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SIMPLE PRESENT

GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Write the he, she, it form of the following verbs.


a. buy f. drink k. get
b. come g. eat l. have
c. cry h. finish m. play
d.walk i. fly n. wash
e. do j. go o. watch

Complete the sentences with the affirmative form of the verbs in brackets
a. I (watch) TV every night.
b. She (do) her homework after school.
c. He (study) Italian twice a week.
d. They (go) to school by bus.
e. We (like) playing football.

Complete the sentences with the negative form of the verbs in brackets.
a. I (go) to school at the weekend.
b. He (wash) the dishes after dinner.
c. She (read) before she goes to bed.
d. The classes (start) till ten in the morning.
e. My parents and I (like) travelling in winter.

Complete the questions with do or does and answer them about you.
a. you watch TV at night?
b. your father work on Saturday?
c. your friends like football?
d. you have a pet?
e. your mother eat broccoli?
SIMPLE PRESENT
GRAMMAR PRACTICE KEYS
Write the he, she, it form of the following verbs.
a. buy buys f. drink drinks k. get gets
b. come comes g. eat eats l. have has
c. cry cries h. finish finishes m. play plays
d. walk walks i. fly flies n. wash washes
e. do does j. go goes o. watch watches

Complete the sentences with the affirmative form of the verbs in brackets
a. I watch (watch) TV every night.
b. She does
(do) her homework after school.
c. He studies
(study) Italian twice a week.
d. They go (go) to school by bus.
e. We like
(like) playing football.

Complete the sentences with the negative form of the verbs in brackets.
a. I don`t go (go) to school at the weekend.
b. He doesn`t wash (wash) the dishes after dinner.
c. She does not read (read) before she goes to bed.
d. The classes don`t start (start) till ten in the morning.
e. My parents and I don`t like (like) travelling in winter.

Complete the questions with do or does and answer them about you.
a. Do you watch TV at night?
b. Does your father work on Saturday?
c. Do your friends like football?
d. Do you have a pet?
e. Does your mother eat broccoli?
SIMPLE PAST / AFFIRMATIVE
GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Write the past simple of these regular verbs


a. add f.walk k. live
b. ask g. decide l. like
c. arrive h. enjoy m. play
d. call i. finish n. stop
e. cry j. hate o. try

Write the past simple of these iregular verbs


a. buy f. go k. take
b. come g. have l. tell
c. do h. leave m. think
d. eat i. make n. win
e. give j. see o. write

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
a. I (stay) at home at the weekend because I was ill.
b. Emma (do) her homework with her mom.
c. The cat (be) hungry so it (eat) very quickly.
d. Yesterday my brother and I (play) video games after school.
e. My friend (give) me a chocolat bar.
f. All my friends (come) to my party.
g. Amina (have) a cold so she (go) to the doctor.
h. The baby (cry) all night.
i. When I was younger I (like) going to the circus.
k. We (leave) home at 7.00 and we arrived at school at 8.00.
l. The teacher (tell) us to work in groups.
m. Last night I (see) a spider on my pillow.
SIMPLE PAST / AFFIRMATIVE
GRAMMAR PRACTICE KEYS
Write the past simple of these regular verbs
a. add added f. walk walked k. live lived
b. ask asked g. decide decided l. like liked
c. arrive arrived h. enjoy enjoyed m. play played
d. call called i. finish finished n. stop stopped
e. cry cried j. hate hated o. try tried

Write the past simple of these irregular verbs


a. buy bought f. go went k. take took
b. come came g. have had l. tell told
c. do did h. leave left m. think thought
d. eat ate i. make made n. win won
e. give gave j. see saw o. write wrote

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
a. I stayed
(stay) at home at the weekend because I was ill.
b. Emma did
(do) her homework with her mom.
c. The cat was
(be) hungry so it ate
(eat) very quickly.
d. Yesterday my brother and I played
(play) video games after school.
e. My friend gave
(give) me a chocolat bar.
f. All my friends came
(come) to my party.
g. Amina had (have) a cold so she went (go) to the doctor.
h. The baby cried
(cry) all night.
i. When I was younger I liked
(like) going to the circus.
k. We left
(leave) home at 7.00 and we arrived at school at 8.00.
l. The teacher told
(tell) us to work in groups.
m. Last night I saw
(see) a spider on my pillow.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Write the -ing form of the following verbs.


a. buy e. do i. play
b. come f. eat j. stop
c. cry g. go k. take
d. dance h. get l. use

Complete the sentences with the affirmative form of the verbs in brackets
a. I can't go out. I (have) lunch right now.
b. The TV is off because Mary (do) her homework.
c. The students (listen) to the teacher.
d. My brother (read) a book about dinosaurs.
e. The children (wait) for the school bus.

