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WorksheetsMastering narrative Past and present Tenses
Total questions: 193
Worksheet time: 2hrs 42mins
Identify the verb tense: She was studying when I called.
Past Continuous Tense
Past Simple Tense
Present Continuous Tense
Future Perfect Tense
Formulate the past perfect: They (finish) their homework before dinner.
They will finish their homework before dinner.
They have finished their homework before dinner.
They finished their homework before dinner.
They had finished their homework before dinner.
Use past progressive correctly: I (watch) TV when the power went out.
I was watching TV when the power went out.
I was watch TV when the power went out.
I am watching TV when the power went out.
I watched TV when the power went out.
Differentiate past tenses: He (go) to the store yesterday.
went
goes
going
gone
Apply tense consistency: While she (read), her brother (play) video games.
While she reads, her brother plays video games.
While she is reading, her brother is playing video games.
While she read, her brother played video games.
While she was reading, her brother plays video games.
Past perfect vs past perfect progressive: They (live) in Paris for a year before moving.
lived
was living
had been living
had lived
Past progressive vs past simple: I (see) him while I (walk) to school.
I see him while I was walking to school.
I was seeing him while I walked to school.
I saw him while I was walking to school.
I saw him while I walk to school.
Identify the verb tense: They had been waiting for an hour.
Past simple tense
Past perfect continuous tense
Present perfect tense
Future continuous tense
Formulate the past perfect: She (not/see) the movie before last night.
She had not saw the movie before last night.
She had not seen the movie before last night.
She has not seen the movie before last night.
She did not see the movie before last night.
Use past progressive correctly: We (have) dinner when the phone rang.
We was having dinner when the phone rang.
We were having dinner when the phone rang.
We have dinner when the phone rang.
We were have dinner when the phone rang.
Differentiate past tenses: I (write) a letter last week.
I was writing a letter last week.
I write a letter last week.
I had written a letter last week.
I wrote a letter last week.
Apply tense consistency: He (study) for the exam while she (cook).
He is studying for the exam while she is cooking.
He studies for the exam while she is cooking.
He studied for the exam while she cooked.
He is studying for the exam while she was cooking.
Past perfect vs past perfect progressive: He (work) at the company for five years before he left.
had worked
had been working
was working
worked
Past progressive vs past simple: They (play) soccer when it started to rain.
They had played soccer
They played soccer
They were playing
They are playing soccer
Identify the verb tense: I had finished my project before the deadline.
Past Perfect Tense
Simple Past Tense
Present Perfect Tense
Future Perfect Tense
Formulate the past perfect: She (never/visit) that museum before.
She never visited that museum before.
She had never visited that museum before.
She had never visit that museum before.
She has never visited that museum before.
Use past progressive correctly: They (talk) when I arrived.
They talked when I arrived.
They are talking when I arrived.
They were talk when I arrived.
They were talking when I arrived.
Differentiate past tenses: She (take) the bus to work yesterday.
took
taken
takes
taking
Apply tense consistency: While I (sleep), the dog (bark) outside.
While I was sleeping, the dog barked outside.
While I sleep, the dog barks outside.
While I sleep, the dog is barking outside.
While I slept, the dog barks outside.
Past perfect vs past perfect progressive: We (wait) for the train for an hour before it arrived.
waited
had been waiting
had waited
were waiting
1. She ________ (visit) her grandmother last week. (Affirmative)
visited
visiting
visitied
visit
2. They________ (not/play) soccer yesterday. (Negative)
didn't played
didn't play
doesn't play
wasn't playing
3. ______ (He/finish) his homework on time? (Interrogative)
Has he finished
He finished
Will he finish
Did he finish
4. I ______ (see) that movie last month. (Affirmative)
saw
sees
will see
seen
5. We _____ (not/go) to the party last night. (Negative)
wasn't going
doesn't go
didn't went
didn't go
6. ________ (You/tread) the book I gave you? (Interrogative)
Have you read
Will you read
Can you read
Did you read
7. They ________ (travel) to Paris last summer. (Affirmative)
traveled
travels
traveling
travel
8. She _______ (not/like) the food at the restaurant. (Negative)
doesn't like
hadn't liked
didn't like
won't like
9. ________ (We/meet) at the café yesterday? (Interrogative)
Will we meet
We met
We are meeting
Did we meet
10. He _______ (buy) a new car last year. (Affirmative)
bought
buys
buyed
buying
Identify the past progressive tense in the sentence: 'She was reading a book when I called her.'
she was read
reading a book
was reading
was calling
Formulate a past progressive sentence using the verb 'to play'.
