SOAL LATIHAN GRAMMAR: SIMPLE PAST TENSE 1

Put a cross (x) on the right answer!

1. The janitor_________ the blackboard yesterday.

a) clean b) cleans c) cleaned

2. My mother _________ food two hours ago.

a) cook b) cooks c) cooked

3. This morning my teacher _________ English.

a) teach b) teaches c) taught

4. The gardener _________ the trees last month.

a) cut b) cuts c) cutted

5. Last month the man _________ a horse.

a) ride b) rides c) rode

6. Siska _________ to Hong Kong last year.

a) go b) goes c) went

7. The birds _________ in the sky this morning.

a) fly b) flies c) flew

8. I _________Tom's house last year.

a) know b) knows c) knew

9. The joiner _________ tables and chairs yesterday.

a) make b) makes c) made

10. The farmer _________ rice last year.

a) grow
b) grows
c) grew

Choose: (was) or (were)!

1. You ____________a doctor.

2. Emily ____________my sister.

3. He ____________in the garden.

4. My sisters ____________on the bus.

5. She and I ____________friends.

 6. Mary ____________sick.

7. The test ____________hard!

8. My best friend _________ coming to my house.

9. The bag ____________blue.

10. She ____________a girl.

Present Continuous Tense: Choose am, is, or are!

1. My brother and sister _____________ playing tennis.

2. _____________ you still working at 7 pm?
3. I_____________ driving to work.
4. We_____________ sleeping.
5. He _____________ having lunch.
6. He _____________ shopping
7. Don't forget to take your umbrella because it _____________ raining.
8. He _____________ having a shower.
9. We _____________ watching TV.
10. Every body _____________ talking so loudly.

Past Continuous Tense: Choose was or were!

1. My brother and sister _____________ playing tennis at 11 am yesterday.

2. _____________ you still working at 7 pm last night?
3. At 8.30 am today I_____________ driving to work.
4. We_____________ sleeping last night at 11 pm.
5. Why he _____________ having lunch when I came?
6. When I met John in town yesterday, he _____________ shopping.
7. When I arrived, it_____________ raining .
8. He _____________ having a shower when I called
9. The telephone rang we _____________ watching TV.
10. When I opened the door, every body _____________ talking loudly.

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Example: I _________________________ (watch) that movie many times.

Answer: I have watched that movie many times.
1. You _________________________ (see) her before.
2. We _________________________ (give) you the money.
3. They _________________________ (sell) the house.
4. He _________________________ (wash) the car.
5. She _________________________ (send) you an email.
6. I _________________________ (speak) English for years.
7. We _________________________ (wash) the car.
8. My friends _________________________ (come) to my house.
9. I _________________________ (play) tennis with my friends.
10. We _________________________ (go)
11. The trains _________________________ (leave) at 08:00.
12. He _________________________ (speak) English for many years.
13. He _________________________ (play) tennis with his friends.
14. I _________________________ (work) in a post office for three years.
15. He _________________________ (work) in a post office for three years.
16. We _________________________ (live) in Washington since 2000.
17. They _________________________ (have) their breakfast at 8:00 a.m.
18. Jessica _________________________ (have) her breakfast at 8:00 a.m.
19. You _________________________ (drink) ten glasses.
20. She _________________________ (drink) ten glasses.