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EL Present, present progressive, past, be going, academic vocab

Total questions: 138

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I ___ studying English on Sundays.

a)

aren't

b)

amn't

c)

'm not

d)

don't

2.

She ___ study English on Saturday.

a)

doesn't

b)

don't

c)

isn't

3.

They ___ sleeping deeply right now.

a)

am

b)

do

c)

are

d)

is

4.

He doesn't ___ at 7:00 pm.

a)

works

b)

work

c)

working

5.

You ___ exercising at 6:00 in the morning.

a)

is

b)

am

c)

aren't

d)

isn't.

6.

They are ____ pizza in the restaurant now.

a)

eat

b)

do eat

c)

are eating

d)

eating

7.

We don't ____ at night.

a)

reading

b)

read

c)

aren't reading

d)

don't reading

8.

She ___ typing in the computer.

a)

's

b)

are

c)

does

d)

do

9.

The computer ___ not working.

a)

are

b)

does

c)

don't

d)

is

10.

___ you work out at midnight?

a)

Does

b)

Are

c)

Do

d)

Doesn't

11.

____ she study for her mid-term tests?

a)

Do

b)

Is

c)

Does

d)

Don't

12.

Does he ____ stories at night?

a)

reads

b)

read

c)

reading

13.

____ they working today?

a)

Are

b)

Is

c)

Do

14.

___ she cleaning the house?

a)

Does

b)

Doesn't

c)

Is

d)

Are

15.

Does she ____ the house in the afternoons?

a)

cleans

b)

clean

c)

cleaning

16.

Are you _____ for Mr. Jones?

a)

working

b)

work

c)

don't working

17.

I (leave) (a)   home at 7 o'clock every morning.

18.

At the moment she (do) (a)   a training course in Bristol.

19.

Linda (clean) (a)   her house every weekend.

20.

He (try) (a)   very hard in every game.

21.

Excuse me. I think that you (sit) (a)   in my seat.

22.

Don't talk to me now. I (write) (a)   an important letter.

23.

It usually (rain) (a)   here a lot.

24.

I (bake) (a)   a cake at the moment.

25.

The children must be in bed now. They (not watch) (a)   TV because they are too tired.

26.

 I (need) (a)   your help now.

27.

In case someone (call) (a)   , tell them I am not home.

28.

At present, the yen (fall) …………………. against the dollar.

(a)  

29.

Everyone (need) …………………. money. It is very necessary.

(a)  

30.

He normally (read) …………………. all the Harry Potter books

(a)  

31.

I usually (work) …………………. as a teacher.

(a)  

32.

At the moment Linda (lie) …………………. on the floor.

(a)  

33.

I’m in New York because I (study) …………………. English at a language school.

(a)  

34.

I hate living in Hue City because it always (rain) …………………. there.

(a)  

35.

Jimmy (currently write) …………………. about his adventures.

(a)  

36.

Ann (get) …………………. up at seven o’clock every morning.

(a)  

37.

Look at the sky! It ______ rain.

a)

is going to

b)

am going to

c)

is going

d)

going to

38.

Next weekend my family and I _______ the Zoo.

a)

are going to

b)

am going to

c)

are going

d)

going to

39.

He _________come to the party.

a)

are going to

b)

is going to

c)

is going

d)

going to

40.

Watch out! The wall________fall down on you!

a)

am going to

b)

is going to

c)

is going

d)

going to

41.

We ________ play football tomorrow evening.

a)

are going

b)

is going to

c)

are going to

d)

going to

42.

What _________ do this evening?

a)

are going you to

b)

you going to

c)

are you going to

d)

going to

43.

_________do homework today?

a)

is going she to

b)

she going to

c)

are going she to

d)

is she going to

44.

_________ be late for the lesson?

a)

are going we to

b)

we going to

c)

going we to

d)

are we going to

45.

_________ jump on the table?

a)

is going your to cat

b)

is your cat going to

c)

is your cat going

d)

are your cat going to

46.

__________ Italy next summer?

a)

are going you

b)

are you going

c)

are you going to

d)

you are going to

47.

She _________ dance with us tomorrow.

a)

am going to

b)

is going not to

c)

isn't going to

d)

not is going to

48.

We _______ going to the beach. It's rainny.

a)

aren't going to

b)

aren't going

c)

going aren't to

d)

not are going to

49.

My friend __________ read this book.

a)

aren't going to

b)

isn't going

c)

going isn't to

d)

isn't going to

50.

I__________ visit my granny next week.

a)

am going

b)

am not going to

c)

going am not to

d)

am not going

51.

Our class _________ Museum next month.

a)

is going

b)

not is going to

c)

isn't going to

d)

isn't going

52.

Last Monday, Linda _______________ to school.

a)

walk

b)

walks

c)

walked

d)

walking

53.

Yesterday, the children _______________ to Pulau Pinang.

a)

went

b)

goes

c)

going

d)

go

54.

Last week, my father _______________ in Malaysia.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

was

d)

were

55.

