Present Tenses Test 4

Present Tenses

1. I’m taking my sister out as she ___ any sun for a long 6. Look! The cat ___ your cutlet.
time.
A) is eating
A) hasn’t had B) was eating
B) haven’t had C) eats
C) hadn’t been D) has been eating
D) will have E) had eaten
E) shall have

7. You look pale. You ___ too hard these days.

2. He ___ ill for three months already.
A) have been working
A) was B) worked
B) has been C) are working
C) is D) work
D) have been E) were working
E) were

8. What ___ you ___ since I saw you last?

3. Who goes sightseeing?
A) do/do
A) Nina does. B) are/doing
B) We shall. C) have/been doing
C) We did. D) did/do
D) I did. E) will/do
E) She has

9. It is 8.30. Ben and Ann ___ breakfast.

4. I usually ___ a blouse and jeans at home, but today I
___ on a new dress. A) have
B) are having
A) wear/have put
C) is having
B) have worn/have put
D) was having
C) wore/has put
E) were having
D) wears/has put
E) will wear/put

10. She ___ a journalist nowadays.

5. What ___ the president ___? -He ___ a contract. A) are

B) was
A) does/do/has signed
C) is
B) is/doing/is signing
D) were
C) will/do/was signing
E) am
D) is/ going to do/would sign
E) shall/do/has been signing

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11. You ___ always ___ your things. Put them into their 16. “Nobody ___ in that country,” said Pinocchio to his
bag. friend.

A) are/losing A) don’t learn

B) -/lost B) are learning
C) have/lost C) learns
D) shall/have been losing D) doesn’t learn
E) had/lust E) learn

12. What place ___ the youth of our country occupy in all 17. Paul ___ a student of Cambridge University.
branches now?
A) were
A) did B) are
B) shall C) am
C) is D) be
D) does E) is
E) will

18. “Little boy”, said a man, “why do you carry that

13. I ___ home for lunch on Mondays. I have lunch in the umbrella over your head? It ___ and the sun ___”
canteen.
A) rains/isn’t shining
A) didn’t go B) doesn’t rain/shines
B) was going C) isn’t raining/isn’t shining
C) don’t go D) isn't raining/is shining
D) doesn’t go E) isn’t raining/don’t shine
E) will not go

19. Who often has dinner at the canteen?

14. Westminster Abbey is the ancient old church in which
the coronation ceremonies of almost all English kings A) I did
and queens ___ place. B) we do
A) will take C) he had
B) was taken D) they have
C) was taking E) she will
D) is taking
E) have taken

20. I ___ never ___ him before.

A) - /met
15. This is the most interesting film I ___ ever ___. B) - /meet
A) didn’t/see C) have/met
B) was/seen D) has/met
C) have /saw E) -/meets
D) have/seen
E) had/seen

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21. The weather is awful, it ___ all day. 26. ___ this engineer work at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
A) rains
B) is raining A) do
C) rained B) does
D) has rained C) has
E) has been raining D) had
E) shall

22. It is 2 o’clock. I ___ afraid I ___ late.

27. He ___ never ___ him sing.
A) was/am
B) shall be/am A) had___ heard
C) am/am B) has___heard
D) was/was C) have___ heard
E) am/wasn’t D) was___ hearing
E) is___ hearing

23. Who usually answers these letters in your office?

28. I think ___ .
A) My friend can.
B) That man will. A) if he is about fifty
C) I do, of course. B) he is about fifty
D) Mary is. C) her about fifty
E) Those engineers did. D) him about fifty
E) be about fifty

24. The milk is hot I ___ on it to make it cold.

29. I miss her very much, almost every minute of the day
A) am blowing I think of her, or I think I ___ her.
B) blow
A) am hearing
C) is blowing
B) hear
D) blew
C) heard
E) had blown
D) have heard
E) will hear

25. - You don’t like horror films, do you? - ___ . They are
so terrifying.
30. Look! There ___ a man sitting at the first table near
A) Yes, I can. the door. He ___ at us.
B) No, I can’t.
A) was/looks
C) No, I don’t.
B) had been/looked
D) Yes, I do.
C) were/had looked
E) No, we didn’t.
D) is/is looking
E) is/was looking

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31. These engineers always ___ in the office and ___ 36. The sun ___ in the East and ___ in the West.

