Tenses Practice

Al-Bayader
Grade 9
Name: ____________ Date: ____________
English Tenses Practice
I- Choose the correct answer.
1. Which sentence uses the Past Simple tense correctly?
A. They plays soccer last Saturday

B. He watched a movie yesterday.
C. I have studied for the test last night.
D. She were cooking dinner last evening.
2. Which sentence is in the Past Continuous tense and does not contain any errors?
A. I was playing video games when the power went out.

B. She were writing an email when I called.
C. They was going to the park yesterday.
D. We are studying when it started to rain.
3. Which sentence uses the Present Perfect tense correctly?
A. I have see this movie twice.

B. She has gone to the store yesterday.
C. We have eaten dinner already.
D. They has visit that museum many times.
4. Which sentence is in the Past Perfect tense and does not contain any errors?
A. By the time I arrived, they had already started the game.

B. She had went to the store before I called her.
C. He has completed his work before noon.
D. We had finish our lunch by then.
5. Which sentence describes an action that was happening at a specific time in the past
A. He is walking home now.

B. I walk to school every day.
C. They were studying when the bell rang.
D. She has finished her homework.
II- Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
1. Sarah (enjoy) __________ reading novels, so she (borrow) __________ books from the
library every week.
2. Last summer, we (visit) __________ our grandparents in the countryside and (have)
__________ a great time exploring the area.
3. Right now, Michael (study) __________ for his exams because he wants to do well.
4. They (play) __________ soccer at 7:00 pm yesterday.
5. I (already/finish) __________ my homework, so now I can relax and watch a movie.
6. By the time the teacher arrived, we (complete) __________ our group project and (start)
__________ practicing our presentation.
7. Emily usually (walk) __________ to school, but today she (take) __________ the bus
because she overslept.
8. While we (wait) __________ for the bus, we (see) __________ a rainbow appear in the
sky.
9. My friends and I (plan) __________ a surprise party for our classmate these days.
10. He (never/be) __________ to a theme park before, so he’s really excited about the trip
tomorrow.
III- Change the following sentences to the negative and then to the question forms.
1. Emma always reads a book before going to bed.

Negative: _______________________________________
Question: _______________________________________
2. Last weekend, they watched a new movie together.
Negative: _______________________________________
Question: _______________________________________
3. I am studying for my math test right now.
Negative: _______________________________________
Question: _______________________________________
4. She has already finished her science project.
Negative: _______________________________________
Question: _______________________________________
5. They were playing basketball when it started to rain.
Negative: _______________________________________
Question: _______________________________________
6. By the time I arrived at the party, everyone had already eaten.
Negative: _______________________________________
Question: _______________________________________
IV- Each of the following sentences has an error in tense form or usage. Rewrite
each sentence with the correct form of the verb.
1. Emma reads now a book for her English class.

2. Last summer, we are visiting the museum and learn a lot about history.
3. I am playing soccer every weekend with my friends.
4. They was studying for the test when the power went out.
5. She have finished her homework before she went out to play.
6. We are going to the beach last weekend, and it was so much fun.
7. I always walking to school with my brother every morning.
8. When the teacher came in, the students have already started their work.
9. My parents traveled to Italy three times so far.
10. She is liking the new movie we watched yesterday.
V- Follow the directions of the below prompt and write sentences using the appropriate
tenses.
1. Write a sentence describing a habit or routine you have every morning before school.
2. Describe something interesting you did last weekend.
3. Imagine you’re doing something fun with your friends right now. Write a sentence describing
what you’re doing.
4. Write a sentence about an accomplishment you’re proud of that you have completed recently.
5. Think of a time something unexpected happened. Write a sentence about what you were doing
when it happened.

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I- Choose the correct answer.

1. Which sentence uses the Past Simple tense correctly?

A. They plays soccer last Saturday

A. I was playing video games when the power went out.

3. Which sentence uses the Present Perfect tense correctly?

A. I have see this movie twice.

A. By the time I arrived, they had already started the game.

A. He is walking home now.

1. Emma always reads a book before going to bed.

1. Emma reads now a book for her English class.

2. Describe something interesting you did last weekend.

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