1. The document provides examples of sentences using different verb tenses including present simple, present continuous, past simple, past perfect, and present perfect. 2. Exercises are included where learners must identify the correct verb tense and form or complete sentences using the appropriate tense. 3. Examples cover a range of common verb tenses and contexts like actions in the present, past experiences, ongoing activities, and plans for the future.

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Present and past tenses
 Put the words in the correct order to form present tense sentences.
rise / doesn’t / in / The sun / the west
The sun doesn’t rise in the west.
1. listen to / in the evenings / usually / I / music
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2. now / Are / learning / present tenses / ? / they / about
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3. known / about / How / have / long / the problem /you / ?
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4. minds / believes / some / He / people / read / can /that
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5. yet / Stella / found / hasn’t / a job
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6. in / the garden / has / working / Bob / all morning /been
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 Choose A or B to complete the sentences with suitable past tenses.
My mum B the soup and then added some salt.
A was tasting B tasted
1 _______________about the party when you walked in?
a) A Was he talking
b) B Had he talked
2 While I was cooking, Joey __________the kitchen.
a) A was cleaning
b) B had cleaned
3 She was eating dinner when the phone______________.
a) A was ringing
b) B rang
4 They_________________ in that house for many years.

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a) A were living
b) B lived
5 Mary ___________________for an hour before Steve arrived.
a) A was waiting
b) B had been waiting
 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the list. Use the past simple
or past perfect.
already do arrive finish live never try study visit
We arrived at school at 8 o’clock.
1. I _____________________psychology last year.
2. My cousins____________________ in London for years and they love it.
3. He____________________________ his report this afternoon.
4. ______________________________________your science homework?
5. They ______________________________________Spain two years ago.
6. She_________________________________________ sky diving, but she wants to do it.
 Write sentences. Use the verb tenses in brackets.
He / not like / fruit or vegetables / but / he / like / meat (present simple)
He doesn’t like fruit or vegetables, but he likes meat.
1 I / watch / the birds / right now (present continuous)
I__________________________________________
2 They / not work / here / for long (present perfect simple)
They_______________________________________________
3 She / read / a book / while / her mum / listen /to music (past continuous)
She__________________________________
4 Jane / know / her neighbour / since February (past perfect)
Jane______________________________________________
5 My mum / cook / since 1 o’clock (present perfect continuous)
My mum_____________________________________________
6 Jason / talk / about / his holiday / for hours (past perfect continuous)

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Jason________________________________________
 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the bold verbs. Use the present simple,
present continuous, present perfect simple or present perfect continuous.
I’ve got twin sisters. They are (be) the same age.
1. She can’t go out. She_____________________ (not finish) her homework yet.
2. Bill and Nancy were away on holiday. They___________________ (just return).
3. Most children (hate) vegetables, but my son___________________ (love) them.
4. ___________you ________________ (feel) OK? You look a bit pale.
5. Tony (paint) all morning, so he’s tired now.
6. We_____________________ (go) to the lecture now.
 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the bold verbs. Use the past simple or
past perfect continuous.
My parents saw (saw) many fascinating places while they were visiting (visit) China last year.
1. We________________ (hear) a loud noise while we______________________ (have)
dinner yesterday evening.
2. It___________________ (rain) when you_________________ (leave) the house this
morning?
3. While my dad__________________ (cut) the grass, I ____________________ (plant)
flowers.
4. They __________________ (sleep) when the doorbell_________________ (ring).
5. I _____________________ (fall over) when I _____________________ (walk) the dog
last week.
 Complete the text with the correct form of the bold verbs. Use the past simple, past
continuous, past perfect or past perfect continuous.
Last weekend, I wanted (want) to go bungee jumping with my friend, Mary. We (1)
_______________ (never do) it before, so we were very excited. Mary (2) _________________
(plan) everything for weeks. On the day, we (3) _____________ (arrive) at the bungee jumping
site, which was a tall bridge, early in the morning. The sun (4) _____________ (rise) and the sky

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(5) ________________ (look) beautiful. Mary (6) _______________ (stare) down at the river
below the bridge while I (7) ________________ (get) ready. I (8) ________________ (put on)
my helmet when Mary (9) _____________ (start) crying. When I (10) ________________ (ask)
her what was wrong, she said that she was too scared. So we (11) ________________ (not jump)
in the end!