VERB TENSES AND ASKING QUESTIONS Past, Present, and Future Tense Verbs Underline the action verb in each sentence. On the line, tell whether the verb is past tense, present tense, or future tense. Examples: Daniel played baseball yesterday. past tense He plays baseball every day. present tense We will go to Daniel's baseball game. future tense 1. Daniel will choose a baseball bat. _____________________________ 2. He plays baseball every weekend. _____________________________ 3. The pitcher threw the ball. _____________________________ 4. Daniel will swing hard. _____________________________ 5. The ball struck the bat. _____________________________ 6. The ball flies through the air. _____________________________ 7. The ball landed over the fence. _____________________________ 8. Daniel will run around the bases. _____________________________ 9. The crowd screams loudly. _____________________________ 10. He will score a goal. _____________________________ 11. Daniel's teammates were very happy. _____________________________ 12. Daniel smiled proudly. _____________________________ Make affirmative sentences, questions or negative sentences. Mary/ be /at home / yesterday. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Peter and Paul / visit / Tom / every week. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ? Margaret / forget / her books / last class. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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VERB TENSES AND ASKING QUESTIONS Past, Present, and Future Tense Verbs
Underline the action verb in each sentence. On the line, tell
whether the verb is past tense, present tense, or future tense.
Examples: Daniel played baseball yesterday. past tense
He plays baseball every day. present tense
We will go to Daniel's baseball game. future tense
1. Daniel will choose a baseball bat. _____________________________
2. He plays baseball every weekend. _____________________________
3. The pitcher threw the ball. _____________________________
4. Daniel will swing hard. _____________________________
5. The ball struck the bat. _____________________________
6. The ball flies through the air. _____________________________
7. The ball landed over the fence. _____________________________
8. Daniel will run around the bases. _____________________________
9. The crowd screams loudly. _____________________________
10. He will score a goal. _____________________________
11. Daniel's teammates were very happy. _____________________________
12. Daniel smiled proudly. _____________________________
Make affirmative sentences, questions or negative sentences.
Complete the questions and sentences with verbs in the past.
A: What ____________ you ____________ (do) yesterday? B: I _________________ (go) to the cinema with my friends. A: _______________ you ________________ (have) fun? B: Yes, it _______________ (be) great! The movie ___________________ (not be) so interesting, but I ___________ (laugh) a lot with my friends. A: What time _____________ the movie ____________ (finish)? B: Not so late, at seven o`clock. A: How _________________ you _______________ (come) back? B: My mother ________________ (pick) us up after the movie.
Irregular Past Tense Verbs Cloze
Fill in the blanks below with one of the 15 verbs in the box. Use SIMPLE PAST.
begin blow buy
bring catch draw
grow hear
know
say sing sit
send sleep throw
(1) Last year, we _________________ carrots and tomatoes in our garden.
(2) She _________________ the ball to her friend.
(3) The wind _________________ the signs down.
(4) He _________________ a song for the class.
(5) She _________________ some milk at the supermarket.
(6) I was tired so I _________________ all morning.
(7) He _________________ a fish at the lake.
(8) We _________________ pictures in art class.
(9) I _________________ the answer so I put up my hand.
(10) He _________________ an email to his classmates.
(11) I _________________ on the floor because there were no chairs.
(12) My mom _________________ a pie to the picnic.
(13) She _________________ a noise outside.
(14) He _________________, "I will help you."
(15) It was a warm day so the snow _________________ to melt.
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense. Pay attention to time
markers.
Justin Bieber __________________(be) 22 years old. He _______________ (live) in California with
his mother and he ____________ (sing) all around the world. Justin _________________(become)
famous in the year 2oo9 when his mother ____________ (show) one of Justin`s videos on
the internet. In the video he ___________(be) singing and dancing. It ___________ (be) a
producer who _____________ (want) to ____________ (record) a cd with him. While Justin
_____________ (give) concerts all around the world, he ___________ (date) Selena Gomez, and
they are together now. Justin ______________ (not – do) a movie yet, but he __________________
(already – do) many T.V commercials. Next month he ________________ (travel) to Europe
and there he ______________(meet) his fans but he _____________ (not – give) any concerts
because he ___________ (be) very
tired.
