Mastering English Tenses and Grammar
Present Perfect Tense
Use the words given to make sentences. Use the Present Perfect:
- I / buy / a new car: I have bought a new car.
- My father / start / a new job: My father has started a new job.
- I / give up / smoking: I have given up smoking.
- Charles and Sarah / go / to Brazil: Charles and Sarah have gone to Brazil.
- Suzanne / have / a baby: Suzanne has had a baby.
For vs. Since
Put in for or since:
- It’s been raining since lunchtime.
- Tom’s father has been doing the same job for 20 years.
- Have you been learning English for a long time?
- Sarah has lived in London since 1985.
- Since Christmas, the weather has been quite good.
- Please hurry up! We’ve been waiting for an hour.
- Kevin has been looking for a job since he left school.
- The house is very dirty. We haven’t cleaned it for ages.
- I haven’t had a good meal since last Tuesday.
Sentence Rewriting with Different Tenses
Rewrite the following sentence using: Simple Present, Present Continuous, Simple Past, Simple Future, and Present Perfect.
Mary and Lucy / play / tennis.
- a. Simple Present: Mary and Lucy play tennis.
- b. Present Continuous: Mary and Lucy are playing tennis.
- c. Simple Past: Mary and Lucy played tennis.
- d. Simple Future: Mary and Lucy will play tennis.
- e. Present Perfect: Mary and Lucy have played tennis.
Sentence Rewriting with Different Tenses
Rewrite the following sentence using: Simple Present, Present Continuous, Simple Past, Simple Future, and Present Perfect.
She / cook / pizza.
- a. Simple Present: She cooks pizza.
- b. Present Continuous: She is cooking pizza.
- c. Simple Past: She cooked pizza.
- d. Simple Future: She will cook pizza.
- e. Present Perfect: She has cooked pizza.
Sentence Rewriting with Different Tenses
Rewrite the following sentence using: Simple Present, Present Continuous, Simple Past, Simple Future, and Present Perfect.
We / watch TV / all night.
- a. Simple Present: We watch TV all night.
- b. Present Continuous: We are watching TV all night.
- c. Simple Past: We watched TV all night.
- d. Simple Future: We will watch TV all night.
- e. Present Perfect: We have watched TV all night.
Singular Nouns
Write these nouns in the singular.
- Dictionaries: Dictionary
- Matches: Match
- Parties: Party
- Dresses: Dress
- Countries: Country
- Children: Child
- Cities: City
- Brushes: Brush
Identifying Incorrect Sentences
Write an X next to the incorrect sentences.
- Jennifer and Susan works in a kindergarten. X Work
- Tom brush his teeth after lunch and dinner. X Brushes
- Mr. Briggs drinks a cup of hot cocoa every morning.
- Camila study Painting in the School of Fine Arts. X Studies
- Dr. Brown and his wife rent a house on the beach in the summer.
Comparatives and Superlatives
Complete the sentences. Use a superlative or a comparative.
- Lake Ontario is deeper than Lake Superior (deep).
- Pablo is the fastest runner in the class (fast).
- Athens is older than Rome (old).
- Ronald is the best-looking man in the office (good-looking).
- Oslo is colder than Madrid (cold).
- Dr. Smith is the most efficient doctor in the clinic (efficient).
Using Would and Wouldn’t
Write sentences using Would or Wouldn’t.
- I / like to have / a big car. I would like to have a big car.
- Mary / like / to sing in front of many people. Mary would like to sing in front of many people.
- He / not / like to be / a pop star. He wouldn’t like to be a pop star.
Choosing the Correct Verb
Delete the incorrect verb.
- It is a hot today.
- Mary was in Philadelphia yesterday.
- You were in London last year.
- We are in Mendoza right now.
Writing Dates
Type the correct number next to the date.
- 1937 – 1894 – 1606 – 1990 – 1999 – 1907 – 1666 – 1873 – 1915 – 1950 – 1849
- Nineteen fifty – 1950
- Nineteen ninety – 1990
- Sixteen sixty-six – 1666
- Seventeen eighty-three – There is no 1783 in the list
- Eighteen forty-nine – 1849
Sentence Writing
- Write one sentence in Present Perfect: She has studied in Madrid.
- Write one sentence using the comparative: Japan is bigger than Monaco.
- Write one sentence using the superlative: The Pacific Ocean is the biggest ocean in the world.