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TE1 - Tenses - Present and Past Tenses

Total questions: 105

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He was writing to his friend when he __________a noise.

a)

was hearing

b)

heard

c)

had heard

d)

hears

2.

I __________many people since I came here in June.

a)

met

b)

has met

c)

was meeting

d)

have met

3.

We __________ Math at this time last week.

a)

were learning

b)

are learning

c)

was learning

d)

learnt

4.

She was playing games while he __________a football match.

a)

watched

b)

watches

c)

was watching

d)

watching

5.

She __________to Ho Chi Minh City last year.

a)

goes

b)

has gone

c)

go

d)

went

6.

Since we came here, we ______ a lot of acquaintances.

a)

have had

b)

had

c)

have

d)

are having

7.

__________he playing football now?

a)

Will

b)

Does

c)

Was

d)

Is

8.

Every morning, I often sit in my garden and____ to my nightingale sing.

a)

listening

b)

listen

c)

listened

d)

listens

9.

She __________school when she was six.

a)

start

b)

started

c)

has started

d)

are starting

10.

I __________TV when the telephone rang.

a)

watched

b)

was watching

c)

are watching

d)

have watched

11.

She__________ lunch by the time we arrived.

a)

had finished

b)

finished

c)

have finished

d)

finishing

12.

This record-shop__________ be a book-shop a few years ago.

a)

used

b)

use

c)

used to

d)

was used to

13.

I couldn't come to the party because I __________go to work.

a)

have

b)

had to

c)

have got

d)

had

14.

Yesterday, I _______ for work late because I _______ to set my alarm.

a)

had left / forgot

b)

was leaving / was forgetting

c)

left / had forgot

d)

had been leaving / would forget

15.

By the time we ____ to the train station, Susan _____ for us for more than two hours.

a)

will get / has been waiting

b)

got / was waiting

c)

got / had been waiting

d)

get / will wait

16.

While her brother was in the army, Sarah ___________ to him twice a week.

a)

was writing

b)

wrote

c)

has written

d)

had written

17.

The Titanic _______ the Atlantic when it _______ an iceberg.

a)

was crossing / struck

b)

had crossed / was striking

c)

crossed / had struck

d)

is crossing / strikes

18.

In the 19th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.

a)

took

b)

had taken

c)

have taken

d)

was taking

19.

Last night at this time, they _______ the same thing. She ______ and he ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_________ a newspaper.

a)

are not doing / is cooking / is reading

b)

were not doing / was cooking / was reading

c)

was not doing / has cooked / is reading

d)

had not done / was cooking /read

20.

When I _____ home last night, I ____that Jane ______ a beautiful candlelight dinner.

a)

had arrived / discovered / prepared

b)

was arriving / had discovered / was preparing

c)

have arrived / was discovering / had prepared

d)

arrived / discovered / was preparing

21.

After he ____________ his English course, he went to England to continue his study.

a)

finish

b)

finishes

c)

finished

d)

had finished

22.

She ________ in several films.

a)

appears

b)

is appearing

c)

appeared

d)

has appeared

23.

Mai____ in HCM for five years.

a)

lives

b)

has lived

c)

is living

d)

was living

24.

My little sister________ "Sleeping Beauty" several times.

a)

watches

b)

is watching

c)

has watched

d)

watched

25.

I ______ to New York three times this year.

a)

have been

b)

was

c)

were

d)

had been

26.

I ______ her since I _____ a student.

a)

know/ am

b)

knew/ was

c)

have known/ am

d)

have known/ was

27.

The train _____ when we got to the station.

a)

just left

b)

just leaves

c)

had just left

d)

will leave

28.

Her father ______ when she was a small girl.

a)

dies

b)

died

c)

has died

d)

had died

29.

Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

a)

leave

b)

left

c)

leaves

d)

had left

30.

I ______ to the same barber since last year.

a)

am going

b)

have been going

c)

go

d)

had gone

31.

Spring ________ winter.

a)

follows

b)

is following

c)

will follow

d)

has followed

32.

Someone _________ at the door. Can you answer it?

a)

knocks

b)

is knocking

c)

is knocked

d)

knocked

33.

I _______ TV at 8:30 last night.

a)

watched

b)

was watching

c)

has watched

d)

had watched

34.

While I was working in the garden, my son __________ video games.

a)

was playing

b)

played

c)

has played

d)

had been playing

35.

Mai ________ in HCM city for five years now.

a)

lives

b)

has lived

c)

is living

d)

has been living

36.

I _________ four chairs so far this morning.

a)

painted

b)

was painting

c)

have painted

d)

had painted

37.

Old Ted __________ twenty cigarettes a day before he gave up.

a)

has smoked

b)

had smoked

c)

smoked

d)

smokes

38.

