English Test: Verb Tenses | English Course Malta

Created on January 28, 2021

English Test: Verb Tenses

Multiple-Choice VERB

Choose the correct verb tense to complete the gaps in the sentences.

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Here's my homework! I __________ (just finish) it.

have just finished

was just finishing

just have finished

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He ______ (believe) in God.

believes

believe

is believing

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Where _______ (you buy) that shirt?

did you buy

were you buying

you bought

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His clothes were filthy because he _______ (wear) them every day for the last two weeks.

had been wearing

has worn

were wearing

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Who _______ (you talk) to when I ______ (buy) the vegetables?

were you talking / was buying

you were talking / was buying

talked / bought

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It's too late to go to the supermarket now. By the time we arrive, it ________ (close) already.

will be closing already

is already closing

will have already closed

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I had a shower while the baby _______ (sleep).

had slept

have sleep

was sleeping

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At 5 o'clock this morning, I ________ (sleep).

was sleeping

were sleeping

had slept

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The teacher ______ (tell) the students about the test a month before she gave it to them.

had been telling

had told

was telling

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The earth _______ (go) around the sun.

is going

has gone

goes

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At this time tomorrow, I __________ (relax) in the sun on the beach.

am relaxing

will be relaxing

will have relaxed

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After he ________ (fix) his bike, he went for a cycle.

did fix

was fixing

had fixed

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This evening, I ______ (see) Kim at the party.

see

will be seeing / will see

will have seen

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How long _______ ( you study) at university?

did you study

you studied

you did study

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My back is hurting right now because I _______ (work) in the garden all morning.

had worked

work

have been working

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He phoned when I __________ (make) dinner. That's why I burnt the chicken!

made

had made

was making

17 / 40

Have you seen the film 'Psycho'? _____.

No, I aren't

No, I weren't

No, I haven't.

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Is Mark here? No, he _______ to the supermarket.

has gone

has been

was going

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Are you doing an English grammar exercise? _________.

Yes, I am.

Yes, I do.

Yes, I am doing.

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What _______ (you do) tomorrow?

you are do

you are doing

are you doing

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Do you think, you __________ (work) in the same job in 20 years?

are working

will have worked

will be working

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Look at the clouds! It _______ (go) rain. Let's go inside.

is going to

will rain

will be raining

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Tomorrow, we ________ (fly) to Australia. We leave at 10a.m.

will have flown

do fly

are flying

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What time shall we go? 6pm. I ________ (finish) working by then.

will be finishing

will finishing

will have finished

25 / 40

Does your mother speak English? ______

Yes, she does.

Yes, she is.

Yes, she is speaking.

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He _____ (crash) the car because he ____ (not see) the red light.

was crashing / wasn't seeing

crashed / wasn't seeing

crashed / didn't see

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He hands were covered in paint because he __________ (paint).

painted

had painted

had been painting

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Her eyes were red because she _________ (cry).

had cried

has cried

had been crying

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He _______ (made) some pasta. If you want some, it's in the kitchen. It's still hot.

had made

was making

has made

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They ________ (complete) the project by the end of month.

complete

will have completed

will to complete

31 / 40

Life _______ (be) hard in 1454.

had been

was being

was

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Mark is very lucky. He _________ (travel) since the start of the year. He's been to 10 countries so far.

is travelling

have travelling

has been travelling

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She ________ (be) ill for 2 weeks now.

was

has been

is being

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Parents _________ (look after) their children every day.

are look after

look after

are looking after

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He _________ (try) but he couldn't pass the English exam.

tried

tries

has tried

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Has Mark finished all his work? _____.

Yes, he does.

Yes, he has.

Yes, he have.

37 / 40

How long _______ ( he know) about it?

does he know

has he known

has he been knowing

38 / 40

She couldn't answer the question because she ________ (not know) the answer.

hasn't known

wasn't knowing

didn't know

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_________ (you ever be) to New York? Yes, in 1990.

Were you ever being

Have you ever been

Had you ever been

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I can't go out now. I am busy because I _________ (study) for my English test tomorrow.

study

will study

am studying

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