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Tenses

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What tense means already happened?

a)

present

b)

past

c)

future

2.

What tense means it will happen?

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

3.

What tense means right now?

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

4.

4. I know it will be a good day if I __________ sunshine in the morning.

a)

sees

b)

see

c)

seeing

d)

saw

5.

3. Because we __________ apples today, we will run out tomorrow.

a)

eating

b)

ate

c)

will have

d)

will eat

6.

Tomorrow you ____________ what presents you get at the party.

a)

will see

b)

will have saw

c)

will have seen

d)

saw

7.
We rode the bus to school.
a)
past tense
b)
present tense
c)
future tense
8.
Tomorrow we will go to the movies.
a)
past tense
b)
present tense
c)
future tense
9.
I slept all night long.
a)
past tense
b)
present tense
c)
future tense
10.

Is the underlined verb in the past, present, or future tense?


The cat is meowing because she is hungry.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

11.
You will enjoy this book about inventions.
a)
past
b)
present
c)
future
12.
In the past, people invented steam engines.
a)
past
b)
present
c)
future
13.
It will save me much work.
a)
past
b)
present
c)
future
14.
What is the tense of the verb?
We will dance all night long.
a)
Present
b)
Past
c)
Future
15.
What is the future tense form of smile?
a)
will smile
b)
is smiling
c)
smiled
16.
What is the past tense form of smile?
a)
will smile
b)
is smiling
c)
smiled
17.
What tense means already happened?
a)
present
b)
past
c)
future 
d)
all of the above
18.
What tense means it will happen?
a)
past 
b)
present
c)
future
d)
present perfect
19.

The workers ______ the trains now before they go to the next station.

a)

fueled

b)

are fueling

c)

fuels

d)

fueling

20.

Corinne _________ the pasta for dinner while her sister makes a salad and sets the table.

a)

cooks

b)

were cooking

c)

cooked

d)

will be cooks

21.

Lucy ________ a clothing exchange store.

a)

is opening

b)

have opened

c)

are opening

d)

open

22.

Aaron will enjoy this book about inventions.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

23.

In the past, people invented rockets.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

24.

Doing my homework online will save me much work.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

25.

What is the tense of the verb?

Bryce will dance all night long.

a)

Present

b)

Past

c)

Future

26.

Which correctly identifies the tense of the highlighted word?

Andrew really enjoys the bicycle path along the main street.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

27.

Which correctly identifies the tense of the highlighted word?

Shane downloaded the lyrics to his favorite song.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

28.

Which correctly identifies the tense of the highlighted word?

Aurora will attend a concert tomorrow.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

29.

Which correctly identifies the tense of the highlighted word?

Thomas' mom steps out of the car.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

30.

Which correctly identifies the tense of the highlighted word?

The Mikey caught the ball and tagged the runner out.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

31.
Where did you study when you ............ 10 years old?
a)
are
b)
was
c)
did
d)
were
32.
I .....................  a book at the moment and my mum ...........dinner.
a)
read / cook
b)
was reading / was cooking
c)
am reading / is cooking
d)
am reading / cook
33.
I saw him at the party. He.................black suit.
a)
is wearing
b)
wore
c)
was wearing
d)
wore
34.
She .......................her homework and went out.
a)
does
b)
didn't did
c)
made
d)
did
35.
I ..............behind you when you .......... that accident.
a)
were driving / was having
b)
was driving / had
c)
was driving /were having
d)
drove / had
36.

She__________in this company over the past 3 years.

a)

works

b)

is working

c)

has worked

d)

worked

37.
Up to now, I____________any opportunity to check this information.
a)
didn't have
b)
wasn't having
c)
haven't had
d)
haven't been having
38.

I __________ that movie twenty times.

a)

had seen

b)

have seen

c)

saw

d)

see

39.
She (visit) her Japanese relatives once in 1993 before she moved in with them in 1996.
a)
had visited
b)
has visited
c)
will have visited
40.
Joe _____ downstairs and ______ his leg.
a)
fell, broke
b)
had fallen, broke
c)
had fallen, had broken
d)
was falling, had broken
41.

The film ....................at 11.00

a)

start

b)

starts

c)

will start

d)

startes

42.

When we finally found his house, everyone_________ for a club in town.

a)

had already left

b)

had left

c)

already had left

d)

left

43.

Sorry! My grandma _____________on the phone and she can't open the door.

a)

are talking

b)

am talking

c)

is talking

d)

talk

44.

The bus _______ late at the terminal last night.

a)

arrive

b)

arrives

c)

arrived

d)

is arriving

45.

I ______ in Taman Idaman which is 3 kilometres away from town.

a)

living

b)

lived

c)

lives

d)

live

46.

The children _______ so much noise.

a)

are making

b)

making

c)

make

d)

is making

47.

Rose ran so fast that she tripped and ________.

a)

fall

b)

fell

c)

falling

d)

fallen

48.

My sister ___________ when the phone rang.

a)

is cooking

b)

are cooking

c)

was cooking

d)

were cooking.

49.

Iffah _________ the first prize in her favourite competition.

a)

win

b)

won

c)

winning

d)

is winning

50.

Ummi is still _______ her room.

a)

paint

b)

paints

c)

painted

d)

painting