A) stayed/learn A) sets/rises
B) stay/learn B) sets/goes
C) stays/learns C) rises/sets
D) have stayed/learned D) goes/rises
E) stay/learned E) set/rise

32. It’s the happiest evening I ever ___ 37. While ___ to school we always ___ a bus.
.
A) going/take
A) had B) went/take
B) have had C) shall go/will take
C) has D) had gone/took
D) has had E) goes/takes
E) had had

38. We don’t like him because he always ___ lies.

33. Let me show the picture that I ___ this week.
A) tell
A) am drawing B) was telling
B) shall be drawing C) tells
C) have drawn D) are telling
D) drew E) has told
E) will be drawing

39. I ___ all my work. I am free now.

34. This is the 7th year Ann and Mary ___ this school.
A) do
A) has attended B) am doing
B) have been attending C) shall do
C) had been attending D) have done
D) are attending E) had done
E) were attending

40. She ___ at school since 1984.

35. He ___ his English in the morning, he ___ it in the
evening. A) teach
B) has been teaching
A) doesn’t have/is having
C) taught
B) don’t have/had
D) was teaching
C) doesn’t have/has
E) have taught
D) didn’t have/have
E) hadn’t/will have

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41. - ___ your father ___ at the Medical College? - Yes, he 46. -Who ___ French in your family? -I ___
does. .

A) do/work A) speaks/do
B) did/work B) speak/does
C) has/worked C) spoke/do
D) does/work D) speaking/did
E) shall/work E) are speaking/did

42. He ___ to school at 7:30 and ___ at 2 o’clock. 47. Although Mary has been cooking for many years, she
still ___ how to prepare Chinese food.
A) goes/comes back
B) went/is coming back A) did not know
C) go/come back B) know
D) was going/has come back C) don’t know
E) is going/came back D) doesn’t know
E) hadn’t known

43. I ___ never ___ such beautiful flowers before.

48. The aims of the course ___ me willing to begin.
A) shall / see
B) had / seen A) makes
C) have / seen B) is making
D) has / seen C) were made
E) will / see D) make
E) making

44. -You ___ not ___ your soup. -I’m sorry. I’m not hungry.
49. Listen! Somebody ___ in the next room.
A) are/eat
B) has/eaten A) sing
C) are/eating B) sings
D) did/ate C) are singing
E) will/eat D) is singing
E) is sung

45. -Where is Comrade A? -He ___ tennis.

50. -___ life ___ on Mars? -No, it ___
A) plays .
B) is playing
A) Does/exist/doesn’t
C) played
B) Did/existed/didn’t
D) has been playing
C) Has/existed/had
E) will play
D) Had/existed/had
E) Will/exist/will

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51. I ___ this man at all. 56. “This thief ___ usually promise to steal again,” said
Sherlock Holmes.
A) don’t know
B) know A) won’t
C) knew B) didn’t
D) have known C) isn’t
E) doesn’t know D) doesn’t
E) don’t

52. The boys ___ four English books this year.

57. Samuel says he’s 25 years old, but nobody ___ him.
A) read
B) had read A) is believing
C) reads B) believes
D) have read C) had believed
E) read D) don’t believe
E) doesn’t believe

53. I know he reads every book I ___ ever ___ of.

58. The sea ___ to those who ___ to listen to it.
A) -/hear
B) -/heard A) speaks/likes
C) have/heard B) speak/like
D) has/heard C) speaks/like
E) had/heard D) speak/likes
E) speak/will like

54. Nothing will make him ___ back to her.

59. Take your umbrella. It ___
A) to come .
B) come
A) was raining
C) came
B) rained
D) coming
C) rains
E) would come
D) is raining
E) would be raining

55. Listen! Someone ___ at the door.

A) knocks 60. We can’t disturb him now. He ___

B) to knock .
C) has knocked A) operate
D) is knocking B) will operate
E) will be knocking C) has operated
D) is operating
E) operates

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61. The children of the man who works with me ___ the 66. You’ll see what I ___ about you recently.
window this morning.
A) shall write
A) were broken B) have written
B) break C) had written
C) broke D) is written
D) have broken E) was written
E) had broken

67. She ___ since last week.

62. “Who ___ this picture?” the teacher asks.
A) is ill
A) is drawn B) was ill C
B) drawn C) had been ill
C) have drawn D) has been ill
D) draws E) will be ill
E) has drawn

68. Listen! Somebody ___ at the door.

63. I’ve got to get him to the station. His train ___ at the
moment. A) knocked
B) has knocked
A) leave
C) is knocking
B) has left
D) was knocking
C) had left
E) knocks
D) is leaving
E) are leaving

69. This year we ___ a good harvest of cotton.

64. -What ___ you ___? -I ___ now. A) has grown

B) have grown
A) are/doing/am washing up
C) grown
B) have/done/am washing up
D) were growing
C) have/been done/am washed up
E) are grown
D) were/done/have washed up
E) is/doing/did not wash up

70. Look at the little boys! They ___ with stones.

65. We can go out now. It ___ A) play

. B) will play
A) don’t rain C) are playing
B) rains D) is playing
C) didn’t rain E) played
D) has rained
E) isn’t raining

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71. It ___ him 20 minutes to get to the work usually. 76. The English seaside ___ very popular lately.

