TENSE

Exercise 3: Choose the correct item

1. Tony always _______ his cousins on Fridays
A. visited B. didn’t visit C. visits
2. I _____ my bike in the park every weekend.
A. ride B. didn’t ride C. am riding
3. I usually ______ a bowl of cereal for breakfast.
A. eat B. eats C. eating
4. Mum ______ very happy today.
A. was B. is C. are
5. Where …………his wife (be)?
a. am      b. is      c. are        d. be
6. Jack (wear) ………………..suit today.
a. is wearing          b. are wearing c. am wearing          d. wears
7. The weather (get) ………………..warm this season.
a. gets                b. are getting c. is getting            d. are gets
8. My kids (be)…………. downstairs now. They (play) …………..chess.
a. am/ am playing       b. is/is playing c. are/are playing          d. be/ being
9. Look! The train (come)…………………
a. are coming               b. is coming c. are coming               d. is coming
10. Alex always (borrow) ………………..me cash and never (give)……………….. back.
a. is borrowing/ giving      b. are borrowing/ giving c. borrows/ giving        d. borrow/
giving
11. While I (do)……………….. my homework, my sister (read) ……………….. newspapers.
a. am doing/ is reading        b. are doing/ is reading
c. is doing/ are reading        d. am doing/ are reading
12. I…….in the bathroom right now.
a. am being b. was being c. have been being         d. am
13. It……..late. Shall we go home?
a. is getting       b. get c. got                  d. has got
14. -“Are you ready, Belle?” “Yes, I……………”
a. am coming         b. come c. came                  d. have came
15. -Look! That guy………..to break the door of your house.
a. try                b. tried c. is trying        d. has tried
1. They ................... students yesterday.
a. am b. is c. was d. Were
2. They ............. doctors two years ago.
A. am b. is c. was d. Were
3. They ............... farmers last month.
A. are b. is c. was d. Were
4. We ....... nurses yesterday.
A.are b. is c. was d. Were
5. The weather ........ cold yesterday.
A.aren’t b. isn’t c. wasn’t d. weren’t
6. I .........a pupil last week.
A.aren’t b. isn’t c. wasn’t d. weren’t
7. These hats .......new yesterday.
A.aren’t b. isn’t c. wasn’t d. weren’t
8. My parents........teachers two years ago.
A.are b. is c. was d. Were
9. He .............a mechanic last Monday.
A.aren’t b. is c. wasn’t d. weren’t
10. ... he an engineer yesterday. No, he ......
A.is/ isn’t b.are/aren’t c.was/wasn’t d.were/weren’t
11. .......It hot last week?
A. am b. is c. was d. Were
12. The shops ...open last Monday.
A. am b. is c. was d. Were
13. .... you a teacher two years ago? Yes, I......
a.is/ is b.are/aren’t c.were/was d.was/weren’t
14. Where ......Nam from yesterday?
A. am b. is c. was d. Were
15. Why .........they unhappy last Tuesday?
A. am b. is c. was d. Were
16. I ... your trip to Nha Trang two years ago.
A.remember b.remembers c.rememberring d.remembered
17. Ba ........ the cap all day yesterday.
A. wear b. wears c. weared d. wore
18. We ..........a lot of fish yesterday.
A. eated b. ate c. eats d. Eat
19. Her aunt ......... her to see Cham Temple last year.
A .taked b. took c. take d. Takes
20. Tuan ......... a new bike yesterday.
A. haved b. has c. had d. Have