Question

Complete the sentences, putting the verbs in brackets into the correct form: present simple, present continuous or past simple:
a) A: Look! Sue is going out. I wonder where she is going.
B: I’m not sure but I think she _______________ (go) shopping.

b) The streets are all wet, it _______________ (rain).

c) I don’t know if Helen _______________ (go) home.

d) I _______________ (leave) my keys at home or I _______________ (lose) them somewhere. I’m not sure.


e) Someone _______________ (tell) them what we were planning to do, because they know all about our plans.

f) A: Why didn’t he answer the doorbell? I’m sure he was in the house.

B: He _______________ (be) in the bath.

g) A: How do you think the fire started?

B: I’m not sure. Someone _______________ (drop) a cigarette.

h) Charles didn’t study for the exam. It is impossible for him to have passed the exam. He _______________ (pass) the exam.

i) A: George didn’t want to come to the cinema with us. I wonder why not.

B: He _______________ (watch) it before.

j) It is 11 o’clock now. My mother is at home. She _______________ (do) the cleaning or _______________ (wash) the dishes.

k) When I woke up this morning, the light was on. I _______________ (forget) to turn it off.

l) Why did you climb that tree? It was very dangerous. You _______________ (hurt) yourself.

m) A: I saw someone at the theater yesterday and I thought it was your brother.

B: It _______________ (be) him, because he was in Ankara yesterday.

n) It’s impossible for her to have run across him in the street yesterday. He said he hadn’t gone out the day before. She _______________ (run) across him.

o) My purse was on the table a minute ago. Now it is not there. Who _______________ (take) it?

p) She got the top mark in the class. She _______________ (work) hard.

q) A: I can’t find George anywhere. Do you know where he is?

B: I’m not sure but he _______________ (be) in the library.

r) A: He didn’t answer my question.

B: He _______________ (not, hear) your question. I’m almost sure.

s) He _______________ (come) by bus because I saw his car outside the school.

t) Tom is late again. It is possible that he _______________ (miss) the bus.

u) A: We didn’t invite Jane to the party.

B: Why __________ you _____________ (invite) her?

v) A: Her television doesn’t work.

B: I’m sure she _______________ (watch) TV last night.

w) A: What is Mary doing in her room?

B: I don’t know. I think she _______________ (do) her homework.



x) A: Where is Bob?

B: I’m not sure. I guess he _______________ (have) lunch.

y) Bill didn’t have any money last week. It was impossible for him to eat out last night, so he _______________ (eat) out last night.

z) A: You were late for school yesterday morning.

B: Why? You _______________ (not, go) to bed so late.

a) David passed the exam without studying for it. It _______________ (be) very easy.

b) Mary couldn’t get a high mark in maths. She _______________ (need) to study much more.

c) A: Was he driving carefully?

B: No, he _______________ (drive) carefully because he caused the accident.

d) A: I looked everywhere for my umbrella yesterday but I couldn’t find it. Did you see it?

B: It _______________ (be) in the car or you _______________ (leave) it in the restaurant last night.

e) I couldn’t sleep until late last night. I _______________ (drink) so much coffee.

f) A: I’m looking for Helen. Do you know where she is?

B: She _______________ (watch) TV in her bedroom.

g) A: When she died, she left her relatives a fortune.

B: She _______________ (be) rich.

h) A: Tom has a house in London, a flat in Paris, and a bungalow in Miami.

B: He _______________ (be) rich.

i) Jim can’t understand your email because it is in French and he _______________ (not, know) French.

j) The exercises were very easy. The students _______________ (answer) them all.

Answer 1

Resposta:

a)is going

b)rained

c)went

d)left/lose

e)told

f)was

g)dropped

h)didn`t pass

i)watched

j)did/washed

k)forgot

l)hurt

m)wasn`t

n)didn`t run

o)take

p)worked

q)was

r)didn`t hear

s)came

t)missed

u)didn`t/invite

v)didn`t/watch

w) is doing

x)is having

y)didn`t eat

z) didn`t go

a)was

b)needs

c)didn`t drive

d)is/left

e)drank

f)is watching

g)was

h)is

i)doesn`t know

j)answered

Espero ter ajudado :)