Verb Tenses (3º ano)

Queridos alunos,

Segue relação de exercícios para praticar os tempos verbais estudados:

1) Form true sentences using the verbs below.

brush     not read     drink     have (x2)     not wash     go (x2)     get up     live     watch     weigh

Example: The average British man sleeps 8 hours 10 minutes a night.

1. 22% of British families __________ to Spain for their holiday.
2. The average British woman __________ 62 kilos.
3. British teenagers __________ much, but they __________ television for over 19 hours a week.
4. The average British teenager __________ at 7.20.
5. A typical British man __________ a bath twice a week, but he __________ his hair each time.
6. British people __________, on average, six cups of tea a day.
7. The average British person __________ his or her teeth for only 20 seconds.
8. Over 6 million British families __________ a dog.
9. The average British person __________ to the dentist twice a year.
10. British women __________, on average, 76 years.

2) A man is phoning the police. Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.

Hello. (Be) __________ that the police? I (ring) __________  to complain about the noise which (come) __________ from the flat above me. They (have) __________ a party and they (play) __________ music - very loudly. The man who (live) __________ there (have) __________  a party every weekend. And every weekend I (ask) __________ him to turn the music down but he (not take) __________ any notice. And they (not leave) __________ until 2 or 3 in the morning. I (not complain) __________ very often. But tonight the noise is awful and it (keep) __________ me awake. Oh good, you (send) __________ a police car round. Where do I live? Oh, 36 Philbeach Gardens, London W8.

3) Put the correct fotms of the verbs. Use either the present continuous or the present simple.

James Dent (go) __________ to a football match in London tomorrow. England (play) __________ Colombia. He (go) __________ with his friend Richard. They (not go) __________ by coach because James (not like) __________ travelling by coach. They (go) __________ by train. The train (leave) __________ Bristol at 12.15. It (be) __________ a fast train and (not stop) __________ anywhere. It (arrive) __________ in London at 13.45. James and Richard (take) __________ enough money with them to buy lunch on the train. The match (start) __________ at 15.00 and it (finish) __________ at about 16.45. Their train home (leave) __________ London at 18.00. They (arrive) __________ back in Bristol at 19.45.


4) Odd records. Complete the sentences with verbs in the past simple. Choose from:

get on     eat     speak     ride     have     sit

1. A Russian woman, Feodor Vassiina (1707-1782) __________ 69 children.
2. In 1993Steve Meltzer of Brooklyn, New York __________ 96 sausages in 6 minutes.
3. In 1982-1983 Timothy Roy __________ in a tree in California for 431 days non-stop.
4. University lecturer Kapila Kumarasinghe __________ non-stop about Buddhism for 159 hours.
5. 16 people __________ the same bicycle and __________ it for 50 metres in Tokyo in 1979.

5) Sam had a party last night. His parents arrived home in the middle of the party. Describe what they found. Put in the correct form of the verbs.

There (be) __________ a lot of noise. Sam and his friends (play) __________ very loud music. A lot of people (dance) __________. Some people (not listen) __________ to the music. They (be) __________ in the kitchen. They (eat) __________ chips and ice cream. One girl (lie) __________ on the piano. A boy (be) __________ asleep on the sofa. He (not wear) __________ his shirt, and he (have) __________ a rose between his teeth. The dog (hide) __________ under the stairs.

6) Natalia is an Italian student at an English language school in England. She has been there for a month. She is writing to an American friend she met last summer. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verb.

I (not write) __________ to you this year - I'm sorry. This summer I (be) __________ very, very busy and I (be) __________ in England for a month now. I (have) __________ a lot of English lessons and I (learn) __________ a lot of English. I (make) __________ a lot of good friends at the school and I (meet) __________ some very nice English boys. They (teach) __________ me a lot of slang - and swear words!

I (run out of) __________ money twice this month - I (spend) __________ over $500. England's expensive! I (buy) __________ a lot of clothes and I (eat) __________ in a lot of expensive restaurants. But I (not see) __________ the inside of a church once this month. My mother will think I (become) __________ an atheist!

7) The following short conversations were heard at a party. Put the verb into the future with will or going to.

1. A: Red or white wine? / B: I (have) __________ red please.
2. C: It's very hot in here. / D: I (open) __________ the window.
3. E: I'm tired. I (sit) __________ down. / F: I (come) __________ and sit next to you.
4. G: The phone's ringing. / H: Don't worry. I (answer) __________ it.
5. I: Why do you need the phone? / J: Because I (phone) __________ for a taxi. / I: Don't bother. I (give) __________ you a lift.
6. K: I (leave) __________ now. / L: OK. I (ring) __________ you tomorrow.

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Todos os exercícios foram adaptados do livro Grammar Practice in Context, de David Bolton & Noel Goodey (Richmond Publishing).