新概念欢乐诵-L11Gram

Task: Review of tenses.
Exercise 1: Put the verb in the present continuous (I am doing) or the simple present (I do).
1.Excuse me, __________________ English? (You/speak)
2. "Where's Tom?""He __________________ a shower."(He/take)
3. I ___________________ television very often. (I/not/watch)
4. Listen! Somebody ___________________. (sing)
5. Sandra is tired. _________to go home now.(she/want)
6. How often ___________a newspaper?(you/read)
7. "Excuse me, but __________in my place.""Oh, I'm sorry."(you/sit)
8. I'm sorry, ___________. Can you speak more slowly?
(I/not/understand)
9. It's late.____________ home now. (I/go) ______________with me? (you /come)
10. What time _______________work every day?(you father/finish)
11. You can turn off the radio .__________________to it.(I/not/listen)
12. "Where's Paul?" " In the kitchen .________________ something."
(he/cook)
13. Tony ________________________ to work.(not/usually/drive)
14. Achara ______________coffee. (not/like)________________tea. (she/prefer) Exercise 2:Put the verb in the past continuous or simple past.
1 .A: What were you doing (you/do) when the phone rang (ring)?
B: I was watching (watch) television.
2.A: Was Tracy busy when you went to see her?
B: Yes, she_______________(study).
3.A: What time____________(the mail/come)this morning?
B: It______________(come) while I __________(have) breakfast.
4.A: Was Megan at work today?
B: No, she___________(not/go)to work. She was sick.
5.A:How fast____________(you/drive)when the police __(stop) you?
B:I don't know exactly, but I _______________(not/drive) very fast.
6.A: _____________(you team/win)the basketball game yesterday?
B: No, the weather was very bad, so we_____________(not/play).
7.A:How_________________(you/break) the window?
B:We_____________(play) baseball. I_____________(hit) the
ball, and it ________________(break) the window.
8.A:____________________(you/see)Judy last night?
B:Yes,she _____________________(wear) a long dress.
9.A:What________________(you/do) at 2 o'clock this morning?
B: I was asleep.
10.A: I_____________________(lost)my key last night.
B: How___________________(you/get)into your apartment?
A:I____________________(climb) in through a window.
Exercise 3: Right or wrong? Correct the underlined parts that are wrong.
1. I’ve lost my key. I can't find it.
2. Have you seen Anne yesterday?
3. I’ve finished my work at two o'clock.
4. I’m ready now. I’ve finished my work.
5. What time have you finished your work?
6. Gloria isn't here. She’s gone out.
7. Jim’s grandmother has died last night.
8. Where have you been in 1998?
Exercise 4: Put the verb in brackets ()in the correct tense.
Mary usually ___________(take) a bus to the office but today she____________(drive) because she is late. Last night her manager________________(telephone) her and__________ (ask)her to be at the office at 8.30 a.m. for an important meeting.
“I___________late(never/be) for a meeting in my life. Why____________(my mother/forget) to wake me this morning?”。