Exercícios de Inglês – Instituto – nível B1 – Grammar – Present tenses

Choose the correct answer.

1 Tim … a newspaper now. 6 I … to Spain.

a) reads a) was never

b) reading b) am never

c) is reading c) have never been

2 Jill … in a hospital. 7 He … at 8 o’clock every day.

a) is working a) gets up

b) works b) is getting up

c) have worked c) has got up

3 Oh, no! We are late! Nobody opens the 8 You … too loud!
door. They … out.
a) always talk
a) have gone
b) talking
b) went
c) are always talking
c) are going

9 Look! Your puppy …!

4 She … thirty pancakes today.
a) swim
a) cooked
b) is swimming
b) cooks
c) is swiming
c) has cooked

10 We all know that the Earth … round.

5 The climate … rapidly nowadays.
a) is
a) has changed
b) is being
b) change
c) be
c) is changing

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11 Oh, no way, I … that man before! 16 The sun … in the west.

a) saw a) has set

b) have seen b) sets

c) see c) is setting

12 The train from Berlin … at 11:15. 17 My plane to Los Angeles … at 07:30.

There’re no changes in the timetable.
a) arrives
a) is departing
b) is arriving
b) departs
c) arrive
c) depart

13 I’m fond of history. I often … to

museums. 18 It’s better to get rid of this toaster. It …
more and more insecure.
a) went
a) is getting
b) go
b) gets
c) been
c) has got

14 My wife usually … a cup of coffee before

going to work. 19 Steve is very busy. He … a rest very
seldom.
a) drink
a) takes
b) is drinking
b) is taking
c) drinks
c) has took

15 I can’t find Mark. It seems he … .

20 It … colder. Do you really want to go out?
a) already go
a) getting
b) already went
b) is getting
c) has already gone
c) gets

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21 I … Alexia since 1999. 26 Robert … the task yet.

a) knew a) finishes

b) know b) finishing

c) have known c) hasn’t finished

22 I like to watch thrillers, but now I … a 27 Michael … this car for five years.
comedy.
a) is having
a) watching
b) has had
b) watch
c) has
c) am watching

28 Actually, I … apples.
23 Steve and Olivia … friends for many ages.
a) don’t like
a) have been
b) like not
b) are
c) am not liking
c) are been

29 I can bring his umbrella back now. He …

24 Don’t disturb! He … a letter at the from Spain recently.
moment.
a) return
a) writes
b) returning
b) is writing
c) has returned
c) writing

30 Oh my God! He … the race!

25 Rachel … in Frankfurt since Sunday.
a) has just won
a) has been
b) win
b) was
c) is just win
c) is

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