Present tenses (Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous). Exercises. Test for repetition of tenses of the Present group Tests for the use of tenses of the Present group

I suggest taking a test on the Present Simple and testing your knowledge.

The test consists of three tasks in which you either choose the correct answer from those proposed or enter the answer yourself.

Before taking the Present Simple test, you can:

refresh your memory
look in English with examples of the present simple tense
practice and do

And if you’re ready to get started, then let’s take a test on the Present Simple.

Test for Present Simple

Task 1 - Difference between be and do

Choose the correct answer:

1. ____ are you married?

am;are;is;do;does 2

2. What time ____ you start work?

am;are;is;do;does 4

3. Sorry I ____ late.

am;are;is;do;does 1

4. Why ____ Colin always show up late?

am;are;is;do;does 5

5. Where ____ Jack from?

am;are;is;do;does 3

6. Where ____ Megan come from?

am;are;is;do;does 5

7. ____ your parents retired?

am;are;is;do;does 2

8. Where ____ Kevin lives?

am;are;is;do;does 5

9. How old ____ that house?

am;are;is;do;does 3

10. ____ you and your sister get on well?

am;are;is;do;does 4

11. What class ____ Mark in?

am;are;is;do;does 3

12. ____ I'm right?

am;are;is;do;does 1

13. ____ you excited about the vacation?

am;are;is;do;does 2

14. ____ we need a visa to go to Hungary?

am;are;is;do;does 4

15. Where ____ Tom and Hannah from?

am;are;is;do;does 2

16. How old ____ your mother?

am;are;is;do;does 3

17. ____ it rain a lot here?

am;are;is;do;does 5

18. What color ____ your new car?

am;are;is;do;does 3

19. ____ it have a stereo system?

am;are;is;do;does 5

20. How long ____ your lunch break?

am;are;is;do;does 3

21. How much ____ this T-shirt?

am;are;is;do;does 3

22. How much ____ it cost?

am;are;is;do;does 5

23. Why ____ this bag so expensive?

am;are;is;do;does 3

24. Why ____ these bags so expensive?

am;are;is;do;does 2

Task 2 - Questions

Write questions for the highlighted words/phrases.

If the statement uses a short form, for example:

My name's Mary

also use the short form in the question

What's your name?

In other cases - the full form:

I am from Scotland - Where are are you from?

If the statement contains I, my, we, our, for example:

I"m from the US. My name"s John.

in the question we change them accordingly to you / your:

Where are you from? What's your name?

Because we would hardly ask ourselves:

Where am I from? What's my name?

1. They are on the shelf. Where are they? 2. We normally go to the gym in the morning. When do you normally go to the gym? 3. Daniel lives in Seattle. Where does Daniel live? 4. The film starts at 10pm. What time does the film start? 5. I Skype my parents once a week. How often do you Skype your parents? 6.His email address is [email protected] What is his email address? 7. My daughters read fashion magazines. What kind of magazines do your daughters read? 8. My colleague is always late for work. How often is your colleague late for work? 9. I don’t drink coffee in the evening because I can't sleep if I do. Why don’t you drink coffee in the evening? 10. Sometimes there are lots of tourists here, and sometimes there are none. It depends on the season. What does it depend on? 11. I know him very well. How well do you know him? 12. It takes me about 15 minutes to fix breakfast. How long does it take you to fix breakfast? 13. My name is Caitlyn. C-A-I-T-L-Y-N. How do you spell your name? 14. She earns $12,000 a year. How much does she earn a year? 15. Carry and Nigel have 2 children. How many children do Carry and Nigel have? 16. I am angry because you didn’t call me. Why are you angry? 17. He"s afraid of insects and heights.What"s he afraid of? 18. Our monthly meetings usually last 2 hours. How long do your monthly meetings usually last? 19. This mountain is 2,000 meters high. How high is this mountain? 20. Yes, this bus goes to the city center. Does this bus go to the city center?

Task 3 - Affirmations and denials

Choose the correct answers.

