Tenses review test
Name ______________________ Total points_____/ 25 Mark____________________
1. Present Simple or Present Continuous:
1. Jeremy usually ______________ to school by bus but today his dad _________________ him. (GO,
DRIVE)
2. How often ____________________ to the park for a picnic? (YOU GO)
3. Northern California _________________ a lot of rain during the wintertime but this winter it
_________________ at all. (GET, NOT RAIN)
4. My sister often _________________ in bed but today she is so tired that she ___________________
anything at all. (READ, NOT READ)
5. Look to your right! Mary _________________ her little sister to school. How sweet! (BRING)
2. Past Simple or Past Continuous :
1. While the policeman __________________ out of the window, he __________________ that a blue
SUV __________________ down the road. (LOOK, NOTICE, PARK)
2. I __________________ on my report when the phone __________________. My wife ____________
to know when I __________________ home. (WORK, RING, WANT, COME)
3. He __________________ down the street when he __________________ his old schoolteacher on the
other side. (WALK, SEE)
4. During the time I __________________ in South Africa I never __________________ a serious
crime. (SPEND, SEE)
5. While they __________________ lunch at the new restaurant, a journalist __________________ up to
them and __________________ to ask a few questions. (HAVE, COME, WANT)
3 .Past Simple or Present Perfect:
1. The weather around here ________________ terrible in the last few weeks. (BE)
2. Maria ________________ her suitcase last night. (PACK)
3. I ____________________ volleyball since I was a teenager. (NOT PLAY)
4. We ____________________ wash the dishes. They're all clean now (HELP)
5. They ____________________ the factory. – Really? When ______________________? (CLOSE,
THAT HAPPEN)
4. Past Simple or Past Perfect:
1. My friend Tim ___________________ well yesterday because he ___________________ too many
sweets. (NOT FEEL / EAT)
2. After she ___________________ , she ___________________ much better. (REST, FEEL)
3. She ___________________ him for a year before they finally ___________________ on holidays
together. (KNOW, GO)
4. I asked him what ___________________ because I _______________________ noise the whole
morning. (HAPPEN, HEAR)
5. The next morning, I realised that someone ___________________ my new bike. (STEAL)
5. All tenses ( Present Simple/Continuous, Past Simple/Continuous, Past Perfect and
Present Perfect)
Fill in the correct form of the verb given:
1. Last night, when I ___________________ dinner, my mom ___________________. I totally
___________________ about the roast in the oven, and I ___________________ everything. (MAKE,
CALL, FORGET, BURN)
2. Most police officers ___________________ uniforms to work. Only detectives in higher positions
___________________ their street clothes. (WEAR, WEAR)
3. His family ___________________ to Singapore when he was three, then they ___________________
back again when he started high school. (MOVE, MOVE)
4. Your car is fine now. There was a problem with the gears, but we ___________________ it. (FIX)
5. After Claire ___________________ for half an hour, she suddenly ___________________ to check
her watch. (RUN, STOP)
Good Luck
0-5 Failed! 6-9 Bad D 10-14 Good C 15-19 Very Good B 20-25 Excellent A
