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Target 4: Verbs and the Tenses

Task 1

A. Completed tables of irregular verbs: 1 point

PRESENT TENSE PAST TENSE PRESENT TENSE PAST TENSE
It lies down. It lay down. I catch the ball. I caught the ball.

She sits here. She sat here. The baby sleeps. The baby slept.

We run home. We ran home. The bell rings. The bell rang.

I pay the bill. I paid the bill. I write poetry. T wrote poetry.

It takes time. It took time. I cut the rope. I cut the rope.

You swim fast. You swam fast. He speaks Urdu. He spoke Urdu.

Alia meets me. Alia met me. Sue leaves home. She left home.

B. Rewrite the sentences, putting all the verbs in the past tense and then in the
future tense.

1. PRESENT TENSE: Mr Chan mends computers and sells software.
PAST TENSE: Mr Chan mended computers and sold software.

FUTURE TENSE: Mr Chan will mend computers and will sell software.
(Also acceptable: Mr Chan will mend computers and sell software.)

2. PRESENT TENSE: Lee says that he wants to be in our team.

PAST TENSE: Lee said that he wanted to be in our team.
FUTURE TENSE: Lee will say that he will want to be in our team.

3. PRESENT TENSE: The work is hard and I am tired.
PAST TENSE: The work was hard and I was tired.

FUTURE TENSE: The work will be hard and I will be tired.

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