1. She ________ breakfast but she ________ lunch.

always haves;have always;always has;has always 3 doesn’t have normally;normally hasn’t;doesn’t has normally;doesn’t normally have 4

2. I ________ him but he ________ me.

remember;remembers;am remember;don’t remember 1 don’t remembers;don’t remember;doesn’t remember;doesn’t remembers 3

3. Karen ________ yoga but she ________ pilates.

do;dos;does;does do 3 doesn’t;doesn’t do;don’t does;not does 2

4. ________ people’s names but I ________ their faces.

I often forget;I forget often;I am often forget;Often I forget 1 forget not;no forget;dont forget;don’t forget 4

5. We ________ them but they ________ us.

are know;is know;know;knows 3 are not know;know not;doesn’t know;don’t know 4

6. Megan ________ skating, but she ________ skiing.

enjoy;enjoys;enjoyes;is enjoy 2 isn’t enjoy;don’t enjoy;doesn’t enjoys;doesn’t enjoy 4

7. He ________ late but it ________ very often.

is sometimes;sometimes is;sometimes;sometimes does 1 isn’t happen;happens;not happens;doesn’t happen 4

8. It ________ a lot here, but it ________ every day.

rains;is rain;rain;goes rain 1 doesn’t rain;isn’t rain;not rain;doesn’t rains 1

9. Justin ________ a car but he ________ it very often.

has;have;haves;is have 1 not drives;don’t drives;doesn’t drive;doesn’t drives 3

10. Amelia ________ but she ________ a ring.

married;is married;are married;does married 2 doesn’t wear;doesn’t wears;isn’t wear;not wear 1

11. Harry and Sally ________ very near but we ________ them very often.

lives;is alive;are alive;live 4 don’t see;doesn’t see;are not see;is not see 1

12. -Where’s Frank? – I ________ I ________.

sorry;do sorry;am sorry;is sorry 3 dont know;am not know;don’t know;doesn’t know 3

13. Although I ________ on travelling, I ________ very much.

keen;am not keen;do keen;am keen 4 am not travel;not travel;doesn’t travel;don’t travel 4

Now click on the Check button and find out your result for the Present Simple test.

Are you satisfied? Or do you want to try the test again and improve the result? Then you will have to find the errors yourself. Yes, such a tricky test for the Present Simple)) But there will be more in your head!

Test Present Tenses:

Open the brackets. Use

Present simple: V1 / Vs, Present continuous: am / is / are + Ving, Present Perfect: have / has + Ved/3, Present perfect continuous: have / has been + Ving

1. – Do you know who I am? - Yes, I do. We __(meet)___ once before.

2. My friend has sent me three letters but neither of them ___(arrive)__.

3. My father is a seaman. And what _he (do)____to earn money?

4. For many years agriculture and science __(receive)___ financial support.

5. Mary is very busy now. She __(work)___ at a new project concerning settlements improvement

6. Mary says she _(not hear)____ from her aunt since New Year congratulations letter

7. My wife has own car but she ___(use)__ it rarely

8. Wait a minute! I reject to believe any word you __(tell)___ here now.

9. John is a great pianist. Does anyone know how long (play) the piano?

10. Do you know where my glasses are? I __(see)___ them since weekends.

11. Are you looking for something? – Yes, I am looking for my hat. I __(leave)___ it somewhere but I don’t know the exact place.

