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ENGLISH TENSES

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
 She is very happy: her son (to finish) school.
a)
 had finished
b)
 has finished
c)
 was finishing
d)
 finished
2.
When Nick came from school, his friends (to play) in the yard.
a)
were playing
b)
 played
c)
 have played
d)
 are playing
3.
I never (to be) to the Bahamas.
a)
 have been
b)
 was
c)
 had been
d)
 was being
4.
My sister (to spend) a lot of money yesterday.
a)
 was spening
b)
 has spent
c)
 had spent
d)
 spent
5.
They ate all the apples which I (to bring).
a)
  brought
b)
 has brought
c)
 had brought
d)
 was bringing
6.
Our grandmother (to cook) dinner from twelve till three yesterday.
a)
 has cooked
b)
 was cooking
c)
 had cooked
d)
 cooked
7.
We already (to study) seven English tenses.
a)
 studied
b)
had studied
c)
have studied
d)
were studying
8.
When the children (to have) dinner, they went for a walk.
a)
were having
b)
had
c)
have had
d)
had had
9.
At this time yesterday, I (to talk) to my friend. 
a)
was talking
b)
have talked
c)
had talked
d)
talked
10.
Columbus didn't know that he (to discover) America.
a)
is discovering
b)
has discovered
c)
discovered
d)
had discovered
11.

What is the inflection on verbs that represent the third person in Simple Present?

a)

-ed

b)

-s

c)

-ing

d)

-ied

12.

What are the three dimensions of Tense?

a)

Past

b)

Future

c)

Progressive

d)

Present

13.

Which is the Tense of the following sentence:

Machu Picchu is one of the Wonders of the World.

a)

Simple Past

b)

Present Perfect

c)

Simple Present

d)

Past Perfect

14.

Is Simple Past used for Reported Speech?

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.

What is the inflection on regular verbs in Simple Present?

a)

-ing

b)

-es

c)

-s

d)

-ed

16.

Fill in the blank with the past tense of the underlined verb.

Tim said "I am an engineer".

Tim said that he (a)   an engineer.

17.

What structures are used to express future time?

a)

Be going to

b)

Will

c)

Simple Past

d)

Simple Present

18.

Which structure do we use to express a future action previously planned ?

a)

Will

b)

Be going to

19.

Which is the structure of the following sentence:

You are to leave before noon.

a)

Be going to

b)

Simple Present

c)

Be to

d)

Will

20.

Fill in the blank with the correct structure of Be about To.

They (a)   take the bus.

21.

Which of these sentences expresses a future action?

a)

Sodium explodes on contact with water.

b)

She did her homework last night.

c)

I am eating right now.

d)

We are visiting our grandparents this weekend.

22.

Which of the following sentences represents Present Progressive ?

a)

I don't like pizza.

b)

He's studying for tomorrow's exam.

c)

They were cooking yesterday.

d)

She will stay herefor two weeks.

23.

Choose the answer related to the concept.

It is used to talk about an action that happened at a specific time or at the same time than other.

a)

Present Perfect

b)

Past Progressive

c)

Present Progresive.

d)

Simple Past

24.

Which is the correct structure of Future Progressive ?

a)

will+be+verb in past participle.

b)

will+have+verb in present participle.

c)

will+be+verb in present participle.

d)

will+have+verb in past participle.

25.

Which are some of the uses of Present Perfect?

a)

Expressing a recently completed action.

b)

Giving statements more emotional, strength and intensity.

c)

Expressing an action that started in te past and continues in the present.

d)

Expressing habitual actions.

26.

Fill in the blank with Past Perfect structure using the verb " eat ".


They (a)   when their mother arrived.

27.

Choose the answer related to the concept.

It is used to talk about an action that will happen before a specific time in the future.

a)

Present Perfect

b)

Future Perfect

c)

Future Present Progressive

d)

Simple Present

28.

Which is the structure of the following sentence:

We have been planning our wedding since January.

a)

Present Progressive

b)

Present Perfect

c)

Past Perfect

d)

Present Perfect Progressive

29.

Which is the correct structure of Past Perfect Progressive ?

a)

had+been+ verb in present participle

b)

have/has+been+ verb in present participle

c)

had+been+ verb in past participle

d)

have/has+been+ verb in past participle

30.

Which of the following sentences represents Future Perfect Progressive ?

a)

The meeting will have finished before 6:00 PM.

b)

By September, we will have been dating for 2 years.

c)

He had been begging her for a long time until she said "yes".

d)

By the time he called me, I had come home.

31.

I (a)   (learn) English for seven years now.

32.

But last year I ______________________ (not/work) hard enough for English, that's why my marks _____________________ (not/be) really that good then.

(a)  

33.

1. As I ______________________ (pass/want) my English exam successfully next year, I ________________________ (study) harder this term.

