Tense tests #1 (Present simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Present perfect, Past Perfect, Future Simple, Future Continuous, Future Perfect) Full name: Date

Tense tests #2 (Present simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Present perfect, Past Perfect, Future Simple, Future Continuous, Future Perfect)
Full name: _____________________________________ Date: _____________________

1. We ______ to the cinema tonight. B: ______ to the cinema?

A) are going / Do you often go B) go / Do you often go C) are going / Are you often going D) will go / are you often going
2. A: What time ______ this afternoon? B: I don't know. We ______ tomorrow.
A) does the train leave/leave B) does the train leave/are leaving C) is the train leaving/leave D) will the train/will leave
3. A: ______ ? B: Yes, but I ______ to quit these days.
A) Are you smoking / try B) Do you smoke / try C) Do you smoke / 'm trying D) will you smoke/am trying
4. A: I ______ on holiday two or three times a year. B: That's great! And where ……. this year?
A) go / do you go B) am going / do you go C) go / are you going D) have gone / are you going
5. I think it's better to stay. It ……. and we ……. an umbrella.
A) is raining / don't have B) rains / don't have C) is raining / aren't having D) rains / are having
6. My daughter ……. me where she is, so I ……….. her whereabouts.
A) is never telling/don’t know B) did never tell/did not know C) has never told/won’t know
7. What did you do yesterday afternoon? – I ……. the car while my wife …….. the house.
A) fixed/cleaned B) was fixing/cleaned C) fixed/was cleaning D) was fixing/was cleaning
8. Have you got a driving licence? – Yes, I do, but I ……. a car for ages.
A) don’t drive B) haven’t driven C) didn’t drive D) hadn’t driven
9. Why …….. so fast today? You normally ……… much slower.
A) do you walk/are walking B) are you walking/are walking C) do you walk/walk D) are you walking/walk
10. …. you ever …. by plane? – Yes, I ……. to America a few years ago.
A) have, travelled/have flown B) have, flown/flew C) did, fly/flew D) do, travel/flew
11. He wasn’t able to play because he …… an ankle injury the week before.
A) suffered B) had suffered C) suffer D) am suffering
12. When I saw him, he ……. a picture of his wife. A) took B) had taken C) was taking D) has taken
13. After he ……… to church with his family, he …… them to a marvellous Chinese restaurant.
A) went/took B) had gone/took C) went/had taken D) had gone/had taken
14. She ….. in this neighbourhood since April. She moved here after her husband …… .
A) lived/died B) had lived/had died C) has lived/died D) has lived/had died
15. …… the documentary from 9 to 11 on TV yesterday evening?
A) did you watch B) will you watch C) were you watching D) are you watching
16. I ………. for 15 years. I was 16 when I ………. .
A) smoked/started B) have smoked/started C) had smoked/started D) am smoking/started
17. I …….. you a book last week. …… you .…. it yet?
A) gave/have read B) gave/do read C) gave/did read D) give/have read
18. John ……. a shower when the doorbell ………. , so he couldn’t answer it.
A) had/was ringing B) was having/rang C) was having/was ringing D) had/rang
19. The match ………… at 7.30 and the two teams …………. for two hours now.
A) starts/will play B) started/played C) started/have been playing D) started/have played
20. The new outlet ……… by Monday. A) will open B) will have opened C) will be opening D) will not open
21. When I saw him last, he ……. married for so long. A) has not been B) had not been C) didn’t D) wasn’t
22. I …. just …. that Thomas is in Australia at the moment. A) am/hearing B) */heard C) had/heard D) have/heard
23. What ……… between 9 and 12 yesterday morning? – I …….. the house the whole morning.
A) were you doing/was cleaning B) did you do/cleaned C) will you be doing/will be doing D) did you do/was cleaning
24. ……….. all morning? – I ………. the doorbell for over 20 minutes.
A) were you sleeping/was ringing B) did you sleep/rang C) were you sleeping/rang D) did you sleep/was ringing
25. After he ………. the letter, he ……. it. A) had read/burnt B) read/burnt C) read/had burnt D) was reading/burnt
26. How long ………. Henry? A) do you know B) did you know C) have you known D) had you known
27. You look pretty worried. – What ……. ? A) happened B) has happened C) happen D) is happening

28. When we arrived at the stadium, the game ………….. .

A) had already begun B) begun C) has already begun D) began
29. When ……… ? – It ………. at 9.15 from bristol. A) does the train leave/is leaving B) did the train leave/leaves
C) do the train leave/leaves D) does the train leave/will leave
30.We wanted to stay longer, but we ……. any money left. A) don’t have B) didn’t have C) won’t have D) hadn’t had

Tense tests #3 (Present simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Present perfect, Past Perfect, Future Simple, Future Continuous, Future Perfect)