Revise your VERB TENSES focussing on:
Present tense e.g. (eat) Past tense e.g. (ate)
eating
Past participle e.g. (eaten) Present participle e.g. (eating)
Complete the following sentences using the correct forms of the verbs.
1. All the children at the Sydney Harbour Luxury
Hotel ...............(arise) at six oclock.
2. When they had ..................(arise), they set out for
Perth.
3. On.....................(arise) early the Australians packed
their bags.
4. The work was ..............(begin) as early as possible.
5. Jack ......................(begin) to collect the books
yesterday.
6. Will you .................(begin) the work now please.
7. The wind ................(blew) strongly from the west.
8. The huge tree was .....................(blew) down in the
storm.
9. The waves in Botany Bay will.................(break) over
the damaged boat.
10. The glass was ...............(break) when it hit the floor.
11. Betty will ............(choose) a new top from the shops.
12. Did you ......................(choose) a new novel to read?
13. Has all the work been ..................(do) correctly?
14. ........................(do) you see Michael Jackson in speak
Sydney?
15. Jane has been ......(do) this job in Melbourne all year.
16. The artist .........(draw) the sketch by early afternoon.
17. Has she .....................(draw) any money from her
bank account?
18. Max had .....................(know) where his parents had
gone for a while.
19. The children ...............(drink) the water very quickly.
20. All the tourists had ................(drink) the dirty water.
21. Do not ...................(drink) all the water in the bottle.
22. The red car was ................(drive) from Melbourne to
Sydney.
23. After ..................(drive) for several hours, we all
were very tired.
24. The young rider ..........(fall) off the big, brown horse.
25. Be careful not to ...............(fall) into the pothole on
the roads in Sydney.
26. The birds had ..................(fly) in from the western
side of Perth.
27. Was the kite ..................(fly) over the big parkland?
28. The presents have been ..........(give) to all the guests.
29. Jane .............(give) the books to her English teacher.
30. After ......................(give) away the pencils, the
teacher left the room.
31. All the money had been ....(hide) in Jacks wardrobe.
32. Susan ....(hide) from her mother in a small cupboard.
33. The small bird had ..........(lay) three eggs in the nest.
34. Janine was ......................(lay) on her bed.
35. All the international students had .............(ride)on a
tram in Melbourne.
36. The young man ..................(ride) the white horse is
my boyfriend.
37. Max .................(ring) the bell at twelve noon.
38. Has Betty ..............(ring) the alarm in the office yet?
39. The huge bell was ......................(ring) very loudly.
40. The sun had ..................(rise) before six oclock.
eat
41. The moon .................(rise) slowly in the northern sky
of Melbourne.
42. Many of the Australian students have .................(see)
the play for the first time.
43. Have the Australian students ever ................(see)
write these bugs before?
44. The newly weds from Sydney were .................(show)
their new house.
45. William ................(show) his wife the new house he
just purchased.
46. The teacher ..................(show) all her students how
to use a data projector.
47. The jumper....(shrink) badly in the washing machine.
48. The pyjamas dried out and had ..................(shrink)
drink significantly.
49. Jenny .................(sing) the song beautifully.
50. Jenny had ...........(sung) this song many times before.
51. The choir had .....................(sing) at the Sydney
Opera House in Sydney.
52. The small boat.....................(sink) very quickly into
the deep, dark ocean.
53. Several naval ships have ....................(sink) in
dangerous waters.
54. Many of the students have ...................(speak) to the
headmaster.
55. Do not ...................(speak) so loudly in the hospital
corridors.
56. Jack and Jill ...................(speak) to each other almost
every day.
57. The little boy said that he did not................(steal) the
ring lollies.
58. The precious diamonds were ............(steal) last night.
59. The thieves .....................(steal) all the valuable
jewellery.
60. Can Max............(swim) across the Sydney Harbour?
61. Mary has ................(swim) every evening this week.
62. William ....................(swim) in the deep ocean to
save himself.
63. Has John ...................(take) the books to the
storeroom?
64. Jackie .........................(take) all the books back to the
draw
library.
65. Do not ...................(take) any money from my purse.
66. The calendar had been ...............(tear) from the wall.
67. Jenny .........(tear) her skirt while dancing at the party.
68. Try not to ..................(tear) your skirt at the party.
69. The rubbish had been ...............(throw) into the bin
last night.
talk 70. Can you ..................(throw) the ball into the hoop?
71. Ben had ................(throw) the rubbish out last week.
72. Susan is ......................(write) a long letter to her
husband.
73. The biography was ...............(write) many years ago.
74. Sally .......................(write) out the story for the
whole class.
