Free Printable Time X Tense (1)

1.

We (see) ........... a car accident yesterday.

a)

saw

b)

see

c)

seen

d)

have seen

2.

Erik (tell) ......... me about the party.

a)

tell

b)

told

c)

have told

d)

telled

3.

I (think) ......... you were not coming.

a)

think

b)

thought

c)

thinked

d)

have thought

4.

READ THE STORY. CHECK THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE.
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character ( )by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who first ( ) in publication in 1887. He ( ) the greatest and literary character of all time and famous for drawing important conclusions from the smallest observations.

a)

CREATED/
APPEARED/
IS

b)

CREATED/
APPEARED/
WAS

c)

APPEARED/
CREATED/
IS

d)

APPEARED/
CREATED/
WAS

5.

Holmes’ skillful use of astute observation ( ) him () difficult cases.

a)

HELPED/SOLVED

b)

SOLVED/HELPED

c)

TO SOLVE/HELPED

d)

HELPED/SOLVE

6.

Holmes ( ) most of his professional years with his friend Watson. According to the stories, they ( ) at 221 Baker Street between 1881 and 1904.

a)

LIVED/SHARED

b)

SHARED/LIVED

c)

SHARES/LIVED

d)

SHARED/LIVES

7.

Conan Doyle ( ) four novels and 56 short stories that ( ) Holmes. He is undoubtedly one of the most beloved figures in the history of mystery fiction.

a)

FEATURED/WROTE

b)

WROTE/FEATURE

c)

WROTE/FEATURED

d)

FEATURE/WROTE

8.

The Simple Past is used for actions that ..

a)

Are still continuing.

b)

are now finished.

c)

are regular in the in the future.

d)

can continue in the future.

9.

The Simple Past of regular verbs is formed..

a)

with -ing

b)

with -es

c)

with -ed

d)

with -en

10.

When a regular verb ends in "e", the Simple Past is formed by adding...

a)

-ed

b)

-est

c)

-d

d)

-en

11.

When you want to ask questions in the Simple Past you need this auxiliary verb:

a)

did

b)

does

c)

do

d)

was/were

12.

She ___ (not write) that letter.

a)

didn't wrote

b)

didn't write

c)

doesn't wrote

d)

not wrote

13.

Tim and Carol _____(be) late yesterday.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

were

d)

was

14.

When he _____(arrive), we _____(have) dinner.

a)

arrived / were having

b)

was arriving / had

c)

arrived / had

d)

has arrived / were having

15.

"_____ she ever _____(be) to Spain?"

a)

Has/being

b)

Does/be

c)

Has / been

d)

Does / is

16.

_____ you _____ (play) piano since you _____(leave) the school in 2005?

a)

Did / play / left

b)

Have / played / left

c)

Have / played / leaved

d)

Have / play / left

17.

This is the most beautiful painting I _____(ever see)

a)

ever saw

b)

ever seeing

c)

have ever seen

d)

ever have seen

18.

We often use the past continuous and the past simple tense together. When this happens, the past continuous describes ____________________(A) and the past simple describes ____________________(B).

a)

(A)the action or events/ (B) a longer, ‘background’ action or situation

b)

(A)a longer, ‘background’ action or situation/ (B) the action or events

c)

(A) a shorter action or event/ (B) a 'background' action os situation

d)

(A) a 'background' action os situation/ (B) a longer action or event

19.

When I _____________(A) this morning it ________________(B) and my father was singing in the kitchen.

a)

(A) woke up/ (B) rained

b)

(A) was waking up/ (B) rained

c)

(A) woke up/ (B) was raining

d)

(A) was waking up/ (B) was raining

20.

When they __________________ (A) , Jeff ___________________ (B) dinner. (It means Jeff started cooking before they arrived.)

a)

(A) was arriving/ (B) cooked

b)

(A) was arriving / (B) was cooking

c)

(A) arrived / (B) cooked

d)

(A) arrived / (B) was cooking

21.

