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Present Indefinite Tense: Identification: Helping Verb: Form of Verb

This document provides examples of sentences in the present indefinite tense, present continuous tense, and present perfect tense in English. It gives model sentences demonstrating how to form positive, negative, and interrogative sentences in each tense. There are multiple sets of 10 sentences for students to practice transforming between tense, aspect, and polarity. The document is a reference for English language learners to practice and understand sentence structure in different tenses.

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Present Indefinite Tense: Identification: Helping Verb: Form of Verb

This document provides examples of sentences in the present indefinite tense, present continuous tense, and present perfect tense in English. It gives model sentences demonstrating how to form positive, negative, and interrogative sentences in each tense. There are multiple sets of 10 sentences for students to practice transforming between tense, aspect, and polarity. The document is a reference for English language learners to practice and understand sentence structure in different tenses.

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Present Indefinite Tense

Identification: Helping Verb: Form of Verb


Form positive sentences in Simple Present.
1. the dog / bark

2. you / a box / carry

3. we / a mountain / climb

4. they / postcards / collect

5. Mary / in a musical / dance

6. you / to the radio / listen

7. she / her bike / push

8. you / in the garden / work

9. we / in the park / wait

10. he / a computer / have

Form negative sentences in Simple Present.

1. he / the question / answer

2. she / a bag / carry

3. we / a mountain / climb

4. I / sad / look

5. it / a lot / rain

6. we / with a family / stay

7. the teacher / our English / test

8. Fiona / her grandma / visit

9. I / American / be

10. Betty / her best / do

Form questions in Simple Present.


1. they / us / call

2. I / sad / look

3. I / cats / like

4. we / in the park / wait

5. I / American / be

6. you / Australian / be

7. he / a computer / have

8. Betty / her best / do

9. I / bread / buy

10. she / on a chair / sit

Form positive sentences in Simple Present.


1. she / me / ask

2. Jenny / the door / lock

3. you / in the garden / work

4. he / to school / go

5. Ruth / the pencil / drop

6. they / their calculators / use

7. I / him / know

8. we / at the gym / meet

9. she / in London / teach

10. he / a blue shirt / wear

Form negative sentences in Simple Present.


1. Jenny / the door / lock

2. I / cats / like

3. she / home / walk

4. she / Irish / be

5. my computer / crash

6. I / rainy weather / hate

7. I / him / know

8. he / cash / pay

9. he / a blue shirt / wear

10. they / at the corner / stand

Form questions in Simple Present.


1. you / cards / play

2. Fiona / her grandma / visit

3. you / your bag / pack

4. I / early / get up

5. you / English / speak

6. Benjamin / the rules / break

7. you / the sentence / understand

8. Jamie / all the races / win

9. I / postcards / send

10. Boris / English / learn

Form positive sentences in Simple Present.


1. I / cats / like

2. it / a lot / rain

3. he / a computer / have

4. Jeff and Linda / home / cycle

5. we / on the lake / sail

6. Cindy / a book / take

7. Benjamin / the rules / break

8. the train / the station / leave

9. his mother / dinner / cook

10. you / your English / practice

Form negative sentences in Simple Present.


1. she / home / walk

2. he / a computer / have

3. she / in a play / act

4. the teacher / our homework / check

5. my friends / me / help

6. it / too much / weigh

7. you / early / wake up

8. Benjamin / the rules / break

9. they / at the corner / stand

10. you / me / love

Form questions in Simple Present.


1. I / a car / want

2. I / bread / buy

3. I / in ghosts / believe

4. We / our clothes / change

5. I / rainy weather / hate

6. we / the game / lose

7. Ben / the fire / light

8. Boris / English / learn

9. they / a room / share

the boss / the contract / sign Form positive sentences in Simple Present.
1. John / stamps / collect

2. you / the house / see

3. my computer / crash

4. we / the leader / follow

5. she / down the stairs / rush

6. we / the game / lose

7. he / her hand / touch

8. you / your English / practise

9. Louis / the ball / throw

10. he / his father / embarrass

Form negative sentences in Simple Present.

1. we / the door / open

2. they / their mum / thank

3. You / always / flowers / bring

4. we / in a forum / chat

5. she / the chapter / copy

6. that / me / depress

7. we / a new territory / explore

8. she / the word / pronounce

9. they / the girl / rescue

10. they / the new student / welcome

Form questions in Simple Present.


