wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Present and past tenses

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My sister ..........her homework.

a)

finishs

b)

don't finish

c)

finishes

d)

finish

2.

..........your friends.........their bikes?

a)

Do - ride

b)

Does - rides

c)

Does - ride

d)

Do - rides

3.

..............Simon.............. carefully?

a)

Do - climb

b)

Does - climbs

c)

Do - climbs

d)

Does - climb

4.

_______ your grandmother _________ a great time?

a)

ARE / PLAYING

b)

IS / HAVING

c)

IS / DOING

5.

It ______________ outside, it ________ sunny!

a)

ISN'T RAINNING / IS

b)

ISN'T RAIN / IS

c)

ISN'T RAINING / ISN'T

6.

What is the structure of the present simple?

a)

Subject + verb + complements

b)

Verb + complements

c)

Subject + verb in past + complements

7.

When do we write the -s in present simple?

a)

Third person affirmative

b)

Third person negative

c)

Third person interrogative

d)

Never with third person

8.

We write -es and not -s when...

a)

the verb finishes in vowel

b)

the verb finishes in consonant

c)

the verb finishes in -ss, -x, -ch, sh or o

d)

the verb finishes in -ss and -ch

9.

Which sentence is in present perfect?

a)

I watch TV every day

b)

I go running at the weekends

c)

I am answering an English test now

d)

I have been in Paris three times

10.

Is it correct? DID ANYONE ARRIVED YET?

a)

No, it is HAS anyone arrived yet

b)

Yes, it is

c)

No, it is, HAD anyone arrived yet

d)

Yes, it is

11.

What is the auxiliar for present simple?

a)

Do and does

b)

Do, does, can and verb to be

c)

Do, does, can, have and verb to be

d)

Verb to be

12.

I am doing my school work right now. WHAT VERBAL TENSE IS IT?

a)

Present simple

b)

Present continuous

c)

Present perfect simple

13.

I HAVEN'T ASKED YOU FOR HELP. What verbal tense is it?

a)

Present simple

b)

Present continuous

c)

Present perfect

14.

TURN INTO NEGATIVE. She lives in London.

a)

She doesn't live in London

b)

She don't live in London

c)

She hasn't live in London

d)

She doesn't lives in London

15.

TURN INTO QUESTION. She is doing her Pdh at the university.

a)

She isn't doing her Pdh at the university

b)

Is she do her Pdh at the university

c)

Is she doing her Pdf at the university

d)

Doing she is her Pdh at the university

16.

What is the difference between for and since?

a)

For is for dates and since for duration of time

b)

Since is for dates and for: duration of time

c)

since and for is the same

d)

Since and for are used for duration of time

17.

We use this with present perfect

a)

already, yet, just and does

b)

already, yet, just and since

c)

already, yet, just, since and for

d)

yet, just, since, do and does

18.

What is the structure of the present continuous?

a)

Subject + v-ing - complements

b)

Subject + verb to be + v-ing + complements

c)

Verb to be + v-ing + complements

d)

Subject + v-ing + complements

19.

When do we use present simple?

a)

For routines and repeated actions

b)

For the moment we are talking

c)

For an actions that is very recent

d)

For the past

20.

When do we use the present continuous?

a)

For routines and repeated actions

b)

For the moment we are talking

c)

For a recent past

21.

Mark ___________ ill lately

a)

has been

b)

have been

c)

was

22.

Giorgio ___________ really hard for this test

a)

have studied

b)

has stuyed

c)

has studied

23.

They ____________ in Ornago for 10 years.

a)

have live

b)

have lived

c)

has lived

24.

Gabriele _____________ in a hot air balloon once.

a)

flown

b)

have flown

c)

has flown

25.

It's been raining ....................... lunchtime.

a)

since

b)

for

26.

Sarah has lived in Paris ................... 1995.

a)

for

b)

since

27.

Paul has lived in Brazil ................. ten years.

a)

for

b)

since

28.

2. We are going to a concert on Friday night, but we haven’t bought the tickets _____.

a)

a) yet

b)

b) already

c)

c) just

29.

4. We can’t have spaghetti tonight. We’ve _____had spaghetti three times this week.

a)

a) yet

b)

b) already

c)

c) just

30.

5. Maria sends her love. I’ve _______ seen her in the Rambla.

a)

a) yet

b)

b) already

c)

c) just

31.

6. Carla: Have you done the washing up yet?

Joseph: I've _________ done it. I did it an hour ago.

a)

a) yet

b)

b) already

c)

c) just

32.

7. The company hasn’t sent a reply ______.

a)

a) yet

b)

b) already

c)

c) just

33.

My grandad _____________________ work in a factory but before that, he ___________________ his studies of mechanics.

a)

did / had studied

b)

used to / finished

c)

got used to / has finished

d)

used to / had finished

34.

Before he __________________, the president of the company ____________________ many new businesses in Korea and Japan.

a)

retire / used to start

b)

had retired / started

c)

retired / had started

d)

used to retire / used to start

35.

Mike wanted to settle down when he was 30, but he ___________________ all around the world years before.

a)

travelled

b)

has travelled

c)

had travelled

d)

travels

36.

The tallest man in the world ___________________ a celebrity before he _____________________ of an infection.

a)

became / had died

b)

had become / died

c)

became / died

d)

had become / had died

37.

People in the island of Okinawa ___________________ healthy lives so they ___________________ centenarians.

a)

have / became

b)

had / became

c)

had / had became

d)

had had / became

38.

In 1888 Jean Calmet __________________ Vincent Van Gogh, who ___________________ her shop to buy some pencils.

a)

had met / came into

b)

meet / come into

c)

met / had come into

d)

meets / came into

39.

My uncle ______________________ his first job before he _________________.

a)

didn't get / married

b)

hadn't got / had married

c)

had got / married

d)

couldn't get / had married

40.

She _______________________ in Sweden before she went to Norway.

a)

had lived

b)

lived

41.

The cat hid under the chair because the children _______________________ so loud.

a)

were

b)

had been

42.

Before Ken _______________________ to Kerry's house, he had phoned him.

a)

ran

b)

had been running

43.

Gerry helped his grandma in the house because his father ___________________ him so.

a)

told

b)

had told

44.

Before the students ________________ to write, the teacher had collected their mobile phones.

a)

started

b)

had started

45.
I (know)  _______ her for six years.
a)
knew
b)
knowed
c)
have known
d)
has known
46.
 I ________ (never/ be) to Canada.
a)
have never been
b)
never has been
c)
was never
d)
never was
47.
Mary __________ (write) a letter to Nick two weeks ago.
a)
has written
b)
writed
c)
wrote
d)
have written
48.
His brother ________ (come back) to Paris last Sunday
a)
have come
b)
had came
c)
has come
d)
came
49.
We (not watch) _______ a DVD at the weekend.
a)
haven't watch
b)
haven't watched
c)
didn't watch
d)
not watched
50.
She (live) _______  in Tokio since 1995.
a)
is living
b)
have lived
c)
lived
d)
has lived
51.
We (not watch) _______  this video yet.
a)
hasn't watched
b)
haven't watched
c)
didn't watch
d)
didn't watched
52.
We (not watch) _______  this video yet.
a)
hasn't watched
b)
haven't watched
c)
didn't watch
d)
didn't watched
53.
She (be) _______ in this class since September.
a)
was
b)
have been
c)
has been
d)
were been
54.
They  ________  (just/ buy) some flowers.
a)
bought just
b)
have just bought
c)
just bought
d)
has just bought
55.
Maria (get) ______ some bad marks last week.
a)
got
b)
has got
c)
had got
d)
getted