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Present and Past Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Aidra and Mia _______ their father's motorcycle this morning.
a)
wash
b)
washes
c)
washed
d)
washing
2.
They were ________ the floor when the bell rang just now.
a)
swept
b)
sweeping
c)
sweep
3.
The baby _______ soundly.
a)
sleep
b)
sleeps
c)
sleeping
d)
slept
4.
Tok Wan _______ a big fish yesterday when he _____ out fishing with his friends.
a)
catches, goes
b)
caught, went
c)
catch, go
5.
Salleh _____ so tired last night. He _______ barely stay awake.
a)
is, can
b)
was, can
c)
was, could
6.

"The thieves came into the house while nobody was home"

The sentence above is in ___________.

a)

Present Tense

b)

Past Tense

7.
Doris _________________ (go) to skiing last Friday.
a)
go
b)
has gone
c)
went
d)
is going
8.
I ____________________ (finish / just) my homework.
a)
did just finish
b)
have just finish
c)
finished
d)
have just finished
9.
Joanna________________ (read / not) the book yet.
a)
has not read
b)
did not read
c)
not read
d)
have read
10.
Caroline  ___________________ (miss) the schoolbus yesterday.
a)
has missed
b)
missed
c)
miss
d)
have missed
11.
My mother ________________ (not / feel) well yesterday.
a)
did not feel
b)
has not felt
c)
felt
d)
did not felt
12.
___________________ (you/ever/be) to New York?
a)
Have you ever be
b)
Did you be
c)
Has you ever been
d)
Have you ever been
13.
Kate______________ (not watch) TV yesterday.
a)
did not watched
b)
did not watch
c)
has not watched
d)
did watch
14.
Kate and Tom _______________ (not/see) that film yet.
a)
seen
b)
did not see
c)
have not seen
d)
has not seen
15.
__________________ (you/see) Mary last week?
a)
Have you seen
b)
Did you saw
c)
Has you seen
d)
Did you see
16.
I _________________ (study) English for five years.
a)
studied
b)
have studied
c)
has studied
d)
study
17.
Kate_________________ (not/meet) Tom yet.
a)
has not meet
b)
did not meet
c)
have not met
d)
has not met
18.
Laura _____________________ (be) my best friend since we were nine.
a)
have been
b)
has been
c)
was
d)
were
19.
What (you/do) when I (call) you last night?
a)
did you do , was calling
b)
were you doing, called
20.
 I (sit) in a cafe when you (call)
a)
was sitting, called
b)
sat, were calling
21.
When her train  (get) to the station, we  (wait) on the platform.
a)
was getting, waited
b)
got, were waiting
22.
Yesterday I (go) to the library, next I (have) a swim, later I (meet) Julie for coffee.
a)
was going, was having, was meeting
b)
was going had, met
c)
went, had, met
d)
went, was having, met
23.
 I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) . 
a)
is raining
b)
rains always
c)
always rains
24.

Which sentence uses a past perfect verb tense correctly?

a)

Avery had eaten all of the cake by the time I'd gotten home last night.

b)

Mary has eaten all of the potatoes.

c)

Carmen had eaten six apples tomorrow.

d)

Franny will have run 16 miles by the time she finishes the week.

25.

Write the correct past perfect tense form of the underlined word in each sentence.


The bypass construction take several months to complete (past perfect).

a)

takes

b)

has taken

c)

taked

d)

had taken

26.

Which sentence uses a past perfect verb tense correctly?

a)

Before the dog came to live with us, he had belonged to my grandmother.

b)

When he entered the house, Carlos has removed his hat.

c)

She will have enjoyed her lunch before the waiter brought the bill.

d)

Alice had return to the house by the time her cousins arrived.

27.

Which sentence uses a present perfect verb tense correctly?

a)

Maria has saved all of her pennies and nickels.

b)

Jami had made muffins to give to the bake sale.

c)

Tammy will have run three miles by the time she finishes.

d)

Joe have saved all of the papers.

28.

Which sentence uses a present perfect verb tense correctly?

a)

Mamie has apologized to Mark twice, but he is still mad at her.

b)

Caleb have lived here for three years.

c)

Mick had never been to the fair before.

d)

Augusta will have seen this movie 3 times.

29.

What tense is the verb phrase in this sentence?

Mr. Black has instructed his music class for three years.

a)

Present

b)

Past

c)

Present Participle

d)

Past Participle

30.

What is the tense of the following sentence?


The kids enjoyed the art lesson.

a)

Past

b)

Present

c)

Past Participle

d)

Present Participle

31.
I ____ (live) in Dublin  fort wo years and then I moved  to Cardiff.
a)
lived
b)
have lived
32.

I was running ____________ I fell.

a)

while

b)

when

33.

The phone rang ________ I was studying

a)

When

b)

While

34.

I was watching through the window...

a)

when the car crashing

b)

While a car were crashing

c)

While a car crashing

d)

When a car crashed

35.

What has he been doing?

a)

He is riding his motorcycle.

b)

He has been riding his motorcycle.

c)

He was riding his motorcycle.

d)

He had been riding his motorcycle.

36.

We use the present perfect tense ...

a)

To talk about routines

b)

To talk about past actions and present actions

c)

To talk about actions that started in the past and are true now

d)

To talk about general truths in the present

37.

We use the present perfect continuous to...

a)

Talk about specific actions in the past

b)

Talk about actions that no longer happen

c)

To talk about actions which started in the past and are still happenning now

d)

To talk about actions which started in the present and are still happenning now

38.

We use the past perfect ...

a)

To talk about an earlier past action

b)

to talk about specific actions in the past

c)

to talk about actions between the past and present

d)

to talk about later actions in the past

39.

We use the Past Perfect Continuous...

a)

to talk about a period of time in the past before another action happened

b)

to talk about an action in the past before another action happened

c)

to talk about a period of time in the past after another action happened

d)

to talk about a period of time in the present before another action happened

40.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

Mia had been waiting for years to get married when Carlo finally proposed.

b)

Mia has been waiting for years to get married when Carlo finally proposed.

c)

Mia had waiting for years to get married when Carlo finally proposed.

d)

Mia had been wait for years to get married when Carlo finally proposed.