THE PRESENT TENSES

THE PRESENT TENSES
I. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. You shouldn’t go out now. It (rain)....................................heavily.
2. (You, ever, be) ................................................to the United States?
3. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) ………………………................
4. “What……………………(he/do)?’’ – “He (try)………………………to fix the computer.
5. My best friend and I (know) _____________________ each other for over fifteen years. We
still get together once a week.
6. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go)……………………to a movie tonight with some friends.
7. Julia (speak) .............five languages, and at the moment she (work)...................as a translator.
8. Laura never (win)………………………………a beauty contest.
9. His mom (always/shop)……………………..for groceries in the morning.
10. The President of The USA (live)………………………………in The White House?
11. I (write) .....................................a poem. I will let you read it when I finish.
12. They have bought a couple of tickets and they (see)......................their favorite film at the
cinema.
13. I (stay)…………………….with my sister until I can find a flat.
14. Look! The bus (come))………………………….
15. John is never satisfied. He (always/complain)…………………………………………..
16. She (not / see)..............him for a long time.
17. Usually, I (work) ………………………............... as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I
(study) .………………………...French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.
18. Trees (grow)…………more quickly in summer than in winter.
19. It is a lovely day. The sun (shine)……………………and the birds (sing)…………………
II. Choose the best answer.
1. My mother usually ___________the cooking every day.
A. do
B. does
C. is doing
D. to do

2. In my family, everybody ___________the household chores.
A. sharing
B. to share
C. shares
D. share
3. She ___________her homework at the moment.
A. is doing
B. to do
C. does
D. do
4. She is bored with her current job and .................. for a new one lately
A. looks
B. is looking
C. looking
D. has looked
5. She often ……a big breakfast but today she……only a glass of milk.
A. has/ is having B. was having/ had
C. had/has
D. had had/ is having
6. The baby ......... Don’t make so much noise.
A. sleep
B. sleeps
C. is sleeping
D. slept
7. As a housewife, she stays at home and
her children. She takes care of them, feeds
them and protects them to develop.
A. nurtures
B. nurture
C. nature

D. natures
8. I can’t answer the phone now. I
dinner.
A. cook
B. cooking
C. am cooking
D. cooks
9. Excuse me,
you
your newspaper? Could I borrow it ?
A. are-read
B. are - reading
C. do-reading
D. do-read
10. I am afraid he can’t go out with you now. He
his car.
A. repair
B.repairs
C. repairing
D. is repairing
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11. Many people don’t like Jack because he
casual clothes to important meetings
A. will wear
B.is always wearing
C.has just worn
D. had won
12. Fish were among the earliest forms of life. Fish................on earth for ages and ages.

A. existed
B. are existing
C. have existed
D. exist
13. I have not read a newspaper since Sunday.
A. I never read a newspaper on Sunday. C. The last time I read a newspaper was on Sunday.
B. I only read a newspaper on Sunday. D. It is Sunday on which I read a newspaper.
14. John.............tennis once or twice a week.
A. usually play
B. is usually playing
C. usually plays D. have usually played
15. He left school three years ago.
A. It is three years since he had left school.
C. It is three years since he left school.
B. It is three years since he has left school. D. It has been three years ago since he left school.
16. She .............German for two years.
A. has learnt
B. is learning
C. learn
D. learns
17. Tina………….for London two years ago, and I…………from her since then.
A. left / have not heard
B. is leaving / had not heard
C. is going to leave / do not hear
D. leave / are not hearing.
18. She has learnt English and French_________ the age of five.
A. since
B. for
C. before
D. in

19. ….............you go to the dentist?
A. How often are
B. How often do
C. How often does
D. How are
20. Look! That man….............to open the door of your car.
A. try
B. tried
C. is trying
D. has tried
21. Ann.............tea very often.
A. doesn’t drink
B. don’t drink
C. didn’t drink
D. hasn’t drunken
22. I haven’t seen him_________
A. many years ago
B. for many years ago
C. for many years D. since many years
23. Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he -------------- homesick.
A. will have left
B. felt
C. feels
D. is feeling
24. I can’t help you with your homework tonight, _________shopping.
A. I’ll go
B. I’m going
C. I go
D. I have gone
25. Since I left Venezuela six years ago, I -------------- to visit friends and family several times.

A. return
B. will have returned
C. am returning
D. have returned
26. Linda has lost her passport again. It’s the second time this --------------.
A. has happened
B. happens
C. happened
D. had happened
27. She usually_________ skirt. But today she _________trousers.
A. has worn/wears B. wears/is wearing
C. wears/was wearing
D. wore/ has worn
28. I’m busy at the moment . -------------- on the computer.
A. I work
B. I’m worked
C. I’m working
D. I worked
29. For the past few years, I_________ a lot of things.
A. doing
B. do
C. have done
D. did
30. The Smiths………….. to the cinema tonight.
A. are going
B. have gone
C. were going
D. have been going
31. I haven’t seen him_________
A. many years ago B. for many years ago C. for many years D. since many years