A) take A) becomes
B) is taking B) has become
C) have taken C) became
D) is not taking D) will become
E) takes E) is becoming

72. Usually my working day ___ at 8.30 sharp. 77. ___ he already___ the rules in the race
?
A) start
B) starts A) did/break
C) would be B) does/break
D) won’t start C) is/breaking
E) has started D) has/broken
E) had/broken

73. Stop a minute, think what you ___

. 78. Peter ___ his lessons. When he finishes them he’ll
watch TV.
A) are saying
B) say A) does
C) says B) do
D) is saying C) did
E) has said D) is doing
E) has done

74. The population of the world ___ very fast.

79. I ___ never ___ the book.
A) rise
B) rises A) didn’t/read
C) is rising B) haven’t/read
D) rose C) have/read
E) is risen D) don’t/read
E) was/reading

75. Tourists ___ a lot of different information when they

travel. 80. Look! The girls ___ in the park.

A) get A) skate
B) gets B) skated
C) has got C) are skating
D) would get D) will skate
E) were getting E) has skated

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81. She is sorry, she ___ so rude. 86. Hello! Who ___?

A) were A) spoke
B) will be B) speaks
C) are C) has been speaking
D) has been D) is speaking
E) had been E) was spoken

82. Why ___ nothing ___? 87. Max ___ to be good at interpreting, ___ he?

A) has / been done still A) doesn’t seem/does

B) hasn’t / been done yet B) seems/does
C) has / been done yet C) seemed/did
D) was / done yet D) seems/does
E) have / been done yet E) didn’t seem/doesn’t

83. Shh! The teacher ___ on the blackboard. 88. ___ you ever ___ Herr Boschen sing his great German
comic songs?
A) wrote
B) was writing A) had/heard
C) writes B) did/hear
D) will write C) do/hear
E) is writing D) are/hearing
E) have/heard

84. I ___ here since 1972.

89. Who ___ writing the text yet?
A) was living
B) had lived A) haven’t finished
C) lives B) didn’t finish
D) am living C) doesn’t finish
E) have lived D) won’t finish
E) hasn’t finished

85. ___ you ___ to England?

90. - What ___ you ___? - I ___ a letter.
A) were/being
B) are/being A) are doing/am writing
C) have/been B) have done/am writing
D) were/being C) did/write
E) had/been D) have done/am writing
E) has done/wrote

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91. We ___ already twenty words. 96. Take away the crib; the teacher ___ at you.

A) learned A) look
B) have learned B) is looking
C) learn C) looks
D) will learn D) looked
E) are learning E) had looked

92. “I can’t marry Mr. Fire. I ___ already ___ my word to 97. I ___ them for 10 months.
another man”, said the chief’s daughter.
A) know
A) don’t/give B) knows
B) had/given C) have known
C) shall/give D) will know
D) didn’t/give E) shall know
E) have/given

98. Why ___ you ___ the coat? It’s not cold.
93. Be quick! A dog ___ after your child.
A) do/put on
A) runs B) has/put on
B) ran C) have/put on
C) was running D) would/put on
D) will run E) had/put on
E) is running

99. Don’t enter the classroom. The students ___ an exam.

94. I ___ never __h_ to the USA.
A) write
A) is/ been B) were writing
B) as/been C) have written
C) have/been D) are writing
D) having/been E) had been written
E) was/being

100. Look! They ___ in our direction.

95. Oh, not really, I ___ a minute since I came in.
A) come
A) haven’t had B) came
B) haven’t C) will come
C) were not D) was coming
D) will have E) are coming
E) hadn’t

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101. I ___ Paul since Christmas.

A) don’t see
B) haven’t seen 103. She ___ false impressions on those who ___ you.
C) hadn’t seen A) will produce / hadn’t known
D) wasn’t seen B) produces / don’t know
E) won’t see C) produces / doesn’t know
D) has produced / will not know
E) would produce / have not known

102. “Fortune” ___ the magazine of business success for

over 50 years.

A) is 104. Food prices ___ rapidly in the past few months.

B) was
A) had risen
C) will be
B) has risen
D) has been
C) have risen
E) were
D) was rising
E) rises

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Answer Key:

1: A 53: C
2: B 54: B
3: A 55: D
4: A 56: D
5: B 57: B
6: A 58: C
7: A 59: D
8: C 60: D
9: B 61: D
10: C 62: E
11: A 63: D
12: D 64: A
13: C 65: E
14: E 66: B
15: D 67: D
16: C 68: C
17: E 69: B
18: D 70: C
19: B 71: E
20: C 72: B
21: E 73: A
22: C 74: C
23: C 75: A
24: A 76: B
25: C 77: D
26: B 78: D
27: B 79: C
28: B 80: C
29: B 81: D
30: D 82: C
31: B 83: E
32: B 84: E
33: C 85: C
34: B 86: D
35: C 87: A
36: C 88: E
37: A 89: E
38: C 90: A
39: D 91: B
40: B 92: E
41: D 93: E
42: A 94: C
43: C 95: A
44: C 96: B
45: B 97: C
46: A 98: C
47: D 99: D
48: D 100: E
49: D 101: B
50: A 102: D
51: A 103: B
52: D 104: C

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