Answer

Homework : Simple Present Tense (Page 5)

Practice 1 Practice 2
1. go 1. does not like
2. have 2. does not live
3. does 3. are not
4. is 4. do not do
5. come 5. does not cook
6. love 6. does not have
7. prepares 7. do not study
8. swims 8. do not forget
9. studies, draws 9. does not wear, does not like
10. are 10. are not

Practice 3
1. Do…go
2. Does…read?
3. Does…come?
4. do…like ?
5. Does…study? studies

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Homework : Present Progressive (Continuous) Tense (Page 7)

1. The seamstress is still making (still, make) uniforms for the orphans.
2. J & J Company Sdn. Bhd. is recruiting (recruit) workers for its new branch in Melaka.
3. My staffs are having (have) lunch with our client in the meeting room right now.
4. What is Abu doing (do), Din? He is washing (wash) my clothes.
5. The school is training (train) its student to use a new English software.
6. At the moment, the students are painting (paints) the guard post.
7. Faiz is watching (watch) his favourite Korean soap opera.
8. They are currently showing (currently, show) French films at the cinemas nearby.
9. The child is not responding (not, respond) to the teacher’ question.
10. Are the kids still visiting (still, visit) their grandparents in Ulu Kapit?
11. I am making (make) a pot of hot coco. Would you like some?
12. It is not snowing (not, snow) now. We can go outside and build snowman.
13. My head is throbbing (throb). I need to take a nap.
14. Currently, the plumber is mending (mend) the broken sink.
15. Mariam cannot answer your call right now because she is talking (talk) to the general manager.

Exercise 2

Fill in the blanks with the correct Present Progressive (Continuous) Tense using the hints in the
brackets.

1. The kids are going to ask so many questions about me. (to ask)
2. Natrah is not going to work. (not/to go)
3. I am not going to open the cookie jar. (not/to open)
4. Harith is not going to tell jokes. (not/to tell)
5. My mother is not going to cry now. (to cry)
6. We are not going to visit the zoo. (not/to visit)
7. Manogaran is not going to answer the Whatsapp message. (not/to answer)
8. Siew Heng and Jogeswaran are going to eat hamburgers. (to eat)
9. My boyfriend is going to wait at the airport. (to wait)
10. The dog is not going to climb over the pillow. (not/to climb)

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Answer : (Page 10)

Fill in the blanks with the correct Simple Past Tense using the hints in the brackets

1. Umairah did not go (not, go) to work yesterday because she was (be) ill.
2. Chen’s granduncle died (die) in 1989 in a road accident.
3. The police arrested (arrest) seven people for the murder five days ago.
4. Did Ahmad call (call) me last night?
5. Jievitha lived (live) in Alor Star for nine years but now she lives in Kuala Lumpur.
6. Did Madihah water (water) the flowers yesterday?
7. A wasp stung (sting) Kim when he was cycling home from the park.
8. Fathin forgot (forget) to drink a glass of water last night.
9. Priya celebrated (celebrate) her birthday with her friends at a fast food restaurant.
10. I was not (be not) at the office last Wednesday.

Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks with the correct Simple Past Tense using the hints in the brackets.

1. It was (be) hot last week.

2. Zakaria was (be) tired.
3. The staffs were (be) late for the event.
4. I was (be) exhausted yesterday.
5. I worked (work) in a school for five years.
6. Where did you live (you/live) when you were little?
7. He did not study (not/study) German at university.
8. She travelled (travel) through Asia last year.
9. Did they visit (they/visit) the Twin Tower in Kuala Lumpur?
10. They did not watch (not/watch) netflix yesterday.
11. We did not buy (buy) a new house last month.
12. Where did Mazlan teach (Mazlan/teach) before he came here?
13. Did Liew read (Liew/read) ‘The Lord of The Ring” at school?
14. I did not love (love) cheese cake when I was a young.

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Answer (Page 12)

Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks with the correct Simple Past Tense or Past Progressive (Continuous) Tense.

1. What were you doing (you / do) when mom called (call) you last Tuesday?

2. I was sitting (sit) in the living room when mom called (call).

3. When you arrived (arrive) at the wedding, who was (be) there?

4. Siti was watching (watch) a drama when she heard (hear) the whispers.
5. Yesterday I went (go) to the mall, next I had (have) a drink at Coffee café, later I met (meet)
Chandran for the meeting.

6. We were playing (play) bowling when John hurt (hurt) his wrist.

7. What were they doing (they / do) at 11pm last night? It was (be) really lively.

8. He was taking his bath (take) his bath when his phone rang (ring).

9. He was (be) in the bathtub when the TV suddenly turned (turn) on.

10. When I walked (walk) into the hall, everyone was chatting (chat).
11. It was (be) a day last December. The sun was shining (shine), the birds were chirping (chirp).
I was walking (walk) along the park when I met (meet) an old enemy.

12. He was living (live) in France when the Revolution began (begin).

13. When her bus got (get) to the bus stop, we were waiting (wait) on the platform.

14. He was being (be) so irritating! He always leave (always / leave) his stuffs everywhere.

15. During summer break, we were visiting (visit) my uncle in Perlis, saw (see) the Penang bridge,
and spent (spend) a few days at Port Dickson.

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 Answer (Present Perfect Tense) – Page 14

Exercise 1

Choose the correct option.

