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tenses revision

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Be quiet! The baby (sleep).

(a)  

2.

We seldom (eat) before 6:30.

(a)  

3.

Look! The man is running the train. He (want) to catch it.

(a)  

4.

The sun (set) in the West.

(a)  

5.

I (do) an exercise on the present tense at the moment and I (think) that I (know) how to use it now

a)

am doing/ think/know

b)

am doing/ am thinking/ am knowing

c)

am doing/ think/ am knowing

d)

am doing/ am thinking/ know

6.

What (do) you do yesterday?

(a)  

7.

She (be) born in 1980.

(a)  

8.

He ( start) learning English when he (be) a child.

a)

has started/ was

b)

started/ was

c)

start/was

d)

start/ is

9.

She ( spend) five days painting her house two weeks ago.

(a)  

10.

Up to the present, we (write) almost every lesson in the book.

(a)  

11.

That house ( belong) to Mr Green.

(a)  

12.

When I ( arrive ) this house, he ( sleep).

a)

arrive/ was sleeping

b)

arrived/ slept

c)

arrived/ was sleeping

d)

had arrived/ was sleeping

13.

The light (go out) when we (have) dinner.

a)

was going out/ had

b)

went out/ had had

c)

went out/ were having

d)

had gone out/ had

14.

Bill was having breakfast when I (stop) at this house this morning.a

(a)  

15.

As we (cross) the street, we saw an accident.

(a)  

16.

While my father was reading the newspaper, I (learn) my lesson.

(a)  

17.

I (see) that film several times because I like it.

(a)  

18.

When we came to the stadium, the match ( already, begin).

(a)  

19.

After taking a bath, he (go) to bed.

(a)  

20.

It was the first time I ( ever, see) such a beautiful girl.

(a)  

21.

Before Alice went to sleep, she (call) her family.

(a)  

22.

We will go out when the rain (stop).

(a)  

23.

Miss Alen will help you as soon as she ( finish) that letter tomorrow.

(a)  

24.

Don’t leave until you (see) her.

(a)  

25.

He (work) on the report at this time tomorrow.

(a)  

26.

I’m sure they (complete) the new road by June.

(a)  

27.

By November I (work) for this company for 6 years.

(a)  

28.

By March 15, I (be) here for one year.

(a)  

29.

By the end of December, John (work) as a reporter for ten years.

(a)  

30.

By the time you arrive, I (finish) writing an essay.

(a)  

31.

When I see Mr Pike tomorrow, I (remind) him of that.

(a)  

32.

I (make) my report when you entered the hall.a

(a)  

33.

She (write) this exercise yesterday at 8 o’clock.

(a)  

34.

While I for him to call up, he a good time in the bar.

a)

waited/ was having

b)

was waiting/ have had

c)

have waited/ was having

d)

was waiting/ was having

35.

I you for ages.

a)

didn’t meet

b)

haven’t met

c)

was not meeting

d)

haven’t been meeting

36.

The library by the time I there.

a)

had closed/ got

b)

closed/ got

c)

closed/ had got

d)

has closed/ got

37.

A decade a period of ten years.

a)

describes

b)

is describing

c)

describe

d)

describing

38.

He so suspicious to me at the moment. I wonder why.

a)

is

b)

will be

c)

was

d)

is being

39.

Watch out! you (fall) over.

a)

will fall

b)

are going to fall

c)

are falling

40.

I think she (get) married soon

a)

will

b)

is going to

c)

is getting

d)

gets