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Past Simple/Present Simple/Present Continuous




Downloadable worksheets:
MULTIPLE CHOICE - FOUR TENSES 1
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
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PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-14
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THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
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FOUR TENSES REVIEW -PRESENT SIMPLE- PRESENT CONTINUOUS-PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS (B&W VERSION+ KEY INCLUDED)
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
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Past simple - Past continuous
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
Downloads: 3088

 
Mixed Tenses Revision (B&W + KEY included)
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 3306

 

1. Complete with the Past Simple:

a) My father  (play) football when he was a child.
b) I  (go) to England last year.
c) You  (have) some troubles in the past.
d) The students  (think) carefully before answering.
e) We  (not/live) here when we were young.
f) She  (buy) new jeans.
g) They  (sell) everything they had because they  (not/have) money.
h) Kelly  (fall) when she was walking outside.
i)  (you/study) for the exam?
j) My friends  (try) hard to find my house.
k)  (she/go) to the movies yesterday?
l) Pete  (not/listen) to a word you  (say), but I  (hear) everything.
 
 
2. Complete with Present Simple / Present Continuous / Past Simple.
 
a) Mary  (go) to the cinema, when she  (meet) Stacy.
b) He always  (plan) everything, but now he  (face) something unexpected.
c) The teachers  (tell) us the results of the tests, but usually they  (not/say) a word about it.
d) I never  (know) your friends, but at least today you  (introduce) me to some of them.
e) We often  (eat) at this restaurant, but yesterday we  (decide) not to go there and we  at home.
f)  (you/come) here every week? I  (see) you here last week.
g) Yesterday, I  (be) at the station and I  (lose) my keys. I always  (leave) things everywhere.
h) Sarah  (study) right now. Yesterday she  (do) it.
i)  (Mike/wait) for us outside now? No, he  (shop) at the moment. He always  (leave) us waiting.