The document contains exercises on verb tenses including present progressive, past progressive, simple present, and simple past tenses. It provides examples of forming affirmative and negative sentences as well as questions using verbs in these tenses. There are also exercises filling in verbs in the correct tense based on time frames described.

1. Present Progressive - Form
Exercise on affirmative sentences
Use the words below to make sentences in present progressive.
. I / to read a book -
I am reading a
. it / to rain -
. he / to repair his bike -
. they / to watch a film -
. the cat /to sleep on the chair -
. Jane and Emily / to do their homework -
. Bill / to wait at the bus stop -
. we / to listen to the radio -
. the children / to play a game -
0. Laura / to walk the dog
Exercise on Past Progressive
Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).
. When I phoned my friends, they (play)
w ere playing
monopoly.
. Yesterday at six I (prepare) dinner.
. The kids (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
. I (practise) the guitar when he came home.
. We (not / cycle) all day.
. While Aaron (work) in his room, his friends (swim) in the pool.
. I tried to tell them the truth but they (listen / not) .
. What (you / do) yesterday?
. Most of the time we (sit) in the park.

2. Sentences and Questios in Simple Present - Exercise 1
Explanation: Simple Present
Exercise on Simple Past
Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).
. Last year I (spend)
spent
my holiday in Ireland.
. It (be) great.
. I (travel) around by car with two friends and we (visit) lots of interesting places.
. In the evenings we usually (go) to a pub.
. One night we even (learn) some Irish dances.
. We (be) very lucky with the weather.
. It (not / rain) a lot.
. But we (see) some beautiful rainbows.
Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Simple Present. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or
questions.
Toggle example
1) They hockey at school. (to play)
2) She e-mails. (not/to write)
3) you English? (to speak)
4) My parents fish. (not/to like)
5) Anne any hobbies? (to have)
6) Andy's brother in an office. (to work)
7) Leroy very fast. (can/not/to read)
8) Jim and Joe the flowers every week? (to water)
9) Yvonne's mother a motorbike. (not/to ride)
10) Elisabeth cola? (to drink)

3. . Where (spend / you) your last holiday?
Verb to be in the present simple tense
1. Complete the sentences with am, is, or are.
a) I ____________ a student.
b) My parents ___________ great people.
c) My sister ____________ very pretty.
d) Her cousins ___________ musicians.
e) His uncle ____________ at the movies.
f) My sister and I ___________ best friends.
g) Kara ___________ Kelly's sister-in-law.
h) My cat ___________ lazy.
i) Our aunt ____________ a French teacher.
j) You ___________ really tall!
2. Complete the table.

4. 3. Rewrite the sentences using the interrogative and negative forms.
a) I am an English student.
I-
N-
b) She is a good friend.
I-
Affirmative Negative Inter
I am I am not am I?
You You are not you?
He is He is he?
She She is not she?
It is It is not it?
We We are we?
You You are not you?
They are They they?

5. N-
c) They are soccer players.
I-
N-
Was were & Am is are
Fill in the blanks with the was were or am is are
1. Last year Ali 25 years old, now he 26.
2. Today I very happy, but I sad yesteday
3. Let's go to restaurant.I very hungry.
4. Where you on Sunday last week?
5. The children in the garden five minutes ago.
6. They now in the street.
7. Don't buy that jacket. It very expensive.
8. I very busy yesterday.
9. In 2003 she in NewYork.
10. The weather good today

6. N-
c) They are soccer players.
I-
N-
Was were & Am is are
Fill in the blanks with the was were or am is are
1. Last year Ali 25 years old, now he 26.
2. Today I very happy, but I sad yesteday
3. Let's go to restaurant.I very hungry.
4. Where you on Sunday last week?
5. The children in the garden five minutes ago.
6. They now in the street.
7. Don't buy that jacket. It very expensive.
8. I very busy yesterday.
9. In 2003 she in NewYork.
10. The weather good today