SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Fill the blanks with suitable sentences

1. Interrogative: Does Fatimah get up at 04.00 o’clock every day?

Answers:

Affirmative: Fatimah gets up at 04.00 o’clock every day.

Negative: Fatimah doesn’t get up at 04.00 o’clock every day.

2. Negative: We do not study Grammar once in a week.

Answers:

Affirmative: We study Grammar once in a week.

Interrogative: Do we study Grammar once in a week?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

1. Put the verb between the brackets into the present continuous tense, then change the
sentence into the negative and interrogative.

Your pronunciation (get) better.

Present continuous tense: Your pronunciation is getting better.

Negative: Your pronunciation is not getting better.

Interrogative: Is your pronunciation getting better?

2. Use either the simple tense or the present continuous tense.

Ria (eat) some fruit every day.

Answer: Ria eats some fruit every day.

We (do) the exercise.

Answer: We are doing the exercise.

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Put the verb in the brackets into the simple past tense, then change the sentence into the
negative and interrogative.

1. I (go) to Block M mall yesterday.

Answer: I went to Block M mall yesterday.

Negative: I did not go to Block M mall yesterday.

Interrogative: Did I go to Block M mall yesterday?

2. Hadi (hit) the cat last night.

Answer: Hadi hit the cat last night.

Negative: Hadi did not hit the cat last night.

Interrogative: Did Hadi hit the cat last night?

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

Put the verb in the brackets into the past continuous tense, then change the sentence into the
negative and interrogative.

1. The sun (shine), when they went out.

Answer: The sun was shining, when they went out.

Negative: The sun was not shining, when they went out.

Interrogative: Was the sun shining, when they went out?

2. I (do) the exercise last week at this time.

Answer: I was doing the exercise last week at this time.

Negative: I was not doing the exercise last week at this time.

Interrogative: Was I doing the exercise last week at this time?

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Put the verb in the brackets into the present perfect tense, then change the sentence into the
negative and interrogative.

1. My father (go) to Mecca several times.

Present perfect tense: My father has gone to Mecca several times.

Negative: My father has not gone to Mecca several times.

Interrogative: Has my father gone to Mecca several times?

2. I (read) ten pages of the book.

Present perfect tense: I have read ten pages of the book.

Negative: I have not read ten pages of the book.

Interrogative: Have I read ten pages of the book?

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Put the verb in the brackets into the present perfect continuous tense, then change the
sentence into the negative and interrogative.

1. Rahmi (study) English since 1987.

Present perfect continuous tense: Rahmi has been studying English since 1987.

Negative: Rahmi has not been studying English since 1987.

Interrogative: Has Rahmi been studying English since 1987?

2. The doorbell (ring) for a long time.

Present perfect continuous tense: The doorbell has been ringing for a long time.

Negative: The doorbell has not been ringing for a long time.

Interrogative: Has the doorbell been ringing for a long time?

PAST PERFECT TENSE

Put the verb in the brackets into the past perfect tense, then change the sentence into the
negative and interrogative.

1. The teacher (explain) the difficult words before he explained the whole season.

Answer: The teacher had explained the difficult words before he explained the whole
season.

Negative: The teacher had not explained the difficult words before he explained the
whole season.

Interrogative: Had the teacher explained the difficult words before he explained the whole
season?

2. I (finished) my work by the time my teacher asked me to show.

Answer: I had finished my work by the time my teacher asked me to show.

Negative: I had not finished my work by the time my teacher asked me to show.

Interrogative: Had I finished my work by the time my teacher asked me to show?

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Put the verb in the brackets into the past perfect continuous tense, then change the sentence
into the negative and interrogative.

1. It (rain) during the match yesterday.

Answer: It had been raining during the match yesterday.

Negative: It had not been raining during the match yesterday.

Interrogative: Had it been raining during the match yesterday?

2. Ida (do) her homework when I walked into her room.

Answer: Ida had been doing her her homework when I walked into her room.

Negative: Ida had not been doing her her homework when I walked into her room.

Interrogative: Had Ida been doing her her homework when I walked into her room?
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PERFECT TENSES

1. Use either the present perfect tense or the present perfect continuous tense, then explain if
you can use both.
Lina (read) for two hours.
Answer:
Present perfect continuous tense: Lina has been reading for two hours.
Rahmi (read) 50 pages of the book.
Answer:
Present perfect tense: Lina has read 50 pages of the book.
2. Use either the past perfect tense or the past perfect continuous tense, then explain if you
can use both.
He (sleep) for about two hours when I came in.
Answer:
He had been sleeping for about two hours when I came in.
I (type) the letter before the light went out.
Answer:
I had typed the letter before the light went out.
FUTURE TENSE

Put the verb in the brackets into the simple future tense, then change the sentence into the
negative and interrogative.

1. Mr. Huda (meet) his uncle at the airport on Friday.

Answer: Mr. Huda will meet his uncle at the airport on Friday.

Negative: Mr. Huda will not meet his uncle at the airport on Friday.

Interrogative: Will Mr. Huda meet his uncle at the airport on Friday?

2. I (be) there at ten o’clock.

Answer: I will be there at ten o’clock.

Negative: I will not be there at ten o’clock.

Interrogative: Will I be there at ten o’clock?