The document provides examples of sentences using various tenses in English grammar including present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous, present perfect and simple past. The examples illustrate how to use these tenses correctly in sentences and conversational English.
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Tenses Worksheet
The document provides examples of sentences using various tenses in English grammar including present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous, present perfect and simple past. The examples illustrate how to use these tenses correctly in sentences and conversational English.
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PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. Look! Jenny (go) to school.
2. She (wear) a raincoat and she (carry) an umbrella. 3. Jenny usually (cycle) to school, but today she (take) the bus because it (rain) . . !he bus (lea"e) at #.3$ and (arri"e) at Jenny%s school at #.$. $. !he &irst lesson (begin) at ' o%clock. (. James (li"e) in a little "illage. #. )e (be) in his last year at school. '. *&ter school, James (want) to become a banker. +. So this week, he (do) a ,ractical course in a bank. 1-. !here (be) a bank in a nearby town, but James (ha"e) to take the bus to get there. 11. !he bus (lea"e) at $.3- in the morning and (return) at '.1$ in the e"ening. 12. James (not . like) to s,end so much time in town be&ore and a&ter work, waiting &or the bus. 13. !here&ore, this week he (stay) with his aunt, who (li"e) in town. 1. James usually (wear) /eans and t0shirts, but while he (work) &or the bank now, he (wear) a suit and a tie. htt,1..www.egou.com.en.cram0u,.grammar.sim,re0,re,ro.e2ercises3e2-+ PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS 1. !wo days ago, a murder (ha,,en) in 4arket Street at about se"en ,m. 2. 5esterday, Sherlock )olmes (arri"e) at the crime scene to in"estigate. 3. )e (ask) one o& the tenants in the house. . 67hat (do . you) yesterday at se"en38 $. 69 (watch) a &ootball match on !:.8 (. ; (be) you alone3 < #. ; 5es, 9 (be) . < '. ; (hear . you) anything sus,icious3 < +. 65es, about se"en o%clock, two ,eo,le (argue) in the hallway. =ut the &ootball match (be) so interesting. So 9 /ust (turn) u, the telly and then (hear . not) anything anymore.8 1-. >obert (&all) o&& the ladder when he (,ick) cherries. htt,1..www.egou.com.en.cram0u,.grammar.sim,as0,as,ro PRESENT PERFECT / PAST SIMPLE 1) I my keys, so I can't open that door. (to lose) 2) Columbus in the New World in 142. (to arrive) !) Nina her le". #he is still in hospital. (to break) 4) $e here all his li%e. (to live) &) Colin %or 'ra(il this mornin". (to leave) )) *ast winter +obin with his %ather in the ,lps %or three days. (to stay) -) .llen with her le%t hand. (always/to write) /) #he a lan"ua"e course in 0aris last summer. (to do) ) anyone yet1 (to phone) 12) I 0aul today, but I him last #unday. (not/to see - to see) 1. 4y &riends ("isit) the ?rand @anyon Aational Bark last year. 2. 9 (be . ne"er) to the ?rand @anyon Aational Bark. 3. =ut 9 (see) lots o& wonder&ul ,ictures. . *nd yesterday 9 (buy) a book about the ?rand @anyon. $. 9 (read) 3- ,ages already. 9t%s really interesting. htt,1..www.englisch0hil&en.de.en.grammar.,resentC,er&ectCsim,leC,astCcom,arison.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_past_present_perfect2.htm htt,1..www.egou.com.en.cram0u,.grammar.sim,as0,re,er Answer the following questions; provide at least three sentences for each answer: a) hat are !ou doing right now" #) hat do !ou usuall! do on wee$-ends" c) hat did !ou do this summer holida!s" d) hat have !ou achieved in !our life so far"