For Teaching English

1. V E R B S I N T H E P A S T , P R E S E N T A N D F U T U R E
T E N S E
Tenses

2. What’s wrong with these sentences?
Yesterday I am playing football.
Tomorrow I went to the zoo.
At the moment I have washed the dishes.
I am playing
I went
I have washed
Yesterday I played football.
Tomorrow I am going to the zoo.
At the moment I am washing the
dishes.

3. Past, Present or Future?
Yesterday I played football.
Tomorrow I am going to the zoo.
At the moment I am washing the
dishes.
PAST
FUTURE
PRESENT

4. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
run
Write sentences in the
past, present and future tense.

5. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
run
Yesterday I went running.
Yesterday I ran a mile.

6. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
run
At the moment I am running.
I am running a mile.

7. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
run
Tomorrow I am going for a run.
Tomorrow I am running a mile.

8. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
play
Write sentences in the
past, present and future tense.

9. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
play
Yesterday I played football.

10. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
play
At the moment I’m playing football.

11. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
play
Tomorrow I’m going to play football.

12. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
swim
Write sentences in the
past, present and future tense.

13. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
swim
Yesterday I went for a swim.
I swam in the sea yesterday.

14. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
swim
I’m swimming in the sea.

15. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
swim
Tomorrow I’m going for a swim.
I’m going swimming tomorrow.

16. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
write
Write sentences in the
past, present and future tense.

17. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
write
I wrote a story yesterday.
I did some writing yesterday.
I’ve written a story.

18. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
write
I’m writing a story.

19. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
write
Tomorrow I’m going to write a story.

20. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
draw
Write sentences in the
past, present and future tense.

21. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
draw
Yesterday I drew a picture.

22. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
draw
I’m drawing a picture.

23. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
draw
I’m going to draw a picture tomorrow.
Tomorrow I’m drawing a picture.

24. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
drink
Write sentences in the
past, present and future tense.

25. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
drink
I drank a cola yesterday.
I have drunk two bottles of cola.

26. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
drink
I am drinking a cola.

27. PAST FUTURE
PRESENT
drink
I am going to drink a cola later.

28. Today Tomorrow Yesterday Everyday At the
moment
I we they he
she my mum my dad my dog
go run walk sing
shout jump leap eat
try drive ride move
dance trip hop drink
write fall cry catch