1. I (have / has) already finished my homework.

2. My son (have / has) just started his study in the university.
3. The family (have / has) gone to the seaside.
4. Dad (haven’t / hasn’t) watered the plants.
5. (Have / Has) Sam ever been to the USA?
6. Our English teachers ( have / has) never taken any leave.
7. Ann, Frank and Jim ( have / has) bought a new house.
8. (Have / Has) you taken the dog for a walk?
9. The weather (have / has) been terrible since yesterday.
10. My little sister (have / has) just stopped crying.

Exercise 2

Complete the sentences with since or for.

1. My grandparents have lived here since 1962.

2. My grandparents have lived here for 50 years.
3. We have stayed at our friends’ house for a long time.
4. Kate has been away for two weeks.
5. We have been friends since we were children.
6. Joe and Tina have lived in England for 10 years.
7. My brother has worked hard since the beginning of February.
8. I haven’t seen Eric since yesterday.
9. Our friends haven’t visited us since Christmas.

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Exercise 3 (Page 15)
Write Present Perfect sentences.

1. Ernie / break / his leg / four times

Ernie has broken his leg four times

2. I / never / fly a kite

I have never flown a kite.

3. your brother / ever / eat / snails?

Have your brother ever eaten a snails?

4. our friends / not play / volleyball / this month

Our friends have not played volleyball this month.

5. he / borrow / your pen?

Has he borrowed your pen?

6. my father / never / read / romantic books

My father has never read romantic books

7. I / not see / Julia / this morning

I have not seen Julia this morning

8. Mrs Salwick / ever / write a book?

Has Mrs Salwick ever written a book?

9. my family / lived / in this town / for 6 years

My family has lived in this town for 6 years.

Exercise 4
Write Present Perfect questions.

1. your father / pay the bill?

Have your father paid the bill?

2. Peter / lose his keys?

Has Peter lost his keys?

3. Susan / come back?

Has Susan come back?

4. you / hear about Mary?

Have you heard about Mary?

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Answer - Present Perfect Progressive (Continuous) Tense

Exercise 1 (Page 17)

Fill in the blanks with Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive (Continuous).

1. Have we arrived (we / arrive) already?

2. Amin has run (run) 2000 metres today.

3. I have been cleaning (clean) all day – I’m fed up!

4. How long have you known (you / know) Rajeswaran?

5. I have not been eating (eat) more vegetable lately, and I feel better.

6. Sorry about the mess! I have been cooking (cook).

7. How many times have you written (you / write) this essay?

8. Xin Ling has eaten (eat) three pieces of cake today!

9. Kassim has cooked (cook) lunch. Let’s go and eat!

10. The pupils have finished (finish) their exams. They’re very tired.

11. The boy’s face is really dirty! What has he been doing (he / do)?

12. Yoona is exhausted these days. She has been working (work) too hard recently.

13. Choo has never been (never / be) abroad.

14. I have been waiting (wait) here for two hours already!

15. Have you finished (you / finish) your assignment yet?

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Answer : Past Perfect Tense

Exercise (Page 18)

Fill in the blanks with the correct Past Perfect Tense using the hints in the brackets.

1. When I arrived at Pizza Hut, Janet had already taken a glass of water. (already/to order)

2. He noticed that Pooja had not painted the new wall. (not/to paint)

3. Before Mashitah clear up the table, she had not have a talk with her mother. (to have)

4. He asked me if I had not learned the new words. (to learn)

5. There were no chicken nuggets left when I came back. The dog had not eaten them all.
(to eat)

6. It had not rained for two weeks, so the field was hot and dry. (not/to rain)

7. Zack did not wait for my sister because I had not read his text message. (to read)

8. Harun had never played before yesterday evening. (never/to be)

9. He told me that Mikail had not cleaned his room. (not/to clean)

10. Emma had not fed his fish before she left her office? (Emma/to feed)

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Answer ( Future Time)

Exercise 1 (Page 20)

Build the correct Future Time sentences using the hints in the brackets.

1. (I / leave by two)

I will leave by two

2. (you / finish the essay by the deadline?)

Are you going to finish the essay by the deadline?

3. (when / we / cook the turkey?)

When will we cook the turkey?

4. (she / finish her test by then, so we can go out for party)

She is going to finish her test by the, so we can go out for party.

5. (I / read the book before the next lesson)

I will read the book before the next lesson.

6. (she / not / finish studying by eight)

She will not finish studying by eight.

7. (when / you / complete the house?

When are you going to complete the house?

8. (they / arrive by tea time)

They are going to arrive by tea time

9. (we / be in Malaysia for four years next week)

We will be in Malaysia for four years next week

10. (she / get home by dinnertime?)

She will get home by dinner time?

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Exercise 2 (Page 20)

Build the correct Future Time sentences using the hints in the brackets.

At two o’clock tomorrow…

1. I am going to work (work) in my workshop.

2. You are going to lie (lie) on the bed.

3. He is going to wait (wait) for the plane.

4. She is going to shop (shop) in Paris.

5. It is not going to rain (not/rain).

When she arrives…

6. Anna and Theniswari will not bake (not/bake) the pie.

7. He will not play (not/play) the piano.

8. I will not study (not/study) for the final exam.

9. The baby will not cry (not/cry).

10. David will not use (not/use) the computer or the internet.

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