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Mixed verb tenses

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We use the present simple to talk about...

a)

facts

b)

things that are happening now

c)

past actions

d)

habits

2.

Sam ............... the bus every morning.

a)

take

b)

don't take

c)

doesn't take

d)

not take

3.

The earth .......... round the sun.

a)

goes

b)

go

c)

went

d)

don't go

4.

We use the present continuous to describe something that is happening now.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

We use the past simple to talk about....

a)

past actions

b)

habits

c)

facts

d)

future

6.

Some verbs cannot be used in the present continuous. These verbs are called state verbs. Click on the answer which contains state verbs.

a)

to be, to love, to hate, to need, to prefer, to understand, to believe, to know

b)

to talk, to work, to cook, to write, to read, to laugh, to run, to walk

7.

Alan ...................... his homework right now. He can't help you. (to do)

a)

did

b)

do

c)

does

d)

is doing

8.

The present continuous can also be used to express a future action.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is the ONE thing you need to pay attention to when using the "to be going to" future form?

a)

the "s" ending with he, she and it.

b)

regular and irregular verbs

c)

state verbs

d)

"to go" and "to come"

10.

What is the ONE thing you need to pay attention to when forming the present continuous?

a)

the "s" ending with he, she and it.

b)

regular and irregular verbs

c)

state verbs

d)

"to go" and "to come"

11.

What is the ONE thing you need to pay attention to when forming the present simple?

a)

the "s" ending with he, she and it.

b)

regular and irregular verbs

c)

state verbs

d)

"to go" and "to come"

12.

What is the ONE thing you need to pay attention to when forming the past simple?

a)

the "s" ending with he, she and it.

b)

regular and irregular verbs

c)

state verbs

d)

"to go" and "to come"

13.

When we ................ (to arrive), the sun .................. (to be) already out and we ....................... (to go) to the beach.

a)

arrive, is, go

b)

are arriving, was, are going

c)

arrived, was, went

d)

are going to arrive, are going to be, are going

14.

The sky is cloudy and grey. It think it ..................................... soon . (to rain)

a)

rained

b)

is going to rain

c)

is raining

d)

rains

15.

What tense is used in the following sentence?

"George wakes up at 6 a.m. every day."

a)

Simple Present

b)

Present Continuous

c)

Present Perfect

d)

Simple Future

16.

What is the tense used in the following sentence?


"The children were playing in the playground at that time."

a)

Present Continuous

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Present Perfect

d)

Past Perfect

17.

Which of the following verb is in the Present Perfect Tense?

a)

is cooking

b)

cooked

c)

have cooking

d)

has cooked

18.

Which of the following sentence is correct?

a)

She have lived here for ten years.

b)

She was living here for ten years.

c)

She has lived here for ten years.

d)

She lived here for ten years.