Verb Tenses 4 worksheet for practicing verb forms in different tenses.

Let’s go step by step to fill in the missing verb forms.

We are working with four tenses:
- Simple Present (base form of the verb)
- Present Continuous (verb + -ing)
- Simple Past (past tense form)
- Present Perfect (has/have + past participle)

We’ll look at each row and figure out what’s missing based on the other forms given.

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Row 1: keep → keeping → kept → kept ✔ (already complete)

Row 2: ? → killing → ? → killed
→ “killing” is present continuous, so base verb = kill
→ simple past of “kill” = killed (given in perfect)
→ So: Simple Present = kill, Simple Past = killed

Row 3: knit → ? → knitted → ?
→ “knit” can be both present and past, but here past is “knitted”, so present continuous = knitting
→ present perfect = have/has knitted (same as past for this verb)
→ So: Present Continuous = knitting, Present Perfect = knitted

Row 4: ? → laughing → ? → laughed
→ “laughing” → base verb = laugh
→ simple past = laughed (same as perfect)
→ So: Simple Present = laugh, Simple Past = laughed

Row 5: lay → ? → laid → ?
→ “lay” is present, “laid” is past → present continuous = laying
→ present perfect = have/has laid
→ So: Present Continuous = laying, Present Perfect = laid

Row 6: ? → learning → ? → learnt/learned
→ “learning” → base = learn
→ simple past = learned or learnt (both OK)
→ So: Simple Present = learn, Simple Past = learned (or learnt)

Row 7: lie → ? → lied → ?
→ “lie” (to tell a falsehood) → present continuous = lying
→ past = lied, perfect = have/has lied
→ So: Present Continuous = lying, Present Perfect = lied

Row 8: ? → lighting → ? → lit/lighted
→ “lighting” → base = light
→ simple past = lit or lighted
→ So: Simple Present = light, Simple Past = lit (or lighted)

Row 9: like → ------- → liked → ?
→ “liked” is past and also past participle → present perfect = have/has liked
→ present continuous = liking (but it’s marked as “-------”, maybe because it’s rarely used? But grammatically correct)
→ We’ll put “liking” if needed, but since it’s dashed, we skip.
→ Present Perfect = liked

Row 10: ? → looking → ? → looked
→ “looking” → base = look
→ simple past = looked
→ So: Simple Present = look, Simple Past = looked

Row 11: lose → ? → lost → ?
→ present continuous = losing
→ present perfect = have/has lost
→ So: Present Continuous = losing, Present Perfect = lost

Row 12: ? → ------- → ? → loved
→ “loved” is past and past participle → base verb = love
→ simple past = loved
→ present continuous = loving (but dashed — maybe not required)
→ So: Simple Present = love, Simple Past = loved

Row 13: make → ? → made → ?
→ present continuous = making
→ present perfect = have/has made
→ So: Present Continuous = making, Present Perfect = made

Row 14: ? → marrying → ? → married
→ “marrying” → base = marry
→ simple past = married
→ So: Simple Present = marry, Simple Past = married

Row 15: mean → ------- → meant → ?
→ “meant” is past and past participle → present perfect = have/has meant
→ present continuous = meaning (dashed — maybe skipped)
→ So: Present Perfect = meant

Row 16: ? → meeting → ? → met
→ “meeting” → base = meet
→ simple past = met
→ So: Simple Present = meet, Simple Past = met

Row 17: melt → ? → melted → ?
→ present continuous = melting
→ present perfect = have/has melted
→ So: Present Continuous = melting, Present Perfect = melted

Row 18: ? → ------- → ? → missed
→ “missed” is past and past participle → base = miss
→ simple past = missed
→ present continuous = missing (dashed)
→ So: Simple Present = miss, Simple Past = missed

Row 19: move → ? → moved → ?
→ present continuous = moving
→ present perfect = have/has moved
→ So: Present Continuous = moving, Present Perfect = moved

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Now let’s compile all answers into the grid format:

Simple Present | Present Continuous | Simple Past | Present Perfect (has/have)
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keep | keeping | kept | kept
kill | killing | killed | killed
knit | knitting | knitted | knitted
laugh | laughing | laughed | laughed
lay | laying | laid | laid
learn | learning | learned | learnt/learned
lie | lying | lied | lied
light | lighting | lit | lit/lighted
like | ———— | liked | liked
look | looking | looked | looked
lose | losing | lost | lost
love | ———— | loved | loved
make | making | made | made
marry | marrying | married | married
mean | ———— | meant | meant
meet | meeting | met | met
melt | melting | melted | melted
miss | ———— | missed | missed
move | moving | moved | moved

Note: For rows where present continuous is shown as “-------”, we leave it blank as instructed. Also, some verbs have two acceptable past/past participle forms (like learn/learnt, light/lighted), so we include both where applicable.

Final Answer:
Here is the completed grid:

| Simple Present | Present Continuous | Simple Past | Present Perfect (has/have) |
|----------------|--------------------|------------------|----------------------------|
| keep | keeping | kept | kept |
| kill | killing | killed | killed |
| knit | knitting | knitted | knitted |
| laugh | laughing | laughed | laughed |
| lay | laying | laid | laid |
| learn | learning | learned | learnt/learned |
| lie | lying | lied | lied |
| light | lighting | lit | lit/lighted |
| like | ———— | liked | liked |
| look | looking | looked | looked |
| lose | losing | lost | lost |
| love | ———— | loved | loved |
| make | making | made | made |
| marry | marrying | married | married |
| mean | ———— | meant | meant |
| meet | meeting | met | met |
| melt | melting | melted | melted |
| miss | ———— | missed | missed |
| move | moving | moved | moved |