Exercises With Simple Tense
Exercises With Simple Tense
Exercise 1
Using the Verb "To be"
Write the correct form of the verb "To be" in present tense.
tense
4) He (be) is cool.
5) She (be) is pretty.
6) It (be) is fast.
A. am A. am
B. are B. are
C. is C. is
A. am A. am
B. are B. are
C. is C. is
A. am A. am
B. are B. are
C. is C. is
Note: The verb can be positive (+) or negative (-). Use not to form the negative.
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9) The library (be) is open until 10) The school (be) is small. It (be,
9:00 p.m. not) isn’t big.
11) The books (be) are new. 12) Tommy, Steven, and Teddy (be)
They (be, not) aren’t old. Are acting in the school play.
My name (be) is (1) John. I (be) am (2) fifteen years old. I live on a farm. It
(be) is (3) in the country. It is quiet in the country. It (be, not) is not (4) loud in the
country.
(be) is (5) still dark when I wake up. But I don’t mind. I like waking up that early. I
The first thing I do after I wake up is milk the cow. After I (be) am (6)
finished milking the cow, I bring the milk to my mom. I think she uses it to make
Next, I feed the pigs. One time, I asked my mom how come my little sister
doesn’t feed them. She said it is because my sister (be, not) are not (8) strong
enough. But I still don’t understand. She is almost as strong as me! I guess my
mom doesn’t want my sister to get hurt. After all, the pigs can (be) are (9) pretty
The last thing I do (be) is (11) feed the chickens. That (be) are (12) easy. I just
throw some food down on the ground and they run out and eat it. While the
chickens (be) are (13) eating, I go into their house to collect their eggs. Chicken
eggs (be)are 14) really good to eat. They (be) am 15) easy to cook too. That is
what I do in the mornings. I (be) is (16) pretty busy.
Name
Exercise 5 Date
Using the Verb "To be"
Write the correct form of "to be" in present tense.
together. One day they meet on the bus to school. They start
“Hey girl,” says Jen. “I am (3) doing fine. What is (4) going on? What are (5) you doing
today?”
“Oh,” says Tess, “I am not (6) doing anything special. I don’t have any
plans.”
“No. It is not (10) that either.” Tess looks nervous. Her eyes look sad. A tear
starts to fall down her cheek.
“Oh,” says Jen, wiping a tear from her own eye. “Now I know. You are (11)
moving away.”
Exercise 6
Using the Verb "To be"
Choose the correct form of "to be" in past tense.
tense
A. was
B. were
Practice writing sentences using the verb “to be” in past tense.
1)
2)
3)
Exercise 7
Using the Verb "To be"
Choose the correct form of "to be" in past tense.
tense
C. was C. was
D. were D. were
C. was C. was
D. were D. were
A. was A. was
B. were B. were
Exercise 8
Using the Verb "To be"
Choose the correct form of "to be" in past tense.
tense
1) The party (be) was fun last 2) They (be) were watching a
weekend. movie when Ernesto called.
They (be, not) weren’t watching
TV.
3) Jessie (be) was tired. So, he 4) When she was a little girl, Margo
went to sleep. (be) was very good at tennis.
She practiced every day.
7) The movie (be) was really 8) After playing outside, my dog (be)
boring. It (be, not) was not Was very dirty. She came into
entertaining. We stopped the house and ran into my room.
watching it before it was over. It (be) was such a mess!
9) I (be, not) was not eating a 10) The students (be, not) were not
sandwich when you called. I ready to take the test. They
(be) needed to study more.
Was eating a salad.
Practice writing sentences using the verb “to be” in past tense.
1)
2)
3)
Exercise 9
Using the Verb "To be"
Write the correct form of "to be" in past tense.
tense
1) Teddy (be) was driving home 2) Mack, Jenny, and Javier (be)
when I saw him. Were walking their dog when I
talked to them last Saturday.
5) At 7:00 we (be) were eating 6) When he was a kid, Ivan (be, not)
dinner and watching T.V. Was not very social. He did not
spend time with his friends. He
spent a lot of time alone. He
(be)
Was always reading a book or
listening to music in his room.
7) When I (be) was in the ninth 8) Lola (be) was a very nice girl.
grade, I (be)was five feet tall. She helped her parents, did her
homework, and even took care of
her little brother. It is a shame
she had to move away.
9) The cat (be) was faster than the 10) The weather (be) was hot.
mouse. So, the cat caught the We (be) were sweating. I
mouse. Unlucky mouse! asked my mom to roll the
window down.
Exercise 10
Using the Verb "To be"
Choose the correct form of "to be" in present tense or past tense.
1) The clouds moved away, and the sun shone through. The sky was full
of pretty colors. It (be) was beautiful.
5) Christopher, where (be) were you last night? I (be) was looking all over for
you.
9) I (be) am very tired. I (be) was tired yesterday too. I think I (be) am
getting sick.
10) I (be) was driving to the office this morning when I noticed that I was
getting low on gas. So, I stopped to get more. A kind man filled the tank
for me. He (be) was very nice.
Exercise 11
Using the Verb "To be"
Write the correct form of "to be" in present tense or past tense.
1) Sarah (be) was at the party last 2) Avery (be) is my best friend.
night. Li-Ning and Akmoud (be) She and I (be) are in the same
Were there too. English class. It meets from
10:00 to 10:50.
7) My family and I (to be) were 8) Lenny (be was at the football
swimming in the pool when it game last night. He (be)was
began to thunder. The lifeguard cheering for his favorite team. After
told us we had to get out. I (be) the game, he came back home and
upset, but I knew he was right. went to sleep. I think he (be) is still
sleeping now. Shhhh... don't wake him
up!
9) It rained all day yesterday. I (be) 10) Before, Yoko and Kobi (be)
Was sad because I could not Were enemies. Now they (be)
go outside. However, today it Are best friends.
(be)
Is sunny. And I
(be) am happy because I can go
outside!
Exercise 12
Using the Verb "To be"
Write the correct form of "to be" in present tense or past tense.
Jerry opened the door. The wind was (4) blowing and the trees were (5) shaking.
Leaves were (6) falling to the ground. He shivered a little and stood behind the
door.
“Jerry!” shouted Jerry’s mom. “You close that door and get your coat young man.”
“But what?” said Jerry’s mom. “I don’t understand why you don’t want to wear
your new coat.were (7) there something wrong with it?
Jerry’s face turned red. “No!” he said. “Nothing’s wrong with it!” Then he covered
his mouth with his hand.
“Well then…” said Jerry’s mom. “Why don’t you want to wear it?”
“Yeah. But don’t worry. It Is (8) okay. I gave it to Marvin. And he really
needs it.”
“Why?”
“Well, every time I see him, he looks cold. He is (9) always cold, actually. His
parents cannot afford to buy him a jacket.”
“Well, that was (10) a very nice thing for you to do, dear. But now what
are (11) you going to do without a jacket?”
“I don’t know. Maybe I’ll wear my old jacket for a little while.”