The document provides examples of sentences using the present simple, present continuous, and past simple tenses in English. It contains 20 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the correct verb form. The key provides the answers with the appropriate tense: present simple for habits, present continuous for ongoing actions, and past simple for completed actions in the past.
The document provides examples of sentences using the present simple, present continuous, and past simple tenses in English. It contains 20 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the correct verb form. The key provides the answers with the appropriate tense: present simple for habits, present continuous for ongoing actions, and past simple for completed actions in the past.
The document provides examples of sentences using the present simple, present continuous, and past simple tenses in English. It contains 20 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the correct verb form. The key provides the answers with the appropriate tense: present simple for habits, present continuous for ongoing actions, and past simple for completed actions in the past.
The document provides examples of sentences using the present simple, present continuous, and past simple tenses in English. It contains 20 sentences with blanks to be filled in with the correct verb form. The key provides the answers with the appropriate tense: present simple for habits, present continuous for ongoing actions, and past simple for completed actions in the past.
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PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS or PAST SIMPLE?
1. Can I talk to you? – No, you can´t. I ______________________ (have) a bath.
2. She ______________________ (listen) to music every morning. 3. We ______________________ (not/like) metal music, we ______________________ (prefer) rock. 4. When he ______________________ (see) the accident yesterday, he ______________________ (help) the driver. 5. What ______________________ (you/do)? – I ______________________ (look) for my glasses. 6. They ______________________ (bring/always) presents when they ______________________ (visit) us. 7. When we ______________________ (be) younger, we ______________________ (think) Prague was in France. 8. He ______________________(not/win) the award in 2006. 9. That´s typical! He ______________________ (want) to win every time he ______________________ (participate) in a competition. 10. Why ______________________ (you/bring) that toy to school last week? – Because I ______________________ (want) to show it to my schoolmates. 11. Be quiet, please. My children ______________________ (try) to sleep. 12. They ______________________(not/go) to school at weekends. 13. Why ______________________(you/believe) him? He ______________________(tell/never) the truth. He ______________________(lie/always). 14. She ______________________ (decide) to visit London last month. She ______________________ (meet) interesting people, ______________________ (see) wonderful sights, and ______________________ (enjoy) herself a lot. 15. Where ______________________ (she/be)? I ______________________ (wait) for her. 16. ______________________ (they/know) that water ______________________ (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius? 17. My parents ______________________ (build) the house in 1985. 18. He ______________________ (not/marry) her because she ______________________ (break) up with him last year. 19. Look at her! She ______________________ (sit) in the park over there. Isn´t she wonderful? 20. ______________________ (he/like) the book he _____________________ (borrow) yesterday? KEY
1. Can I talk to you? – No, you can´t. I am having a bath.
2. She listens to music every morning. 3. We don´t like metal music, we prefer rock. 4. When he saw the accident yesterday, he helped the driver. 5. What are you doing? – I am looking for my glasses. 6. They always bring presents when they visit us. 7. When we were younger, we thought Prague was in France. 8. He didn´t win the award in 2006. 9. That´s typical! He wants to win every time he participates in a competition. 10. Why did you bring that toy to school last week? – Because I wanted to show it to my schoolmates. 11. Be quiet, please. My children are trying to sleep. 12. They don´t go to school at weekends. 13. Why do you believe him? He never tells the truth. He always lies. 14. She decided to visit London last month. She met interesting people, saw wonderful sights, and enjoyed herself a lot. 15. Where is she? I am waiting for her. 16. Do they know that water boils at 100 degrees Celsius? 17. My parents built the house in 1985. 18. He didn´t marry her because she broke up with him last year. 19. Look at her! She is sitting in the park over there. Isn´t she wonderful? 20. Did he like the book he borrowed yesterday?
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