70452 time word review of present past tenses

Circle the correct tense: Present Simple & Continuous
Past Simple & Continuous
Present Perfect
15. My sister rarely __________ scary movies.
1. Leonidas ________ the king of the Spartans.
a. has been

b. is

c. was

d. were

2. I _______ just __________ my dinosaur report.
a. have finished

b. am finishing

c. finished

d. was finishing

3. Look! My turtle ____________ lunch.

a. watches

b. is watching

c. has watched

d. was watching

16. Listen! A jet ______________ overhead.
a. was flying

b. is flying

c. has flown

d. flew

17. We were watching a movie about aliens while we
____________ pepperoni pizza.

a. was eating

b. has eaten

a. ate

b. have eaten

c. eats

d. is eating

c. were eating

d. are eating

4. I was walking home, when the rain __________.

18. Martians __________ on Earth 20 years ago!

a. started

b. was starting

a. is visiting

b. was visiting

c. is starting

d. has started

c. has visited

d. visited

5. Last year I _______ a tennis tournament.
a. win
c. won

b. was winning
d. have won

6. Over 40 years ago astronauts ________ on the
moon.
a. are landing

b. were landing

c. have landed

d. landed

7. We __________ pizza for dinner right now.
a. are having

b. have had

c. have

d. were having

8._______ you ________ the e-mail yet?
a. Are…sending

b. Have…sent

c. Do…send

d. Did…send

9. Godzilla ________ at the cinema this week.
a, was playing

b. plays

c. has played

d. is playing

10. Yesterday Greece __________ the USA.
a. was beating

b. is beating

c. beats

d. beat

11. Oh no! It _______________ at the moment.

19. I ____________ any good movies lately.
a. haven’t seen

b. saw

c. didn’t see

d. don’t see

21. Martians always _________ in groups of ten.
a. are traveling

b. travel

c. have traveled

d. were traveling

22. I __________ this school for 5 years.
a. have attended

b. attend

c. am attending

d. was attending

23. Greece _________ the Olympic Games in 2004.
a. hosts

b. hosted

c. have hosted

d. are hosting

24. The World Cup _________ in Rio this summer.
a. took place

b. was taking place

c. is taking place

d. has taken place

25. Last night the Miami Heat _________ 120 points.

Key

15. My sister rarely __________ scary movies.

1. Leonidas ________ the king of the Spartans.
a. has been

b. is

c. was

d. were

2. I _______ just __________ my dinosaur report.
a. have finished

b. am finishing

c. finished

d. was finishing

3. Look! My turtle ____________ lunch.
a. was eating

b. has eaten

c. eats

d. is eating

4. I was walking home, when the rain __________.
a. started

b. was starting

c. is starting

d. has started

5. Last year I _______ a tennis tournament.
a. win
c. won

b. was winning
d. have won

6. Over 40 years ago astronauts ________ on the
moon.
a. are landing

b. were landing

c. have landed

d. landed

7. We __________ pizza for dinner right now.

a. are having

b. have had

c. have

d. were having

8._______ you ________ the e-mail yet?
a. Are…sending

b. Have…sent

c. Do…send

d. Did…send

9. Godzilla ________ at the cinema this week.
a, was playing

b. plays

c. has played

d. is playing

10. Yesterday Greece __________ the USA.
a. was beating

b. is beating

c. beats

d. beat

11. Oh no! It _______________ at the moment.

a. watches

b. is watching

c. has watched

d. was watching

16. Listen! A jet ______________ overhead.
a. was flying

b. is flying

c. has flown

d. flew

17. We were watching a movie about aliens while we
____________ pepperoni pizza.
a. ate

b. have eaten

c. were eating

d. are eating

18. Martians __________ on Earth 20 years ago!
a. is visiting

b. was visiting

c. has visited

d. visited

19. I ____________ any good movies lately.
a. haven’t seen

b. saw

c. didn’t see

d. don’t see

21. Martians always _________ in groups of ten.
a. are traveling

b. travel

c. have traveled

d. were traveling

22. I __________ this school for 5 years.
a. have attended

b. attend

c. am attending

d. was attending

23. Greece _________ the Olympic Games in 2004.
a. hosts

b. hosted

c. have hosted

d. are hosting

24. The World Cup _________ in Rio this summer.
a. took place

b. was taking place

c. is taking place

d. has taken place

25. Last night the Miami Heat _________ 120 points.