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ALL TENSED UP

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Katherine ______ lunch at The Red Ocean restaurant yesterday.


Choose the word which will not complete this sentence accurately.

a)

had

b)

ate

c)

has

d)

bought

2.

In the previous game, Malim did not manage to ______ the basketball to his teammate.


Choose the word which will not complete this sentence accurately.

a)

toss

b)

threw

c)

throw

d)

pass

3.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in the bracket.


Lim (a)   (be) watering the plants before he entered the house.

4.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in the bracket.


My grandmother (a)   (cook) my favourite chicken dish when I visited her.

5.

Last Saturday, my father ____ that his dinner suit was

too small, so now he ____ a strict diet.

a)

has discovered / followed

b)

discovers / was following

c)

discovered / is following

d)

was discovering / has followed

e)

has been discovering / will follow

6.

He ______ to unlock the door to his flat because the telephone ________ .

a)

was hurrying / rang

b)

hurries / has been ringing

c)

hurried / was ringing

d)

is hurrying / rings

e)

has hurried / has rung

7.

John Deere ____ his farm machinery business, which____ tractors today, in the 19th century.

a)

founds / still produced

b)

has founded / is still producing

c)

was founding / was still producing

d)

founded / still produces

e)

is founding / is still produced

8.

The neighbours ____ so loudly last night that they____ us all awake until after midnight.

a)

are shouting / are keeping

b)

have been shouting / were keeping

c)

shouted / have been keeping

d)

have shouted / had kept

e)

were shouting / kept

9.

I ____ to the bank during my lunch-break today, but an old colleague ____ to visit us, so, naturally, I wanted to hear all the news.

a)

was going / came

b)

went / is coming

c)

have gone / was coming

d)

had gone / has come

e)

am going / comes

10.

After she ____ to me for the fifth time, I ____ another word she said, and put an end to our friendship.

a)

has lied / don't believe

b)

has been lying / won't believe

c)

was lying / haven't believed

d)

is lying / hadn't believed

e)

had lied / didn't believe

11.
Muhammad's cousins ________ the house last week.
a)
paint
b)
paints
c)
painting
d)
painted
12.
The aeroplane _______ over the building this morning.
a)
fly
b)
flies
c)
flying
d)
flew
13.

Sarah ______ some salt in the soup a few minutes ago.

a)

put

b)

puts

c)

putted

d)

putting

14.
The lady _________ the family car to the market this morning.
a)
drive
b)
drives
c)
drove
d)
driving
15.
We ________ the police to report the theft.
a)
ring
b)
ringed
c)
rang
d)
ringing
16.
The bus _______ for five minutes and then it ________ without them.
a)
waited, left
b)
wait, leave
c)
waits, left
d)
waiting, leaving
17.
How fast _________ when the accident happened?
a)
did you drive
b)
were you driving
18.

What ____ you ____ there?

a)

did - bought

b)

did - buy

c)

did - buyed

d)

were - buy

19.

Dan _____ his car to the car wash.

a)

takes

b)

takes

c)

taking

d)

took

20.
The hot air balloon at the field  ______ a lot of attention in yesterday's game.
a)
drew
b)
draws
c)
drawing
d)
drawn