Last week, my brother _______________ an old fisherman.

a)

helping

b)

helped

c)

helps

d)

help

56.

The girl _______________ the fairy that she was a princess.

a)

tells

b)

told

c)

tell

d)

telling

57.

What is the simple past of buy?

a)

buys

b)

buying

c)

bought

d)

buy

58.

What is the simple past of see?

a)

seen

b)

sees

c)

seeing

d)

saw

59.

Maria __________ her homework on time.

a)

didn't

b)

did

c)

do

d)

doesn't

60.

What is the simple past of drink?

a)

drinks

b)

drank

c)

didn't drink

d)

drinking

61.

Tommy __________ two English course this year.

a)

takes

b)

took

c)

didn't took

d)

take

62.

I __________ English with a native speaker.

a)

speaks

b)

speaking

c)

speak

d)

spoke

63.

Last week, we didn't go to work because we ______ very ill.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

wasn't

d)

weren't

64.

Which is the past form of "catch"?

a)

catched

b)

caught

c)

catchhed

d)

catcheed

65.
The old woman  __________ some cookies for her family yesterday.
a)
climbed
b)
baked
c)
ate
d)
cried
66.
When I was three, I _____ to be a doctor.
a)
want
b)
was want
c)
wanted
d)
did want
67.
We _____ our parents everything.
a)
tell
b)
did told
c)
were told
d)
told
68.
My uncle _____ English.
a)
teached
b)
was teach
c)
did teach
d)
taught
69.

My mother .... a nurse 10 years ago

a)

is

b)

was

c)

were

d)

are

70.

I ______________ fried rice yesterday.

a)

eat

b)

eats

c)

ate

71.

My mother _____________ some delicious cakes yesterday.

a)

made

b)

make

c)

makes

72.

I _______________ my homework last night.

a)

do

b)

did

c)

does

73.

What did you do today?

a)

I cycled at the park.

b)

I cycles at the park.

c)

I cycling at the park.

d)

I cycle at the park.

74.

What did you do today?

a)

I eats an apple.

b)

I eating an apple.

c)

I eat an apple.

d)

I ate an apple.

75.

Choose the correct past tense:

a)

Opeened

b)

Openned

c)

Opened

76.

Julie ________some flowers in the garden this morning.

a)

picks

b)

pick

c)

picked

d)

puck

77.

What did you do today?

a)

I took a nap.

b)

I takes a nap.

c)

I taking a nap.

d)

I take a nap.

78.

What did you do today?

a)

I had a picnic.

b)

I have a picnic.

c)

I having a picnic.

d)

I haves a picnic.

79.

What did you do today?

a)

I watches television.

b)

I watch television.

c)

I watching television.

d)

I watched television.

80.

My brother _______some pieces of bamboo to make a kite just now.

a)

cutting

b)

cuts

c)

cut

81.

My friends and I ________ our new kites in the park last Sunday.

a)

flies

b)

flew

c)

fly

82.

Kamal looked at his sister and _____ her not to waste time grumbling.

a)

tells

b)

telling

c)

told

83.

Mimi sat down and _______for a while.

a)

thought

b)

thinks

c)

think

84.

My family ________dinner at half past seven last night.

a)

eat

b)

ate

c)

eats

85.

Yati ______me how to make bookmarks last week.

a)

teaches

b)

taught

c)

teaching

86.

The boys turned on the television and _______ a programme to watch.

a)

choose

b)

chooses

c)

chose

87.

My sisters blew some balloons and _______ them to the children.

a)

gave

b)

give

c)

gives

88.

Jamal carried the box and ______ it into the bus.

a)

put

b)

puts

c)

putting

89.

He_____ the chandelier yesterday.(brake)

a)

Broke

b)

Brake

c)

Stare

d)

Spun

90.

The little girl ______ (hurt) her leg when she fell down just now.

a)

hurt

b)

hurts

c)

hurting

d)

hurted

91.

He ______ (read) that magazine a month ago.

a)

read

b)

reads

c)

readed

d)

reading

92.

They _____ (keep) their money in the bank this afternoon.

a)

kept

b)

keep

c)

keeps

d)

keeping

93.

The storm (break) (a)   the windows.

94.

A plane (fly) (a)   over the house this morning.

95.

Cassie (meet) (a)   David during lunch a few days ago.

96.

She never ________ to me about this.

a)

talked

b)

toolk

c)

talks

97.

The past tense verb of LOOK is ... .

a)

looked

b)

looking

c)

look

d)

loke

98.

The manager ____________ the employee after he showed up late for the third time in a week.

a)

fired

b)

fried

c)

was fired

d)

firing

99.

I _____ English for two years.

a)

studying

b)

study

c)

studied

100.

The artist __________ the sculpture to a wealthy art collector.

a)

sale

b)

selled

c)

saled

d)

sold

101.

The past tense verb of SIT is ... .

a)

sat

b)

sitting

c)

sitted

d)

sit

102.

