This document contains an English grammar practice worksheet with exercises on verb tenses, including the present simple, present continuous, and present perfect. The exercises include choosing the correct verb forms to complete sentences, writing sentences using the specified tenses, and filling in blanks with time expressions like "for", "since", "just", etc. The document provides answers and practice with basic English verb tenses.

1. Unit 1 Grammar practice
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4 Choose the correct alternatives.
‘Can I see your homework, please, Jane?’
‘I’m sorry. I haven’t finished / didn’t finish it.’
1 ‘Let’s get something to eat. I’m really hungry.’
‘Hungry? But you’ve have / you’ve had dinner!’
2 ‘Did Alicia go / Has Alicia been to Canada before?’
‘No, she never travel / she’s never travelled
outside the UK before.’
3 ‘What’s wrong with your hand?’
‘I’ve broken / break it.’
4 ‘Perhaps you should rest, Lucy. You’ve looked / look
very tired.’
‘I am. I’ve been / am to the gym every day this week.’
5 ‘Did you hear / Have you heard from Glen this
week?’
‘Yes, he called / he’s called twice today.’
6 ‘Do you want / Are you wanting to go out?’
‘No, it still rains / ’s still raining.’
7 ‘How often does the bus go / is the bus going into
town?’
‘It is going / goes every hour on week days.’
8 ‘Quick! Run! There’s our bus!’
‘Oh no! We’re missing / ’ve missed it!’
for / since / just / yet / already
5 Choose A, B or C to complete the sentences.
Do you know where Sara is? I haven’t heard from her
A ages.
A for B since C yet
1 I’ve given up, but Toni is still trying to do that
maths exercise.
A for B already C yet
2 Have you met the new language assistant ?
A yet B already C just
3 She’s upset because she’s seen her boyfriend
with another girl.
A just B since C yet
4 My computer is broken, so I haven’t checked my
messages .
A since B already C yet
5 Where have you been the past hour?
A since B for C already
6 I haven’t seen my brother he came home at
Christmas.
A since B for C yet
Present tense review
1 Put the words in the correct order to form sentences.
recently / been / you / anywhere / Have / interesting / ?
Have you been anywhere interesting recently?
1 adults / social networking sites / days / use / Many /
these
2 replacing / is / communication / Technology /
face-to-face
3 Peter / at home / staying / today / is
4 you / for / at / Are / exams / moment / studying / the / ?
5 every / meet / Do / day / you / friends / your / ?
2 Write sentences. Use the verb tenses in brackets.
Fred / stay / with his grandparents / in the holidays
present simple
Fred stays with his grandparents in the holidays.
1 I / not play / tennis / today / because / it / rain
present continuous
2 Rafa / not often use / the phone / but / he / text / a lot
present simple
present continuous
4 you / listen / to music / every evening?
present simple
5 who / Sally / talk to / on the phone / ?
present continuous
3 Write sentences. Use the present perfect.
how many / text messages / you / send / today?
How many text messages have you sent today?
1 you / change / your / email address?
2 I / not speak / to / Joe / today
3 you / finish / using / the computer?
4 not phone / Paul / us / this week
5 how long / you / have / a laptop?
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Present tense review;
for / since / just / yet / already
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
bold words. Use the present simple, present continuous
or present perfect.
Anna and Steve went go
1 Tina has been in Italy for two weeks now and she
not contact any of her
friends yet.
2 What exams you / study
for at the moment?
3 How often meet
friends at the weekend?
4 We can’t go out now. It
snow
5 It not rain
month.
6 I can’t find Annie.
you / know
she / go
2 Write sentences. Use the present simple, present
continuous or present perfect.
Tina / often go / to the cinema / with her friends
Tina often goes to the cinema with her friends.
1 My brother / work / in London / for / the last ten years
2 Kate / not study / at the moment
3 the shops / not close / until 7 o’clock at weekends
4 I / not think / that / he / do / any work / this week
3 Complete the sentences with for, since, just, yet or already.
Do you know where Sara is? I haven’t heard from her for ages.
1 I haven’t seen Maria she came to
my brother’s party.
2 She’s crying because she’s hurt her
hand.
3 My moped is broken, but I haven’t taken it to the garage
.
4 He’s taken part in several
photography competitions, but he’s never won anything.
5 We stayed in London two days
before we went to Scotland.
6 I haven’t seen Sophie for a while. Do you know if she’s
come back from her holiday ?
4 Complete the text with the correct form of the bold
words. Use the present simple, present continuous or
present perfect.
Cathy Matthews has never travelled never travel
outside the UK, but she’s got friends all over the world.
already
make
send
Cathy’s mum is concerned because her daughter
spend
hours on her computer every day.
be
since she got home today. It’s 8 o’clock now and she
start
not often come
not go out
any more.’
change
According to a recent survey, 88% of thirteen- to sixteen-
have
5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs in the list. Use the present simple, present
continuous or present perfect.
live not believe study wear not travel
not use do receive know
We bought my mum a computer for her birthday, but she
hasn’t used it yet.
1 My cousin in the USA
since his family moved there last year.
2 How many text messages
you this week?
3 What in English at the
moment?
4 Life is so boring! We never
anything exciting at the weekend.
5 I Tom when he says he
hasn’t got time to do his homework.
6 He very smart clothes
today!
7 I Tim since we met at
Karen’s party.
8 My grandparents are excited because they
by plane before.
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3 Complete the sentences with for, since, just, yet or
already.
I haven’t been to the cinema since we went together
last month.
1 Alex has been away ages. Do you
know when he’s coming back?
2 ‘Have you heard from Jenny yet?’
‘Yes, she’s sent me several text
messages.’
3 He’s fed up because he’s failed his
driving test.
4 Our team has played six basketball matches this term
and we haven’t won one .
5 ‘I haven’t heard from Mark a while.
Have you?’
‘No, not the end of term.’
4 Complete the second sentence using the information
in the first sentence. Use appropriate forms of the bold
verbs and for, since, just, yet or already.
be
Peter has been here for an hour.
have
I
go
My parents
see
I
leave
Billy
tell
I
live
We
5 Translate the sentences into your language.
1 I hope she remembers to send her parents an email.
2 Why is that woman staring at you?
3 We’ve only lived in this house for a month.
4 Peter has just caught the bus home.
5 Chantal has already won three skiing races.
Present tense review;
for / since / just / yet / already
1 Correct the sentences. Two sentences are correct.
She can’t speak to you now because she works.
She can’t speak to you now because she’s working.
1 What book have you read at the moment?
2 How often do you go to concerts?
3 It’s already 9 o’clock and I didn’t text anyone yet!
4 I work in a café twice a week.
5 How often are you seeing your grandparents?
6 I can’t see Tom anywhere. Do you know where he’s been?
2 Complete the interview using present tenses of suitable
verbs. Add between one and three words. Sometimes
there may be more than one possible answer.
Interviewer How long have you been a wildlife
photographer, Karen?
Karen Since I left college three years ago.
Interviewer your work?
Karen Yes! I’m lucky to have such an interesting job.
I all over the
world.
Interviewer How many different countries
this year?
Karen I worked in Kenya in May, then New Zealand.
And now I
here in Brazil. I
here for three weeks.
Interviewer What exactly
in Brazil?
Karen I photos of
wildlife in the Amazon rainforest.
Interviewer many animals?
Karen Oh, yes. I
something new every day. I
thousands
of photos already. Today, I saw a snake.
Interviewer A snake! Oh dear! Was it a dangerous one?
Karen Yes, it was extremely dangerous.
to see a
photo of it? Look!
Interviewer Aaagh! It
like a piece of wood.
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