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8th Grade English PresPerf/SimPres vs. PresCon/Past Con

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I ______ in Spain for 4 years now.

a)

has been living

b)

have been living

c)

is living

d)

were living

2.

_____ you ____ guitar much recently?

a)

Has/ been playing

b)

Han/ been playing

c)

Have /been playing

3.

Steve ___________ enough lately.

a)

isn't not practicing

b)

hasn't been practicing

c)

haven't been practicing

4.

What ____ they_____ lately?

a)

have/ be doing

b)

have / been doing

c)

has/ been doing

5.

We _______ new stories in our English class these days.

a)

haven't been reading

b)

hasn't been reading

c)

are been reading

6.

Turn off the T.V.! The kids _______ since 3 o'clock!

a)

has been watching

b)

haven't been watching

c)

have been watching

7.

I _____ seafood since I first tried it.

a)

have been liked

b)

have been eating

c)

hasn't been eating

8.

The new student _____ for 5 hours!

a)

have studied

b)

have been studying

c)

has been studying

9.

Multiple answers John: ______ have you been working in the last months? Sam: _____________ at the new hardware in town.

a)

When

b)

I've been working

c)

What

d)

Where

10.

Ann: How's the weather these days in your town, Lucy? Lucy: Oh , It _________________ straight for three days!

a)

is raining

b)

raining

c)

has been raining

11.

Look! That guy______________after Gloria.

a)

runs

b)

is running

c)

are running

12.

Many children ______________in the park every afternoon.

a)

playing

b)

play

c)

plays

13.

Karla rarely _____________________when people are watching her.

a)

dance

b)

is dancing

c)

dances

14.

Mothers ______________their babies baby food.

a)

feed

b)

is feeding

c)

feeds

15.

How often ______________Owen and Ben meet ?

a)

does

b)

is

c)

are

d)

do

16.

I ______________ to school everyday.

a)

gone

b)

go

c)

goes

17.

Mr. Hall ______________ his computer in his office every day.

a)

use

b)

using

c)

uses

d)

user

18.

They ______________ Smart students.

a)

is

b)

am

c)

are

d)

was

19.

Tony and Angelo ______________ the funniest students in my class.

a)

is

b)

are

c)

am

d)

was

20.

Mrs. Novi and Mrs. Fitri ______________ English everyday in our school.

a)

teaches

b)

teacher

c)

teach

d)

taught

21.

Look! The cat is ______________ fish because the cat is hungry!

a)

sleeping

b)

walking

c)

eating

d)

fishing

22.

I am busy right now. I ______________ breakfast.

a)

am have

b)

having

c)

have

d)

am having

23.

My daughter ______________ studying English at Airlangga University.

a)

is

b)

do

c)

does

d)

not

24.

I need an umbrella because it’s ______________ right now.

a)

rain

b)

rains

c)

raining

d)

Rained

25.

What ______________ you ______________ ?

a)

am – doing

b)

are – doing

c)

is – doing

d)

was – doing

26.

What ______________ her mother doing?

a)

am

b)

are

c)

is

d)

do

27.

Which tense is this sentence in? Cliff is delivering mail to the houses.

a)

Simple Present

b)

Present Continuous

28.

Which tense is this sentence in? Jeff does not like dogs who bite him.

a)

Simple Present

b)

Present Continuous

29.

She usually ______________ home by bus.

a)

comes

b)

come

c)

do come

d)

cames

30.

My cat never ______________ in my room.

a)

sleeps

b)

slept

c)

are sleeping

d)

are sleeping

31.

You ....... visiting your friends

a)

was

b)

were

c)

have

d)

is

32.

........ she reading a magazine when Peter arrived?

a)

Were

b)

Was

c)

Do

d)

Did

33.

They ............... watching a film yesterday afternoon

a)

weren`t

b)

wasn`t

c)

don`t

d)

isn`t

34.

Ann ................. cleaning her room when her mother called her

a)

weren`t

b)

doesn`t

c)

didn`t

d)

wasn`t

35.

We were ................ around the park

a)

climb

b)

doesn`t run

c)

running

d)

is eating

36.

She was ................ (eat) in the restaurant.

a)

eat

b)

doesn`t eat

c)

eaten

d)

eating

37.

We .......... (play) video games yesterday at 3 o'clock.

a)

were play

b)

was playing

c)

were playing

d)

was play

38.

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

a)

was not doing

b)

were not doing

c)

was not do

d)

were not do

39.

In 2010, we .......... (live) in a small flat in London.

a)

were living

b)

was live

c)

were live

d)

was living

40.

Choose the correct sentence My parents .......... (work) when I came home.

a)

My parents was work when I came home.

b)

My parents were work when I came home.

c)

My parents was working when I came home.

d)

My parents were working when I came home.

41.

Choose the correct sentence She ................ (listen) to music when I called.

a)

She were listening to music when I called.

b)

She was listen to music when I called.

c)

She was listening to music when I called.

42.

Put the sentence in the correct grammatical order cooking / she / arrived / was / I / when

a)

Was She cooking when I arrived.

b)

She was cooking when I arrived.

c)

She cooking was when I arrived.

43.

You .............. (watch) TV last night.

a)

was watching

b)

were watching

c)

were watch

d)

was watch

44.

It ........... (rain) all day.

a)

was raining

b)

were raining

c)

was rain

d)

were rain

45.

You ........ (sleep) more than ten hours.

a)

were sleep

b)

was sleeping

c)

were sleeping

d)

was sleep

46.

Choose the correct answer in Past Continuous We _____ (be) running in the park.

a)

We were running in the park.

b)

We goes running in the park

c)

We was runing in the park

47.

Choose the correct answer in Past Continuous My mom was seing a movie.

a)

My mom was seeing a movie with a friend.

b)

My mom were seeing a movie with a friend

c)

My mom was zeeing a moving with a friend.

48.

Choose the correct answer in Past Continuous The doll was costing 5 dollars.

a)

The dolls was kosting 5 dollars.

b)

The doll were costing 5 dollars.

c)

(Costing doesn't exist in this context.)

49.

Choose the correct answer in Past Continuous Maria and Peter were _____ (give) a speech.

a)

Maria and Peter were giving a speech.

b)

Maria and Peter was giving a speech.

c)

Maria and Peter were given a speech.

50.

Choose the correct answer in Past Continuous We _____ (be/bake) a cake.

a)

We were baking a cake.

b)

We was baking a cake.

c)

We were baked a cake.