BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE: PAST SIMPLE, PRESENT SIMPLE OR WILL-FUTURE
1. We _______________(go) to the cinema last weekend.
2. Let’s hope 2021 _____________(be) better than 2020!
3. My sons ____________(play) football every Saturday.
4. They ___________(buy) a new car last month.
5. Where ________ your sister ___________(study) next year?
6. How long ago _________ you last ___________(go) to the swimming-pool?
7. What ______ people ____(do) if doctors ________________(not stop) Covid 19?
8. Where _____________(be) your friends yesterday morning?
9. My mother _____________(not like) jogging, she ___________(prefer) swimming.
10. Last night, it ________(be) very cold and it ___________(snow) a little.
11. Serious students ____________(revise) regularly in order to succeed at exams!
12. ____ you often __________(play) video games online?
13. Many shops _________________(close) if customers ____________(keep) buying things on the net.
14. We usually ____________(go) on holidays twice a year in the past but not now.
15. They __________________(take) a train to go and see their family for Christmas.
16. Nobody _________(know) when Mr Trump _____________(accept) his defeat!!
17. My father _________________(not work) on Wednesdays.
18. Americans _______________(travel) a lot for Thanksgiving despite the pandemic.
19. The school ______________(be) closed yesterday because of a teachers’ strike.
20. We ____________(learn) English and Spanish in our school.
21. My dishwasher _____________(break) down last Sunday.
22. If we _________(work) hard, we ________________(pass) our exam in June.
23. I seldom _____________(wash) my car, so ______(do) my neighbours.
24. My father __________________(ask) a pay rise next year.
25. We usually _______________(have) dinner all together.
26. Why _____ your mother __________(refuse) to meet her boss last week?
27. My cat ________________(catch) a bird this morning, but she _____________(not kill) it, so it ______________(flee) away!!
28. I _____________(tidy) my bedroom yesterday, so my mother ________ (be) very pleased.
29. Many people _________(keep) demonstrating for civil rights.
30. We _______________ (move) in a house in the countryside soon, we __________ (realize) how difficult it _______(can be) during the last lock down.
31. How many brothers and sisters _____ you __________(have)?
32. ______ anyone _______(know) when restaurants and bars _____________(open) again?
33. They __________ often _________(not go) to the restaurant last year.
34. My husband _____________(come) back from a business trip three days ago.
35. If you _________(stop) eating too much sugar, you _____________(feel) better.
36. I ____________(know) the guy who __________(win) on the lottery last week.

We went to the cinema last weekend.
(Past Simple — действие произошло в прошлом и закончилось.)

Let’s hope 2021 will be better than 2020!
(Will-Future — надежда на будущее.)

My sons play football every Saturday.
(Present Simple — регулярное действие.)

They bought a new car last month.
(Past Simple — есть указание на прошлый месяц.)

Where will your sister study next year?
(Will-Future — вопрос о будущем.)

How long ago did you last go to the swimming-pool?
(Past Simple — действие в прошлом с "how long ago".)

What will people do if doctors do not stop Covid 19?
(Will-Future + Present Simple после if.)

Where were your friends yesterday morning?
(Past Simple — прошлое время.)

My mother does not like jogging, she prefers swimming.
(Present Simple — постоянное мнение/предпочтение.)

Last night, it was very cold and it snowed a little.
(Past Simple — прошлое событие.)

Serious students revise regularly in order to succeed at exams!
(Present Simple — привычное действие.)

Do you often play video games online?
(Present Simple — вопрос о привычке.)

Many shops will close if customers keep buying things on the net.
(Will-Future + Present Simple после if.)

We usually went on holidays twice a year in the past but not now.
(Past Simple — привычка в прошлом.)

They will take a train to go and see their family for Christmas.
(Will-Future — план на будущее.)

Nobody knows when Mr Trump will accept his defeat!!
(Present Simple + Will-Future.)

My father does not work on Wednesdays.
(Present Simple — регулярное действие.)

Americans travel a lot for Thanksgiving despite the pandemic.
(Present Simple — обычный факт.)

The school was closed yesterday because of a teachers’ strike.
(Past Simple — вчера.)

We learn English and Spanish in our school.
(Present Simple — постоянный факт.)

My dishwasher broke down last Sunday.
(Past Simple — конкретное событие в прошлом.)

If we work hard, we will pass our exam in June.
(Present Simple после if + Will-Future.)

I seldom wash my car, so do my neighbours.
(Present Simple — привычка.)

My father will ask a pay rise next year.
(Will-Future — будущее действие.)

We usually have dinner all together.
(Present Simple — регулярное действие.)

Why did your mother refuse to meet her boss last week?
(Past Simple — прошлое событие.)

My cat caught a bird this morning, but she did not kill it, so it fled away!!
(Past Simple — события произошли утром.)

I tidied my bedroom yesterday, so my mother was very pleased.
(Past Simple — вчера.)

Many people keep demonstrating for civil rights.
(Present Simple — продолжающееся явление/факт.)

We will move in a house in the countryside soon, we realized how difficult it can be during the last lock down.
(Will-Future для будущего; Past Simple для прошлого опыта; Present Simple для общего факта.)

How many brothers and sisters do you have?
(Present Simple — вопрос о постоянном факте.)

Does anyone know when restaurants and bars will open again?
(Present Simple + Will-Future.)

They did not often go to the restaurant last year.
(Past Simple — прошлый год.)

My husband came back from a business trip three days ago.
(Past Simple — три дня назад.)

If you stop eating too much sugar, you will feel better.
(Present Simple после if + Will-Future.)

I know the guy who won on the lottery last week.
(Present Simple + Past Simple.)