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Present & Past Tenses

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

They often ... golf with their customers on Saturday.

a)

play

b)

plays

c)

is playing

d)

are playing

2.

The customer ... his name on the insurance form as we speak.

a)

sign

b)

is signing

c)

signs

d)

are signing

3.

I ... Sally off at the bus stop more than an hour ago.

a)

drop

b)

dropped

c)

was dropped

d)

was dropping

4.

I ... in the back when the customer arrived.

a)

worked

b)

workt

c)

was working

d)

were working

5.

I am writing to complain about the large diesel generator that we ... from you.

a)

receive

b)

received

c)

are receiving

d)

to receive

6.

Many of the most influential scientists still ... that the invention to be the greatest breakthrough of the century.

a)

believed

b)

believer

c)

is believing

d)

believe

7.

Currently, the city ... a monument for Herbert Mansfield.

a)

is building

b)

was building

c)

builds

d)

is built

8.

We are planning to arrive on the 14th and ... on the 19th.

a)

left

b)

leaving

c)

had left

d)

leave

9.

Your delivery of 150 hardwood table and chair sets ... this morning.

a)

arrives

b)

arrived

c)

will arrive

d)

arrive

10.

When we ... the inner workings as part of the maintenance procedure, we found that the shutter was slightly bent and the lens was damaged.

a)

cleaning

b)

were cleaning

c)

clean

d)

have cleaned

11.

... interested in viewing an apartment should contact the property manager to arrange an appointment.

a)

These

b)

Those

c)

This

d)

That

12.

Because of its ... melodies and upbeat rhythms, Toby Nathan's music has broad appeal.

a)

simple

b)

patient

c)

kind

d)

blank

13.

The park service asks visitors to behave ... and show respect for wildlife.

a)

responsibly

b)

responsible

c)

responsibility

d)

responsibilities

14.

The ... of the Board of Directors is scheduled for Monday.

a)

election

b)

elected

c)

elects

d)

electable

15.

The CEO will use her ... in determining how the re-organization of the company will be conducted.

a)

discretionary

b)

discrete

c)

discretely

d)

discretion

16.

A particularly ... drawback of this book is the almost complete lack of useful illustrations or tables.

a)

frustrating

b)

frustratingly

c)

frustrated

d)

frustration

17.

The Web-based marketplace is drawing thousands of customers away from leading companies, despite an ... inflated market.

a)

even

b)

else

c)

urgently

d)

already

18.

The revival of the ferry service to Seawise Island was initially viewed as a ... notion by many, but it turned out to be profitable.

a)

mobile

b)

talkative

c)

dedicated

d)

foolish

19.

Public speaking experts agree that it is better to express simple ideas ... than to use complex structures with no persuasive point.

a)

comprehend

b)

comprehensible

c)

comprehensibly

d)

comprehensibility

20.

The Action Shot X52 underwater camera is recommended ... depths of up to two hundred feet.

a)

as

b)

but

c)

for

d)

out