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Worksheetspresent simple/ continous, past simple/ continous tenses
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 14mins
1. John ________ tennis once or twice a week.
A. is playing usually
B. is usually playing
C. usually plays
D. plays usually
2. Tom ________ his hand when he was cooking dinner.
A. burnt
B. was burning
C. has burnt
D. had burnt
3. Jim is away on holiday. He ________ to Spain.
A. is gone
B. have been
C. has been
D. was
4. Everything is going well. We ________ any problems so far.
A. didn't have
B. don't have
C. haven't had
D. hadn't had
5. Jane ________ just a few minutes ago.
A. left
B. has left
C. leaves
D. had left
6. Timson ________ 13 films and I think the latest is the best.
A. made
B. had made
C. has made
D. was making
7. When I was a child, I ________ the violin.
A. was playing
B. am playing
C. played
D. play
8. I'm busy at the moment. I ________ on the computer.
A. work
B. worked
C. am working
D. working
9.When I looked round the door, the baby ________ quietly.
A. is sleeping
B. slept
C. was sleeping
D. were sleeping
10.
10. What time ________ to work this morning
A. did you get
B. are you getting
C. have you got
D. do you get
11. When I ________ this man, he was running away
A. see
B. was seeing
C. saw
D. had seen
As soon as Martina saw the fire, she ________ the fire department.
A. was telephoning
B. telephoned
C. had telephoned
D. has telephoned
Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he ________ homesick.
A. will have left
B. felt
C. feels
D. is feeling
The earth ________ on the sun for its heat and light.
A. is depended
B. depends
C. is depending
D. has depended
When I entered the room, everyone ________
A. were dancing
B. was dancing
C. had danced
D. Danced
When she ________ the noise, she ________ down to the kitchen and ________ on the lights.
A. hears; goes; turns
B. heard; went; turned
C. heard; was going; turned
D. had heard; went; had turned
Jane and I ________ school in 1987.
A. finish
B. have finished
C. finishes
D. finished
Pasteur ________ in the 19th
century
A. was living
B. lived
C. had lived
D. has lived
Listen! He (read) (a) a story by Shakespeare.
