Tenses

I. Simple Present
Example : Bill eats breakfast in the canteen everyday.
They always walk to school.

1. Susan ( like ) …………. ice cream and her brothers ( love ) …………… orange juice.
2. The elephant ( take ) ………………… a bath in the river .
3. Ants ( work ) ………………………. hard to collect food.
4. Mr. Black ( be ) …………………….. a doctor.
5. Mice ( live ) ……………………….. in dirty places.
II. Present Progressive

Example : Mother is cooking in the kitchen.

The monkeys are playing in the park.

1. Some cows ( graze ) ……………………………..………. in the pasture.

2. The student ( study ) …………………………………….……… at school.
3. I ( walk ) ……………………………………………………. along the beach.
4. Jack ( play ) ………………………………………… with his friends.

III. Simple Past

Example . The boys went home early last Friday.
1. He ( be ) ………………………….. at the beach yesterday.
2. The children ( be ) ……………….. in the playground last Sunday.
3. The teacher ( inform ) ……………. us about the test this morning.
4. Some drivers ( park ) …………………. their cars outside the building.
IV. Past Progressive
Example : At this time yesterday I was shopping.
1. When I arrived in the classroom, the English teacher ( write ) …………….. on the board.
2. The passengers ( wait ) ………………… for the bus when it rained.
3. While we ( jog ) ………………….. in the park, we saw a squirrel.