• TEST • present tenses Level Oxford English Grammar Course Basic Name ● Simple present Put in the simple present he/she/it forms ▲ work works fix miss stop buy fly pass study come go pay touch copy have play try do live push ● Present progressive Put in the -ing forms ▲ ask asking chase feel fly live reply shine shop spend visit come have run sing wait eat help say sit write enjoy learn sell sleep ● Simple present Put the words in order to make simple present sentences Use contracted forms (e.g don’t NOT not) Annette likes pizza ▲ ▲ ▲ Annette / pizza / like + I don’t drink tea tea / drink / I – Do you play the piano? you / the piano / play ? play / Marcus / football ? have / I / coffee / for breakfast – the film / when / start ? like / my brother / vegetables – He / his / every day / ride / bicycle + I / your sister / know – parents / drive / both your ? snow / here / it / in winter ? ● Present progressive Which sentence(s) is/are correct? Circle A, B or both A They aren’t listening to us B They’re not listen to us A She not is coming to work today B She’s not coming to work today A What the children are doing now? B What are the children doing now? A Is coming soon the train? B Is the train coming soon? A We aren’t laughing at you B We’re not laughing at you A I’m not enjoying this music B I am enjoying not this music A Are waiting those people for the bus? B Are those people waiting for the bus? ➔ Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST • present tenses © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE Do you speak Spanish? Correct Correct the mistakes or write correct Level ● Simple present or present progressive? ▲ ▲ are you writing ‘Who you write to?’ – ‘My parents.’ My cold is getting worse. I’m not drinking coffee at night. Be quiet! The teacher comes back to the classroom. ‘How often you play football?’ – ‘Every Saturday.’ ‘Can you see the train? Is it coming?’ – ‘No It’s often arriving late.’ Pat plays computer games all the time and is never doing any work. I often have rice for lunch, but today I’m having potatoes. The old castle stands on top of a hill. We come here to ski every year because it’s snowing here a lot. 10 ‘Are you coming to the park with us?’ – ‘Not now I wait for my brother.’ ● Non-progressive verbs Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in the box hope love need ✓ not matter not think prefer remember see want ✓ want Dad: What you want for your birthday, Matt? need Matt: Well, I some new shirts for school The shirts I’m wearing at the moment are very old Dad: OK, but I new shirts for school are a very interesting birthday present Matt: Yes, I what you mean Well, you know that I basketball And we are playing an important basketball match at my school next week Dad: Yes, I It’s on Saturday morning Matt: Yes, it is So actually what I is a new pair of basketball shoes But I they’re not too expensive for you Dad: That’s OK It It’s your birthday! Matt: Thanks, Dad I new basketball shoes to new shirts for school! ● Expressions with non-progressive verbs Which expressions are correct ways of completing the conversations? Circle A, B or both ▲ ‘Today is the first of June.’ A ‘I think so.’ B ‘I know.’ ‘Is Kevin coming to the party tonight?’ A ‘I hope so.’ B ‘I think so.’ ‘We’re meeting Ben in the café.’ A ‘I don’t mind.’ B ‘I know.’ ‘I’m sorry we’re so late.’ A ‘That’s fine I don’t mind.’ B ‘That’s fine It doesn’t matter.’ ‘Does Sally live near Neil and Claire?’ A ‘I think so.’ B ‘I can’t remember.’ ‘I don’t know this street Are we lost?’ A ‘I hope not.’ B ‘It depends.’ ‘We think you need to work harder.’ A ‘I see.’ B ‘I hope so.’ / 80 Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST • present tenses © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE ... cold is getting worse. I’m not drinking coffee at night. Be quiet! The teacher comes back to the classroom. ‘How often you play football?’ – ‘Every Saturday.’ ‘Can you see the train? Is it coming?’... think you need to work harder.’ A ‘I see.’ B ‘I hope so.’ / 80 Oxford English Grammar Course • Basic TEST • present tenses © Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE