Academia Hebrea de PanamáEnglish Department

Verb tenses

8th GradeTeacher: Melisa Marquez Coordinator: Michelle Dixon

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Make sure you answer every item the best you can. Write with pen (blue or black) and do not use liquid paper or scratch out. Be honest.

Simple Present Simple Past Present Progressive Simple Future

Going to eat / will eat

Live

Cared

Talking

Going to write / will write

Bought

Send Sending

Going to run / will run

Left

Study

Walking

Spoke Going to speak / will speak

Feeling

Did

I. Complete the chart - write the simple present, simple past, present progressive or future tense if its missing (40pts):

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II. Read each sentence and write the correct form of the verb in parentheses. (10pts)

1. Every morning, my mom _____________ (drink) her coffee with milk and sugar.

2. I ____________ (go) to Chicago last year.

3. My dad always ________________ (eat) in an Italian restaurant.

4. My nephew ____________ (draw) a beautiful family portrait in school last week.

5. My sister is ___________________ (not watch) the soccer game next weekend.

6. I ___________________ (visit) my friend in New York next year.

7. Yesterday we _______________(be) in Coronado.

8. Michael usually __________________ (wear) jeans.

9. Amanda and Emily ____________________ (be, negative) very good friends.

10. Nick and Joe ________________ (sing) really good.

III. Study the following picture and write what is happening right now. Make predictions about what is going to happen next. (5pts)

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IV. Choose one of the following topics to compose a paragraph. Write at least ten sentences with a subject and a verb and make the verbs are in the correct tense. Remember the capitalization and punctuation rules. Create a title for your paragraph. (15 pts)

Choose a member of your family or a friend. Write about this person and what she or he likes to do frequently.

Describe a vacation you took. Where did you go? What did you do? Who went with you? Did you like this vacation?

Describe how your life is now. Include your studies, extracurricular activities and free time. Write about something that you plan to do during your next vacations. Include the people who are going to

be with you, where you are going to be, why you are going to do this and what you expect to happen.

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