Tenses Revision 1 Vivian Leu

Name: __________________________( ) Date

Class: Senior Middle One _____________________

The Simple Present Tense

Positive/Affirmative statement She likes cats. I want to go.
Negative statement She doesn’t like cats. I don’t want to go.
Interrogative form Does she like cats? Do I want to go?

The Simple Past Tense

Positive/Affirmative statement She went home. They scolded him.
Negative statement She did not go home. They didn’t scold him.
Interrogative form Did she go home? Did they scold him?

The Simple Future Tense

Positive/Affirmative statement She will send it. I shall tell him
Negative statement She will not send it. I shall not tell him
Interrogative form Will she send it? Shall I tell him?

Part 1: Simple Present & Past

1. I did not go to school yesterday because I ________________ (be) ill.
2. _______________ bats usually _____________ (sleep) during the day and
_______________(go) looking for food at night?

3. Look! There __________________ (be) a fire.

4. _________________ rain _________________ (come) from clouds?
5. My father always _________________ (watch) football match on the TV.
6. That garden table ____________________ (be) made of marble.
7. The sun ________________ (rise) in the east and ______________ (set) in the
west.

8. My father ______________ (be) a teacher. He ______________ (not be) an

engineer.

9. The wind ________________ (blow) strongly last night.

10. Ali and Tom __________________ (not be) honest so we do not like them.
11. The girl __________________ (plan) Sharon’s birthday yesterday evening.
12. We ___________________ (miss) the bus so we had to walk to the cinema.
13. Jane and Peter often ________________ (fight) with each other.

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Part 2: Simple Present, Past, & Future
1. _____________ they____________ (leave) in an hour?
2. Diamonds ___________________ (twinkle) like stars.
3. My brother _____________ (be) thirteen years old next week.
4. I ________________ (meet) them in the hall just now.
5. He _________________ (tear) up my book this morning.
6. _______________ (be) this diamond real?
7. I ____________________ (stay) here until they return.
8. __________________ (be) my father here a few minutes ago?
9. We think she___________________ (be) the champion.
10. Iron _________________ (conduct) electricity but wood ____________________
(do not).

11. The girls _____________________ (borrow) our football just now.

12. They _______________________ (sleep) till 10am this morning.
13. _____________ you __________________ (give) him ten dollars just now?
14. One day, Malaysia _________________________ (host) the Olympic Games.
15. Willy ______________________ (buy) a new mobile phone soon.
16. _______________ the boys _________________ (play) hockey on Saturdays.
17. Sharon and Yusuf __________________ (be) good friends.
18. I think Japan _______________________ (win) the next World Cup.
19. Jack and Jill ___________________ (buy) a new pail last night.
20. Alice __________________ (leave) Wonderland six months ago.
21. All of you _______________________ (hand) in yours essays tomorrow morning.
22. Three multiplied by four _____________________ (equal) twelve.
23. The thief ___________________ (jump) over the fence and ran away.
24. The monkey _____________________ (grab) my bag and ran off.
25. Sidney _________________________ (slam) the door rudely this morning.
26. The earthquake in Haiti ____________________ (occur) on Tuesday the 12 th of
January 2010.

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