6. Let’s Practice!
Change the verbs in the following sentences
from the present tense to the PAST SIMPLE.
1. Margaret has lunch at 1:00.
2. I always make an effort to behave in class.
3. On busy days I take a break to read a book.
4. My brothers do the cooking before going to
football practice.
5. My mother and her sister have a very close
relationship.
7. 6. When it rains Erica takes a taxi to school.
7. I make a difference because I volunteer at
the local pet shelter.
8. Every August we have a two-week long
holiday in Mallorca.
9. He does his hair every morning before work.
10. Lilly is so lazy, she does nothing!
8. Let’s practice some
more!
Change the verbs in the following sentences
from the present tense to the PAST CONTINUOUS.
1. Margaret had lunch at 1:00.
2. I always made an effort to behave in class.
3. On busy days I took a break to read a book.
4. My brothers did the cooking at 5:00 in the
evening.
5. I had a bath before going to bed.
9. 6. Erica took a taxi to school last year.
7. I made a difference when I volunteered at
the local pet shelter.
8. In August we had a two-week long holiday
in Mallorca.
9. He did his hair every morning before he had
it cut.
10. Lilly is so lazy, she did nothing all afternoon!
