Name Period
Simple
Present Tense Verbs
Fill in the blank with the correct verb.
Mary
and I
(work) in the same office, but we're completely different. She
(like) coffee, but I
(like) tea. She
(wash) her car every weekend, but I never
(clean)
mine. She (smile) all the time at work,
but I (feel) miserable. I (complain)
about the boss all the time, but Mary (think)
the boss is a nice person. When I (finish)
work, I like to chill with my friends, but Mary (study)
at night school. The boss (think) Mary is
perfect, but she (drive) me nuts!
Negatives
in the Simple Present Tense
Change each sentence into a negative
I like green eggs and ham.
The skateboard champion comes from Denton.
Some dogs carry serious diseases.
This book costs a lot of money.
Lewisville has the best middle school in the county.
Forming the Simple Past Tense (Regular
Verbs)
Type the correct form of each verb.
My grandfather had a very exciting life. When he was young, he (live) on a farm in Sanger. His parents (raise) cows, and he (look) after all the farm animals. When he was eighteen, he went to Texas Tech University, where he (study) Business. He (earn) good grades only because he (study) a great deal. He also (play) the trumpet in a jazz band. When the war started, he (try) to join the Army, but he (end) up in the Navy. In the Pacific, a Japanese torpedo (rip) a hole in the side of his ship, and the ship sank. Only a few men (escape). They (float) on a piece of the ship until a US submarine picked them up. Then he met my grandmother in Hawaii while he recovered, and they (marry) after only three weeks. He says now that he (want) to marry her very quickly in case he (die) in the war.
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