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Present simple and simple past tense by Mahesh kumar kumar

Total questions: 176

Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She … not work because she has the flu.

a)

is

b)

does

c)

do

d)

be

2.

Alina … song every night.

a)

sings

b)

sing

c)

is

d)

does

3.

Dolph : Please call me if you need.

Jack : No. I … need your help.

a)

do not

b)

does

c)

not

d)

am not

4.

We … soccer match.

a)

doing

b)

watches

c)

watching

d)

watch

5.

Sam ………. a very terrible accident on the avenue yesterday.

a)

to see

b)

saw

c)

being saw

d)

is been

6.

My uncle ………. me a modern laptop last new year.

a)

bought

b)

to bought

c)

was bought

d)

have bought

7.

Did you .... to college by motorcycle yesterday ?

a)

go

b)

goed

c)

went

d)

want

8.

Brian didn't ... his parents about his english test score last week

a)

told

b)

tell

c)

telling

d)

telled

9.

It usually ________ everyday here.

a)

rains

b)

rain

c)

rained

d)

raining

10.

The train _______ every morning at 10 AM

a)

leaving

b)

left

c)

leaves

d)

leave

11.

My father ________ to the gym every evening.

a)

goes

b)

go

c)

going

d)

gone

12.

We always ________ volleyball at school.

a)

playing

b)

plays

c)

played

d)

play

13.

Anna ___________ in a dance competition last month.

a)

participate

b)

participated

c)

participates

d)

participating

14.

My mother __________ delicious cakes.

a)

baking

b)

bake

c)

bakes

d)

baked

15.

Ashraf ________ a car last week.

a)

buy

b)

buying

c)

buys

d)

bought

16.

My sister Elise __________ from the university last year.

a)

graduated

b)

graduate

c)

graduating

d)

graduates

17.

I _________ my grandparents last week.

a)

visits

b)

visiting

c)

visit

d)

visited

18.

My little brother _________ reading detective stories.

a)

enjoy

b)

enjoying

c)

enjoys

d)

is enjoying

19.

Sun (a)   ( rise) in the east.

20.

I (a)   ( walk) to school every morning.

21.

I (a)   ( watch) horror movie last night.

22.

My parents (a)   (go) to Rome three years ago.

23.

Misha (a)   ( write) an email to her sister yesterday.

24.

He always...to work at 08.00 everyday.

a)

gone

b)

went

c)

go

d)

goes

25.

Which question is correct?

a)

Are you every Thursday learned English?

b)

Do you learn English every Thursday?

c)

Are you learn English every Thursday?

d)

Do you every Thursday learned English?

26.

She never ... any horror movies lately.

a)

watches

b)

watch

c)

watching

d)

is watch

27.

He ... the medication three times a week.

a)

took

b)

taken

c)

take

d)

takes

28.

The students visited me ...

a)

tomorrow

b)

two days ago

c)

next week

d)

two days later

e)

today

29.

Did you ... a letter for your teacher?

a)

write

b)

wrote

c)

written

d)

writing

e)

writes

30.

Did you .... to college by motorcycle yesterday ?

a)

go

b)

goes

c)

went

d)

want

e)

gone

31.

Mary _____ to school by bus everyday.

a)

go

b)

goes

c)

going

d)

gone

32.

The singer _____ sweetly at the concert last night.

a)

sing

b)

sings

c)

sang

d)

singing

33.

Meena _____ the first prize at the story-telling competition last week.

a)

win

b)

won

c)

winning

d)

wins

34.

The fisherman _____ big salmon just now.

a)

catch

b)

caught

c)

catches

d)

catching

35.

Last week, the boys _____ their grandparents in their hometown.

a)

visit

b)

visited

c)

visits

d)

visiting

36.

I________a letter for my mom today

a)

wrote

b)

writes

c)

write

d)

writing

37.

I ________at 5 am every morning

a)

get up

b)

gets up

c)

got up

38.

I………to the school alone yesterday

a)

walk

b)

walked

c)

walks

d)

walking

39.

