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s.past - simple present

Total questions: 143

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One of the children ..............(sleep) late.

a)

sleep

b)

sleeps

2.

The water in the drain .............(flow) well.

a)

flow

b)

flows

3.

Both of you .................. (look) tired.

a)

look

b)

looks

4.

Several pupils ..................(go) for a picnic.

a)

go

b)

goes

5.

Choose the correct sentences with adverbs of frequency

a)

She is always busy.

b)

she is busy always.

c)

she always is busy.

d)

always she is busy.

6.

Choose the correct sentence.

a)

I go never to the church.

b)

I go to the church never.

c)

I never go to the church.

d)

I go to never the church

7.

When _________ Tom swim on Wednesday?

a)

does

b)

do

c)

is

d)

are

8.

When ______ they play soccer?

a)

does

b)

is

c)

are

d)

do

9.

She ________ a beautiful song.

a)

sing

b)

singing

c)

sings

d)

singes

10.

They __________ (not shave) their beard

a)

They don't shaving their beard

b)

They doesn't shave their beard

c)

They don't shave their beard

d)

They are dont shave their beard

11.
The students _____ many questions about rain forests.
a)
ask
b)
asking
c)
asks
d)
askes
12.
They _____ here very often.
a)
don't come
b)
don't comes
c)
doesn't comes
d)
doesn't come
13.
John and Mary ______ twice a week.
a)
come
b)
comes
c)
came
d)
 coming
14.
I _____ mind at all.
a)
not
b)
don't
c)
isn't
d)
doesn't
15.
It _____ sense.
a)
doesn't make
b)
doesn't makes
c)
don't make
d)
-
16.
..............................your parents live in Poland?
a)
Don't
b)
Doesn't
c)
Do
d)
Does
17.

__________ you at home?

a)

Do

b)

Are

c)

Does

18.

_________ Mark and Josh friends?

a)

Do

b)

Is

c)

Are

19.

Frogs ____ give birth. They ____ eggs.

a)

do - lay

b)

don't - lay

c)

does - lays

d)

doesn't - lay

20.

A deer has horns, but a dog ____

a)

do

b)

does

c)

don't

d)

doesn't

21.

You must complete your homework if you want to ______ computer games.

a)

play

b)

plays

c)

played

d)

playing

22.

What did your friend _____ to you just now?

a)

say

b)

says

c)

said

d)

saying

23.

John always _______ every evening.

a)

swim

b)

swims

c)

swam

d)

swum

24.

The automobile workshops _____ closed today as it is a public holiday.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

was

d)

were

25.

Please take your temperature before you ______ the bookshop.

a)

enter

b)

enters

c)

have entered

d)

are entering

26.

None of the items here _____ mine.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

was

d)

were

27.

Every student ______ a library card to borrow the library books.

a)

has

b)

have

c)

had

d)

having

28.

The price of eggs ____ up recently.

a)

has gone

b)

have gone

c)

had gone

d)

will go

29.

Every pack of vegetables ______ by the staff before the customer buys them off the shelf.

a)

are checked

b)

were checked

c)

has been checked

d)

had been checked

30.

Her parents ____ always busy and they usually ____ not have time to give her advice. She often ____ to her friends for help.

a)

are, does, turn

b)

are, do, turns

c)

were, did, turn

d)

were, do, turns

31.

David _______ two cars. (own)

a)

has been owning

b)

has owned

c)

owns

32.

I ____________ to call you all morning. (try)

a)

try

b)

has tried

c)

have been trying

d)

have try

33.

We _________ about that problem for a long time. (know)

a)

have knew

b)

have known

c)

have been knowing

34.

Daniela ________ very hard recently. (work)

a)

has been working

b)

works

c)

worked

35.

Wait! I __________ about the answer to this question. (think)

a)

think

b)

have thought

c)

am thinking

36.

I __________ it will rain today. (think)

a)

thought

b)

have thought

c)

think

37.

So far, Tom ________________ (read) 53 pages.

a)

have read

b)

has been reading

c)

has read

d)

read

38.

Jen ______________( watch) TV for two hours.

a)

has watched

b)

had been watching

c)

have watched

d)

has been watching

39.

Ken is travelling round Asia. He ______ (visit) 4 countries.

a)

has been visiting

b)

has visited

c)

visited

d)

had visited

40.

You meet a writer. You ask: How many books __________ (write)?

a)

have you been writing?

b)

have you wrote?

c)

have you written?

d)

have you writed?

41.

Complete these sentences below using either the present simple or present continuous.

I ---------------golf every weekend.

a)

play

b)

am playing

c)

have played

d)

playing

42.

This smells good! What -----------------you-------------------- ? (cook)

(a)  

43.

Tom usually ...... tea every day.

a)

drink

b)

drinking

c)

drinks

d)

is dinking

44.

At the moment, he __________ music.

a)

is listening to

b)

are listening to

c)

listens to

d)

listen to

45.

Look! The monkey .......... the tree!

a)

climb

b)

Is climbing

c)

climbs

d)

climbing

46.