Ask questions about the passage.
________________________________________________?
He lives in California. ________________________________________________?
He is 17 years old. _________________________________________________?
In the year 2009 _________________________________________________?
1. They ___________________ in Chicago for 20 years (be).
2. I ___________________ a wonderful film in the cinema last night. (see)
3. The sun ___________________ at 6:38 yesterday morning (rise)
4. The sun ___________________ when the climber reached Mount Everest. (shine)
5. I promise that I ___________________ this secret to anyone (not tell)
6. Unfortunately, just as we got to the airport their plane ___________________ off
(take).
7. They ___________________ to the movies only once in a while (go)
9. Shh! Someone ___________________ to our conversation (listen)!
11. I think Bob ___________________ for London this very moment.(leave)
12. The plane ___________________ off in a few minutes. (take)
13. I ___________________ up at 7 every morning but this morning I ___________________
long and I___________________ up until 8. (get, sleep, not get)
14. I ________________________ my watch because it is being fixed (not wear).
they can’t find a cheap house.(live)
17. Everyone ___________________ when the earthquake hit the small town. (sleep)
18. He _________________________ by herself since her divorce (live)
20. I predict that by 2020, man __________________________ on Mars (land)
21. He ___________________ his job a couple of years ago. (leave)
22. Our daughter __________________________ from the university yet (graduate).
23. They ___________________ any Christmas cards last year (not send)
24. She ___________________ to a doctor once a year for an examination (go)
25. They ___________________ about me when I interrupted their conversation.
(talk)
26. Nothing much ______________________ when I got to the meeting (happen).
27. My parents ___________________ in New York two weeks from today (be).
• Complete the sentences using the first type conditional
(real situations)
• If we____________________(win) the match, we _____________(be) in the
final.
• If you _____________________ (not go) to school, you _____________
(not learn) anything.
• You ______________________ (grow), if you ___________________ (eat)
a healthy and balanced diet.
• She __________________ (travel) to Disney if she _________________
(get) good marks in her exams.
• Complete the sentences with the second conditional
(imaginary situations)
• If he _____________ (be) 18, he ________________ (have) a car.
• She _______________ (get) good marks, if she ______________(pay)
more attention.
• If I ______________ (have) a dog, I _____________ (call) it Bobby.
• I_________________ (travel) by plane, if I ____________ (not be) so scared
of flying.
• Give advice:
• I can`t sleep at night. __________________________________________________________
• My marks are very low. _________________________________________________________
• I shouted at my best friend and now she is angry at me. __________________________________________________________
• I`m not feeling well. __________________________________________________________
• I`m very tired. __________________________________________________________
• What would you do if……? Answer the question about these
imaginary situations.
• What would you do if you met Justin Bieber? _______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
• What would you do if you won a thousand dollars in the lottery? _______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
• What would you do if you could drive? _______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________
• What would you do if you moved and lived in Brazil? _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
• Complete the sentences with conditionals type 1 or 2.
1. My sister doesn`t know how to drive a car, but if she ____________
(know), she _______________ (drive) me everywhere.
2. Peter never does his homework but he knows that if he___________
(do) it, he _____________ (be) a much better student.
3. Tom was spraying graffiti on a wall when the police caught him. Now
he is facing a trial. He ____________ (go) to prison if his parents
___________ (not pay) the fine.
4. I have a fake ID. I`m sure my parents _____________ (kill) me if they
__________ (find out).
5. I`m not a lucky person, so I never play the lottery. If __________ (buy)
a lottery ticket, I_____________ (be) wasting my money.
6. My brother is going out with a very rude girl. If I ____________ (be) him,
I ____________ (break up) with her right now.
