1. Past, 2. Present, 3. Future, 4. Present, 5. Past. Phase 2: 1. works, 2. watched, 3. will call, 4. do not like, 5. gave. Phase 3: Past: She wrote a letter. | Future: She will write a letter.
The train usually __________ (arrive) at 8:00 AM, but it was late today. Next week, our teacher __________ (give) us a pop quiz.
Check your answers below to track your progress and see where you can improve. Simple Present Answers (Third-person singular adds -s ). do not like / don't like (Plural negative uses do not ). Does [he] play (Third-person question uses does ). boils (General scientific truth). read (First-person stays in base form). Simple Past Answers visited (Regular verb adds -ed ).
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(The phrase "next year" indicates a shift from habit to a specific future plan)
Every summer, my family __________ (visit) the mountains.
Focus on irregular verbs here. There are over 200 irregular verbs in English, but these exercises target the most common ones. simple present past and future tense exercises
He always __________ (drink) coffee in the morning, but yesterday he __________ (have) tea.
Last night, Clara ___________ (write) a beautiful poem for her mother.
1. goes | 2. do not like | 3. rises | 4. Do [you] speak | 5. washes Exercise B: Negative: Jane does not play the piano beautifully. Question: Does Jane play the piano beautifully? Simple Past Answers Future, 4
Always, usually, sometimes, never, every day/week/year, on Mondays, today (for states).
Mastering the Basics: Simple Present, Past, and Future Tense Exercises
