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WorksheetsPresent and past tenses
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 26mins
My sister ..........her homework.
finishs
don't finish
finishes
finish
..........your friends.........their bikes?
Do - ride
Does - rides
Does - ride
Do - rides
..............Simon.............. carefully?
Do - climb
Does - climbs
Do - climbs
Does - climb
_______ your grandmother _________ a great time?
ARE / PLAYING
IS / HAVING
IS / DOING
It ______________ outside, it ________ sunny!
ISN'T RAINNING / IS
ISN'T RAIN / IS
ISN'T RAINING / ISN'T
What is the structure of the present simple?
Subject + verb + complements
Verb + complements
Subject + verb in past + complements
When do we write the -s in present simple?
Third person affirmative
Third person negative
Third person interrogative
Never with third person
We write -es and not -s when...
the verb finishes in vowel
the verb finishes in consonant
the verb finishes in -ss, -x, -ch, sh or o
the verb finishes in -ss and -ch
Which sentence is in present perfect?
I watch TV every day
I go running at the weekends
I am answering an English test now
I have been in Paris three times
Is it correct? DID ANYONE ARRIVED YET?
No, it is HAS anyone arrived yet
Yes, it is
No, it is, HAD anyone arrived yet
Yes, it is
What is the auxiliar for present simple?
Do and does
Do, does, can and verb to be
Do, does, can, have and verb to be
Verb to be
I am doing my school work right now. WHAT VERBAL TENSE IS IT?
Present simple
Present continuous
Present perfect simple
I HAVEN'T ASKED YOU FOR HELP. What verbal tense is it?
Present simple
Present continuous
Present perfect
TURN INTO NEGATIVE. She lives in London.
She doesn't live in London
She don't live in London
She hasn't live in London
She doesn't lives in London
TURN INTO QUESTION. She is doing her Pdh at the university.
She isn't doing her Pdh at the university
Is she do her Pdh at the university
Is she doing her Pdf at the university
Doing she is her Pdh at the university
What is the difference between for and since?
For is for dates and since for duration of time
Since is for dates and for: duration of time
since and for is the same
Since and for are used for duration of time
We use this with present perfect
already, yet, just and does
already, yet, just and since
already, yet, just, since and for
yet, just, since, do and does
What is the structure of the present continuous?
Subject + v-ing - complements
Subject + verb to be + v-ing + complements
Verb to be + v-ing + complements
Subject + v-ing + complements
When do we use present simple?
For routines and repeated actions
For the moment we are talking
For an actions that is very recent
For the past
When do we use the present continuous?
For routines and repeated actions
For the moment we are talking
For a recent past
Mark ___________ ill lately
has been
have been
was
Giorgio ___________ really hard for this test
have studied
has stuyed
has studied
They ____________ in Ornago for 10 years.
have live
have lived
has lived
Gabriele _____________ in a hot air balloon once.
flown
have flown
has flown
It's been raining ....................... lunchtime.
since
for
Sarah has lived in Paris ................... 1995.
for
since
Paul has lived in Brazil ................. ten years.
for
since
2. We are going to a concert on Friday night, but we haven’t bought the tickets _____.
a) yet
b) already
c) just
4. We can’t have spaghetti tonight. We’ve _____had spaghetti three times this week.
a) yet
b) already
c) just
5. Maria sends her love. I’ve _______ seen her in the Rambla.
a) yet
b) already
c) just
6. Carla: Have you done the washing up yet?
Joseph: I've _________ done it. I did it an hour ago.
a) yet
b) already
c) just
7. The company hasn’t sent a reply ______.
a) yet
b) already
c) just
My grandad _____________________ work in a factory but before that, he ___________________ his studies of mechanics.
did / had studied
used to / finished
got used to / has finished
used to / had finished
Before he __________________, the president of the company ____________________ many new businesses in Korea and Japan.
retire / used to start
had retired / started
retired / had started
used to retire / used to start
Mike wanted to settle down when he was 30, but he ___________________ all around the world years before.
travelled
has travelled
had travelled
travels
The tallest man in the world ___________________ a celebrity before he _____________________ of an infection.
became / had died
had become / died
became / died
had become / had died
People in the island of Okinawa ___________________ healthy lives so they ___________________ centenarians.
have / became
had / became
had / had became
had had / became
In 1888 Jean Calmet __________________ Vincent Van Gogh, who ___________________ her shop to buy some pencils.
had met / came into
meet / come into
met / had come into
meets / came into
My uncle ______________________ his first job before he _________________.
didn't get / married
hadn't got / had married
had got / married
couldn't get / had married
She _______________________ in Sweden before she went to Norway.
had lived
lived
The cat hid under the chair because the children _______________________ so loud.
were
had been
Before Ken _______________________ to Kerry's house, he had phoned him.
ran
had been running
Gerry helped his grandma in the house because his father ___________________ him so.
told
had told
Before the students ________________ to write, the teacher had collected their mobile phones.
started
had started
