a) Many people think TV and films are ________________ (violent) than they were
ten years ago.
b) Last year, August 23 rd was _______________ (hot) day of the year.
c) Chicago is _______________ (busy) airport in the world.
d) This is ___________________ (boring) video game I’ve ever played in my life.
Complete with future simple (will) or future with going to:
a) “I’m really cold”. I ____________ (get) a jumper for you.(Decisión espontánea)
b) What _______________________ (you /do) this weekend? Have you got
plans?(Plan)
c) Scientist predict that new medicines _____________ (save) many lives.
(Predicción)
d) I’ve decided that I ____________ [won't go/wouldn't go] (not go) to university next
year. I want to travel first. (Hecho 100% seguro)
Complete with the first or second time of conditional sentences:
a) More dangerous species ____________ [would die/will die/] (die) if we don’t
protect them.
b) If you don’t go to the concert, you _____________ [wouldn't see/won't see] (not
see) Rachel.
c) Industry would continue causing pollution if we __________________ [don't
protest/didn't protest/] (not protest).
Complete the sentences using the correct verbal tense
1. Alberto __________ (drive) to school bus everyday.
2. Sandy __________ (forget) her homework very often.
3. Our friends sometimes ________ (go) to the supermarket.
4. Jenny never ________ (go) there. But she ________ (go) yesterday because her
mother ________ (be) ill.
5. When they ___________ (arrive), the boy _______________ (play) in his room.
6. By next year, they _________________ (win) the prize.
7. Thay ________________ (argue) yesterday afternoon.
8. We ________________ [are planning/plan/] (plan) a trip for this weekend.
9. When they ________ (see) the car, they started ____________ [dance/to dance/]
(dance).
10. She hates ___________ [get/getting] (get) the bus everyday.
11. ___________ [Smoking/Not to smoke] (smoke) is bad for your health.
12. As this time next year, they ___________________ [will be working/will have
worked/] (work) in South Africa.
13. I _____________________ [just have arrived/have just arrived/] (just/arrive), and I
miss my family.
14. How often _____________ [are you going/do you go/] (you/go) to the cinema?
15. How long __________________________ (they/smoke) here?
16. What you say ________ (be) terrible.
17. They _______________ [are meeting/were meeting/] (meet) tonight at 10 o'clock.
18. Peter _____________ [lived/has lived] (live) since 2008 in this house.
19. Who ________ [are/is/] (be) your favourite pop stars?
20. They ____________________ [already had gone/had already gone/] (already/go)
when the police arrived.
21. _______________ [Did you see/Do you see/] (you/see) him last night?
22. While I ________________ (study) my girlfriend _______________ (fall) asleep.
SOLUCIONES
Complete the sentences with the present simple or continuous:
a) What time do you catch (you /catch) the bus every morning?
b) Are you meeting (you / meet) Patrick tonight?
c) My brother doesn't get up (not get up) early at the weekends.
d) She isn't (not be) the one I told you!
Complete the following sentences with the past simple and past continuous:
a) The sun was shinning (shine) at 7.30 this morning when I got up.
b) We met lots of famous actors when we were living (live) in Hollywood.
c) Sally didn't understand (not understand) the answer because she wasn’t listening.
Complete with present perfect simple:
a) I have burned (burn) a cd of some dance music.
b) Jill is hungry because he hasn't eaten (not eat) anything today.
c) How many times has she played (she / play) the guitar in public?
Complete with the comparative and superlative form:
a) Many people think TV and films are more violent (violent) than they were ten years
ago.
b) Last year, August 23rd was the hottest (hot) day of the year.
c) Chicago is the busiest (busy) airport in the world.
d) This is the most boring (boring) video game I’ve ever played in my life.
Complete with future simple (will) or future with going to:
a) “I’m really cold”. I will get (get) a jumper for you.(Decisión espontánea)
b) What are you going to do (you /do) this weekend? Have you got plans?(Plan)
c) Scientist predict that new medicines will save (save) many lives.(Predicción)
d) I’ve decided that I won't go (not go) to university next year. I want to travel
first.(Hecho 100% seguro)
Complete with the first or second time of conditional sentences:
a) More dangerous species will die (die) if we don’t protect them.
b) If you don’t go to the concert, you won't see (not see) Rachel.
c) Industry would continue causing pollution if we didn't protest (not protest).
Complete the sentences using the correct verbal tense
1. Alberto drives (drive) to school bus everyday.
2. Sandy fogets (forget) her homework very often.
3. Our friends sometimes go (go) to the supermarket.
4. Jenny never goes (go) there. But she went (go) yesterday because her mother was
(be) ill.
5. When they arrived (arrive), the boy was playing (play) in his room.
6. By next year, they will have won (win) the prize.
7. Thay were arguing (argue) yesterday afternoon.
8. We are planning (plan) a trip for this weekend.
9. When they saw (see) the car, they started to dance (dance).
10. She hates getting (get) the bus everyday.
11. Smoking (smoke) is bad for your health.
12. As this time next year, they will be working (work) in South Africa.
13. I have just arrived (just/arrive), and I miss my family.
14. How often do you go (you/go) to the cinema?
15. How long have they been smoking (they/smoke) here?
16. What you say is (be) terrible.
17. They are meeting (meet) tonight at 10 o'clock.
18. Peter has lived (live) since 2008 in this house.
19. Who are (be) your favourite pop stars?
20. They had already gone (already/go) when the police arrived.
21. Did you see (you/see) him last night?
22. While I was studying (study) my girlfriend was falling (fall) asleep.