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Present Tense

The document provides examples and exercises on using simple present, present progressive, present perfect, and present perfect progressive verb tenses in English. It includes filling in verbs in sentences, choosing the correct verb form, and finding the appropriate signal words to complete sentences in these four tenses. The document covers regular and irregular verbs as well as negative and interrogative sentence structures.

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Present Tense

The document provides examples and exercises on using simple present, present progressive, present perfect, and present perfect progressive verb tenses in English. It includes filling in verbs in sentences, choosing the correct verb form, and finding the appropriate signal words to complete sentences in these four tenses. The document covers regular and irregular verbs as well as negative and interrogative sentence structures.

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Simple Present

Ending s in the Simple Past

Form the 3rd person singular (he, she, it) of the simple present

Hurry _____________ Employ____________

Watch _____________ Try ________________

Wish ______________ Say________________

Cry _______________ Pack_______________

Play _______________ Enjoy ______________

Talk _______________ Do ________________

Find _______________ Push _______________

Go ________________ Miss _______________

Have ______________ Eat ________________

Write the negative form

I sit ______________________ We ask _____________________

Peggy washes_______________ Mel and John learn _________________

They go____________________ She starts ___________________

You watch _________________ I phone ____________________

He tries ___________________ It rains ______________________

Choose the correct answer to form negative sentences

1. I ______________ at home. (dont stay/doesnt stay)


2. We ____________ the family car. (dont wash/ doesnt wash)
3. Doris ____________ her homework. (dont do/doesnt do)
4. They ___________ to bed at 9:00 p.m. (dont go /doesnt go).
5. Max, Frank and Steve ___________ in the yard. (dont skate/ doesnt skate).

Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps.

1. We __________ our dog. (to call)


2. They ___________ at birds. (to look)
3. John ____________ home from school. (to come)
4. I _________ my friends. (to meet).
5. He ____________ the laptop. (to repair)
6. Walter and Frank ________: hello. (to say).
7. The cat _____________ under the tree (to sit)
8. You ____________ water. (to drink).
9. She _____________ the lunchbox. (to forget):

Put in the correct verb forms into the gaps.

1. __________ you ___________ mineral water? (to drink)


2. ___________ Sarah and Linda __________ their pets? (to feed)
3. __________ your teacher ___________ your homework? (to check)
4. __________ they ___________ in the old house? (to live)
5. __________ the cat _________ on the all in the mornings? (to sit)
6. __________ Nina ____________ computer games? (to play)
7. __________ your parents ___________ TV in the afternoon? (to watch)

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.

1. __________ you ___________ English? (to speak)


2. My parents ____________ fish. (not/to like)
3. She ____________ e-mails. (not/to write)
4. They ________ hockey at school. (to play)
5. ________ Sofia ________ any hobbies? (to have)
6. ___________ Jim and Joe ________ the flowers every week? (to water)
7. Marias mother ____________ a motorbike. (not / to ride).

Find the correct signal word.

1. School starts at 8 oclock _____________________. (on Mondays/at the


moment/yesterday).
2. __________________ they go shopping to a big town. (Sometimes/now).
3. My father gets up at 6 oclock _________________. (tomorrow/every morning/at the
moment).
4. His sister plays the guitar _____________. (after school/last Monday/yet).
5. ________________ I play handball. (Usually/now/yesterday).
6. His brother always washes his car _______________. (at the moment/ on Saturdays/ a
week ago).
7. The supermarket closes at 10 pm __________________. (last month/every
Sunday/already).
8. We listen to music _________________. (regularly/ next Sunday/three days ago).
9. I fly to Canada _________________. (last winter/next winter/every winter).
10. The train to London leaves ______________. (every two hours/the last two hours/two
hours ago).

Present Progressive

Add ing to the infinitive form of the verb.

play __________________ cook__________________

take __________________ put ___________________

get ___________________ come _________________

ride __________________ chat __________________

have __________________ write__________________

sit ____________________ see___________________

Choose the correct form of the verb to be.

1. John and Mandy _________ cleaning the kitchen.


2. I ________ reading a book at the moment.
3. It ______ raining.
4. We ____________ singing a new song.
5. The children __________ watching TV.
6. My pets ___________ sleeping now.
7. Aunt Helen ___________ feeding the ducks.
8. He _________ buying a magazine.
9. They ___________ doing their homework.

Put in the verb in brackets into the gaps.

1. He _____________ a film. (to watch).


2. We ______________ a computer game. (to play)
3. He ________________his rabbits. ( to feed)
4. They _____________ a song. (to sing).
5. She __________________ her hair. (to wash)
6. I ____________ to Doris. (to talk)
7. She _______________ a picture. (to draw)
8. They _______________ their mother. (to help)

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.

1. The teacher_____________ the door. (not /close)


2. They _____________ the printers. ( to check).
3. _____________ your grandmother _________ at birds? (to look)
4. We ______________ the check point. (not/to pass)
5. ___________ they ___________to help? (to try)
6. _____________ the policemen _________ into the bank? (to run)
7. Look! Steves mother _____________ a cup of coffee. (to make).
8. You ___________ the words correctly. (not /to link).