Every month I __________ my aunt in Malibu.

a)

am visiting

b)

visit

c)

visits

d)

is visiting

47.

This coffee doesn’t _______ right. 

a)

taste

b)

tasting

c)

tastes

d)

tasted

48.

Are you hungry? Do you ___________ a sandwich?  

a)

are you wanting

b)

want

c)

wants

d)

wanting

49.

My grandmother .... for a walk every day.

a)

goes

b)

is going

c)

go

d)

has gone

50.

A: Why _________ ? (smile) B: Because I’m happy. 

a)

do you smile

b)

are you smiling

c)

are you not smiling

d)

don't you smile

51.

_______________ he (call) _______________________ María?

a)

Have he called María?

b)

Have he call María?

c)

Has he called María?

d)

Have he calling María?

52.

It must be very cold. She..........a coat

a)

wear

b)

wears

c)

is wearing

d)

am wearing

53.

She ............. to Europe every summer.

a)

travel

b)

is travelling

c)

travels

d)

will travel

54.

Why ........ Kelly so miserable today?

a)

is

b)

have

c)

are

d)

does

55.

We _________________ this movie already.

a)

We have seen this movie already.

b)

We have seed this movie already.

c)

We has seen this movie already.

d)

We have seen already this movie.

56.

Have you ... really strange or interesting food?

a)

ever eaten

b)

ate

c)

never eaten

d)

eating

57.

Yesterday I _________ to the beach.

a)

will go

b)

went

c)

go

d)

goed

58.

Select the correct option:

a)

They will fly to France tomorrow?

b)

Will they fly to France tomorrow?

59.

I'm so hungry now that I ____ three burgers!

a)

have

b)

will have

c)

had

d)

will had

60.

Peter's dog _____ his homework last night.

a)

won't ate

b)

won't eat

c)

didn't eat

d)

didn't ate

61.

I ______ video game tomorrow because I'm grounded.

a)

didn't played

b)

won't play

c)

didn't play

d)

won't played

62.

Choose the correct option:

a)

Did you clean you room last Sunday?

b)

Did you cleaned you room last Sunday?

63.

Marta _________ a lot of cake last Saturday.

a)

eat

b)

ate

c)

will eat

64.

My friends ________ to the pool tonight because it's too hot!

a)

go

b)

went

c)

will go

65.

Choose the correct option:

a)

Tomorrow she'll listened to music.

b)

Tomorrow she listened to music.

c)

Tomorrow she'll listen to music.

66.

Choose the correct option:

a)

My mom bought a new sweater last week.

b)

My mom buyed a new sweater last week.

c)

My mom will buy a new sweater last week.

67.

We often ... to the cinema on Sundays.

a)

go

b)

will go

c)

went

68.

My friend ... last summer.

a)

doesn't travel

b)

won't travel

c)

didn't travel

69.

He ... a new camera last week.

a)

buys

b)

will buy

c)

bought

70.

They ... play tennis next week.

a)

will play

b)

don't play

c)

didn't play

71.

My parents ... a bike every day.

a)

ride

b)

rode

c)

will ride

72.

I think schools ... ... more gadgets in future.

a)

had

b)

have

c)

will have

73.

I think children ... ... books in 30 years.

a)

won't use

b)

don't use

c)

didn't use

74.

My brother George ... ... when he was three years old.

a)

can read

b)

could read

c)

will read

75.

She ... in the sea last week.

a)

swims

b)

will swim

c)

swam

76.

Tom ... ... to the forest in summer.

a)

doesn't go

b)

didn't go

c)

don't go

77.

My aunt ... ... her laptop last month.

a)

doesn't use

b)

won't use

c)

didn't use

78.

Mary ... home late yesterday.

a)

comes

b)

came

c)

will come

79.

I ... a letter to my grandparents yesterday.

a)

write

b)

wrote

c)

will write

80.

... you ... football tomorrow?

a)

Do you play

b)

Did you play

c)

Will you play

81.

... he often ... to the seaside?

a)

Does he often travels

b)

Does he travel often

c)

Does he often travel

82.

We_______ a great day last Sunday.

a)

have

b)

has

c)

had

d)

will have

83.

Monica _____ at 7:00 a.m. from Moday to Friday.

a)

work

b)

works

c)

worked

d)

will work

84.

My parents often ____ to Villavicencio on holidays.

a)

go

b)

goes

c)

went

d)

will go

85.

Yesterday Miguel _____ Ana a great surprise.

a)

give

b)

gives

c)

gave

d)

is going to give

86.

I ________ very hard next semester.

a)

work

b)

works

c)

worked

d)

am going to work

87.

For my next birthday I (a)   a party. (have)

88.

Carmen (a)   her project last night. (send)

89.

My sister (a)   to Russia last holidays. (go)

It was amazing!

90.

I (a)   dogs. (Not like)

I think they are dangerous.

91.

Jacinta (a)   the driving test. (Not pass)

She's a very nervous person.

92.

