BASIC VERB FORMS WORKSHEET 1 - Omnifoo.info

English Name: _______________ Chinese Name: _______________ Class: _______________
BASIC VERB FORMS WORKSHEET 1: PRESENT and FUTURE TENSE
PART 1: Fill in the blank with the correct, present or future form of the verb in parentheses ( ). Examples:
She is (be) here now. She will be (be) here tomorrow. Total: ____/50
1. We all _______________ (go) together. 2. She _______________ (go) to school in China. 3,4. We
_______________ (be) all _______________ (play) basketball. 5. My friend _______________ (like) to
eat beef. 6. I _______________ (finish) my homework later. 7,8,9. We _______________ (be)
_______________ (go) to be late if we _______________ (not do) hurry up! 10. He _______________
(not like) western food. 11, 12. My sister _______________ (want) to _______________ (go) back home
now. 13. The store _______________ (open) at noon. 14. Every day the post office _______________
(close) at 5PM. 15, 16, 17. My friend _______________ (have) two bikes, but I _______________ (not do)
_______________ (have) one. 18. I _______________ (be) usually done with class at 4:30, but tomorrow I
_______________ (not be) done until 6 o’clock. 19, 20, 21. The music _______________ (sound) good,
but it _______________ (sound) even better when we _______________ (get) a new CD player. 22. Tigers
_______________ (be) in danger of dying out. 23, 24. We must always _______________ (bring) our
notebooks to class or the teacher _______________ (be) angry. 25. The Spring Festival _______________
(come) once every year. 27, 28. Computers _______________ (be) very useful now and _______________
(be) even more important in the future. 29, 30. It _______________ (make) me cry when my mother
_______________ (get) sick. 31, 32. English _______________ (be) a very useful language because more
people _______________ (use) it than any other. 33. Right now I’m _______________ (do) homework.
34, 35, 36. My friends and I _______________ (be) _______________ (think) about _______________
(get) jobs. 37, 38. Next week we _______________ (be) _______________ (study) grammar. 39, 40.
Every day our class _______________ (begin) when the teacher _______________ (say), “Good morning!”
41. She _______________ (speak) English very well. 42, 43. Sometimes my friend _______________ (do)
my homework for me, and it always _______________ (make) the teacher angry. 44, 45. When she
_______________ (finish) making the cake, I think you _______________ (like) it. 46. Neither of us
_______________ (be) fond of this place. 47. Please _______________ (not do) get mad at me. 48. My
sister _______________ (have) a date tonight. 49. My brother _______________ (go) home next weekend.
50. This homework _______________ (have) to be done by our next class!
PART 2: Make two sentences using the present tense, using the words below. Examples: STUDENT, BOOK,
STUDY… The student always studies by reading books. DOG, CAT, HATE… Cats usually hate dogs, but
mine loves them.
1. LIKE, SPORT, FAVORITE
2. GRANDPARENTS, EAT, USUALLY
PART 3: Make two sentences using the future tense, using the words below. Examples: DISH, EAT, HOT…
For lunch I am going to make some hot dishes for us to eat. HOME, SCHOOL, LATE… I told my mother that
I will be late coming home from school tomorrow.
1. SEMESTER, COURSE, NEXT
2. SIZE, INCREASE, CHINA

English Name: _______________ Chinese Name: _______________ Class: _______________
BASIC VERB FORMS WORKSHEET 2: PAST TENSE AND MORE PRACTICE
PART 1: Fill in the blank with the correct, past form of the verb in parentheses ( ). Examples: Yesterday was
(be) Tuesday. She went (go) to the store and bought (buy) some food. Total: ____/30
1, 2. You _______________ (go) home for lunch, _______________ (not do) you? 3. In our last class we
_______________ (study) some new words. 4, 5. She _______________ (eat) too much, so her stomach
_______________ (hurt). 6, 7. They _______________ (get) sick yesterday and _______________ (not be)
able to come to the party. 8. I _______________ (see) my grandparents last weekend. 9, 10. I
_______________ (write) a letter and _______________ (put) it in an envelope. 11, 12, 13. I
_______________ (hear) that you _______________ (be) coming, so I _______________ (give) you a call. 14,
15. The ball _______________ (hit) the girl, and she _______________ (cry). 16. He _______________
(drink) a glass of water. 17, 18, 19. We _______________ (have) never _______________ (travel) outside the
city before, so it _______________ (be) a good trip. 20, 21. I _______________ (not do) understand what you
just _______________ (say). 22. The sad boy _______________ (run) away from home. 23, 24. They
_______________ (find) the books where they _______________ (leave) them. 25. All that homework
_______________ (make) her ill. 26, 27, 28, 29. The student _______________ (wear) her best clothes to
class that day, and her boyfriend _______________ (write) her a note that _______________ (say) she
_______________ (look) pretty. 30. After a long day at school, the students _______________ (sleep) very
well.
PART 2: Make two sentences using the past tense, using the words below. Examples: SAD, DIE,
CHAIRMAN… Everyone in China was very sad when Chairman Mao died. BECOME, WEAR, CLOTHES…
After it became winter again, we all had to wear warmer clothes.
1. VACATION, DURING, TRAVEL
2. YOUNG, ENJOY, PLAY
PART 3: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parentheses ( ). It may be in the past, present, or
future form, according to the meaning of the sentence! Examples: She is (be) here now. She will be (be)
here tomorrow. She was (be) here yesterday.
Total: ____/35
1. The 2008 Olympics _______________ (be) in Beijing. 2, 3, 4. I _______________ (be) very angry when I
_______________ (find) out what she _______________ (do) with my money. 5, 6, 7. It _______________
(seem) like every day this year it _______________ (have) _______________ (rain). 8, 9, 10. It
_______________ (feel) really bad when she _______________ (fall) down and _______________ (break) a
bone. 11. Next week she _______________ (go) home. 12, 13, 14. Although she _______________ (know)
the answer, she _______________ (not do) _______________ (say) it. 15, 16. That girl always
_______________ (want) to win, but this time she _______________ (lose). 17, 18. The store usually
_______________ (sell) apples, but it _______________ (sell) the last one yesterday. 19. After I eat lunch
today, I _______________ (watch) a movie. 20, 21, 22. We _______________ (think) we _______________
(understand) the teacher, but her speech yesterday _______________ (leave) us confused. 23, 24, 25. Speaking
English always _______________ (give) her a headache, so she only _______________ (speak) when the
teacher _______________ (tell) her. 26. I _______________ (be) glad that the weekend will come soon. 27. It
_______________ (be) too bad that you lost your job. 28. We were all happy when class _______________
(be) over. 29. When we finished our homework, it _______________ (be) already 11o’clock. 30, 31. In the
future, you _______________ (not should) _______________ (sleep) in class. 32. In the future, we
_______________ (be) doctors and nurses. 33, 34. Two years ago, English _______________ (be) very hard,
but now it _______________ (not be) so difficult. 35. I’m so happy my homework is _______________
(finish)!