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Tenses

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I____________at the local library for the summer.

a)

work

b)

am working

2.

We__________to the theatre very often.

a)

don't go

b)

aren't going

3.

Stacy___________ready for school, so she can't come to the phone.

a)

gets

b)

is getting

4.

__________about his expedition to the Amazon jungle?

a)

Does Gary ever talk

b)

Is Gary ever talking

5.

In squash, you__________a ball against a wall.

a)

hit

b)

are hitting

6.

I___________at least once a week.

a)

read

b)

am reading

7.

__________the piano for two hours every day?

a)

Do you practise

b)

re you practising

8.

Nadine and Claire__________quite well at school at the moment.

a)

do

b)

are doing

9.

A good friend__________when you're upset about something.

a)

knows

b)

is knowing

10.

How__________your name?

a)

do you spell

b)

are you spelling

11.

When you rang, I.................................my bike.

a)

cleaned

b)

used to clean

c)

was cleaning

d)

clean

12.

 

At my last basketball club, we..........................every Saturday for three hours.

a)

were training

b)

train

c)

training

d)

used to train

13.

I really..........................the meal we had at your house last Tuesday.

a)

was liking

b)

like

c)

liked

d)

am liking

14.

 

We..........................to the beach every day when we were on holiday.

a)

went

b)

go

c)

were going

d)

used to go

15.

I broke my leg when Tony and I..............................for the school sports day.

a)

practised

b)

were practising

c)

used to practise

d)

are practising

16.

Leo never..........................about it, but he was once a world champion skier.

a)

talks

b)

was talking

c)

is talking

d)

talk

17.

I......................like golf, but now I really like it.

a)

don't use to

b)

didn't used to

c)

don't used to

d)

didn't use to

18.

Denise........................at the stadium before she finds a better job.

a)

works

b)

used to work

c)

is working

d)

was working

19.

When we were in Canada, we.................skiing almost every day.

a)

went

b)

were going

20.

 

About four years ago, I.....................to become a chef.

a)

decided

b)

was deciding

21.

Georgia........................a shower when someone knocked at the door.

a)

had

b)

was having

22.

Holly and I ran from the house to the taxi because it.......................heavily.

a)

rained

b)

was raining

23.

Two men.........................outside, so I went to see what was happening.

a)

argued

b)

were arguing

24.

Daniel.......................you at one o'clock yesterday, but you were here with me.

a)

called

b)

calling

25.

We......................breakfast when a letter came through the letter box.

a)

ate

b)

were eating

26.

 

As I walked past the window, I saw that Paula......................a cake.

a)

made

b)

was making

27.

I......................about my favourite band when the alarm clock went off.

a)

dreamt

b)

was dreaming

28.

While I.........................the trumpet late last night, a neighbour came to complain.

a)

pratised

b)

was practising

29.

When I last saw him, he________in London.

a)

is living

b)

was living

c)

has been living

d)

lived

30.

 I________ along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me.

a)

was walking

b)

walk

c)

am walking

d)

walked

31.

He occasionally________a headache in the morning.

a)

has had

b)

have

c)

has

d)

is having

32.

The boy fell while he________down the stairs.

a)

run

b)

was running

c)

running

d)

runs

33.

She hurt herself while she________hide-and-seek with her friends.

a)

is playing

b)

had played

c)

played

d)

was playing

34.

What________at 9 o’clock last night? I phoned you but couldn’t get through to you.

a)

did you do

b)

would you do

c)

were you doing

d)

had you done

35.

I _______ my old teacher last week.

a)

visited

b)

visit

c)

am visiting

d)

have visited

36.

My brother usually ________me for help when he has any difficulties with his homework.

a)

ask

b)

asked

c)

asks

d)

has asked

37.

I ______ all of my homework last night.

a)

finish

b)

will finish

c)

have finished

d)

finished

38.

Lan________ learning English a few years ago.

a)

starts

b)

started

c)

will start

d)

is starting

39.

Paul noticed a job advertisement while he________along the street.

a)

was walking

b)

walked

c)

would walk

d)

had walked

40.

 

I haven’t met him again since we________school ten years ago.

a)

have left

b)

left

c)

leave

d)

had left

41.

My best friend Lan________to England 10 years ago.

a)

was moving

b)

moved

c)

moves

d)

has moved

42.

While I________at the bus stop, three buses went by in the opposite direction.

a)

was waiting

b)

had waited

c)

waited

d)

waited

43.

We________in silence when he suddenly________me to help him.

a)

walked - was asking 

b)

were walking - was asking

c)

were walking - asked

d)

walked - asked

44.

When Carol________last night, I________my favorite show on television.

a)

called /was watching    

b)

called /have watched    

c)

had called /watched

d)

was calling /watched

45.

Linda took great photos of butterflies while she________in the forest.

a)

was hiking

b)

hiked

c)

is hiking

d)

had hiked

46.

I________play chess almost every day when I was young.

a)

used to

b)

am using

c)

use

d)

using

47.

________you________out last night?

a)

Did - went

b)

Did - go

c)

Do - go

d)

Are - going

48.

_______never played this game before.

a)

I've

b)

I

49.

Adam_______his room last night.

a)

has tidied

b)

tidied

50.

_______here since 2005.

a)

Have you lived

b)

Did you live

51.

Carol and I_______to the cinema three nights ago.

a)

have been

b)

went

52.

It's the first time_______our flat, isn't it?

a)

you've visited

b)

you visited

53.

They_______the baby a name yet.

a)

haven't given

b)

didn't give

54.

_______to New York when you went to the States last summer?

a)

Have you been

b)

Did you go

55.

_______an e-mail before?

a)

Have you ever sent

b)

Did you ever send

56.

We will be there______.

a)

now

b)

soon

57.

It's raining really hard______.

a)

right now

b)

last week

c)

tomorrow

58.

_______we come at six to help you get things ready for dinner?

a)

Shall

b)

Will

59.

______to Australia next Christmas?

a)

Do you go

b)

Are you going

60.

My dad________a beard, but my mom doesn't like the idea.

a)

will grow

b)

is going to grow

61.

Oscar says he_______the washing-up after dinner.

a)

is doing

b)

will do

62.

I'm a bit scared because I'm______the dentist this afternoon.

a)

am seeing

b)

will see

63.

If you want me to, I______the manager about it.

a)

will complain

b)

am going to complain

64.

________Rupert I'm sorry about yesterday?

a)

Shall you tell

b)

Will you tell

65.

What__________this evening?

a)

are you going to do

b)

do you do