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Present simple and past simple

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cathy usually__________ burgers at lunchtime.

a)

ate

b)

eats

c)

is eating

d)

was eating

2.

She never _______ meat. She's a vegetarian.

a)

was eating

b)

ate

c)

is eating

d)

eats

3.

Mother _______ a newspaper at the moment

a)

was reading

b)

read

c)

is reading

d)

reads

4.

They ______ to the party tonight

a)

were going

b)

went

c)

are going

d)

go

5.

_________ to come over tonight to play computer games?

a)

Were you wanting

b)

Did you want

c)

Are you wanting

d)

Do you want

6.

_______ on the phone right now?

a)

Was Ann talking

b)

Did Ann talk

c)

Is Ann talking

d)

Does Ann talk

7.

I ________ he's Italian.

a)

think

b)

am thinking

8.

Tom _________ of moving houses.

a)

thinks

b)

is thinking

9.

Katie _______ happy now.

a)

looks

b)

is looking

10.

They _________ at the painting now.

a)

are looking

b)

look

11.

This pie____________ really good.

a)

is tasting

b)

tastes

12.

Paul _________ the soup to see if it needs salt.

a)

is tasting

b)

tastes

13.

This new dress_______ perfectly.

a)

is fitting

b)

fits

14.

He __________ a new lock on the door.

a)

is fitting

b)

fits

15.

He _______ so polite.

a)

is being

b)

is

16.

He _______ so rude today!

a)

is being

b)

is

17.

What _______ last night?

a)

Did you do

b)

Were ypu doing

c)

Do you do

d)

Are you doing

18.

My family and I (a)   pollo a la brasa yesterday for lunch. (eat)

19.

When I ______ young, I ._______ TV after school everyday.

a)

were-were watching

b)

was-watched

c)

were-watched

d)

was-was watching

20.

The weather __________ rainy last month.

a)

wasn't

b)

weren't

c)

wasn't being

d)

weren't being

21.

I ________ ________ for my science test on Sunday.

a)

didn´t study

b)

don´t study

c)

didn´t studied

d)

doesn´t study

22.

Complete:


I (a)   (to walk) along the street when I met my friend.

23.

The phone rang while I (have) ........breakfast.

a)

was having

b)

were having

c)

was have

d)

were have

24.

When I ... Jamie in the livingroom, he ... on the couch.

a)

find / were sleeping

b)

finding / was sleeping

c)

found / was sleeping

d)

found / had sleeping

25.

They ............... a film at 5 pm yesterday.

a)

weren`t watching

b)

wasn`t watching

c)

don`t watch

d)

isn`t watching

26.

____________ a magazine when Peter arrived?

a)

Were she watching

b)

Was she watching

c)

Does she watch

d)

Did she watch