PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS OR PAST SIMPLE?

1 How ______you ______(LEARN) to dance so well?

2 My father, who ______now ______(WORK) in the United States,

______(WRITE) us a letter last week.

3 Robert was almost dead when we ______(FIND) him.

4 We hurried to the airport, but we ______(MISS) the plane.

5 It ______(RAIN) a lot during February here in Brazil.

6 Fred ______(MOVE) out of town at the end of next month.

7 The woman who ______(SIT) over there is my grandmother.

8 ______you ______(COME) here last Monday?

9 Richard ______(DIE) three days after he ______(ARRIVE) in Boston.

10 What sound ______a giraffe ______(MAKE)?

11 They say that the Vikings ______(DISCOVER) America before Columbus.

12 What ______(NOT KILL) you makes you stronger.

13 We hurried, so we ______(NOT MISS) the last bus.

14 Roger ______(NOT WATCH) TV now. He's sleeping.

15 Lucas was surprised when Mary ______(CATCH) a fish.

16 Tom makes a lot of mistakes when he ______(SPEAK) French.

17 Tom ______(LOSE) his parents when he was three years old.

18 Each week, Mrs. Tanaka ______(SAVE) a little money for a rainy day.

19 My grandfather on my mother's side ______(CELEBRATE) his 60th birthday

today.

20 I only ______(WEIGH) 55 kilograms when I was in high school.

21 I ______(LOOK FOR) the police station. Can you help me?

22 I tried to call you last night, but you ______(NOT ANSWER) answer.

23 Tom ______(BUY) that car for three thousand dollars three months ago.

24 She always ______(LOOK) happy, but she is not happy at all.

25Bill ______(WRITE) the song that Mary ______(SING) last night at

the pub.

26 I'm reading the book you ______(GIVE) me last week.

27 Why ______you ______(WEAR) a raincoat? It's not raining, is it?

28 ______you ______(PREFER) Belgian or German beer?

29 Oscar was the only one who ______(NOT SAY) anything.

30 John ______(TEACH) Mary everything he knew about fishing.

Sentences from

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1 How DID you LEARN to dance so well?

2 My father, who IS now WORKING in the United States, WROTE us a letter last week.

3 Robert was almost dead when we FOUND him.

4 We hurried to the airport, but we MISSED the plane.

5 It RAINS a lot during February here in Brazil.

6 Fred IS MOVING out of town at the end of next month.

7 The woman who IS SITTING over there is my grandmother.

8 DID you COME here last Monday?

9 Richard DIED three days after he ARRIVED in Boston.

10 What sound DOES a giraffe MAKE?

11 They say that the Vikings DISCOVERED America before Columbus.

12 What DOESN’T KILL you makes you stronger.

13 We hurried, so we DIDN’T MISS the last bus.

14 Roger ISN’T WATCHING TV now. He's sleeping.

15 Lucas was surprised when Mary CAUGHT a fish.

16 Tom makes a lot of mistakes when he SPEAKS French.

17 Tom LOST his parents when he was three years old.

18 Each week, Mrs. Tanaka SAVES a little money for a rainy day.

19 My grandfather on my mother's side IS CELEBRATING (CELEBRATED) his 60th birthday today.

20 I only WEIGHED 55 kilograms when I was in high school.

21 I’M LOOKING FOR the police station. Can you help me?

22 I tried to call you last night, but you DIDN’T ANSWER answer.

23 Tom BOUGHT that car for three thousand dollars three months ago.

24 She always LOOKS happy, but she is not happy at all.

25Bill WROTE the song that Mary SANG last night at the pub.

26 I'm reading the book you GAVE me last week.

27 Why ARE you WEARING a raincoat? It's not raining, is it?

28 DO you PREFER Belgian or German beer?

29 Oscar was the only one who DIDN’T SAY anything.

30 John TAUGHT Mary everything he knew about fishing.