He ……in this sofa with my cat last night

a)

sleeps

b)

slept

c)

sleep

d)

sleeping

40.

We _______________ lunch in the cafeteria every day.

a)

are eating

b)

eats

c)

eat

d)

ate

41.

Sue __________________ to her parents every week.

a)

wrote

b)

writes

c)

is writing

d)

write

42.

They _____ a sandwich yesterday.

a)

bring

b)

bringed

c)

bringing

d)

brought

43.

They all ______ shopping last weekend.

a)

went

b)

go

c)

goes

d)

going

44.

Finally, I ... my home work at 10.00 last night

a)

finished

b)

finish

c)

finishes

d)

to finish

45.

They..............come to my house yesterday.

a)

Don't

b)

Didn't

c)

Can't

d)

Doesn't

46.

The butterfly _____ around the flowers this morning.

a)

flutter

b)

flutters

c)

fluttered

d)

futtering

47.

The little girl _____ loudly at the supermarket when she lost her parents.

a)

cry

b)

cried

c)

crying

d)

cries

48.

Harry _____ the first prize at the story-telling competition last week.

a)

win

b)

won

c)

winning

d)

wins

49.

The singer _____ sweetly at the concert last night.

a)

sing

b)

sings

c)

sang

d)

singing

50.

Ron _____ to school by bus everyday.

a)

go

b)

goes

c)

going

d)

gone

51.

Ron _____ to school by bus everyday.

a)

go

b)

goes

c)

going

d)

gone

52.

I __________ my teeth every day.

a)

brushes

b)

brush

53.

McGonagall ____________ as a teacher at a school in Hogwarts.

a)

work

b)

worked

c)

works

d)

working

54.

We _______ to a gallery every Sundays.

a)

go

b)

goes

c)

went

55.

Last year, I _________ to England.

a)

travel

b)

traveled

c)

travels

56.

She _________ every day.

a)

cook

b)

cooks

c)

cooked

57.

We _________ class at 8.30am yesterday.

a)

begin

b)

began

c)

begins

58.

I always ______________ at home.

a)

study

b)

studies

c)

studied

59.

I ________ meat with my friends yesterday.

a)

eat

b)

eats

c)

ate

60.

Past tense for fly =

a)

flies

b)

flied

c)

flew

61.

I _________ a phone call yesterday.

a)

received

b)

receives

c)

receive

62.

Jenny ____________(carry) all the heavy books to the library last week.

a)

carry

b)

carries

c)

carried

63.

1. Ted and Anna ____________(join) the speech festival once a year.

a)

join

b)

joins

c)

joined

64.

The bus _______________(not stop) yesterday.

a)

does not stop

b)

do not stop

c)

did not stop

65.

I ____________(lose) my wallet two weeks ago.

a)

lost

b)

loses

c)

lose

66.

The Principal ____________(speak) loudly to the students last Thursday.

a)

speak

b)

speaks

c)

spoke

67.

I ____________(buy) the newspaper on Sundays.

a)

buy

b)

buys

c)

bought

68.

Mike ____________(study) Spanish three times a week.

a)

study

b)

studies

c)

studied

69.

My grandparents sometimes ____________(forget) to lock the door.

a)

forget

b)

forgets

c)

forgot

70.

Candy__________(swim) in the pool in the morning.

a)

swim

b)

swims

c)

swam

71.

_____(Do) you throw away some disposable products last week?

a)

Do

b)

Did

c)

Does

72.

Every day I walk. Yesterday I _____

a)

walk

b)

walks

c)

walked

d)

walking

73.

Every day Omar shaves. Yesterday Omar ____

a)

shave

b)

shaves

c)

shaved

d)

shaving

74.

Every day I talk on the phone. Yesterday I ____ on the phone.

a)

talk

b)

talks

c)

told

d)

talking

75.

I ____ up at eight o’clock yesterday morning.

a)

get

b)

gets

c)

got

d)

getting

76.

Sue ____ an e-mail to her parents yesterday.

a)

write

b)

writes

c)

wrote

d)

writing

77.

Sarah ____ an e-mail to her parents every week.

a)

write

b)

writes

c)

wrote

d)

writing

78.

