PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS or PAST SIMPLE?

1. Can I talk to you? – No, you can´t. I ______________________ (have) a bath.

2. She ______________________ (listen) to music every morning.
3. We ______________________ (not/like) metal music, we ______________________ (prefer) rock.
4. When he ______________________ (see) the accident yesterday, he ______________________
(help) the driver.
5. What ______________________ (you/do)? – I ______________________ (look) for my glasses.
6. They ______________________ (bring/always) presents when they ______________________
(visit) us.
7. When we ______________________ (be) younger, we ______________________ (think) Prague
was in France.
8. He ______________________(not/win) the award in 2006.
9. That´s typical! He ______________________ (want) to win every time he
______________________ (participate) in a competition.
10. Why ______________________ (you/bring) that toy to school last week? – Because I
______________________ (want) to show it to my schoolmates.
11. Be quiet, please. My children ______________________ (try) to sleep.
12. They ______________________(not/go) to school at weekends.
13. Why ______________________(you/believe) him? He ______________________(tell/never) the
truth. He ______________________(lie/always).
14. She ______________________ (decide) to visit London last month. She ______________________
(meet) interesting people, ______________________ (see) wonderful sights, and
______________________ (enjoy) herself a lot.
15. Where ______________________ (she/be)? I ______________________ (wait) for her.
16. ______________________ (they/know) that water ______________________ (boil) at 100
degrees Celsius?
17. My parents ______________________ (build) the house in 1985.
18. He ______________________ (not/marry) her because she ______________________ (break) up
with him last year.
 19. Look at her! She ______________________ (sit) in the park over there. Isn´t she wonderful?
20. ______________________ (he/like) the book he _____________________ (borrow) yesterday?

PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS OR PAST SIMPLE? 2

1 Look! Steve _______________________________ (DANCE) with another girl.

2 Joe said something funny and we all _______________________________ (LAUGH).
3 Nick _______________________________ (WORK) from early in the morning until late at night
every day.
4 I was surprised that Allan _______________________________ (NOT WIN).
5 Alex was looking for the treasure, but he _______________________________ (NOT FIND) it.
6 Richard _______________________ (OFFER) Kate something to drink, but she said she wasn't thirsty.
7 Tom is much shorter and _______________________________ (WEIGH) much less than Jack.
8 We _______________________________ (STAY) at home because it's raining.
9 James _______________________ (WRITE) a love letter to Cindy, but never
_______________________ (GIVE) it to her.
10 When was the last time you _______________________________ (CELEBRATE) Christmas with your
whole family?
11 Bill typically _______________________________ (FINISH) his work at 2:30.
12 Roy _______________________________ (NOT NEED) to come into the office on Mondays.
13 In Japan, the new school year _______________________________ (BEGIN) in April.
14 Could you please be quieter? David _______________________________ (SLEEP).
15 Neil can get there in ten minutes if he _______________________________ (DRIVE) fast.
16 Why _______________________ you _______________________ (DECIDE) to name your son
Simon?
17 Sam _______________________________ (WASH) his car at least once a week.
18 _______________________ you _______________________ (WATCH) the news on TV every day?
19 How often _______________________ you _______________________ (LOOK) at yourself in the
mirror?
20 Edward _______________________________ (PAINT) that picture last summer.
21 The girl _______________________ (JUMP) to her feet and _______________________ (LEAVE) the
room.
22 She feeds her dog the same thing that she _______________________________ (EAT).
23 Lisa _______________________________ (VISIT) Randy every time that she's in the United States.
24 Do you want to hear about what I _______________________________ (DO) last summer?
25 Alex _______________________ (GET) into bed and _______________________ (TURN OFF) the
light.
26 _______________________ you _______________________ (PREFER) green or black tea?
27 _______________________ you _______________________ (KNOW) anybody who can teach my
kids French?
28 Look at the boy and the dog that _______________________________ (RUN) over there.
29 Tom said that he hated the song we _______________________________ (SING) last night.
30 The weather was cold and it _______________________________ (RAIN) a lot.

PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS OF PAST SIMPLE? 3

1 _______________________ you _______________________ (HEAR) what happened at school last

Monday?
2 Tom _______________________________ (STAY) at my place this week.
3 Speaking of hobbies, _______________________ you _______________________ (COLLECT)
stamps?
4 The Romans _______________________________ (BUILD) aqueducts to bring water from distant
places into cities.
5 I _______________________ (NOT KNOW) that you were sick, so I _______________________ (NOT
VISIT) you in the hospital.
6 John has a dog named Max. He ______________________________ (FEED) him at the same time
every day.
7 Fred _______________________ (GET) out of the pool and then _______________________ (JUMP)
back in.
8 When _______________________ you _______________________ (MEET) her for the first time?
9 Paul says that he wasn't the one who _______________________________ (BREAK) the window.
10 How often _______________________ you _______________________ (CHANGE) your passwords?
11 This kind of plant _______________________________ (GROW) only in the tropical regions.
12 How many hot dogs _______________________ you _______________________ (SELL) a day?
13 Why _______________________ you _______________________ (BITE) your nails? Are you feeling
nervous?
14 Stanley was glad when Jenny _______________________________ (OFFER) to help him in the
garden.
15 "Why _______________________ you _______________________ (NOT BRING) an umbrella?" "It
was such good weather this morning!"
16 George doesn't have enough money to buy everything he _______________________________
(NEED).
17 Michael took Susan in his arms and _______________________________ (KISS) her.
18 Tom and Mary _______________________________ (FIGHT) again. Please do something.
19 Are you sure you _______________________________ (NOT REMEMBER) what happened?
20 How old were you when you _______________________________ (BEGIN) to study French?
21 Jack _______________________________ (PAINT) the house as a surprise for Kelly, but she didn't
like the colour.
22 I _______________________________ (NOT KNOW) which of the two to choose. They're both very
pretty.
23 _______________________ you always _______________________ (WEAR) a helmet when you ride
your motorcycle?
24 Will you come with me? I _______________________________ (NOT WANT) to go there alone.
25 I didn't see where you _______________________________ (PUT) your car keys.
26 _______________________ you _______________________ (GET) a Christmas present from Tom
last year?
27 Look! The cat _______________________________ (WATCH) the fish.
28 _______________________ you _______________________ (WASH) your dog every day?
29 Harry _______________________________ (DRIVE) back to Boston and should be there by 2:30.
30 Jeff _______________________________ (NOT DECIDE) to become a writer until he was thirty.

PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS OR PAST SIMPLE? 4

1 How _______________________ you _______________________ (LEARN) to dance so well?

2 My father, who _______________________ now _______________________ (WORK) in the United
States,
_______________________ (WRITE) us a letter last week.
3 Robert was almost dead when we _______________________________ (FIND) him.
4 We hurried to the airport, but we _______________________________ (MISS) the plane.
5 It _______________________________ (RAIN) a lot during February here in Brazil.
6 Fred _______________________________ (MOVE) out of town at the end of next month.
7 The woman who _______________________________ (SIT) over there is my grandmother.
8 _______________________ you _______________________ (COME) here last Monday?
9 Richard _______________________ (DIE) three days after he _______________________ (ARRIVE)
in Boston.
10 What sound _______________________ a giraffe _______________________ (MAKE)?
11 They say that the Vikings _______________________________ (DISCOVER) America before
Columbus.
12 What _______________________________ (NOT KILL) you makes you stronger.
13 We hurried, so we _______________________________ (NOT MISS) the last bus.
14 Roger _______________________________ (NOT WATCH) TV now. He's sleeping.
15 Lucas was surprised when Mary _______________________________ (CATCH) a fish.
16 Tom makes a lot of mistakes when he _______________________________ (SPEAK) French.
17 Tom _______________________________ (LOSE) his parents when he was three years old.
18 Each week, Mrs. Tanaka _______________________________ (SAVE) a little money for a rainy day.
19 My grandfather on my mother's side _______________________________ (CELEBRATE) his 60th
birthday
today.
20 I only _______________________________ (WEIGH) 55 kilograms when I was in high school.
21 I _______________________________ (LOOK FOR) the police station. Can you help me?
22 I tried to call you last night, but you _______________________________ (NOT ANSWER) answer.
23 Tom _______________________________ (BUY) that car for three thousand dollars three months
ago.
24 She always _______________________________ (LOOK) happy, but she is not happy at all.
25 Bill _______________________ (WRITE) the song that Mary _______________________ (SING) last
night at
the pub.
26 I'm reading the book you _______________________________ (GIVE) me last week.
27 Why _______________________ you _______________________ (WEAR) a raincoat? It's not
raining, is it?
28 _______________________ you _______________________________ (PREFER) Belgian or German
beer?
29 Oscar was the only one who _______________________________ (NOT SAY) anything.
30 John _______________________________ (TEACH) Mary everything he knew about fishing.

PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS OR PAST SIMPLE? 5

1 _______________________ you _______________________ (CATCH) anything the last time you

went fishing?
2 We _______________________________ (EAT) now. Could you please call back later?
3 The cup _______________________________ (BREAK) when it fell off the table.
4 _______________________ you _______________________ (KNOW) where the knife is?
5 Tom _______________________________ (OPEN) the gate every morning at 8:00.
6 At first I _______________________________ (NOT UNDERSTAND) what you said.
7 John built a house on the land he _______________________________ (BUY) three years ago.
8 _______________________ you _______________________ (LEARN) to swim when you were a
child?
9 A: What _______________________ Richard _______________________ (DO)?
 B: He _______________________________ (WATCH) an ice-skating competition on TV.
10 Although he is Chinese, he _______________________________ (NOT SPEAK) Chinese.
11 What kind of books _______________________ you _______________________ (READ)?
12 How much time _______________________ you _______________________ (SPEND) every day
helping your children with their homework?
13 That was the first time that a man _______________________________ (WALK) on the moon.
14 _______________________ Tom _______________________ (SAY) how he was planning to get to
Boston?
15 Be careful. We _______________________________ (NOT KNOW) what's in there.
16 Paul _______________________________ (TAKE) me out to dinner next weekend.
17 The last time I _______________________________ (SEE) Tom he was wearing a cowboy hat.
18 Frank _______________________________ (NOT USE) a computer every day.
19 _______________________ you _______________________ (FIND) the things you were looking for?
20 Do you know how many people _______________________________ (DIE) in yesterday's plane
crash?
21 Where _______________________ you usually _______________________ (STAY) when you come
to Boston?
22 He _______________________________ (FALL DOWN) on the ice and broke his arm.
23 Neil is in the kitchen. He _______________________________ (CUT UP) some vegetables.
24 The pet store next to my house _______________________________ (SELL) the best pet food you
can get.
25 Why _______________________ you _______________________ (DECIDE) to study French?
26 Nick is at his desk. He _______________________________ (EAT) a sandwich.
27 The train _______________________________ (LEAVE)! Hurry up!
28 He _______________________________ (ASK) her how to drive a car yesterday.
29 "Hello." "Hi, this is Joe. I_______________________________ (CALL) about the package I ordered."
30 Our French teacher _______________________________ (GIVE) us a test every Monday.