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Worksheets8th Grade English PresPerf/SimPres vs. PresCon/Past Con
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
I ______ in Spain for 4 years now.
has been living
have been living
is living
were living
_____ you ____ guitar much recently?
Has/ been playing
Han/ been playing
Have /been playing
Steve ___________ enough lately.
isn't not practicing
hasn't been practicing
haven't been practicing
What ____ they_____ lately?
have/ be doing
have / been doing
has/ been doing
We _______ new stories in our English class these days.
haven't been reading
hasn't been reading
are been reading
Turn off the T.V.! The kids _______ since 3 o'clock!
has been watching
haven't been watching
have been watching
I _____ seafood since I first tried it.
have been liked
have been eating
hasn't been eating
The new student _____ for 5 hours!
have studied
have been studying
has been studying
Multiple answers John: ______ have you been working in the last months? Sam: _____________ at the new hardware in town.
When
I've been working
What
Where
Ann: How's the weather these days in your town, Lucy? Lucy: Oh , It _________________ straight for three days!
is raining
raining
has been raining
Look! That guy______________after Gloria.
runs
is running
are running
Many children ______________in the park every afternoon.
playing
play
plays
Karla rarely _____________________when people are watching her.
dance
is dancing
dances
Mothers ______________their babies baby food.
feed
is feeding
feeds
How often ______________Owen and Ben meet ?
does
is
are
do
I ______________ to school everyday.
gone
go
goes
Mr. Hall ______________ his computer in his office every day.
use
using
uses
user
They ______________ Smart students.
is
am
are
was
Tony and Angelo ______________ the funniest students in my class.
is
are
am
was
Mrs. Novi and Mrs. Fitri ______________ English everyday in our school.
teaches
teacher
teach
taught
Look! The cat is ______________ fish because the cat is hungry!
sleeping
walking
eating
fishing
I am busy right now. I ______________ breakfast.
am have
having
have
am having
My daughter ______________ studying English at Airlangga University.
is
do
does
not
I need an umbrella because it’s ______________ right now.
rain
rains
raining
Rained
What ______________ you ______________ ?
am – doing
are – doing
is – doing
was – doing
What ______________ her mother doing?
am
are
is
do
Which tense is this sentence in? Cliff is delivering mail to the houses.
Simple Present
Present Continuous
Which tense is this sentence in? Jeff does not like dogs who bite him.
Simple Present
Present Continuous
She usually ______________ home by bus.
comes
come
do come
cames
My cat never ______________ in my room.
sleeps
slept
are sleeping
are sleeping
You ....... visiting your friends
was
were
have
is
........ she reading a magazine when Peter arrived?
Were
Was
Do
Did
They ............... watching a film yesterday afternoon
weren`t
wasn`t
don`t
isn`t
Ann ................. cleaning her room when her mother called her
weren`t
doesn`t
didn`t
wasn`t
We were ................ around the park
climb
doesn`t run
running
is eating
She was ................ (eat) in the restaurant.
eat
doesn`t eat
eaten
eating
We .......... (play) video games yesterday at 3 o'clock.
were play
was playing
were playing
was play
They .......... (not/do) their homework yesterday at 3 o'clock
was not doing
were not doing
was not do
were not do
In 2010, we .......... (live) in a small flat in London.
were living
was live
were live
was living
Choose the correct sentence My parents .......... (work) when I came home.
My parents was work when I came home.
My parents were work when I came home.
My parents was working when I came home.
My parents were working when I came home.
Choose the correct sentence She ................ (listen) to music when I called.
She were listening to music when I called.
She was listen to music when I called.
She was listening to music when I called.
Put the sentence in the correct grammatical order cooking / she / arrived / was / I / when
Was She cooking when I arrived.
She was cooking when I arrived.
She cooking was when I arrived.
You .............. (watch) TV last night.
was watching
were watching
were watch
was watch
It ........... (rain) all day.
was raining
were raining
was rain
were rain
You ........ (sleep) more than ten hours.
were sleep
was sleeping
were sleeping
was sleep
Choose the correct answer in Past Continuous We _____ (be) running in the park.
We were running in the park.
We goes running in the park
We was runing in the park
Choose the correct answer in Past Continuous My mom was seing a movie.
My mom was seeing a movie with a friend.
My mom were seeing a movie with a friend
My mom was zeeing a moving with a friend.
Choose the correct answer in Past Continuous The doll was costing 5 dollars.
The dolls was kosting 5 dollars.
The doll were costing 5 dollars.
(Costing doesn't exist in this context.)
Choose the correct answer in Past Continuous Maria and Peter were _____ (give) a speech.
Maria and Peter were giving a speech.
Maria and Peter was giving a speech.
Maria and Peter were given a speech.
Choose the correct answer in Past Continuous We _____ (be/bake) a cake.
We were baking a cake.
We was baking a cake.
We were baked a cake.
