Exercises (Simple present and simple past — forms)

A. Fill in the blanks using the Simple present of the verb to be:

1. It's..................in the park.

2. Paul and Carol.............friends.
3. I'.............bad player.
4. We......in the tennis court.
5. Margaret........in the basement.
6. They............runners.

B. Change those sentences to the interrogative and negative forms.

C. Change the sentences to the simple past tense.

1. I am a bad pilot.
2. You are a swimmer.
3. She is in the stadium.
4. It is a physical exercise.
5. He is in the gym.
6. It is a good racket.
7. He is a good basketball player.
8. We are in the field.
9. Thomas and Billy are runners.
10. Dennis is a good player.

D. Change the first five sentences to the interrogative form and the last five into the
negative form.

E. Fill in the blanks with the affirmative form of the simple present tense.

1. Alan............early every day. (to leave)

2. We.................at 7 o'clock on Fridays. (to get up)
3. You................home late on Sundays. (to go)
4. I ..............a shower in the afternoon every day. (to take)
5. She ..................the books every day (to carry)
6. They.............at half past six on Mondays. (to wake up)
7.Larry and Steve.................basketball on Saturdays. (to play)
8. He.......................English every week. (to study)
9. It................at two o'clock. (to start)
10. The runners.....................here every day. (to come)

F. Change those sentences into the interrogative and negative forms.

Exercises (simple past tense — forms)

A. Fill in with the affirmative form of the simple past tense.

1. She..................going there. (to stop)

2. The first show....................an hour ago. (to finish)
3. The American ladies.....................from Paris last night.(to return)
4. The ship.......................the channel in two hours. (to cross)
5. They..........................a lot of letters last week. (to type)
6. She.....................to understand the molecular stuctures. (to try)
7. Joe.............to the park after dinner. (to walk)
8. I................to Mexico when I was young. (to travel)
9. We ................to stay in the laboratory yesterday. (to prefer)
10. Physicists................in the laboratory last year. (to work)

B. Change those sentences into the interrogative and negative forms.

(interrogative)