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Choosing the Right Tense

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Help! The baby_________________________ in the street.

a)

plays

b)

is playing

c)

played

2.

Bob has a stomachache because he_________________ a whole pizza.

a)

eats

b)

is eating

c)

ate

3.

I ________________TV with my family last night.

a)

watch

b)

am watching

c)

watched

4.

We ________________a fun quiz right now.

a)

take

b)

are taking

c)

took

5.

Mary is cooking dinner.


The time in this sentence is........

a)

every day

b)

now

c)

yesterday

6.

Mother baked a cake for our family.


The time in this sentence may be.......

a)

a habit

b)

now

c)

last weekend

7.

Susan studies Art.


The time in this sentence may be....

a)

every Saturday

b)

now

c)

last year

8.

Billy and Susie are reading books.


The tense in this sentence is.....

a)

The Simple Present Tense

b)

The Present Continuous Tense

c)

The Past Tense

9.

The boys played football last weekend.


The tense in this sentence is....

a)

The Simple Present Tense

b)

The Present Continuous Tense

c)

The Past Tense

10.

We eat breakfast at seven o'clock.


The tense in this sentence is....

a)

The Simple Present Tense

b)

The Present Continuous Tense

c)

The Past Tense

11.

The SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE shows what time?

a)

a habit, every day, every week, every year......

b)

now

c)

yesterday, last week, last year, 100 years ago.......

12.

The PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE shows what time?

a)

a habit, every day, every week, every year......

b)

now

c)

yesterday, last week, last year, 100 years ago........

13.

The PAST TENSE shows what time?

a)

a habit, every day, every week, every year......

b)

now

c)

yesterday, last week, last year, 100 years ago........

14.

Martha is not here. She ________________ the bathroom.

a)

uses

b)

is using

c)

used

15.

Barbara ______________her teeth every morning after breakfast.

a)

brushes

b)

is brushing

c)

brushed

16.

In class last week, we _______________ Mother's Day cards for our mothers.

a)

make

b)

are making

c)

made

17.

Her clothes are all wet because her brother______________water on her.

a)

splashes

b)

is splashing

c)

splashed

18.

Be quiet! The baby ______________.

a)

sleeps

b)

is sleeping

c)

slept

19.

My mother _______________to work every day.

a)

walks

b)

is walking

c)

walked

20.

My father ________________me with my homework last night.

a)

helps

b)

is helping

c)

helped

21.

The man is in the garden. He _____________ some flowers for his wife.

a)

picks

b)

is picking

c)

picked

22.

Oh no! The cat________________the tree.

a)

climbs

b)

is climbing

c)

climbed

23.

On the test yesterday, Mark _________me the answer, but I didn't tell him.

a)

asks

b)

is asking

c)

asked

24.

Thousands of years ago, people __________in caves.

a)

live

b)

are living

c)

lived

25.

Every year we______________my grandmother and grandfather for Christmas.

a)

visit

b)

are visiting

c)

visited