Read the text carefully and write the Simple Past Tense verbs in the table.

Change the Past Tense verbs

into the Present Tense verbs.

On his tenth birthday, Cody received a pair of parrots as a gift from his uncle. He kept them in a
cage. He cleaned the cage and fed the birds. One day, after cleaning the cage, he forgot to close back
the door. The next moment, he found the two birds on a tree branch in his garden. He ran out of the
house and called out to them. The birds seemed quite happy and refused to come to him.

Simple Past Tense Simple Present Tense
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Choose the correct form of to be in present tense.
1) The bag (be) ________ blue.
a. am
b. are
c. is
2) The rocks (be) _________ hard.
a. am
b. are
c. Is
3) The children (be) _________young.
a. am
b. are
c. is
4) Thomas (be) _________ nice.
a. am
b. are
c. Is

5) The game (be) ________ difficult.
a. am
b. are
c. Is
6) They (be) _________ tired.
a. am
b. are
c. is
7) I (be) ___________ thirty years old.
a. am
b. are
c. is
8) Susan and Juan (be) _________ married.
a. am
b. are
c. is
9) Teddy (be) __________ my friend.
a. am
b. are
c. is
10) We (be) _______ in English class.
a. am
b. are
c. is

Complete the description below of Mount Kinabalu with suitable verbs.
Without a doubt, Mount Kinabalu ____________ (1) (is) the majestic centerpiece of Kinabalu
Park. Situated in Sabah, the park ____________ (2) (cover) an area of 754sq.km. Towering 4101 meters
above mysterious tropical jungles, Mount Kinabalu ___________ (3) (have) a fascinating geological
history. Despite its intimidating size, thousands of visitors ________________ (4) (climb) to its summit
every year. The ascent ______________ (5) (require) a minimum of two days to reach the summit.
However, staying on the mountain usually ______________ (6) (take) more than three days especially
for those who ________________ (7) (want) to appreciate the beauty of the scenery. Numerous
interesting activities _________________ (8) (await) visitors. Some ______________ (9) (explore) the
various trails that _________________ (10) (lead) to reach lowland forest and mountain streams.











Fill in the blanks with the Adjectives from the box.
generous poisonous clumsy breathtaking selfish
crowded fierce muddy strong delicious

1. The ____________________ man donated a lot of money to the poor.
2. My ___________________ maid dropped and broke the vase.
3. I had to push my way through the _________________ hall.
4. The dishes on the table are all _______________________.
5. The ____________________ girl refused to help her friends.
6. The view from the condominium is ____________________.
7. You have to be careful of ____________________ snakes.
8. My shoes got stuck in the ____________________ field.
9. The old man is as ____________________ as an ox.
10. Dont go near that ___________________ dog.





In each of these sentences, punctuation marks are missing. Rewrite each sentence by adding commas,
question marks and full stops.
1. I saw Mr Lims car at the car park
_______________________________________________________________
2. She keeps her socks blouses and skirts in the cupboard
_______________________________________________________________
3. Encik Ali is my class teacher
_______________________________________________________________
4. Wendy is the head prefect in my school
_______________________________________________________________
5. Where are your brothers sisters and parents going
_______________________________________________________________
6. Janet Rex and Alex are my classmates
_______________________________________________________________
7. I want to buy pen pencils and books
_______________________________________________________________
8. We saw lions tigers and crocodiles in the zoo
_______________________________________________________________
9. What have you been doing
_______________________________________________________________
10. Mrs Oon hopes to bake cookies tarts and cakes
_______________________________________________________________