32. A cold wind……..for the last three days.
A. has been blowing
B. blows
C. is blowing
D. blew
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33. For years. scientists in many countries_________ a lot of research to find a vaccine against
AIDS.
A. are doing
B. will do
C. did
D. have done
34. I don’t know where he is. He hasn’t arrived………
A. already
B. still
C. since
D. yet
35. How long_______ here? – Exactly 4 years today. I’m thinking of changing my job next year.
A. are you working
B. have you been working
C. did you work D. do you work
36. I _____ in this school for ten years.
A. has been studying
B. have been studying
C. studied D. were studying
37. I’m afraid I’m not hungry now. I’ve………….eaten lunch.
A. yet
B. still

C. already
D. ever
37. The swimming pool ...................... at 9.00 am and ____________ at 6.30 pm
A. open/ close
B. opens / closes
C. opens/ close
D. open / closes
38. At the moment, we_________ with the council for the sale of development land.
A. have negotiated
B. negotiate
C. were negotiating
D. are negotiating
39. What_________ you_________ about this idea?” She asked.
A. are/thinking
B. do/think
C. does/think
D. have/ thought
40. He_________ mineral water every day.
A. will drink
B. is drinking
C. drinks
D. drink
41. He _________ about everything!
A. always complain
C. is always complaining
B. always complains D. is complaining
III. Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
1. What have they say about their marriges?
A
B

C
D
2. Alexander Pushkin managed writing great stories despite being surrounded by spies and
A
B
C
censored by the tzar.
D
3. A great country can grows from a small colony.
A
B
C
D
4. It took them at least two months learning how to pronounce these words.
A
B
C
D
5. I haven’t come back to London for my father last visited me.
A B
C
D
6. What do you use to do when you felt afraid?
A
B
C
D
7. How often have you learnt English? – For 3 years.
A
B

C
D
8. We have discussed your proposal, and we are pleased about accept it.
A
B
C
D
9. This room has not been used since a long time.
A
B
C
D
10. Frank is usually swimming before work, but this morning he is jogging.
A
B C
D
11. I know you're too busy to stay, but I look forward to see you again..
A
B
C
D
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12. Water boils at one hundred degrees Celsius and freezing at zero degrees Celsius.
A
B
C
D
13. Almost 300 million people had visited America’s national park every year.

A
B
C
D
14. She comes always to class in time although her house is 16 km far from the teacher’s.
A
B
C
D
15. In the moment, I am working hard to pass my examinations.
A B
C
D
KEY
I. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. You shouldn’t go out now. It (rain)............is raining........................heavily.
2. (You, ever, be) .............Have you ever been...................................to the United States?
3. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) ………always rains………………................
4. “What……is he doing………(he/do)?’’ – “He (try)……is trying…………to fix the computer.
5. My best friend and I (know) ____have known_________________ each other for over fifteen
years. We still get together once a week.
6. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go)……am going………to a movie tonight with some friends.
7. Julia (speak) ....speaks.......five languages, and at the moment she (work)...is working….....as a
translator.
8. Laura never (win)……has never won…………………………a beauty contest.
9. His mom (always/shop)……always shops………………..for groceries in the morning.
10. The President of The USA (live)………Does…live……………………in The White House?
11. I (write) .........am writing............................a poem. I will let you read it when I finish.
12. They have bought a couple of tickets and they (see)....are seeing...........their favorite film at

the cinema.
13. I (stay)……am staying……………….with my sister until I can find a flat.
14. A: Did you like the movie "Star Wars?"
B: I don't know. I (see, never)___have never seen__________________that movie.
15. Look! The bus (come))………is coming………………….
16. John is never satisfied. He (always/complain)……is always complaining……………………
17. She (not / see).....hasn’t seen.........him for a long time.
18. Usually, I (work) ………work………………............... as a secretary at ABT, but this summer
19. I (study) .…am studying……French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.
20. Trees (grow)…grow………more quickly in summer than in winter.
21. It is a lovely day. The sun (shine)……is shining………and the birds (sing)……are
singing……
II. Choose the best answer.
1. My mother usually ___________the cooking every day.
A. do
B. does
C. is doing
D. to do
2. In my family, everybody ___________the household chores.
A. sharing
B. to share
C. shares
D. share
3. She ___________her homework at the moment.
A. is doing
B. to do
C. does
D. do
4. She is bored with her current job and .................. for a new one lately
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A. looks
B. is looking
C. looking
D. has looked
5. She often ……a big breakfast but today she……only a glass of milk.
A. has/ is having B. was having/ had
C. had/has
D. had had/ is having
6. The baby ......... Don’t make so much noise.
A. sleep
B. sleeps
C. is sleeping
D. slept
7. As a housewife, she stays at home and
her children. She takes care of them, feeds
them and protects them to develop.
A. nurtures
B. nurture
C. nature
D. natures
8. I can’t answer the phone now. I
dinner.
A. cook
B. cooking
C. am cooking
D. cooks
9. Excuse me,
you

your newspaper? Could I borrow it ?
A. are-read
B. are - reading
C. do-reading
D. do-read
10. I am afraid he can’t go out with you now. He
his car.
A. repair
B.repairs
C. repairing
D. is repairing
11. Many people don’t like Jack because he
casual clothes to important meetings
A. will wear
B.is always wearing
C.has just worn
D. had won
12. Fish were among the earliest forms of life. Fish................on earth for ages and ages.
A. existed
B. are existing
C. have existed
D. exist
13. I have not read a newspaper since Sunday.
A. I never read a newspaper on Sunday. C. The last time I read a newspaper was on Sunday.
B. I only read a newspaper on Sunday. D. It is Sunday on which I read a newspaper.
14. John.............tennis once or twice a week.
A. usually play
B. is usually playing
C. usually plays D. have usually played
15. He left school three years ago.

