The document provides examples sentences using simple present and simple past tenses in English. In the first section, sentences are given in simple present progressive form using "be" verbs plus past participles. The second section gives examples of simple past forms using auxiliary "was/were" plus past participles. The third section provides sentences and asks the reader to identify whether they should be in simple present or simple past tense. The key provides the correct tense forms for each example sentence.
The document provides examples sentences using simple present and simple past tenses in English. In the first section, sentences are given in simple present progressive form using "be" verbs plus past participles. The second section gives examples of simple past forms using auxiliary "was/were" plus past participles. The third section provides sentences and asks the reader to identify whether they should be in simple present or simple past tense. The key provides the correct tense forms for each example sentence.
The document provides examples sentences using simple present and simple past tenses in English. In the first section, sentences are given in simple present progressive form using "be" verbs plus past participles. The second section gives examples of simple past forms using auxiliary "was/were" plus past participles. The third section provides sentences and asks the reader to identify whether they should be in simple present or simple past tense. The key provides the correct tense forms for each example sentence.
The document provides examples sentences using simple present and simple past tenses in English. In the first section, sentences are given in simple present progressive form using "be" verbs plus past participles. The second section gives examples of simple past forms using auxiliary "was/were" plus past participles. The third section provides sentences and asks the reader to identify whether they should be in simple present or simple past tense. The key provides the correct tense forms for each example sentence.
1.The flowers…………….(water) every day. Simple Past 2.Jane………………(drive) to school by her was/were + Past Participle mother every morning. 1.He……………..(fire) last week. 3.Yoghurt…………….(make) from milk. 2.Their house…………….(redecorate)last year. 4.All the employees in this company .......…….. 3.My new iron……………..(make) in France. (pay) really well. 4.The roads……………..(flood) during the 5.Her bedroom………………..(not/often/tidy) storm yesterday. by her.Her mother usually does it. 5.Her car windows………………(break) by a 6.The computer in the teacher’s office………… stranger while she was shopping. (use) by all the teachers. 6.My daughter……………….(bite) by a dog on 7.The groceries………………(always/deliver) her way home. to our home. 7.I………………..(give) some nice presents 8.Helen…………….(look )after by her grandma on my name day. when her mother works night shift. 8.His new book………………..(publish) last 9.Our local museum……………….(visit) month and received very good reviews. by a lot of tourists during summer. 9.He……………..(advise)to take some regular 10.Their bikes……………. exercise by his doctor yesterday. (sometimes/fix) by their father. 10.We………………(not/allowed) to leave until everyone had finished.
Simple Present or Simple Past?
1.“Romeo and Juliet”…………………(write) by Shakespeare. 2.These pictures……………….(take) during our last holidays in Crete. 3.All the reports………………..(type) by the secretary. 4.The rubbish……………….(collect) every morning. 5.I……………….(often/call) to help with the paperwork by my headmistress. 6.The e- mail…………………….(send) to you two hours ago.I wonder why you haven’t received yet. 7.Why…………the advertisement…………….(not/place) in the newspaper yesterday? 8.The dishes………………..(not/wash) by her.They…………….( put)in the dishwasher. 9.All the housework …………………..(always/do) by Margaret. 10.I had lost one of my earrings but luckily it………………(find). 11.They have moved into a new house.Their last things………………(move) last week. 12.She…………….(ask) to take part in the show but she refused. 13.Who…………..the book…………………..(borrow)by?I hasn’t been returned yet. 14.English……………….(speak) by many people in Greece. 15.These building plans……………….(design) by a famous architect. 16.His homework…………………..(never/hand) in on time. 17.These cars………………..(service) once a year. 18.The burglar……………….(arrest) last night while trying to break into a flat. 19.A lot of people…………………(invite) to their wedding. 20.Mrs Wilson………………..(take) to hospital last night. Simple Present am/is/are + Past Participle 1.The flowers…………….(water) every day. Simple Past 2.Jane………………(drive) to school by her was/were + Past Participle mother every morning. 1.He……………..(fire) last week. 3.Yoghurt…………….(make) from milk. 2.Their house…………….(redecorate)last year. 4.All the employees in this company .......…….. 3.My new iron……………..(make) in France. (pay) really well. 4.The roads……………..(flood) during the 5.Her bedroom………………..(not/often/tidy) storm yesterday. by her. Her mother usually does it. 5.Her car windows………………(break) by a 6.The computer in the teacher’s office………… stranger while she was shopping. (use) by all the teachers. 6.My daughter……………….(bite) by a dog on 7.The groceries………………(always/deliver) her way home. to our home. 7.I………………..(give) some nice presents 8.Helen…………….(look )after by her grandma on my name day. when her mother works night shift. 8.His new book………………..(publish) last 9.Our local museum……………….(visit) month and received very good reviews. by a lot of tourists during summer. 9.He……………..(advise)to take some regular 10.Their bikes……………. exercise by his doctor yesterday. (sometimes/fix) by their father. 10.We………………(not/allowed) to leave until everyone had finished.
Simple Present or Simple Past?
1.“Romeo and Juliet”…………………(write) by Shakespeare. 2.These pictures……………….(take) during our last holidays in Crete. 3.All the reports………………..(type) by the secretary. 4.The rubbish……………….(collect) every morning. 5.I……………….(often/call) to help with the paperwork by my headmistress. 6.The e- mail…………………….(send) to you two hours ago.I wonder why you haven’t received yet. 7.Why…………the advertisement…………….(not/place) in the newspaper yesterday? 8.The dishes………………..(not/wash) by her.They…………….( put)in the dishwasher. 9.All the housework …………………..(always/do) by Margaret. 10.I had lost one of my earrings but luckily it………………(find). 11.They have moved into a new house.Their last things………………(move) last week. 12.She…………….(ask) to take part in the show but she refused. 13.Who…………..the book…………………..(borrow)by?I hasn’t been returned yet. 14.English……………….(speak) by many people in Greece. 15.These building plans……………….(design) by a famous architect. 16.His homework…………………..(never/hand) in on time. 17.These cars………………..(service) once a year.. 18.The burglar……………….(arrest) last night while trying to break into a flat. 19.A lot of people…………………(invite) to their wedding. 20.Mrs Wilson………………..(take) to hospital last night. Key 1. 1.are watered 2.is driven 3.is made 4.are paid 5.is not often tidied 6.is used 7.are always delivered 8.is looked 9.is visited 10.are sometimes fixed 2. 1.was fired 2.was redecorated 3.was made 4.were flooded 5.were broken 6.was bitten 7.was given 8.was published 9.was advised 10.were not allowed 3. 1.was written 2.were taken 3.were typed 4.is collected 5. am often called 6.was sent 7.wasn’t placed 8.were not washed,were put 9.is always done 10.was found 11.were moved 12.was asked 13.was borrowed 14.is spoken 15.were designed 16.is never handed 17.are serviced 18.was arrested 19.were invited 20.was taken