Tense Exercises — Simple Present Past And Future

Instructions: Read the story and fill in the blanks with the appropriate simple present, past, or future tense.

Last summer, I _____ (1. decide) to learn how to cook. Every Sunday, my grandmother _____ (2. teach) me a new recipe. She _____ (3. be) a professional chef for 30 years. Yesterday, I _____ (4. try) to make her famous lasagna. It _____ (5. not / taste) as good as hers, but I _____ (6. not / give) up. Next weekend, I _____ (7. practice) again. I hope I _____ (8. improve) soon.

Identify the tense required based on the time marker and fill in the blanks. simple present past and future tense exercises

Instructions: Write one original sentence for each prompt.

Negative: Subject + will not (won’t) + base verb

Question: Will + subject + base verb?

Note: While "going to" is common for plans, these exercises focus on will for predictions, promises, and spontaneous actions. Instructions: Read the story and fill in the

Before jumping into the exercises, let’s clarify the role of each tense:

Simple Past: Used for completed actions at a specific time in the past.

Simple Future: Used for promises, predictions, or spontaneous decisions (usually with will) or plans (with going to).

The challenge for learners is often the verb conjugation (adding -s/-es in present, using irregular past forms, and adding will for future). The only way to master these is through deliberate, repetitive practice. Last summer, I _____ (1

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Instructions: Change the verb in parentheses to the simple past tense.

Instructions: Create a question for the given statement.

Statement: They visited Paris in 2018.

Statement: She will finish the report.

Statement: The cat sleeps on the bed.

Statement: We bought a new house last month.