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Tenses review 10

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"He reads every day."


The above sentence is a:

a)

permanent situation

b)

state, feeling or sense

c)

habit, routine or repeated action

d)

timetabled or planned event

2.

Present simple describes:

a)

habits and routines

b)

past events

c)

things that are happening now

d)

facts

e)

talk about future events

3.

"I feel sad about COVID-19 deaths."


The above sentence is a:

a)

habit or routine

b)

newspaper headline

c)

planned or timetabled event

d)

state, sense or feeling

4.

Present simple is always used to talk about events that happen now.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The third-person singular isn't conjugated by adding "s" at the end.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

"I do the groceries on Sundays."


The above sentence is a:

a)

fact

b)

state, feeling or sense

c)

repeated action

d)

habit or routine

7.

The present simple describes things we think of as generally true and unlimited in time (without a beginning or and ending). So, it can actually refer to the past, present and future.

a)

False

b)

True

8.

1. Do you _____ chocolate milk?

a)

like

b)

likes

c)

be like

9.

2. He _____ not want to go to the movies.

a)

do

b)

does

c)

is

10.

4. It _____ a beautiful day today.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

am

11.

8. My parents _____ in a two-bedroom apartment.

a)

live

b)

lives

c)

are live

12.

9. We _____ European.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

be

13.

______ you _______ lunch at 12 a.m?

a)

Are / have

b)

Don't / have

c)

Do / have

14.

To form the present continuous we use the verb TO BE in present and the MAIN VERB ENDING IN:

a)

-ING

b)

ANG

c)

-ED

d)

-S

15.

USES OF THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS (MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER)

a)

An action happening at the moment of speaking

b)

An action in progress around now:

c)

A routine which is done daily.

d)

Definite plans in the near future

16.

In a negative sentence, we add NOT to:

a)

Verb to be

b)

Verb in -ing

c)

Auxiliary verb

17.

Which of these QUESTIONS IN PRESENT CONTINUOUS is CORRECT?

a)

Are you playing basketball?

b)

Is you playing football?

c)

They are playing golf?

d)

Doing jogging they?

18.

What are they doing?

a)

They is playing cards.

b)

They are playing cards.

c)

They are play cards.

19.

What´s she doing?

a)

He is sleeping in the bed.

b)

She is sleeping in the bed.

c)

She sleeping in the bed.

20.

What´s he doing?

a)

He´s writing in the notebook.

b)

He´s write in the notebook.

c)

He are writing in the notebook.

21.

Did you ______ dinner last night?

a)

having

b)

had

c)

have

22.

I did't _____a play yesterday.

a)

see

b)

saw

c)

seeing

23.

I_______a movie yesterday.

a)

was saw

b)

see

c)

saw

24.
______________ that teacher yesterday?
a)
She found
b)
Did she found
c)
Did she find
d)
Did she finds
25.

______________ to that new Shawn Mendes song with Katie last weekend?

a)

Did you use to listen

b)

Did you listened

c)

Did you used to listen

d)

Did you listen

26.

Q: Did people play video games twenty years ago?

A: Yes, ____________

a)

she did

b)

he did

c)

we did

d)

they did

27.

Use of Past Simple

a)

Facts in the past.

b)

Things that started in the past and continuous till now.

c)

Future statements

28.

At noon, I _________ pasta, but my friends _________ some rice and shrimp.

a)

eat - had

b)

ate - had

c)

ate - haved

d)

eated - haved

29.
Where _____ your parents born?
a)
were
b)
was
c)
did
d)
be
30.

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

a)

cleaned

b)

was cleaning

c)

used to clean

d)

clean

31.

For a series of ordered events in the past, we use

a)

the past continuous

b)

the past simple

32.

For events in the past that were temporary, we use

a)

the past simple

b)

the past continuous

33.

For an action or event that started in the past and ended in the past

a)

the past continuous

b)

the past simple

34.

To describe a temporary past situation, we use

a)

the past simple

b)

the past continuous

35.

At 10 pm yesterday I was watching a movie.

This sentence expresses a

a)

habit in the past

b)

an action in progress at a particular time in the past

c)

a planned action

36.

The past continuous is often used to set the scene in a story.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

37.

For a habit in the past, we use

a)

the past simple

b)

the past continuous

38.

She ….…....the magazine when I came.

a)

were reading

b)

was read

c)

was reading

d)

were read

39.

I ____________ TV and my dog was sleeping. (watch)

a)

was watched

b)

was watching

c)

watched

d)

were watching

40.

My mum ____________ while I was cleaning. (not/cook)

a)

wasn't cooking

b)

wasn't cook

c)

didn't cook

d)

weren't cooking

41.

He ________ to Cape Town before 1997.

a)

hasn't been

b)

hadn't been

c)

didn't be

d)

wasn't

42.

He ______ only twice in his life before the accident.

a)

had drived

b)

driven

c)

has driven

d)

had driven

43.

You ________ for the test, so you were very nervous.

a)

hasn't been stydying

b)

hadn't studyed

c)

hadn't studied

d)

weren't studying

44.

The lady _______ the twenty dollar bill before my father came back to pick his bill up.

a)

had found

b)

finds

c)

has found

d)

was found

45.

Mark the sentence that is NOT written in past perfect

a)

I realized I had forgotten the gift.

b)

The fire had melted the snow around the place.

c)

I have visited the Louvre again last week.

d)

We had been to Río de Janeiro.

46.

