Underline the correct tense.

1. Liz and I are good friends. We know/have known each other for four years.

2. Sarah is very tired. She has been working / is working hard all day.

3. Where is John?' 'He's upstairs. He does/is doing his homework.'

4. I can't go to the party on Saturday. I am leaving/ have been leaving for Spain on Friday night.

5. Jane has finished/is finishing cleaning her room, and now she is going out with her friends.

6. I didn't recognise Tom. He looks/is looking so different in a suit.

7. I don't need to wash my car. Jim washes/has washed it for me already.

8. Ian has been talking/is talking to his boss for an hour now.

9. Claire's train arrives/has arrived at 3 o'clock. I must go and meet her at the station.

10. ‘Would you like to borrow this book?' 'No, thanks. I have read/have been reading it before.’

11. 'Where are you going/do you go?' To the cinema. Would you like to come with me?'

12. Have you seen my bag? I am searching/have been searching for it all morning.

13. ‘Is Colin here?' 'I don't know. I haven't seen/ haven't been seeing him all day.'

14. Sophie is very clever. She is speaking/speaks seven different languages.

15. We are moving/have moved house tomorrow. Everything is packed.

 

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1 Who …has been using … (use) my toothbrush?

2 'What … (you/do)?' 'I … (write) a letter.'

3 Samantha … (play) tennis with friends every weekend.

4 Tim and Matilda … (be) married since 1991.

5 Uncle Bill … (just/decorate) the bathroom.

6 Pauline and Tom … (sing) in the school choir twice a week.

7 Who … (you/speak) to?

8 Sarah is very happy. She … (win) a poetry competition.

9 He … (drink) two cups of coffee this morning.

10 My friend … (live) in America at the moment.

11 They … (usually/change) jobs every five years.

12 I … (normally/cut) my hair myself.

13 Linda … (study) in the library for three hours.

14 We … (play) in a concert next weekend.

15 Who … (read) my diary?

16 Tim … (leave) the house at 7 o'clock every morning.

17 … (your mother/work) in a bank?

18 … (you/drink) coffee with your breakfast every day?

19 We … (make) plans for our summer holidays right now.

20 They… (move) house in September.

 

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1 A: What ...are you doing... (you/do)?

B: Nothing. I … (just/finish) my lunch.

2 A: Where … (you/be) all morning?

B: I … (clean) my house since 8 o'clock.

3 A: … (you/do) anything next weekend?

B: No, I … (not/make) any plans yet.

4 A: Jane looks great. … (she/lose) weight?

B: Yes, she … (exercise) a lot recently.

5 A: … (be/you) busy right now?

B: Yes, I … (just/start) typing this report.

6 A: Where is Peter?

B: He … (wash) the car at the moment.

7 A: Who … (be) your favourite actor?

B: I … (like) Sean Connery since I was a child.

8 A: … (you/do) your homework yet?

B: Almost; I … (do) it now.