English Present Tenses & Past Simple

I ____________ (to play) football every Saturday.

• play

• am playing

• have played

• played

Answer explanation

Since it happens every Saturday, the Present Simple tense is used: Play.

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Present Simple

She ____________ (to study) for her exam at the moment.

• studies

• is studying

• has studied

• studied

Answer explanation

Since it is happening "at this moment", the present continuous should be used: "is studying" (am/is/are verb + ing)

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Present Continuous

"Why are you late?"

We ____________ (to wait) for the bus for 20 minutes.

• wait

• are waiting

• have waited

• waited

Answer explanation

It is an event that finished in the past but is still relevant now (because it's the reason they are late). That's why the Present Perfect tense is used: "We have waited..."

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Present Perfect

He ____________ (to live) in this city since 2017.

• lives

• is living

• has lived

• lived

Answer explanation

Since it is talking over a period of time and still relevant now, the Present Perfect tense is used.

"Has lived"

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Present Perfect

The sun ____________ (to shine) every morning.

• shines

• is shining

• has shined

• shined

Answer explanation

It happens every morning, so Present Simple.

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Present Simple

I ____________ (not see) that movie yet.

• not see

• am not seeing

• have not seen

• have not saw

• not saw

Answer explanation

Because it is about experiences until now (signal word yet), the tense should be Present Perfect: have not seen.

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Present Perfect

The children ____________ (play) in the park all day.

• play

• are playing

• have played

• played

Answer explanation

The sentence is about the events of the past day since it writes "all day". That's why the Past Simple should be used (verb + ed): played.

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Past Simple

She ____________ (to work) at the company since 2020.

• works

• is working

• has worked

• worked

Answer explanation

Since it is about experience until now (since), it uses the Present Perfect tense: have worked.

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Present Perfect

They ____________ (not listen) to the teacher right now.

• aren't listening

• are not listening

• do not listen

• not listening

Answer explanation

It is happening "at this moment", so present continuous (am/is/are + verb + ing):

... are not listening...

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Present Continuous

We ____________ (not go) to the beach often.

• do not go

• aren't going

• have not gone

• not went

Answer explanation

The signal word 'often' means the Present Simple tense must be used.

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Present Simple