Free Printable Tenses

1.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

1. She __________ with her parents in London.

a)

lived

b)

lives

c)

living

d)

live

2.

The police ______ four thieves last night.

a)

was catching

b)

caught

c)

is catching

d)

will catch

3.

I _____ food when he came in.

a)

am cooking

b)

cooked

c)

had cooked

d)

was cooking

4.

All the students ________ the class work when the teacher came in.

a)

are doing

b)

were doing

c)

will be doing

d)

have done

5.

The patient _______ before the doctor came.

a)

will die

b)

is dying

c)

died

d)

dies

6.

1.My mother _______ the newspaper now.

a)

read

b)

reads

c)

reading

d)

is reading

7.

2. Those children _______ for 2 hours every afternoon.

a)

sleep

b)

sleeps

c)

is sleeping

d)

are sleeping

8.

3.We always _______ our English lessons carefully.

a)

do

b)

does

c)

is doing

d)

are doing

9.

4. At present, he _______ for a foreign company.

a)

work

b)

works

c)

is working

d)

are working

10.

5.The earth _______ around the sun once every 365 days.

a)

go

b)

goes

c)

is going

d)

are going

11.

6.Where _______ now ? I _______ to the theatre.

a)

do you go/go

b)

are you going/ go

c)

are you going/ are going

d)

are you going/ am going

12.

7. The students _______ all of the new words very well now.

a)

know

b)

knows

c)

is knowing

d)

are

13.

8. Just a minute! I _______ that word in the dictionary.

a)

look

b)

looks

c)

looking

d)

am looking

14.

9. We _______ the use of verbs in English at the moment.

a)

study

b)

studies

c)

is studying

d)

are studying

15.

10.The teacher _______ at the board when he _______ to explain something.

a)

point/ want

b)

points/wants

c)

points/ is wanting

d)

is pointing/ is wanting

16.

11. It _______ when I got up this morning.

a)

rains

b)

rained

c)

is raining

d)

was raining

17.

12. Albert Einstein _______ in 1955.

a)

dies

b)

is dying

c)

died

d)

was dying

18.

13. They _______ in the library when the fire alarm went off.

a)

study

b)

are studying

c)

studied

d)

were studying

19.

14. What _______ when you arrived there?

a)

does she do

b)

she did

c)

was she doing

d)

were she doing

20.

15. He _______ economics at Harvard for almost 50 years.

a)

teach

b)

taught

c)

was teaching

d)

were teaching

21.

16. Helen _______ in the lobby, wasn’t she?

a)

works

b)

worked

c)

was working

d)

wrere working

22.

17.Mr. Thanh _______ to the office twice yesterday.

a)

goes

b)

went

c)

was working

d)

were working

23.

18. The wind _______ very hard when I went out this morning.

a)

blows

b)

is blowing

c)

was blowinng

d)

were blowing

24.

19. He fell while he _______ down the stairs.

a)

goes

b)

is going

c)

was going

d)

were going

25.

20. What _______ when you saw him ? He _______ a kite.

a)

does Ba do/ is flying

b)

did Ba do/ was flying

c)

was Ba doing/ flew

d)

was Ba doing/ was flying

26.

_{Juan likes to be outdoors. He ___ his dog each evening.}

a)

walking

b)

walked

c)

walks

d)

walk

27.

_{Alisha ___ her grandparents last week.}

a)

visiting

b)

visited

c)

visits

d)

visit

28.

Emma ___ her dance class yesterday afternoon.

a)

enjoy

b)

enjoys

c)

enjoyed

d)

enjoying

29.

_{^{We ___ our teacher after she helped us.}}

a)

thanking

b)

thanked

c)

thanks

d)

thank

30.

_{My dad and I ___ downtown last weekend.}

a)

go

b)

goed

c)

went

d)

going

31.

Ann __________ hand ball very well.

a)

play

b)

plays

32.

Harry has bad breath because he __________ his teeth very often.

a)

don't brush

b)

doesn't brush

33.

It __________ almost every day in Manchester.

a)

rain

b)

rains

34.

My mother __________ eggs for breakfast every morning.

a)

fry

b)

fries

35.

We __________ to Spain every summer.

a)

fly

b)

flies

36.

They are good students. They always __________ their homework.

a)

do

b)

does

37.

She __________ writing a letter now.

a)

are

b)

is

c)

were

d)

was

38.

The boys_______sleeping now.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

was

d)

were

39.

They are________ to the playground.

a)

went

b)

go

c)

going

d)

goes

40.

Amir and Haikal ________ watching movies.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

was

d)

were

41.

You _____ standing on your chair now.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

was

d)

were

42.

The teacher is _________ his book now.

a)

gave

b)

give

c)

giving

d)

given

43.

My brother and sister _____ playing tennis at 11am yesterday.

a)

was

b)

are

c)

were

44.

What were you doing last night when I _____ you?

a)

was phoning

b)

phone

c)

did phone

d)

phoned

45.

He __________ while she was sitting.

a)

were standing

b)

was standing

c)

was stand

d)

standing

Tenses

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 24mins

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