Bloomfield Hall (Sahiwal Campus)

Worksheet English Grammar

Present vs Past Tenses

NAME: ________________________________ CLASS: ____________ DATE:_______________

Present Simple and Present Continuous Fill ins

1. ________ you often ________ (write) e-mails to 1. This Nerf gun ____________ (belong) to me, it
your friends? No, I ___________. ________________ (not/belong) to my brother.

2. _________ your father _________ (take) the
train to work? Yes, he __________.
3. I ________________ (not/understand) what you
are saying.
4. At the moment I _________________ (read) an
interesting comic, I ______________________
(not/do) my homework.
5. Mike _________________ (play) Farmville on the
computer now. Every day he _________________
(grow) many new vegetables and fruits.
6. This morning he ______________ (pick) his latest
crop. Then he usually ___________ (sell) them at
the market. But today he ____________ (not/pick)
any crops because they aren’t ready.
7. The sun always ____________ (shine) in Greece
in the summer. In Greek summer _____________
(mean) good weather.
2. Birds __________ (fly) south in the winter.
Look! There _______ thousands of geese
_____________ (fly) overhead.
3. Ice ___________ (freeze) at zero degrees
centigrade. It ______________ (not/freeze) when
it is 10 degrees.
4. _________ you ____________ (learn) how to
speak English in school this year? Yes, I ________.
5. We often __________ (bring) snacks to school.
________ you ________ (eat) a snack during the
breaks?
6. Lionel Messi ___________ (make) a lot of goals
every year. He rarely ___________ (miss) a goal.
7. It ________________ (get) colder now, I
________ (think) I need to put on a sweatshirt.

8. However now it is November and today the sun 8. ______ they __________ (leave) for football
___________ (not/shine). ________ it __________ practice now or _______ they _________ (watch)
(rain) in the winter in your country? TV at the moment?

1. ________ you ________ (feel) all right? No, I ________________ (feel) sick at the moment.

2. Children ________________ (grow) taller every year. I know I ________________ (grow) at lot this year because
none of my clothes ____________ (fit)

3. ________ you _________ (hear) the dog barking? Yes, today it _______________ (drive) me crazy. Be quiet!

4. My dog ___________ (hide) his bones in the garden. He ______________ (not/hide) them in the house.

5. My parents _________________ (travel) to Barcelona this morning. They often ________________ (travel)
together.

6. _______ your cat __________ (drink) milk every day? Yes, it __________________.
 Bloomfield Hall (Sahiwal Campus)

Worksheet English Grammar

Present vs Past Tenses

NAME: ________________________________ CLASS: ____________ DATE:_______________

Past Simple & Past Continuous Fill ins /Choose the following Time words and write in
the right column given below.(usually, this morning , never , yesterday, Always ,at the
moment , soften ,today, when , ago , last (week), now, sometimes ,in 2004, while ,every day)

dog Tigra, I ________________ (hear) another dog barking. (put) on my coat for school, I _________________ (remember) that I had for
1. When I _______________
at the open air market, when it ____________
2. The students(start) to rain.
____________________ (not/sing) Christmas carols in the classroom, they _____________
me when I ___________________ (pet) it. Bad dog!
3. __________ you (ride) __________your bike when your mobile phone ____________ (ring)?
hen the earthquake __________________
4. ________(happen)?
he _____________ (sleep) when the thunderstorm _____________ (start). No, he _________
stmas vacation while my sister _______________ (talk)(not/spend)
to me about
5. He _____________ hisschool.
money on fancy cars, he __________ (spend) his money on vacation
le we _________________ (listen) to the weather report.
6. The robber ___________ (steal) the jewels from her hotel room, when she ____________ (be) out for a
when the earth ______________ 7. I(start) to shake.________ youkeys
____________ (study) then? Yes, I __________.
_______________ (lose) my when I ________________ (run) down the street.
o lock the door? No, I ___________ (forget).
computer game last night, he __________ (write) a book report.

Time Words for

Time Words for Time Words for Time Words for
Present Simple
Present Continuous Past Simple Past Continuous
1. ___________ 1.____________ 1.____________ 1. ___________
2.___________ 2.____________ 2.____________ 2.____________
3.___________ 3.____________ 3.____________
4.___________ 4.____________ 4.____________
5.___________
6.___________
 Bloomfield Hall (Sahiwal Campus)

Worksheet English Grammar

Present vs Past Tenses

NAME: ________________________________ CLASS: ____________ DATE:_______________

Present Perfect Simple and Continuous /Past Perfect Simple and Continuous /Choose
the following Time words and write in the right column given below(since , for a very long time,
ever/never, just/yet, for three hours , already, for (4years) , all morning)

__ (be) to Paris? No, I _____________.

__ (paint) the kitchen all morning long.
______ (do) today? Oh I _______________ (read) a really exciting thriller.
throw) all his old bills away. ________ you ever_________ (do) that? Yes, I __________.
1. I ________ already ___________ (finish) my homework when the doorbell __________ (ring).
__________ (mark) the exams. No, they _____________________ (not/mark) them yet!
2. We _____________________ (repair) our antique car when the storm started.
_________ ever ___________ (eat) snails. And the last!
3. The detectives _________________ (search) for clues all morning when the suddenly found impo
ean) the house for hours and I’m beat. I need a rest.
4. _________ the astronauts _____________ (complete) their morning tasks before it was time for
here since you were a baby? No, I _______________. My family _________________ (live) for three years.
5.We ____________________ (decorate) the Christmas tree for hours and then we had dinner.
6. The Loch Ness monster ___________ (not/appear) for a long time when all of a sudden its head p

Present Perfect Time Words Present Perfect Continuous Time Words

1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
4. _______________________
5. _______________________
1. _________________________
2. ________________________
3. ________________________
 Present & Past Tense Verb Review
Simple & Continuous forms Key

Present Simple and Present Continuous Fill ins

1. Do you often write (write) e-mails to your 1. This Nerf gun belongs_ (belong) to me, it
friends? No, I don’t. doesn’t belong (not/belong) to my brother.

