GENERAL EXERCISES ON TENSES
1- I never (see) so beautiful a garden.
2- The people (put) out the fire before the firemen (arrive).
3- The pupils (learn) English grammar now.
4- My friends just (telephone) me to say that he (not come) to night.
5- I already (remember) the old story.
6- Mary (write) an exercise now.
7- He (live) in England since 1960.
8- I (see) you yesterday, you (sit) outside a café.
9- He (take) the money after I (ask) him not to do so.
10- He usually (write) in green ink.
11- The train (leave), before I (arrive).
12- I (not see) my friend since his absence.
13- Two months ago I (meet) a very interesting gentleman while I (travel) to Aswan.
14- I am sorry I (not know) that you (leave) your book when you (call) on me last Friday.
15- I (not hear) yet whether he (pass) the examination which (be) held a month ago.
16- My brother (not feel) well lately, so yesterday he (go) to the doctor who (advise) him to take a few days rest.
17- Since I (come) back from my holiday I (work) hard as I (want) to make up for. يعوض the time I (lose).
18- While I (write) a letter my brother (telephone) me.
19- He (promise) a week ago that he (return) the books he (borrow) last month , but he (not do) so yet.
20- When they (finish) talking they shook hands and were out separately.
21- It’s high time they (mend) this road.
22- It (rain) for two days now, there’ll be a flood soon.
23- I (wait) here till he comes back.
24- I (lend) you my bicycle whenever you want it.
25- I (never see) him in my life, so of course I could not recognize him.
26- When he (return), I’ll give him the key.
27- You talk as though it (be) a small thing to leave your country forever.
28- What you (tell) the police? I (till) the truth.
29- After I (work) for sometime, I (hear) a knock at the door.
30- While he (learn) to drive, he (have) many accidents.
31- I hate driving, I’d much rather you (drive).
32- We (miss)the bus , now we shall have to walk.
33- When I looked out I found it (rain) all night.
34- Here are your shoes , he just (clean)them .
35- By next winter they (build) four houses in the field .
36- You’d better go out tomorrow because Mary (practise) the piano all day.
37- Suppose you (not know) where your next meal was coming from.
38- I still (lie) on the road when I (see) a lorry approaching.
39- If you think it over, you (see) I am right.
40- If only he (know) then that the disease was curable.
41- You (drive) all day .Let me drive now.
42- What you (see) in the corner over there?
43- We (finish) the project by the end of the year.
44- We (live) in Alexandria for many years when the event took place.
45- What do you think the children (do) when we get home?
I expect they (have) their supper.
How to make a question
كيفية تكوين السؤال
أولا: السؤال بـــ هل yes / no questions
أي السؤال الذي تكون إجابته بـ no أو yes
1) بوضع تصريفات to be أو to have قبل الفاعل
(am , is , are , was , were / have , has , had )
- Samy has got a car. -Has Samy got a car?
- He was clever. - Was he clever?
2) بتقديم الفعل على الفاعل
(will – would – can – could – shall – should – may – might-must)
# Can you carry this box ?
- yes , I can carry this box .
3) إن لم يكن في الجملة فعل مساعد أو فعل ناقص أي أن الزمن في الجملة مضارع بسيط أو ماضي بسيط فإننا نستخدم في هذه الحالة v. to do
مضارع بسيط
do
مضارع بسيط (S)
does
ماضي بسيط
did
و تقدمه على الفاعل مع ملاحظة أن الفعل يعود إلى تصريفه الأول # Did you buy a house last week ?
- yes , I bought a house last week .
ثانيا: السؤال بأدوات الاستفهام Who . question
عند السؤال بأدوات الاستفهام فإننا نتبع نفس خطوات السؤال بــ(هل)
ونضع أداة الاستفهام في بداية السؤال مع حذف الشيء الذي نسأل عنه .
-عند السؤال بـ Who نحذف الفاعل ونضع Who مكانه بدون تغيير، وكذلك الحال بالنسبة لـ What
يتبع