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Present and Past Tenses, Simple and Continuous

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name

Class

Date

Which one is the Past Simple?

I have gone to school.

I have been going to school for 5 years.

I went to school on Friday.

I was going to school while you were studying.

Mary ____________________ to John on the phone last night.

talks

talked

is talking

Mary ______________________ to John on the phone right now.

is talking

talked

talks

Mary _______________ to John on the phone every day.

talked

is talking

talks

Jim and I ___________________ lunch at the cafeteria two hours ago.

is eating

ate

are eating

We _______________ lunch in the cafeteria every day.

are eating

eats

eat

I _________________ to bed early last night.

going

went

My roommate _________________ Spanish last year.

study

studying

studied

Sue _________________ a letter to her parents yesterday.

wrote

writes

is writing

10.

Sue __________________ to her parents every week.

wrote

writes

is writing

11.

Sue is in her room right now. She _______________________ at her desk.

is sitting

are sitting

sat

12.

Maria __________________her homework last night.

doing

done

did

13.

I ____________________ a dream last night. I ____________________ about my friends. I _____________________for eight hours.

dreaming, dreamt, sleeps

had, dreamt, slept

have, dreams, is sleeping

14.

Yesterday I ___________________ Fumiko at the library.

saw

is seeing

sees

15.

My sister ____________________ home from school every day at 4:00.

came

are comes

comes

16.

Yesterday she _____________________ home at 5:00.

coming

come

came

17.

Our teacher ____________________ in the middle of the room right now.

stands

is standing

stood

18.

Our teacher __________________ in the middle of the room yesterday.

stood

standing

is standing

19.

Tom _________________ the butter in the refrigerator yesterday.

is putting

puts

put

20.

We use Present Simple when we talk about:

routines

general truths

things that are happening at the moment

future timetables

habits

21.

We use Past Simple when we talk about:

our daily routines

things that happened in the past

something that was finished in the past

future

22.

Which words do we use with Present Simple?

every day

twice a month

always

usually

tomorrow at 10 o'clock

23.

Which words do we use with Past Simple?

next month

last week

two days ago

yesterday

in the future

24.

What tense is used in this sentence?

"I do my homework everyday at 5pm."

Present Simple

Past Simple

Present Continuous

25.

What tense is used in this sentence?

"I'm waiting for my brother to come back from school."

Past Simple

Present Continuous

Present Simple

26.

What tense is used in this sentence?

"Last week I went to my grandpa and we played football."

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Past Simple

27.

What tense is used in this sentence?

"Do you like playing basketball?"

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Past Simple

28.

What tenses are used in this sentence?

"What did you do to my dog?! He looks sad!"

Past Simple and Present Simple

Past Simple and Past Simple

Present Simple and Present Simple

Present Simple and Present Continuous

Present Continuous and Present Simple

29.

What tense is used in this sentence?

"I'm seeing my doctor tomorrow"

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Past Simple

30.

Last Sunday, Sally's father ______ a lovely doll for her as a birthday present.

buy

buys

buying

bought

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Present and Past Tenses, Simple and Continuous

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

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