TEST 2 present tenses

Name

1 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

2 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

3 Simple present. Put the words in order to make simple present sentences. Use contracted forms
(e.g. dont NOT do not).
Annette / pizza / like + I dont drink tea. tea / drink / I Do you play the piano? you / the piano / play ? 1 play / Marcus / football ? 2 have / I / coffee / for breakfast 3 the film / when / start ? 4 like / my brother / vegetables 5 He / his / every day / ride / bicycle + 6 I / your sister / know 7 parents / drive / both your ? 8 snow / here / it / in winter ?

Annette likes pizza.

4 Present progressive. Which sentence(s) is/are correct?

1 A They arent listening to us. B Theyre not listen to us. 2 A She not is coming to work today. B Shes not coming to work today. 3 A What the children are doing now? B What are the children doing now? 4 A Is coming soon the train? B Is the train coming soon? 5 A We arent laughing at you. B Were not laughing at you. 6 A Im not enjoying this music. B I am enjoying not this music. 7 A Are waiting those people for the bus? B Are those people waiting for the bus?

Circle A, B or both.

Oxford English Grammar Course Basic TEST 2 present tenses Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE

Level 1

Oxford English Grammar Course Basic

 are you writing Who do you write to? My parents. 1 My cold is getting worse. 2 Im not drinking coffee at night. 3 Be quiet! The teacher comes back to the classroom. 4 How often do you play football? Every Saturday. 5 Can you see the train? Is it coming? No. Its often arriving late. 6 Pat plays computer games all the time and is never doing any work. 7 I often have rice for lunch, but today Im having potatoes. 8 The old castle stands on top of a hill. 9 We come here to ski every year because its snowing here a lot. 10 Are you coming to the park with us? Not now. I wait for my brother.

Do you speak Spanish? Correct

6 Non-progressive verbs. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in the box.
hopeloveneed not matternot thinkpreferrememberseewant want Dad: What do you want for your birthday, Matt? need Matt: Well, I some new shirts for school. The shirts Im wearing at the moment are very old. Dad: OK, but I 1 new shirts for school are a very interesting birthday present. Matt: Yes, I 2 what you mean. Well, you know that I 3 basketball. And we are playing an important basketball match at my school next week. Dad: Yes, I 4 . Its on Saturday morning. Matt:  Yes, it is. So actually what I 5 is a new pair of basketball shoes. But I 6 theyre not too expensive for you. Dad: Thats OK. It 7 . Its your birthday! 8 Matt: Thanks, Dad. I new basketball shoes to new shirts for school!

7 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.

1 Is Kevin coming to the party tonight? A I hope so. B I think so. 2 Were meeting Ben in the caf. A I dont mind. 3 Im sorry were so late. A Thats fine. I dont mind. B I know. B Thats fine. It doesnt matter.

4 Does Sally live near Neil and Claire? A I think so. B I cant remember. 5 I dont know this street. Are we lost? A I hope not. B It depends. 6 We think you need to work harder. A I see. B I hope so. / 80

Oxford English Grammar Course Basic TEST 2 present tenses Michael Swan and Catherine Walter PHOTOCOPIABLE

Level 1

5 Simple present or present progressive?

Correct the mistakes or write correct.