Maria Melayanti - Quiz - Tenses (Beginner)
Maria Melayanti - Quiz - Tenses (Beginner)
Maria Melayanti - Quiz - Tenses (Beginner)
A. Complete the Sentences with Simple Present or Present Continuous form of the
Verbs in the List. Each Verb is Used only Once.
1. My father takes the 8:15 train into the city every weekday morning.
2. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I walk to work for the exercise. Every Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday, I drive my car to work.
3. A: Charlie, can’t you hear the telephone? Answer it!
B: You get it! I am watching my favorite TV show. I don’t want to miss anything.
4. A: What kind of tea do you like?
B: Well, I’m drinking black tea, but I prefer green tea.
5. I’m gaining weight around my waist. These pants are too tight. I need a larger pair of pants.
6. A: Dinner’s ready. Please call the children.
B: Where are they?
A: They are playing a game outside in the street at the moment.
7. It’s night. There’s no moon. Emily is outside. She looks at the sky. She see more stars than she
can count.
8. Michael has a good voice. Sometimes he sings in a musical group in town. It’s a good way to earn a
little extra money
9. A: Ouch!
B: What’s the matter?
A: Every time I eat too fast, I am biting my tongue.
10. Nadia always writes in her diary before bed.
11. Thank you for your help in algebra. Now I am understanding that lesson.
12. This magazine is not mine. It belongs to Colette.
13. I can see a rainbow because the sun is shining and it is raining at the same time.
B. Complete the Sentences with the Correct form of the Verbs in Parentheses
using Simple Past.
Last Friday was a holiday. It (be) was Independence Day, so I didn’t have to go to classes. I (sleep)
slept a little later than usual. Around ten, my friend Larry (come) 14. came over to my apartment. We
(pack) 15. packed a picnic basket and then (take) 16. took the bus to Forest Park. We (spend) 17. spent most
of the day there.
After we (eat) 18. ate our lunch, I (take) 19. took a short nap under a tree. When I (sleep) 20. slept, a
mosquito (bite) 21. bit my arm. When I (wake) 22. woke up, my arm itched, so I scratched it. Suddenly I
(hear) 23. heard a noise in the tree above me. I (look) 24. looked up and (see) 25. saw an orange and gray
bird. After a few moments, it (fly) 26. flew away.
In the evening we (join) 27. joined a huge crowd to watch the fireworks display. The fireworks (be) 28.
was beautiful. Some of the explosions (be) 29. were very loud, however. They (hurt) 30. hurt my ears. When
the display (be) 31. was over, we (leave) 32. left. All in all, it (be) 33. was a very enjoyable day.