I am playing.
I was played.
I was playing.
I play.
Convert the sentence 'They watched a movie' to past progressive.
They were watch a movie.
They watched movies.
They were watching a movie.
They are watching a movie.
Use past progressive in context: Describe what you were doing at 8 PM last night.
I was cooking dinner and cleaning the house.
I was watching a movie and texting a friend.
I was sleeping at 8 PM last night.
I was playing video games with my brother.
Differentiate between past progressive and simple past: What is the difference in meaning between 'I was eating' and 'I ate'?
'I was eating' indicates a future action.
'I was eating' is used for habitual actions.
The difference is that 'I ate' refers to a completed action, while 'I was eating' refers to an ongoing action in the past.
'I ate' suggests an action that is still happening.
Recognize the past progressive in this sentence: 'While he was studying, his friends were playing outside.'
was studying, were playing
was studying, is playing
were studying, was playing
was playing, were studying
Identify the past progressive tense in the sentence: 'We were walking to the park when it started to rain.'
were run
were going
were walking
were playing
Formulate a past progressive sentence using the verb 'to write'.
I write.
I was wrote.
I am writing.
I was writing.
Convert the sentence 'She danced at the party' to past progressive.
She was dance at the party.
She danced at the party.
She was dancing at the party.
She is dancing at the party.
Use past progressive in context: What were you doing when the phone rang?
I was reading a book when the phone rang.
I was watching TV when the phone rang.
I was cooking dinner when the phone rang.
I was playing video games when the phone rang.
Differentiate between past progressive and simple past: Why is 'I was sleeping' different from 'I slept'?
I was sleeping indicates a future action.
I slept is used for habitual actions.
I was sleeping is a question form.
I was sleeping describes an ongoing action, while I slept describes a completed action.
Recognize the past progressive in this sentence: 'They were having dinner when the guests arrived.'
are having
had dinner
were eating
were having
Identify the past progressive tense in the sentence: 'I was studying for my exams all night.'
was studying
I was studying all night
was studying for
studied for my exams
Formulate a past progressive sentence using the verb 'to cook'.
I will cook.
I cooked.
I was cooking.
I am cooking.
Convert the sentence 'He finished his homework' to past progressive.
He finishes his homework.
He was finishing his homework.
He is finishing his homework.
He was finished with his homework.
Identify the past perfect tense in the following sentence: 'She had already finished her homework before dinner.'
She already finished her homework before dinner.
She had already finished her homework before dinner.
She finished her homework before dinner.
She has already finished her homework before dinner.
Form a past perfect sentence using the verb 'study'.
She had studied for the exam.
He had study for the exam.
She has studying for the exam.
They had studied for the exams.
In which context would you use the past perfect tense?
When describing future actions
When discussing present events
When emphasizing the importance of an action
When describing an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Differentiate between past perfect and simple past tense.
Past perfect tense is used for actions that will happen in the future, formed with 'had' + past participle.
Simple past tense is used for actions that are ongoing in the past, formed with 'was' or 'were' + present participle.
Past perfect tense is used for actions completed before another past action, formed with 'had' + past participle. Simple past tense is used for actions at a specific time in the past, formed with the past tense of the verb.
Past perfect tense is used for future actions, formed with 'will have' + past participle.
Correct the error in the following past perfect sentence: 'He had went to the store yesterday.'
He had go to the store yesterday.
He had gone to the store yesterday.
He had wented to the store yesterday.
He had wenting to the store yesterday.
Write a paragraph using at least three past perfect sentences.
She had already bought the dress before she received the invitation.
The movie had already started when they arrived at the theater.
He had already finished his homework before the teacher assigned it.
She had already left for the airport when he realized he forgot his passport. By the time they arrived at the restaurant, the chef had already prepared their favorite dish. The team had won the championship before the new coach joined.
Which verb form is used to create the past perfect tense?
Present participle form
Past participle form
Future tense form
Past tense form
Explain the importance of using past perfect tense in writing.
Past perfect tense has no impact on writing clarity
Past perfect tense is only applicable in spoken language
Past perfect tense is used to predict future events
Past perfect tense is crucial in writing to show the order of events in the past and to avoid confusion.
