Unit Test
The Present Tense
April 2025
Part A: Choose the correct tense.
(Underline the correct option)
1. She (go/goes/is going) to school every day.
2. They (play/are playing/have played) football in the park now.
3. He (has written/has been writing/writes) five emails today.
4. I (read/am reading/have been reading) a really interesting book these days.
5. We (have lived/have been living/live) in this town since 2010.
Part B: Fill in the blanks with the correct tense.
(Use the verb in brackets)
1. She usually ___________________ (wake) up at 6 a.m.
2. Listen! The baby _______________________ (cry).
3. I _________________________ (not see) him since Monday.
4. They ____________________________ (study) for two hours.
5. My father ______________________________ (work) as a teacher.
Part C: Rewrite the sentences using the tense in brackets.
1. She is eating lunch. (Simple Present)
→ ______________________________________________________
2. I have lived in London for five years. (Present Perfect Continuous)
→ ______________________________________________________
3. They watch TV every night. (Present Continuous)
→ ______________________________________________________
4. He is working at the moment. (Present Perfect)
→ ______________________________________________________
5. It is raining now. (Present Perfect Continuous)
→ ______________________________________________________
Part D: Correct the mistakes in the following sentences
1. He is go to school every day.
2. They has been studying since morning.
3. I am live in Colombo.
4. We have eat dinner already.
5. She write a letter now.
Part E: Rearrange the Jumbled Words to Form Questions.
1. breakfast / she / does / usually / have / what / for / ?
→ ______________________________________________________________
2. you / been / have / how long / studying / English / ?
→ ______________________________________________________________
3. is / why / crying / baby / the / ?
→ ______________________________________________________________
4. met / have / your / ever / you / cousins / ?
→ ______________________________________________________________
5. they / do / how / school / go / to / often / ?
→ ______________________________________________________________
6. been / working / he / where / has / lately / ?
→ ______________________________________________________________
7. doing / she / what / is / right / now / ?
→ ______________________________________________________________
8. this / movie / seen / before / you / have / ?
→ ______________________________________________________________
9. been / has / since / raining / it / when / ?
→ ______________________________________________________________
10. lunch / do / usually / eat / where / you / ?
→ _________________________________________________________________
Part F: Situation-Based Questions (Write a question)
1. Situation: You want to know what your friend usually does after school.
→ Write a question: ________________________________________________________________
2. Situation: You see your sister on the phone right now and want to know who she’s talking to.
→ Write a question: ________________________________________________________________
3. Situation: Your friend looks tired. You think he has been studying all night.
→ Write a question: ________________________________________________________________
4. Situation: You are curious if your teacher has ever visited another country.
→ Write a question: ________________________________________________________________
5. Situation: You want to know how often your friend eats junk food.
→ Write a question: ________________________________________________________________
6. Situation: You see someone cooking and want to know what they are making.
→ Write a question: ________________________________________________________________
7. Situation: You want to know how long your cousin has been living in Colombo.
→ Write a question: ________________________________________________________________
8. Situation: You want to ask if your friend has finished reading the book you gave them.
→ Write a question: ________________________________________________________________
9. Situation: You see your brother running. You want to know why.
→ Write a question: ________________________________________________________________
10. Situation: You want to know what time your friend usually wakes up.
→ Write a question: ________________________________________________________________________
Part G: Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
(Use Simple Present, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, or Present Perfect Continuous)
Passage 1:
My name is Sarah. I _________ (live) in a small town with my family. Every day, I ____________ (wake) up
at 6 a.m. and ___________ (help) my mom prepare breakfast. At the moment, she ________________
(cook) something special for us. I _____________ (go) to school by bus, and my brother ______________
(walk) there. We usually ________________ (arrive) before 7.30 a.m. This week, we
____________________(prepare) for our annual concert, so everyone _______________________
(practise) very hard.
I ___________________________ (not finish) my costume yet, but I ______________________________
(work) on it with my friend. We _____________________________ (make) it together for the past three
days.
My teacher __________________________________ (organize) the program very well. She
___________________________ (teach) at our school for ten years, and she really loves her job.
Passage 2:
It’s Saturday morning, and John ____________________ (sit) in his room. He _____________________________
(write) an article for the school magazine. He __________________________________ (not finish) it yet, but he
____________________________ (make) good progress. John usually ______________________ (spend) his
weekends with his friends, but this time he ______________________________ (stay) at home because of the
deadline. He _____________________________ (already / choose) the topic, and he
__________________________________ (work) on it since last Monday.
His parents ___________________________ (support) him a lot. His mother _______________________________
(bring) him snacks while he works, and his father ___________________________________ (help) him with the
editing when he needs it. John _________________________________ (hope) to submit the article by tomorrow.
He _____________________________________ (put) a lot of effort into it, and he
_______________________________ (really / enjoy) the writing process.
