grammar - verbs - present tense exercise answers 004

HOW MANY DID YOU GET RIGHT?

YESTERDAY I HAD [SIMPLE PAST] = TO HAVE

I GOT UP [SIMPLE PAST] = TO GET

I STEPPED [SIMPLE PAST] = TO STEP

IT BEGAN [SIMPLE PAST] TO RAIN = TO BEGIN [+ TO RAIN]

1 | P a g e

grammar - verbs - present tense exercise answers 004

I HAD [SIMPLE PAST] TO GO = TO HAVE [+ TO GO]

AND GET [PRESENT] = TO GET

THE LIFT WAS [SIMPLE PAST] = TO BE

I HAD [SIMPLE PAST] TO CLIMB = TO HAVE [+ TO CLIMB]

TO GET [PRESENT] TO = TO GET

WHEN I GOT [SIMPLE PAST] = TO GET

I WAS [SIMPLE PAST] SO = TO BE

I HAD [SIMPLE PAST] TO SIT = TO HAVE [+ TO SIT]

TO REST [BASE, STEM OR INFINITIVE] = TO REST

2 | P a g e

grammar - verbs - present tense exercise answers 004

IT HAD [SIMPLE PAST] STOPPED RAINING = TO HAVE [+ TO STOP + TO RAIN] = [PAST

PERFECT CONTINUOUS]

THE GROUND WAS [SIMPLE PAST] = TO BE

A BROWN DOG CAME [SIMPLE PAST] = TO COME

AND BEGGED [SIMPLE PAST] = TO BEG

TO EAT [BASE, STEM, INFINITIVE] = TO EAT

I TRIED [SIMPLE PAST] TO IGNORE = TO TRY [+ TO IGNORE]

HE SPLASHED [IMPLE PAST] = TO SPLASH

3 | P a g e

grammar - verbs - present tense exercise answers 004

THE BUS CAME [SIMPLE PAST] = TO COME

I WAS [SIMPLE PAST] ON MY WAY = TO BE

WHEN I GOT [SIMPLE PAST] TO = TO GET

I REALISED [SIMPLE PAST] = TO REALISE

4 | P a g e

grammar - verbs - present tense exercise answers 004

I HAD [SIMPLE PAST] FORGOTTEN [PAST PARTICIPLE] = TO HAVE [+ TO FORGET] = [PAST

PERFECT]

I COULDN’T [SIMPLE PAST] REMEMBER = CAN [+ TO REMEMBER]

TO BUY [BASE, STEM, INFINITIVE] = TO BUY

I GATHERED [SIMPLE PAST] = TO GATHER

AND CARRIED [SIMPLE PAST] = TO CARRY

THE CASHIER FINISHED [SIMPLE PAST] RINGING = TO FINISH [+ TO RING+ING] = [PAST

CONTINUOUS]

HE GAVE [SIMPLE PAST] = TO GIVE

AND STUFFED [SIMPLE PAST] = TO STUFF

5 | P a g e

grammar - verbs - present tense exercise answers 004

I WAS NOT [SIMPLE PAST] = TO BE

I LEFT [SIMPLE PAST] = TO LEAVE

I HAD [SIMPLE PAST] = TO HAVE

THE BUS DRIVER YELLED [SIMPLE PAST] = TO YELL

I TOOK [SIMPLE PAST] = TO TAKE

TO GET [BASE, STEM, INFINITIVE] ON = TO GET

COULDN’T [SIMPLE PAST] HE SEE = CAN [+ TO SEE]

6 | P a g e

grammar - verbs - present tense exercise answers 004

I HAD [SIMPLE PAST] = TO HAVE

THERE WERE [SIMPLE PAST] = TO BE

COULD HAVE OFFERED [SIMPLE PAST] = TO OFFER

TO SIT [BASE, STEM, INFINITIVE] = TO SIT

EVERYONE WAS [SIMPLE PAST] = TO BE

THEY PRETENDED [SIMPLE PAST] = TO PRETEND

7 | P a g e

grammar - verbs - present tense exercise answers 004

I JUST STOOD [SIMPLE PAST] = TO STAND

LEANED [SIMPLE PAST] = TO LEAN

PUT [SIMPLE PAST] = TO PUT

SIGHED [SIMPLE PAST] = TO SIGH

©SCG Language Tutorials 2014 www.scglanguagetutorials.com

8 | P a g e