English: Notes & Exercises (Set A: Tenses)

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A. Simple Continuous Tense

Study the table below. Read it aloud.

I Am

You
(verb + -ing)

They Are Singing

Walking
We
Writing

He Talking

She Is

It

Examples:-

i. I am singing in the shower. iii. We are writing an essay.

ii. He is talking with his friend. iv. They are walking to school.

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 B. Simple Present Tense

Study the table below. Read it aloud.

I Eat Verb + No ‘s’

You

They Eat Verb + No ‘s’

We

He

She Eats Verb + ‘s’

It

Examples:-

i. They go to school by bus. (‘Go’ is the verb and they is a plural noun.
Therefore, there’s no addition of ‘s’ after the verb.)

ii. She walks to school alone every morning. (‘Walk’ is the verb and she is a
singular noun. Therefore, there’s an addition of ‘s’ after the verb.)

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Study the table below. Read it aloud.

I Have Do

You

They Have Do

We

He

She Has Does

It

Examples:-

Sentence
I have a pencil and a ruler. I do have an eraser too.
They have a new phone.
She has a little brother. He has a little brother too.

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 C. Simple Past Tense

Study the table below. Read it aloud.

I Was

You
(verb + -ing)

They Were Singing

Walking
We
Writing

He Talking

She Was

It

Examples:-

iii. I was singing in the shower. iii. We were writing an essay.

iv. He was talking with his friend. iv. They were walking to school.

Tips!!

 All singular nouns (He, She, It, etc) has ‘s’ in the verb.
Example: He walks to school. ‘s’ represents ‘singular/single’.
 All explanation about tenses will be explained by your tutor.

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 GRAMMAR EXERCISES
Part A: Simple Present Tense

Marks:

Instruction: Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

1. I ……………………………. spaghetti every morning. (eat)

2. He ……………………………. to the supermarket every Monday. (walk)

3. Khaliq ……………………………. mineral water. (drink)

4. They ……………………………. to Singapore by bus. (go)

5. Anisah and Alyaa ……………………………. some letters to their friends. (write)

6. Dato’ Seri Vida ……………………………. a song for his fans. (sing)

7. My mother ……………………… my little brother for breaking the vase. (scold)

8. Syazwan ……………………………. hands with Amir. (shake)

9. We ……………………………. the game against the other class. (win)

10. My cat ……………………………. when I stroke her. (purr)

Instruction: Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

1. The plane …………………………….. at 6.30. (arrive)

2. I will phone you when he …………………………. back. (come)

3. Unless we …………………………………. now we can’t be there on time. (start)

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4. The sun ………………………………… in the east. (rise)

5. The next term ……………………………… on Monday. (begin)

6. She ………………………………… an engineer. (be)

7. They ……………………………. our relatives. (be)

8. When does the train ………………………………? (depart)

9. Let’s wait till he ……………………………….. his work. (finish)

10. Please ring me up as soon as he ……………………………………. (arrive)

Instruction: Circle the correct answer. (Simple Present Tense)

1. What ……………………………. snakes eat?

a) do b) does c) have

2. I ………………………………. TV every day.

a) watch b) watches c) watched

3. My sister ………………………………. for a publishing company.

a) work b) works c) is working

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4. The earth …………………………………. around the sun.

a) revolve b) revolves c) is revolving

5. All children …………………………………… chocolates.

a) like b) likes c) are liking

6. I …………………………………… the charge.

a) deny b) denies c) am denying

7. I ………………………………….. this fragrance very much.

a) like b) likes c) am liking

8. I …………………………….. my new job tomorrow.

a) start b) starts c) am starting

9. I will kill anybody who …………………………………. my possessions.

a) touch b) touches c) will touch

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10. His train …………………………………. at 11.50.

a) arrive b) arrives c) is arriving

GRAMMAR EXERCISES
Part B: Simple Past Tense

Marks:

