Practice English Tenses Worksheets
Improve your understanding of English tenses with these interactive worksheets. Practice forming sentences in different tenses, make negative sentences, ask questions, and use the present progressive form. Enhance your grammar skills and boost your confidence in using various verb forms correctly.
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+ -s/-es (3. Ps. Sg.) ? do/does (no s!) - don t/doesn t (no s!)
Choose the correct form We sometimes _________ books. Emily ________ to the disco. It often ________ on Sundays. Pete and his sister ______ the family car. I always ________ to the bus stop. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Put the verbs into the correct form. I (to like)_______lemonade very much. The girls always (to listen)_______ to pop music. Janet never (to wear)________jeans. Mr Smith (to teach) ________Spanish and French. You (to do)_______ your homework after school. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Fill in the correct form of the verbs We ________(to have) a nice garden. She ________(to be) six years old. Simon________ (to have) two rabbits and five goldfish. I ________(to be) from Vienna, Austria. They ________(to be) Sandy's parents. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Make negative sentences. My father makes breakfast. They are eleven. She writes a letter. I speak Italian. Danny phones his father on Sundays. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Make questions. you / to speak / English when / he / to go / home they / to clean / the bathroom where / she / to ride / her bike Billy / to work / in the supermarket 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
+ am/is/are + -ing ? (inversion) - NOT
Choose the correct present progressive form. Look! Andy ________ in the garden. I _______ TV at the moment. We _______ a book. She _______ the piano. Listen! Sue and John __________ . 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Put the verbs into present progressive. My sister ________(to clean) the bathroom. Look! They ________(to go) inside. I ________(to wait) in the car now. Mrs Miller ________(to listen) to CDs. We ________(to speak) English at the moment. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Long and Short Forms Rewrite the sentences using the short forms (where long forms are given) or the long forms (where short forms are given). We are reading a letter. He is opening the window. I am playing computer games. She's dancing at the party. They're drinking a cup of tea. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Rewrite the sentences using the negative forms. We are playing a game. I'm drawing a picture. He is making pizza right now. Susan and her brother are taking photos. Dad is working in the kitchen. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
+ -d/-ed or 2. column irr. Verbs ? did + inf - did not (didn t) + inf
Put the verbs into the simple past: Last year I ________(go) to England on holiday. It ________(be) fantastic. I (visit) lots of interesting places. I ________(be) with two friends of mine . In the mornings we________ (walk) in the streets of London. In the evenings we ________(go) to pubs. The weather ________(be) strangely fine. It ________(not / rain) a lot. But we ________(see) some beautiful rainbows. Where ________(spend / you) your last holiday 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Put the sentences into simple past. We move to a new house. They bring a sandwich. He doesn't do the homework. They sell cars. Does he visit his friends? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Write sentences in simple past. Janet / miss / the bus? she / tidy / her room ; Nancy / watch / not / television she / read / a book 1. 2. 3. 4.
Make the past simple - positive, negative or question I ________(work) in a bank for ten years. Where ________(you/live) when you were young? She ________(not/study) French at university He ________(travel) through the middle east last year ________(they/visit) the Louvre in Paris? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
She ________(not/watch) TV yesterday. We ________(buy) a new car last weekend. Where ________(you/teach) before you came here? He ________(not/think) that he was right. 6. 7. 8. 9.
+ was/were + -ing ? - NOT
Put the verbs into the correct form (past continuous, past progressive). When I phoned my friends, they (play) monopoly. Yesterday at six I (prepare) dinner. The kids (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain. I (practice) the guitar when he came home. We (not / cycle) all day. While Alan (work) in his room, his friends (swim) in the pool. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
I tried to tell them the truth but they (not / listen ) . What (you / do) yesterday? Most of the time we (sit) in the park. 10. I (listen) to the radio while my sister (watch) TV. 11. When I arrived, They (play) cards. 12. We (study) English yesterday at 4:00 pm . 7. 8. 9.
Write correct sentences: Yesterday at 6 pm your family were doing different things. Write positive sentences in past progressive. My mother / read / a novel My father / watch / a movie My elder sister / writing / in her diary My two brothers / listen / to the radio My little sister and I / not / watch / a movie We / talk / about school 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive). When I phoned my friends, they (play) __________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. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
I tried to tell them the truth but they ________(listen / not) . What ________(you / do) yesterday? Most of the time we ________(sit) in the park. 7. 8. 9.
Write positive sentences in present perfect simple The following people have just completed an action. Bob / visit / his grandma Jimmy / play / on the computer Sue and Walter / wash / their car Andrew / repair / his bike Phil / help / Anne with maths 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Brad and Louise / watch / a film Tamara / talk to / her best friend Bridgette / draw / a picture Carol / read / a computer magazine 10. Tom and Alice / be / to a restaurant 6. 7. 8. 9.
