english verb practice present simple present continuous past simple esl

1. he
be helpful

2. .
Is he being helpful?

3. he
do the housework

4. .
Did he do the housework?

5. I
be cool

6. I’m not cool.

7. you
say anything

8. .
You aren’t saying anything.

9. you
get a present

10. .
You didn’t get a present.

11. they
be young, free
and single

12. They’re young, free and single.

13. my friends
go to the gym

14. My friends don’t go to the gym.

15. it
see you

16. .
Did it see you?

17. it
let you log in

18. .
Is it letting you log in?

19. they
keep
some cake for
you

20. .
They’re keeping some cake for you.

21. you
be a teacher

22. Are you a teacher?

23. the plumber
take
the old pipes
out

24. .
The plumber’s taking the old pipes
out.

25. the builder
do a good job

26. .
The builder did a good job.

27. she
begin her speech

28. .
Is she beginning her speech?

29. she
do the washing up

30. She doesn’t do the washing up.

31. she
take him to England

32. .
Did she take him to England?

33. the postman
get very few
complaints

34. The postman gets very few
complaints.

35. it
be really tall

36. It’s really tall.

37. Vicky and I
be very disappointed

38. .
Vicky and I were very disappointed.

39. Sandra and I
be very patient

40. .
Sarah and I are being patient.

41. he
do the washing up

42. Does he do the washing up?

43. the company
have a good year

44. .
The company didn’t have a good
year.

45. the company
put
any more money
into this

46. .
The company isn’t putting any more
money into this.

47. your friends
help your mum

48. .
Your friends aren’t helping your
mum.

49. your friends
say what was wrong

50. .
Your friends didn’t say what was
wrong.

51. you
be always happy

52. You’re always happy.

53. the children
do as they’re told

54. Do the children do as they’re told?

55. we
get cold

56. .
We got cold.

57. we
play chess

58. .
We’re playing chess.

59. you
make glass by
heating sand

60. You make glass by heating sand.

61. I
think
very much
about it

62. .
I didn’t think very much about it.

63. they
say much

64. They don’t say much.

65. the computer
have a new screen

66. The computer has a new screen.

67. the suspect
want
to leave the
police station

68. .
The subject wanted to leave the
police station.

69. I
have a good time

70. .
I’m not having a good time.

71. you
do much exercise

72. Do you do much exercise?

73. the machine
use much fuel

74. .
The machine didn’t use much fuel.

75. the suspect
leave the country

76. .
The suspect’s leaving the country.

77. she
listen to us

78. .
She isn’t listening to us.

79. you and Alex
know each other

80. Do you and Alex know each other?

81. they
do everything they were
supposed to do.

82. .
Did they do everything they were
supposed to do?

83. you
know
what I’m
thinking

84. You don’t know what I’m thinking.

85. he
know me

86. .
He knew me.

87. they
do well

88. .
Are they doing well?

89. she
have time

90. .
She didn’t have time.

91. we
see many people
around here

92. We don’t see many people around
here.

93. he
be very good at
tennis

94. He’s very good at tennis.

95. you
be nervous

96. .
Were you nervous?

97. she
go running quite
often

98. Does she go running quite often?

99. he
show
them some
photos

100. .
He’s showing them some photos.

101. we
think your idea is
very good

102. We think your idea is very good.

103. she
say who she was

104. .
She didn’t say who she was.

105. the family
hope
to see you
at the wedding

106. The family hope to see you at the
wedding.

107. Tim’s dad
make this pizza

108. .
Did Tim’s dad make this pizza.

109. she
move the boxes

110. .
She isn’t moving the boxes.

111. you
go to the dance

112. .
Are you going to the dance?

113. I
see Mothman!

114. .
I saw Mothman!

115. they
do a lot of research

116. .
They did a lot of research.

117. Adrian
have brown hair

118. Adrian doesn’t have Brown hair.

119. you
have a good time

120. .
Did you have a good time?

121. Tom
be a good worker

122. Is Tom a good worker?

123. Travis and I
get
bad marks in
the exam

124. .
Did Travis and I get bad marks in the
exam.

125. you
get bored very easily

126. You get bored very easily.

127. I
be mentioned

128. .
Was I mentioned?

129. you
go to university

130. .
You didn’t go to university.

131. the monkey
say
anything very
profound

132. .
The monkey isn’t saying anything
very profound.

133. he
want the house

134. Does he want the house?

135. they
have a starter

136. .
They’re having a starter.

137. we
say we’d never part

138. .
We said we’d never part.

139. Tim’s dad
say his prayers

140. .
Is Tim’s dad saying his prayers?

141. I
think
about going
to Granada

142. .
I’m thinking about going to Granada.

143. they
think
it will rain
tomorrow

144. Do they think it will rain tomorrow?

145. he
get the milk

146. .
He didn’t get the milk.

147. you
do much more than
you should

148. You do much more than you should.

149. Richard and I
get better

150. .
Are Richard and I getting better?

151. I
think quickly enough

152. .
I didn’t think quickly enough.

153. you
bring enough water

154. .
You’re not bringing enough water.

155. she
be at home

156. .
She was at home.

157. you
get many likes

158. .
Are you getting many likes?

159. they
say that she’ll be
Prime Minister

160. They say that she’ll be Prime
Minister.

161. I
be
strict enough
with them

162. .
Am I being strict enough with them?

163. you
think
about what you
were doing

164. .
Did you think about what you were
doing?

165. we
live for today

166. .
We’re living for today.

167. he
go to the shops

168. .
He isn’t going to the shops.

169. she
do much work

170. She doesn’t do much work.

171. they
have
eggs for
breakfast

172. .
They had eggs for breakfast.

173. it
happen today

174. .
It isn’t happening today.

175. she
do her homework

176. .
She’s doing her homework.

177. you
write a book

178. .
You aren’t writing a book.

179. you
be very kind

180. You’re very kind.

181. I
take
two days to
get there

182. .
I took two days to get there.

183. the
government
make much money
out of this

184. The government doesn’t make much
money out of this.

185. he
go
to bed
quite late

186. He goes to bed quite late.

187. we
get
there just
in time

188. .
We got there just in time.

189. you
run away

190. .
Are you running away?

191. they
be
completely
hysterical

192. .
They’re being completely hysterical.

193. we
come
to an
agreement

194. .
We came to an agreement.

195. they
think I’m guilty

196. Do they think I’m guilty?

197. they
be the best team

198. .
Were they the best team?

199. I
say it well

200. Do I say it well?