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English Tenses Revision Test – Sample Answers (Gap-Fill)
Tense:
Time(s):
Auxiliary Verb(s):
Example Sentences*:
Present Simple
1.__________________________________________________
do / does
am / are / is (be)
+ 2._____________________________
- I do not like chips.
? Do you like chips?
3._________________________
now or future (with time phrase, e.g. at 8pm)
4.____________________
+ I am reading a book.
- I am not reading a book.
? Are you reading a book?
Past Simple
5.__________________________________________________
did
+ I met my friend.
- 6._____________________________
? Did you meet your friend?
7._________________________
finished time in the past, e.g. last week
8.____________________
+ I was driving for two hours.
- I was not driving for two hours.
? Were you driving for two hours?
Present Perfect
9.__________________________________________________
have / has
+ I have finished my breakfast.
- I have not finished my breakfast.
? 10.
11.________________________
past up to now – unfinished time, e.g. this week
12.___________________
+ I have been playing football.
- I have not been playing football.
? Have you been playing football?
Past Perfect
13._________________________________________________
had
+ 14.____________________________
- I had not been to Italy before.
? Had you been to Italy before?
15.________________________
various times
16.___________________
+ I can swim.
- I cannot swim.
? Can you swim?
Future with ‘will’
17._________________________________________________
will
+ I will pay for lunch.
- 18.____________________________
? Will you pay for lunch?
19.________________________
planned future
20.___________________
+ I am going to join a gym.
- I am not going to join a gym.
? Are you going to join a gym?
*Contractions are also acceptable, e.g. ‘I don’t like chips’, ‘I’m reading a book’, ‘I’ve finished my breakfast’, etc.
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