WorksheetsQuiz - Grammar Class 1B
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 43mins
Kathy __________ in the front row during class, but today she ______ in the last row.
usually sit/ is sitting
usually sitting/ sits
usually sits/ is sitting
The construction laborers are thirsty since they ____________ the scaffoldings.
had been removing
have been removing
has been removing
The tenses which used to express actions that have been completed at some point in the past, or actions that have started in the past, but these actions are still continuing until the present is ____________
Present Perfect Progressive Tenses
Present Progressive Tenses
Past Progressive Tenses
We have reports that someone _______ you at the crime scene yesterday. Where _______ yesterday at 7 pm?
see/ were you
saw/ you were
saw/ were you
The passengers _________ for the next flight since this morning.
had been waited
have been waiting
has been waiting
My friend Karina always _____ breakfast at 7 am and ____ me at bus stop at 7.30 am, then we _____ to school together.
eats/ meets/ go
is eating/ is meeting/ are going
eat/ is meeting/ went
On a cold, dark night, Elissa ________ late at the office. It ______ already midnight when she finally _______ her work.
was working/ were/ was finished
worked/ be/ finished
was working/ was/ finished
The tenses that used for general statements of fact and used to express habitual or everyday activity is . . .
Present Progressive Tense
Simple Present Tense
Simple Past Tense
The tenses that used to expresses an activity which is in progress at the moment of speaking is . . .
Present Progressive Tense
Simple Present Tense
Simple Past Tense
When I ___________ a little there was a cockroach that flew and landed on my stomach while I was lying down on bed, so I ___________ if I saw a cockroach running around.
was / was afraid
be/ was afraid
was/ got afraid
After three days of rain, I’m glad that the sun _______________ again today.
is shining
shines
are shining
Mike is a student, but he (go,not) ______________ to school right now because it’s summer. He (attend) _____________ college from September to May every year, but in the summers he (have, usually) ________________ a job at the post office. In fact, he (work) ___________ there this summer.
are not going/ is attending/ usually is having/ is working
is not going/ is attending/ usually has/ is working
is not going/ attends/ usually has/ is working
There is something wrong with my car. My car ______ down.
is breaking
has broken
break
The tenses that used to expresses a past action already finished, when another past action happened is . . . .
Past Progressive Tense
Simple Past Tense
Past Perfect Tense
At least two hundred people were waiting in line to buy tickets to the game. Some of them ________ in line for more than four hours. We decided not to try to get tickets for ourselves.
had been standing
has been standing
have stood
I met this antrophologist after he _____________ the ruins.
have discovered
had discovered
has discovered
Jonathan is going to retire tomorrow. He is going to Hawaii next week with his wife. He normally wears whites clothes but today he _________ a Hawaiian shirt.
is wearing
wears
wear
I don’t want to go to the zoo today because it is raining. The same thing happened yesterday. I ________ to go to the zoo because it _________.
do not want/ is raining
did not want/ was raining
want/ was raining
The antrophologist _____________ the ruins for two months when one of them had an accident.
had been digging
have dug
has dug
The tenses that used to describes a past action that took place before another action in the past emphasizing the duration of it is . . . .
Past Perfect Progressive Tense
Simple Past Tense
Past Perfect Tense
The few people who _____ Half Dome before had used ropes, and it _____ them more than a day to do the climb.
have climbed/ has taken
had climbed/ had taken
had been climbing/ had taken
When my mom came, her friends ______ for two hours.
had been chatting
had chatted
have chatted
At 6.00 PM, Bob sat down at the table and began to eat. At 6:05, Bob______dinner.
is eating
has eating
was eating
Millions of years ago, dinosaurs _____ the earth, but they _____ extinct by the time humankind first ______.
roam/ became/ appeared
roamed/ had become/ appeared
roam/ has become/ appeared
I am absolutely exhausted! I have corrected my students’ essays _____ 4 hours.
since
when
for
Brenda has _____ to that club _______ she came to London
gone/ for
went/ since
gone/ since
Han : Have you ever been camping with friends?
Bin : No, I _________ camping with my friends yet.
have not been
has not been
have not
The student can’t remember the date of the test. They ________ the date.
have been forgetting
have forgotten
has forgotten
We ___________ the lights when we ________ use them
were turning off/ did not
was turning off/ did not
were turning on/ did not
Tonight, one of the Luxury liners ________ the harbour and Jonathan and his wife ________ on it to start their new life.
is leave/ are embarking
is leaving/ are embarking
leave/ embark
The tidal forces on the earth due to_______only 0.46 of those due to the moon.
The Sun is
The Sun they are
The Sun it is
A : “Did you meet your sister yesterday?”
B : “No,she______for Surabaya
Has left
Had left
Is leaving
Hadi looks very tired, he_____for hours now.
Drove
Has been driving
Had been driving
I know that one of my student______in your company since he graduated.
Work
Working
Have work
I meet Tyas this morning when I______for the bus.
Waited
Has waiting
Was waiting
Seismic reflection profiling has______the ocean floor is underlain by a thin layer of nearly
transparent sediments.
reveal that
revealed that
the revelation of
Selena want to eat spicy noodle but her stomach was ache.
Q : This sentence is not right, please choose the correct one!
Selena want to eats spicy noodle but her stomach was ache.
Selena wants to eat spicy noodle but her stomach was ache.
Selena want to eat spicy noodle but her stomach was ache.
By the time the lecture came, the students ______ the materials twenty minutes.
had been presenting
has been presenting
has presenting
She_____for many job vacancies, but there is no interview call for her.
had applied
have applied
has applied
When we arrive at the airport, we_____a private car direct to the hotel.
are taking
is taking
are took
