Exercise 1.59: Present and Past Tense Practice

📝 This exercise focuses on practicing present and past tense forms in English through a series of questions. Let's complete each answer with the appropriate form.

Present Tense Questions

1. What day is it today?
   It's Monday (or any current day).

2. What month is it now?
   It's January (or any current month).

3. Is it sunny today?
   Yes, it is. / No, it isn't.

4. Where are you now?
   I'm in/at school/home/work.

5. Where are your parents now?
   They're in/at home/work.

6. Are you in England now?
   Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.

7. Can you ski?
   Yes, I can. / No, I can't.

8. Can your teacher speak a lot of languages?
   Yes, he/she can. / No, he/she can't.

Past Tense Questions

1. What day was it yesterday?
   It was Sunday (or the day before today).

2. What month was it last month?
   It was December (or the month before current).

3. Was it sunny yesterday?
   Yes, it was. / No, it wasn't.

4. Where were you yesterday?
   I was in/at school/home/work.

5. Where were they yesterday?
   They were in/at home/work/school.

6. Were you in England last year?
   Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't.

7. Could you ski when you were five?
   Yes, I could. / No, I couldn't.

8. Could your teacher speak English when he/she was seven?
   Yes, he/she could. / No, he/she couldn't.

💡 Grammar Note: This exercise demonstrates the difference between present tense (is, are, can) and past tense (was, were, could) forms of verbs in English. Notice how the auxiliary verbs change when shifting from present to past.