Yesterday I _____ Fumiko at the library.

a)

see

b)

sees

c)

saw

d)

seeing

79.

A strange thing ____ to me yesterday.

a)

happen

b)

happens

c)

happened

d)

having

80.

Seha ____________ as a teacher at a school in Kedah.

a)

work

b)

worked

c)

works

d)

working

81.

I __________ my teeth every day.

a)

brushes

b)

brush

82.

Mary _____ to school by bus everyday.

a)

go

b)

goes

c)

going

d)

gone

83.

The singer _____ sweetly at the concert last night.

a)

sing

b)

sings

c)

sang

d)

singing

84.

Meena _____ the first prize at the story-telling competition last week.

a)

win

b)

won

c)

winning

d)

wins

85.

Mary _____ to school by bus everyday.

a)

go

b)

goes

c)

going

d)

gone

86.

Last week, the boys _____ their grandparents in their hometown.

a)

visit

b)

visited

c)

visits

d)

visiting

87.

I………to the school alone yesterday

a)

walk

b)

walked

c)

walks

88.

He ……in this restaurant 2 days ago

a)

drank

b)

drink

c)

drinks

89.

The singer _____ sweetly at the concert last night.

a)

sing

b)

sings

c)

sang

d)

singing

90.

I ... a scary and ugly house yesterday.

a)

am visiting

b)

visit

c)

visits

d)

visited

91.

I _____ to the library yesterday.

a)

go

b)

goes

c)

went

d)

gone

92.

My mother _____ for dinner last night.

a)

cooked

b)

cook

c)

cooks

93.

We _____ the movie last Sunday.

a)

watch

b)

watches

c)

watched

94.

The bus ____ a few minutes ago.

a)

stop

b)

stops

c)

stopped

95.

George (a)   (come) home very late last night.

96.

The rain (a)   (stop) an hour ago.

97.

Amelia (a)   (read) an interesting book last weekend.

98.

We (a)   (sleep) at my grandparent's last night.

99.

They _____ (leave) for Thailand two days ago.

a)

leave

b)

leaves

c)

left

d)

leaved

100.

The children (a)   (not finish) their homework last night.

101.

Tom…………vegetables. (not eat)

a)

didn't eat

b)

not eats

c)

doesn't eat

102.

The singer _____ sweetly at the concert last night.

a)

sing

b)

sings

c)

sang

d)

singing

103.

The children .......... their homework last night. (not do)

a)

did not do

b)

not did

c)

did not

104.

What ..........you.......... two days ago?

a)

did – do

b)

did – did

c)

do – did

105.

Where ........your family.......on the summer holiday last year?

a)

do – go

b)

does – go

c)

did – go

d)

did – went

106.

Where ……… your mother ………? (work)

a)

does - works

b)

does- work

c)

do - work

d)

did - work

107.

I________a letter for my mom today

a)

wrote

b)

writes

c)

write

108.

He ……in this sofa with my cat last night

a)

sleeps

b)

slept

c)

sleep

109.

....... they …… each other 4 years ago?

a)

Do - loves

b)

Did - loved

c)

Did - love

110.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

1. Yumna __________ with her parents in London.

a)

lived

b)

lives

c)

living

d)

live

111.

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

2. Last year I (go) (a)   to America for my holidays

112.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

7. Please ring me up as soon as he ____________ (arrive)

a)

arriving

b)

arrived

c)

arrive

d)

arrives

113.

I am sorry I __________ (not answer) your email because I was on a trip.

a)

is not answer

b)

do not answer

c)

was not answer

d)

did not answer

114.

Snakes usually ____________(sleep) through the winter.

a)

sleep

b)

sleeps

c)

slept

d)

is sleep

115.

It _________ (snow) in Beijing every winter.

a)

snow

b)

snows

c)

snowed

d)

is snow

116.

Joe ___________(drive) to work the day before yesterday.

a)

drive

b)

drives

c)

drove

d)

was drive

117.

He always ___________(spend) a lot of money buying new computer games.

a)

spend

b)

spends

c)

spent

d)

is spend

118.