12. The day will be great if you start it with training. That’s why I __(jog)___ every morning.

13. EU Government is worried as the unemployment level __(increase)___.

14. The world __(change)___ rapidly. Every day brings something new.

15 You do not hear what I am saying because you .(be).... very absent-minded.

16 Susan is a fashion designer. Now she ..(make).. a new set of clothes to be shown at a fashion show.

17 I have just applied for a job in the local hospital, now I ..(wait)... for an answer from them.

18 I am tired. We ..(walk)... for more than an hour. Let's stop and rest for a while.

19 Carol and I are old friends. I ...(know).. her since we studied in high school together.

20 Jerry promised to come to work in time. He is not here, and he even ..(not call)..yet. .

21 I am sorry, Ann can’t come to the phone right now. She ...(take)..a shower.

22 Excuse me I ..(look for)... a public telephone. Is there one near here?

23 I don't like Alice. She ..(complain)... about difficulties of life all the time.

24 She has sent me two letters, neither of which ..(arrive)... .

25 A group of scientists are traveling around Africa. How many countries ..they (visit)... so far, I wonder?

26 Her family .just (move).... to another town.

27 I have read this chapter in my chemistry text three times, and still I .(not understand).... it.

28 My friend has sent me three letters but I ……(not get)……….any of them.

29 She……(not / hear)………from her aunt since New Year.

30 Paul isn't a very honest person. That is why when he speaks nobody .(believe).. him.

31 Bill, your hair looks wet. What .you (do).. all morning in the rain?

32 Gill can’t do the dishes right now because she ..(sleep). now.

33 He found a new job in China. He always (want)... to move to China because he is fond of their lifestyle.

As you know, the tenses of the Present group include 4 tenses of the verb (tenses):

Present Simple Tense (level 2, intermediate) COMING SOON
Present Continuous Tense (level 2, intermediate) COMING SOON

In this tutorial we will look at, How are the times of the Present group different? among themselves and how they work in the active voice.

Exercise (introductory). Select action verb tense Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous, which you would use to translate the following sentences into English:

What is the characteristic of an action verb? in sentences 1-4?

You can check yourself -

note that

Present Simple, Present Continuous and Present Perfect Continuous translated into Russian present tense of the verb, A

Present Perfect – past tense of the verb.

So, to summarize:

Present Perfect answers the question What already did?- I have watched the cartoon.

Present Continuous answers the question What more do I? — I am watching the cartoon.

Present Perfect Continuous answers the question what am I doing during …? — I have been watching the cartoon for 20 minutes.

Present Simple answers the question What usually do I? — I watch cartoons every day.

Present tenses (Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous). Exercises

Exercise 1. Match the tense of the verb and the tense expression (some are used twice):

Look! ever, always, never, rarely, often, now, nowadays, usually, at the moment , yet, already, just, recently, lately , every day, on Mondays , tonight, today, always, never, regularly, sometimes, once a year, once a week, Listen! How long...? for, since, these days, still, etc

Present Simple	Present Continuous	Present Perfect	Present Perfect Continuous
always,

Exercise 2.Expand the brackets to make Present Simple or Present Perfect.

I can't speak about the book. I (not read) it yet.

Every day I (wind up) my watch at 7 o’clock in the morning.

It's Friday. … you (see) him this week?

It’s a pity, but I (not buy) this dictionary yet.

As a rule, we (do) many exercises in class.

He (tell) this joke many times.

I already (translate) these sentences into French.

They (have) their English many hours a week.

She (work) much and usually (get) many good marks.

We (buy) a new TV set this year.

Exercise 3.Expand the brackets to make Present Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect.

1. I must know what you (talk) about. 2. I (be) in this country for some time. 3. He (admire) you greatly. He (see) the play three times. 4. I (not know) what Harry (tell) you. 5. I want to see how much he (change) since I (see) him last. 6. We (be) to the cinema about twice a week since then. 7. Hello, what are you (do) here at this late hour? 8. I (think) you never (do) any harm to people. 9. I always (stay) at home in the evenings. 10. I (hear) you (look) for a new house.

Exercise 4.Expand the brackets to get the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect Continuous or Present Perfect.

Is Andy here? – I don’t know, I... (not see) him today.
Where... you... (go)? – To the library.
Would you like … (borrow) this magazine? - No, thanks. I... (read) it before.
Betty’s bus … (arrive) at 5 o’clock. I must go and meet her at the bus station.
Have you seen my record book? I … (look) for it all the morning.
Mike… (talk) to his friend for an hour already.
More and more forests… (disappear) because of fires nowadays. (Times, level 3)
How long … you … (work) on this problem?
The first lesson… (not finish) at 9.45.