Write negative sentences in present perfect simple. The weather was wonderful today. So the children were in the park all afternoon and have not done their household chores: Sarah / not / wash the dishes Anita / not / clean the kitchen Maureen and Gavin / not / water the plants Joey / not / make his bed David / not / buy milk 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Lisa / not / be to the baker's Aron and Jack / not / do their homework Jane and Ben / not / tidy up their rooms Alex / not / feed the hamster 10. Hazel / not / empty the bin 6. 7. 8. 9.
Write questions in present perfect simple. you / answer / the question Jenny / lock / the door Walter / call / us you / see / the picture your parents / get / the letter 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
it / rain / a lot how often / we / sing / the song Maureen / watch / the film how many books / Bob / read 10. ever / you / be / to London 6. 7. 8. 9.
+ have/has + been + -ing ? - NOT
Write positive sentences in present perfect progressive. Albert / squash / play Hannah / the match / watch we / in the park / wait you / a song / sing I / a magazine / read 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
it / rain / all day Phil and Greg / a race / run she / her teeth / brush the Millers / in London / live / for three years 10. we / on the lake / sail 6. 7. 8. 9.
Write negative sentences in present perfect progressive. we / not / in the mountains / walk Beatrice / not / in Boston / teach Ricky / not / the car / wash she / not / a poem / write we / not / tea / drink 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
we / not / our rooms / clean the children / not / on the floor / sleep Jeff and Linda / not / cycle Christine / not / her home / decorate 10. the cat / not / on the chair / lie / all day 6. 7. 8. 9.
Write questions in present perfect progressive. she / on the phone / talk his brother / dinner / cook Jane and Mary / badminton / play Sue / in the gym / exercise Robert / the room / paint 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
they / trees / plant Henry / in the garage / work they / in the lake / swim how long / Boris / English / learn 10. how long / you / for me / wait 6. 7. 8. 9.
+ will + inf ? - will not (won t) + inf
Write positive sentences in will Future. We________ (help) you. I________ (get) you a drink. I think our team ________(win) the match. Maybe she ________(do) a language course in Malta. I ________(buy) the tickets. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Perhaps she ________(do) this for you. Maybe we ________(stay) at home. She hopes that he ________(cook) dinner tonight. I m sure they ________(understand) your problem. 10. They ________(go / probably) to the party. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Write negative sentences in will future. (I / answer / the question) (she / read / the book) (they / drink / beer) (we / send / the postcard) (Vanessa / catch / the ball) (James / open / the door) (we / listen / to the radio) (they / eat / fish) (she / give / him / the apple) 10. (the computer / crash) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Write questions in will future. (you / ask / him) (Jenny / lock / the door) (it / rain) (the teacher / test / our English) (what / they / eat) (when / she / be / back) (who / drive / us / into town) (where / we / meet) (when / I / be / famous) 10. (what / you / do) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Put the verbs into the correct form (future I simple). Use will. Jim asked a fortune teller about his future. Here is what she told him: You (earn) ________a lot of money. You (travel)________ around the world. You (meet) ________lots of interesting people. Everybody (adore)_________ you. You (not / have)________ any problems. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Many people (serve)________ you. They (anticipate) ________your wishes. There (not / be) ________anything left to wish for. Everything (be) ________perfect. 10. But all these things (happen / only)________ if you marry me. 6. 7. 8. 9.
+ am/is/are going to + inf ? - NOT
He _____________ ( spend) his vacation in Hawaii. She __________ ( spend) her vacation in Hawaii. A: When _______we ____________ (meet) each other tonight? B: We ____________( meet) at 6 PM. I_____________ be an actor when I grow up. Michelle ______________(begin) medical school next year. They ___________(drive ) all the way to Alaska. Who _______ you ___________ ( invite) to the party? A: Who _________( make) John's birthday cake? B: Sue ____________( make) John's birthday cake. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
+ will be inf+ing ? will be inf +ing - will not be inf+ing
Put the verbs into the correct form (future progressive). Tomorrow morning we (work)________ . This time next week we (have)________ a party. At midnight I (sleep)________ . This evening we (watch)________ a talk show. They (not/do)_______ their homework this afternoon. He (listen)_______ to music. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
I ________(read) a book this evening. ________(walk / you) home this afternoon? He________ (not/draw) tomorrow morning 10. They ________(argue) again? 11. I __________(watch) a football match next Sunday afternoon. 12. We____________(work) on our project this morning. 13. When you arrive, I__________________(sleep) . 14. I ____________ (leave) in a few minutes. 15. We_______________ (work) tomorrow morning. 7. 8. 9.