THE PRESENT TENSES

THE PRESENT TENSES I Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets You shouldn’t go out now It (rain) heavily (You, ever, be) to the United States? I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) ……………………… “What……………………(he/do)?’’ – “He (try)………………………to fix the computer My best friend and I (know) _ each other for over fifteen years We still get together once a week Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight? Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't I (go)……………………to a movie tonight with some friends Julia (speak) .five languages, and at the moment she (work) as a translator Laura never (win)………………………………a beauty contest His mom (always/shop)…………………… for groceries in the morning 10 The President of The USA (live)………………………………in The White House? 11 I (write) .a poem I will let you read it when I finish 12 They have bought a couple of tickets and they (see) their favorite film at the cinema 13 I (stay)…………………….with my sister until I can find a flat 14 Look! The bus (come))………………………… 15 John is never satisfied He (always/complain)………………………………………… 16 She (not / see) him for a long time 17 Usually, I (work) ……………………… as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) ……………………… French at a language school in Paris That is why I am in Paris 18 Trees (grow)…………more quickly in summer than in winter 19 It is a lovely day The sun (shine)……………………and the birds (sing)………………… II Choose the best answer My mother usually _the cooking every day A B does C is doing D to In my family, everybody _the household chores A sharing B to share C shares D share She _her homework at the moment A is doing B to C does D She is bored with her current job and for a new one lately A looks B is looking C looking D has looked She often ……a big breakfast but today she……only a glass of milk A has/ is having B was having/ had C had/has D had had/ is having The baby Don’t make so much noise A sleep B sleeps C is sleeping D slept As a housewife, she stays at home and her children She takes care of them, feeds them and protects them to develop A nurtures B nurture C nature D natures I can’t answer the phone now I dinner A cook B cooking C am cooking D cooks Excuse me, you your newspaper? Could I borrow it ? A are-read B are - reading C do-reading D do-read 10 I am afraid he can’t go out with you now He his car A repair B.repairs C repairing D is repairing 11 Many people don’t like Jack because he casual clothes to important meetings A will wear B.is always wearing C.has just worn D had won 12 Fish were among the earliest forms of life Fish on earth for ages and ages A existed B are existing C have existed D exist 13 I have not read a newspaper since Sunday A I never read a newspaper on Sunday C The last time I read a newspaper was on Sunday B I only read a newspaper on Sunday D It is Sunday on which I read a newspaper 14 John tennis once or twice a week A usually play B is usually playing C usually plays D have usually played 15 He left school three years ago A It is three years since he had left school C It is three years since he left school B It is three years since he has left school D It has been three years ago since he left school 16 She .German for two years A has learnt B is learning C learn D learns 17 Tina………….for London two years ago, and I…………from her since then A left / have not heard B is leaving / had not heard C is going to leave / not hear D leave / are not hearing 18 She has learnt English and French _ the age of five A since B for C before D in 19 … you go to the dentist? A How often are B How often C How often does D How are 20 Look! That man… to open the door of your car A try B tried C is trying D has tried 21 Ann tea very often A doesn’t drink B don’t drink C didn’t drink D hasn’t drunken 22 I haven’t seen him _ A many years ago B for many years ago C for many years D since many years 23 Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he homesick A will have left B felt C feels D is feeling 24 I can’t help you with your homework tonight, _shopping A I’ll go B I’m going C I go D I have gone 25 Since I left Venezuela six years ago, I to visit friends and family several times A return B will have returned C am returning D have returned 26 Linda has lost her passport again It’s the second time this A has happened B happens C happened D had happened 27 She usually _ skirt But today she _trousers A has worn/wears B wears/is wearing C wears/was wearing D wore/ has worn 28 I’m busy at the moment on the computer A I work B I’m worked C I’m working D I worked 29 For the past few years, I _ a lot of things A doing B C have done D did 30 The Smiths………… to the cinema tonight A are going B have gone C were going D have been going 31 I haven’t seen him _ A many years ago B for many years ago C for many years D since many years 32 A cold wind…… for the last three days A has been blowing B blows C is blowing D blew 33 For years scientists in many countries _ a lot of research to find a vaccine against AIDS A are doing B will C did D have