Choose the correct option


a. I am not/ isn't listening to you. I is / am studying.
b. Let's go to the park! It aren't / isn't raining anymore.
c. The baby are / is crying. I think he aren't / isn't feeling well.
d. What are / is you doing? Are / is you doing your homework?
e. Where are / is she going? Are / is she going to work?

Put the words in order to make sentences or questions


a. playing / I / not / video games / am
b. is / for the test / He / studying
c. at the moment? / Tom / reading / is
d. having / isn't / She / a good time
e. are / They / studying French / not
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
GRAMMAR PRACTICE KEYS
Write the -ing form of the following verbs.
a. buy buying e. do doing i. play playing
b. come coming f. eat eating j. stop stopping
c. cry crying g. go going k. take taking
d.walk walking h. get getting l. use using

Complete the sentences with the affirmative form of the verbs in brackets
a. I can't go out. I am having
(have) lunch right now.
b. The TV is off because Mary is doing
(do) her homework.
c. The students are listening
(listen) to the teacher.
d. My brother is reading (read) a book about dinosaurs.
e. The children are waiting (wait) for the school bus.

Choose the correct option


a. I am not listening to you. I am studying.
b. Let's go to the park! It isn't raining anymore.
c. The baby is crying. I think he isn't feeling well.
d. What are you doing? Are you doing your homework?
e. Where is she going? is she going to work?

Put the words in order to make sentences or questions


a. playing / I / not / video games / am
I am not playing video games
b. is / for the test / He / studying He is studying for the test
c. at the moment? / Tom / reading / is Tom is reading at the moment
d. having / isn't / She / a good time She isn`t having a good time
e. are / They / studying French / not They are not studying french
PRESENT PERFECT WITH FOR, SINCE, EVER
NEVER, ALREADY AND YET
GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Complete with the correct form of the verb and choose for or since
a.Ryma (not see) her cat for / since a while.
b. Anna (be) ill for / since last Monday.
c. I (not eat) ice cream for / since last summer.
d. My dad (have) this car for / since a few months now.
e. My grandpa (have) this book for / since years.

Complete the sentences with the present perfect, also using ever or never
a. I (be) to Paris before.
b. My little sister (eat) broccoli.
c. you (travel) abroad?
d. Sarah (watch) a horror movie.
e. your dog (get) lost?

Look at the list. Write sentences using present perfect and already or yet
a. I / do my homework
b. I / have dinner
c. My brother / tidy his room
d. My mother / feed the cat
e. My father / return from work

Choose the correct option and complete with never, ever, yet, since or for
a. I have studied / haven't studied for the math test,
b. She have lived / has lived in this city ten years.
c. I have / has been / was to the US before. This is my first time.
d. Has / Have you readed / read a novel in another language?
e. Hiba has studied /has study English she was five years old.
PRESENT PERFECT WITH FOR, SINCE, EVER
NEVER, ALREADY AND YET
GRAMMAR PRACTICE KEYS
Complete with the correct form of the verb and choose for or since
a. Ryma hasn't seen (not see) her cat for / since a while.
b. Anna has been (be) ill for / since last Monday.
c. I haven't eaten (not eat) ice cream for / since last summer.
d. My dad has had (have) this car for / since a few months now.
e. My grandpa has had (have) this book for / since years.

Complete the sentences with the present perfect, also using ever or never
a. I have never been (be) to Paris before.
b. My little sister has never eaten (eat) broccoli.
c. Have you ever traveled (travel) abroad?
d. Sarah has never watched (watch) a horror movie.
e. Has your dog ever gotten (get) lost?

Look at the list. Write sentences using present perfect and already or yet
a. I / do my homework I have already done my homework
b. I / have dinner I haven't had dinner, yet
c. My brother / tidy his room My brother hasn't tidied his room, yet
d. My mother / feed the cat My mother has already fed the cat
e. My father / return from work My father hasn't returned from work, yet

Choose the correct option and complete with never, ever, yet, since or for
a. I have studied / haven't studied for the math test, yet
b. She have lived / has lived in this city for ten years.
c. I have / has never been / was to the US before. This is my first time.
d. Has / Have you ever readed / read a novel in another language?
e. Hiba has studied /has study English since she was five years old.
PAST CONTINUOUS
GRAMMAR PRACTICE

