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Test Your Grammar Skills -

Troubling Tenses - Past Simple vs. Present Continuous 1


A. Complete each sentence using either yesterday or tomorrow:


1. I went to the cinema ____________________.

2. I'm playing golf ____________________.

3. We had an early lunch ____________________.

4. Her sister is going into hospital ____________________.

5. What time are you getting up ____________________?

6. I'm taking the car to the garage first thing ____________________.

7. My brother moved house ____________________.

8. Did you see that new music shop in town ____________________?

9. I met Lisa and Isabella for a coffee ____________________.

10. He's visiting his friend ____________________ afternoon.

11. There was a lot of noise outside ____________________.

12. We're going swimming ____________________ morning.

13. Are you coming round ____________________ evening?

14. He wasn't at work ____________________ afternoon because he went to hospital for an appointment.

15. John was in Birmingham all day ____________________ for a meeting.


B. Underline the main verb/s in each sentence (including compound verbs).


C. If the sentence contains an auxiliary verb (helping verb), circle it.