Tenses

1. John ....................tennis once or twice a week.

• a. usually play

• b. is usually playing

• c. have usually played.

• d. usually plays

2. The earth ..................round the sun.

• a. go

• b. has gone

• c. went

• d. goes

3. She ………….German for two years.

• a. has learned

• b. is learning

• c. learn

• d. learns.

4. At 5 o’clock yesterday evening, I ……………my clothes.

• a. am ironing

• b. have ironed

• c. ironed

• d. was ironing.

5. Listen ! I .............. somebody knocking at the front door.

• a. am hearing

• b. heard

• c. have heard

• d. hear

6. My grandfather………….many tears ago.

• a. had died

• b. has died

• c. died

• d. was dying

7. After he ………….the house, he wrote a letter.

• a. cleans

• b. was cleaning

• c. had cleaned

• d. has cleaned

8. In 1996, my brother ……….. at Havard University.

• a. studies

• b. is studying

• c. studied

• d. had studied

9. He was listening to music while his sister …………….a book.

• a. read

• b. reads

• c. is reading

• d. was reading

10. We _____ Dorothy since last Saturday.

                         

• A. don’t see

• B. haven’t seen 

• C. didn’t see  

• D. hadn’t seen