Complete the sentences using present simple, present continuous, past simple or past continuous. 1. My teacher usually _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (speak) so quickly that we can’t understand him. 2. I can’t see my favourite programme because my mother _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (watch) a documentary now. 3. She _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (watch) TV when the phone _ _ _ _ _ (ring). 4. While we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (cook) in the kitchen last night my sister _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (have) a shower. 5. I usually _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (go) the cinema every Friday but today I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (go) to the theatre. 6. Yesterday Sophie _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (study) in her room when someone _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (phone). 7. Next Saturday we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (visit) our cousins. 8. They always _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (take) the bus to go to school but today they _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (go) by car. 9. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (drive) to my house last night when suddenly I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (see) a tree in the middle of the street. 10. Why _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (listen) to the radio today? You usually _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (watch) TV. 11. Next Friday we _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (have) a party in Sam’s house. 12. The dog _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (find) a ring in the garden while it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (dig) a hole. 13. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (see) you yesterday in the shopping centre, you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (buy) a pair of shoes. 14. What _ _ _ _ _ you usually _ _ _ _ _ (do) at the weekends? 15. Carlos always _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (drink) coffee but today he _ _ _ _ _ _ (drink) water because he’s very nervous. 16. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not/ like) horror movies when I was a child. 17. What _ _ _ _ _ _ you _ _ _ _ _ _ (do) when I _ _ _ _ _ _ (arrive) home yesterday afternoon? 18. Peter _ _ _ _ _ (get up) at 7 this morning. He had an exam.
ANSWER KEY 1. Speaks 2. Is watching 3. Was watching/ rang 4. Were cooking/ was having 5. Go/ am going 6. Was studying/ phoned 7. Are visiting 8. Take/ are going 9. Was driving/ saw 10. Are you listening/ watch 11. Are having 12. Found/ was digging 13. Saw/ were buying 14. Do you usually do 15. Drinks/ is drinking 16. Didn’t like 17. Were you doing/ arrived 18. Got up