II. Write sentences about the past using yesterday, last week (month, year), ago etc.

1. My alarm doesn’t go off every day.

2. They buy a new tape-recorder every year.

3. She often visits her granny.

4. I usually meet my boy-friend every evening.

5. My younger brother often loses his key.

6. Scientists make some fundamental discoveries every year.

III. Complete the gaps in the jazz chant with one of the phrases from the box. Use the Present Simple in the first verse and the Past Simple in the second verse.

go swimming go to bed go for go away go round go out go about

1. On Monday I always go out for a drink

And have a good long chat.

On Tuesday I often ________ a walk

Then _______ to my best friend’s flat.

On Wednesdays and Thursdays I stay at home

And _______ at eight.

On Fridays I sometimes ________ for a meal

And get back really late!

I ______ for most weekends

To the beach and my house by the sea.

I ______ and shopping on Saturdays

And on Sundays I’m at home by three.

2. On Mondays John went out for a drink

And had a good long chat

On Tuesday night he________ a walk

Then _______ to his best friend’s flat.

On Wednesdays and Thursdays he stayed at home

And _______ at eight.

On Friday night he________ for a meal

And got back really late!

He ______ for whole weekends

To the beach and my house by the sea.

He______ late on Saturdays

And on Sundays was dead by half past three.

IV. Put in the correct verb form (Present Simple or will…)

1. If you _______after two hares, you ______neither (run, catch).

2. She doesn’t know when she _______a job (find).

3. Don’t trouble trouble until trouble_______ you (trouble).

4. If the sky ______ we shall catch larks (fall).

5. I can borrow my raincoat if you _______ it back (bring).

6. If I ______ a million, I shall go round the world (have).

V. Fill in the missing forms of verbs.

Present	Past	Future
They study	They didn’t study	Will they study
?	She played	?
?	?	We shall finish
He doesn’t work	?	?
?	They won	?
?	?	I shall not give
You leave	?	?
?	She didn’t enjoy	?
?	?	Will you answer?
Do you write?	?	?
?	Did Ann know?	?
?	?	They will return
She meets	?	?
?	Kate didn’t like	?
?	?	Children won’t play

VI. Read these sentences and correct any tense errors.

Don’t hurry	If you will not hurry, we shall miss the train.
	My nephew buys a very expensive computer last week.
	If a child live with a criticism, he learns to condemn.
	It is pouring with rain yesterday.
	Next month we took the plunge, sold our flat and moved.
	The boys did morning exercises every day.
	We shall receive your letter two weeks ago.
	They will book three berths in a compartment carriage in a through train the day before yesterday.

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