Name:…………………………………….. Date: February 2025 VERBAL TENSES TEST GOOD LUCK! TASK 1: Present Simple or Present Continuous? (12 points) Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb in brackets (present simple or present continuous). 1. She __________ (watch) TV right now. 2. My brother __________ (go) to the gym every Monday. 3. Look! The cat __________ (chase) a mouse! 4. We __________ (not have) school on Sundays. 5. Tom usually __________ (walk) to school, but today he __________ (take) the bus. 6. What __________ (you / do) at the moment? 7. Our teacher always __________ (give) us homework on Fridays. 8. I __________ (not understand) this exercise. Can you help me? 9. She __________ (read) a very interesting book these days. The sun __________ (rise) in the east. 10. Why __________ (they / make) so much noise? 11. I __________ (love) chocolate, but I __________ (try) to eat less of it. TASK 2: Past Simple or Past Continuous? (12 points) Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verb in brackets. 1. While I __________ (do) my homework, my sister __________ (play) video games. 2. We __________ (see) a strange animal in the forest yesterday. 3. When the phone __________ (ring), I __________ (sleep). 4. They __________ (walk) home when it suddenly __________ (start) to rain. 5. I __________ (break) my leg while I __________ (ski) last winter. 6. We __________ (not go) to the cinema last night because we __________ (be) too tired. 7. As she __________ (drive) to work, she __________ (have) an accident. 8. Yesterday at 5 p.m., I __________ (study) for the exam. 9. While he __________ (watch) TV, the lights __________ (go) out. 10. They __________ (finish) dinner before the movie started. 11. When I __________ (arrive), they __________ (wait) for me outside. 12. The teacher __________ (write) on the board when the bell __________ (ring). TASK 3: Past Simple or Present Perfect? (12 points) Choose the correct answer (A, B, or C). 1. I __________ my keys! I can’t open the door. A) lost B) have lost C) lose 2. She __________ in Paris for five years now. A) has lived B) lived C) lives 3. We __________ a great movie last night. A) have seen B) saw C) see 4. He __________ his homework yet. A) didn’t finish B) hasn’t finished C) doesn’t finish 5. My parents __________ to Italy last summer. A) went B) have gone C) have been 6. I __________ to New York three times. A) have been B) was C) go 7. We __________ (never / see) such a beautiful sunset before. 8. She __________ (just / call) me with good news. 9. I __________ (visit) my grandmother last weekend. 10. They __________ (live) here since 2010. 11. My best friend __________ (never / travel) by plane. 12. He __________ (already / finish) his project. TASK 4: Future Tenses (12 points) Complete the sentences with the correct future form: will, be going to, present continuous, or present simple. 1. Look at those clouds! It __________ (rain) soon. 2. I promise I __________ (call) you later. 3. We __________ (have) dinner with my grandparents tomorrow. 4. The train to Madrid __________ (leave) at 6 p.m. 5. Watch out! You __________ (fall) off the bike! 6. They __________ (not go) to the beach next weekend because they have to study. 7. The teacher __________ (give) us a test next Friday. 8. I think she __________ (be) famous one day. 9. We __________ (visit) our friends next Saturday. 10. He __________ (graduate) in two years. 11. I __________ (help) you with your homework if you need. 12. What time __________ (the concert / start)? TASK 5: Mixed Tenses (25 points) Complete the sentences with the correct tense of the verb in brackets. 1. She __________ (study) English for three years. 2. When I __________ (arrive) home, my parents __________ (watch) TV. 3. I __________ (never / try) sushi before. 4. We __________ (go) to the cinema last weekend. 5. Look! He __________ (fall) down! 6. By the time we arrive, they __________ (finish) dinner. 7. My flight __________ (leave) at 8 a.m. tomorrow. 8. I __________ (just / buy) a new phone. 9. When she __________ (call), I __________ (not hear) the phone. The baby __________ (cry) because he is hungry. 10. What __________ (you / do) this weekend? 11. She __________ (not see) her cousin since last Christmas. 12. While I __________ (read), my brother __________ (play) outside. 13. If you study hard, you __________ (pass) the test. 14. I __________ (not finish) my project yet. 15. He __________ (go) to the gym every morning. 16. We __________ (have) a party next Saturday. 17. By the time you wake up, I __________ (leave). 18. I __________ (not be) late, I promise! 19. They __________ (live) in this house for 10 years. 20. Why __________ (you / look) at me like that? 21. I __________ (cook) dinner when you called. 22. He __________ (not take) a shower yet. 23. I __________ (meet) my friend for lunch tomorrow. 24. We __________ (travel) to France last summer TASK 6: Writing about a recent event you have been to. Write using Present Perfect and including some words like already, yet and just. Mention when was it, where was it and what happened? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. SPELLING PRESENT PERFECT AND ADVERBS CONNECTORS (and, so, but, because, then, first, ….) Structure and organization That’s the end!
