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Intermediate ESL Stories: Read the Story, Then Practice Present, Past and Future Verb Tenses

Verbs: Present, Present +ing, Past, Future

Present (every

day, all time)

To Be +ing

(now, future)

Past

Future

visit

am visiting

is visiting

are visiting

visited

will visit

buy

am buying

is buying

are buying

bought

will buy

talk

am talking

is talking

are talking

talked

will talk

take

am taking

is taking

are taking

took

will take

like

***

liked

will like

go

am going

is going

are going

went

will go

shop

am shopping

is shopping

are shopping

shopped

will shop

*** “like” is not used as Be +ing very much

Practice: 

1. Yesterday, I _________________________ for food.

2.  Every day, I _________________ my friends at the house next door.

3.  I _______________ apples. I don’t like bananas.

4.  The woman ____  __________________ a picture.

5. The two people ________   _________________ on the phone.

6. Last week, she _________________ a new shirt. 

7. Soon, I _______ _______ a new coat.

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