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Present simple, continuous & Past simple, continuous quiz

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What's your name?

4 lines
2.

What is your teacher's favourite drink?

a)

Cola

b)

Mango juice

c)

Water

d)

Spiro Spathis

3.

They ............ tennis yesterday.

a)

plaied

b)

played

c)

playing

d)

are playing

4.

Lucy and Sarah .......... at home last weekend.

a)

am

b)

is

c)

were

d)

stay

5.

............. Hana visit her grandma last month?

a)

Is

b)

Was

c)

Has

d)

Did

6.

Tony ..................... to school yesterday.

a)

go

b)

going

c)

goed

d)

went

7.

Daisy (a)   (bring) some chocolate to my party last week.

8.

I (a)   (take) my kids to the zoo two months ago.

9.

They usually (a)   (work) from 9 am to 5 pm.

10.

She (a)   (brush) her hair every day.

11.

Peter (a)   (read) a book last week.

12.

Salma (a)   (listen) to music every night.

13.

Did you ..................... the movie last night?

a)

watch

b)

watched

c)

watching

d)

watches

14.

............. your parents go to the concert with you last week?

a)

Do

b)

Did

c)

Does

d)

Is

15.

Look, the birds .................

a)

fly

b)

flied

c)

flew

d)

are flying

16.

She ............ her lunch at the moment.

a)

is having

b)

have

c)

had

d)

having

17.

I (not be)                                             very happy yesterday.

(a)  

18.

Susan (not know)                                            about the exam and she did very badly.

(a)  

19.

We (watch)                             a good programme on TV last night.

(a)  

20.

He (read)                                 that novel again during my last vacation.

(a)  

21.

What is the capital of England?

a)

London

b)

Wales

c)

Birmingham

d)

Liverpool

22.

I (meet)                                   Mary last night. She (become)                        a very big girl.

(a)  

23.

My brother (a)   (leave) home 10 years ago.

24.

The people in the café (not be)                                   friendly when I was there yesterday

(a)  

25.

Look! Somebody (climb)                                up the tree.

(a)  

26.

Guess the vegetable

a)

eggplant

b)

onion

c)

cucumber

d)

potato

27.

We (enjoy) --------------------- the game last Sunday.

a)

enjoy

b)

enjoys

c)

enjoyed

d)

enjoying

28.

How many goals ------- your school (score) ---------- in the match last week?

a)

did/ score

b)

did / scored

c)

does / score

d)

does / scored

29.

Where --------- you yesterday?

a)

were

b)

be

c)

was

d)

is

30.

Our teacher always (give) ----------------- a lot of homework.

a)

give

b)

giving

c)

gives

d)

gived

31.

He -------------- up early every morning.

a)

wake

b)

waked

c)

woke

d)

wakes

32.

My friends ---------- the 7 o'clock bus yesterday

a)

take

b)

took

c)

takes

d)

taking

33.

We ----------- coffee at 11 o'clock every morning.

a)

have

b)

has

c)

had

d)

having

34.

We ------------ warm clothes in winter because it is very cold.

a)

wears

b)

wore

c)

wear

d)

wearing

35.

We went to Kate's house yesterday but she ---------- at home.

a)

wasn't

b)

was

c)

weren't

d)

were

36.

Every morning I ---------------- breakfast at home.

a)

have

b)

has

c)

had

d)

has got

37.

We ------------------ to the a restaurant yesterday.

a)

go

b)

goes

c)

went

d)

going

38.

I _________________ lunch yesterday. It was delicious!

a)

didn't cook

b)

cooked

c)

don't cook

d)

cook

39.

I _____________________ television late last night. I went to bed early because I was so tired.

a)

watched

b)

watch

c)

didn't watch

d)

don't watch

40.

I ________at 5 am every morning

a)

get up

b)

gets up

c)

got up

41.

Guess the vegetable

a)

capsicum

b)

carrot

c)

potato

d)

cucumber

42.

I………to the school alone yesterday

a)

walk

b)

walked

c)

walks

43.

He ……in this restaurant 2 days ago

a)

drank

b)

drink

c)

drinks

44.

My grandmother __________ as a secret agent when she was young. (to work)

a)

work

b)

worken

c)

works

d)

worked

45.

I ________ down the stairs last year. (fall)

a)

fall

b)

fell

c)

fellen

d)

falled

46.

My father __________ our car two days ago. (repair)

a)

are repairing

b)

repairen

c)

repairs

d)

repaired

47.

He ______ his homework now.

a)

is doing

b)

does

c)

did

48.

They ______ dinner at 6 every day.

a)

are eating

b)

eat

c)

eats

d)

ate

49.

He ______ back home very late yesterday.

a)

is coming

b)

come

c)

comes

d)

came

50.

Maria ______ her grandparents very often.

a)

isn't visiting

b)

don't visit

c)

doesn't visit

d)

didn't visit

51.

Alex ______ me the books yesterday.

a)

isn't giving

b)

didn't gave

c)

doesn't give

d)

didn't give

52.