The children ________ in the pool all afternoon.

a)

swam

b)

swimmed

c)

was swimming

d)

swammed

103.

Where have you been? I ___________ an hour for you to show up!

a)

waited

b)

am waiting

c)

were waiting

d)

wait

104.

Jesse ________ this book last year.

a)

read

b)

readed

c)

rede

105.

The past tense verb of WRITE is ... .

a)

wrote

b)

writed

c)

writing

d)

write

106.

After the teacher explained it, Julio finally _____________ the problem.

a)

understood

b)

understanded

c)

understand

d)

is understanding

107.

_____ Mike visit his grandmother last night?

a)

Did

b)

Are

c)

Does

108.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM EACH FOLLOWING PHRASAL VERBS :



a)

Hold Back

1.

To withhold from doing something

b)

Look Up

2.

To search for or research

c)

Go Over

3.

review or examine

d)

Cover up

4.

Hide or obscure

e)

Go out

5.

date or have a relationship

109.

Choose the sentences that has a SEPARABLE phrasal verb

a)

I came accross a check

b)

You turned the volume down

110.

Choose the sentences that has a INSEPARABLE phrasal verb

a)

She counted on you

b)

You let me down

c)

They turned it off

111.

what does TURN OFF mean in Spanish?

a)

apagar

b)

encender

c)

subir

d)

bajar

112.

Would you like to come ____ my house next Friday to watch a movie?

a)

off

b)

out

c)

over

113.

The police let him get ____ after the robbery.

a)

out

b)

away

c)

around

114.

I don`t know that baby could GET ____ of the bed

a)

away

b)

around

c)

out

115.

"to stand" means?

a)

get over

b)

get around

c)

get on

d)

get up

116.

Sorry I’m late.The car ____________

a)

broke in

b)

broke down

c)

broke out

d)

broke away

117.

Match the following

a)

Turn On

1.

Encender

b)

Turn in

2.

Entregar

c)

Break up

3.

Separar

d)

Get out

4.

Salir

e)

Go on

5.

Continuar

118.

Which term below means to remember something ?

a)

recall

b)

effect

c)

organize

d)

claim

119.

Which word means to carefully consider the value of something?

a)

identify

b)

evaluate

c)

argue

d)

refer

120.

The teacher had to demonstrate how to solve the equation by showing students how to understand the variable. Based on the above sentence, which of the following is the best meaning of demonstrate?

a)

to share information, opinions, and ideas about something

b)

to prove something is true by giving evidence

c)

to judge something

d)

to show who or what something is

121.

Mrs. Carter will discuss the chapter with the class so that they can share what they have learned from reading. Based on the sentence above, which of the following is the best meaning of discuss?

a)

to share information, opinions, and ideas about something

b)

to arrange things in an order that makes them easy to find

c)

a change that results from a cause

d)

the main subject of a piece of writing

122.

Which of the following terms means to mention an idea from a text to support your opinion?

a)

interpret

b)

argue

c)

compare

d)

cite

123.

Which term means to recognize the differences between two (or more) things?

a)

compare

b)

assess

c)

differentiate

d)

paraphrase

124.

After I analyze charts, I have to write a paper about how I _______ the charts.

a)

assess

b)

cite

c)

interpret

d)

infer

125.

I always feel the need to arrange things in an order that makes them easy to find. What do I do when I do this?

a)

organize

b)

effect

c)

identify

d)

analyze

126.

To put something in your own words is to ______________.

a)

differentiate

b)

discuss

c)

effect

d)

paraphrase

127.

To give reasons in favor of or against something is to _________.

a)

recall

b)

analyze

c)

argue

d)

discuss

128.

Which word means to show who or what something is?

a)

identify

b)

argue

c)

infer

d)

claim

129.

The decisions you make will always __________ your life because you are causing a change.

a)

discuss

b)

affect

c)

claim

d)

effect

130.

My classmate always tries to ____________ that I cheat because I make good grades. Everyone else knows that is not true.

a)

compare

b)

effect

c)

refer

d)

claim

131.

To look back at or mention something is to ________________.

a)

refer

b)

theme

c)

assess

d)

effect

132.

What word means to judge something?

a)

claim

b)

context

c)

assess

d)

effect

133.

To explain the similarities between two (or more) things is to ____________.

a)

compare

b)

context

c)

analyze

d)

theme

134.

Which word means the conditions in which something happens?

a)

analyze

b)

theme

c)

effect

d)

context

135.

Which word means to learn about the relationship between the parts of something through detailed examination?

a)

effect

b)

theme

c)

analyze

d)

context

136.

A change that results from a cause is a(n) _____________.

a)

affect

b)

effect

c)

argue

d)

inference

137.

The theme is the main subject of a piece of writing.

a)

True

b)

False

138.

My best friend was coughing, sneezing, and always cold. After he told me he went to the doctor, I was able to _________ that he was very sick because the evidence was there.

a)

interpret

b)

infer

c)

assess

d)

claim