Use the past perfect form using:

a)

subject + have/has + p.p. verb

b)

subject + had+ basic verb

c)

subject+ had+ p.p verb

47.

Function: use past perfect to:

a)

talk about a life experience

b)

talk about another action which occured before another from the past

c)

talk an action that happended and was finished in the past

48.

We use past perfect tense

a)

to state which action happened first and second in a past narration

b)

to state which action happened at the same time with another

c)

to state an action that happened many times in the past

49.

1. He ...................... in Thailand for 20 years.

a)

a. have live

b)

b. has live

c)

c. has lived

d)

d. have lived

50.

2. .............. you .................... your homework yet?

a)

a. Have/finished

b)

b. Has/finished

c)

c. Have/finish

d)

d. Has/finish

51.

3. My cousin ............................ some cookies.

a)

a. have made

b)

b. has making

c)

c. has make

d)

d. has made

52.

I _______ (never go) to that part of the world.

a)

has never go

b)

have never gone

c)

have never go

53.

To use present perfect we need to know the....

a)

regular verbs

b)

verbs in past participle

c)

verbs in simple past

54.

What tense gives importance to the completion and result of an action?

a)

PRESENT PERFECT

b)

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

55.

What tense gives importance tothe process and duration of an action?

a)

PRESENTT PERFECT SIMPLE

b)

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

56.

What tense gives importance to how many times an action happens?

a)

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

b)

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

57.

What tense gives importance to the fact that an action is temporary,incomplete or has finishes very recently?

a)

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

b)

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

58.

I have just made a project.

a)

An action finished very recently.

b)

An action that happened at an unspecified moment in the past.

59.

The Present Perfect Continuous answers the question...

a)

how long

b)

how much

c)

how often

d)

how are you

60.

It ______ since this morning. It's terrible!

a)

has being raining

b)

has rained

c)

has been raining

d)

has been rained

61.

These women ______ songs since morning without getting tired.

a)

has been singing

b)

has been sung

c)

have sung

d)

have been singing

62.

The girl ______ her lessons for a long time.

a)

has been learning

b)

has been learnt

c)

has being learning

d)

has learnt

63.

Bruno and Marcela met at a medical assembly, which Marcela ______ _______ ________ for a long time.

a)

was attending

b)

has been attending

c)

have been attending

d)

had been attending

64.

Keyla _______ _________ ________ for two hours before she arrived.

a)

was driving

b)

has been driving

c)

had been driven

d)

had been driving

65.

Carlos _________ _________ ___________ all day, so he had a headache.

a)

had worked

b)

was working

c)

has been working

d)

had been working

66.

What are the auxiliary verbs of the past perfect continuous tense?

a)

has been

b)

had been

c)

was being

d)

have been

67.

What do we need to add to the main verb in the Past perfect continuous tense?

a)

-s

b)

-ed

c)

-er

d)

-ing

68.

The past perfect continuous tense emphasizes _______________.

a)

that an event has finished.

b)

habitual activities in the present.

c)

that one event was interrupted by another event in the past.

d)

the duration of one event in the past, before another event interrupted it.

69.

Priscilla _______ _______ __________ information about an accident for two days, when the thief stole her notes.

a)

had gathered

b)

was gathering

c)

had been gathered

d)

had been gathering

70.

On TV they say it ____ this afternoon.

a)

Rains

b)

is going to rain

c)

I'm visiting

71.

The bus ____ (depart) at 3 pm.

a)

will

b)

is going to

c)

departs

72.

I hope you ____ (study) next year.

a)

are going to

b)

Will study

c)

are studying

73.

__ you __ (help) with the cleaning?

a)

are, helping

b)

will, help

c)

will, helps

74.

We __ (play) videogames this evening. Do you want to come?

a)

Will play

b)

play

c)

Are playing

75.

Watch out! The baby .....

a)

Is going to fall

b)

Will fall

c)

Will falls

76.

Predictions the speaker believes.

a)

be going to

b)

will

c)

present continuous

d)

simple present

77.

Timetabled events

a)

be going to

b)

will

c)

present continuous

d)

simple present

78.

Predictions based on an evidence.

a)

be going to

b)

will

c)

present continuous

d)

simple present

79.

Instant decisions

a)

be going to

b)

will

c)

present continuous

d)

simple present

80.

Plans that were already arranged.

a)

be going to

b)

will

c)

present continuous

d)

simple present

81.

The train ______ at 12:30.

a)

arrives

b)

will arrive

c)

is going to arrive

d)

is arriving

82.

We ________ dinner at a seaside restaurant on Sunday.

a)

will have

b)

are going to have

c)

are having

d)

have

83.

Structure of Future Continuous

a)

Will+ verb+ ing

b)

will be+ gerund

c)

Will+ verb+ simple past

d)

Will be+ verb+ simple past

84.

Uses of future continuous

a)

To say that an action will be in progress at a specific time in the future.

b)

To talk about decisions made at the moment we speak.

c)

To make polite enquiries about someone’s plans.

d)

For timetabled events.

85.

___________ the car at the weekend?

a)

will you have used

b)

will you be using

86.

We_____ into our new hbouse soon. I'm so excited.

a)

will have moved

b)

will be moving

87.

Robots______ our lives in ten or twenty years.

a)

wil have been being improving

b)

will have been improving

c)

will be improving

88.

Teachers __________(mark) the exam papers over the weekend.

a)

sahll not be mark

b)

will marking

c)

shall be marks

d)

will be marking