They ______ (study) for hours before the exam started.
had study
had studying
A) had been studying
were studying
By the time we arrived, it ______ (rain) for three hours.
had rain
A) had been raining
rained for three hours
was rained
She ______ (work) on the project for weeks before she submitted it.
was working on
A) had been working
worked on the project
had worked
He ______ (play) soccer before he got injured.
A) had been playing
had played
was play
plays
They ______ (wait) for the bus for an hour when it finally arrived.
had waited
A) had been waiting
are waiting
waited for
I ______ (read) the book before the class discussion.
was read
C) had read
had readed
reading had
We ______ (eat) dinner before the movie started.
had eat
D) ate
was eating
eating
She ______ (practice) the piano for years before the concert.
A) had been practicing
practiced being
was practice
had practiced
They ______ (travel) for two days before reaching their destination.
A) had been traveling
had travel
were traveled
traveling had
He ______ (finish) his homework before going out to play.
C) had finishing
A) finish
B) finishes
D) finished
I ______ (learn) to swim before the summer camp.
A) had been learning
B) was learning
D) learned
C) had learn
We ______ (watch) the movie before it was released.
watched
watching
was watching
had watched
She ______ (clean) the house before the guests arrived.
A) will clean
C) had cleaned
B) is cleaning
D) cleaned
They ______ (dance) for hours before the party ended.
A) had been dancing
dancing had
were danced
had dance
He ______ (study) for the test before he took it.
A) had been studying
had study
was studied
studied for the test
The man _____________________ a delicious meal right now.
cook
cooks
is cooking
Mark ____________books everyday.
reads
read
is reading
________ Mary _____________ a newspaper right now?
Are / reading
reads
Is / reading
Tom _____________ tennis on weekends.
play
is playing
plays
The students _____________ to school from monday to friday.
go
goes
are going
__________Stephanie ___________her homework everyday?
Does / do
Do / does
Does / doesn't
A: ________ the boys _____________ soccer now?
B: Yes, they _______.
Are / play / are
Are / playing / are
Is / playing / are
They usually _____________ their house on sundays.
are cleaning
cleans
clean
They ______________ reading a book at the moment.
isn't
aren't
are
Peter _________________ in an office.
works
is working
work
Shh! The baby (sleep) .......
is sleeping
Sleeps
Sleeping
Right now, I’m in class. I (sit) ......at my desk.
Sits
Sitting
am sitting
Our teacher (stand, not) ..... up now.
Is not standing
Is not stand
are not standing
It (rain,not) ..... right at this moment.
is not rain
is not raining
not raining
I’m sorry about the noise you are hearing. She ……… a concert.
practice
is practicing
practicing
practiced
Look! The students……. football in the field now.
Play
Plays
is playing
are playing
The children are …….. by the river.
fished
fish
fishing
fishes
A: What are the girls doing?
B: They …. ………….. card.
play
played
are playing
have played
Vina and I … how to cook French food.
am learning
are learning
Choose the right sentence below!
The doctors are examining the patients.
The doctors examining the patients
The doctors examine the patients
The doctor are examining the patients
... am sleeping in the cinema
I
They
We
What is she doing?
She sweeps the floor
She is sweeping the floor
She are sweeping the floor
She do sweeping the floor
What is she doing?
She mops the floor
She is mopping the floor
She am mopping the flooe
She are mopping the floor
What ________ the monkey ______ (do) now? It ______ (to make) faces.
does-do / makes
is- make/ is making
is -making / is making
is-doing / is making
Choose the correct sentence.
You are so pretty. I am loving you.
My little brother always disturbs me.
You are knowing what I mean.
I am prefering reading to watching TV.
I ... Pasta in the kitchen with my mother now
am cook
Cooking
am cooking
Cook
... white shoes
I am wear
I am wearing
Am I wearing
Am I wear
Change this setence, to PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE...!!!
( we looked for the plate price )
We look for the plate price
We are look for the plate price
We looking for the plate price
We are looking for the plate price
Mauren, safia, firial, ... Dinner at the traditional restaurant
Have
Are have
Having
Are having
Change this setence, to PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE...!!!
( Stevan work in the hospital since an hour )
Stevan are wotking in the hospital since an hour
Stevan working in the hospital since an hour
Stevan is work in the hospital since an hour
Stevan is working in the hospital since an hour
Identify the present progressive verb in this sentence: 'She is reading a book.'
is reading
is reading a book
reading a book
she is reading
Which of the following is a present progressive verb? a) run b) running c) ran
sprinting
running
sprint
jogging
Form a present progressive sentence using the verb 'play'.
