Verb Tenses Exercises and Movie Review Practice

Verb Tense Practice

G) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:

1. He often brings (bring) me flowers.
2. Did you meet (you / meet) Paul yesterday?
3. Father is working (work) in the garden now.
4. What are you doing (you / do) at the moment?
5. Mr. Jones painted (paint) his house last month.
6. She goes (go) to school on foot every day.
7. It was (be) hot yesterday.
8. The baby is not sleeping (not / sleep) now.
9. He never drives (drive) fast.
10. She left (leave) Paris in 1987.
11. She always goes (go) to church on Sunday.
12. I bought (buy) a new bicycle last week.
13. My family went (go) to the theatre yesterday.
14. Tom lived (live) in London three years ago.
15. My mother is making (make) some coffee now.
16. Sam went (go) to the circus yesterday.
17. I am talking (talk) on the telephone at the moment.
18. Sally always helps (help) her mother in the house.
19. I had (have) dinner in a restaurant last Friday.
20. Listen! The birds are singing (sing) in the garden.
21. I often buy (buy) fruit from the greengrocer’s.
22. My mother is drinking (drink) tea now.
23. Look at Tom and Jim! They are walking (walk) up the hill.
24. That man is laughing (laugh) at the moment.
25. The cat is playing (play) with a ball now.
26. We always wear (wear) warm clothes in winter.
27. He often eats (eat) a sandwich at lunchtime.

Movie Review: E.T.

I) Fill in the blanks to complete the movie review. Use the correct tense of the verbs given:

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 cried (cry), and I worried (worry) about the little creature from space, and I completely enjoyed (enjoy) the show.

The story is about an extraterrestrial person named E.T. He landed (land) on Earth in a flying saucer. But his spaceship departed (depart) without him. A little American boy discovered (discover) E.T. They played (play) together and they liked (like) each other a lot. But E.T. missed (miss) his home. He wanted (want) to go back. He planned (plan) his return trip, but then…

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

Forming Questions

J) Write the questions. Use WHEN, WHERE, WHO or WHAT:

1. A: We went to California on our vacation.

   B: Really? Where did you stay (you / stay)?

   A: In a hotel in Santa Monica.

2. A: The children visited the usual tourist attractions.

   B: Oh, yeah? What did they see (they / see)?

   A: Oh, they went to Disneyland, the San Diego Zoo, and a movie studio.

3. A: My wife played a lot of tennis.

   B: Who did she play with (she / play) with?

   A: She played with our oldest son.