Find the correct signal word.

1. ______________ the cat is drinking milk. (Look/sometimes/yesterday).


2. The girls are having fun _____________. (just, now, often).
3. __________ it is raining. (Look/ tomorrow/yesterday).
4. My father is making tea _______________. (right now /half an hour ago/every morning).
5. They are looking for a present _______________. (at the moment/every weekend/two
days ago).

Present Perfect

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.

1. Karen _________________ me an e-mail. (to send)


2. Dave and Pat _______________ the museum. (to visit)
3. I ________________ at the pet shop. (to be).
4. They ______________ already ____________ their rucksacks. ( to pack).
5. Marcus _____________ an accident. (to have)
6. We _________________ the shopping for our grandmother. (to do)
7. I _______________ just _____________ my bike. (to clean)
8. Emily _____________ her room. (to paint).
9. Lisa and Colin _________________ to a concert. (to go)
10. My friends ___________________ smoking. (to give up).

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.

1. Our class the test yet. (not/to write)

2. Tim and Joe a box. (not/to carry)

3. It to snow. (not/to start)

4. The cat onto the table. (not/to jump)

5. I the castle. (not/to visit)

6. We out of the room. (not/to go)

7. Fred the money. (not/to steal)

8. They Anne about it. (not/to tell)

9. Steven through the park. (not/to walk)

10. The teacher to the party. (not/to come)

Put in the correct verb form into the gap.

1. you the kitchen door? (to paint)

2. your brother the shopping? (to do)

3. Julian ever a spider? (to touch)

4. your father ever on an elephant? (to ride)

5. Lee his parents yet? (to ask)

6. What you in your text? (to write)

7. Bill the radio? (to turn off)

8. you ever in a helicopter? (to fly)


9. Who the window? (to break)

10. you ever for your friends? (to cook)

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.


1. Emma this film on TV. (not/to see)

2. How often she the office? (to phone)

3. the Millers yet? (to arrive)

4. John on a trip through Alaska. (not/to go)

5. they ever to New York? (to be)

6. Andy his sister's bike. (not/to repair)

7. What you in the kitchen? (to drop)

8. I a new laptop. (to buy)

9. Toby his blue pen? (to find)

10. The students their homework. (not/to forget)

Present Perfect Progressive


Use the verbs to form the correct sentence.
1. I this website since 1999. (to run)

2. My parents for years. (to smoke)

3. He for his girlfriend since 6 o'clock. (to wait)

4. We in Greece since last August. (to live)

5. Max and Paul their bikes all day. (to ride)

6. They in the sun for hours. (to lie)

7. Emily on the computer for too long. (to work)

8. It since I came home. (to rain)


9. You to music since 12:30. (to listen)

10. Frank for the last 20 minutes. (to dream)

Use the verbs to form the correct sentence.


1. Carl to the teacher for the last ten minutes. (not/to listen)

2. The students to learn the new words. (not/to try)

3. Kim crossword puzzles. (not/to do)

4. The teachers in the sun. (not/to lie)

5. I in the last lesson. (not/to sleep)

6. The doctor the patients. (not/to examine)

7. They out loud. (not/to laugh)

8. We the whole evening. (not/to phone)

9. My father dinner. (not/to prepare)

10. Zack the whole evening. (not/to dance)

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.


1. Andrew in the country. (not/to live)

2. How long your grandparents this car? (to drive)

3. They . (not/to cycle)

4. Tony this book, but Mary has. (not/to read)

5. How long he for her? (to wait)

6. Andy on the blue car? (to work)

7. My brother hard enough. (not/to study)

8. How long they for a flat? (to look)


9. I my homework. (not/to do)

10. you the whole morning? (to sleep)

Conjugate the following sentences


They like this place.
Negative simple present________________________________.
Question present progressive______________________________.
Affirmative present perfect______________________________.
Negative present perfect progressive______________________.

I go to school.
Question Present Perfect __________________________________.
Negative Present Progressive _____________________________.
Question Present Perfect Progressive_______________________.
Affirmative Simple Present ________________________________.

She drinks soda.


Affirmative Present Perfect Progressive ____________________.
Question Simple Present _________________________.
Affirmative Present Progressive ________________________.
Question Present Perfect ________________________________.

Write the correct tense


1. I have been touching my dog lately everyday ______________________.
2. I ski every winter up on the mountains. ____________________________
3. They are selling bread in their bakery sale. ___________________________
4. I am waking up right now. ___________________________________
5. We surf every year in this place during the summer. _________________________
6. She is singing all the time that song. ____________________________
7. She is fixing the broken things. _____________________________________
8. He has shown all the different kinds of dogs. ________________________
9. Paola has played all afternoon in my house. ________________________
10. They eat cake in every birthday party. ____________________________

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