Verb Tense Exercises For Middle School Students

Verb Tense Exercises 3

The verb tense exercises provided are meticulously designed to offer comprehensive practice for middle school students. By engaging in these exercises, students will have ample opportunities to hone their skills in selecting the correct verb forms within various contexts. With a focus on precision and proficiency, these exercises aim to enhance students' grammatical accuracy and language proficiency.

Verb Tense Exercises 3a

Last Saturday, my mother, my best friend, and I (1) ………. (go) to the city in order to celebrate my birthday. First, we went to the big department store so that we could (2) …………. (buy) some new clothes for my party that evening. Then, we went to the Natural History Museum to (3) …………. (see) the dinosaur exhibition. It was great. I bought some post cards to show my friends what they (4) ……. (miss).

After that we went for a stroll along the river. I brought some breadcrumbs with me so that I could feed the ducks and the swans. My friend (5) ………. (bring) her camera so that she could take lots of photos of our day out. Then mum took us to a famous Thai restaurant so that we could try a green curry for the first time. It (6) ………. (be) delicious, but a bit hot.

In the afternoon we went to the cinema in order to (7) ………… (see) the latest animated film. We all really enjoyed it. After the film we had to walk for ages so as to find an Italian ice cream shop my mother (8) …………. (hear) about from her friends. It was worth the walk – the ice cream was wonderful. After (9) ………… (eat) the ice cream, we went to a big toyshop so as to buy my baby brother a present so that he would not feel forgotten. He was too young to come to the city with us. By then, it (10) …………(get) late, so we took a taxi to the station so as not to miss the train home.

Something unexpected (11) …………….. (happen) on the train. A fellow passenger yelled all of a sudden that his wallet (12) …………. (miss). Chaos ensued. A passenger who seemed to be a policeman took charge and (13) ………… (announce) that he was going to search everyone’s bags. Everyone agreed to this plan. A thorough search (14) ………………. (carry out) at the end of which the policeman announced that the wallet could not be found anywhere. We agreed that a police complaint should (15) …………… (file) as soon as possible. By that time it was time for us to get off the train.

Answer Scheme

• went
• buy
• see
• had missed
• had brought
• was
• see
• had heard
• eating
• was getting
• happened
• was missing
• announced
• was carried out
• be filed

Verb Tense Exercises 3b

My holiday trip to Greece (1) ……………. (be) one of the most memorable events in my life. I decided to fly there because that would be much quicker than going overland. On the morning I left London it was raining, but when I stepped off the plane in Greece it was a beautiful day. The sun (2) ………. (shine) and a cool wind was blowing from the sea. I (3) ……. quite ……….. (thrill) to be in a country that had been the home of such luminaries as Aristotle and Plato!

I (4) ……….. (take) a taxi to my hotel. As I (5) …………. (sign) the register, someone tapped me on the shoulder. I turned around. It was a friend whom I (6) ………… (see) for ten years. He (7) …………… (stay) in the same hotel. We were both overjoyed. I told myself that my stay in Greece (8) ………not …….. (go) to be lonely one.

That evening we went for a walk. The air (9) ……… (be) cool, with a southern breeze blowing. The town was still very busy. Pedestrians (10) ……….. (stroll) along on the footpath on both sides of the road. Vehicles passed by slowly enough to make us think that they were not in a hurry to (11) ……….. (reach) anywhere. Street traders (12) …………. (sell) souvenirs and the foreign tourists were trying to bring down the price with the aid of a Greek phrase book. The foreigners (13) ………… (drive) a hard bargain, but the traders seemed to be a tough bunch. We listened to their chatter for a while, and then (14) ………… (return) to the hotel. It (15) …….. (be) time for dinner.

Answer Scheme

• was
• was shining
• was thrilled
• took
• was signing
• had not seen
• was staying
• was going
• was
• strolled
• reach
• were selling
• drove
• returned
• was