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s.present - present cont - s.past -past cont

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

John _____________ soccer at the moment.

a)

is playing

b)

is plays

c)

plays

d)

is play

2.

We always __________ English in the morning.

a)

is study

b)

study

c)

are studying

d)

studies

3.

Olivia ___________ her uncle every weekend.

a)

visits

b)

is visit

c)

is visiting

d)

visiting

4.

The students sometimes __________ books in class.

a)

are read

b)

reads

c)

is reading

d)

read

5.

Every morning my daughter _________ at 8:00.

a)

is get up

b)

gets up

c)

get ups

d)

is getting up

6.

Andy usually ____________ emails in the afternoons.

a)

write

b)

is write

c)

writes

d)

is writing

7.

The dog _________ cookies right now.

a)

is eat

b)

is eats

c)

eats

d)

is eating

8.

They often ______________ the kitchen after lunch.

a)

clean

b)

is cleaning

c)

are cleaning

d)

cleans

9.

My grandfather _____________ in the evenings.

a)

take a walk

b)

takes a walk

c)

is take a walk

d)

is taking a walk

10.

We never __________ TV on the weekend.

a)

are watch

b)

is watch

c)

watch

d)

watches

11.

Brenda __________ with her friend right now.

a)

is chat

b)

chat

c)

is chatting

d)

chats

12.

______________ they __________________ to music at the moment?

a)

Are / listen

b)

Are / listening

c)

Do / listening

d)

Does / listen

13.

What _________ Ursula ___________ in the garden right now?

a)

is / do

b)

do / do

c)

do / doing

d)

is / doing

14.

What _____________ you ____________ today?

a)

are / wear

b)

is / wearing

c)

do / wear

d)

are / wearing

15.

_____________ Vetty ___________ in the ocean every day?

a)

Do / swim

b)

Does/ swimming

c)

Is / swimming

d)

Does / swim

16.

Yulissa ___________ breakfast right now.

a)

is have

b)

having

c)

is having

d)

has

17.

___________ you _____________ a great time on your vacations?

a)

Are / having

b)

Is / having

c)

Do / having

d)

Are / have

18.

I _________________ hamburgers.

a)

don't like

b)

am not like

c)

don't liking

d)

am not liking

19.

The princess _____________ chocolate.

a)

doesn't want

b)

don't want

c)

isn't want

d)

aren't want

20.

Camila ___________ a relaxing break.

a)

needs

b)

is needs

c)

is needing

d)

is need

21.
Look! Vladimir ____ his bike over there.
a)
ride
b)
is riding
c)
is ridding
d)
rides
22.
Zulfat ____ a lot of books every week.
a)
is reading
b)
reads
c)
read
d)
red
23.
Rinas ____ a test right now.
a)
writting
b)
writes
c)
write
d)
is writing
24.
Arslan often ____ funny videos at school.
a)
is showing
b)
show
c)
shows
d)
showing
25.
One of your classmates  ____ different reasons for not coming to lessons. That's annoying!
a)
is having
b)
is always having
c)
has
d)
always has
26.
Ramir ____ to school on time.
a)
come
b)
is come
c)
is coming
d)
comes
27.

Present Simple is used for ..................

a)

Past events

b)

Making a prediction

c)

Facts, habits, and daily routines

d)

Action that is happening

28.

Present continuous is used for ......................

a)

Facts, habits, and daily routines

b)

Past events

c)

Making a prediction

d)

Action in progress and future plan

29.

Pocky rides a motorcycle to school __________.

a)

every day

b)

right now

c)

at the moment

d)

next week

30.

She is speaking Japanese __________.

a)

long time ago

b)

once a week

c)

always

d)

right now

31.
I´m walking into the classroom _________________. I´ll phone you later.
a)
always
b)
often
c)
at the moment
d)
every year
32.
Do you ______________ ride your bike to school?
a)
never
b)
every year
c)
now
d)
usually
33.
________________ cereal for breakfast every day?
a)
are you eating
b)
do you eat
c)
does you eat
d)
do you eating
34.
I´m vegetarian. I ______________ meat.
a)
do eat not
b)
not eat
c)
don´t eat
d)
am not eating
35.
Alice ...... chicken soup for dinner today.
a)
is coking
b)
is cooking
c)
is cookking
d)
is cook
36.

A: Someone __________________ for you outside.

B: Who is it?

a)

waits

b)

is waiting

c)

waiting

37.
She.............. to school by bus
a)
don't go
b)
doesn't go
c)
isn't going
d)
doesn't goes
38.
Don't go out! It.................at the moment
a)
is raining
b)
rains
c)
are running
d)
raining
39.

What ______________________ for dinner tonight?

a)

are we have

b)

are we having

c)

do we have

d)

do we having

40.

My brother ________________ a daughter and a son.

a)

has

b)

have

c)

is having

d)

haves

41.

When I --------- up this morning, it was snowing.

a)

wake

b)

wakes

c)

woke

d)

woken

42.

We -------- television when the power went off.

a)

were watching

b)

watching

c)

was watching

d)

watched

43.

When you called yesterday at 8:00, I ---------- the floor.

a)

mopped

b)

mop

c)

was mopping

d)

were mopping

44.

I was listening to the radio when Adam ---------.

a)

phoned

b)

phone

c)

phones

d)

was phoning

45.

