• Basic
Level 1
Oxford English Grammar Course
TEST 2 • present tenses
Name
●1 Simple present. Put in the simple present he/she/it forms.
▲ work works buy come copy do
fix fly go have live
miss pass pay play push
stop study touch try
●2 Present progressive. Put in the -ing forms.
▲ ask asking chase come eat enjoy
feel fly have help learn
live reply run say sell
shine shop sing sit sleep
spend visit wait write
●3 Simple present. Put the words in order to make simple present sentences. Use contracted forms
(e.g. don’t NOT do not).
▲ Annette / pizza / like + Annette likes pizza.
▲ I don’ t drink tea.
▲ tea / drink / I –
you / the piano / play ? Do you play the piano?
1 play / Marcus / football ?
2 have / I / coffee / for breakfast –
3 the film / when / start ?
4 like / my brother / vegetables –
5 He / his / every day / ride / bicycle +
6 I / your sister / know –
7 parents / drive / both your ?
8 snow / here / it / in winter ?
●4 Present progressive. Which sentence(s) is/are correct? Circle A, B or both.
1 AB They aren’t listening to us. They’re not listen to us.
2 AB She not is coming to work today. She’s not coming to work today.
3 AB What the children are doing now? What are the children doing now?
4 AB Is coming soon the train? Is the train coming soon?
5 AB We aren’t laughing at you. We’re not laughing at you.
6 AB I’m not enjoying this music.
I am enjoying not this music.
7 AB Are waiting those people for the bus? Are those people waiting for the bus?
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Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST 2 • present tenses © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter
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Level 1
●5 Simple present or present progressive? Correct the mistakes or write correct.
▲ Do you speak Spanish? Correct
‘Who do you write to?’ – ‘My parents.’ are you writing
▲
1 My cold is getting worse.
2 I’m not drinking coffee at night.
3 Be quiet! The teacher comes back to the classroom.
4 ‘How often do you play football?’ – ‘Every Saturday.’
5 ‘Can you see the train? Is it coming?’ – ‘No. It’s often arriving late.’
6 Pat plays computer games all the time and is never doing any work.
7 I often have rice for lunch, but today I’m having potatoes.
8 The old castle stands on top of a hill.
9 We come here to ski every year because it’s snowing here a lot.
10 ‘Are you coming to the park with us?’ – ‘Not now. I wait for my brother.’
●6 Non-progressive verbs. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in the box.
hope love need ✓ not matter not think prefer remember see want ✓ want
Dad: What do you want for your birthday, Matt?
Matt: Well, I need some new shirts for school. The shirts I’m wearing at the moment are very old.
Dad: OK, but I 1 new shirts for school are a very interesting birthday present.
Matt: Yes, I 2
what you mean. Well, you know that I 3 basketball.
And we are playing an important basketball match at my school next week.
Dad: Yes, I 4 . It’s on Saturday morning.
Matt: Yes, it is. So actually what I 5 is a new pair of basketball shoes. But I
6
they’re not too expensive for you.
Dad: That’s OK. It 7 . It’s your birthday!
Matt: Thanks, Dad. I 8 new basketball shoes to new shirts for school!
●7 Expressions with non-progressive verbs. Which expressions are correct ways of completing the
conversations? Circle A, B or both.
▲ ‘Today is the first of June.’
A ‘I think so.’ B ‘I know.’
1 ‘Is Kevin coming to the party tonight?’
A ‘I hope so.’ B ‘I think so.’
2 ‘We’re meeting Ben in the café.’
A ‘I don’t mind.’ B ‘I know.’
3 ‘I’m sorry we’re so late.’
A ‘That’s fine. I don’t mind.’ B ‘That’s fine. It doesn’t matter.’
4 ‘Does Sally live near Neil and Claire?’
A ‘I think so.’ B ‘I can’t remember.’
5 ‘I don’t know this street. Are we lost?’
A ‘I hope not.’ B ‘It depends.’
6 ‘We think you need to work harder.’
A ‘I see.’ B ‘I hope so.’
