Assignment 1: Verb tenses

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in Simple Present:

My brother always ________ (speak) about the video-game he and his friends ________
(play) every weekend. It ________ (be) called “B&D: Build and Defend”. Apparently, the
game ________ (consist) of building houses while defending your village. If the player
________ (have) enough money, he or she ________ (can/buy) material to ________ (build)
the walls and roof for the house, which must be strong because other villagers ________
(attack) your house and ________ (try) to steal it from you. The game ________ (be) really
interesting. There ________( be) one great character, The Landlord. He ________ (tell) you
when someone ________ (want) to attack your house. He ________ (give) players the
necessary tools and equipment, and he ________ (have) the power to save you if you lose
your house. He ________ (do) this, only if you ________ (possess) enough golden coins.
Your character can collect these coins when he ________ (walk) through the forest, when he
________ (go) to look for wood. I ________ (consider) it quite entertaining.

2. Turn the following sentences into the negative form. Pay attention to verb tenses.
Do not erase the original sentence; write your answer next to it.
a. I know how to cook sushi.
b. Mr. Thomas is working in his office.
c. The teacher has decided to give us extra homework.
d. Last week, I finished reading Lord of the Flies.
e. Nicholas works in a multinational company.

3. Write sentences in the Present Continuous, using the following subjects and verbs.
The first one is done for you as an example.
a. My mother / cook
- My mother is cooking dinner for us.
b. People / eat
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c. Messi / play
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d. The dog / drink
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e. My family / celebrate
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f. Post Malone / write
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4. Complete the chart below with the correct form of the verb:

INFINITIVE SIMPLE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE

knew

met

was / were

fly

wrote

taken

live

fell

feel

drove

5. Turn the following sentences into the Simple Past:

a. She doesn’t speak French.
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b. He often visits his grandparents on Sundays.
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c. We don’t pay attention in Language.
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d. We complete our homework.
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e. Martu tells us we should behave better.
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6. Look at the picture. What are they doing? Write 5 sentences describing what the
people in the picture are doing. Remember to use the Present Continuous.

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