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Past Simple/Present Simple/Present Continuous




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MULTIPLE CHOICE - FOUR TENSES 1
Level: elementary
Age: 10-14
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PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-14
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THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
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FOUR TENSES REVIEW -PRESENT SIMPLE- PRESENT CONTINUOUS-PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS (B&W VERSION+ KEY INCLUDED)
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
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Past simple - Past continuous
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-17
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Mixed Tenses Revision (B&W + KEY included)
Level: elementary
Age: 12-17
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1. Complete with the Past Simple:

a) My father �(play) football when he was a child.
b) I �(go) to England last year.
c) You �(have) some troubles in the past.
d) The students �(think) carefully before answering.
e) We �(not/live) here when we were young.
f) She �(buy) new jeans.
g) They �(sell) everything they had because they �(not/have) money.
h) Kelly �(fall) when she was walking outside.
i) �(you/study) for the exam?
j) My friends �(try) hard to find my house.
k) �(she/go) to the movies yesterday?
l) Pete �(not/listen) to a word you �(say), but I �(hear) everything.
2. Complete with Present Simple / Present Continuous / Past Simple.
a) Mary �(go) to the cinema, when she �(meet) Stacy.
b) He always �(plan) everything, but now he �(face) something unexpected.
c) The teachers �(tell) us the results of the tests, but usually they �(not/say) a word about it.
d) I never �(know) your friends, but at least today you �(introduce) me to some of them.
e) We often �(eat) at this restaurant, but yesterday we �(decide) not to go there and we �at home.
f) �(you/come) here every week? I �(see) you here last week.
g) Yesterday, I �(be) at the station and I �(lose) my keys. I always �(leave) things�everywhere.
h) Sarah �(study) right now. Yesterday she �(do) it.
i) �(Mike/wait) for us outside now? No, he �(shop) at the moment. He always �(leave) us waiting.