G.E.

SUPPLEMENTARY EXERCISES
TENSE REVISION
A. Present Simple Tense
The Present Simple Tense is used to show:
1. A habitual action
E. g. He wakes up at seven o’clock every morning.
2. A general truth
E. g. The moon goes round the earth.
We usually use the Present Simple Tense when a sentence has the following words:

every day, every night, always, often, usually, sometimes

EXERCISE 1
Fill in each blank with the best form of the given verb.
1. Sue often _____________ to church on Sunday. (go)
2. Mary ______________ her teeth twice a day. (brush)
3. It _____________ a windy day. (be)
4. Susan always ___________ her trousers at night. (wash)
5. He usually _____________ up at half past seven. (get)
6. She _____________ her hair every day. (comb)
7. They ___________ in Lok Fu. (live)
8. Tommy ____________ his homework every afternoon.
9. We __________ in summer. (swim)
10. You ______________ a boy. (be)

B. Past Simple Tense

The Past Simple Tense is used to show a past action.
E. g. Yesterday I bought a new dress.
We usually use the Past Simple tense when a sentence has the following words:

yesterday, last week, last month, once, ago, this morning, three days before

EXERCISE 2
Fill in each blank with the suitable form of the given verb.

1. He _____________ (live) in Kwun Tong last year.

2. We ____________ (have) a concert yesterday.
3. I ___________ (write) two letters to my good friends last week.
4. She ____________ (play) volley ball this morning.
5. It _____________ (run) along the river two hours ago.
6. I ____________ (make) a cake last night.
7. Daddy ____________ (eat) three bowls of rice yesterday.
8. We ______________ (go) shopping last Sunday.
9. Once upon a time, I ____________ (see) a dinosaur in the lake.
10. John _____________ (sing) a song last year.
G.E. SUPPLEMENTARY EXERCISES
TENSE REVISION
C. Future Simple Tense
The Future Simple Tense is used to show a future action.
E. g. I shall go to Macau tomorrow.
F.g. She will swim in the pool next month.

We usually use the Future Simple Tense when a sentence has the following words:

tomorrow, soon, next week (month, year…), in an hour, later, two days later

EXERCISE 3
1. I go to school every day. I ________________ to the market tomorrow.
2. He write a letter today. He __________________ a letter to his mother two days later.
3. We sing a song every day. We ________________ a song in the concert soon.
4. He watches television today. He _______________ a film next Monday.
5. She eats an apple today. She _________________ an orange later.
6. He draws a picture every month. He __________________ a cartoon next week.
7. Ann comes here every day. Ann ________________ to school next year.
8. They help me every day. They ________________ Ann in an hour.
9. Tom reads a story today. Tom ___________________ a comic soon.
10. The children live in Hong Kong. The children ________________ in Kowloon next month.

EXERCISE 4
Fill in each blank with the best form of the verbs (use Present Simple or Past Simple Tense)
1. Mary ______________ her finger yesterday. (cut)
2. The school ______________ in September. (start)
3. Peter _____________ a prize last week. (win)
4. Who ____________ the window? (break)
5. The monkey always ____________ up the tree. (climb)
6. The dog ____________ me yesterday. (bite)
7. I _____________ a bath every day. (take)
8. I usually ______________ my hands before taking my meals. (wash)
9. David often _______________ very well. (draw)
10. Kwok Wah _______________ asleep when he was in the bus. (fall)
11. Poor John ____________ his leg last week. (break)
12. The mouse always _____________ things. (bite)
13. Jimmy ______________ after he had sad goodbye to his friends. (leave)
14. I ______________ the key to Mrs. Lee last month. (lend)
15. A car _____________ petrol to move. (need)

EXERCISE 5
Proof Reading—There is a mistake in each sentence. Put a ‘x’ on the mistake and write the correct answer
on the blank. E.g. Peter study English every day. studies

1. John go to church every week. _________________

2. The children play football yesterday. _________________
3. The books will fall on the floor last week. _________________