Worksheet : Present simple/ present continuous/ present perfect/ past simple/ past continuous / past

perfect/ will/ be going to

(1) Last Friday, I _______ a dinner with my friend. (A) had (B) have (C) having (D) has
(2) While I ________ the dishes in the kitchen, my son ___________ home.
(A) were doing; is coming (B) was doing; came (C) did; coming (D) was doing; came
(3) I _________ to many different places in my life, and I believe that I _____ the whole
world when I die. (A) have gone; am traveling (B)have gone; am going to travel(C) have been; would travel(D)
have been; will travel
(4) Before I went home, I __________ my dinner already. (A) had eaten (B) have eaten (C) has eaten (D) ate.
(5) Next Nonday, I ____________ away with my families to Thailand, and I will miss my friends here
(A) to move (B) am moving (C) moved (D) move
(6) What __________ you do last Saturday? I didn’t do much, I_________ on my sofa the whole day.
(A) did; lie, (B) does; lay, (C) did; lay, (D) do; lain.
(7) She usually _________ with his dog once a week _____________his busy work.
(A) plays; because, (B) has played; because of, (C) plays; because of, (D) is playing; because.
(8) “What are you ________? You______ very tired.” “Nothing, I was thinking about my tiring homework and
garrulous teachers.” (A) thought; are looking (B) thinking; look (C) think; are looking (D) thinking; are looking
(9) “______ you finished your homework?” I ________ it already. (A)Have; do, (B) Has; do, (C) Had; have done,
(D)Have; have done
(10) While the people_______ a movie, the tired man______. (A) were watching; was sleeping, (B) were
watching; slept, (C) was watch; sleep, (D) was watching; was sleeping.
(11) If you______ me the truth, I _______ tell your mother all the things that you have done. (A) don’t; X, (B)
doesn’t; will, (C) don’t; will, (D) won’t tell; am.
(12) ________ to me! I am telling you something very important(A) Listening(B) Listen (C)Listened(D) To listen
(13) Ancient Mayan used to_______ very simple to build very complicated building. But, they_______ many
years ago. (A) use; disappear,(B) using; disappearing, (C) used; disappeared, (D) use; disappeared.
(14) He ______ very knowledgeable. He ________ many books. (A) is; read, (B) are; has readen, (C) is; has
read,(D) was; had read.
(15) When you ________something, you need to make sure _______you know why you learn it. (A) learn; if, (B)
learning; that, (C) learned; X, (D) learn; X.
(16) I cannot _______without you. I _______ to many things. (A) living; have lost, (B) live; had lose, (C) lived; has
lose, (D) live; have lost.
(17) I never_______ cilantro. _______ existence is a mistake. (A) eat; it’s, (B) eating; it’s, (C) eat; its, (D) eating;
it’s.
(18) By the time I ____dinner, I ____worked for ten hours. (A) had; had, (B) have; had, (C) has; have, (D) had;
have.
(19) Truffles______to be the most delicious food, but many people ______ never tasted it before. (A) are said;
had (B) says; has, (C) are said; have, (D) says; had.
(20) The Mayan _______ so smart at that time that even people now _______really understand some of their
culture. (A) is; aren’t, (B) were; isn’t, (C) is; don’t, (D) were; don’t.
(21) Angkor Wat ________ many years ago. I ________ going to visit it next summer. (A) was built; are, (B) have
been built; am, (C) is built; will, (D)was built; am.
(22) I _______ you for some time. Since you _______, everyone has looked at you. (A) have watched; come, (B)
has saw; came, (C) have watched; came, (D) watched; have come.
(23) Look at that confused man! He ________ at the map with question mark on his face. I guess that He has
________ his direction. (A) is looking; lose, (B) is looking; lost, (C) looks; lose, (D) looks; lost.
(24) There ________ many people in China. Their economic status ______ more and more powerful. (A) have;
is becoming, (B) are; become, (C) have; become, (D) are; is becoming.
(25) _______ out the cake! It______ for an hour. (A) Check; has been baked, (B) Checking; has baked, (C) Check;
has baked, (D) checking; was baked.
(26) The World Cup is on the TV at the moment. Everyone________ at the TV nervously. (A) is looking, (B) look,
(C) looked, (D) to look.
(27) When I _______ my college degree, I _______ for three years only. (A) finished; had studied, (B) finish;
studying, (C) finished; had studied, (D) finish; studying.
(28) I ________ just waked up and you are now ______me. (A) have; bothered, (B) X; bothering, (C) have;
bothering, (D) X; bothered.
(29) “I can’t believe ______ you got only 22 on your chemistry. How many time ________ you been flunked” (A)
X; have, (B) that; do, (C) X; did, (D) that; do.
(30) Why are you still here. I ________ that you have _________ Taiwan. (A) heard; left, (B) hear; leaved, (C)
heard; leaved, (D) hear; left.
(31) He always ______ down notes, so that he can_______. (A) puts; remind, (B) putting; remind, (C) puts; be
reminded,(D) putting; be reminded.
(32) Everyone ______ happy in the party. I _______ a great night. (A) was; has, (B) were; had had, (C) was; had,
(D) were; have had.
(33) An hour ago, the man ______ in the cafeteria and_______ himself. (A) was reading; enjoyed, (B) reads;
enjoyed,(C) was reading; enjoying, (D) readed; enjoying.
(34) When I ______ young, I usually ________ by the radio and wait for my favorite songs. (A) was; sit, (B) am;
sit, (C) was; sat, (D) am; sat.
(35) In the 1970s, Taiwan ______ an economic boom. (A) experienced, (B) experiencing, (C) experience, (D)
experiment.
(36) Human’s Brain ________ a topic in many researches for hundreds of years, but no one really ______it well
enough. (A) is; know, (B) has been; knows, (C) has been; know, (D) is; knows.
(37) Leonardo Da Vinci ________ in 1452. He ________ one of the greatest artists since then. (A) was born; is,
(B) was born; has been, (C) born; has been, (D) born; is.
(38) Flamenco _______ a kind of dance which _______ in Morocco and Spain. (A) have been; was created, (B)
is; created, (C) have been; was, (D) is; was created.
(39) I _____ so scared that I ______ tell her my love. (A) is; can’t, (B) was; couldn’t, (C) is ; couldn’t, (D) was;
can’t.
(40) By the end of 1900, almost half of Chinese land _______ to many countries. (A) had been occupied, (B) was
occupied, (C) occupied, (D) has been occupied.