Fill in the correct punctuation mark at the end of these sentences. Say whether each is a question, a statement or an exclamation.

Will you come with me to the beach
I like apples, pears and bananas
Do you like playing cricket
Stop! Don't cross! The robot is red
I always do my homework before playing
The train will come back at 7 pm
Don't let the baby touch those pills



Look at the words in the tense box. The words in red are in the past tense and the words in blue are in the future tense.

Now look at the sentences below. Is the action in the sentence something that is happening now, or did it happen in the past? When you have decided, fill in the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence.

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were		 We at the stadium last Saturday.
is
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are		 We skipping now.
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was		 He doing his homework now.
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are		 I baking a cake.
is
are		 We writing in our books now.
was
were		 They in the Kruger Park for the holidays.

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Look at the pictures. All the actions are happening now in the present. All the action words or verbs end in -ing.
Tell your friend what is happening in each picture. Say: He is playing soccer now.

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