Exercise 1: Put the verbs in the brackets into correct tense or form:
1. Keep silent, please. Our teacher (explain) _________________ the lesson.
2. We (be) _________________ students for four years.
3. I will send him the message as soon as he (return) _________________
4. Thanks for (invite) _________________ me to the birthday party.
5. Peter couldn’t read until he (be) _________________ eight years old.
6. What ____________ your father usually ____________ (do) in the evenings?
7. I can (see) _________________ the children. They (play) ______________ in the yard.
8. Would you like (listen) _________________ to music?
9. No, thanks. I like (read) _________________ books.
10. Don’t worry. I (give) ____________ him your message when I (see) __________ him.
11. You (think) _________ collecting stamps costs much money?
12. My father thinks mountain climbing (be) _________ more dangerous than skating.
13. Every year, my mother (give) _________ me a nice doll on my birthday.
14. My brother (not like) _________ collecting stamps, he likes collecting glass bottles.
15. My sister likes (cook) _________ very much. She can cook many good foods.
Exercise 2: Put the verbs in the brackets into correct tense or form:
16. Does your brother like (listen) _________ to music in his free time?
17. I think in the future, more people (enjoy) _________ going out by bicycles.
18. My father says when he's retired, he (go) _______ back to his village to do the gardening.
19. We are planting trees around our school now. Our school (be) _________ surrounded by a lot of green trees.
20. Lan says she loves collecting pens but she (not/continue) _________ this hobby from next year.
21. When I was a child, I used (dream) ________________ of being an astronaut.
22. I'm terribly nervous. I'm not used (speak) ________________ to a large audience.
23. It took us ages to get used (live) ________________ in an apartment house.
24. Lots of trains used (stop) ________________ here, but not many do now.
25. Didn't Nick use (work) ________________ on a building site?
26. She may be late if she (not hurry) ________________.
27. If you are kind to me, I (be) ________________good to you.
28. If he (give) ________________ up smoking, as his doctor orders, he will be soon well again.
29. You (not pass) ________________ your driving test unless you drive more carefully.
30. He’ll be ill if he (not stop) ________________ worrying so much.
31. was
32. returns
33. was waiting
34. finishes
35. will win
36. were
37. did not go
38. will do
39. stopped
40. spoke
41. rang
42. had