TALKING ABOUT THE PRESENT, THE PAST AND THE FUTURE

CHOOSE THE CORRECT TENSE FOR THE VERBS IN BRACKETS

1-�� Peter and Mary (go) to Ireland last summer.gogoesare goingwentare going to gowill go

2-�� Peter and Mary (go) to Ireland next summer.gogoesare going to gowent

3-�� Peter and Mary (go) to Ireland every summer.gogoesare goingwentare going to gowill go

4-�� Peter and Mary (go) to Ireland now.gogoesare goingwentare going to gowill go

�

5-�� They (leave) next July.leaveleavesare leavingleft

6-�� They (leave) four weeks ago.leaveleavesare leavingleftleavedare going to leavewill leave

7-�� They (leave) right now.leaveleavesare leavingleftleavedare going to leavwewill leave

8-�� Every year they (leave) for their summer holiday on 14^th July.leaveleavesare leavingleftleavedare going to leavewill leave

�

9-�� Every summer John (stay) at his aunt and uncle�s home.staystaysstaiesis stayingstayedstaiedis going to staywill stay

10-At the moment John (stay) at his aunt and uncle�s home.staystaysstaiesstayingstayedis stayingis going to staywill stay

11-Last summer John (stay) at his aunt and uncle�s home.staystaysis stayingstayedstaiedis going to staywill stay

12-Next summer John (stay) at his aunt and uncle�s home.going to staystaysstayingis going to staystayedstaies

�

13-Mary (usually work) in her aunt�s shop. usually worksworks usuallyusually workis usually workingwill usually workusually workedworked usually

14-At the moment Mary (work) in her aunt�s shop. workworksworkingis going to workis workingwill workworked

15-Mary (work) in her aunt�s shop last week. workingworksworkgoing to workis going to workwill workworked

16-Mary (work) in her aunt�s shop next weekend. going to workworkworksworkedworkingwill work

�

17-Next Saturday morning Cristina (go) to school.gogoesgoingis going to gowentgoed

18-Last Saturday morning Cristina (go) to school.goedgowentgoesgoinggoing to gowill go

19-Every Saturday morning Cristina (go) to school.gogoesgoingis going to gowentgoedwill go

20-At the moment Cristina (go) to school.goinggogoeswentis goinggoing to gowill go

�

21-On Sunday afternoon I (never do) my homework.do nevernever donever doeswill never donever doing

22-On Sunday afternoon I (do) my homework last week.dodiddoesdoingam doingam going to do

23-Tomorrow afternoon I (do) my homework.going to dodoingam going to dododoesdid

24-Now �I (do) my homework. doinggoing to doam doingdodiddoeswill do

�

25-On Sunday evening Mark and his family (always visit) their grandparents. visit alwayswill always visitvisitvisitedalways visit

26- Last Sunday evening Mark and his family (visit) their grandparents.��visitsdid visitvisitvisitedvisitingwill visitare going to visit���������������������������������������

27-Next Sunday evening Mark and his family (visit) their grandparents.��visitinggoing to visitvisitvisitedare visiting���������������������������������������

28-Right now Mark and his family (visit) their grandparents.��visitingare going to visitare visitare visitingwill visitvisited�������

31-Next Saturday evening my friends and I (have) dinner at the restaurant.havewill havehavinggoing to havehashad

32-Now my friends and I (have) dinner at the restaurant. am havinghavingare haveare havingare going to havehad

�

33-My parents (buy) a new car next year. is buyingbuyinggoing to buyare going to buybuyedbought

34- My parents (buy) a new car last year.��� did buybuyedboughtbuybuyswill buybuying

35- My parents (buy) a new car every five years.��buysbuyingare buyingare going to buywill buyboughtbuyedbuy�

36- My parents (buy) a new car right now.is buyingbuyingare going to buyare buyingboughtwill buy

��

37-I (sometimes hang) out with my friends in the afternoon.hangs sometimessometimes hangshungsometimes hanghangedwill hang

38-I (hang) out with my friends this afternoon: I have no homework for tomorrow!!! going to hanghanginghangam going to hanghung

39-I (hang) out with my friends yesterday afternoon: I had no homework for today!!! hungdid hanghangshanghanginggoing to hang

40-I (hang) out with my friends at the moment. are hanginghanginghanghungam hanginghangs

������������ �������������������������

