MPK-Inggris | Tenses Review

Use Simple Present or Present Continuous tense of the verb in parentheses.

1. Doni (wash) ____________his hair every day.

2. Doni can’t come to the phone because he (wash) _________________ his hair.

3. Tami (sit, usually) __________________ in the front row during class, but today she (sit)
________________ in the last row.

4. Please be quiet. The teacher (explain) ____________________ a very important subject.

5. Look! It (snow) _____________________ outside right now.

6. This is the first time I’ve ever seen snow. It (snow, not) _________________ in my

country.

7. Mike is a student, but he (go, not) ________________________ to school right now

because it’s summer. He (attend) ______________________ college from September to
May every year, but in the summers he (have, usually) ___________________________
a job at the post office. In fact, he (work) ___________________________ there this
summer.

8. I can’t afford that ring. It (cost) ______________ too much.

9. Look. It (begin) ___________________ to rain. Unfortunately, I (have, not)

____________________ my umbrella with me. Tom is lucky. He (wear) ______________
a raincoat.

10. Barbara (tutor, often) _____________________ other students in her English class. This
afternoon she (help) _____________________ Ali with his English assignment because
he (understand, not) _____________________ the material.

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11. Who is that woman who (stand) ___________________ next to the window?

12. Which woman? (Talk, you) _______________________ about the woman who (wear)
________________________ the blue and gold dress?

13. (lock, always, you)__________________________the door to your house when you

leave?

14. Every morning, the sun (shine) ______________ in my bedroom window and (wake)

_________ me up.

15. There’s a book on my desk, but it (belong, not) ______________ to me.

Use the Simple Past tense or Past Continuous tense for the verbs in parentheses:

1. I (call) _______ Tina last night but she (be, not) __________ at home.

2. I am sitting in class right now. I (sit) _________________ in class at this exact same time

yesterday.

3. I (hear, not) ___________ the thunder during the storm last night.

4. I got a package in the mail. When I (open)___________ it, I (find) ___________ a

surprise.

5. My brother and sister (argue) ________________ about something when I (walk)

_______________ into the room.

6. Tommy (go) ______ to his friends’ house but they (be, not) _____________ there. They

(play) ________________ soccer in the vacant lot down the street.

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7. It was my first day of class. I (find, finally) ________________ the right room. The room

(be, already) ___________________ full of students.

8. Stanley (climb) _________________ the stairs when he (trip) ________________ and

(fall) ________________ . Luckily, he (hurt, not) ___________________ himself.

9. While Mrs. Emerson (read) _________________ the little boy a story, he (fall)

____________ asleep, so she (close) _______________ the book and quietly (tiptoe)

________________ out of the room.

10. While Ted (shovel) ___________________ snow from his driveway yesterday, his wife

(bring) __________________ him a cup of hot chocolate.

Use Simple Future Tense for the verb in parentheses. Decide what form of Simple Future
tense you are going to use (Will or Be Going To) and why.

1. Do you want to go shopping with me? I (go) __________________________ to the

shopping mall downtown.

2. The damage we do to our environment today (affect) _________________ the quality of

life of future generations.

3. Do you mind if I turn the TV off? I (place) _______________________ a long distance

call, and it’s hard to hear if the TV is on.

4. Who wants to erase the board? // I (do) _________________ it!

5. Why do you have an eraser in your hand? // I (erase) ______________________ the

board.

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6. Mr. Swan (be, not) ________________________ here next term. He has resigned.

7. Who (be) ________________ the new teacher? Do you know?

8. Yes. Mary Jefferson. Ms. Jefferson (teach) _____________________ the same courses
Mr. Swan taught.

9. Fred (be) ___________________ at the meeting tomorrow.

10. I think Jane (come) ________________ too.

Complete the paragraph with the appropriate tense.

Scientists now (believe) _________ that the Earth is round. However, many years ago they

(think) _________ that the Earth was flat. But then a man named Christopher Columbus (sail)

__________ across the world and (discover) ____________ the American continent. Columbus

(do, not) ___________ actually wanted to find America. He originally (want) ________ to find

India. But he (find) __________ America instead. Today, people in the USA (celebrate)

___________ Columbus Day every year to commemorate the discovery of America. Because of

him, we now know that the Earth (be) __________ round and not flat!

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Complete the paragraph with the appropriate tense.

When you visit London, one of the first things you will see is Big Ben. Big Ben is the nickname

for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and

(generally, extend) ________________ to refer to the clock or the clock tower as well. Big Ben

is the famous clock which (can, hear) _______________ all over the world on the BBC Radio.

The clock (name) ________________ in honor of Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible of the

making of the clock it was finished being built on April 10, 1858. Big Ben (not, be)

______________ only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well. The clock (check,

regularly) _____________________ twice a day by the Greenwich Observatory. On the BBC

Radio, you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because the microphones (connect)

_____________ to the clock tower. Big Ben (go, rarely) _________________ wrong. Once,

however, it (fail) ______________ to give the correct time. A painter who (work)

_____________________ on the tower (hang) ____________________ a pot of paint on one of

the clock hands and slowed it down!

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