75. The class has ...................(write) fantastic essays .
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 Revise your VERB TENSES focussing on:
Present tense e.g. (eat) Past tense e.g. (ate)
eating
Past participle e.g. (eaten) Present participle e.g. (eating)
Complete the following sentences using the correct forms of the verbs.
1. All the children at the Sydney Harbour Luxury
Hotel ...............(arise) at six oclock.
2. When they had ..................(arise), they set out for
Perth.
3. On.....................(arise) early the Australians packed
their bags.
4. The work was ..............(begin) as early as possible.
5. Jack ......................(begin) to collect the books
yesterday.
6. Will you .................(begin) the work now please.
7. The wind ................(blew) strongly from the west.
8. The huge tree was .....................(blew) down in the
storm.
9. The waves in Botany Bay will.................(break) over
the damaged boat.
10. The glass was ...............(break) when it hit the floor.
11. Betty will ............(choose) a new top from the shops.
12. Did you ......................(choose) a new novel to read?
13. Has all the work been ..................(do) correctly?
14. ........................(do) you see Michael Jackson in speak
Sydney?
15. Jane has been ......(do) this job in Melbourne all year.
16. The artist .........(draw) the sketch by early afternoon.
17. Has she .....................(draw) any money from her
bank account?
18. Max had .....................(know) where his parents had
gone for a while.
19. The children ...............(drink) the water very quickly.
20. All the tourists had ................(drink) the dirty water.
21. Do not ...................(drink) all the water in the bottle.
22. The red car was ................(drive) from Melbourne to
Sydney.
23. After ..................(drive) for several hours, we all
were very tired.
24. The young rider ..........(fall) off the big, brown horse.
25. Be careful not to ...............(fall) into the pothole on
the roads in Sydney.
26. The birds had ..................(fly) in from the western
side of Perth.
27. Was the kite ..................(fly) over the big parkland?
28. The presents have been ..........(give) to all the guests.
29. Jane .............(give) the books to her English teacher.
30. After ......................(give) away the pencils, the
teacher left the room.
31. All the money had been ....(hide) in Jacks wardrobe.
32. Susan ....(hide) from her mother in a small cupboard.
33. The small bird had ..........(lay) three eggs in the nest.
34. Janine was ......................(lay) on her bed.
35. All the international students had .............(ride)on a
tram in Melbourne.
36. The young man ..................(ride) the white horse is
my boyfriend.
37. Max .................(ring) the bell at twelve noon.
38. Has Betty ..............(ring) the alarm in the office yet?
39. The huge bell was ......................(ring) very loudly.
40. The sun had ..................(rise) before six oclock.
eat
41. The moon .................(rise) slowly in the northern sky
of Melbourne.
42. Many of the Australian students have .................(see)
the play for the first time.
43. Have the Australian students ever ................(see)
write these bugs before?
44. The newly weds from Sydney were .................(show)
their new house.
45. William ................(show) his wife the new house he
just purchased.
46. The teacher ..................(show) all her students how
to use a data projector.
47. The jumper....(shrink) badly in the washing machine.
48. The pyjamas dried out and had ..................(shrink)
drink significantly.
49. Jenny .................(sing) the song beautifully.
50. Jenny had ...........(sung) this song many times before.
51. The choir had .....................(sing) at the Sydney
Opera House in Sydney.
52. The small boat.....................(sink) very quickly into
the deep, dark ocean.
53. Several naval ships have ....................(sink) in
dangerous waters.
54. Many of the students have ...................(speak) to the
headmaster.
55. Do not ...................(speak) so loudly in the hospital
corridors.
56. Jack and Jill ...................(speak) to each other almost
every day.
57. The little boy said that he did not................(steal) the
ring lollies.
58. The precious diamonds were ............(steal) last night.
59. The thieves .....................(steal) all the valuable
jewellery.
60. Can Max............(swim) across the Sydney Harbour?
61. Mary has ................(swim) every evening this week.
62. William ....................(swim) in the deep ocean to
save himself.
63. Has John ...................(take) the books to the
storeroom?
64. Jackie .........................(take) all the books back to the
draw
library.
65. Do not ...................(take) any money from my purse.
66. The calendar had been ...............(tear) from the wall.
67. Jenny .........(tear) her skirt while dancing at the party.
68. Try not to ..................(tear) your skirt at the party.
69. The rubbish had been ...............(throw) into the bin
last night.
talk 70. Can you ..................(throw) the ball into the hoop?
71. Ben had ................(throw) the rubbish out last week.
72. Susan is ......................(write) a long letter to her
husband.
73. The biography was ...............(write) many years ago.
74. Sally .......................(write) out the story for the
whole class.
75. The class has ...................(write) fantastic essays .
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