Class 8 (Eight) Grammar, Tense: Present, Past and Future

Task 1

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:

a. We ………… a lot of fishing last Sunday. (do)

b. We sometimes …………to the cinema. (go)

c. They hard ………… yesterday. (work)

d. They ………… this temple in 2001. (build)

e. My parents always …………to Jumla in June. (visit)

f. I ………… in this town three years ago. (live)

g. Cats ………… both milk and mice. (like)

h. I ………… him for two days. (not see)

i. She …………already ………… the washing up. (do)

j. Look! It ………… now. (rain)

k. She ………… the flu last winter. (have)

l. I ………… to the park yesterday evening. (go)

m. ………… Anu ever ………… a prize at a race? (win)

n. I ………… for seven hours last night. (sleep)

o. I ………… that you were here. (not know)

p. You ………… my brother, have you? (not see)

q. The Jurassic period ………… about 62 million years. (last)

r. I called you last night, about 10:15; but you ………… there. (not be)

s. I have a nice bike so I don't think I ………… that bike. (buy)

t. My sister ………… in this big house when she was a child. (live)

u. Water ………… at a temperature Of 100 degrees. (boil)

v. "What ………… you ………… now?" "I'm looking at the weather forecast." (do)

w. Students normally ………… to school from Sunday to Friday. (go)

x. When it's hot, a lot of people ………… swimming. (go)

y. She is a mean person. I ………… talking to her. (not like)

z. Take your umbrella with you. It ………… outside at the moment. (rain)

Task 2

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:

a. Shilpa …………the letter now. (type)

b. Last night I ………… a book when suddenly I heard a scream. (read)

c. Last week my dog ran away and I ………… it yet. (not find)

d. When I came to this city. I ………… anyone. (not know)

e. You know where I live. I ………… in the same place for the past three years. (live)

f. Would you like to have something to eat? No, thank you I ………… dinner. (just/have)

g. While we ………… (play) chess, Anu ………… (take) a shower.

h. They …………(work) in the garden when the phone rang.

i. When they he arrived, we …………(have) dinner.

j. I ………… (fall) asleep yesterday when I ………… (watch) TV.

k. I ………… give you back the money tomorrow. (give)

l. Up until now, I ………… any emails from him. (not get)

m. What good books ………… you ………… recently? (read)

n. Suddenly generally ………… English and Drama at college. (study)

o. I ………… on holiday three weeks ago.

p. They ………… at that hotel when they had a fire. (stay)

q. Shilpa ………… the letter now. (type)

r. Last night I ………… a book when suddenly I heard a scream. (read)