1. she / me / ask

2. she / on a chair / sit

3. We / our clothes / change

4. I / more money / need

5. I / early / get up

6. we / tea / drink

7. Vanessa / the ball / catch

8. that / me / depress

9. the clouds / disappear

10. he / the problem / discuss

Present Continous Tense


Identification: Helping Verb: Form of Verb:
Every day Julie _______________ (take) the bus to go to her office. At the moment you _______________ (do) an English exercise. Tom and Julie _______________ (learn) English this year. The Bank __________________ (open) at 9.30 every morning from Monday to Friday. Our cousins ___________________ (come) to see us next Sunday. Tom ______________ (read) the newspaper every morning on the train. Julie usually __________________ (clean) the house on Saturdays. At the moment she _________________ (write) a letter to a client. Julie _________________ (speak) three languages : English, French and Spanish. Today is Sunday. Tom and Julie _________________ (relax) in their garden.

1) The teacher 2) 3) They 4) you

the door. (not/to close) the washing-up? (to do) the printers. (to check) your grandmother at birds? (to look)

5) We 6) 7) She 8)

the checkpoint. (not/to pass) they to help? (to try) to the centre of the town. (not/to walk) the policemen into the bank? (to run) a cup of coffee. (to make)

9) Look! Steve's mother 10) You

the words correctly. (not/to link)

) The children

questions. (not/to ask)

2) Nick

to the gym. (not/to go)

3) I

the door. (not/to open)

4) He

jokes. (not/to tell)

5) The baby

now. (not/to cry)

6) We

a farm. (not/to visit)

7) They

the phone. (not/to answer)

8) Gerry, Joe and Boris

hamburgers. (not/to eat)

9) My teacher

at the bus stop. (not/to wait)

10) The rabbit

over the fence. (not/to climb)

) Anne and Ron

in a helicopter. (not/to fly)

2) Olivia

her eyes. (not/to close)

3) They

through the park. (not/to jog)

4) The girls

fun at Tom's party. (not/to have)

5) He

in the sea. (not/to swim)

6) I

to the cinema. (not/to run)

7) We

a bird house. (not/to make)

8) Look! Christine

. (not/to smile)

9) She

the books to the library. (not/to take)

10) You

in front of the computer. (not/to sit)

Continous+Indefinite
Today (be) the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am ; I just hope I am able to complete the me and my toes (bleed) , but I

exhausted and my legs (shake) trek. My feet (kill, really) (want, still) to continue.

Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything (be) so different, and I (try) to adapt to the new way of life here. I

(learn)

a little bit of the language to make communication easier; foreign languages quickly. Although I much yet, I believe that I (improve, gradually)

unfortunately, I (learn, not) (understand, not) .

I (travel, currently) England. He (be)

with Liam, a student from Leeds University in a nice guy, but impatient. He (walk, always) that I am too slow. I (do)

ahead of me and (complain)

my best to keep up with him, but he is younger and stronger than I am. Maybe, I am just feeling sorry for myself because I am getting old.

Right now, Liam (sit)

with the owner of the inn. They (discuss) the

the differences between life in England and life in Nepal. I (know, not) real name of the owner, but everybody (call, just) English very well and he (try) Nepali. Every time Tam (say)

him Tam. Tam (speak) to teach Liam some words in

a new word, Liam (try)

to repeat

it. Unfortunately, Liam (seem, also) to have difficulty learning foreign languages. I just hope we don't get lost and have to ask for directions.

Present Perfect Tense


Identification: Helping Verb:

Form of Verb:

Mix Sentences:
1. Tom (go)__________ to the cinema yesterday. John is playing a game of tennis. He (play)______________ for 2 hours. 3 I (book)__________ the tickets two weeks ago for the concert in Vienna. 4. The teacher (speak)____________ English since the beginning of this lesson. 5. In your life, how many countries (you-visit) _______________? 6. The Bank (open)__________ a branch in new shopping centre last month. 7. The bus is late and Julie is cold. She (wait)__________ for 10 minutes. 8. Caroline (work)__________ here between 2003 and 2006. 9. Before boarding, John (buy)_______ a book to read during the flight. 10. So far today, I (learn) ____________ several new words in English. 2.

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