Question

Open the brackets with Present Simple, Present Continuous or Past Simple. She ____________________ (talk) to her friend yesterday. Jake ____________________ (make) a speech at the meeting at the moment. Nick and Laura ____________________ (eat) breakfast 3 hours ago. ____________________ (she / write) letters to her parents every week? Steve is in his room. He ____________________ (sit) at his desk and ____________________ (do) his homework. A wonderful thing ____________________ (happen) to me yesterday. I ____________________ (meet) the President. I ____________________ (not put) my keys at their place yesterday and now I can’t find them. I ____________________ (study) German at university.

Answer 1

She talked to her friend yesterday.
Jake is making a speech at the meeting at the moment.
Nick and Laura ate breakfast 3 hours ago.
Does she write letters to her parents every week?
Steve is in his room. He is sitting at his desk and doing his homework.
A wonderful thing happened to me yesterday. I met the President.
I did not put my keys at their place yesterday and now I can’t find them.
I study German at university.

Answer 2

I will answer in detail. Open the brackets with Present Simple, Present Continuous or Past Simple.

She talked (talk) to her friend yesterday. Jake is making (make) a speech at the meeting at the moment. Nick and Laura ate (eat) breakfast 3 hours ago. Does she write (she / write) letters to her parents every week? Steve is in his room. He is sitting (sit) at his desk and is doing (do) his homework. A wonderful thing happened (happen) to me yesterday. I met (meet) the President. I didn't put (not put) my keys at their place yesterday and now I can’t find them. I study (study) German at university.

If you want to learn more about the rules and usage of Present Simple, Present Continuous and Past Simple, you can check out these web pages:

- [Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple - iSL Collective](https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/grammar-practice/general-grammar-practice/verb-tenses/present-simple-present-continuous-past-simple/98887): This is a worksheet with grammar explanations and exercises to practice the use of these three tenses. - [Verb Tenses Explained, with Examples | Grammarly](https://www.grammarly.com/blog/verb-tenses/): This is a comprehensive guide to all the verb tenses in English, including when to use them and how to make them, with plenty of examples. - [Present simple and present continuous | LearnEnglish Kids](https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-practice/present-simple-present-continuous): This is a page for children to learn the difference between the present simple and the present continuous, with interactive games and activities.