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Ever, never, before, after, recently, lately, just/just now,

Yesterday, in 2020, this morning,


already, yet, up to, since, for
last ......, ....ago, once upon a time
Simple Past Tense Present Perfect Tense
(+) S + V2 : I went to school. (+) S + have/has + V3
(-) S + did not + V1: I didn’t go to school.
(?) Did + S + V1 +?: Did I go to school? VERB TENSES (-) S + have/has not + V3
I/she/he/it : was (Present, Past, Future, Perfect Time)
You/we/they : were (?) Have/Has + S + V3+?

Direction: Complete the sentences with the wordsBein parentheses.


is/am/are was/were been being
Vbi /v1 Vai/v1+s/es v2 v3 ving

Taruna : Johan Beryl Febriano / 30720010

Course: TBL 5 Always, usually, often. Seldom, ever,


never, once a week, sometimes,
every ....
1. A: (you, have) _Do you have___ any plans for vacation? Simple Present Tense
B: Yes, I do. I (plan) ___plan/am planning____ to go to Toronto. (+) S + V1
(-) S + do/does not V1
A: (you, be, ever) _Do you ever/Have you ever been __ there before?
(?) Do/Does + S + V1+?
B: Yes, I have. I (be) _am/was___ in Toronto two months ago. My brother
I/YOU/WE/THEY + V1 (do)
often. + V1+s/es (does)
She/he/it
(live)__lived_lives______ there, so I (go) ___go________ there

2. A: Where’s Jessica?
B: She (study) _is studying___________ at the library.
A: When (she, get) _does_she get___________ back home?
B: In an hour or so. Probably around five o’clock.
A: How long (she, study) _she study____________ at the library?
B: Since two 0’clock this afternoon.
A: (she, study) ________does she study__________ at the library every day?
B: Not every day, but often.

3. A: Shhh. Irene (talk) __is__talking___________ on the phone long distance.


B: Who (she, talk) ___ is she talking____________ to?
A: That’s too bad. I hope it’s nothing serious.

4. A: (you, know) _do you know_____________ Abdullah’s new address?


B: Not off the top of my head. But I (have) _have______ it at home in my computer. When
I (get) __got____ home this evening, I (call) _will call____ and (give) give______ you
his address.
A: Thanks. Or you could e-mail it on me.
B: okay. I (do) ____will do_________________________ that.

VERB TENSES
5. A: Where’s Juan? He (be) _has been______ absent from class for the last three days.
(anyone, see) ____does anyone__have seen___ him lately?
B: I have. I (see) _saw________ him in yesterday. He has a bad cold, so he (be) _has
been________ home in bed since the weekend. He (be, probably) is probably __________
back in class tomorrow.

6. A: How long (you, wear) __did you wear_________ glasses?


B: Since, I (be) ______was___________________ ten years old.
A: (you, be) _______________do you________________ nearsighted or farsighted?
B: Nearsighted.

7. A: Let’s go to a restaurant tonight.


B: Okay, Where should we go?
A: (you, like) _do you like_______________ Thai food?
B: I don’t know. I (eat, never) ___have never eaten____ ____________ any. What’s it like?
A: It’s delicious, but it can be pretty hot!
B: That’s okay. I (love) love_________________ really hot food.
A: There (be) ___is____ a Thai restaurant downtown. I (go) _go____ there a couple of
times. The food is excellent.
B: Sounds good. I (be, never) __have never been______ to a Thai restaurant, so it (be)
_is___ a new experience for me. After we (get) __get_______ there, can you explain the
menu to me?
A: Sure. And if I can’t, our waiter or waitress can.

8. A: (you, smoke) _____do you smoke___________________ ?


B: Yes, I do.
A: How long (you, smoke) ____have you been smoking__________________?
B: Well, let me see. I (smoke) __i am smoking_____ since I (be) __was_____ seventeen.So
I (smoke) ___have been smoke________ for almost four years.
A: Why (you, start) ______did you start smoking______________________ ?
B: Because I (be) ________was____________________ a dumb, stupid kid.

VERB TENSES
A: (you, want) __do you want_______________________ to quit?
B: Yes. I (plan) __plan________ to quit very soon. In fact, I (decide) ____decided_______
to quit on my next birthday. My twenty-first birthday is two weeks from now. On that
day, I (intend) _____will intend__________ to smoke my last cigarette.
A: That’s terrific! You (feel) __will feel_____ much better after you (stop) __stop______
smoking.
B: (you, smoke, ever) ______have you ever smoke_________________________ ?
A: No, I haven’t. I (smoke, never) __never smoke________ a cigarette in my life. When I
(be) _was____ ten years old, I (smoke)__smoke_______ one of my uncle’s cigar. My
sister and I (steal) ____steal____ a couple of his cigar and (go) gone_______ sick. I
(have, not) have not _____anything to smoke since then.
B: That’s smart.

VERB TENSES

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