2. Does your father take (take) the train to work? 2. Birds fly (fly) south in the winter. Look! There
Yes, he does. are thousands of geese flying (fly) overhead.

3. I don’t understand (not/understand) what you
are saying.
4. At the moment I am reading (read) an interesting
comic, I am not doing (not/do) my homework.
5. Mike is playing(play) Farmville on the computer
now. Every day he grows (grow) many new
vegetables and fruits.
6. This morning he is picking (pick) his latest crop.
Then he usually sells (sell) them at the market. But
today he isn’t picking (not/pick) any crops because
they aren’t ready.
7. The sun always shines (shine) in Greece in the
summer. In Greek summer means (mean) good
weather.
8. However now it is November and today the sun
isn’t shining(not/shine). Does it rain (rain) in the
winter in your country?
3. Ice freezes (freeze) at zero degrees centigrade.
It doesn’t freeze (not/freeze) when it is 10
degrees.
4. Are you learning (learn) how to speak English in
school this year? Yes, I am
5. We often bring (bring) snacks to school. Do you
eat_ (eat) a snack during the breaks?
6. Lionel Messi makes (make) a lot of goals every
year. He rarely misses (miss) a goal.
7. It is getting (get) colder now, I think (think) I
need to put on a sweatshirt.
8. Are they leaving (leave) for football practice
now or are they watching (watch) TV at the
moment?

1. Do you feel (feel) all right? No, I am feeling (feel) sick at the moment.

2. Children grow (grow) taller every year. I know I am growing (grow) at lot this year because none of my clothes fit
(fit)

3. Do you hear (hear) the dog barking? Yes, today it is driving (drive) doesn’t hide ______________ (not/hide) them
in the house.

5. My parents are traveling (travel) to Barcelona this morning. They often travel (travel) together.

6. Does your cat drink (drink) milk every day? Yes, it does.
Past Simple Key

Past Continuous Tenses

Fill in the correct tense

1. While I was feeding (feed) my dog Tigra, I heard
(hear) another dog barking.
2. He was buring (buy) vegetables at the open air
market, when it started_ (start) to rain.
3. The dog bit (bite) me when I was petting(pet) it.
Bad dog!
4. What were you doing (do) then the earthquake
happened (happen)?
5. I was dreaming (dream) about Christmas vacation
while my sister was talking (talk) to me about
school.
1. When I was putting (put) on my coat for school, I
remembered_ (remember) that I had forgotten to
do my English homework.
2. The students weren’t singing (not/sing) Christmas
carols in the classroom, they were swimming (swim)
in the pool.
3. Were you (ride) ridingyour bike when your
mobile phone rang (ring)?
4. Was he sleeping (sleep) when the thunderstorm
started_ (start). No, he wasn’t

6. We were eating (eat) pizza while we were
listening (listen) to the weather report.
7. Dad wasn’t driving (not/drive) the car when the
earth started (start) to shake.Were you studying
(study) then? Yes, I was.
5. He didn’t spend (not/spend) his money on fancy
cars, he spent (spend) his money on vacations.
6. The robber stole (steal) the jewels from her hotel
room, when she was_ (be) out for a walk.

8.Did you remember(remember) to lock the door? 7. I lost (lose) my keys when I was running(run)
No, I forgot (forget). down the street.

9. George wasn’t playing (not/play) a computer

game last night, he was writing (write) a book
report.

Time Words
for
Time Words Time Words Time Words
Present
for for for
Simple
Present Past Simple Past
1. every day Continuous Continuous
1. ago
2.usually 1. now 1. when
2.yesterday
3.always 2.at the
3.last (week) 2.while
moment
4often
3today 4in 2004
5.never
4.this morning
 Present Perfect Simple and Continuous Key

Past Perfect Simple and Continuous

een (be) to Paris? No, I haven’t.
ainting (paint) the kitchen all morning long.
been doing (do) today? Oh I have been reading (read) a really exciting thriller.
own (throw) all his old bills away. Have you everdone (do) that? Yes, I have.
1. I had already finished (finish) my homework when the doorbell rang (ring).
s already marked (mark) the exams. No, they haven’t marked(not/mark) them yet!
2. We had been repairing (repair) our antique car when the storm started.
me that she has ever eaten (eat) snails. And the last!
3. The detectives had been searching (search) for clues all morning when the suddenly found importan
ng (clean) the house for hours and I’m beat. I need a rest.
4. Had the astronauts completed (complete) their morning tasks before it was time for exercise.
ive) here since you were a baby? No, I haven’t. My family has lived (live) for three years.
5.We had been decorating (decorate) the Christmas tree for hours and then we had dinner.
6. The Loch Ness monster hadn’t appeared (not/appear) for a long time when all of a sudden its head p

Present Perfect Time Words Present Perfect Continuous

Time Words
1.ever/never
1.all morning
2. just/yet
2. for three hours
3. already
3. for a very long time
4. for (4years)

5. since etc.