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present simple/ continous, past simple/ continous tenses

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. John ________ tennis once or twice a week.

a)

A. is playing usually

b)

B. is usually playing

c)

C. usually plays

d)

D. plays usually

2.

2. Tom ________ his hand when he was cooking dinner.

a)

A. burnt

b)

B. was burning

c)

C. has burnt

d)

D. had burnt

3.

3. Jim is away on holiday. He ________ to Spain.

a)

A. is gone

b)

B. have been

c)

C. has been

d)

D. was

4.

4. Everything is going well. We ________ any problems so far.

a)

A. didn't have

b)

B. don't have

c)

C. haven't had

d)

D. hadn't had

5.

5. Jane ________ just a few minutes ago.

a)

A. left

b)

B. has left

c)

C. leaves

d)

D. had left

6.

6. Timson ________ 13 films and I think the latest is the best.

a)

A. made

b)

B. had made

c)

C. has made

d)

D. was making

7.

7. When I was a child, I ________ the violin.

a)

A. was playing

b)

B. am playing

c)

C. played

d)

D. play

8.

8. I'm busy at the moment. I ________ on the computer.

a)

A. work

b)

B. worked

c)

C. am working

d)

D. working

9.

9.When I looked round the door, the baby ________ quietly.

a)

A. is sleeping

b)

B. slept

c)

C. was sleeping

d)

D. were sleeping

10.

10.

10. What time ________ to work this morning

a)

A. did you get

b)

B. are you getting

c)

C. have you got

d)

D. do you get

11.

11. When I ________ this man, he was running away

a)

A. see

b)

B. was seeing

c)

C. saw

d)

D. had seen

12.

 As soon as Martina saw the fire, she ________ the fire department.

a)

A. was telephoning

b)

B. telephoned

c)

C. had telephoned

d)

D. has telephoned

13.

Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he ________ homesick.

a)

A. will have left

b)

B. felt

c)

C. feels

d)

D. is feeling

14.

The earth ________ on the sun for its heat and light.

a)

A. is depended

b)

B. depends

c)

C. is depending

d)

D. has depended

15.

When I entered the room, everyone ________

a)

A. were dancing

b)

B. was dancing

c)

C. had danced

d)

D. Danced

16.

When she ________ the noise, she ________ down to the kitchen and ________ on the lights.

a)

A. hears; goes; turns

b)

B. heard; went; turned

c)

C. heard; was going; turned

d)

D. had heard; went; had turned

17.

Jane and I ________ school in 1987.

a)

A. finish

b)

B. have finished

c)

C. finishes

d)

D. finished

18.

 Pasteur ________ in the 19th

century

a)

A. was living

b)

B. lived

c)

C. had lived

d)

D. has lived

19.

Listen! He (read) (a)   a story by Shakespeare.