EXERCISE ON TENSES

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present )
1.I usually
(go) to school. 2. They
(visit) us often. 3. You
(play) basketball once a week. 4. Tom
(work) every day. 5. He always
(tell) us funny stories. 6. She never
(help) me with that! 7. Martha and Kevin
(swim) twice a week. 8. In this club people usually
(dance) a lot. 9. Linda
(take care) of her sister. 10. John rarely
(leave) the country. 11. We
(live) in the city most of the year. 12. Lorie
(travel) to Paris every Sunday. 13. I
(bake) cookies twice a month. 14. You always
(teach) me new things. 15. She
(help) the kids of the neighborhood.


2. Change the verb into the correct form: 1. London
(be) in England. 2. The summer
(be) hot. 3. She
(drive) very well. 4. They
(open) the store at 8:00. 5. Linda
(be) a very pretty girl. 6. I
(have) several jobs. 7. Water
(boil) at 100 degrees. 8. Water
(freeze) at 0 degrees. 9. My sister
(speak) English. 10. He
(have) a big apartment. 11. A triangle
(have) three corners. 12. My birthday
(be) in June. 13. Books
(have) pages. 14. Dogs
(be) good friends. 15. I
(work) hard.

3. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive).
Look! He (leave)
the house.
Quiet please! I (write)
a test.
She usually (walk)
to school.
But look! Today she (go)
by bike.
Every Sunday we (go)
to see my grandparents.
He often (go)
to the cinema.
We (play)
Monopoly at the moment.
The child seldom (cry)
.
I (not / do)
anything at the moment.
(watch / he)
the news regularly?
11) Andy sometimes
comics. (to read)
12) We never
TV in the morning. (to watch)
13) Listen! Sandy
in the bathroom. (to sing)
14) My sister usually
in the kitchen. (to help)
15) My mother
breakfast now. (to make)
16) They often
the bathroom. (to clean)
17) Look! The boys
home. (to come)
18) Every day his grandfather
for a walk. (to go)
19) I
with my friend at the moment. (to chat)
20) Cats
mice. (to eat)