Grammar: A2 - 🔄 Review & Consolidation (A2) - Activity: A2 Tense Review

Grammar: A2 Tense Review

Activity: Checking Your Understanding

Activity Goal: In this activity, you will check your understanding of the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, and Future Forms.

Quick Review Tips 📌

• Present Simple → For habits & facts. (She works every day.)
• Present Continuous → For actions happening NOW. (She is working now.)
• Past Simple → For finished actions in the past. (She worked yesterday.)
• Future Forms → For plans & predictions. (She will work tomorrow.)

Tense Review Exercises 🎯

Complete all four parts of this review. The answers for all sections are at the very bottom.

Part 1: Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

Choose the correct verb form for each sentence.

1. Listen! I think the baby (cries / is crying).
2. She (works / is working) as a receptionist in a big hotel.
3. Please be quiet, I (try / am trying) to study.
4. The sun (rises / is rising) in the east.

Part 2: Past Simple (Regular & Irregular)

Complete the sentences with the correct past simple form of the verb in parentheses ( ).

5. We ______ to the Kulen Mountains last weekend. (go)
6. She ______ her flight because the traffic was bad. (miss)
7. ______ you ______ the Apsara dance show last night? (see)
8. I ______ my homework, so I can relax now. (do)

Part 3: Future Forms ('will' vs. 'be going to' vs. Present Continuous)

Choose the best future form for each situation.

9. I have already decided. I (will learn / am going to learn) French next year.
10. My appointment is confirmed. I (will see / am seeing) the doctor tomorrow at 10 AM.
11. Oh no, it's raining! I think I (am going to wait / 'll wait) here for a minute.

Part 4: Final Challenge - Complete the Story

Complete the story with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses ( ).

My friend Dara (work) (12) _______ as a chef in a restaurant in Siem Reap. He (love) (13) _______ his job. At the moment, he (cook) (14) _______ a special fish amok for a customer. Yesterday, he (create) (15) _______ a new dessert for the menu. Tomorrow, he (visit) (16) _______ the local market to find fresh ingredients. He thinks his new dessert (be) (17) _______ very popular.

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Part 1: 1. is crying, 2. works, 3. am trying, 4. rises

Part 2: 5. went, 6. missed, 7. Did you see, 8. did

Part 3: 9. am going to learn, 10. am seeing, 11. 'll wait (I will wait)

Part 4: 12. works, 13. loves, 14. is cooking, 15. created, 16. is going to visit / is visiting, 17. will be

Your Grammar Mission ⭐

Write Your Story

Write a short paragraph about your life (4-5 sentences). You must use each of these tenses one time:

• Present Simple
• Present Continuous
• Past Simple
• A Future Form (will, be going to, or Present Continuous)

Key Vocabulary

• Tense (Noun) | កាល
  A form of a verb that shows the time an action happened (e.g., present, past, future).