In Thai language, the tenses are grasped differently than in English. There are no specific verb conjugations for past, present, and future tenses. However, Thai language does have ways to express the time when an action happened. This is typically done through the use of time adverbs or context. Hence, understanding the simple tenses comparison involves focusing more on the additional words surrounding the principal verb. This exercise aims to help learners enhance their grasp of this concept.
Exercise 1: Fill in the Blanks with the Correct Time Expression
1. ąøąø”*ą¹ąø* (went) ą¹ąøąø£ąø©ąøąøµąø¢ą¹ą¹ąøąøŖą¹ąøąøąøąø«ąø”ąø²ąø¢.
2. ąøąøøąøąø§ąø±ąøąøąøµą¹ąøąø±ąø*ąøąø“ąø* (think) ąøąø¶ąøąøąøøąø.
3. ą¹ąøąø²*ąøąø³* (do) ąøąø²ąøą¹ąøąø£ą¹ąø²ąøąøąø²ąø«ąø²ąø£.
4. ąøąø§ąøą¹ąø£ąø²*ą¹ąø£ąøµąø¢ąø* (study) ąø ąø²ąø©ąø²ą¹ąøąø¢.
5. ą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøąø§ąø²ąøąøąø±ąø*ą¹ąøą¹* (lost) ąøąø²ąøąøąø²ąøąøŖąø²ąø§ąøąøµą¹ąøŖąø§ąø¢ąøąøµą¹ąøŖąøøąø.
6. ąøąø”*ąøŖą¹ąø* (send) ąøąøµą¹ąø”ąø„ą¹ą¹ąø«ą¹ąøąøøąøąø§ąø±ąøąøą¹ąøąø.
7. ąøąø§ąøą¹ąøąø²*ą¹ąøąø“ąø* (walk) ą¹ąøąøąøµą¹ąøŖąøąø²ąø”ąøąø“ąø.
8. ąøąøøąø*ąø£ąø¹ą¹* (know) ąøąø¶ąøąøąø§ąø²ąø”ąøąø£ąø“ąøą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøąø§ąø²ąø.
9. ąø§ąø±ąøąøąøµą¹ą¹ąø£ąø²*ąøąøąø* (go out) ąøąø²ąøąøą¹ąø²ąø.
10. ą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøąøąøµąøąøµą¹ąøą¹ąø²ąøąø”ąø²ąøąø±ąø*ąøąø¢ąø¹ą¹* (stay) ą¹ąøąøąø£ąøøąøą¹ąøąø.
11. ąøąø±ąø*ąøąøąø* (book) ą¹ąø£ąøą¹ąø£ąø”ąøŖąø³ąø«ąø£ąø±ąøąø§ąø±ąøąø«ąø¢ąøøąø.
12. ą¹ąøą¹ąøą¹ąøąø±ą¹ąø*ą¹ąø„ą¹ąø* (play) ąøąø±ąøąø«ąøøą¹ąøąø¢ąøąøą¹.
13. ąøąø£ąø¹ąøąø±ą¹ąø*ąøŖąøąø* (teach) ąøąøµą¹ą¹ąø£ąøą¹ąø£ąøµąø¢ąøą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøąøŖąø±ąøąøąø²ąø«ą¹ąøąøµą¹ą¹ąø„ą¹ąø§.
14. ąøąø²ąø¢ąøąø±ą¹ąø*ąøąø“ąø* (eat) ąøą¹ąø²ąø§ąøŖąø±ąøąøąø²ąø«ą¹ąøąøµą¹ą¹ąø„ą¹ąø§.
15. ąøąøøąø*ąøą¹ąøąøąøąø“ą¹ąø* (shop) ą¹ąøąø«ą¹ąø²ąøąøŖąø£ąø£ąøąøŖąø“ąøąøą¹ąø²ą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøą¹ąøąø·ąøąøąøąøµą¹ąøą¹ąø²ąøąø”ąø².
2. ąøąøøąøąø§ąø±ąøąøąøµą¹ąøąø±ąø*ąøąø“ąø* (think) ąøąø¶ąøąøąøøąø.
3. ą¹ąøąø²*ąøąø³* (do) ąøąø²ąøą¹ąøąø£ą¹ąø²ąøąøąø²ąø«ąø²ąø£.
4. ąøąø§ąøą¹ąø£ąø²*ą¹ąø£ąøµąø¢ąø* (study) ąø ąø²ąø©ąø²ą¹ąøąø¢.
