Verb Tense Review

 

 Match these sentences to their correct tense.

Match the items. a b c d e 1. I go.     a. Present continuous a b c d e 2. I am going.     b. Future a b c d e 3. I went     c. Present perfect a b c d e 4. I have gone.     d. Simple past a b c d e 5. I am going to go.     e. Simple present

 

1. When do we use simple present?

2. When do we use simple past?

3. When do we use future?

4. When do present continuous?

5. When do we use present perfect?

 

These words tell us which tense to use.

 1.

yesterday a. future b. simple past c. present perfect d. present continuous

 2.

next week a. future b. simple past c. present perfect d. present continuous

 3.

at this moment a. future b. simple present c. present perfect d. present continuous

 4.

since 2005 a. future b. simple past c. present perfect d. simple present

 5.

in 2005 a. future b. simple past c. present perfect d. present continuous

 6.

from 2005 to 2006 a. future b. simple past c. present continuous d. present perfect

 7.

every Friday a. future b. simple past c. simple present d. present continuous

 8.

this week, this month, this year a. future b. simple past c. present perfect d. present continuous

 9.

recently, lately a. future b. simple past c. present perfect d. present continuous

 10.

already / yet a. future b. simple past c. present perfect d. present continuous

 11.

for, since a. future b. simple past c. present perfect d. simple present

 12.

next Friday a. future b. simple present c. present continuous d. present perfect

 

Choose the correct answer.

 1.

I ____________ (buy) groceries last night. a. buy b. buys c. bought d. has bought

 2.

We ________________ (buy) groceries tonight. a. buy b. buys c. going to buy d. are going to buy

 3.

I ______________ (buy) groceries twice this week (Monday and yesterday). a. buy b. have bought c. going to buy d. am going to buy

 4.

Where's your mother? She's not here right now. She ______________ (buy) groceries. a. buy b. buys c. bought d. is buying

 5.

He _____________ (buy) groceries every Saturday morning. a. buy b. buys c. buying d. is buying

Write the correct verb.

 1.

I ________________ (stay) home yesterday because of my cough.

 2.

It _______________ (snow) tonight.

 3.

Where's your brother? He _______________ (wash) his car at the moment.

 4.

I don't have to study. I ________________ (do, already) my homework.

 5.

How often do you call your parents? I ______________ (call) them every Saturday.

 6.

My parents _________________ (live) in the U.S. for almost 40 years.

 7.

She _______________ (be) sick a lot lately.

 8.

I ________________ (live) in California from 2002 to 2004.

 9.

After I graduate next year, I _____________ (take) a break.

 10.

My friend always _____________ (leave) early.

 

 

 

Let's practice verb tenses in a paragraph.

verb tense practice 

 

 

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