PAST, PRESENT OR FUTURE SIMPLE

Fill in the blanks with the correct tense

1. Her friends _______ (leave) for Mumbai next week.

2. My sister ________ (be born) on the 7th of January.
3. The writer’s life was short, he ________ (die) young.
4. When she was little, she _______ (dream) to become a film star.
5. Piya always ______ (get) good presents for her birthday.
6. Sam _________ (be interested) in photography and __________ (take) a lot of pictures
every day.
7. Our uncle ________ (spend) all his money on books.
8. Where __________ (he/stay) at when he was in London?
9. Do you know that Bob _______ (marry) Alice next Saturday?
10. Pikku’s mother thinks that her son _______ (become) a famous journalist soon.
11. Wasif ________ (go) to school last week.
12. Kiran ________ (stay) at home on Mondays.
13. My classmates always _________ (read) books.
14. Last Christmas, I ______ (get) so many presents.
15. Please, _______ (help) me!
16. I _______ (push) the cart too hard and it crashed into the wall.
17. The girl ________ (stand) in the rain for five minutes.
18. Cara ________ (send) the letter to Oprah a week ago.
19. The audience ________ (clap) after this magic trick.
20. I ________ (remember) that happy day forever.
 ANSWERS

1. Her friends _______ (leave) for Mumbai next week. will leave
2. My sister ________ (be born) on the 7th of January. was born
3. The writer’s life was short, he ________ (die) young. died
4. When she was little, she _______ (dream) to become a film star. dreamt
5. Piya always ______ (get) good presents for her birthday. gets
6. Sam _________ (be interested) in photography and __________ (take) a lot of pictures
every day. is interested, takes
7. Our uncle ________ (spend) all his money on books. spends / spent
8. Where __________ (he/stay) at when he was in London? did he stay
9. Do you know that Bob _______ (marry) Alice next Saturday? will marry
10. Pikku’s mother thinks that her son _______ (become) a famous journalist soon. will
become
11. Wasif ________ (go) to school last week. went
12. Kiran ________ (stay) at home on Mondays. stays
13. My classmates always _________ (read) books. reads
14. Last Christmas, I ______ (get) so many presents. got
15. Please, _______ (help) me! help
16. I _______ (push) the cart too hard and it crashed into the wall. pushed
17. The girl ________ (stand) in the rain for five minutes. stood
18. Cara ________ (send) the letter to Oprah a week ago. sent
19. The audience ________ (clap) after the last magic trick. will clap/ clapped
20. I ________ (remember) that happy day forever. will remember