Extra tense exercises

EXTRA EXERCISES

Complete with present simple/continuous

1 This year our company (support)…………………………. a health and education programme to help children in the community. This brochure (contain) ……………………… all the details.

2 They (always/ invite) …………………………………….. all the employees to the annual party.

She really (detest)………………………………. these long meetings because she says they just (waste)…………………………………………. everyone´s time.

4 I (wish)……………………………………… I could travel more in my job but I have too much work to leave the office for several days.

5 Everything is getting more expensive because prices (rise) ………………………………

6 We (work) ………………………………. on the plan for next year and we (hope) …………………………… that we will finish it by Friday.

7 This dictionary (belong to) …………………………….. my sister. That´s why I (bring) ………………… it  home today.

8 I am sure that top management (know) …………………………… which employees (move)…………………………… to our office in Asia.

Complete with past simple/past continuous

1 When I (see) …………………….. him he (paint) …………………………… a portrait of his wife, …………………………(you/like)it?

2 I (take) ………………………………. my friend to a murder trial the other day. The police (arrest) ……………………… the man while he (attack) …………………… a woman.

3While he (water) ……………………….. the flowers it (begin) ………………………. to rain.

4 When I last (see) ……………………… her her she (run) ……………………….. along the road to the station. I (ask) ……………………. her where she (go)……………… and she (say) …………………………London.

5 The teacher (come) ………………………. into the classroom early and one of the boys, who (smoke) ………………………..a cigarette, (have) ……………………….no time to put it out. So he (throw) …………………………….. it into his desk and (hope) ……………………….. for the best.

Complete with present perfect/past simple

A Hi, how´s it going?I (not/see) ……………………………………… you for ages! B Oh, fine, I (be) ……………………………. busy with work, you know. A yeah, I know. I (see) Steven yesterday and he (say) ……………………………………. that you (go) on a leathership course last week B Yes, that´s right- we (spend) three days at an outdoor training centre. A It sounds fun- we (not/have) …………………………………… any training since the computer skills course we (go) …………………………….. on last year and that (not be) …………………… exactly thrilling! B Well, I (just/hear) ……………………… there´s another leadership course next week.

Complete with past simple/past perfect

1 Natasha (already/order) ………………………… the goods but she (forget) ………………………… to tell us so we (phone) ………………………….. the company.

2 After he (tell) ……………………….. me about the concept of value-added activities, I (decide) ………………………….. to do some research on the topic.

3 She (work) …………………………. for another company when I (meet) ………………… her and (offer) ………………………….  her a position with us.

4 They (already/set up) ……………………………… a strategy  when I (join) ……………………. the company.

5 Unfortunately we (receive) …………………………….. the phone call after we (leave) …………………………. the house.

Complete with will/be going to/present continuous

1 I have the plan for the new training programme and it (be) …………………………… great.

2 There is a meeting about the idea of a talent alliance. (you/go) ……………………?

3 Do you think the balance between employees´work and how much they are paid (change) ………………………………….. in the near future?

4 I (fly) …………………………………… to Amsterdam early tomorrow morning.

5 The financial crisis is causing many problems. Our sales figures (not/be) ……………………………. good

6 I don´t think the meeting (start) ………………………………… before 10 am.

7 I don´t have time right now but I (call) ………………………………. you later.

Complete with future perfect/future continuous

We (develop) ……………………………… the new prototype in March next year

The company (already/open) ………………………. Offices in Hong-Kong and Singapore by next June.

At this time we (still/build) …………………………… the factory when we should be producing the first new models!

4 By the time he graduates, he (already/spend) ………………………………… more than 20 years in full-time education!

5 I don´t think I (finish) ……………………………………. The report in time for the meeting- what do you think I should do?

6 Unfortunately they´ve closed the Italian restaurant next to the office, so we won´t be having any more business lunches there.