Mandy _________(invite) a lot of friend to her party last month.

a)

invite

b)

invites

c)

was invite

d)

invited

119.

My father __________(study) in the UK when he was a teenager.

a)

study

b)

studies

c)

did study

d)

studied

120.

He always _________(lie) to others, so no one believes in him now.

a)

lies

b)

lie

c)

lied

d)

does lie

121.

My friends and I watched a drama called 'My True Love'. We __________(think) it was very touching.

a)

think

b)

did think

c)

were thought

d)

thought

122.

I _________(try) the fried scorpion during the food fair ten years ago.

a)

try

b)

tried

c)

did try

d)

did tried

123.

Baby ________(cry) when it is hungry.

a)

cry

b)

cries

c)

is cry

d)

does cry

124.

We __________(buy) a new dress for our puppy when we were shopping in Mongkok.

a)

buy

b)

bought

c)

brought

d)

did buy

125.

My friends _____________ to school yesterday.

a)

walked

b)

walks

c)

walk

126.

She cut her hair before she _________ home.

a)

went

b)

go

c)

goes

d)

going

127.

She _____________not take a nap every afternoon.

a)

does

b)

do

c)

did

d)

doing

128.

The market ________ every day.

a)

open

b)

opens

c)

opened

d)

opening

129.

She cried because she _______ her purse.

a)

lose

b)

lost

c)

loses

d)

losing

130.

Sherry and Yi Ming _________ a wallet when they were walking to school.

a)

see

b)

saw

c)

sees

d)

seeing

131.

Yi Ming picked a wallet and __________ it.

a)

open

b)

opened

c)

opens

d)

opening

132.

Arrange the following words into a good questions!
yesterday - did - How - bags - many - you - buy - ?

a)
How did you buy many bags yesterday?
b)
Did you buy how many bags yesterday?
c)
How many bags did you buy yesterday?
d)

How many bags yesterday did you buy?

133.

Arrange the following words into a good questions!
did - Who - there - with - you - go - ?

a)
Did you who go there with?
b)

Who go there with you did?

c)
There did you go who with?
d)
Who did you go there with?
134.

What is the past tense of the verb 'go'?

a)

goes

b)

goed

c)

went

d)

gone

135.

10. What is the past tense of the word "write"?

(a)  

136.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

7. Please ring me up as soon as he ____________ (arrive)

a)

arriving

b)

arrived

c)

arrive

d)

arrives

137.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

1. She __________ with her parents in London.

a)

lived

b)

lives

c)

living

d)

live

138.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

1. She __________ with her parents in London.

a)

lived

b)

lives

c)

living

d)

live

139.

Complete the following sentence:

She (a)   (not/ do) her homework.

140.

Complete the following question:

what (a)   you do yesterday?

141.

Write question in the simple past tense using the clue:

you/ like your first school?

(a)  

142.

Write question in the simple past tense using the clue:

When/you/ start middle school?

(a)  

143.

Organize the next yes-no question:

-good- ?- look- did- she-

(a)  

144.

PAST TENSE

6. She (park) the car outside the mall.

a)

parks

b)

park

c)

parked

145.

PAST TENSE

9. They (bring) their own food for the picnic.

a)

bring

b)

brings

c)

brought

146.

We _____ to order pepperoni pizza. (past)

a)

decides

b)

will decide

c)

decided

d)

decide

147.

Which word is incorrect in this sentence?: "Why did you ate my sandwich?"

a)

Did

b)

You

c)

Ate

d)

Why

148.

he / practice

Make yes/no question in the past

a)

Do he practiced?

b)

Does he practice?

c)

Did he practice?

d)

Did he practiced?

149.

_______ opened the door? My mother opened the door.

a)

What

b)

Who

c)

How

d)

When

150.

_____ books did you read last year? I read 8 books.

a)

How

b)

Who

c)

How many

d)

How much

151.

______ did the movie start? It started at 3pm.

a)

When

b)

Where

c)

Who

d)

What time

152.

