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Tenses — Present, Past, Future

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  1. 1.

    Which sentence is in the future tense?

    (a) I eat lunch.(b) I ate lunch.(c) I will eat lunch.(d) I am eating lunch.
  2. 2.

    Change to past tense: 'She walks to school.'

    Answer: ____________________________________

  3. 3.

    What tense is: 'They are playing football.'?

    (a) Simple present(b) Present continuous(c) Past tense(d) Future tense
  4. 4.

    Fill in the blank: 'Tomorrow, we ___ (go) to the zoo.'

    Answer: ____________________________________

  5. 5.

    What is the past tense of 'bring'?

    (a) bringed(b) brought(c) bringing(d) brings
  6. 6.

    Which sentence is in the simple present tense?

    (a) She was reading.(b) She reads every day.(c) She will read.(d) She is reading.
  7. 7.

    Change to future tense: 'He studies hard.'

    Answer: ____________________________________

  8. 8.

    What is the past continuous form of 'She reads a book'?

    (a) She read a book.(b) She was reading a book.(c) She will read a book.(d) She has read a book.
  9. 9.

    Fill in the blank: 'While I ___ (walk) home, it started to rain.'

    Answer: ____________________________________

  10. 10.

    What is the past tense of 'teach'?

    Answer: ____________________________________

  11. 11.

    Identify the tense: 'The birds were singing in the trees.'

    (a) Simple past(b) Past continuous(c) Present continuous(d) Future tense
  12. 12.

    Change to present continuous: 'She writes a letter.'

    Answer: ____________________________________

  13. 13.

    Which sentence correctly uses the future tense?

    (a) She will goes home.(b) She will go home.(c) She will going home.(d) She will went home.
  14. 14.

    Fill in the blank: 'By the time you arrive, I ___ (finish) my homework.'

    (a) finish(b) finished(c) will have finished(d) am finishing
  15. 15.

    What is the past tense of 'choose'?

    Answer: ____________________________________

  16. 16.

    Which time expression goes with the present perfect tense?

    (a) yesterday(b) tomorrow(c) since 2020(d) last week
  17. 17.

    Change to past tense: 'The children are playing in the garden.'

  18. 18.

    What is the difference between 'I have eaten' and 'I ate'?

    (a) No difference(b) 'I have eaten' is more recent than 'I ate'(c) 'I have eaten' links to the present; 'I ate' is a completed past action(d) 'I ate' is present tense
  19. 19.

    Fill in with the correct tense: 'She ___ (study) here since January.'

    Answer: ____________________________________

  20. 20.

    Identify the tense: 'By next year, he will have completed the course.'

    (a) Simple future(b) Future continuous(c) Future perfect(d) Present perfect

Answer key — P4 English: Tenses — Present, Past, Future

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  1. 1.(c) I will eat lunch.
  2. 2.She walked to school.
  3. 3.(b) Present continuous
  4. 4.will go
  5. 5.(b) brought
  6. 6.(b) She reads every day.
  7. 7.He will study hard.
  8. 8.(b) She was reading a book.
  9. 9.was walking
  10. 10.taught
  11. 11.(b) Past continuous
  12. 12.She is writing a letter.
  13. 13.(b) She will go home.
  14. 14.(c) will have finished
  15. 15.chose
  16. 16.(c) since 2020
  17. 17.The children were playing in the garden.
  18. 18.(c) 'I have eaten' links to the present; 'I ate' is a completed past action
  19. 19.has studied
  20. 20.(c) Future perfect
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