A GRAMMAR EXERCISE:

TENSES IN MANY TYPES OF

SENTENCES
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Simple Present Tense

Simple Past Tense
Simple Future Tense
Present Continuous Tense
Present Perfect Tense

VERBS USED
TO BE (AM, IS, ARE; WAS, WERE;
BEEN; BEING)
MODAL VERBS
NON-TO BE AND NON-MODAL VERBS
TO HAVE

TYPES OF SENTENCES

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES (+)

NEGATIVE SENTENCES (-)
POSITIVE INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES (+?)
NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES (-?)
FORMAL AND INFORMAL
IMPERATIVES (+!)
PROHIBITION (-!)
EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES (what!) / (how!)

MORE FEATURE
ACTIVE VOICE
PASSIVE VOICE

NOW LETS
START OUR
EXERCISE

VERB: TO BE (+)
They are at school every day.
___________________ yesterday.
___________________ tomorrow.
___________________ now.
___________________ already.

VERB: TO BE (-)
They are not at school every day.
___________________ yesterday.
___________________ tomorrow.
___________________ now.
___________________ yet.

VERB: TO BE (+?)
Are they at school every day?
___________________ yesterday?
___________________ tomorrow?
___________________ now?
___________________ yet?

VERB: TO BE (-? formal)

Are they not at school every
day?
___________________ yesterday?
___________________ tomorrow?
___________________ now?
___________________ yet?

VERB: TO BE (-? informal)

Arent they at school every day?
___________________ yesterday?
___________________ tomorrow?
___________________ now?
___________________ yet?

VERB: NON-TO BE & NON

MODAL (+)

She sleeps at home every

night.
_____________ last night.
_____________ tomorrow night.
_____________ now.
_____________ already.

VERB: NON-TO BE & NON

MODAL (-)
She does not sleep at home every
night.
_____________ last night.
_____________ tomorrow night.
_____________ now.
_____________ yet.

VERB: NON-TO BE & NON

MODAL (+?)
Does she sleep at home every
night?
_____________ last night?
_____________ tomorrow night?
_____________ now?
_____________ yet?

VERB: NON-TO BE & NON MODAL (-?

formal)

Does she not sleep at home every

night?
_____________ last night?
_____________ tomorrow night?
_____________ now?
_____________ yet?

VERB: NON-TO BE & NON MODAL (-?

informal)

Doesnt she sleep at home every

night?
_____________ last night?
_____________ tomorrow night?
_____________ now?
_____________ yet?

VERB: TO HAVE (+)

I have a present for you
every day.
___________________ yesterday.
___________________ tomorrow.
___________________ now.
___________________ .

VERB: TO HAVE (-) BE or AE

I ______ a present for you every
day.
___________________ yesterday.
___________________ tomorrow.
___________________ now.
___________________ .

VERB: TO HAVE (+?) BE or

AE
_____ a present for you every
day?
___________________ yesterday?
___________________ tomorrow?
___________________ now?
___________________ ?

VERB: TO HAVE (-? formal)

BE or AE
_____ a present for you every
day?
___________________ yesterday?
___________________ tomorrow?
___________________ now?
___________________ ?

VERB: TO HAVE (-? informal) BE

or AE

_____ a present for you every

day?
___________________ yesterday?
___________________ tomorrow?
___________________ now?
___________________ ?

VERB: TO BE
(IMPERATIVE AND
PROHIBITION)

You are dilligent.

_________________ (+!)
_________________ (-!)

VERB: NON-TO BE
(IMPERATIVE AND
PROHIBITION)

You wake up early in the morning

every day.
__________________________________ (+!)
__________________________________ (-!)