English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills English Tenses Revision Test – Sample Answers (Gap-Fill) Tense: Time(s): Auxiliary Verb(s): Example Sentences*: Present Simple 1.__________________________________________________ do / does am / are / is (be) + 2._____________________________ - I do not like chips. ? Do you like chips? 3._________________________ now or future (with time phrase, e.g. at 8pm) 4.____________________ + I am reading a book. - I am not reading a book. ? Are you reading a book? Past Simple 5.__________________________________________________ did + I met my friend. - 6._____________________________ ? Did you meet your friend? 7._________________________ finished time in the past, e.g. last week 8.____________________ + I was driving for two hours. - I was not driving for two hours. ? Were you driving for two hours? Present Perfect 9.__________________________________________________ have / has + I have finished my breakfast. - I have not finished my breakfast. ? 10. 11.________________________ past up to now – unfinished time, e.g. this week 12.___________________ + I have been playing football. - I have not been playing football. ? Have you been playing football? Past Perfect 13._________________________________________________ had + 14.____________________________ - I had not been to Italy before. ? Had you been to Italy before? 15.________________________ various times 16.___________________ + I can swim. - I cannot swim. ? Can you swim? Future with ‘will’ 17._________________________________________________ will + I will pay for lunch. - 18.____________________________ ? Will you pay for lunch? 19.________________________ planned future 20.___________________ + I am going to join a gym. - I am not going to join a gym. ? Are you going to join a gym? *Contractions are also acceptable, e.g. ‘I don’t like chips’, ‘I’m reading a book’, ‘I’ve finished my breakfast’, etc. big grammar book 2