Mike _________ me one hour ago.

a)

phoned

b)

is phoning

c)

had phoned

d)

has phoned

39.

She _________ English at RMIT these days.

a)

studies

b)

is studying

c)

will study

d)

is going to study

40.

My little sister __________ “Tom & Jerry” several times.

a)

watches

b)

is watching

c)

has watched

d)

watched

41.

Stephen ________ on the phone when I came in.

a)

talked

b)

was talking

c)

has talked

d)

has been talking

42.

We did not go out because it _________

a)

would rain

b)

was raining

c)

had rained

d)

has rained

43.

I saw Maggie at the party. She ______________ a very beautiful dress.

a)

wears

b)

was wearing

c)

has worn

d)

was worn

44.

We cleaned up the room as soon as the guests __________

a)

had left

b)

has left

c)

left

d)

were leaving

45.

The secretary _______the report by 10AM yesterday.

a)

hadn’t finished

b)

hasn’t finished

c)

didn’t finish

d)

would finish

46.

There is a strange smell in here. My mother ________ something.

a)

cooks

b)

is cooking

c)

will cook

d)

has cooked

47.

What time_________ the next train leave?

a)

does

b)

will

c)

has

d)

would

48.

The room is dirty. Someone __________ in here.

a)

smoked

b)

has smoked

c)

had been smoking

d)

have been smoking

49.

It is the longest film I _________. It _________ four hours and a half.

a)

would be seeing/ lasts

b)

was seeing/ was lasting

c)

have seen/ lasts

d)

saw ever/ have lasted

50.

I ___________ “Chicken Soup for the Soul” and I haven’t finished it yet.

a)

read

b)

am reading

c)

have been read

d)

was reading

51.

I __________ her three years ago and __________her ever since.

a)

have met/ loved

b)

met/ had been loving

c)

met/ have loved

d)

met/ had been loving or met/ have loved

52.

When he worked here, Simon ________ mistakes.

a)

always made

b)

made always

c)

has always made

d)

was always making

53.

I __________ the bell three times before he answered the door.

a)

had rung

b)

have rung

c)

was ringing

d)

would ring

54.

The Moon ________ round the Earth.

a)

goes

b)

is going

c)

will go

d)

went

55.

My father _________ for this company from 1995 to 2004.

a)

was working

b)

worked

c)

had working

d)

was worked

56.

Alan took a photograph of Sandra while she __________

a)

didn’t look

b)

wasn’t looking

c)

hasn’t looked

d)

hadn’t looked

57.

Last night Tina _________ in bed when suddenly she heard a scream.

a)

read

b)

was reading

c)

has read

d)

had read

58.

Please don’t make so much noise. My son ________

a)

sleeps

b)

is sleeping

c)

slept

d)

will sleep

59.

Her family __________ to America before 1975.

a)

went

b)

have gone

c)

had gone

d)

would go

60.

We are enjoying our trip. We _______ two countries so far.

a)

have visited

b)

had visited

c)

visited

d)

are visiting

61.

Tina _________ letters all day. She is so tired now.

a)

writes

b)

is writing

c)

had written

d)

has been writing

62.

Jane _________ off the bus and ________ into the bank when she ________that she _________ her purse on the bus.

a)

was getting/ walked/ was realizing/ left

b)

got/ walked/ realized/ had left

c)

had got/ was walking/ was realizing/ had left

d)

got/ was walking/ realized/ left

63.

Look! Those boys _________ a nap instead of playing in the hot sun.

a)

are having

b)

should have

c)

should have had

d)

should be having

64.

I _________ out into the yard to get my bike, but _________ someone __________ it.

a)

went/ found/ had stolen

b)

had gone/ found/ was stealing

c)

was going/ was founding/ had stolen

d)

went/ had found/ stole

65.

I _________ octopus, but once on vacation I _________ some squid.

a)

was never eating/ have eaten

b)

had never eaten/ was eating

c)

never eat/ had been eating

d)

have never eaten/ ate

66.

Ten years ago I _________ through Asia, but I __________ the country since then.

a)

traveled/ haven’t left

b)

has traveled/ didn’t leave

c)

was traveling/ haven’t been leaving

d)

would travel/ am not leaving

67.

I _________ here for hours and I feel tired.

a)

have been standing

b)

have been stood

c)

stood

d)

am standing

68.

I’m afraid the last train ________ an hour ago.

a)

left

b)

have left

c)

had left

d)

was leaving

69.

Tom and Mary __________ many years ago.

a)

meet

b)

met

c)

have met

d)

have been meeting

70.

Where __________ since Christmas?

a)

were you

b)

are you

c)

are you being

d)

have you been

71.

