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English Tenses

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

They have left London this month.

a)

Present perfect

b)

Simple present

c)

Simple past

d)

Present continuous

2.

My best friends took the wrong train yesterday.

a)

Present perfect

b)

Simple future

c)

Simple past

d)

Present continuous

3.

Where does Sara work on vacations?

a)

Simple present

b)

Simple future

c)

Simple past

d)

Present continuous

4.

I'm painting two big landscapes.

a)

Simple present

b)

Simple future

c)

Simple past

d)

Present continuous

5.

My mother's dog breaks the newspaper everyday.

a)

Present continuous

b)

Simple future

c)

Simple past

d)

Simple present

6.

My sister ______________a lot of money yesterday.

a)

was spening

b)

has spent

c)

had spend

d)

spent

7.

Our grandmother ____________ dinner from twelve till three yesterday.

a)

has cooked

b)

was cooking

c)

had cooked

d)

cooked

8.

Mary always __________ at 7 o'clock

a)

wake up

b)

is waking up

c)

woke up

d)

wakes up

9.

My mum ____________ football when she was a child

a)

doesn't like

b)

didn't like

c)

don't like

d)

wasn't like

10.

Josh ______________ a magazine now

a)

is reading

b)

were reading

c)

read

d)

reads

11.

They _______________ tennis yesterday at 6 p.m.

a)

are playing

b)

play

c)

were playing

d)

was play

12.
 She is very happy: her son (to finish) school.
a)
 had finished
b)
 has finished
c)
 was finishing
d)
 finished
13.
Look! A boy is flying a kite.
a)
Present Simple
b)
Present Continuous
c)
Present Perfect
d)
Past Simple
14.

Look here! I … some fresh doughnuts! Treat yourself!

a)

brought

b)

have brought

c)

had brought

d)

was bringing

15.

The work is almost done. We … it for 6 six hours!

a)

have done

b)

were doing

c)

have been doing

d)

are doing

16.

When … you … home yesterday?

a)

do … come

b)

did … come

c)

have … came

d)

was … coming

17.
I went to bed after I.....off the television.
a)
switched
b)
has switched
c)
had switched
d)
have switching
18.
What tense is this sentence written in ?
Jordan has invented a new way to power his car.
a)
Past perfect
b)
Future perfect
c)
Present perfect
19.

Ben _____________ all of his dinner and can have dessert now.

a)

has finished

b)

had finished

c)

will have finished

20.

I have sung in a choir for over thirty years.

a)

present perfect

b)

past perfect

c)

future perfect

21.

Present Continuous

a)

She comes to school late every Sunday.

b)

She is coming now.

c)

Last week she came here.

d)

She has come to class already.

22.

Simple present

a)

The baby eats rice every morning.

b)

The baby is eating rice now.

c)

The baby ate rice just now.

d)

The baby has eaten some rice.

23.

Simple past

a)

Father drives to school every day.

b)

Father is driving to the beach at the moment.

c)

Father drive us to the cinema last night.

d)

Father has already driven that blue car.

24.

Past continuous

a)

My sister cuts the vegetables.

b)

She cut the melon just now.

c)

She is cutting the carrot now.

d)

She was cutting the fish into half.

25.

Present Perfect

a)

Kala plays netball every morning.

b)

Kala is playing chess now.

c)

Kala has already played hockey.

d)

Had Kala played basketball?

26.

Which is NOT a negative statement?

a)

I had not finished my homework before I ate my dinner.

b)

She had not paid the bill before she went on the trip.

c)

Hadn't you showered before you wore that dress?

d)

The workers had painted my house before we moved in.

27.

Which is an Interrogative form?

a)

Have I given you a pen?

b)

I'm sorry teacher, I have taken the wrong book.

c)

Father has not locked the door.

d)

Muthu has lost all his money so he couldn't buy anything for his sister.

28.

The interrogative form is...

a)

Have you been...?

b)

You have been...?

c)

Have been you...?

d)

been have you...?

29.

Have you....been to Lisbon?

a)

ever

b)

never

c)

already

d)

since

30.

She has never .... in the ocean.

a)

swim

b)

swam

c)

swom

d)

swum