Tenses, Tenses, Tenses (U1, Language A, pp. 22-23)

Gap-filling exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Put in the correct tense and aspect (simple/progressive)

1. Yesterday while I (watch) TV, my mother (cook).
2. Shakespeare (move) to London in 1587. Before that he (live) in Stratford for 23 years.
3. Look Mum, I (finish) my homework.
4. The Millers (live) in Nottingham since 1985.
5. Tom (catch) the ball, (look) around and then (throw) to Steve, who (score) a basket.
6. Tim (see) Black-eyed Peas live in 2009. He (buy) his first CD the year before.
7. Tina has been (clean) her bike for two hours, but it is still dirty.
8. Guess what - I (see, just) Justin Bieber.
9. My family (move) to Munich in 1994.
10. When the accident (happen), I (have) lunch