​TENSE- WORKSHEET 1

PRESENT TENSE

PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

Structural Formula:

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Subject + verb (s/es) + object.

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​Present Simple Tense Exercises

1) He _____ in an office.

2) She _____ dinner every evening.

3) He _____ to school by bus.

4) They _____ on Mondays.

5) I _____ home along the beach most evenings after work.

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PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

Structural Formula:

Subject + verb (s/es) + object.

​Present Progressive Tense Exercises

1) I _____ on the beach this evening.

2) He _____ dinner now.

3) They _____  football at the moment.

4) I _____ for my exams tomorrow night.

5) We ______ into the sea as soon as we arrive on the beach.

​PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Structural Formula:

Subject + helping verb (have/has) + past participle of the verb.

​Exercises of Present Perfect Tense

1) I ______ for my exams.

2) He _______ home along the beach most evenings after work all week long.

3) We ______ into the sea every day this week.

4) She _______ to work on most days of the week.

5) They ______ to school every day since January.

​PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Structural Formula:

Subject + helping verb (have/has) + been + present participle.

​Exercise of Present Perfect Continuous Tense

1) I ______ for my exams all morning.

2) He _______ home along the beach most evenings after work this week.

3) We ______ into the sea every day this week.

4) She ______ home from work on most days of the week since January.

5) They ______ to school every day this month.

​TENSE- WORKSHEET 1

PAST TENSE

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Simple Past Tense

Formula:

Subject+ Past Form of the Verb​

​Exercise of Simple Past Tense

1) I ______ for my exams last night.

2) He _____ home along the beach most evenings after work all week-long last week.

3) We ______ into the sea every day that week.

4) She ______ home from work on most days of the week during summer holidays all year long since January?

5) They ______ to school every day that month.

​Past Continuous Tense

Structural Formula:

Sub. + was/were + present participle form of the verb

​Past Continuous Tense Exercises

1) He _________ dinner at 8 pm last night.

2) They _______ football on the school playground yesterday afternoon?

3) She _________ home from work yesterday morning when it started to rain.

4) We _______ in the pool before it started to rain.

5) He _________ a letter to his grandmother last night before he went to bed?

​Past Perfect Tense

Structural Formula:

Sub. + had + past participle form of the verb

​Past Perfect Tense Exercises

1) He _________ dinner by the time I arrived.

2) She _________ tennis with her friends the afternoon before she went to bed.

3) His grandmother _________ dinner when he got home from school that day.

4) We _________ in the pool before it started raining that afternoon.

5) I _________ a book before I went to bed that night.

​Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Structural Formula:

Sub. + had been + present participle form of the Verb

​Past Perfect Continuous Tense Exercises

1) She ________ home from work that morning since six o’clock.

2) We ________ swimming in the pool for three hours before it started raining.

3) His grandmother ________ dinner by the time he got home from school that day.

4) She ________ since morning.

5) I ________ in the living room for an hour when it started raining.

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​Simple Future Tense

Structural Formula:

Sub. + will/shall + present form of the verb

​Exercises of Future Simple Tense

1) He ________ to school.

2) Sarah ________ to school.

3) She ________ to school at 9am tomorrow morning.

4) I ________ to bed early tonight because I’m tired after work.

5) My mother ________ me a chocolate cake for my birthday.

​Future Progressive Tense

Structural Formula:

Affirmative: Sub. + will/shall + be + present participle form of verb

​1) My sister ________ at home when we arrive tomorrow evening.​

2) I ________ for you because I have to go home.​

3) Gisele ________ well tonight because she has a test tomorrow morning.​

4) The alarm ________ .​

5) She ________ the bus because she is going to walk.

​Future Perfect Tense:

Structural Formula:

Affirmative: Sub. + (will/shall) + have + past participle form of the verb

Exercises of Future Perfect Tense:

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​1)  I ________ happy because I finished my work.

2) He ________ the contract.

3) We ________ very fast.

4) The ship ________.

5) My colleague and I ________ lunch tomorrow by 8’O clock.

​Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Structural Formula:

Sub. + will/shall+ have+ been + present participle form of the Verb

Past Perfect Continuous Tense Exercises

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​Future Perfect Continuous Tense

1) She ____________ for a walk tomorrow.

2) She _____________ in her room since 4 o’clock tomorrow.

3) They_____________ English before school starts.

4) The little girl _____________ a meal in her life.

5) He ______________ a rest for a long time until the end of the week.