WORKSHEET (TENSE REVIEW)

A. Complete this paragraph with the correct form of the verb. Choose between the Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple.

London …………………………. (to have) an underground system since the 19th century. The London Underground …………………….. (to start) in 1863, when workers and engineers ………………………. (to build) the Metrepolitan railway. This railway line ………………………(to go) from Paddington Station to Farringdon Street Station, and steam engines ………………………… (to pull) the carriages. Eleven more lines …………………. (to open) since then. The world's first underground electric railway ……………………… (to open) in 1890. This line …………………… (to go) from the City of London to Stockwell. The most modern line is the Jubilee line, which …………………..(to open) in 1979. Since the London Underground …………………….(to begin), many other cities, like New York and Paris, ………………………(to build) their own systems.

B. Fill in the blanks with a form of the verb in parantheses. Use any appropriate verb tense

Two years ago, I (1)………………………………. (get) a job at a company called WordTech. Now, I (2)…………………………………….. (use) computers at work every day, but before I (3)……………………. (come) to the United States, I (4) …………………………………….. (touch-never) a computer. It (5) …………………………………….. (take-not) me very long to learn basic computer skills because I (6) (take-already) a course in typing. By the time. I (7) …………………………………….. (leave) my country, I (8) …………………………………….. (finish) secretarial school. While I (9) …………………………………….. (look) for a job here, I (10) …………………………………….. (take) a course in information technology. I (11) …………………………………….. (continue) to learn new things since I (12) …………………………………….. (start) working at WordTech. For example, now I (13) …………………………………….. (learn) how to search for information on the Internet.

C. Fill in the blanks to complete the movie review. Use the correct tense of the verbs given

E.T. by JOE BERNES

Last night, I saw a good movie. The title of the movie was E.T. It was an excellent film. To my surprise. I ….. laughed ….. (laugh), I ……………………… (cry), and I ………………….. (worry) about the little creature from space, and I completely …………………………. (enjoy)

the show.

The story is about an extraterrestrial person named E.T. He ………………………. (land) on earth in a flying saucer. But his space ship …………………………. (depart) without him. A little American boy ………………………… (discover) E.T. They …………………….. (play) together and they

………………………….. (like) each other a lot. But E.T. ……………………(miss) his home. He ……………………….. (want) to go back. He ………………………. (plan) his return trip, but then …

Well, go and see this excellent summer film and find out about E.T.

D.

E. Use the correct form of the verbs

1. The Bartons ……………… (go) to the mountains last weekend. While they ……………... (have) lunch, a man ……………………. (fall) down the tree. They ……………………… (take) him to the hospital in their car. They ……………………………………… (visit) him twice in the hospital since that time. The man ………………….. (be) better now and the doctors say he ………………………………….. (leave) the hospital soon. When The Bartons ………………… (visit) him yesterday, they ………………………. (take) him a bunch of flowers. The man …………………. (be) very happy and …………………………. (thank) them. Mr. Barton now says he ……………………………………. (spend) the next weekend at the seaside and he …………………………… (hope) there …………………………………. (not / be) any more accidents.

2. I …………………………. (finish) school last month and I ……………………………….. (not / have) a job yet, but fortunately I ……………………. (have) a job interview tomorrow. I usually ……………………. (get) up early so often …………………….. (sleep) at around half past ten. I …………………. (be) a little excited last night and because of this I ………………..………………………….. (want / watch) TV before I ……………………… (go) to bed. There ………………….. (be) a film about birds on TV and while I ……………………………… (sit) on the sofa, I …………………….. (fall) asleep. …………….. you …………………. (have) a terrible dream? Well, I …………………. (have) one last night. In my dream I ……………. (be) a parrot and my apartment flat …………….. (be) on the tenth floor of a big building. A big cat ……………………………………….. (want / catch) me so I ………………………………….. (begin / fly). I …………………….. (have) nowhere …………………… (go) because the door ………………… (be) locked. Suddenly the cat ………………………… (attack) me. It nearly …………………………. (kill) me. While I ……………………………. (shout) in pain, a voice ……………………(say), “ ………………… you ………………….. (see) my books? I can’t find them.” When I ……………………… (open) my eyes, I ……………………. (feel) very happy ………………. (see) my sister. Of course she …………………………………. (not /understand) the reason but I ………………………… (give) her a big kiss.

F. Fill in the blanks with Simple Past or Past Perfect Tense

1. I ………………………. (worry) a lot about her before I ……………………….. (hear) that she was safe.

2. I I didn’t like the flat. It …………………….. (be) much smaller than I ………………….. (think) at first.

3. He told us he ………………………….. (shoot) a big tiger.

4. They ……………………….. (drink) tea after they ………………………………. (finish) dinner.

5. She ……………. just ……………….. (fold) the pink apron and placed it in a table drawer when the door …………………………… (open) and Joe ………………. (enter).

6. The police wanted to know why he …………………………….. (bring) a gun to school.

7. After he ………………………………. (work) at the hospital for two years he ………….. (decide) to give up the job.

8. When I …………………………. (arrive) at the party John ……………. already ……….. (go) home.

9. We ………………………… (wait) until the match …………………………….. (finish).

10. They …………………………… (leave) the room before the meeting …………………… (finish).

11. I ……………………………….. (buy) a new camera before I …………………. (go) to London.

12. I ……………….. just ………………… (turn off) the lights when the telephone ………… (ring).