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Past and Present Simple and Progressive

The document discusses the present and past tenses in English. It provides examples of sentences using the simple present, present progressive, simple past and past progressive tenses. It focuses on regular and irregular verbs in the past tense. Exercises are included where students complete sentences by choosing the correct verb tense.

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Past and Present Simple and Progressive

The document discusses the present and past tenses in English. It provides examples of sentences using the simple present, present progressive, simple past and past progressive tenses. It focuses on regular and irregular verbs in the past tense. Exercises are included where students complete sentences by choosing the correct verb tense.

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Present and

Past;
Simple
& Progressive
Let's talk
Work in small groups. Each member of the group should contribute one
sentence for each topic. Share some of your sentences with the class.
1. Tell your group one daily habit you have.
2. Look around the room. Make a sentence about one
activity that is happening right now.
3. In one sentence, state a general truth about the world.
Complete the sentences. Use the simple present or the present progressive of the verbs
in parentheses.
1. Kristin is in the shower. She (wash) ___________ her hair.
2. Kristin (wash) ________ her hair every other day or so.
3. Tony usually (sit) _____________ in the front row during class.
4. Today he (sit) _____________ in the last row.
5. Lars (work) ____________ the night shift on weekends.
6. He's not home now. He (work) ____________ a double shift.
7. After six days of rain, I'm glad that the sun (shine) ___________.
8. Every morning, the sun (shine) ____________ in my bedroom window and (wake)
_____________ me up.
9. Babies (grow) ___________ very quickly. Newborn babies are very different from three-month
olds.
10. Your baby (grow) ___________ so fast. She isn't a newborn anymore!
11. Please be quiet. I (try) ______________ to concentrate on my math homework.
12. Each day, our math teacher (try) __________ to explain the material clearly, but I am very
confused.
Complete the sentences. Use the simple present or the present progressive of the verbs
in parentheses.
1. Look! It (begin) ____________ to rain. Unfortunately, I (have, not**)
____________ an umbrella with me. I (own, not) ____________ an umbrella.
Spiro is lucky. He (wear) _________ a raincoat. I (wear) ____________ a
waterproof hat on rainy days.
2. Martha is in science class. The chemistry experiment she (do) ____________ is
dangerous, so right now she (be) ____________ very careful. She (want, not)
____________ to spill any of the chemicals. She (be, always) ____________
careful when she does a chemistry experiment.
3. Right now I (look) ____________ at Nicole. She (look) ____________ angry.
What's the matter? She (have) ____________ a frown on her face. She certainly
(have, not) ____________ any fun right now.
4. A: How (you, like) ____________ the soup? (it, need) ____________ more
garlic?
B: No, it (taste) ____________ delicious. It (remind) ____________ me of my
mom's soup.
Simple Past
Simple Past
Regular/Irregular verbs
Regular/
Irregular
verbs
Regular/
Irregular
verbs
Regular/Irregular verbs
Complete the sentences with the correct simple past form of the verb.
An Online Order
1. Andre (order) ____________ printer ink online last Monday.
2. The next morning he (realize) ____________ he (need) ____________
colored ink too.
3. He (try) ____________ to call the company to add more, but no one (answer)
____________, and there (be) ____________ no voicemail.
4. Andre (worry) ____________ that the website (be) ____________ fake.
5. He (email) ____________ the company and (explain) ____________ his
situation.
6. The manager (respond) ____________ a few hours later and (fix)
____________ the order quickly.
7. Andre (relax) ____________ when he (receive) ____________ a
confirmation email from the company.
Past Continuous/Proggresive
Past Continuous/Proggresive
Structure
Let’s check your understanding

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