After her husband’s tragic death, she _______ up his position at the Sorbonne.

a)

had gotten

b)

was receiving

c)

took

d)

has accepted

72.

The train ________ by the time I ________ at the station yesterday.

a)

had already left/ had arrived

b)

already left/ had arrived

c)

had already left/ arrived

d)

was already leaving/ arrived

73.

He died on March 20, 1772 and ________ in Westminster Abby.

a)

has buried

b)

buried

c)

was buried

d)

had buried

74.

We didn’t go to the cinema last night because we ______that film before.

a)

already see

b)

already saw

c)

had already seen

d)

has already seen

75.

He _________ ill for a long time before he _______ last year.

a)

was/ died

b)

had been/ died

c)

had been/ had died

d)

was/ had died

76.

By the time he arrived at the party, all his classmates ________.

a)

has left

b)

left

c)

had left

d)

was leaving

77.

Oh no! I don’t believe it! My purse________!

a)

is stolen

b)

is being stolen

c)

was stolen

d)

has been stolen

78.

Don’t bother Tom. He________on the phone right now.

a)

talks

b)

is talking

c)

has talked

d)

talked

79.

In the past the trip _______ very rough and often dangerous, but things _______ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.

a)

was/ have changed

b)

is/ change

c)

had been/ will change

d)

has been/ changed

80.

It __________ very hard when I got up this morning.

a)

rained

b)

was raining

c)

had rained

d)

would rain

81.

I _____________the lesson now.

a)

am understanding

b)

will understand

c)

understand

d)

has understood

82.

Columbus __________ America in 1492.

a)

discovered

b)

has discovered

c)

was discovering

d)

had discovered

83.

The child __________ computer games when I came.

a)

had played

b)

was playing

c)

is playing

d)

has played

84.

Jane __________Vietnamese before she went to Vietnam.

a)

has studied

b)

was studied

c)

studies

d)

had studied

85.

I __________ home when he telephoned last night.

a)

have just left

b)

just be leaving

c)

had just left

d)

am leaving

86.

I __________ to see him after I had heard the news.

a)

had hurried

b)

was hurrying

c)

would hurry

d)

hurried

87.

We __________ her for nearly two weeks.

a)

haven’t seen

b)

didn’t see

c)

don’t see

d)

hadn’t seen

88.

Students __________ the regulations of their schools.

a)

should obey

b)

will obey

c)

would obey

d)

will have obeyed

89.

The teacher explained that oil ___________ on water.

a)

floats

b)

floated

c)

is floating

d)

had floated

90.

She __________ absent from class in the last few days.

a)

was

b)

had been

c)

is

d)

has been

91.

My cousin __________ me every summer.

a)

has visited

b)

visits

c)

is visiting

d)

will visit

92.

This is the second time he __________ a glass.

a)

breaks

b)

broke

c)

has broken

d)

will break

93.

George has been in business since he __________college.

a)

has finished

b)

had finished

c)

finished

d)

finishes

94.

Mr. Green __________ medicine here since 1970.

a)

has practiced

b)

had been practicing

c)

practiced

d)

has practiced or had been practicing

95.

This is one of the most interesting books I __________.

a)

have ever read

b)

have never read

c)

had read

d)

will never read

96.

When I WALKED past the park, I SAW some CHILDREN PLAY football.

a)

walked

b)

saw

c)

children

d)

play

97.

After John EATEN dinner, HE WROTE several LETTERS and WENT to bed.

a)

eaten

b)

he wrote

c)

letters

d)

went

98.

What DID YOU DO at 9 o'clock LAST NIGHT? I PHONED you, but NOBODY answered.

a)

did you do

b)

last night

c)

phoned

d)

nobody

99.

WHEN I ARRIVED AT the station, the train HAS ALREADY LEFT.

a)

When

b)

arrived

c)

at

d)

has already left

100.

Ann and Susan HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER DURING they WERE at school.

a)

have known

b)

each other

c)

during

d)

were

101.

She HAS DISAPPEARED three days ago, AND they ARE STILL looking FOR HER now.

a)

has disappeared

b)

and

c)

are still

d)

for her

102.

After Mrs. Wang had RETURNED TO HER HOUSE FROM WORK, she WAS COOKING dinner.

a)

returned

b)

to her house

c)

from work

d)

was cooking

103.

IT’S the first TIME I SAW THIS FILM.

a)

It’s

b)

time

c)

saw

d)

this film

104.

AFTER he GRADUATED FROM university, he joined THE ARMY.

a)

After

b)

graduated

c)

from

d)

the army

105.

UP TO NOW, there HAD BEEN NO woman CHOSEN the US president.

a)

Up to now

b)

had been

c)

no

d)

chosen