What were you doing yesterday at this time? Use the prompts to write
full sentences
a. I / read a book
b. My father / watch TV
c. My sister / do her homework
d. My mother / cook
e. My brothers / play video games
e. My cats / sleep

Put the words in order to form negative sentences and questions


a. was / Tom / eating pizza / not
b. you / reading / were / what / ?
c. cleaning / wasn't / my sister
d. weren't / my parents / sleeping
e. snowing / ? / it / was / yesterday
f. listening /weren't / why / ? / they

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
a. Sam (study). He (watch) TV.
b. Sarah (read) her favorite book.
c. What you (do) at the park yesterday?
d. I (not walk) my dog. I (train).
e. They (not sleep). They (talk).
f. you (listen) to the teacher when she explained?
g. I took an umbrella because it (rain) heavily.
h. I (have) dinner when my father arrived last night.
PAST CONTINUOUS
GRAMMAR PRACTICE KEYS
What were you doing yesterday at this time? Use the prompts to write
full sentences
a. I / read a book
I was reading a book
b. My father / watch TV My father was watching Tv
c. My sister / do her homework My sister was doing her homework
d. My mother / cook My mother was cooking
e. My brothers / play video games My brothers were playing video games
e. My cats / sleep My cats were sleeping

Put the words in order to form negative sentences and questions


a. was / Tom / eating pizza / not Tom was not eating pizza
b. you / reading / were / what / ? What were you reading ?
c. cleaning / wasn't / my sister My sister wasn`t cleaning
d. weren't / my parents / sleeping My parents weren`t sleeping
e. snowing / ? / it / was / yesterday Was it snowing yesterday?
f. listening /weren't / why / ? / they Why weren`t they listening ?

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
a. Sam was studying
(study). He was watching
(watch) TV.
b. Sarah was reading
(read) her favorite book.
c. What were
you doing
(do) at the park yesterday?
d. I was not walking
(not walk) my dog. I was training
(train).
e. They were not sleeping (not sleep). They were talking
(talk).
f. Were
you listening (listen) to the teacher when she explained?
g. I took an umbrella because it was raining
(rain) heavily.
h. I was having
(have) dinner when my father arrived last night.
PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS
GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Choose the correct option


a. Dad was taking / took a photo of me while I was singing / sang at the party.
b. Tom was studying / studied for his tests when I was visiting / visited him.
c. Last night I was reading / read when the lights were going / went out.
d. The boys were still playing / still played video games at 3 a.m.
e. What were you doing / did you do at 9 p.m last night??
f. Mark was breaking / broke his leg while he was climbing / climbed.
g. Linda was going / went to bed when she was hearing / heard a noise.
h. When you were arriving /arrived at the party, who was being / was there?
i. Sally was having / had lunch when Lucy was calling / called her.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
a. The man fell off the ladder while he (cut) some branches.
b. you (go) to school yesterday?
c. My parents (sleep) when the telephone rang.
d. I (not be) at home when my father (arrive)
e. When the teacher entered the classroom everyone (work).
f. He (live) in Japan when there was a tsunami.
g. When Lara arrived, her parents (wait) for her at the airport.

Read the sentences and correct the mistakes.


a. It was a nice day. The sun was shine.
b. I was started school in 2015.
c. Last summer we visiting Rome.
d. Why you were crying when I came in?
d. At 11 p.m we were sleep.
PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS
GRAMMAR PRACTICE KEYS
Choose the correct option
a. Dad took a photo of me while I was playing in the park.
b. Tom was studying for his tests when I visited him.
c. Last night I was reading when the lights went out.
d. The boys were still playing video games at 3 a.m.
e. What were you doing at 9 p.m last night??
f. Ahmed broke his leg while he was climbing .
g. Linda was going to bed when she heard a noise.
h.When you arrived at the party, who was being there?
i.Sally was having lunch when Lucy called her.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
a. The man fell off the ladder while he was cutting (cut) some branches.
b. did you go (go) to school yesterday?
c. My parents weren`t sleeping (sleep) when the telephone rang.

d. I was not (not be) at home when my father arrived (arrive)


e. When the teacher entered the classroom everyone was working (work).
f. He was living (live) in Japan when there was a tsunami.
g. When Lara arrived, her parents were waiting (wait) for her at the airport.

Read the sentences and correct the mistakes.


a. It was a nice day. The sun was shine. shining
b. I was started school in 2015. started
c. Last summer we visiting Rome. visited
d. Why you were crying when I came in? were you
d. At 11 p.m we were sleep. were sleeping

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