Tenses Review 1

We use the present simple to talk about:

• something that is true in the present:

I'm nineteen years old.

* something that happens regularly in the present:

I play football every weekend.

• something that is always true:

The human body contains 206 bones.

We often use adverbs of frequency like sometimes, always and never with the present simple:

I sometimes go to the cinema.

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Here are some useful sentences. Complete them so that they are true for you and try to remember them:
My name is … .
I'm … years old.
I come from … .
I live in … .
I'm a(n) … .
I … at the weekend.
I often … .
I never … .

Multiple Choice

He ______ 24 years old.

• are

• is

• does

• do

Multiple Choice

Matt and Lorna _____ students.

• is

• are

• do

• does

Multiple Choice

I _________ in Chimalhuacan.

• doesn't live

• don't live

• lives

• are

Multiple Choice

My parents ________ at the Hipódromo de las Americas.

• works

• does work

• work

• do work

Multiple Choice

Joaquina _______ three languages.

• speak

• does speak

• speaks

• do speak

Multiple Choice

______ Diego _______ on Fridays?

• Does, work

• Does, works

• Do, work

• do, works

Multiple Choice

Matt _________ for the Army

• don't works

• don't work

• doesn't work

• doesn't works

Multiple Choice

Look! Andy _________ in the garden.

• are working

• are work

• is work

• is working

Multiple Choice

We _______ TV at the moment.

• isn't watching

• aren't watching

• isn't watch

• aren't watch

Multiple Choice

_______ you _______ for the Maths exam?

• is, study

• is, studying

• are, study

• are, studying

Multiple Choice

Quiet please! I _______ a test.

• write

• am writing

• writes

• am write

Multiple Choice

She usually _____ to school.

• walk

• walks

• is walk

• is walking

Multiple Choice

But today she _______ by bike.

• go

• goes

• is going

• is go

Multiple Choice

I _______ homework on the weekend.

• don't

• don't do

• am not doing

• am not do

Multiple Choice

We _______ Monopoly right now.

• play

• plays

• are play

• are playing

Multiple Choice

We _______ to Vancouver on holiday.

• go

• goed

• went

• did go

Multiple Choice

___________ by plane?

• Went you

• Did you went

• Did you go

• Did you

Multiple Choice

Jack ________ with us.

• wasn't come

• didn't came

• didn't was

• didn't come

Multiple Choice

When she arrived, he ______ at home.

• didn't was

• weren't

• wasn't

• didn't were

Multiple Choice

The police _______ the robber.

• catched

• caught

• did catch

• was catch

Multiple Choice

When I phoned my friends, they ____monopoly.

• were play

• were playing

• was play

• was playing

Multiple Choice

The kids _______ in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.

• played

• were playing

• were play

• was playing

Multiple Choice

While Tom ________, Amely _______ a documentary on TV.

• reading, watching

• did read, did watch

• was read, was watch

• was reading, was watching

Multiple Choice

I _________ TV when the phone _____.

• was watch, was rang

• was watching, was ringing

• was watching, rang

• watched, rang

Multiple Choice

We _______ a new lamp.

• h

• did buy

• have bought

• have buyed

Multiple Choice

She _______ him for a long time.

• haven't seen

• hasn't seen

• haven't see

• hasn't saw

Multiple Choice

_______ Mike _______ in a river?

• Has, swum

• Has, swam

• Has, swim

• Have, swimmed

Multiple Choice

No, he _______ the time yet.

• have not had

• have not have

• has not had

• had not had

Multiple Choice

He _________ in this company since 1985.

• has been work

• has been working

• has being working

• have been working

Multiple Choice

I ______ for you since two o'clock.

• have waiting

• have been waiting

• has been waiting

• has waiting

Multiple Choice

How long ___________ learning English?

• has you been

• has you being

• have you being

• have you been

Multiple Choice

It __________ raining.

• hasn't stopped

• hasn't stop

• hasn't been stopping

• haven't been stopping

Multiple Choice

It _________ all day.

• has been raining

• have been raining

• has rain

• has rained

Multiple Choice

When I arrived at the cinema, the film ________.

• was started

• had already start

• had already started

• had already starting

Multiple Choice

She _______ in China before she went to Thailand.

• had lived

• had living

• had live

• have living

Multiple Choice

If you______ to me, you would have got the job.

• had listen

• had listened

• had listening

• had been listening

Multiple Choice

Julie didn't arrive until after I ________.

• left

• leaved

• had left

• had leaved