Last month Mary and her husband (a)   their anniversary. (forget)

93.

To describe daily routines and habits.

a)

PAST SIMPLE

b)

PRESENT SIMPLE

c)

FUTURE WILL

d)

FUTURE BE+GOING TO

94.

To describe past events or anecdotes.

a)

PAST SIMPLE

b)

PRESENT SIMPLE

c)

FUTURE WILL

d)

FUTURE BE+GOING TO

95.

To make predictions based on opinions.

a)

PAST SIMPLE

b)

PRESENT SIMPLE

c)

FUTURE WILL

d)

FUTURE BE+GOING TO

96.

To make predictions based on evidence.

a)

PAST SIMPLE

b)

PRESENT SIMPLE

c)

FUTURE WILL

d)

FUTURE BE+GOING TO

97.

To express a promise.

a)

FUTURE WILL

b)

FUTURE BE+GOING TO

c)

PRESENT SIMPLE

d)

PAST SIMPLE

98.

Cleaning the house every weekend _______ a nice activity.

a)

isn't

b)

wasn't

c)

won't be

d)

isn't going to be

99.

I think our planet ______ the heat waves due to global warming.

a)

don't stand

b)

didn't stand

c)

won't stand

d)

isn't going to stand

100.

A: I couldn't go to the beach, my uncle Mark _______ me that day.

a)

visit

b)

visited

c)

will visit

d)

is going to visit

101.

Samuel is a lovely guy. He always _______ me when I am in need.

a)

help

b)

helps

c)

helped

d)

will help

102.

I ... (play) snowballs with Jim yesterday.

(a)  

103.

They ... (decorate) Christmas tree tomorrow.

(a)  

104.

She ... (go) on a picnic every Sunday.

(a)  

105.

We ... (have) a party two days ago.

(a)  

106.

It ... (be) rainy tomorrow, so don't forget to take your umbrella.

(a)  

107.

My brother ... (go) in for swimming next month.

(a)  

108.

Jane ... (tell) me a lot of interesting stories yesterday.

(a)  

109.

My parents ... (spend) every summer at the seaside.

(a)  

110.

He usually ... (do) a lot of things there.

(a)  

111.

Tom ... (get) a letter from his pen-friend two days ago.

(a)  

112.

Karen ... (be going to) find a pen-friend.

(a)  

113.

Jim ... (see) the pyramids in Egypt last year.

(a)  

114.

The girls ... (visit) a dog's shelter tomorrow.

(a)  

115.

Mike ... (make) many new friends at the camp next year.

(a)  

116.

The boys sometimes ... (play) ball games in the yard.

(a)  

117.

My sister ... (be going to) see many sights in New York.

(a)  

118.

We often ... to the cinema on Sundays.

a)

go

b)

will go

c)

went

119.

My friend ... last summer.

a)

doesn't travel

b)

won't travel

c)

didn't travel

120.

He ... a new camera last week.

a)

buys

b)

will buy

c)

bought

121.

They ... play tennis next week.

a)

will play

b)

don't play

c)

didn't play

122.

My parents ... a bike every day.

a)

ride

b)

rode

c)

will ride

123.

I think schools ... ... more gadgets in future.

a)

had

b)

have

c)

will have

124.

I think children ... ... books in 30 years.

a)

won't use

b)

don't use

c)

didn't use

125.

She ... in the sea last week.

a)

swims

b)

will swim

c)

swam

126.

My aunt ... ... her laptop last month.

a)

doesn't use

b)

won't use

c)

didn't use

127.

Mary ... home late yesterday.

a)

comes

b)

came

c)

will come

128.

I ... a letter to my grandparents yesterday.

a)

write

b)

wrote

c)

will write

129.

... you ... football tomorrow?

a)

Do you play

b)

Did you play

c)

Will you play

130.

We sometimes _______________ books

a)

read

b)

reads

c)

reading

131.

It often ___________ on Sundays

a)

rains

b)

rain

c)

raining

132.

I always ___________ to the bus stop

a)

hurries

b)

hurry

c)

hurried

133.

The children _________ at home last weekend. (not/to be)

a)

are not

b)

didn't

c)

weren't

134.

Sam (a)   ( go) to school every day.

135.

She often (a)   ( wash) her hands in the kitchen.

136.

I (a)   ( see) Olga yesterday.

137.

Amanda (a)   ( study) law last year.

138.

He (a)   (not eat) bananas when he was a child.

139.

Brian: Hey mate, where did you go last night?

Steven: ................

a)

I go to Trent's house

b)

I doesn't go anywhere

c)

I went to Trent's house

d)

I stay at home

140.

They ...............their grandmother next Monday.

a)

will be

b)

visiting

c)

will visit

d)

are

141.

His work often ...... at 8 a.m.

a)

starts

b)

start

c)

will start

d)

starting

142.

Every morning, she ..................... to school by bus.

a)

go

b)

will go

c)

goes

d)

is going

143.

Peter ______ (meet) his friends next month.

a)

will meet

b)

meet

c)

meets

d)

is meeting