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Present/Past Simple/Continuous

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My elder brother (be) very intelligent. He (want) to be a doctor.

a)

is, wants

b)

is, want

c)

is, is wanting

d)

was, wanted

2.

She (have) a terrible headhache right now.

a)

has

b)

is having

c)

had

d)

was having

3.

Yesterday my uncle (repair) the car, while I (do) my homework.

a)

repaired, did

b)

repaires, do

c)

was repairing, was doing

d)

repaired, was doing

4.

What time (you/ go) to bed yesterday?

a)

do you go

b)

did you go

c)

were you going

d)

did you went

5.

We never ..................... TV in the morning.

a)

watch

b)

are watching

c)

watches

6.

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

a)

are saying, talk

b)

say, talk

c)

are saying, is talking

d)

say, is talking

7.

The students ................. cards when the teacher .............. in.

a)

played, came

b)

were playing, came

c)

were playing, was coming

d)

played, was coming

8.

It (rain) very hard, so the referee (decide) not to play the match.

a)

was raining, decided

b)

was raining, was deciding

c)

rained, decided

9.

Helen (do) her weekly shopping when she (meet) her old friend, June.

a)

does, met

b)

did, met

c)

was doing, met

d)

was doing, was meeting

10.

When the police (arrive) at the party, the music (play) very loud and everybody (shout).

a)

arrived, was playing, was shouting

b)

were arriving, was playing, was shouting

c)

arrived, was playing, shouted

d)

arrived, played, shouted

11.

I ................. to the cinema tonight.

a)

was going

b)

go

c)

went

d)

am going

12.

She (speak) to an important client when someone (enter) the room without knocking.

a)

spoke, entered

b)

spoke, was entering

c)

was speaking, entered

13.

Cats (to eat) mice.

a)

ate

b)

eat

c)

eats

d)

were eating

14.

The sun (shine) when I (get) up this morning.

a)

shone, got

b)

is shining, get

c)

shines, gets

d)

was shining, got

15.

The taxi (wait) for them at the moment.

a)

is waiting

b)

waited

c)

waits

d)

was waiting