5. ą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøąø§ąø²ąøąøąø±ąø*ą¹ąøą¹* (lost) ąøąø²ąøąøąø²ąøąøŖąø²ąø§ąøąøµą¹ąøŖąø§ąø¢ąøąøµą¹ąøŖąøøąø.
6. ąøąø”*ąøŖą¹ąø* (send) ąøąøµą¹ąø”ąø„ą¹ą¹ąø«ą¹ąøąøøąøąø§ąø±ąøąøą¹ąøąø.
7. ąøąø§ąøą¹ąøąø²*ą¹ąøąø“ąø* (walk) ą¹ąøąøąøµą¹ąøŖąøąø²ąø”ąøąø“ąø.
8. ąøąøøąø*ąø£ąø¹ą¹* (know) ąøąø¶ąøąøąø§ąø²ąø”ąøąø£ąø“ąøą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøąø§ąø²ąø.
9. ąø§ąø±ąøąøąøµą¹ą¹ąø£ąø²*ąøąøąø* (go out) ąøąø²ąøąøą¹ąø²ąø.
10. ą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøąøąøµąøąøµą¹ąøą¹ąø²ąøąø”ąø²ąøąø±ąø*ąøąø¢ąø¹ą¹* (stay) ą¹ąøąøąø£ąøøąøą¹ąøąø.
11. ąøąø±ąø*ąøąøąø* (book) ą¹ąø£ąøą¹ąø£ąø”ąøŖąø³ąø«ąø£ąø±ąøąø§ąø±ąøąø«ąø¢ąøøąø.
12. ą¹ąøą¹ąøą¹ąøąø±ą¹ąø*ą¹ąø„ą¹ąø* (play) ąøąø±ąøąø«ąøøą¹ąøąø¢ąøąøą¹.
13. ąøąø£ąø¹ąøąø±ą¹ąø*ąøŖąøąø* (teach) ąøąøµą¹ą¹ąø£ąøą¹ąø£ąøµąø¢ąøą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøąøŖąø±ąøąøąø²ąø«ą¹ąøąøµą¹ą¹ąø„ą¹ąø§.
14. ąøąø²ąø¢ąøąø±ą¹ąø*ąøąø“ąø* (eat) ąøą¹ąø²ąø§ąøŖąø±ąøąøąø²ąø«ą¹ąøąøµą¹ą¹ąø„ą¹ąø§.
15. ąøąøøąø*ąøą¹ąøąøąøąø“ą¹ąø* (shop) ą¹ąøąø«ą¹ąø²ąøąøŖąø£ąø£ąøąøŖąø“ąøąøą¹ąø²ą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøą¹ąøąø·ąøąøąøąøµą¹ąøą¹ąø²ąøąø”ąø².
Exercise 2: Fill in the Blanks with the Correct Verb or Time Indication
1. ą¹ąø£ąø²*ąø”ąøµąøąø§ąø²ąø”ąøŖąøøąø* (happy) ą¹ąøąøąø²ąø£ą¹ąøąøµą¹ąø§ąø±ąøą¹ąøąø“ąø.
2. ąøąø”*ąø§ąø“ą¹ąø* (run) ąøąøøąøą¹ąøą¹ąø².
3. ąøąøøąøą¹ąø”ą¹*ąøąø³* (make) ąøąø²ąø«ąø²ąø£ą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøąøąø·ąø.
4. ąøąø”*ąøą¹ąø²ąø* (read) ąø«ąøąø±ąøąøŖąø·ąøąø§ąø±ąøąøąøµą¹.
5. ąøąø§ąøą¹ąøąø²*ąøąø¹* (watch) ąø ąø²ąøąø¢ąøąøąø£ą¹ą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøąøŖąø±ąøąøąø²ąø«ą¹ąøąøµą¹ą¹ąø„ą¹ąø§.
6. ą¹ąøąø²*ąøąø·ą¹ąø* (buy) ąø£ąøą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøąøąøµąøąøµą¹ą¹ąø„ą¹ąø§.
7. ąøąø±ąø*ąøąø¶ąøąøą¹ąøąø”* (practice) ąøąøąø“ąøąøØąø²ąøŖąøąø£ą¹ąøąøøąøąø§ąø±ąø.
8. ą¹ąøą¹ąøąøąø¹ą¹ąøąø²ąø¢ąøąø±ą¹ąø*ąøąø¶ąø* (practice) ąø ąø²ąø©ąø²ą¹ąøąø¢ąøąø¢ąø¹ą¹.
