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PRESENT TENSES - PAST TENSES

Total questions: 89

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Do you _____ chocolate milk?

a)

like

b)

likes

c)

be like

2.

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

a)

do

b)

does

c)

is

3.

4. It _____ a beautiful day today.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

am

4.

7. Robert _____ not go to my school

a)

is

b)

does

c)

are

5.

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

a)

live

b)

lives

c)

are live

6.

9. We _____ European.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

be

7.

10. You _____ so happy today!

a)

looks

b)

seem

c)

be

8.

______ you _______ lunch at 12 a.m?

a)

Are / have

b)

Don't / have

c)

Do / have

9.

I __________ this question! Explain it for me, please.

a)

doesn't understand

b)

don't understand

c)

am not understand

10.

Those monkeys _____ so naughty!

a)

is

b)

are

c)

be

11.

The Moon ________ around the Earth.

a)

move

b)

is moving

c)

moves

12.

This is my cat. It ____ very fast.

a)

runs

b)

run

c)

is run

13.

Dad _______ the plants everyday.

a)

is watering

b)

waters

c)

water

14.

On Fridays, Sally ______ Math lesson.

a)

has

b)

is have

c)

have

15.

______ Mr. Jonhson _______ eating chocolate?

a)

Do / like

b)

Is / like

c)

Does / like

16.

Where _______ you ______?

a)

do / live

b)

are / live

c)

does / live

17.

The train __________ at 7a.m tomorrow.

a)

will arrive

b)

arrives

c)

arrive

18.

My grandma ________ cakes every Saturday evening.

a)

is make

b)

make

c)

makes

19.

_______ you a student?

a)

Is

b)

Am

c)

Are

20.

Dan _____ to school by bus every morning.

a)

go

b)

goes

c)

is go

21.

His dad and brother ________(cycle) to the shops now.

a)

is cycling

b)

are cycling

c)

am cycling

d)

cycling

22.

We __________ (not travel) in Japan.

a)

are not travel

b)

are not traveling

c)

do not travel

d)

do not traveling

23.

They __________ (not swim) in the sea now.

a)

are not swiming

b)

are not swim

c)

are not swimming

d)

are not swimed

24.

Sue __________ (stay) at home today.

a)

are staying

b)

are stay

c)

is staying

d)

is stay

25.

Two people ___________ (cook) dinner on the beach at present.

a)

are cook

b)

are cooking

c)

is cook

d)

is cooking

26.

Mum ___________ (read) a magazine at the moment.

a)

is readding

b)

is read

c)

is readed

d)

is reading

27.

My brother ___________ (not listen) to the radio now.

a)

is not listening

b)

is not listen

c)

is not listenning

d)

is not listens

28.

Amy ___________ (not go) to school today.

a)

is not go

b)

is not going

c)

is not goes

d)

is not goed

29.

____ they ______(read) magazines? -Yes, they are.

a)

Is/ read

b)

Is/ reading

c)

Are/ read

d)

Are/ reading

30.

My parents ___________ (drive) to work now.

a)

is driving

b)

is drive

c)

are driving

d)

are drive

31.

Where are you? We ___________ (wait) for you!

a)

are waiting

b)

are wait

c)

is waiting

d)

is wait

32.

My best friend ___________ (sit) next to me.

a)

is sit

b)

is sitting

c)

is siting

d)

is sits

33.

What ___________ the boys ___________ (do) now?

a)

are/ does

b)

is/ does

c)

are/ doing

d)

are/ does

34.

What ___________ your teacher ___________ (say)?

a)

is/ saying

b)

is/ say

c)

are/ saying

d)

are/ say

35.

I ____________ (learn) how to swim.

a)

is learning

b)

is lean

c)

am learnning

d)

am learning

36.

He ____________(go) shopping today?

a)

Did he go

b)

Did he went

c)

Do he ưent

d)

Did he gone

37.

Yesterday, We_________(eat) lunch.

a)

Eated

b)

Eat

c)

Ate

d)

Eaten

38.

My grandpa ________(teach) me Science.

a)

Teach

b)

Taught

c)

Teached

d)

Taughted

39.

What is the pást simple òf " sit"?

a)

Sit

b)

Sited

c)

Sat

d)

Sitted

40.

What is the past simple of "understand"?

a)

Understanded

b)

Understand

c)

Understanded

d)

Understood

41.

We ________(drink) some apple juice today for super and dinner.It ______(be) great and sweet

a)

Drink/was

b)

Drank/been

c)

Drank/was

d)

Drink/been

42.

They _________(dance) in the party.

a)

Danced

b)

Dance

c)

Danceed

d)

Danc

43.

She _______(buy) a bag for herselves to go to primary school.

a)

Did she bought

b)

Did she buyed

c)

Did she buy

d)

Did she buied

44.

It _______(watch) TV with me last night.

a)

Watch

b)

watches

c)

Watceed

d)

Watched

45.

My sister _______(think) about what dress to wear next week all night.

a)

Thought

b)

Thinked

c)

Thinkked

d)

Think

46.

What is the pást simple form of "hold"?

a)

Hold

b)

Holded

c)

Held

d)

Holded

47.