I played.
I am playing.
I am play.
I will play.
Choose the correct auxiliary verb: 'They ___ (to be) studying for the test.'
is
are
was
were
Identify the present progressive verb: 'He is cooking dinner.'
cooked
is cooking
was cooking
is baking
Complete the sentence: 'I ___ (to be) watching a movie right now.'
was
have been
will be
am
Which sentence is in the present progressive? a) I walk to school. b) I am walking to school. c) I walked to school.
I was walking to school.
b) I am walking to school.
I am walk to school.
I will walk to school.
Form a sentence in the present progressive using 'dance'.
I will dance.
I danced yesterday.
I am dancing.
I dance now.
Identify the auxiliary verb in this sentence: 'We are going to the park.'
going
are
the
to
Choose the correct form: 'She ___ (to be) working on her project.'
will be
was
is
are
What is the present progressive tense?
The present progressive tense describes actions that have already happened.
The present progressive tense is used for future actions only.
The present progressive tense indicates actions that are completed.
The present progressive tense describes actions currently in progress.
Identify the present progressive tense in the sentence: 'She is studying for her exams.'
she is studying
studying for her exams
is studying for
is studying
Form a present progressive sentence using the verb 'to run'.
I was running
I run
I will run
I am running.
Which of the following sentences is in the present progressive? a) I eat breakfast. b) I am eating breakfast. c) I will eat breakfast.
I eat breakfast every day.
I was eating breakfast.
I am eating breakfast.
I have eaten breakfast.
Conjugate the verb 'to play' in the present progressive for 'they'.
they are playing
they playing
they play
they are played
Use the present progressive in a sentence about what you are doing right now.
I have written a response.
I will write a response.
I was writing a response.
I am writing a response.
Differentiate between the present progressive and the simple present tense.
The present progressive describes completed actions, while the simple present describes ongoing actions.
The present progressive is used for actions that happen once, while the simple present is for repeated actions.
The present progressive indicates ongoing actions, while the simple present indicates habitual actions or facts.
The present progressive is used for past actions, while the simple present is for future actions.
Identify the present progressive form of the verb 'to write' in the sentence: 'He ______ a letter.'
writes
was writing
writing
is writing
What auxiliary verb is used in forming the present progressive tense?
to do
to go
to be
to have
Choose the correct present progressive form: 'She (to read) a book.'
She reads a book.
She will read a book.
She was reading a book.
She is reading a book.
Recognize the present progressive in this passage: 'The children are playing outside.' What is the present progressive verb?
children are playing
playing are outside
are playing
are playing outside
Form a question in the present progressive using the verb 'to watch'.
You are watching?
Are you watching?
Are you watches?
Did you watch?
Identify the error in this sentence: 'They is going to the store.'
The verb should be 'go' instead of 'is'.
The sentence is correct as it is.
The verb should be 'are' instead of 'is'.
The subject should be 'They' instead of 'They is'.
What is the present progressive form of 'to eat' for 'I'?
I am eating
I will eat
I eat
I was eating
Create a sentence using the present progressive to describe a future plan.
I am visiting my grandparents next weekend.
I visited my grandparents next weekend.
I will visit my grandparents yesterday.
I am visiting my grandparents last weekend.
What is the present simple form of the verb 'to go'?
going
goes
went
go
Identify the subject and predicate in the sentence: 'She reads books every day.'
Subject: She; Predicate: reads every week.
Subject: She; Predicate: reads books every day.
Subject: She reads; Predicate: books every day.
Subject: books; Predicate: She reads every day.
Fill in the blank: 'He ___ (play) soccer on weekends.'
played
playes
playing
plays
Which of the following is a correct present simple sentence? A) I am going to school. B) I go to school. C) I gone to school.
I go to school.
I gone to school.
I am going to school.
I goes to school.
What is the present simple form of 'to eat' for 'they'?
eat
eats
eating
ate
Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The dog barks loudly.'
The cat
The bark
Loudly
The dog
Complete the dialogue: A: 'What time do you usually wake up?' B: 'I ___ (wake) up at 7 AM.'
rise
get up
wake
sleep
Read the public announcement: 'The library opens at 9 AM.' What time does the library open?
10 AM
8 AM
11 AM
9 AM
Write a sentence using the present simple tense about your daily routine.
I am waking up at 7 AM every day.
I will wake up at 7 AM tomorrow.