WRITE A YES/NO QUESTION IN SIMPLE PAST

Susan / fly / by plane / last month / ?

a)

Did Susan fly by plane last month?

b)

Did Susan flew by plane last month?

c)

Did Susan flown by plane last month

153.

I __________ my wallet

a)

forget

b)

forgets

c)

forgot

d)

shall forget

154.

He _________ all the exercises.

a)

finished

b)

finish

c)

will finish

d)

shall finish

155.

It usually _________ here everyday.

a)

rain

b)

rained

c)

raining

d)

rains

156.

Complete the sentence below with the correct Simple Past form of the verb in parenthesis.


Alex ______ hard last weekend. (work)

a)

workeed

b)

worked

c)

workd

157.

Complete the sentence below with the correct Simple Past form of the verb in parenthesis.


I _______ English for two years. (study)

a)

studyed

b)

studyd

c)

studied

158.

Complete the sentence below with the correct Simple Past form of the verb in parenthesis.


The police _______ me on my way home last night. (stop)

a)

stopped

b)

stoped

c)

stoppeed

159.

Complete the sentence below with the correct Simple Past form of the verb in parenthesis.


The movie was amazing. I _______ it very much. (enjoy)

a)

enjoyyed

b)

enjoyed

c)

enjoied

160.

Complete the sentence below with the correct Simple Past form of the verb in parenthesis.


She ________ her hands thoroughly at the sink an hour ago. (wash)

a)

washhed

b)

washed

c)

washd

161.

Complete the sentence below with the correct Simple Past form of the verb in parenthesis.


The doctor _________ the same patients in the ward since last Saturday. (treat)

a)

treatted

b)

treatd

c)

treated

162.

Complete the sentence below with the correct Simple Past form of the verb in parenthesis.

I _______ to do my best during the exam. (try)

a)

try

b)

tried

c)

tryed

163.

Complete the sentence/question below with the correct form of the verb (Simple Past).


Did Mike ___________ his grandmother last night?

a)

visited

b)

visitted

c)

visit

164.

Complete the question below with the correct auxiliary (Simple Past).


What ______ you eat for lunch yesterday?

a)

were

b)

do

c)

did

165.

Complete the sentence/question below with the correct form of the verb (Simple Past).


Alex did not __________ last weekend.

a)

worked

b)

workked

c)

work

166.

The interrogative sentence for: ''She baked a cake last Sunday.'' is ...

a)

She did bake a cake last Sunday?

b)

Did she baked a cake last Sunday?

c)

She bake a cake last Sunday?

d)

Did she bake a cake last Sunday?

167.

The suitable answer for the question: ''Did you go to school yesterday?'' is...

a)

No, I did.

b)

Yes I did

c)

No, I didn't.

d)

Yes, I do

168.

The negative sentence for: ''They omitted important information in the investigation.'' is ...

a)

They didn't omitt important information in the investigation.

b)

They didn't omit important information in the investigation.

c)

They did omit important information in the investigation.

d)

They not omit important information in the investigation.

169.

Fill in the blank with the correct past simple tense verb.


Mrs. Lee (a)   a new television set. (buy)

170.

Fill in the blank with the correct past simple tense verb.


Mrs Fan (a)   her car into the tree. (drive)

171.

What is the tense of this question "Did you play tennis yesterday?"?

a)

Present simple

b)

Present perfect

c)

Past continuous

d)

Past simple

172.

What is the tense of this question "Does Steve often go to the swimming pool?"?

a)

Future simple

b)

Past simple

c)

Present simple

d)

Present continuous

173.

Make a question for this sentence: John didn't read the book last night.

(a)  

174.

Make a yes/no question for this sentence:

Susan bought a new car yesterday.

(a)  

175.

Make a yes/no question for this sentence:

They bought new mobile phones last month.

a)

Do they buying new mobile phones last month?

b)

Did they buyed new mobile phones last month?

c)

Does they buy new mobile phones last month?

d)

Did they buy new mobile phones last month?

176.

Which is simple past tense sentence?

a)

I ate bakso

b)

She is eating

c)

we will eat

d)

He has eaten