Name: ______________________

Review
(simple present, present continuous, simple past)

A. Write the correct form of the verb in the simple present, present continuous,
or simple past.

1. We often (go) _____________________ shopping on the weekend.

2. He (know, not) _____________________ how to speak English well when he arrived in Canada.
3. You (do) ______________________ a review exercise at the moment.
4. Cats (like) _____________________ to catch mice!
5. Look! That boy (run) ______________________ away from the big dog!
6. What is the teacher doing? She (help) _____________________ the students with English grammar.
7. My grandmother (fly) ______________________ to Florida every winter.
8. (wear) Today Cathy ____________________ a new dress. It is very nice!
9. Listen! I (hear) _____________________ a strange noise outside the door.
10. Don’t bother your sister! She (do) ______________________ her homework!
11. The students (run) ______________________ a 5-kilometre race last month.
12. Mrs. Smith (work) _____________________ from 9 to 5 every day.
13. My parents (allow, not) _______________________ to go out late at night when I am by myself.
14. My brother (have) ___________________ a girlfriend at the moment, but I think they will break up
soon.
15. Miss Peters (forgot) _____________________ to call her mother last night.

B. Write the YES/NO question and short answer. PAY ATTENTION TO TENSES!

1. Anne: ________________________________________________________________?
Peter: Yes, _________________. (I live near the school.)
2. Julie: _________________________________________________________________
Brian & Lesley: Yes, _____________________. (We watched a movie last night.)
3. Tim: __________________________________________________________________
Jack: No, ______________________. (I’m not taking math this semester.)

C. Answer the questions for yourself.

1. Do you like Toronto? ____________________________________________________________

2. Were you at this school last year? ___________________________________________________
3. Are you doing all your classwork? __________________________________________________
4. Is English difficult for you? ________________________________________________________
5. Does your school have good teachers? _______________________________________________

D. Make a WH- question about the underlined words.

Eg. I am going downtown today. Where are you going today?

1. Paul was tired because he ran 20 km. _______________________________________________

2. Mr. Johnson is listening to music. _________________________________________________
3. Henry had lunch with his mother. _________________________________________________
4. We play basketball on Saturday mornings. __________________________________________
5. I spell my last name T-H-O-R-N-E. _______________________________________________

E. Error Correction
Each sentence has a mistake. Write the sentence correctly.
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Eg. Henry is very angry because someone breaked his camera.
Henry is very angry because someone broke his camera.

1. My parents always watches TV after dinner.

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2. What does Ellen studying at the moment?

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3. Maria isn't want to listen to the radio at the moment.

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4. My brother doesn't usually taking the bus to school.

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5. Did your teacher taught you grammar last semester?

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