9. ąøąøøąøąøąø£ąø¹*ąøŖąøąø* (teach) ąø ąø²ąø©ąø²ąøąø±ąøąøąø¤ąø©ą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøąø§ąø²ąø.
10. ą¹ąø£ąø²*ą¹ąøąøµą¹ąø¢ąø§* (travel) ą¹ąøąø ąø¹ą¹ąøą¹ąøą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøą¹ąøąø·ąøąøąøąøµą¹ą¹ąø„ą¹ąø§.
11. ą¹ąøąø²*ą¹ąøąøµąø¢ąø* (write) ąøąøąø«ąø”ąø²ąø¢ą¹ąø«ą¹ąøąø±ąøąø§ąø±ąøąøąøµą¹.
12. ą¹ąø£ąø²*ą¹ąø«ą¹ąø* (see) ąøąø§ąøąøąø²ąø§ą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøąøąø·ąø.
13. ąøąøąøøąø£ąø±ąøŖ*ąøąø“ąø* (close) ąøąøøąøąø§ąø±ąøąøąø²ąøąø“ąøąø¢ą¹.
14. ąøąøąøąø±ą¹ąø*ąø£ą¹ąøąøą¹ąøąø„ąø* (sing) ąøąøøąøą¹ąøą¹ąø².
15. ąøąøąøąøµą¹ą¹ąøąøµąø¢ąøąøąø±ą¹ąø*ąøąøąø* (sleep) ąøąø¶ąøą¹ąøąø“ąø.
2. ąøąø”*ąø§ąø“ą¹ąø* (run) ąøąøøąøą¹ąøą¹ąø².
3. ąøąøøąøą¹ąø”ą¹*ąøąø³* (make) ąøąø²ąø«ąø²ąø£ą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøąøąø·ąø.
4. ąøąø”*ąøą¹ąø²ąø* (read) ąø«ąøąø±ąøąøŖąø·ąøąø§ąø±ąøąøąøµą¹.
5. ąøąø§ąøą¹ąøąø²*ąøąø¹* (watch) ąø ąø²ąøąø¢ąøąøąø£ą¹ą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøąøŖąø±ąøąøąø²ąø«ą¹ąøąøµą¹ą¹ąø„ą¹ąø§.
6. ą¹ąøąø²*ąøąø·ą¹ąø* (buy) ąø£ąøą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøąøąøµąøąøµą¹ą¹ąø„ą¹ąø§.
7. ąøąø±ąø*ąøąø¶ąøąøą¹ąøąø”* (practice) ąøąøąø“ąøąøØąø²ąøŖąøąø£ą¹ąøąøøąøąø§ąø±ąø.
8. ą¹ąøą¹ąøąøąø¹ą¹ąøąø²ąø¢ąøąø±ą¹ąø*ąøąø¶ąø* (practice) ąø ąø²ąø©ąø²ą¹ąøąø¢ąøąø¢ąø¹ą¹.
9. ąøąøøąøąøąø£ąø¹*ąøŖąøąø* (teach) ąø ąø²ąø©ąø²ąøąø±ąøąøąø¤ąø©ą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøąø§ąø²ąø.
10. ą¹ąø£ąø²*ą¹ąøąøµą¹ąø¢ąø§* (travel) ą¹ąøąø ąø¹ą¹ąøą¹ąøą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøą¹ąøąø·ąøąøąøąøµą¹ą¹ąø„ą¹ąø§.
11. ą¹ąøąø²*ą¹ąøąøµąø¢ąø* (write) ąøąøąø«ąø”ąø²ąø¢ą¹ąø«ą¹ąøąø±ąøąø§ąø±ąøąøąøµą¹.
12. ą¹ąø£ąø²*ą¹ąø«ą¹ąø* (see) ąøąø§ąøąøąø²ąø§ą¹ąø”ąø·ą¹ąøąøąø·ąø.
13. ąøąøąøøąø£ąø±ąøŖ*ąøąø“ąø* (close) ąøąøøąøąø§ąø±ąøąøąø²ąøąø“ąøąø¢ą¹.
14. ąøąøąøąø±ą¹ąø*ąø£ą¹ąøąøą¹ąøąø„ąø* (sing) ąøąøøąøą¹ąøą¹ąø².
15. ąøąøąøąøµą¹ą¹ąøąøµąø¢ąøąøąø±ą¹ąø*ąøąøąø* (sleep) ąøąø¶ąøą¹ąøąø“ąø.
