ESL grammar worksheet focusing on past, present, and future tenses with fill-in-the-blank and sentence transformation tasks.

Let's solve this English grammar worksheet step by step. The worksheet focuses on past, present, and future tenses, and includes three sections:

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I. Put the verbs into the right tenses

We need to choose the correct tense (past, present, or future) based on the context.

1. She ________ (come) to see me tomorrow.
→ "Tomorrow" indicates future.
✔ will come

2. My friends ________ (visit) me last night but I ________ (not be) at home.
→ "Last night" is past, so both verbs are past.
✔ visited / was not

3. Where is Diana? What ________ she ________ (do)?
→ Present situation: asking what she is doing now.
✔ is / doing

4. They ________ (travel) to France every summer.
→ "Every summer" = repeated action in present.
✔ travel

5. How ________ Mary usually ________ (go) to work?
→ Habitual action (usually), so present simple.
✔ does / go

6. Peter ________ (not watch) TV now. He ________ (study) in his room.
→ "Now" = present continuous.
✔ is not watching / is studying

7. _______ you ________ (find) my bag last night?
→ "Last night" = past.
✔ Did / find

8. Yes, I ________ (find) it in front of the house.
→ Past event.
✔ found

9. You ________ (buy) that house next year.
→ "Next year" = future.
✔ will buy

10. She always ________ (drink) a lot of tea.
→ Habitual action = present simple.
✔ drinks

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II. Make questions

We use question words (Where, When, What, etc.) and form questions from statements.

1. They were in the kitchen. Where ________?
→ Question about place → were they?
✔ were they?

2. She worked in the USA. Where ________?
→ Place → did she work?
✔ did she work?

3. He discovered Australia in the 18th century. When ________?
→ Time → did he discover Australia?
✔ did he discover Australia?

4. Chaplin got two Oscars. What ________?
→ Ask about the achievement → did Chaplin get?
✔ did Chaplin get?

5. They heard a scream. What ________?
→ Ask about the sound → did they hear?
✔ did they hear?

6. She goes for a walk every day. When ________?
→ Time of the action → does she go for a walk?
✔ does she go for a walk?

7. They love playing tennis. What ________?
→ Ask about hobby → do they love?
✔ do they love?

8. Ana is looking for her shoes now. What ________?
→ Action happening now → is Ana doing?
✔ is Ana doing?

9. They are practising the piano there. Where ________?
→ Location → are they practising the piano?
✔ are they practising the piano?

10. They will destroy the planet soon. What ________?
→ Future action → will they do?
✔ will they do?

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III. Make the negative form of the sentences

We add not or use didn't / won't / etc. depending on the tense.

1. They were in the kitchen.
→ Negative: They were not in the kitchen.
✔ They were not in the kitchen.

2. She worked in the USA.
→ Past simple → She did not work in the USA.
✔ She did not work in the USA.

3. He discovered Australia in the 18th century.
→ Past simple → He did not discover Australia in the 18th century.
✔ He did not discover Australia in the 18th century.

4. Chaplin got two Oscars.
→ Past simple → Chaplin did not get two Oscars.
✔ Chaplin did not get two Oscars.

5. They heard a scream.
→ Past simple → They did not hear a scream.
✔ They did not hear a scream.

6. She goes for a walk every day.
→ Present simple → She does not go for a walk every day.
✔ She does not go for a walk every day.

7. They love playing tennis.
→ Present simple → They do not love playing tennis.
✔ They do not love playing tennis.

8. Ana is looking for her shoes now.
→ Present continuous → Ana is not looking for her shoes now.
✔ Ana is not looking for her shoes now.

9. They are practising the piano there.
→ Present continuous → They are not practising the piano there.
✔ They are not practising the piano there.

10. They will destroy the planet soon.
→ Future → They will not destroy the planet soon.
✔ They will not destroy the planet soon.

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✔ Final Answer Summary

#### I. Verbs in correct tenses
1. will come
2. visited / was not
3. is / doing
4. travel
5. does / go
6. is not watching / is studying
7. Did / find
8. found
9. will buy
10. drinks

#### II. Questions
1. were they?
2. did she work?
3. did he discover Australia?
4. did Chaplin get?
5. did they hear?
6. does she go for a walk?
7. do they love?
8. is Ana doing?
9. are they practising the piano?
10. will they do?

#### III. Negative forms
1. They were not in the kitchen.
2. She did not work in the USA.
3. He did not discover Australia in the 18th century.
4. Chaplin did not get two Oscars.
5. They did not hear a scream.
6. She does not go for a walk every day.
7. They do not love playing tennis.
8. Ana is not looking for her shoes now.
9. They are not practising the piano there.
10. They will not destroy the planet soon.

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This worksheet helps students practice:
- Tense recognition (past, present, future)
- Forming questions
- Making negatives

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