H4 -Tenses test yourself

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H4 - Tenses: test yourself!

Use the 6 verb tenses of units 2 & 5 to test your knowledge.

Fill in:

Which is an example of the present simple?

1. he works
2. he worked
3. he is working
4. he has worked

Which is an example of the present perfect?

1. he works
2. he is working
3. he had worked
4. he has worked

Which is an example of the past continuous?

1. He has worked
2. He is working
3. He was working
4. he had worked

My sister usually ... (use) lavender soap.

1. uses
2. is using
3. has used
4. used

They ...(look) at that picture for five minutes now.

1. had looked
2. looked
3. have looked
4. are looking

After they ...(see) the accident they needed psychological help.

1. saw
2. were seeing
3. have seen
4. had seen

The children ...(play) cards when the teacher interrupted them.

1. played
2. play
3. were playing
4. had played

Look! those birds ... (steal) food from the tables on that terrace.

1. steal
2. are stealing
3. have stolen
4. had stolen

Gerald ... (fail) his driving test because he still rides his bike to work.

1. had failed
2. failed
3. is failing
4. has failed

I usually ... (work) as a cashier but this week I ...( bake) bread.

1. worked - have baked
2. work - am baking
3. have worked - bake
4. had worked - baked

The neighbours ... (call) the police dozens of times before two police constables finally ... (arrive)

1. had called - arrived
2. were calling - arrived
3. called - had arrived
4. called - were arriving

past perfect

1. when something started and stopped in the past
2. when something went on for a while in the past
3. when something happened before something else in the past
4. when something started in the past in goes on until the present

past simple

1. when something started and stopped in the past
2. when something went on for a while in the past
3. when something happened before something else in the past
4. when something started in the past in goes on until the present

present perfect

1. when something started and stopped in the past
2. when something went on for a while in the past
3. when something happened before something else in the past
4. when something started in the past in goes on until the present

past continuous

1. when something started and stopped in the past
2. when something went on for a while in the past
3. when something happened before something else in the past
4. when something started in the past in goes on until the present

present simple

1. fact or habit
2. temporary situation
3. something is happening now
4. plan for the future

present continuous
which one is not true

1. something is going on now
2. plan for the future
3. permanent situation
4. irritation

My friend ... (walk) home. The moon ... (shine) and the wind ...(howl). No animal ... (move).

which tense do you use in all the gaps?

1. present simple
2. past simple
3. present continuous
4. past continuous

Every morning the children ... (eat) their porridge, ...(drink) their orange juice and then ...(leave) for school.

which tense do you use in all the gaps?

1. present simple
2. past simple
3. present continuous
4. past continuous

In 1900 the automobile ... (be invented), America ... (be discovered) and Europe ... (conquer) many colonies.

Which tense is used in all the gaps?

1. past simple
2. past continuous
3. present perfect
4. past perfect