done 34 I don’t know where he is He hasn’t arrived……… A already B still C since D yet 35 How long _ here? – Exactly years today I’m thinking of changing my job next year A are you working B have you been working C did you work D you work 36 I _ in this school for ten years A has been studying B have been studying C studied D were studying 37 I’m afraid I’m not hungry now I’ve………….eaten lunch A yet B still C already D ever 37 The swimming pool at 9.00 am and at 6.30 pm A open/ close B opens / closes C opens/ close D open / closes 38 At the moment, we _ with the council for the sale of development land A have negotiated B negotiate C were negotiating D are negotiating 39 What _ you _ about this idea?” She asked A are/thinking B do/think C does/think D have/ thought 40 He _ mineral water every day A will drink B is drinking C drinks D drink 41 He _ about everything! A always complain C is always complaining B always complains D is complaining III Choose the underlined part that needs correcting What have they say about their marriges? A B C D Alexander Pushkin managed writing great stories despite being surrounded by spies and A B C censored by the tzar D A great country can grows from a small colony A B C D It took them at least two months learning how to pronounce these words A B C D I haven’t come back to London for my father last visited me A B C D What you use to when you felt afraid? A B C D How often have you learnt English? – For years A B C D We have discussed your proposal, and we are pleased about accept it A B C D This room has not been used since a long time A B C D 10 Frank is usually swimming before work, but this morning he is jogging A B C D 11 I know you're too busy to stay, but I look forward to see you again A B C D 12 Water boils at one hundred degrees Celsius and freezing at zero degrees Celsius A B C D 13 Almost 300 million people had visited America’s national park every year A B C D 14 She comes always to class in time although her house is 16 km far from the teacher’s A B C D 15 In the moment, I am working hard to pass my examinations A B C D KEY I Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets You shouldn’t go out now It (rain) is raining heavily (You, ever, be) .Have you ever been to the United States? I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) ………always rains……………… “What……is he doing………(he/do)?’’ – “He (try)……is trying…………to fix the computer My best friend and I (know) have known _ each other for over fifteen years We still get together once a week Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight? Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't I (go)……am going………to a movie tonight with some friends Julia (speak) speaks .five languages, and at the moment she (work) is working… as a translator Laura never (win)……has never won…………………………a beauty contest His mom (always/shop)……always shops……………… for groceries in the morning 10 The President of The USA (live)………Does…live……………………in The White House? 11 I (write) am writing a poem I will let you read it when I finish 12 They have bought a couple of tickets and they (see) are seeing their favorite film at the cinema 13 I (stay)……am staying……………….with my sister until I can find a flat 14 A: Did you like the movie "Star Wars?" B: I don't know I (see, never) _have never seen that movie 15 Look! The bus (come))………is coming………………… 16 John is never satisfied He (always/complain)……is always complaining…………………… 17 She (not / see) hasn’t seen .him for a long time 18 Usually, I (work) ………work……………… as a secretary at ABT, but this summer 19 I (study) …am studying……French at a language school in Paris That is why I am in Paris 20 Trees (grow)…grow………more quickly in summer than in winter 21 It is a lovely day The sun (shine)……is shining………and the birds (sing)……are singing…… II Choose the best answer My mother usually _the cooking every day A B does C is doing D to In my family, everybody _the household chores A sharing B to share C shares D share She _her homework at the moment A is doing B to C does D She is bored with her current job and for a new one lately A looks B is looking C looking D has looked She often ……a big breakfast but today she……only a glass of milk A has/ is having B was having/ had C had/has D had had/ is having The baby Don’t make so much noise A sleep B sleeps C is sleeping D slept As a housewife, she stays at home and her children She takes care of them, feeds them and protects them to develop A nurtures B nurture C nature D natures I can’t answer the phone now I dinner A cook B cooking C am cooking D cooks Excuse me, you your newspaper? Could I borrow it ? A are-read B are - reading C do-reading D do-read 10 I am afraid he can’t go out with you now He his car A repair B.repairs C repairing D is repairing 11 Many people don’t like Jack because he casual clothes to important meetings A will wear B.is always wearing C.has just worn D had won 12 Fish were among the earliest forms of life Fish on earth for ages and ages A existed B are existing C have existed D