GRAMMAR TEST : TENSES

NAME: CHAN PUI LENG

PART A : PRESENT TENSE (20 MARKS)
● Simple Present Tense
● Present Continuous Tense
● Present Perfect Tense
● Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Fill in the blanks with the correct tenses

1) Have they arrived (arrive) already? I have been waiting (wait) for an hour now.

2) Jonathan hates( hate) living in Seattle because it is always raining(rain, always)

there.

3) I am sorry I can’t hear what you saying(say) because everybody is talking (talk)
so loudly

4) Susan drinks(drink) more water recently, and I feel better. She feels(feel) better at
the moment.

5) Justin has currently written(write, currently) a book about his adventures in Tibet.
I hope(hope) he can find a good publisher for his book soon.

6) How many times had Alia taking(taken) her driving test? Did she passes(pass) this time?

7) Jim: Are you coming / (come) over for dinner tonight?

Denise: I am sorry. I have promised(promise) to take my brother to a movie tonight.

8) The business cards are usually (be, usually) printed in a company Kuala Lumpur. The
company also prints(print) banners and flyers.

9) ) Julie has just cooked (just, cook) dinner. Let's go and eat as I am (be) hungry.

10) I read(read) your book all day. It's very interesting, but I'm only on chapter 2. I
have read (read) many books and this is one of the best.
Please do again. This part is only for PRESENT TENSE. Read the questions
carefully
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PART B : PRESENT AND PAST TENSE (20 MARKS)
Text 1
The Moon is a barren, rocky world without air and water. It (1) has (have) dark
lava plain on its surface. The Moon is filled with craters. It has no light of its own. It
(2)gets(get) its light from the Sun. Do you know that the Moon keeps changing its
shape while it (3) moving X(move) round the Earth? It spins on its axis in 27.3 days.
Edwin Aldrin (4) is X(be) the first one to set his foot on the Moon on 21 July 1969 He
and his team (5)reached X (reach) the Moon in their space craft named Apollo II
before any other astronauts did.

Text 2
An old man(6)lived(live) in the village. He was one of the most unfortunate
people in the world. The whole village was tired of him; he was always gloomy, he
(7)was constantly complaining(constantly, complain) and was always in a bad mood.

The longer he lived, the more bile he (8)became (become) and the more
poisonous were his words. People (9) was avoiding Xavoid) him, because his
misfortune became contagious. It was even unnatural and insulting to be happy next
to him. He (10) had created(create) the feeling of unhappiness in others.

But one day, when he turned eighty years old, an incredible thing happened.
Instantly everyone started hearing the rumour: “An Old Man (11)is(be) happy today,
he (12)is not complaining(not, complain) about anything, smiles, and even his face is
freshened up.” The whole village (13)gathered(gather) together and asked the old
man. Then he said

“Nothing special. Eighty years I (14) had been chasing X(chase)

happiness all my life, and it was useless. And then I decided to live
without happiness and just enjoy life. That’s why I (15)am.(be)happy
now.”
 

 Text 3
Once there was a wise man. There were many people who (16) was X always
coming (always, come) to him, complaining about the same problems every time.
One day he (17)told(tell) them a joke and everyone roared in laughter. After a
couple of minutes, he told them the same joke and only a few of them
(18)smiled(smile). After he (19)toldX(tell) the same joke for the third time no one
laughed anymore.

The wise man smiled and said: “You can’t laugh at the same joke over and
over. So why(20) are you always crying(cry) about the same problem?”
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PART C : MIXED TENSES (10 MARKS)

Make GOOD sentences using these words:

1. has been distributing – brochures – tourists

The tour guide has been distributing the brochures to all the tourists. 1m

2. is preparing – food – are decorating – house

My mother is preparing food while others are decorating the house. 2m

3. had collected – parcel – arrived – office

He had collected the parcel once arrived at the office. 1m

4. receives – award – very proud

Sandy receives an award and she feels very proud. 2m

5. had been talking – my neighbour – saw - ambulance

I had been talking with my neighbour when we saw the ambulance. 2m

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TOTAL MARKS 22/50