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Verb Tenses

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He _______ a car

a)

Bought

b)

Buy

c)

Rent

d)

fly

2.

Natalia ________ all her money

a)

use

b)

spend

c)

spent

d)

wash

3.

My mom_________ to pay the internet

a)

forget

b)

forgot

c)

make

d)

clean

4.

Divine ______ a spider

a)

watch

b)

see

c)

saw

d)

seed

5.

She_______ in a bank for two years

a)

work

b)

sleep

c)

worked

d)

played

6.

They ________ a pizza for me

a)

cooked

b)

make

c)

bake

d)

cooks

7.

He ________ an actor when he________ young

a)

is, is

b)

are, is

c)

was, was

d)

is, was

8.

I _________ Rocío yesterday

a)

slept

b)

met

c)

was

d)

were

9.

I _______ an apple yesterday

a)

cooked

b)

buyed

c)

bring

d)

ate

10.

Marcos _________ off his bike

a)

fell

b)

feel

c)

fall

d)

felt

11.

Last year I ____ on holiday to England.

a)

did go

b)

went

c)

goes

d)

didn't went

12.

We _____ lots of interesting people.

a)

met

b)

known

c)

meet

d)

finds

13.

Where ____________ your last holiday?

a)

did you spend

b)

did spend

c)

do you spend

d)

you spent

14.

He _______ happy with the result.

a)

weren't

b)

wasn't

c)

isn't be

d)

not be

15.

They ______ a sandwich to the picnic yesterday.

a)

bring

b)

bringed

c)

bought

d)

brought

16.

How ____ your day?

a)

been

b)

were

c)

was

d)

be

17.

My dad _______ me how to ride a bike.

a)

taught

b)

thought

c)

teach

d)

show

18.

My mother ____ the car to take a picture.

a)

did stop

b)

stoped

c)

stop

d)

stopped

19.

I ____ for the exam for three hours.

a)

studyed

b)

studies

c)

did studied

d)

studied

20.

Andrew ___________ TV yesterday.

a)

wotch

b)

watch

c)

watched

21.

Laura and Oscar __________ to Saturn last year.

a)

went

b)

go

c)

goed

22.

What did you do at home yesterday?

a)

I played the guitar

b)

I play the piano.

c)

I plimplim the drums

23.

Did you use the computer?

a)

Yes, I do.

b)

Yes, I did.

c)

No, I don't.

24.

Where ____________ your last holiday?

a)

did you spend

b)

did spend

c)

do you spend

d)

you spent

25.

harry ____________________ soccer

a)

play

b)

played

c)

plays

d)

playing

26.

He _______ to Australia.

a)

move

b)

was moved

c)

moved

d)

moves

27.

Choose the appropriate option to complete the sentence:

  • I ________ the house when my brother arrived.
a)

am cleaning

b)

have been cleaning

c)

had been cleaning

28.

Complete the sentence:

Mathew (a)   (repair) the car when Marie came home.

29.

We ate cherries from the tree that my grandfather ____________ (to plant) many years before.

a)

had planted

b)

have planted

c)

has planted

d)

haven't planted

30.

When we arrived, the show ____________ (to start)

a)

have started.

b)

had started.

c)

didn't start.

d)

hasn't started.

31.

We went to a place where I ____________ (to be) before.

a)

have been

b)

had been

c)

went

d)

have been

32.

I (finish) __________ my homework before I went to bed.

a)

finished

b)

have finished

c)

had finished

d)

had finish

33.

Alice _______________ (not be) hungry because she __________ (just/eat).

a)

wasn’t/ had just eaten

b)

is not/ had just eaten

c)

wasn’t/ has just eaten

d)

wasn’t/ had eaten

34.

I ____________ to visit the doctor after I had taken two pain relievers.

a)

had decided

b)

decide

c)

have decided

d)

decided

35.

Amalia ____________ (move) to New York before she __________(get) married.

a)

has move /got

b)

moved /had gotten

c)

had moved /got

d)

moved / got

36.

When I ________ into the house, I realized that someone ____________ my TV!

a)

get /steal

b)

got / steal

c)

get / had stolen

d)

got / had stolen

37.

What's the PAST SIMPLE of "DRIVE"

(a)  

38.

Choose the appropriate form of the question:

a)

Had they clean the room when you arrived?

b)

Have they cleaned the room when you arrived?

c)

Had they cleaned the room when you arrived?

d)

Have they cleane the room when you arrive?

39.

Last night we ____ (walk) to the cinema.

a)

Walk

b)

Walked

c)

Wolk

40.

When I was young, we always ____ (go) to Florida for the summer.

a)

Go

b)

Goes

c)

Went

41.

The PAST perfect is formed by...

a)

HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

b)

HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE

c)

AM/ IS/ ARE + PAST PARTICIPLE

d)

AM / IS / ARE + V-ING

42.

We can use the past perfect to show the order of two past events. The past perfect shows the earlier action and the past simple shows the later action.

a)

True

b)

false

43.

When the police arrived, the thief __________.

a)

had

b)

escaped

c)

had escaped

44.

The thief had escaped when the police ______.

a)

arrived

b)

had

c)

had arrived

45.

They left before I'd ________ to them.

a)

didn´t speak

b)

spoke

c)

had spoken

d)

spoken

46.

Conjugate into PAST SIMPLE: Carla (LOVE) ponies.

a)

loved

b)

has loved

c)

had loved

d)

loves

47.

Is this past or present simple?: She drinks her water.

a)

Past Simple

b)

Present Simple

c)

Present Perfect

d)

Past Perfect

48.

Conjugate into Past Simple: Carlos (WRITE) the date on the top of his paper.

a)

writes

b)

had written

c)

wrote

d)

has written

49.

Name that tense: Madrid is the capital of Spain.

a)

present simple

b)

past simple

c)

past perfect

d)

present perfect

50.

I (PLAY) tennis last week, and I (LIKE) it. 

a)

played; liked

b)

played; like

c)

play; like

d)

play; liked

51.

We’re going to be late! The metro (LEAVE) at 10.

a)

leaves

b)

left

c)

has left

d)

had left

52.

PAST PERFECT: Arla (WANT) to buy a pony her whole life.

a)

wanted

b)

has wanted

c)

had wanted

d)

wants

53.

Choose the correct sentence with used to.

a)

She used to live in France.

b)

He traveled used to France.

c)

I used worked to in the park.

54.

Where did you use to live?

a)

I use to lived in Colombia.

b)

I used to live in Bogota.

c)

Yes, I did.

55.

She ___________ come to our parties

a)

used to

b)

is used to

56.

She _______________live in Madrid.

a)

used to

b)

are used to

57.

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

a)

climb

b)

doesn`t run

c)

running

d)

is eating

58.

Put into the correct order

a)

They working are together

b)

Together are they working

c)

They are working together

d)

Are together working they

59.

Complete the following sentence.

They _______ _______________ an ice cream

a)

Wasn’t eating

b)

Were eating

c)

Weren’t eating

d)

Was eating

60.

Write a question for the next sentence.

I was waiting for the school bus

a)

What was you doing?

b)

What were I doing?

c)

What was we doing?

d)

What were you doing?

61.

Complete the following sentence.

He ______ _____________ ( not work) in groups.

a)

are not working

b)

is working

c)

isn’t working

d)

are work