Module 1. Unit 1c. Grammar Excercises

Name______________________________________Class________Date__________

Complete with the correct tense

1. This man _________ (to be) a writer. He ____________ (to write) books. He_________________ (to write) books since he was a young man. He _____________________  (already/ to write) eight books.

2. What ______________ (you/ to do) here since morning?

3. Lena is a very good girl. She always________ (to help) her mother about the house. Today she ____________ (to help) her mother since morning. They ______________  (already/ to wash) the floor and ______________ (to dust) the furniture. Now they_____________  (to cook) dinner together.

4. He______________  (to run) now. He (to run) for ten minutes without any rest.

5. What ____________  (they/ to do) now? – They ___________  (to work) in the reading room. They_____________  (to work) there for three hours already.

6. Where ___________  (he/ to be) now? – He ___________ (to be) in the garden. He ____________ (to play) volleyball with his friends. They___________  (to play) since breakfast time.

Fill in the gap with the correct verb form. Use Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous:

1. She ______________________ (sleep) since noon. Should we wake her up?

2. I ______________________ (not/read) this book. Can I borrow it for a week or so?

3. They must be at the sports ground now. They usually ______________________ (play) basketball on Fridays.

4. Maria is good at languages. She ______________________ (speak) French, Spanish and German.

5. I ______________________ (cook) breakfast right now. Can you call a little later?

6. So far, he ______________________ (write) five stories for children.

7. Jane ______________________ (play) tennis since 2 o’clock.

8. Today she ______________________ (travel) 500 km to meet a customer.

9. She can't come to the phone now because she ______________________ (study) for tomorrow's test.

10. We ______________________ (wait) for their answer for two months already.

11. I ______________________ (finish) my work already. I'm ready to go for a walk with you.

12. She ______________________ (be sick) since Monday.

13. ______________________ (you/read) any English books in the original lately?

14. ______________________ (you / come) to my party on Saturday?

15. I ______________________ (not/eat) a fried meal since I began to follow a diet.