Simple Present vs.

Simple Past

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.

1. Dad …………………. tea in the morning, but

today he ......................... coffee.

drinks, drank

drinks, drinks

drank, drinks

2. All children ……………………….. love.

need

needed

needs

3. I …………………… a strange dream yesterday.

have

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had

4. I ……………………… a Sci-fi movie yesterday.

watch

watched

5. I …………………………… my phone while I was

on vacation in Greece.

lose

losed

lost

6. He ……………………………. gently to the child.

speaks

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spoke

7. Plants ………………………. carbon dioxide and

release oxygen.

absorb

absorbed

8. Kind words ………………………. others happy.

make

made

9. Birds ……………………… in the sky.

fly

flies

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flew

10. Money ……………………… on trees.

do not grow

does not grow

did not grow

11. They ……………………… the car to pay off the

loan.

sold

sell

had sold

12. She ………………………. me a story the other

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day.

tell

told

has told

Answers
1. Dad drinks tea in the morning but today he drank coffee.

2. All children need love.

3. I had a strange dream yesterday.

4. I watched a Sci-fi movie yesterday.

5. I lost my phone while I was on vacation in Greece.

6. He spoke gently to the child.

7. Plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen.

8. Kind words make others happy.

9. Birds fly in the sky.

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10. Money does not grow on trees.

11. They sold the car to pay off the loan.

12. She told me a story the other day.

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