exist 13 I have not read a newspaper since Sunday A I never read a newspaper on Sunday C The last time I read a newspaper was on Sunday B I only read a newspaper on Sunday D It is Sunday on which I read a newspaper 14 John tennis once or twice a week A usually play B is usually playing C usually plays D have usually played 15 He left school three years ago A It is three years since he had left school C It is three years since he left school B It is three years since he has left school D It has been three years ago since he left school 16 She .German for two years A has learnt B is learning C learn D learns 17 Tina………….for London two years ago, and I…………from her since then A left / have not heard B is leaving / had not heard C is going to leave / not hear D leave / are not hearing 18 She has learnt English and French _ the age of five A since B for C before D in 19 … you go to the dentist? A How often are B How often C How often does D How are 20 Look! That man… to open the door of your car A try B tried C is trying D has tried 21 Ann tea very often A doesn’t drink B don’t drink C didn’t drink D hasn’t drunken 22 I haven’t seen him _ A many years ago B for many years ago C for many years D since many years 23 Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he homesick A will have left B felt C feels D is feeling 24 I can’t help you with your homework tonight, _shopping A I’ll go B I’m going C I go D I have gone 25 Since I left Venezuela six years ago, I to visit friends and family several times A return B will have returned C am returning D have returned 26 Linda has lost her passport again It’s the second time this A has happened B happens C happened D had happened 27 She usually _ skirt But today she _trousers A has worn/wears B wears/is wearing C wears/was wearing D wore/ has worn 28 I’m busy at the moment on the computer A I work B I’m worked C I’m working D I worked 29 For the past few years, I _ a lot of things A doing B C have done D did 30 The Smiths………… to the cinema tonight A are going B have gone C were going D have been going 31 I haven’t seen him _ A many years ago B for many years ago C for many years D since many years 32 A cold wind…… for the last three days A has been blowing B blows C is blowing D blew 33 For years, scientists in many countries _ a lot of research to find a vaccine against AIDS A are doing B will C did D have done 34 I don’t know where he is He hasn’t arrived……… A already B still C since D yet 35 How long _ here? – Exactly years today I’m thinking of changing my job next year A are you working B have you been working C did you work D you work 36 I _ in this school for ten years A has been studying B have been studying C studied D were studying 37 I’m afraid I’m not hungry now I’ve………….eaten lunch A yet B still C already D ever 37 The swimming pool at 9.00 am and at 6.30 pm A open/ close B opens / closes C opens/ close D open / closes 38 At the moment, we _ with the council for the sale of development land A have negotiated B negotiate C were negotiating D are negotiating 39 What _ you _ about this idea?” She asked A are/thinking B do/think C does/think D have/ thought 40 He _ mineral water every day A will drink B is drinking C drinks D drink 41 He _ about everything! A always complain C is always complaining B always complains D is complaining III Choose the underlined part that needs correcting What have they say about their marriges? A B C D Alexander Pushkin managed writing great stories despite being surrounded by spies and A B C censored by the tzar D A great country can grows from a small colony A B C D It took them at least two months learning how to pronounce these words A B C D I haven’t come back to London for my father last visited me A B C D What you use to when you felt afraid? A B C D How often have you learnt English? – For years A B C D We have discussed your proposal, and we are pleased about accept it A B C D This room has not been used since a long time A B C D 10 Frank is usually swimming before work, but this morning he is jogging A B C D 11 I know you're too busy to stay, but I look forward to see you again A B C D 12 Water boils at one hundred degrees Celsius and freezing at zero degrees Celsius A B C D 13 Almost 300 million people had visited America’s national park every year A B C D 14 She comes always to class in time although her house is 16 km far from the teacher’s A B C D 15 In the moment, I am working hard to pass my examinations A B C D ... busy at the moment on the computer A I work B I’m worked C I’m working D I worked 29 For the past few years, I _ a lot of things A doing B C have done D did 30 The Smiths………… to the cinema... than in winter 21 It is a lovely day The sun (shine)……is shining………and the birds (sing)……are singing…… II Choose the best answer My mother usually _the cooking every day A B does C is doing... busy at the moment on the computer A I work B I’m worked C I’m working D I worked 29 For the past few years, I _ a lot of things A doing B C have done D did 30 The Smiths………… to the cinema