Present Tenses Advanced Level Quiz

We ____ on a picnic every weekend when we were in Bursa.

• went

• go

• are

• were

Even though he denied what he ____ earlier, he ____ to join us.

• Said / has accepted

• Has said / accepted

• Has said / had accepted

• Had said / accepted

Don't forget that we ____ to our new house by the time you get back from holiday.

• will have moved

• will move

• have moved

• Move

Although the police ____ him, he was able to prove that he ____ when the crime was committed.

• suspected / was working

• suspect / worked

• have been suspecting / had been working

• were suspecting / is working

Jessie ____ such strange clothes that we were all taken aback. It took us some time to get over the shock.

• was wearing

• has worn

• is wearing

• had been wearing

Generally speaking, I ____ film reviews because I like to be open-minded when I go to the cinema.

• am not reading

• haven't read

• don't read

• haven't been reading

The old clock in the center of the city ____ in 1980 and ____ since.

• stops / wasn't working

• has stopped / isn't working

• stopped / hasn't worked

• has stopped / wasn't working

Someone next door ____ heavy metal music all night long. I didn't get a wink of sleep.

• was playing

• has played

• is playing

• has been playing

I think you ____ your energy by sweeping up those leaves, stop it! The wind will blow more down.

• Wasted

• waste

• are wasting

• were wasting

There is considerable concern about her whereabouts because she ____ for several days.

• has been missing

• missed

• had been missing

• misses