I woke up at 7 AM yesterday.
I wake up at 7 AM every day.
Identify the predicate in the sentence: 'He studies every night.'
studies every night
every
He studies
night
Choose the correct form: 'She ___ (not like) coffee.'
doesn't like
does not like
not likes
is not liking
What is the present simple form of 'to be' for 'I'?
was
are
am
is
Fill in the blank: 'They ___ (go) to the gym every day.'
goes
going
go
went
Identify the subject and predicate in the sentence: 'The teacher explains the lesson.'
Subject: The lesson; Predicate: explains the teacher.
Subject: The teacher; Predicate: the lesson explains.
Subject: The teacher; Predicate: explains the lesson.
Subject: explains; Predicate: the teacher the lesson.
Complete the dialogue: A: 'Do you like to read?' B: 'Yes, I ___ (like) reading.'
like
enjoy
dislike
prefer
Read the public announcement: 'The train departs at 5 PM.' What time does the train leave?
5:30 PM
4 PM
5 PM
6 PM
Write about one activity you do every day using the present simple tense.
I drink a cup of coffee every day.
I swim in the ocean every day.
I eat a pizza every day.
I run a marathon every day.
Identify the subject in the sentence: 'My friends play basketball on weekends.'
My friends
Basketball
Play
Weekends
Choose the correct form: 'He ___ (not watch) TV in the morning.'
does not watch
did not watch
is not watching
does not see
What is the present simple form of 'to have' for 'we'?
have
has
had
having
We bought some cheese and ham. _______ cheese was delicious.
THE
A
It's _______ interesting book.
AN
THE
There was ____ document on the table.
A
THE
I don't have ____ car.
THE
A
_____ president of Ecuador visited our school
THE
A
My father is _____ police officer.
A
THE
She picked me up at _____ airport.
THE
A
Harry fixed _____ car, so we can go to the lake.
A
THE
Jamy likes music, he plays ______ instrument.
AN
THE
We have ______ small house in _________ village in the Netherlands.
THE
A
AN
Are you coming to _______ party next Saturday?
a
an
the
x
I bought _______ new TV set yesterday.
a
an
the
x
I think ______ man over there is very ill. He can't stand on his feet.
a
an
the
x
I watched _____ video you had sent me.
a
an
the
x
She was wearing ______ ugly dress when she met him.
a
an
the
x
I am crazy about reading ______ history books.
a
an
the
x
She is _____ nice girl.
a
an
the
x
Do you want to go to ______ restaurant where we first met?
a
an
the
x
He is _____ engineer.
a
an
the
x
He thinks that _____ love is what will save us all.
a
an
the
x
Did you get married after leaving ____ university ?
a
an
the
x
They are opening new shops here.
a
an
the
x
She was returning from ____ school when I met her.
a
an
the
x
Are you going to _____ beach this afternoon?
a
an
the
x
He went to ______ prison for domestic violence.
the
x
The kids are sitting at ______ table eating cereals.
the
x
Are you at ____ home?
the
x
Those were ____ interesting books.
a
an
the
x
I am _____ good sailor.
a
an
the
x
She was ______ good actress.
a
an
the
x
Robert and Jessica went to ____ party last night.
a
an
the
one
Can you tell me how to get to ____ cinema from here?
a
the
an
one
____ college is closed today.
A
An
The
One
Gregory is one of ____ strangest people I know.
the
a
an
one
I recommend you try ____ tomato soup at this restaurant.
a
an
the
one
____ apple a day keeps doctor away.
An
the
The
an
.Do you have ____ dictionary that I can borrow?
a
an
the
one
There were many dogs in the park. One dog was ____ Dalmatian.
a
an
the
one
.Pandas and ____ tigers are both endangered animals.
an
a
the
no article
.Magda is wearing ____ blue dress with red shoes.
an
the
a
one
Bornholm is ___ island in the Baltic Sea.
the
an
a
one
.Christmas comes once ___ year.
the
one
an
a
.________ owl is a bird.
An
A
The
One
The Severn is ____ river.
the
one
an
a
Tom took ____ umbrella as it was raining heavily.
an
a
the
one
.This is ____ easy question.
the
no article is needed
a
an
Stephen could you speak ____ little louder.
the
one
a
an
May I have your ____ phone number?
one
a
the
no article is needed
I have never seen ____ UFO.
a
an
the
one
Alex is ____ best teacher in our school.
the
one
an
a
