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Present Tenses

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Please be quiet. I _________ to read a book.

a)

am trying

b)

try

c)

have tried

d)

have been trying

2.

Mary is ill so Sue _________ her lessons today.

a)

is teaching

b)

teaches

c)

has taught

d)

has been teaching

3.

The cost of living _________ very fast. Every year things are more expensive.

a)

rises

b)

is rising

c)

has risen

d)

has been rising

4.

Lucas is vegetarian. He _________ meat.

a)

doesn't eat

b)

isn't eating

c)

hasn't eaten

d)

hasn't been eating

5.

He (a)   (like) apple juice. Do you?

6.

On Sundays I usually (a)   (do) a lot of housework.

7.

My best friend (a)   (visit) London several times already.

8.

I (a)   (learn) English for several years now.

9.

Usually she (a)   (spend) much time watching shows.

10.

(a)   (do) you speak French?

11.

Listen! Somebody (a)   (move) in the other room.

12.

I (a)   (not read) this book yet.

13.

She (a)   (never/see) this movie.

14.

While (a)   (go) to school we usually take a bus.

15.

I am tired. I (a)   (work) for several hours now.

16.

My dad works nights so we don't see much of him in the week.

a)

This is true just this week.

b)

This is true every week.

17.

Ian _______ a shower at the moment, so could you call back in about half an hour?

a)

takes

b)

is taking

c)

has taken

d)

has been taking

18.
I _______ to all the local newspapers and TV stations to complain
a)
already write
b)
already writing
c)
have already written
d)
have already been writing
19.
Eric, ______ hockey competitively or just for fun?
a)
do you usually play
b)
are you usually playing
c)
have you usually played
d)
have you usually been playing
20.
Unfortunately, Simone _____ a day off very often.
a)
doesn't get
b)
isn't getting
c)
hasn’t got
d)
hasn't been getting
21.

The ground is covered in snow. It _____ .

a)

snows

b)

is snowing

c)

has snowed

d)

has been snowing

22.

It’s really difficult to concentrate on my homework because my neighbours (a)   (always play) loud music in the evening. It’s so annoying!

23.

In the winter, my grandparents (a)  

(not go) out in the evenings.

24.

Before I (a)   (do) an exam, I make sure I’ve done plenty of revision.

25.

Ali: Marta, (a)   waiting here a long time?

Marta: Since about 3 pm.

26.

Sam: I (a)   all the X-Men movies. (see)

Max: Which is your favourite?

27.

Emma _ late.

a)

isn't

b)

doesn't

c)

doesn't be

d)

aren't

28.

This jacket _______ to Catherine

a)

belongs

b)

is belonging

29.

I _________ Edward since he was a child.

a)

am knowing

b)

have known

30.

Teri __________ Italian food.

a)

is loving

b)

loves

31.

I _________ to the radio all morning for the competition results.

a)

am listening

b)

have been listening

32.

‘Hurricane Carla _______ stronger, so please stay indoors and close all windows!’

a)

is becoming

b)

becomes

33.

Nowadays, people ____ social networks with more and more caution.

a)

uses

b)

are using

c)

used

d)

use

34.

It’s 7. 00 p. m. now and we ____ meal together. We usually ____ dinner at that time.

a)

have - eat

b)

have - are eating

c)

are having - eat

d)

are having - are eating

35.

I ____ a bike to school every day but today I ____ to school by bus because it was stolen yesterday.

a)

rode - went

b)

ride - am going

c)

ride - go

d)

is riding - am going

36.

After the physics lesson, the children know that water ____ at 100 degrees C.

a)

will boil

b)

is boiling

c)

 boils

d)

boil

37.

I have never ____ to Paris

a)

been

b)

go

c)

was

d)

went

38.

I am not hungry. I have ____ eaten.

a)

just

b)

ever

c)

now

d)

yet

39.

How long ____ your best friend?

a)

did you know

b)

do you know

c)

have you known

d)

are you knowing

40.

YouTube ____ to become the world most popular video-sharing website since 2005.

a)

has grown

b)

have grown

c)

grew

d)

grows

41.

Olivia __________ a new pair of shoes. Aren't they fashionable?

a)

has just bought

b)

has just been buying

42.

That house ______ for more than two years. I wish somebody would buy it!

a)

is for sale

b)

was for sale

c)

has been for sale

43.

My cousin Claire ______ a doctor for five years now.

a)

is

b)

has been

c)

was

44.

This tense expresses habits, routine or regular repeated actions.

a)

Present Simple

b)

Present Continuous

c)

Present Perfect Simple

45.

This tense expresses actions happening now.

a)

Present Simple

b)

Present Continuous

c)

Present Perfect Simple

46.

They are moving to Australia this summer.

a)

Present Simple

b)

Present Continuous

c)

Present Perfect Simple

d)

Present Perfect Continuous

47.

Laura has just finished cooking dinner.

a)

Present Simple

b)

Present Continuous

c)

Present Perfect Simple

d)

Present Perfect Continuous

48.

Water boils at 100 C and freezes at 0 C.

a)

Present Simple

b)

Present Continuous

c)

Present Perfect Simple

d)

Present Perfect Continuous

49.

The train to London leaves at 12 o'clock.

a)

Present Simple

b)

Present Continuous

c)

Present Perfect Simple

d)

Present Perfect Continuous

50.

Derek is watching a new DVD now.

a)

Present Simple

b)

Present Continuous

c)

Present Perfect Simple

d)

Present Perfect Continuous

51.

My cousin lives in Wales.

a)

Present Simple

b)

Present Continuous

c)

Present Perfect Simple

d)

Present Perfect Continuous

52.

There ______Maggie on her way to work, I suppose.

a)

goes

b)

is going

53.

Don't worry, I _______I won't tell anyone your secret.

a)

promise

b)

am promising

54.

Which of the following sentences is not correct?

a)

I am a language teacher.

b)

My mother is a nurse.

c)

They are from the United Kigndom.

d)

Where is you from?

55.

Henry _________________________ (still / not find) a job.

a)

still hasn't find

b)

still didn't find

c)

still haven't found

d)

still hasn't found

56.

Why _________________________ (you / look) at me like that? Have I done something wrong?

a)

do you looking

b)

are you looking

c)

have you been looking

d)

do you look

57.

Joan _____________________ (seldom / sit) next to Eve.

a)

is seldom sitting

b)

has been seldom sitting

c)

sits seldom

d)

seldom sits

58.

It’s ages since I ____________ (be) to an Indian restaurant.

a)

have been

b)

am

c)

has been

d)

have been being

59.

How long ________________________ (you / wait) for the bus? You look really annoyed!

a)

are you waiting

b)

do you wait

c)

have you waited

d)

have you been waiting

60.

We (have) (a)     an English class on Monday.

61.

Mr. Johnson (work)______________________ in the same place for 35 years.

a)

works

b)

have worked

c)

has worked

d)

is working

62.

Jill always (get up) (a)   at 6.00 a.m.

63.

We use Present Perfect Continuous tense

a)

for temporary or changing situations

b)

for habits, routines and facts.

c)

for actions in progress from a time in the past until now

64.

George (a)   (sprain) his wrist and he can't write now.

65.

Where are the kids? They (a)   (play) scrabble with their grandpa upstairs.

66.

Some of my coworkers (a)   (never, travel) abroad in their lives.

67.

It (a)   (rain) all day. We can't go out to play in the garden.

68.

Polly's hair (a)   (grow) since I last saw her.

69.

(a)   (it / rain) at the moment?

70.

What (a)   (your father / do) for a job?