What is the past simple form of " read"?

a)

Readed

b)

Readded

c)

Red

d)

Read

48.

We ______(be/not) late for class.

a)

Was not

b)

Were not

c)

Was

d)

Were

49.

The hairdresser ____(do) my hair.

a)

Do

b)

Doed

c)

Dod

d)

Did

50.

Sonia ……………. interesting stories to the children. (read)

a)

is read

b)

have read

c)

has read

d)

hasn't readed

51.

The girl ……………. just …………….. a picture. (paint)

a)

have / painted

b)

has / painted

c)

is / painted

d)

had / paint

52.

He _________________ the piano for 5 years. (play)

a)

has played

b)

has playing

c)

have played

d)

hasn't played

53.

____________________ the new Marvel film? (you / see)

a)

Have you seen

b)

Have you see

c)

Has you see

d)

Has you seen

54.

Choose the wrong sentence

a)

I have never seen an elephant

b)

She have been to India three times

c)

My father has bought two red coats

d)

Jenny has studied English for 4 years

55.

I_________to start working next week. (decide)

a)

have just decided

b)

has just decided

c)

just have decided

d)

have decide

56.

He ___________any gift or letter from his brother for a long time. (not / receive)

a)

hasn't received

b)

has receive

c)

has been receiving

d)

haven't received

57.

John ____ in this apartment since 2005. (not / live)

a)

has been lived

b)

lived

c)

haven't lived

d)

hasn't lived

58.

_____________ her exam to the teacher? (give)

a)

Have she given

b)

Has she give

c)

Has she given

d)

Have you been given

59.

Have you _________flamingo in the zoo? (see)

a)

never see

b)

never seen

c)

ever seen

d)

ever saw

60.

Yesterday at 6 p.m I _____________(visit) my brother.

a)

visited

b)

was visit

c)

was visiting

d)

am visiting

61.
1.  The pupils ______________  when the bell ____________
a)
wrote / rang
b)
wrote / was ringing
c)
were writing / was ringing
d)
were writing / rang
62.

Susie ____________ (watch) a film when she _________ (hear) the noise.

a)

watched / was hearing

b)

watching / heard

c)

watched / was hearing

d)

was watching / heard

63.

1. Mary ____________ a book in the library while his friend _____________ outside.

a)

read / was playing

b)

was reading / played

c)

read / played

d)

was reading / was playing

64.
"What ____________ last night at 8 p.m. ?"
"I ___________ the dog.
a)
did you do / walked
b)
were you doing / was walking
c)
were you doing / walked
d)
were you do / walking
65.

She ______ (sing) while they ______ (eat)

dinner.

a)

Was singing/ was eating

b)

was singing/ were eating

c)

were singing/ were eating

66.

______ they swimming when the phone __________?

a)

Were/ rang

b)

Are/ is ringing

c)

Do/ rang

d)

Did/was ringing

67.

My siblings ______________ a movie while I was cooking.

a)

were watching

b)

was watching

c)

are watching

d)

were watchin

68.

She ____ (listen) to music when I called.

a)

was listening

b)

were listening

c)

is listening

69.

They ____ (not/do) their homework yesterday at 3 o'clock

a)

weren´t doing

b)

wasn´t doing

c)

were doing

d)

was doing

70.

She _______________________ in Sweden before she went to Norway.

a)

had lived

b)

lived

71.

Before Ken _______________________ to Kerry's house, he had phoned him.

a)

ran

b)

had been running

72.

Before the students ________________ to write, the teacher had collected their mobile phones.

a)

started

b)

had started

73.

After Max _______________________ his breakfast, he left the apartment.

a)

finished

b)

had finished

74.

After they _________________ the shellfish, they ________________ to feel sick.

a)

ate, had begun

b)

had eaten, began

75.
After she _______ (finishes) her work, she went to lunch
a)
had finished
b)
finished
c)
was finishing
d)
has been finishing
76.
Before the police arrived, the thief _______ (got) away
a)
had gotten
b)
have been getting
c)
was getting
d)
got
77.
By the time I arrived, the meeting _____ (start)
a)
had started
b)
started
c)
has been starting
d)
was starting
78.
After the family ______ (eat) breakfast, they went to the zoo.
a)
had eaten
b)
ate
c)
eating
d)
has been eating
79.

By the time I __________ (be) 19 years old, I _____________ (win) a CD signed by my favorite artist.

a)

am / won

b)

was / had win

c)

was / win

d)

was / had won

80.

He (a)   (already/watch) the movie, so he wouldn’t want to see it again

81.

My kids didn’t eat anything at the party because they (a)   (eat) dinner at home

82.

The motorbike burned just after it (a)   (crash) into the tree

83.

She (not / be) (a)   to Hanoi before 2018

84.

When he went out to play, he (do / already) (a)   his homework

85.

The nurse took off the plaster that she (put on) (a)   six weeks before

86.

I could not remember the song we (learn) (a)   three week before

87.

(she / phone) (a)   Nam before she went to see him in Laos?

88.

He (not / ride) (a)   an elephants before that day

89.

When David came, everybody (a)   (leave)