Grammar test for Kostya :)

Present Simple,Present Continuous, Present Perfect,Present Perfect Continuous, Past

Simple, Past Continuous

PRESENT TENSES
Ex 1

Ex 2 -Choose present perfect simple or continuous

1)_________________(they/arrive) already?

2)Lucy_______________ (run) 2000 metres today.

3) I____________(clean) all morning- I’m fed up!

4)How long_________(you/know) Simon?

5)I _______________ (drink) more water recently, and I feel better.

6)Sorry about the mess! I_____________(bake)

7)How many times_________(you/take) this exam?

8)He __________ (eat) six bars of chocolate today.

9) Julie______________(cook) dinner. Let's go and eat!

10) The students_______(finish) their exams. They’re very happy.

11)The baby's face is really dirty. What_________(he/eat)?

12) Iona is exhausted these days. She________(work) too hard recently.

13) Luke___________(never/be) abroad.

14)I_______________(wait) three hours already!

15)__________(you/finish) your homework yet?

16) Help, I________(lose) my wallet. How can I get home?

Ex 3- Choose the most appropriate answer.

1)She can't come to the phone now because she_____ for tomorrow's test.
a.studies
b.is studying
c.has studied
d.has been studying
2)They must be at the sports ground now. They usually____basketball on Fridays.
a.play
b.are playing
c.have played
d.have been playing
3)I _______ my work already. I'm ready to go for a walk with you.
a.finish
b.am finishing
c.have finished
d.have been finishing
4)I______ breakfast right now. Can you call a little later?
a.cook
b.am cooking
c.have cooked
d.have been cooking
5)I______ this book. Can I borrow it for a week or so?
a.don’t read
b.am not reading
c.haven’t read
d.haven’t been reading
6)Maria is good at languages. She______French, Spanish and German.
a.speaks
b.is speaking
c.has spoken
d.has been speaking

7)So far, he _______ five stories for children.

a.writes
b.is writing
c.has written

8.We __________for their answer for two months already.

a.wait
b.are waiting
c.have been waiting

9)She ________ since Monday.

a.is sick
b.is being sick
c.has been sick
d.has been being sick

10)She_____ since noon. Should we wake her up?

a.sleeps
b.is sleeping
c.has been sleeping

PAST TENSES
EX 1
1. She _____ college last year.
A.was leaving
B.left
c.had left

2. Our team ______ them yesterday.

A. Had defeated
B. Defeated
C. Was defeating

3. I _________TV when dad arrived.

A. Watched
D. Was watching
E. Had watched

4. After she ______ her breakfast, she went to work.

a. Ate
b. Had eaten
c. Was eating

5. By the time I reached the station, the train______

A. Departed
F. Had departed

6. She______ here yesterday.

A. Came
G. Had come

7. He ______ home late when the accident occurred.

a. Drove
d. B. Was driving
e. Had driven

8. The guests had left before I ______ home.

a. Reached
B. Was reaching
C. Had reached

9. I______ sleep well last night.

a. Hadn’t
f. Didn’t

10. Every morning, he ______for a walk.

A. Was going
H. Went
I. Had gone

11. She_____ when she heard the news.

 a. Was weeping
g. Wept
h. Had wept

12. I thought of it just when you_____your mouth.

a. Was opening
i. Had opened
j. Opened

EX 2