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Tense
Fix the mistakes in these sentences:
1. The airplane flys in the sky.
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2. Bill don’t want to play soccer after school today.
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3. My grandmother like to watch TV in the evening.
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4. Jamie don’t throw fast, but he catchs very well.
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5. Does you want to go shopping with me tomorrow?
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6. My baby brother crys when he hear loud noises.
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7. My father cook food and my mother wash dishes.
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8. If John don’t finish his homework, he can’t watch TV.
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Present Continuous Tense
Write in the blanks to complete each sentence:
1. Bret _________________ (try) to climb a mountain.
2. Kate and Charlie _______________ (make) a pizza for dinner.
3. Jake and I ___________________ (work) hard in school.
4. Patrick ______________ (not sit) on the floor right now.
5. I ____________ (play)tennis right now.
6. Wendel ______________ (not go) going to Antarctica.
7. My sisters _____________(sleep) right now, so be quiet.
8. My mother and father _______________ (talk) about something important right now.
Present Continuous Tense
Is it Present Tense or Present Continuous Tense?
Choose the correct verb tense below to complete each sentence.
1. Look! The cat _______________ a mouse!
eats is eating
2. Jane and Lily _______________ to school every day.
go are going
3. Can you please be quiet? I ____________ my homework.
write am writing
4. David can’t talk on the phone because he ____________.
sleeps is sleeping
5. Melissa usually _______________ piano after school.
practices is practicing
6. Trees _______________ water and sunlight.
need are needing
7. Stanley always _______________ me a pencil.
lends is lending
8. Quentin _______________, but he will finish soon.
runs is running
9. Look! Those two boys _______________!
fight are fighting
Past Tense
Past Tense is not as hard as you think! When you say past tense, you don’t have to add –s to the
verb!
Write a past tense verb in the blanks to complete each sentence.
1. Sheila __________ TV after school yesterday.
2. I __________ a good breakfast this morning.
3. The dog __________ with the cat.
4. The students __________ on the chairs.
5. Mike __________ his homework before school yesterday.
6. I can’t find my pen! Who __________ my pen?
To make a negative past tense sentence, just add “did not” (or “didn’t”) before the verb. (You
don’t need to use the past tense form of the verb.)
*The past tense of the “Be Verbs” (am, is, are) is was and were. To make them negative, you
just add “not.” (I wasn’t sick. They weren’t tired.)
positive negative
I went Æ I didn’t go
You ate Æ You didn’t eat
We saw Æ We didn’t see
They fell Æ They didn’t fall
He gave Æ He didn’t give
She took Æ She didn’t take
It jumped Æ It didn’t jump
Write the following sentences as negative past tense sentences.
Example: I went to school.
Æ I didn’t go to school.
1. Alan took a math test yesterday.
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2. My friend’s dog bit me on the leg.
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3. Carl flew in an airplane last month.
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4. Betty finished her homework before dinner.
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Past Tense
Fix the mistakes in the sentences below.
1. Earl didn’t went to the doctor yesterday.
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2. Did you took a shower?
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3. Ingrid don’t walk to school today because she was tired.
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4. James and Christine took an airplane to China. They didn’t took a boat.
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5. My father didn’t gave me any money today.
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6. Fran didn’t took any pictures because her camera was broken.
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7. Kirk and Lori are not in school yesterday.
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8. Mandy is not sick last week.
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Future Tense
We use the Future Tense to talk about things that will happen after now.
The sentences below are Present Tense – Change the underlined words to make the sentence
Future Tense.
1. She lends a pencil to you every day.
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2. I eat eggs in the morning.
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3. My mother goes to Taipei at night.
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4. My teacher buys a book at the bookstore.
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5. I don’t get a reward for high test scores.
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6. Peter practices piano every morning.
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7. Ryan and Steven play baseball in the afternoon.
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Future Tense
Write “will+verb” or “won’t+verb” to complete the following sentences.
1. Martha and Timmy _______________ to the park tomorrow night.
2. Vic and Tammy _______________ their homework next week.
3. Walter _______________ piano after school.
4. Andrew _______________ to Italy in 2 weeks.
5. Gina _______________ with her friends next weekend.
6. I _______________ if you _______________.
7. Chris _______________ because he is too tired.
8. Robert and Alan _______________ in an expensive restaurant tomorrow night.
9. Stephanie _______________ the class today because she is sick.
10. Brian _______________ with his friends next year.
11. Jennifer _______________ tennis with me tonight.
12. Gabe and Brooks _______________ their bicycles to the university.
13. Lily ________________ a difficult test tomorrow, so please don’t bother her when she is
studying.
Tense Review
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.
(Present / Past / Future / Present Continuous Tenses)
eat
Daniel _________________________________ a snack every afternoon.
Tammy ________________________________ stinky tofu yesterday.
Jane is __________________________________ a snack right now.
go
Mark is ________________________________ to school right now.
I didn’t ________________________________ to school yesterday.
Grace __________________________________ to school every Monday morning.
Antony ________________________________ to school yesterday.
run
We __________________________________ home from school every day.
Stephanie _____________________________ two hundred km last night, so she is very tired.
Annie is _____________________________ home right now.
write
Willy and John are ________________________________ their homework right now.
Lynn _________________________________ her homework after school last night.
Maryanna __________________________________ her homework in her bedroom every night.
Tense Review
Write a verb to complete each sentence – Make sure you write the correct tense!
(Present / Past / Future / Present Continuous Tenses)
1. Derek __________ video games last night.
2. Wendy and Jason ______________ to the dentist tomorrow afternoon.
3. Ted _______________ a book right now, so please don’t bother him.
4. I forgot to bring a pencil. Can I ___________ yours?
5. My family and I __________ at an expensive restaurant last night.
6. We didn’t __________ a test yesterday.
7. If it stops raining, then I __________ outside.
8. Julie __________ a movie with her friends tomorrow night.
9. Tammy __________ soccer with her friends yesterday.
10. Look! Those two boys __________________!
11. Sam __________ his homework every night.
12. Chris and Steve __________ their homework every night.
13. I __________ to school yesterday because I was sick.
14. Teacher! Dan and Mike __________! Can you please tell them to be quiet?
Tense Review
1. Write a past tense sentence in affirmative, negative and interrogative.
2. Write a future tense sentence in affirmative, negative and interrogative.
5. Answer this question:
What are you doing right now?
Tense Review
What tense is it? Write “Present Tense,” “Present Continuous Tense,” “Past Tense,” or
“Future Tense” in the blank after each sentence, to tell what tense the sentence is.
1. My mother won’t give me any more money. ____________
2. My sister is singing and dancing. _____________
3. Sally goes to English class at 4:00. ____________
4. Victor ate two eggs and toast for breakfast. _____________
5. Alan shared his book with me, so I said, “Thank you.” _____________
6. The sun will rise tomorrow. _____________
7. Cars cause a lot of pollution. _____________
8. Look! The bird is standing on the cat! __________
Tense Review
1. Write a present tense sentence.
2. Write a present continuous tense sentence.
1. Write a past tense sentence.
3. Write a past continuous tense sentence.
4. Write a sentence with the word “didn’t.”
5. Write a future tense sentence in affirmative.
6. Write a future tense sentence in negative.