1.
Simple Present
Use: To describe habits, general truths,
or routines.
Time expressions: always, usually, often,
every day, sometimes, never, once a
year , twice a week , three times a day ,
every Saturday etc.
Example:
She reads every morning.
The sun rises in the east.
2. Present Continuous
Use: To describe actions happening now
or around this moment, or future plans.
Time expressions: now, right now, at
the moment, still , today, tonight,
currently, nowadays .
Example:
He is reading a book right now.
We are meeting her later today.
3. Past Simple
Use: To describe completed actions in
the past, often at a specific time.
Time expressions: yesterday, last week,
two days ago, in 2010, in the Middle
Ages, when I was a child, in 11th century
etc.
Example:
She visited Paris last year.
They played football yesterday.
We bought that car a month ago.
She was 6th grade two years ago.
A. Fill-in-the-Blank Exercises 9.The kids ___ (not play) outside
because it’s raining.
1.She ___ (work) as a teacher.
10.John __ (work) at the bank, but he __
2.Right now, she ___ (read) a book.
(not enjoy) his job very much.
3.They ___ (play) football every
11.Last summer, we __ (travel) to Spain
weekend.
and __ (spend) two weeks on the beach.
4.My brother ___ (not like) pizza.
12.She ___ (break) her arm while she
5.Yesterday, I ___ (go) to the cinema. was riding her bike.
6.He ___ (finish) his homework before 13.Listen! They ___ (argue) again.
dinner.
14.This semester, I __ (study) harder
7.We ___ (study) for the exam at the than usual because I __ (prepare) for my
moment. final exams.
8.They ___ (not see) the movie last 15.The company ___ (launch) a new
night. product next month.
16.Water ___ (boil) at 100°C. 23.Once upon a time they ___ (live) in
Paris , but now they live in London.
17.I __ (not understand) why you __
(always/complain) about the weather. 24.While she was on her way to home,
she ___ (hear) the news on the radio.
18.I ___ (not see) the email you sent me
last night. 25. I ___ (need) your advice now.
19.I ___ (have) a great time at the party
yesterday.
20.Right now, we ___ (work) on a new
project at the office.
21.He ___ (not understand) the
instructions you gave him earlier.
22.Why ___ (you/look) so tired today?
Didn’t you sleep well?
B. Multiple Choice Questions 3.She ___ in New York.
1.He ___ to the park yesterday. a) live
a) goes b) lives
b) went c) lived
c) going
4.They ___ right now.
2.They ___ the game last night. a) are working
a) watch b) were working
b) watching c) works
c) watched
5.We always ___ breakfast at 8 a.m. 7.I ___ to the store now.
a) have a) go
b) having b) am going
c) had c) went
6.Does he ___ tennis? 8.We ___ for the bus at the moment.
a) plays a) wait
b) playing b) waiting
c) play c) are waiting
9.She ___ her keys this morning. 11.My parents ___ a new car every two
years.
a) loses
a) buys
b) lost
b) buy
c) lose
c) buying
10.He always ___ his phone in meetings.
12.Do you ___ how to play chess?
a) forgets
a) knows
b) forgetting
b) know
c) forgot
c) knowing
13.They ___ to London next week for a 15.We ___ (not make) dinner now, we’ll
business trip. eat later.
a) fly a) are not making
b) flying b) do not make
c) are flying c) were not making
14.Why __ you __ (look) at me like that? 16.We ___ (finish) the project last
Friday.
a) do / look
a) finish
b) are / looking
b) finished
c) did / look
c) are finishing
17.__ you __ (meet) him at the party last
night?
a) Did / meet
b) Do / meet
c) Were / meeting
18.They ___ (be) very happy when they
heard the news.
a) are
b) were
c) being
C. Matching Exercises a) Simple Present
Match the sentences to the correct verb b) Present Continuous
tense: (one extra) c) Past Simple
1.I was at the mall yesterday. d) Simple Present
2.She is eating lunch right now. e) Present Continuous
3.He walks to school every day. f) Past Simple
4.We were so tired after the trip
yesterday.
5.He is working late at the office tonight.
6.They often visit their grandparents at
the weekend.
7.She didn't finish the book last night.
D. Sentence Correction 7.I am not known the answer to your
question.
8. I am thinking inflation is getting
Correct the mistakes in the following
worse.
sentences:
1.She working at the moment.
2.They plays football every weekend.
3.We was at the party last night.
4.They going to the cinema last night.
5.She don’t understand the question.
6.We playing basketball every Sunday.
E. Rewriting Sentences 4.They visit their relatives every
summer. (Past Simple)
Change the tense of the following
sentences as directed: 5.We are eating dinner. (Simple Present)
1.They play soccer. (Present Continuous) 6. She finished the project on time.
(Present Continuous)
2.She called her friend. (Simple Present)
7.He plays the piano.(Present
Continuous)
3.I am eating pizza. (Past Simple)