When I __________________ (A) into the room it was chaos! The dog __________________ (B) around the room and the children (write) ___________________ (C) on the walls.

a)

(A) walked / (B) was running / (C) were writing

b)

(A) was walking / (B) was running / (C) were writing

c)

(A) walked / (B) was running / (C) wrote

d)

(A) walked / (B) ran/ (C) were writing

22.

As soon as I _________________ (A) the accident I ________________ (B) the police.

a)

(A) saw / (B) was calling

b)

(A) was seeing / (B) called

c)

(A) was seeing / (B) was calling

d)

(A) saw / (B) called

23.

The present perfect tense is made:

a)

have/has + past participle

b)

had + participle

c)

be + verb + -ing

d)

have/has + past tense

24.

She _________________ ten pages already.

a)

has wrote

b)

has written

c)

writed

d)

wrote

25.

We have lived here ____________ 2008, that is, for eleven years now.

a)

for

b)

since

c)

in

d)

on

26.

What verb tense do you use for something that was started and completed in the past?

a)

Past perfect

b)

Present perfect

c)

Simple past

d)

Past continuous

27.

Which one is the past participle of "iron"?

a)

iron

b)

ironned

c)

ironning

d)

ironed

28.

Which one is the past participle of "buy"?

a)

buy

b)

brought

c)

buying

d)

bought

29.

Which one is the past participle of "give"?

a)

gives

b)

give

c)

given

d)

gave

30.

Which one is the past participle of "send"?

a)

send

b)

sended

c)

sent

d)

sented

31.

Peter ___________________ (be) to Thailand once before.

a)

has been

b)

has be

c)

have been

d)

have be

32.

Which perfect tense is being used?

The birds have flown back and forth across the plains.

a)

present continuous

b)

present perfect

c)

past continuous

d)

simple past

33.

What time (you/go) _________ to bed last night?

a)

did you go

b)

did you went

c)

have you gone

d)

you went

34.

My friend is a writer. She (write) _________ five books so far.

a)

wrote

b)

has written

c)

have written

d)

has wrote

35.

(you/see) _________ the teacher last week?

a)

have you seen

b)

have you saw

c)

did you see

d)

has you seen

36.

I (read) _________ the book three times, but I still don’t understand it.

a)

read

b)

readed

c)

have read

d)

has read

37.

John and Peggy have finished the book. Now they can watch the film. The use of the Present Perfect here means...

a)

announce news.

b)

recent events in the past.

c)

unfinished actions.

d)

a time period up to the present.

38.

Check the sentence which means "completed actions/events in the past".

a)

Jane has just won a medal.

b)

Anne has divorced: I'm shocked!

c)

I went to the supermarket every day when I lived in Paris.

d)

I finished my test this morning.

39.

Tom and I
My best friend in elementary school was Tom. When we met, he was six and so was I. We were in the same class in school. We sat together and always played together in the break. His family lived near my family, so we saw each other after school most days. In the summer, we went swimming in the ocean when the weather was hot. In the winter, we played video games a lot. When his family moved to another city, I was very sad. I’ll never forget the times we spent together.
CHECK THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE.

a)

Tom and I didn't use to study together.

b)

Tom and I used to study together in high school.

c)

Tom and I used to study together in college.

d)

Tom and I used to study together in elementary school.

40.

Tom and I
My best friend in elementary school was Tom. When we met, he was six and so was I. We were in the same class in school. We sat together and always played together in the break. His family lived near my family, so we saw each other after school most days. In the summer, we went swimming in the ocean when the weather was hot. In the winter, we played video games a lot. When his family moved to another city, I was very sad. I’ll never forget the times we spent together.
Walking down the street last Saturday, I met Tom for the first time in years. When we moved, we were ten years old, and now we are thirty. We sat down for a coffee and remembered the old times. His family lived near my family when we were children, but now they still live in different cities. I am married now and he is still single. We now live near each other. It's good to have him around again.
CHECK THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE.

a)

The friends used to live in different cities, but now they live in the same city.

b)

Their families used to live in the same city and they still do.

c)

Their families used to live in different cities, but they are now living in the same city.

d)

The friends use to live in different cities, but now they live in the same city.

Time X Tense (1)

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

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