Tenses: Simple Present, Simple Past, Future & Past Participles

Exercises for Present Tense:

1) Jerry (come/comes) to school on time.
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Jerry and Linda (come/comes) to school on time.

Ms. Jones (teach/teaches) geography
They (miss/misses) the bus.
It (bark/barks) at strangers.

Exercises for Past Tense: Change the verbs in the following sentence into past
tense.
1. Yesterday, I go to the restaurant with a client.
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2. We drive around the parking lot for 20 minutes in order to find a parking space.
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3. When we arrive at the restaurant, the place is full.
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Exercise for Future Tense:

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I _______________________ my homework after school. (to do)

His brother _______________________ a letter to his uncle today. (to write)
Moon and Anna _______________________ their friends this evening. (to meet)
Tomorrow it ________________ in the north-west. (to rain)
Hey Alen! Wait a minute. I _______________ a word with you. (to have)

Exercise for Future In The Past Tense:

1.) I decided that I ______________ take a vacation.
2.) He __________________ sign up for that tour if he does not have any holiday plans.
3.) Part-time? How long ____________ it take?

Exercises for Present Tense:

6) Jerry (come/comes) to school on time.
7) Jerry and Linda (come/comes) to school on time.
8) Ms. Jones (teach/teaches) geography
9) They (miss/misses) the bus.
10)It (bark/barks) at strangers.

Exercises for Past Tense: Change the verbs in the following sentence into past
tense.
4. Yesterday, I go to the restaurant with a client.
Yesterday, I went to the restaurant with a client.
5. We drive around the parking lot for 20 minutes in order to find a parking space.
We drove around the parking lot for 20 minutes in order to find a parking space.
6. When we arrive at the restaurant, the place is full.
When we arrived at the restaurant, the place was full.

Exercise for Future Tense:

6) I will do my homework after school. (to do)
7) His brother will write a letter to his uncle today. (to write)
8) Moon and Anna will meet their friends this evening. (to meet)
9) Tomorrow it will rain in the north-west. (to rain)
10)Hey Alen! Wait a minute. I will have a word with you. (to have)

Exercise for Future In The Past Tense:

1.) I decided that I would take a vacation.
2.) He was going to sign up for that tour if he does not have any holiday plans.
3.) Part-time? How long would it take?

Exercise for Simple Progressive Tense:

1.) Alen and Edwin __________ running out of the house.
2.) Look! The robber ____________________ a bag. (to steal)
3.) The deadline is tomorrow. Why __________ you doing your homework?

Exercise for Past Progressive Tense:

1.) _________ Mary shopping when the shopping mall is burning?
2.) They __________ always coming late to class.
3.) Teng ________________ (to sing) while Kiki ________________ (to dance) during the
performance.

Exercise for Future Progressive Tense:

1.) I ____________________ a conference tomorrow at 10a.m. (to go)
2.) This time next week, Lemon Ning __________________ a party. (to organize)
3.) She ______________ Lost In Love by Air Supply in the second round of the competition.
(to sing)

Exercise for Future In The Past Progressive Tense:

1.) __________ they be attending the party tonight?
2.) If we won that price we _________________ in Bahamas very soon. (to leave)
3.) I was sure that my brother __________________ at that moment. (to sleep)

Exercise for Simple Progressive Tense:

1.) Alen and Edwin are running out of the house.
2.) Look! The robber is stealing a bag. (to steal)
3.) The deadline is tomorrow. Why arent you doing your homework?

Exercise for Past Progressive Tense:

1.) Was Mary shopping when the shopping mall is burning?
2.) They were always coming late to class.
3.) Teng was singing (to sing) while Kiki was dancing (to dance) during the performance.

Exercise for Future Progressive Tense:

1.) I will be going to a conference tomorrow at 10a.m. (to go)
2.) This time next week, Lemon Ning will be organizing a party. (to organize)
3.) She will be singing Lost In Love by Air Supply in the second round of the competition. (to
sing)

Exercise for Future In The Past Progressive Tense:

4.) Would they be attending the party tonight?
5.) If we won that price we should be leaving in Bahamas very soon. (to leave)
6.) I was sure that my brother would be sleeping at that moment. (to sleep)

Exercises for Present Perfect Tense:

1) She _______________ me an e-mail. (to send)
2) I _______________ to the pet shop. (to be)
3) Edwin and Jason _______________ to a concert. (to go)

Exercise for Past Perfect Tense:

1.) After they ____________ their rucksacks, they rode away on their bikes. (to pack)
2.) Before the students started to write, the teacher _________________ their mobile phones.
(to collect)
3.) Henry _____________ in Spain before moving to Malaysia. (to live)

Exercise for Future Perfect Tense:

1) It ____________________ when I reach Bangkok. (to rain)
2) You ____________________ pizza soon. (to eat)
3) This time next week he ____________________ to South Africa. (to fly)

Exercise for Future In The Past Perfect Tense:

1.) If we can do that, then we _____________________ our mission. (to fulfill)
2.) She _________________ the washings by 8p.m. (to do)
3.) I ____________________ this job by noon tomorrow. (to finish)

Exercises for Present Perfect Tense:

4) She has sent me an e-mail. (to send)
5) I have been to the pet shop. (to be)
6) Edwin and Jason have gone to a concert. (to go)

Exercise for Past Perfect Tense:

1.) After they had packed their rucksacks, they rode away on their bikes. (to pack)
2.) Before the students started to write, the teacher had collected their mobile phones. (to
collect)
3.) Henry had lived in Spain before moving to Malaysia. (to live)

Exercise for Future Perfect Tense:

4) It will rain when I reach Bangkok. (to rain)
5) You will eat pizza soon. (to eat)
6) This time next week he will fly to South Africa. (to fly)

Exercise for Future In The Past Perfect Tense:

1.) If we can do that, then we shall have fulfilled our mission. (to fulfill)
2.) She will have done the washings by 8p.m. (to do)
3.) I shall have finished this job by noon tomorrow. (to finish)