Choose the correct form of the verb inside the parentheses by

encircling the letter of your answer. Then, identify what tense

of the verb is used in each sentence. On the blank before
each number, write PR if it is present tense, PA if it is past
tense, and F if it is future tense.
_____1. She always _____ (A. win B. wins C. won D. winning)
the essay writing competition.
_____2. My bestfriend and her mother _____ (A. come B.
comes C. came D. will come) to see me this coming summer.
_____3. It _____ (A. rain B. rains C. rained D. raining)
everytime we hold a program.
_____4. We always _____ (A. pray B. prays C. prayed D.
praying) for guidance and protector.
_____5. His uncle _____ (A. treat B. treats C. treated D. will
treat) her to a buffet restaurant later.
_____6. My classmates _____ (A. keep B. keeps C. kept D.
keeping) quiet yesterday.
_____7. This milk _____ (A. tastes B. taste C. tasted D.
tasting) better than the other brand.
_____8. The Philippines, located in Southeast Asia, (A. is B.
are C. will be D. was) a tropical country.
_____9. I (A. is B. am C. are D. was) going to visit Tagaytay
next week.
_____10. Marco and Janz (A. give B. gives C. are going to
give D. gave) their gift to their Mother last night.

Underline the verb and write whether it is in present, past, or

future tense.
_____ 1. Our friends acknowledge the roaring cheers.
_____ 2. Lily saw the accident.
_____ 3. The first seminar will start at nine o’clock on Sunday
morning.
_____ 4. The guests praise the participants.
_____ 5. The couple shall distribute the wedding invitations next
week.
_____ 6. I drank pineapple a while ago.
_____ 7. Jed shall receive a reward for saving the man.
_____ 8. The six – graders love to read books.
_____ 9. Former Gloria M. Arroyo ran for president in 2010.
_____ 10. The victims of the sunken boat swam to the shore.

Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks with the

correct form of the verb inside the parentheses.
Garbage disposal (be) __________ a problem in the urban areas.
Time and again, urban dwellers (complain) __________ of the
stink, the ugliness and the health hazards posed by piles of
uncollected garbage. These trash cans can cause many illnesses
like dengue fever, cholera, typhoid and dysentery. And yet, if the
community can dug a hole in the ground, bury the garbage
(especially organic ones) and cover the pit, what
(happen)__________? The soil decomposers (act) __________ on
the garbage and (return) __________ the nutrients directly to the
soil. Later on, anything planted in this area (thrive) __________
very well for the soil to become fertile. Thus, a mountain of
garbage (be) ______ also a mine of gold.