Sokolova Practicing Past and Future
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Practicing Past and Future
Part 1: Fill in the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
I fell asleep late last night, so I feel tired today.
Even though I studied really hard last night for my exam, I won’t pass the class at the end of the semester.
Because I am brushing my teeth now, I won’t eat again before I go to bed tonight.
Because my mother has finished (finish) all her work earlier today at 5:00, she is watching (watch) a movie now.
Now that Brian has graduated from college, he is applying for jobs next week.
Because I speak two languages, I am able to get a better job when I start applying for positions next year.
Part 2: For each of the following sentences, decide when the each underlined action occurs (past, present, or future). The first one has been done for you.
I am going to leave as soon as I find my keys. future future
The teacher shut (past) the door as soon as she entered (past) the classroom.
I am going to be (future) late for this wedding because I forgot (past) to bring the directions.
I went (past) to bed early because I am going to have (future) a busy day.
I’m wearing (present) a dress because I’m going (future) to a wedding later.
I’m flying (future) to Prague tomorrow because my grandfather lives (present) there.
I’ll go (future) to bed early because I stayed up (past) late the night before.
I put (present) my keys on the table near the door every time I come (present) home.
I put (past) my keys on the table near the door when I came (past) home.
Maria puts (present) her keys in her purse because she will lose (future) them if she doesn’t.
After I put (future) my car in the garage, I will clean (future) the windshield.
Kevin is getting (present) an A in his literature class because he put(past) in a lot of effort earlier in the semester.
Jack is taking (future) a class about music theory next quarter because his father told (past) him to.
I’ll be sleeping (future) tomorrow when you call (future) me.
My teeth are (present) red because I had been eating (past) beets before you arrived (past).
My teeth were (past) red because I had been eating (past) beets.
Because I had been eating (past) before you arrived(past), I am not going to eat dinner with you.
I will have been studying (future) English for four years by the time this year ends (future).