Simple Present and Past Tenses worksheet with grammar exercises for students.

Here are the correct verb forms for each sentence. I have worked through them step by step, separating the Present Tense section from the Past Tense section.

Left Column: Simple Present Tense

*These sentences describe habits, facts, or daily routines. We usually add an -s or -es to the verb if the subject is singular (he, she, it, a name).*

1. helps (The teacher helps...)
2. am going (I am going... - *Note: While "visit" fits the space, "am going to visit" is the standard phrase for future plans, but given the strict "Present Tense" instruction and the hint (visit), the simple present visit is also grammatically acceptable for a scheduled future event. However, visit is the safest direct answer.*) -> visit
3. serves (Mom serves...)
4. live (They live... - *Plural subject 'They' takes the base form*)
5. want (Anna and Alexandra want... - *Plural subject 'They' takes the base form*)
6. play (Jeppe and Victor play... - *Plural subject 'They' takes the base form*)
7. studies (Mathilde studies... - *Ends in 'y', change to 'ies'*)
8. loves (Cathrine loves...)
9. likes (Mikkel likes...)
10. acts (You always act... - *Wait, "You" takes the base form. "You act".*) -> act
11. enjoy (Sophie and Pelin enjoy... - *Plural subject 'They' takes the base form*)
12. do (Omar and Jonas do not like... - *Plural subject 'They' uses 'do'*)
13. plays (Mathias always plays...)
14. enter (We enter... - *Plural subject 'We' takes the base form*)
15. is (Laurits is nice... - *Singular subject 'He' uses 'is'*) / close (and [he] close the door... - *Wait, "Laurits closes" is correct for simple present. The sentence structure implies a sequence: "Laurits is nice and closes the door".*) -> is / closes
16. live (I live... - *First person 'I' takes the base form*)
17. helps (Katrine helps Toby... - *Singular subject 'She'*)

Right Column: Simple Past Tense

*These sentences describe finished actions in the past. We usually add -ed for regular verbs. The worksheet specifies "regular verbs", so we ignore irregular forms like "ate" or "went".*

1. washed (Yesterday Isabella washed...)
2. called (Nobody called me...)
3. played (The boys played...)
4. locked (Father locked the door...)
5. listened (They listened to music...)
6. talked (You talked too much...)
7. painted (They painted their old house...)
8. scored (He scored the goal...)
9. closed (The shop closed at 8.30 pm...)
10. opened (The post office opened a little late...)
11. forgot (Wait, "forget" is irregular. The prompt says "regular verbs", but the hint is (forget). The past tense of forget is forgot. If strictly following "regular" rules, it would be "forgetted" which is wrong. I will provide the correct English past tense forgot). *Correction: Looking closely at the prompt, it says "regular verbs" in parentheses, but sentence 11 uses "forgot". This is likely a mistake in the worksheet design, but the correct answer is forgot.*
12. snowed (It snowed three hours...)
13. sailed (They sailed in their boat...)
14. walked (He walked into the room...)
15. answered (Mikkel answered the question...)
16. shopped (Oliver and Toby shopped at the mall... - *Double the 'p' before adding 'ed'*)
17. listened (We listened to the birds...)
18. nodded (He nodded his head... - *Double the 'd'*)
19. washed (Dad washed the car...)

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Final Answer:
Left Column (Present Tense)
1. helps
2. visit
3. serves
4. live
5. want
6. play
7. studies
8. loves
9. likes
10. act
11. enjoy
12. do
13. plays
14. enter
15. is / closes
16. live
17. helps

Right Column (Past Tense)
1. washed
2. called
3. played
4. locked
5. listened
6. talked
7. painted
8. scored
9. closed
10. opened
11. forgot
12. snowed
13. sailed
14. walked
15. answered
16. shopped
17. listened
18. nodded
19. washed