On Screen p 10. Verb Tenses Exercise

 1. When you go to the airport follow these instructions: first you _________ (check) your baggage and then you _________ (make) your way to the departure gate.

 

KEY

 

check


 

make


The present simple can be used to give instructions or directions instead of the imperative. Instead of: First check your baggage and then make your way to the departure gate.

 

 

2. "And all of a sudden, as we ____________ (approach) the summit, I begin to feel a sense of euphoria."

 

KEY

 

approach

 

We can use the present simple to bring the reader closer to the events in a narration  



3. A woman ___________ (sail) to France when she sees a ship in the distance.


KEY


is sailing

 

In a narration the present continuous comes first to stablish  the background while the simple form narrates the main events.


4. They _______________(always/brag) on social media about their extravagant lifestyle. I hate it.


KEY

 

 

are always bragging 

brag: to talk too proudly about something you own or something you have done.

synonym boast.



E.g.

He bragged to his friends about the crime.

I’m not bragging but I think I did very well in the interview.

They repeatedly bragged that one of their men was responsible for the shooting.  

 

We use the present continuous with always, constantly, continually to express anger or irritation at a repeated action. 



5. I _______________ (see) the Joneses this evening. We arranged this meal some weeks ago.


KEY


am seeing

Present continuous with a future meaning for arrangements

The stative verb to see can be used in the continuous form when it means "meeting"



6. Her walking shoes ______________ (fit) well, so they won't hurt her feet.


KEY


fit

Stative verb fit only used in the simple form with the meaning (it's the right size)

 

 

7. Jason can't answer the phone right now because he ___________ (fit) a new kitchen sink.


KEY

 

is fitting 

The stative verb to fit can be used in the continuous form when it means "install"

 

8. This is the most difficult hike I ________________ (ever/attempt).



KEY

 

 

 

have ever attempted

We use the present perfect with present structures containing the superlative degree (hardest, best, ...) and ordinal numbers (This is the first/second time.... )



9. She _______________ (be) to New York and she loved it.


KEY


has been to

(She has gone and come back)


10. She ______________ (be) in London for two years now.



KEY



has been in 

(She lives there)



11. She _____________ (go) to New York.



KEY


has gone to


(She hasn't come back yet)


12. We _______________ (walk) for five hours already. We are utterly exhausted.


KEY


have been walking

We use the present perfect continuous to put emphasis on the duration of an action which started in the past and continues up to the present.



13. Paul _______________ (lie) on the beach ignoring us for hours. Unbelievable!


KEY

has been lying

We use the present perfect continuous to express anger, irritation or annoyance.


14. They ____________ (stay) in Miami when the hurricane _____________ (hit).



KEY

were staying


hit


We use past continuous for an action which was in progress when another action interrupted it. We use the past simple for the action which interrupted it.


15. When we were on holiday on Mallorca, people _____________ (constantly/ leave) towels out overnight on the best sunbeds. I thought it was a very selfish thing to do.

 

 

KEY

 

were constantly leaving

 

We use the past continuous with "always", "constantly" and "continually" to describe repeated unpleasant and irritating actions in the past. 


16. That was the coldest place they _____________ (ever/ live) in.


KEY


had ever lived

We use the past perfect with superlative structures.

 

17. It was the third time he ____________________ (visit) a non-English-speaking country.

 

 

KEY

 

had visited 


We use the past perfect with "It/That was the first/second ... time"


18. The town looked as if it _______________ (not/ change) for a hundred years.

 

KEY


had not changed

We use the past perfect after "as if" referring to the past.



19. I'd rather she _______________ (tell) me she was allergic to mosquitoes before we went to the Amazon Rainforest.


KEY

 

had told 

We use the past perfect after "'d rather" referring to the past with different subjects.

 

20. The teacher would sooner the students ________________ (do) the homework the night before. 



KEY


had done

 

We use the past perfect after "'d sooner" referring to the past with different subjects.

 

21. I wish I ___________ (go) to San Francisco while I was in the US.

 

KEY

 

had gone 

We use the past perfect after "wish" referring to the past

 

22. If only I __________________ (leave) earlier, I wouldn't have missed my flight.

 

KEY

 

had left

We use the past perfect after "if only" referring to the past.

 

23. He _____________(walk) in the forest for several hours when he realised he was lost.

 

KEY

 

had been walking

We use the past perfect continuous to put emphasis on the duration of an action in the past before another past action.


24. You will soon get used to ________________ (sleep) on  a camping mat (Sp. esterilla).


KEY


sleeping

We use get used to+ ing with the meaning "become accustomed to"

 


 



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