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verb tenses

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 2hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The bus __________ late at the terminal last night.

a)

A. arrive

b)

B. arrives

c)

C. arrived

d)

D. is arriving

2.

I _________ in Taman Idaman which is 3 kilometres away from town.

a)

A. live

b)

B. lives

c)

C. lived

d)

D. living

3.

Rose ran so fast that she tripped and __________.

a)

A. fall

b)

B. fell

c)

C. falling

d)

D. fallen

4.

Alia will _____ to you once she ________ your reply.

a)

A. write, receives

b)

B. writes, receives

c)

C. wrote, receives

d)

D. written, received

5.
You will enjoy this book about inventions.
a)
past
b)
present
c)
future
6.
In the past, people invented steam engines.
a)
past
b)
present
c)
future
7.
What tense means right now?
a)
past
b)
present
c)
future
d)
none of the above
8.
What tense means already happened?
a)
present
b)
past
c)
future 
d)
all of the above
9.
What tense means it will happen?
a)
past 
b)
present
c)
future
d)
present perfect
10.
What is the tense of the verb?
Superman destroyed the enemy.
a)
Present
b)
Past
c)
Future
11.

I __________ (play) FreeFire for 2 hours.

a)

was playing

b)

has been playing

c)

played

d)

have been playing

12.

Past continuous tense’s formula 🍔

a)

am/is/are + Verb + ing

b)

was/were + Verb + ing

c)

has + been + Verb + ing

d)

have + V3

13.

We _______ (be) friends since we were 5 years old.

a)

were

b)

been

c)

were being

d)

have been

14.

I _______ (watch) tik tok when my mom entered the room.

a)

was watching

b)

watched

c)

have watched

d)

have been watching

15.

She _________ (clean) the house when the phone ________ (ring)

a)

has been cleaning, rang

b)

have been cleaning, rang

c)

cleaned, was ringing

d)

was cleaning, rang

16.

She _________ (read) comics while her brother ________ (play) computer games.

a)

read, played

b)

has been reading, has been playing

c)

was reading, played

d)

was reading, was playing

17.

Which sentence uses the PRESENT PERFECT tense?

a)

Daniel had eaten dinner when his friend knocked on the door.

b)

Rex will have been working on the project for three hours at 4:00.

c)

I have enjoyed reading ever since I can remember.

d)

Do you have any homework tonight?

18.

What PERFECT tense is used in this sentence?

Camille had been watching the dog until her friend came to the door.

a)

Past Perfect

b)

Present Perfect

c)

Future Perfect

d)

None of the above

19.
What PERFECT tense is used in this sentence?
Nobody has been in that old mansion for years.
a)
Past Perfect
b)
Present Perfect
c)
Future Perfect
d)
None of the above
20.

Select the correct tense of LEARN to complete this sentence.

Luke _____________ how to say "cat" in four different languages now.

a)

had learned

b)

has learned

c)

will have learned

d)

learns

21.

What PERFECT tense is used in this sentence?

Had you been wanting to ride on a train before your trip last year?

a)

Past Perfect

b)

Present Perfect

c)

Future Perfect

d)

None of the above

22.
Which sentence uses the PRESENT PERFECT tense?
a)
Have you eaten dinner yet?
b)
Will you have eaten dinner when you arrive? 
c)
Had you eaten dinner before you arrived?
d)
What do you want for dinner?
23.

Which sentence uses the PAST PERFECT tense?

a)

Jay had eaten dinner when his friend knocked on the door.

b)

Jayson will have been working on the project for three hours at 4:00.

c)

I have enjoyed reading ever since I can remember.

d)

Do you have any homework tonight?

24.
Select the correct tense of VISIT to complete this sentence.
Zoe __________ her aunt and uncle last week.
a)
had visited
b)
has visited
c)
will have visited
d)
will visit
25.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

1. She __________ with her parents in London.

a)

lived

b)

lives

c)

living

d)

live

26.

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

2. Last year I (go) (a)   to America for my holidays

27.

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

3. The weather (be) ____________ strangely fine this morning when I opened the windows.

a)

is

b)

am

c)

was

d)

should

28.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

4. Aisha's son is (a)   (talk) on the phone rightnow.

29.

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

5. Sara was _____________ (run) because she was late for her classes.

a)

ran

b)

run

c)

runs

d)

running

30.

6. When do we use simple present tense?

a)

When an action has happened.

b)

When an action is happening right now.

c)

When an action may happen in the future.

31.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

7. Please ring me up as soon as he ____________ (arrive)

a)

arriving

b)

arrived

c)

arrive

d)

arrives

32.

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

8. The phone rang while I ________________ dinner.

a)

had

b)

was having

c)

am having

d)

will have

33.

10. What is the past tense of the word "write"?

(a)  

34.

You will enjoy this book about inventions.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future

35.

It will save me much work.

a)

past

b)

present

c)

future