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Exercises

1) Use the right form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Don’t rush me. I (work) as fast as I can.
2. I expect I (play) a lot of football this term.
3. He (telephone) an hour ago that he (start) at once.
4. You (find) a bus at the bottom of the street. I (walk) down with you.
5. They (sit) on a bench under the tree, full of themselves and romantic and happy.
6. We (grow) wiser as we (grow) older.
7. Hurry! The bus (come). I (not/want) to miss it.
8. I (not/be) to the theatre for ten years.
9. While I (paint) the door i spilt some paint on the floor.
10. How long you (live) in this town?

2) Use the right form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I (look) in the kitchen. My sister (put) the supper on the tray to take it
into our Granny’s room.
2. I am sure you (enjoy) your visit to the cinema.
3. She (teach) French for twenty years.
4. Her feet are sore. She (walk) all morning.
5. What on earth do you think you (do)? You (go) mad?
6. I usually (have) a late cup of tea with my mom. We just (talk), (laugh) and
(remember) some funny facts from my childhood.
7. I (finish) my homework. I (do) it before lunchtime.
8. The meeting (decide) to give a project one more month to prove itself.
9. After the boat (dock) she (find) a porter.
10. Lately, I (think) about changing my job. I (become) dissatisfied with the
conditions at my company.
11. You (make) up your mind? What you (decide)?
12. Stephen (redden). He (see) that Chester (talk) about him.
13. They (write) me last week but I (not/write) back yet.
14. Martin steadily (lose) his battle.
15. Sally and David (go) out for a year before they (get) married last September.
16. You are working too much on the computer. You (spoil) your eyes.
17. Joan (sit) there when I came down.
18. I’m sure you (feel) better after you (take) the medicine. I (want) you to believe me.
19. What (happen) here since I was away?
20. It is the second time I (read) this book.

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