Complete the sentences. Use the words in parentheses. Use SIMPLE PRESENT,
PRESENT CONTINUOUS, or SIMPLE PAST.

1. I ………………………………..(go / not) to a movie last night. I …………………. (stay) home.
2. Fred ……………………………. (come / not) to class every day.
3. Sue ……………………………… (read) a book right now. She ………..
(watch / not) TV.
4. I ………………………………… (finish / not) my homework last night. I …………….
(go) to bed early.
5. Jane ………………………………. (stand / not) up right now. She …………………….
(sit) down.
6. It ………………………………. (rain / not) right now. The rain …………………(stop)
a few minutes ago.
7. The weather ………………… (be / not) cold today, but it ……………… (be) cold
yesterday.
8. Mary and I …………………………. (go / not) shopping yesterday. We ……………. (go) shopping last Monday.
9. I ……………….. (go) to a movie last night, but I ………………………… (enjoy / not) it.
10. I ……………………. (write) a letter to my girlfriend yesterday, but I …………………
……………….. (write / not) a letter to her last week.
11. My husband ……………………………. (come / not) home for dinner last night. he
……………………………… (stay) at his office.
12. The children …………………….. (go) to bed a half an hour ago. They ……………….
(sleep) now.
13. We ………………… (be) late for the movie last night. The movie ………………………. (start) at 7:00, but we ……………………………………….. (arrive / not) until 7:15.
14. He …………………………………….. (dance) with Mary now.
15. She usually …………………………. (take) the bus to school.
16. Her husband never ………………………………. (remember) her birthday.
17. We …………………………………….. (watch) a film on television at the moment.