(a)  

34.

During my last summer holidays, my parents (a)   (send) me on a language course to London.

35.

It __________ (be) great and I ____________ (think) I _______________ (learn) a lot.

(a)  

36.

Before I _____________ (go) to London, I _____________________ (not/enjoy) learning English.

(a)  

37.

But while I ______________________ (do) the language course, I _____________ (meet) lots of young people from all over the world.

(a)  

38.

There I ______________ (notice) how important it ____________ (be) to speak foreign languages nowadays.

(a)  

39.

Now I ______________ (have) much more fun learning English than I ___________ (have) before the course.

(a)  

40.

At the moment I (a)   (revise) English grammar.

41.

And I (a)   (begin/already) to read the texts in my English textbooks again.

42.

I ___________ (think) I ______________ (do) one unit every week.

(a)  

43.

My exam ________ (be) on 15 May, so there _________________ (not/be) any time to be lost.

(a)  

44.

If I ____________ (pass) my exams successfully, I ________________ (start) an apprenticeship in September.

(a)  

45.

And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (a)   (go) back to London to work there for a while.

46.

As you __________________, (see/can) I ______________________ (become) a real London fan already.

(a)  

47.

The sun sets in the west.

a)

Future Simple

b)

Present Simple

c)

Past Simple

48.

I will read the newspaper when I go to bus station.

a)

Future Simple

b)

Past Simple

c)

Present Simple

49.

Is a verb tense which is used to show that a completed action took place at a specific time in the past.

a)

Past Continuous Tense

b)

Present Simple Tense

c)

Past Simple Tense

d)

Future Simple Tense

50.

Future Simple Examples

a)

We are going to eat

b)

I watched TV last night

c)

We produce lasers for cosmetic surgery

d)

I will stay at home at the weekend

51.

Is a verb tense which is used to show repetition, habit or generalization. Express general true.

a)

Past Simple Tense

b)

Future Simple Tense

c)

Present Perfect Tense

d)

Present Simple Tense

52.

Past Simple Examples

a)

I always study hard for exams

b)

Pablo cut his finger and went to hospital

c)

I will go to London next week

d)

The rain stopped an hour ago

53.

Is a verb tense which is used to refers to a time later than now, and expresses facts or certainty.

a)

Present Simple Tense

b)

Future Continuous Tense

c)

Future Simple Tense

d)

Past Simple Tense

54.

Present Simple Examples

a)

I don’t like the food they serve at that restaurant

b)

We won’t go to the theater

c)

Do you surf the Internet every day?

d)

She finished all the exercices

55.

Did she clean her home?

a)

Future Simple Tense

b)

Present Simple Tense

c)

Past Simple Tense

d)

Past continuous

56.

Characteristics of Future Simple (with "Will")

a)

Scheduled events and probably future actions

b)

Talk about our future intentions and plans

c)

Quick decisions

d)

Offers and promises

57.

Mark which of these are real types of tense:

a)

Continuous

b)

Simple

c)

Infinite

d)

Perfect Continuous

e)

Perfect

58.

Mark which tense is used in the sentence below:

“They cycle home.”

a)

Present perfect

b)

Present simple

59.

Mark which tense is used in the sentence below:


“They have been waiting for you for the last two hours.”

a)

Past Perfect Continuous

b)

Present Perfect Continuous

60.

Answer if the statement below is true or false:


“The present perfect tense is used to describe actions which started in the past, and have now completed.”

a)

False

b)

True

61.

Answer if the statement below is true or false:


“I have been living here for years.” uses the past perfect continuous tense.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Mark which sentence is an example of the present perfect continuous tense:

a)

I have learned Spanish this year.

b)

I’ve been learning Spanish this year.

63.

Mark which tense is used in the sentence below:


“She ate lunch.”

a)

Past simple

b)

Past perfect

64.

Answer if the statement below is true or false:

The sentence “She was eating.” is an example of the past continuous tense.

a)

False

b)

True

65.

Mark which tense is used in the sentence below:

“I had been living there for four years.”

a)

Past Perfect

b)

Present Perfect

c)

Past Perfect Continuous

66.

Mark which tense is used in the sentence below:

“I had been sitting there for an hour when I heard the noise.”

a)

Past perfect continuous

b)

Past perfect

67.

Mark which tense is used in the sentence below:

“I will be running a marathon this weekend.”

a)

Future simple

b)

Future continuous

68.

Mark which tense is used in the sentence below:

“I will fly home on Wednesday.”

a)

Future simple

b)

Future perfect

69.

Answer if the statement below is true or false:


The sentence “I will have finished this course by next month.” uses the the future perfect tense.

a)

False

b)

True

70.

Mark which tense is described in the sentence below:


“This tense describes ongoing future actions that will be completed at some time in the future.”

a)

Future simple

b)

Future perfect continuous