• Complete with the first or second type conditional.
• If the weather (be / not)______________ too bad tomorrow, we
(play)___________golf.
• We (get / not)___________ there on time if we (catch / not) ___________________
the bus.
• I (go)______________ jogging with Tom and Sue if they (be)________________here
this week.
• It (surprise)___________ me if she (help / not)_________you.
• She wouldn't pay cash if she_____________ (have) a credit card.
• If I didn't have you, I________________ (not know) what to do.
• You (learn)______________a lot about American history if you
(visit)______________ the exhibition.
• If we (know)_________more about history, we (be / not)_______________ afraid
of the the test.
CONDITIONALS
Insert the correct form of the verbs in brackets so that the sentences express real conditions and consequences.(first conditional)
1. If I_______________ (see) John, I'll tell him your news.
2. He________________ (be) very pleased if it __________________(be) really true.
3. If you____________ (go) to town on Monday, you___________( meet) my brother.
4. If you_____________ (need) help, my father_____________ (help) you.
5. We______________ (have) a picnic lunch if the day______________ (be) fine.
6. If you______________ (see) a policeman, he_______________ (tell) you the way.
7. I _______________ (finish) the job tomorrow if I______________ (can).
8. I ______________ (not require) an umbrella if it _________________ (not rain).
NOW THE SENTENCES EXPRESS UNREALISED CONDITIONS WITH
IMPROBABLE CONSEQUENCES (SECOND CONDITIONALS).
1. Her health _____________ (improve) if she___________________ (sleep) longer.
2. If she________________ (want) to talk to me, she____________________ (ring up).
3. I___________________ (understand) Mr Brown if he_______________ (speak) slowl
4. If you__________________ (give) him good meals, he__________________ (not be
able) to work hard.
4. It________________ (seem) nearly such a long way if she_______________ (walk)
fast.
5. You _____________ (make) a fortune if you______________ (take) my advice.
6. If I_______________ (think) that about him, I________________ (say) so.
8. If he_______________ (promise) to behave in future, his mother____________
(forgive) him.
9. If we______________ (can) come on Sunday, we__________________ (come) 10. If he_________________ (need) help, I____________________ (give) it.
Modal Verbs
• Choose the suitable modal verb.
1-I have no time. I ______________ (should- may - must) leave now or I
______________________ (would – will - shall ) miss the bus.
2-I wish I____________ ( could – would – can) buy a new mobile phone but I
don't have enough money.
3-She looks tired; she____________ ( shouldn't – should – might) take some
days off.
4-Judy is not at home. She_____________ (might – could – will) have gone to
Madrid, I don't know.
5-Tom ___________ ( can – could – must ) play tennis quite well. I usually play
with him every weekend.
6-______________________ (Should – May – Might ) we go out tonight, please?
Yes, but you_________________ ( won't - couldn't - mustn't ) be late.
7-I haven't decided yet where I____________ ( will - won't – would ) go in my
next holidays. I think I__________________ ( must- can – might) go to Paris.
8-________________ (Should – Could – Might) you water my plants while I am
away? If they don't get enough water they____________ (will - won't - can't)
certainly die.
7-Jane _______________ not play the violin when she was five, but now she play
it very well.
8-You______________ not be so nervous. I think it_____________ be very easy.
REPORTED SPEECH
Turn these sentences into Reported Speech:
1- “I like reading the newspaper in bed”, Dad told me. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2- “ We are going to travel to Europe next year”, Emma told her husband.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3- “ The baby is sleeping in his bedroom”, Mum told her son. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4- “You must study hard for the next exam”, the teacher told her students. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5- “I will save money to buy a new dog”, Paul told his brother. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6- “ I don´t like fish!”, the little boy told his mother. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
7- “My father is working at the moment”, Mary told me. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………....
8- “I´ve already done my homework”, the girl told her mother. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9- “There was a heavy storm last night”, they told me. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10- “My sister has organized a very nice party for her birthday”, Tina told us. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………