I ----------- downstairs when I heard the doorbell."

a)

was going

b)

were going

c)

went

d)

go

46.

--------- I was doing the gardening, the telephone rang.

a)

While

b)

When

47.

He was driving very fast ----- the police stopped him.

a)

while

b)

when

48.

--------- I saw her, she was wearing a really nice purple dress.

a)

While

b)

When

49.

A loud noise woke me up --------- I was sleeping happily.

a)

while

b)

when

50.

When the letter ________, I__________ dinner for my children.

a)

arrive, cook

b)

arriving, cooked

c)

arrived, cook

d)

arrived, was cooking

51.

He _______ some juice and then he ______ a few chips.

a)

drink/ ate

b)

drank/ was eating

c)

drank/ eat

d)

was drinking/ ate

52.

She __________ to school, ________ out her text book and ________ to learn.

a)

gone/ took/ began

b)

was going/ took/ began

c)

went/ took/ began

d)

went/ took/ begun

53.

When I _____ on my way home, I ______ an accident

a)

was/ was seeing

b)

am/ is seeing

c)

was/ see

d)

was/ saw

54.

When I ________ up this yesterday, the sun _____________

a)

get/ shine

b)

got/ shone

c)

get/ is shining

d)

got/ was shining

55.

So I ________ to cycle around a little.

a)

decide

b)

decides

c)

decided

d)

was deciding

56.

Hello Anna, what _______ (you / do) when I called you last night?

a)

do you do

b)

did you do

c)

didn't do

d)

were you doing

57.

While they were watching TV, their kids ________(sleep)

a)

sleeped

b)

slept

c)

was sleeping

d)

were sleeping

58.

I was listening to the radio when you ________(call) me.

a)

called

b)

calt

c)

were calling

d)

was calling

59.

When he opened the window, it __________ (snow).

a)

was snowed

b)

was snowing

c)

were snowing

d)

snowed

60.

(she / go) ________out to dinner when you saw her?

a)

did she gone

b)

did she went

c)

were she going

d)

was she going

61.

Her plane didn't landed yet when we________ (arrive) at the airport.

a)

were arrived

b)

arrived

c)

was arriving

d)

arrivent

62.

She met them at the station while she _________ (wait) for her train.

a)

was waiting

b)

were waiting

c)

waited

d)

wanted

63.

We use past continuos

a)

For an action that happened in a concrete moment of the past

b)

For an action that was happening during a time in the past

c)

For an action that will happen in the past

d)

non of the these ones.

64.

How many people ___________(stand) in front of the company when she arrived?

a)

were standing

b)

was standing

c)

standed

d)

stantsted

65.

She missed the bus because she __________ (argue) with one of her friends.

a)

were arguing

b)

was arguing

c)

argued

d)

arguered

66.

While she was talking to her boss, her mobile phone _________ (ring).

a)

was ringing

b)

were ringing

c)

ringed

d)

rang

67.

We use the past simple for....

a)

For an action that started and ended in a concrete moment of the past

b)

For all the action in the past

c)

none of these options

d)

For an action that happened during a long time in the past

68.

I couldn’t answer your call because I __________(drive)

a)

were driving

b)

drived

c)

drove

d)

was driving

69.

We were walking in the mountains when we_________ (see) a strange animal.

a)

seed

b)

saw

c)

seen

d)

stoped

70.

He had an accident while he ___________(play) rugby with his friends.

a)

were playing

b)

was played

c)

was playing

d)

played

71.

While he __________(do) his homework, I was reading a magazine.

a)

was doing

b)

done

c)

did

d)

were doing

72.

While I was swimming in the river, I ___________(see) some frogs.

a)

seen

b)

saw

c)

seed

d)

was seeing

73.

He ________(miss) the train because he was talking with some friends

a)

missed

b)

was missing

c)

were missing

d)

mist

74.

i was walking when you____________

a)

called

b)

calling

c)

call

d)

cal

75.

the past go

a)

goed

b)

went

c)

goes

d)

wented

76.

Hello Anna, what _______ (you / do) when I called you last night?

a)

do you do

b)

did you do

c)

didn't do

d)

were you doing

77.

While they were watching TV, their kids ________(sleep)

a)

sleeped

b)

slept

c)

was sleeping

d)

were sleeping

78.

I was listening to the radio when you ________(call) me.

a)

called

b)

calt

c)

were calling

d)

was calling

79.

When he opened the window, it __________ (snow).

a)

was snowed

b)

was snowing

c)

were snowing

d)

snowed

80.

(she / go) ________out to dinner when you saw her?

a)

did she gone

b)

did she went

c)

were she going

d)

was she going

81.

She met them at the station while she _________ (wait) for her train.

a)

was waiting

b)

were waiting

c)

waited

d)

wanted

82.

We use past continuos

a)

For an action that happened in a concrete moment of the past

b)

For an action that was happening during a time in the past

c)

For an action that will happen in the past

d)

non of the these ones.

83.

How many people ___________(stand) in front of the company when she arrived?

a)

were standing

b)

was standing

c)

standed

d)

stantsted

84.
I ......................... the door while I ......................... in my room.
a)
was hitting / danced
b)
hit / was dancing
c)
hit / danced
d)
was hitting / was dancing
85.
I ......................... my car when it ......................... to rain.
a)
was driving / started
b)
drove / was starting
c)
drove / started
d)
was driving / was starting