The men ______ in the building now.

a)

isn't working

b)

aren't working

c)

don't work

d)

doesn't work

53.

Why ______ TV in my room now?

a)

is she watching

b)

she is watching

c)

she watching

54.

Where _____ after school yesterday?

a)

did they went

b)

did they go

c)

they went

d)

they did go

55.

How often ________ our grandparents?

a)

we visit

b)

we are visiting

c)

do we visit

d)

does we visit

56.

When _____ lunch every day?

a)

he eats

b)

eats he

c)

does he eat

d)

he does eat

57.
Mary ____________________ to John on the phone last night. 
a)
talks 
b)
talked 
c)
is talking 
58.
Jim and I ___________________ lunch at the cafeteria two hours ago. 
a)
is eating 
b)
ate
c)
are eating 
59.
We _______________ lunch in the cafeteria every day. 
a)
are eating 
b)
eats
c)
eat
60.
I _________________ to bed early last night. 
a)
go 
b)
going 
c)
went 
61.

What is it?

It dies if you give it a drink.

It lives if you feed it.

a)

dog

b)

tree

c)

fire

62.
My roommate _________________ Spanish last year. 
a)
study
b)
studying 
c)
studied
63.
Sue _________________ a letter to her parents yesterday. 
a)
wrote 
b)
writes 
c)
is writing 
64.
Name all the numbers from 1 – 100, which have the letter ‘A’ in their spellings?
a)
none
b)
19
c)
18
d)
29
65.
Sue __________________ to her parents every week. 
a)
wrote 
b)
writes 
c)
is writing 
66.
Maria __________________her homework last night. 
a)
doing
b)
done 
c)
did
67.
My sister ____________________ home from school every day at 4:00. 
a)
came 
b)
are comes 
c)
comes 
68.
Yesterday she _____________________ home at 5:00. 
a)
coming 
b)
come
c)
came
69.
Our teacher ____________________ in the middle of the room right now. 
a)
stands 
b)
is standing 
c)
stood
70.
Our teacher __________________ in the middle of the room yesterday. 
a)
stood 
b)
standing 
c)
is standing 
71.

At the moment he __________ music.

a)

is listening to

b)

listens to

c)

are listening to

d)

listen to

72.

They __________ through the village at the moment.

a)

is cycling

b)

cycles

c)

are cycling

d)

cycle

73.

The kittens _____ with the girl.

a)

is playing

b)

are playing

c)

plays

d)

play

74.

Our teacher (stand, not) ..... up right now

a)

Is not standing

b)

Is not stand

c)

are not standing

75.

Marry always (eat) ..... Dinner with her family around six o’clock

a)

is eating

b)

eat

c)

Eats

76.
Some months have 31 days, others have 30 days. How many have 28 days?
a)
3
b)
1
c)
all
d)
5
77.

I ________ eating pasta

a)

was

b)

were

78.

Erick and Jackie _________ watching the new Marvel movie

a)

was

b)

were

79.

She __________ singing on the shower

a)

was

b)

were

80.

His students ___________ following the rules

a)

were not

b)

was not

81.

My brothers __________ studying Portuguese

a)

was

b)

were

82.

She __________ juice.

a)

Was drinking

b)

Were drinking

c)

is drinking

d)

are drinking

83.

He was talking when the ball ________ him.

a)

hit

b)

was hitting

c)

were hitting

84.

He _________ dinner when the fire started.

a)

cooked

b)

was cooking

c)

were cooking

85.

_____ Mike visit his grandmother last night?

a)

Did

b)

Are

c)

Does

86.

I (dance)

a)

I was dance

b)

I were dance

c)

I was dancing

d)

I were dancing

87.

You (sing)

a)

You was singing

b)

You were singing

c)

You was sing

d)

You were sing

88.

He (run)

a)

He were run

b)

He were running

c)

He was run

d)

He was running

89.

We (fly)

a)

was flying

b)

were flying

c)

were fly

d)

was fly

90.

She was calling her mother.

(a)  

91.

They were cleaning.

(a)  

92.

I was studying when you _______________ yesterday.

a)

call

b)

called

c)

calling

93.

Select the sentence that best describes this image.

a)

I was reading the newspaper.

b)

They were washing the plates.

c)

They were cooking the lunch.

94.

Yesterday I ______ eating lots of fruits.

a)

were

b)

was

c)

am

95.

Brandon _____ _______ movies.

a)

was watch

b)

was watching

c)

were watching

96.

Jimmy _____ _______ soccer with his friends.

a)

were play

b)

was played

c)

was playing

97.

On monday, they ______ ________ to rock music .

a)

were listening

b)

were listen

c)

was listened

98.

Last month I ______ ________ to Cochabamba.

a)

were traveling

b)

was travel

c)

was traveling

99.

Susan and Tim _____ _______ to their first day of school.

a)

was go

b)

were went

c)

were going

100.

Last night we _____ ________ for an important test.

a)

were studying

b)

were studied

c)

was studying.

101.

Last weekend you ______ _________ to Brazil.

a)

was flying

b)

were flying

c)

were fly