Grade Seven A Tense rcise Class.doc

Grade Seven A Tense Exercise Class_ Name _ No._Present perfect tense:1. He _(be) there before.2. The foreign friends _ (arrive).3. The teacher _(answer) all my questions.4. The worker _ ( fix) up the transistor.5. _ you ever _ (be) to Beijing ? Yes, I have. I _(be) there three times.6. _ your mother _(come) back. No, she hasnt.7. _ the pupils _ (do) their homework ? No, some of them_(not finish) yet.8. _ you _(give) him the message ? No, not yet. I _(not see) him since morning.9. How long _ you _ (live) here ? I _ (live) here for more than thirty years.10. I want the new dictionary. Where _ you _ (put) it ?Eg: You have got my letter. Have you got my letter ? (yes/ no)Yes, I have. / No, I havent.1. You have written the letter. (yes )2. His mother has brought him a coat. ( no)3. She has washed the cups. ( yes )4. Your brother has read the new book. ( no )5. They have seen the film. ( no )6. He has left his watch at home. ( yes) 7. You have forgotten to lock the door. ( no )8. The rain has stopped. ( no )9. The dog has eaten up its food. ( yes )10. All the boys have gone swimming. ( yes )eg: I havent seen him . ( Monday / three days ) I havent seen him since Monday. / I havent seen him for three days.1. We have studied English . ( six years / 1973 )2. I havent played the violin . ( last Saturday / almost a week )3. Nobody has written to me . ( National Day / more than a month )4. It hasnt rained . ( a long time / September )5. He has lived in this city . ( he was a child / over thirty years )6. They havent played football . (at least ten years / they left school )7. Nothing has happened . ( you went away in May / several months )8. I have worn this pair of shoes . ( I went to middle school / about four years)9. I have not watched TV . ( a week / last week )10. She hasnt been to any exhibition . ( she arrived in Shanghai / at least a month )Past tense:1. I _ (be) in Shanghai now. But last year I _ (be) in Beijing.2. Where _( be) Paul this morning? He _ (be) in the workshop, I believe.3. _ (be) John in the reading-room yesterday afternoon ? Yes, he _ (be)4. _(be) you at the post-office an hour ago ? No, I _(be) not. I _(be) in the park.5. _(be) she still a nurse in 1973 ? No, she _(be not ). She _(be) already a doctor at that time.6. 1976 _(be) no ordinary year for the Chinese people.7. Wang Fangs mother _ (be not) well last autumn, but now she _ (be) in good health.8. _ (be) Paul and Jane busy yesterday ? No, they _ (be not). They _ (be) quite free yesterday.9. How _(be) John yesterday ? Oh, he had a cold. So he _(be) absent. 10. Lei Feng _(be) a poor peasant boy before liberation.eg: He likes table tennis. He liked table tennis.1. He studies English well.2. The pupils try to do their work well.3. Mary and Tom want bread and milk for breakfast.4. We use our books in class.5. She works hard at her lessons.6. They play ball games after class.7. The children shout during football matches.8. His brother learns to speak English.9. I finish my work before supper.10. He carries water in the morning.eg: She dances well. She didnt dance well.1. The teacher asks us a lot of questions.2. The train arrives on time.3. Alice joins in the game every time.4. The girls pick cotton in the fields.5. They plan to build a bridge over the river.eg: The bus started five minutes ago. Did the bus start five minutes ago ?1. Mary called on you the day before yesterday.2. You finished the work last month.3. Mr. Smith studied Chinese ten years ago.4. the child smiled in his dream last night.5. My mother talked with my English teacher yesterday.eg: He takes the book away. He took the book away. Did he take the book away ?1. She comes early.2. You know his name.3. Chen Ping does his work well.4. Her mother teaches English.5. He puts his books in the desk.6. The workers make a lot of new cars.7. She speaks to Mr Green in English.8. Tom gives her help.9. His father drives a bus.10. Paul reads the newspaper at breakfast.Put in the verbs in the proper tenses:1. Where _ (be) Li Hung ?She _ (be) in the classroom.What _ she _ (do) there ?She _ (help) Kao Ping with his lessons._ she often _ (help) people ?Yes, very often.2. What _ you _ (do) ?I _ ( read ) a new book.When _ you _ (buy it ?I _ (buy ) it last week.3. They _ (live) in Shanghai these years. A few years ago, they _ (live) in Beijing.4. _ it _ (rain) in shanghai these days ? No. but it often _ (rain) in late spring.Be going toeg: I read the book yesterday evening. ( this evening )1. He often helps Granny Li with her housework. ( this afternoon)2. I am cleaning the room now. ( tomorrow)3. She is living here these years. ( next year )4. They came to Shanghai in 1992. ( soon )5. Do you often go to the countryside ? (next month )6. Did you have a meeting last Saturday? (this coming Saturday)7. Does he sometimes work in the school factory ? ( the day after tomorrow )8. Is it raining now ? (tonight )Shall / Willeg: I am going t