Practice test grammar tenses

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This quick test is meant to check whether you've understood the grammar of PTA period 2. 

The subjects: 
Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
Past Simple vs. Past Continuous
Past Simple vs. Present Perfect (HAVO STUDENTS)
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Test your grammar knowledge
This quick test is meant to check whether you've understood the grammar of PTA period 2. 

The subjects: 
Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
Past Simple vs. Past Continuous
Past Simple vs. Present Perfect (HAVO STUDENTS)

Slide 1 - Diapositive

Present Simple - Present Continuous

Fill in the correct form of the verbs in the gaps

Slide 2 - Diapositive


This delicious chocolate ... (be)
usually made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.

Slide 3 - Question ouverte


He often ...
(come) over for dinner.

Slide 4 - Question ouverte

She ...
(not/study) at the moment.
Schrijf volledig uit!

Slide 5 - Question ouverte

Look! Jim and Kerry ... on the lake! (surf)

Slide 6 - Question ouverte

Don't forget to wear a coat. It ... (freeze) outside at the moment!

Slide 7 - Question ouverte

Suzanne usually ... (study) from 19:00 until 21:00 in the evening.

Slide 8 - Question ouverte

I'm sorry I can't hear what you ... (say)
because everybody is talking
so loudly!

Slide 9 - Question ouverte


She ...
(take) a salsa dancing class every Tuesday.

Slide 10 - Question ouverte

Past simple - Past continuous
Fill in the correct form of the verbs in the gaps

Slide 11 - Diapositive

My brother was ... (distract) all day yesterday.

Slide 12 - Question ouverte

She arrived when I ... (have)
a bath, so I couldn't answer the door!

Slide 13 - Question ouverte

Sam ... (play) basketball when he injured his knee.

Slide 14 - Question ouverte

She ... his phone away out of anger last week.

Slide 15 - Question ouverte

When her train
got to the station, we ... (wait) on the platform.

Slide 16 - Question ouverte

 Past simple Present perfect
Fill in the correct form of the verbs in the gaps

Slide 17 - Diapositive

I ...... (work) as a waitress a few years ago.

Slide 18 - Question ouverte

This house ... (belong)
to a rich women up till now.

Slide 19 - Question ouverte

We ... (sit)
here for two hours and he never came.

Slide 20 - Question ouverte

Jaffar ... (spend) 500 euros on clothes last month.

Slide 21 - Question ouverte

I have a lot of experience working with people -
I .... (wait) tables since I was fifteen years old.

Slide 22 - Question ouverte

He ... (play) football for 5 years but nowadays he plays hockey.

Slide 23 - Question ouverte

I ... (not/see) him since last Christmas.
Schrijf volledig uit!

Slide 24 - Question ouverte

My best friend and I ... (know)
each other for over fifteen years. We still get together once a week.

Slide 25 - Question ouverte

Tomorrow some friends are coming over.
I ... (see / not) them for ages

Slide 26 - Question ouverte

She is very ill, she ... (be)
here for two weeks.

Slide 27 - Question ouverte

Sam ... (arrive)
in San Diego a week ago.

Slide 28 - Question ouverte


Listen Donna, I don't care if you ... (miss)
the bus this morning.

Slide 29 - Question ouverte

She ... (work) at Leon van Gelder for three years.

Slide 30 - Question ouverte