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ENGLISH TENSES 01 (PRESENT TENSES (4 items)

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Every Monday, Sally .......... (drive) her kids to football practice.

a)

is driving

b)

drive

c)

drives

d)

driving

2.

Usually, I .......... (work) as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I .........(study) French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

a)

works/studies

b)

work/am studying

c)

am working / am working

d)

working/studying

3.

Shhhhh! Be quiet! John ............(sleep).

a)

sleeping

b)

sleeps

c)

is sleeping

d)

sleep

4.

Don't forget to take your umbrella. It .............(rain).

a)

rains

b)

is raining

c)

rain

d)

raining

5.

I hate living in Seattle because it .............(rain, always).

a)

is always raining

b)

is raining always

c)

always rains

d)

rain always

6.

I'm sorry I can't hear what you ...........(say)because everybody .............(talk) so loudly.

a)

say/talk

b)

saying/is talking

c)

are saying/talks

d)

are saying/is talking

7.

Akianus and Karen .............(write, currently) a book about their adventures in Papua. I hope they can find a good publisher when they are finished.

a)

currently writing

b)

currently write

c)

are currently writing

d)

are writing

8.

Right now, Septiana ............(sit) with the owner of the inn.

a)

sits

b)

sitting

c)

is sitting

d)

sit

9.

Rahma : Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?

Irfan : Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I .........(go) to a movie tonight with some friends.

a)

go

b)

am going

c)

going

d)

goes

10.

The business cards .............(be, normally ) printed by a company in New York.

Their prices .........(be) inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.

a)

are normally/are

b)

are normally/is

c)

is normally/is

d)

is normally/are

11.

Jeremy ..........(speak) English very well and he ............(try) to teach Aristam some words in French.

a)

is speaking / is trying

b)

speaks / is trying

c)

speaks / tries

d)

is speaking / tries

12.

I ................(travel, currently) with Liam, a student from Leeds University in England.

a)

am currently traveling

b)

currently travel

c)

currently traveling

d)

am currently travel

13.

Devi: I think the waiter .............(forget) us. We ............(wait) here for over half an hour and nobody ...........(take) our order yet.

a)

has forgotten/have been waiting/has taken

b)

have forgotten/have been waiting/have taken

c)

has forgotten/have waited/has taken

d)

has been forgetting/have been waiting/has been taking

14.

They ................(discuss) the differences between life in England and life in Nepal

a)

discuss

b)

are discussed

c)

are discussing

d)

discusses

15.

This delicious chocolate ..........(be) made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.

a)

are

b)

is

c)

was

d)

were

16.

Heris: I think you're right. He .........(walk) by us at least twenty times. He probably thinks we ............(order, already).

a)

has been walking / have already ordered

b)

has been walking / have already been ordering

c)

has walked / have already been ordering

d)

has walked / have ordered

17.

Devi: Look at that couple over there, they ...............(be, only) here for five or ten minutes and they already have their food.

a)

have only been

b)

has only been

c)

only been

d)

are only been

18.

Heris: He must realize we ............(order, not) yet! We ............(sit) here for over half an hour staring at him.

a)

do not order / have been sitting

b)

have not ordered / have sat

c)

have not ordered / have been sitting

d)

have ordered / have been sitting

19.

Devi: I don't know if he ............(notice, even) us. He ............(run) from table to table taking orders and serving food.

a)

have even noticed / have been running

b)

has even noticed / has been running

c)

has even been noticing / has been running

d)

has even noticed / have been running

20.

Heris: That's true, and he ..............(look, not) in our direction once.

a)

have not looked

b)

has not been looking

c)

has not looked

d)

have not been looking

21.

Umbu : How long ...........(be) in Jakarta?

Hartini : I ............(study) here for more than three years.

a)

have you been / have studied

b)

have you been / has been studying

c)

have you gone / have been studying

d)

have you been / have been studying

22.

I ...............(have) the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about buying a new one.

a)

have been having

b)

had

c)

have had

d)

had had

23.

I ................(love) chocolate since I was a child. You might even call me a "chocoholic."

a)

have been loving

b)

has loved

c)

has been loving

d)

have loved

24.

Martin and Sarah .............(have) some difficulties in their relationship lately, so they ...............(go) to a marriage counselor. I hope they work everything out.

a)

have had / have gone

b)

have been having / have gone

c)

have been having / have been going

d)

`has been having / have been going

25.

John ..............(work) for the government since he graduated from Harvard University. Until recently, he .............(enjoy) his work, but now he is talking about retiring.

a)

has worked / has enjoyed

b)

have been working / has been enjoying

c)

has been working / has enjoyed

d)

`has been working / has been enjoying

26.

Lately, I ..................(think) about changing my career because I ...........(become) dissatisfied with the conditions at my company.

a)

have thought / have become

b)

have been thinking / have been becoming

c)

have been thinking / have become

d)

have thought / have been becoming

27.

I ..............(see) Judy for more than five years and during that time I ...........(see) many changes in her personality.

a)

have seen / have seen

b)

have been seeing / have seen

c)

have been seeing / have been seeing

d)

have seen / have been seeing

28.

It .............(rain) all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach.

a)

have rained

b)

has rained

c)

have been raining

d)

has been raining

29.

Suandi, where have you been? We ............(wait) for you since 1 PM.

a)

have waited

b)

have been waiting

c)

has been waiting

d)

have been waited

30.

You look really great! ...................(You, exercise) at the fitness center ?

a)

Have you exercised

b)

Do you exercise

c)

Have you been exercised

d)

Have you been exercising