Level: A 1. This sentence describes an action in the present. 'He is watching television.' 2. This sentence describes an action in the past. 'The bus is late again.' 3. This sentence describes a future action. 'The train will be an hour late.' 4. This sentence describes an action in the future. 'I bumped into an old friend yesterday.' 5. This verb is in the present tense 'I am working.' 6. This verb is in the past tense. 'I started.'
7. This verb is in the present tense. 'I went.' 8. This verb is in the future tense. 'He will go.' 9. This verb is in the present tense. 'He is sleeping.' 10. This verb is in the future tense. 'I will write.'
Level B 1. Which of the sentences is correct? A) Last year I go to India. B) Last year I went to India. C) Last year I am going to India. D) Last year I will go to India. 2. Which of the sentences is correct? A) I usually getting the bus to work. B) I usually gets the bus to work. C) I am usually getting the bus to work. D) I usually get the bus to work. 3. Which of the sentences is correct? A) Next week I am going to the cinema. B) Next week I will going to the cinema. C) Next week I is going to the cinema. D) Next week I went to the cinema. 4. Which verb is NOT in the past tense? A) He walked. B) He went. C) He works. D) He bought. 5. Which verb is NOT in the present tense? A) She listened B) She talks. C) She waits. D) She watches. 6. Which verb is NOT in the future tense? A) He will go. B) He will come. C) He will arrive. D) He leaves.
7. What tense is the verb in this sentence? 'I got home from work at 6.30pm.' A) Present B) Past C) Future 8. What tense is the verb in this sentence? 'The children are playing outside.' A) Future B) Past C) Present 9. What tense is the verb in this sentence? 'I'll take you in my car.' A) Future B) Present C) Past 10. What tense is the verb in this sentence? 'They go to college on Mondays.' A) Past B) Future C) Present
Level C 1. Which word is missing from this sentence? 'He working on the night shift next week.' A) is B) are C) will D) was 2. Which word is missing from this sentence? ' you coming to the party on Saturday?' A) will B) can C) are D) who 3. Which sentence is correct? A) I'm looking forward to the weekend. B) I'm look forward to the weekend. C) I looking forward to the weekend. D) I will looking forward to the weekend. 4. Which sentence is correct? A) They going on holiday to Spain. B) They is going on holiday to Spain. C) They are going on holiday to Spain. D) They are go on holiday to Spain. 5. Which sentence is correct? A) I play tennis last week. B) I played tennis last week. C) I will play tennis last week. D) I am playing tennis last week.
6. Which sentence is correct? A) They will arrived late. B) They arrives late. C) They will arriving late. D) They will arrive late. 7. Which verb is in the correct tense? A) I buy a CD yesterday. B) I have a pizza last week. C) I am going home early last night. D) I met some friends in town yesterday. 8. Which verb is in the correct tense? A) I will get up late yesterday. B) I wake up late this morning. C) I missed the bus this morning. D) I sleep late yesterday. 9. Which verb is in the correct tense? A) She lives in London for a long time. B) It was very hot last week. C) I always having coffee for breakfast. D) I has fish and chips for dinner on Saturdays. 10. Which verb is in the correct tense? A) You feel better tomorrow. B) He is buying a car yesterday. C) I watched a film last night. D) I am going for a walk last week.
Answers Level: A 1. This sentence describes an action in the present. 'He is watching television.' The correct answer is: A. True. The sentence 'He is watching television.' describes an action in the present. 2. This sentence describes an action in the past. 'The bus is late again.' The correct answer is: B. False. The sentence 'The bus is late again.' describes an action in the present, not the past. 3. This sentence describes a future action. 'The train will be an hour late.' The correct answer is: A. True. 'The train will be an hour late.' describes a future action. 4. This sentence describes an action in the future. 'I bumped into an old friend yesterday.' The correct answer is: B. False. 'I bumped into an old friend yesterday.' describes an action in the past, not the future. 5. This verb is in the present tense 'I am working.'
The correct answer is: A. True. 'I am working' is in the present tense. It is something that is happening right now. 6. This verb is in the past tense. 'I started.' The correct answer is: A. True. 'I started' is in the past tense; it is the past of the verb 'to start'. 7. This verb is in the present tense. 'I went.' The correct answer is: B. False. 'I went' is in the past tense. It is the past tense of the verb 'to go'. 8. This verb is in the future tense. 'He will go.' The correct answer is: A. True. 'He will go' is in the future tense. 9. This verb is in the present tense. 'He is sleeping.' The correct answer is: A. True. 'He is sleeping' is in the present tense. 10. This verb is in the future tense. 'I will write.' The correct answer is: A. True. 'I will write' is in the future tense.
Level B 1. Which of the sentences is correct? The correct answer is: B. 'Last year I went to India'. The action is in the past and so the correct form of the verb is 'I went'. 2. Which of the sentences is correct? The correct answer is: D. 'I usually get the bus to work.' describes something which happens regularly. 3. Which of the sentences is correct? The correct answer is: A. 'Next week I am going to the cinema.' The present tense 'I am going' can be used to describe a future event. 4. Which verb is NOT in the past tense? The correct answer is: C. 'He works' is the present tense of the verb 'to work'. The past tense is 'He worked.' 5. Which verb is NOT in the present tense? The correct answer is: A. 'She listened'. It is the past tense of the verb 'to listen'. The present tense is 'She listens'. 6. Which verb is NOT in the future tense? The correct answer is: D. 'He leaves' is in the present tense, not the future.
7. What tense is the verb in this sentence? 'I got home from work at 6.30pm.' The correct answer is: B. 'I got home' is in the past tense. 'Got' is the past tense of 'to get'. 8. What tense is the verb in this sentence? 'The children are playing outside.' The correct answer is: C. In the sentence 'The children are playing outside', the verb is in the present tense. 9. What tense is the verb in this sentence? 'I'll take you in my car.' The correct answer is: A. 'I'll take you in my car.' is in the future tense. 10. What tense is the verb in this sentence? 'They go to college on Mondays.' The correct answer is: C. 'They go to college on Mondays' is in the present tense.
Level C 1. Which word is missing from this sentence? 'He working on the night shift next week.' The correct answer is: A. The word 'is' is missing from 'He is working on the night shift next week' because this sentence uses the present continuous to talk about the future. Remember, you can use the present continuous when you are making plans and arrangements in the future. 2. Which word is missing from this sentence? ' you coming to the party on Saturday?' The correct answer is: C. The word 'are' is missing from the sentence 'Are you coming to the party on Saturday?'. Here the present continuous is being used to talk about the future, because the sentence is about making plans. 3. Which sentence is correct? The correct answer is: A. 'I'm looking forward to the weekend'. 4. Which sentence is correct? The correct answer is: C. 'They are going on holiday to Spain.'. 5. Which sentence is correct? The correct answer is: B. 'I played tennis last week'. 'Played' is the past tense of 'play' ('play' + 'ed').
6. Which sentence is correct? The correct answer is: D. 'They will arrive late'. 7. Which verb is in the correct tense? The correct answer is: D. 'I met some friends in town yesterday'. 8. Which verb is in the correct tense? The correct answer is: C. 'I missed the bus this morning'. 9. Which verb is in the correct tense? The correct answer is: B. 'It was very hot last week.'. 10. Which verb is in the correct tense? The correct answer is: C. 'I watched a film last night.'