Instruction: Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

1. I ……………………………………. him yesterday. (see)

2. I …………………………………. his letter yesterday. (receive)

3. She ………………………………….. school last year. (leave)

4. Last night I ……………………………………….. sleep well. (do)

5. He ………………………………………. asleep while he was driving. (fall)

6. I …………………………………… a new bicycle last week. (buy)

7. We …………………………………….. our breakfast half an hour ago. (finish)

8. When I was in the US, I ………………. Chicago, Boston and California. (visit)

9. I ……………………………………….. an old classmate of mine at the library. (see)

10. She ………………………………………… that she would not go. (say)

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Instruction: Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

1. I …………………… a strange dream last night. (have)

2. The people …………………….. at the bull thief. (yell)

3. The young man …………………. his own life to save the life of his friend. (risk)

4. I myself …………………… this. (see)

5. He …………………. gently to the child. (speak)

6. The children …………………. their best. (try)

7. The two men ………………….. ready to leave on their pilgrimage. (be)

8. He ………………… at the entrance hesitantly. (stand)

9. Their families ……………….. them to prepare for the journey. (help)

10. Kabir ………………… the value of devotion and humility. (teach)

Instruction: Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

1. It was warm, so I ………………… off my coat. (take)

2. The film was very good. I ………………… it very much. (enjoy)

3. She …………………me while I was doing my work. (disturb)

4. I was very tired, so I ………………… to bed early. (go)

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5. The bed was very comfortable. I ………………… very well. (sleep)

6. Sue was hungry, so she ………………… anything. (eat)

7. We went to Kate's house but she ………………… at home. (be)

8. It was a funny situation but nobody ………………… (laugh)

9. The window was open and a bird ………………… into the room. (fly)

10. The hotel wasn't very expensive. It ………………… very much. (cost)

GRAMMAR EXERCISES
Part C: Mixed Tenses

Marks:

Instruction: Read the questions below. Identify the tenses and answer them.

1. She ………………… at Sekolah Kebangsaan Sri Melati. (study)

2. My brother ………………… for tuition classes last night. (go)

3. The men ………………… around the neighbourhood every evening. (jog)

4. He ………………… home early yesterday. (come)

5. The boys ………………… their rackets during the practice two days ago. (bring)

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6. My mother ………………… chicken soup this morning. (cook)

7. Jihan and Johan ………………… late to school yesterday. (be)

8. A group of birds ………………… in the sky. (fly)

9. The principal ………………… sick again last month. (fall)

10. Spiderman ………………… one of the strongest superheroes. (be)

Last Saturday, Roslina and her parents went to the Bukit Jalil Stadium to watch a (11)
……………. They (12) …………… there by train. When they reached the stadium, (13)
…………… saw hundreds of fans gathering around the stage to watch their favourite
singer’s performance.

The concert started (14) …………… eight o’clock. Everyone in the stadium
clapped and danced with the music. The audience clapped (15) …………… hands and
cheered when the concert ended. They were very happy.

11. A football match B concert C play

12. A went B go C gone

13. A we B I C they

14. A at B in C between

15. A they B their C he

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Hank (16) …………… a cowboy. He (17) …………… on a farm. He (18) …………… a
horse named Ginger. Hank loves Ginger. He (19) …………… Ginger every day.
Sometimes they (20) …………… slowly, and sometimes they run fast. They always (21)
…………… a good time.

Ginger (22) …………… Hank's horse. She (23) …………… light brown. Her tail
and mane (24) …………… dark brown. She is three years old. She (25) …………… in the
stable by the house.

16. A are B am C is

17. A lived B is living C lives

18. A had B has C have

19. A rides B rode C ride

20. A walk B walked C walks

21. A had B have C has

22. A is B am C are

23. A is B are C am

24. A am B is C are

25. A am B are C is

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 One autumn evening, Charles and Beth went to the theater. They (26) ……………. a
play. The play started at 7:00. Charles and Beth (27) ……………. the theater. After the
play, Charles and Beth walked together in the park. They (28) ……………. beside the
lake. The moon was bright. They talked about their future.

When Charles and Beth (29) ……………. home, their children were not asleep.
They waited for Charles and Beth to return. They (30) ……………. excited to hear about
the theater!
11. A football match B concert C play

26. A attend B attends C attended

27. A enjoy B enjoys C enjoyed

28. A walk B walks C walked

29. A went B go C goes

30. A are B was C were

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