Name : _________________

Class : _________________

Identify Grammar Mistakes

The verbs in the text should all be in the past simple tense. You
have to find the 15 verbs that are in the present tense and correct them.

Mrs Cable was the richest woman in the

city, but she is also a busybody. She ANSWER :
always wanted to know what everybody is doing. 1.________________
When she needs something she rings a bell
and a servant came. One day a truck 2._________________
stops in front of her house and three 3._________________
men got out. They are carrying a large
box. Mrs. Cable sees this and told her 4.__________________

servant, Sam, to go and see what the 5._________________

men were doing. Sam goes out and spoke
to the men but they don't tell him. 6._________________

When he came back Mrs. Cable is very 7.__________________

angry with him. Next she sent George to
find out. He didn't want to go at 8._________________

first and Mrs. Cable told him he is 9.__________________

afraid. When he goes out the men ignored
him when he said good morning. He tries 10.________________

again but this time the big man hit him in 11.________________
the stomach and he fell on the ground.
12.________________
Mrs. Cable sees all this and came on to
the street.The men take her by the arms 13.________________
and put her in the box.
14._________________

15._________________