A. It is three years since he had left school.
C. It is three years since he left school.
B. It is three years since he has left school. D. It has been three years ago since he left school.
16. She .............German for two years.
A. has learnt
B. is learning
C. learn
D. learns
17. Tina………….for London two years ago, and I…………from her since then.
A. left / have not heard
B. is leaving / had not heard
C. is going to leave / do not hear
D. leave / are not hearing.
18. She has learnt English and French_________ the age of five.
A. since
B. for
C. before
D. in
19. ….............you go to the dentist?
A. How often are
B. How often do
C. How often does
D. How are
20. Look! That man….............to open the door of your car.
A. try
B. tried
C. is trying
D. has tried
21. Ann.............tea very often.
A. doesn’t drink

B. don’t drink
C. didn’t drink
D. hasn’t drunken
22. I haven’t seen him_________
A. many years ago
B. for many years ago
C. for many years D. since many years
23. Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he -------------- homesick.
A. will have left
B. felt
C. feels
D. is feeling
24. I can’t help you with your homework tonight, _________shopping.
A. I’ll go
B. I’m going
C. I go
D. I have gone
25. Since I left Venezuela six years ago, I -------------- to visit friends and family several times.
A. return
B. will have returned
C. am returning
D. have returned
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26. Linda has lost her passport again. It’s the second time this --------------.
A. has happened
B. happens
C. happened
D. had happened

27. She usually_________ skirt. But today she _________trousers.
A. has worn/wears B. wears/is wearing
C. wears/was wearing
D. wore/ has worn
28. I’m busy at the moment . -------------- on the computer.
A. I work
B. I’m worked
C. I’m working
D. I worked
29. For the past few years, I_________ a lot of things.
A. doing
B. do
C. have done
D. did
30. The Smiths………….. to the cinema tonight.
A. are going
B. have gone
C. were going
D. have been going
31. I haven’t seen him_________
A. many years ago B. for many years ago C. for many years D. since many years
32. A cold wind……..for the last three days.
A. has been blowing
B. blows
C. is blowing
D. blew
33. For years, scientists in many countries_________ a lot of research to find a vaccine against
AIDS.
A. are doing
B. will do

C. did
D. have done
34. I don’t know where he is. He hasn’t arrived………
A. already
B. still
C. since
D. yet
35. How long_______ here? – Exactly 4 years today. I’m thinking of changing my job next year.
A. are you working
B. have you been working
C. did you work D. do you work
36. I _____ in this school for ten years.
A. has been studying
B. have been studying
C. studied D. were studying
37. I’m afraid I’m not hungry now. I’ve………….eaten lunch.
A. yet
B. still
C. already
D. ever
37. The swimming pool ...................... at 9.00 am and ____________ at 6.30 pm
A. open/ close
B. opens / closes
C. opens/ close
D. open / closes
38. At the moment, we_________ with the council for the sale of development land.
A. have negotiated
B. negotiate
C. were negotiating
D. are negotiating

39. What_________ you_________ about this idea?” She asked.
A. are/thinking
B. do/think
C. does/think
D. have/ thought
40. He_________ mineral water every day.
A. will drink
B. is drinking
C. drinks
D. drink
41. He _________ about everything!
A. always complain
C. is always complaining
B. always complains D. is complaining
III. Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
1. What have they say about their marriges?
A
B
C
D
2. Alexander Pushkin managed writing great stories despite being surrounded by spies and
A
B
C
censored by the tzar.
D
3. A great country can grows from a small colony.
A
B
C

D
4. It took them at least two months learning how to pronounce these words.
A
B
C
D
5. I haven’t come back to London for my father last visited me.
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A B
C
D
6. What do you use to do when you felt afraid?
A
B
C
D
7. How often have you learnt English? – For 3 years.
A
B
C
D
8. We have discussed your proposal, and we are pleased about accept it.
A
B
C
D
9. This room has not been used since a long time.
A

B
C
D
10. Frank is usually swimming before work, but this morning he is jogging.
A
B C
D
11. I know you're too busy to stay, but I look forward to see you again..
A
B
C
D
12. Water boils at one hundred degrees Celsius and freezing at zero degrees Celsius.
A
B
C
D
13. Almost 300 million people had visited America’s national park every year.
A
B
C
D
14. She comes always to class in time although her house is 16 km far from the teacher’s.
A
B
C
D
15. In the moment, I am working hard to pass my examinations.
A B
C

D

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