I.
Present Simple
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions (10 questions)
1. Every morning I ___________ (get up) at seven o'clock.
a) get up
b) am getting up
c) have gotten up
d) have been getting up
2. In January, it ___________ (snow) very often.
a) snows
b) is snowing
c) has snowed
d) has been snowing
3. The next train ___________ (leave) this evening at 17.00.
a) leaves
b) is leaving
c) has left
d) has been leaving
4. She ___________ (not/watch) TV very often.
a) doesn't watch
b) isn't watching
c) hasn't watched
d) hasn't been watching
5. Water ___________ (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.
a) boils
b) is boiling
c) has boiled
d) has been boiling
6. My sister ___________ (live) in London. It's her hometown.
a) lives
b) is living
c) has lived
d) has been living
7. He ___________ (not/know) the answer to the question.
a) doesn't know
b) isn't knowing
c) hasn't known
d) hasn't been knowing
8. The human body ___________ (contain) 206 bones.
a) contains
b) is containing
c) has contained
d) has been containing
9. The school term ___________ (start) next week.
a) starts
b) is starting
c) has started
d) has been starting
10.In the story, the hero ___________ (fight) a dragon and ___________ (save) the
princess.
a) fights / saves
b) is fighting / is saving
c) has fought / has saved
d) has been fighting / has been saving
1.2 Fill-in-the-Gap Exercises (10 questions)
1. What ___________ your brother ___________ for a living? (do) 8
2. She never ___________ TV. (watch) 8
3. He ___________ a pilot. (be) 8
4. They ___________ to the cinema on Fridays. (go) 8
5. My grandma ___________ gardening. (like) 8
6. How often ___________ you ___________ to the dentist? (go) 8
7. Jenny ___________ judo. (not do) 8
8. What time ___________ the concert ___________? (start) 8
9. Animals ___________ (breathe in) oxygen and ___________ (give out) carbon
dioxide. 10
10.In my country we ___________ (drive) on the right-hand side of the road. 10
1.3 Sentence Rearrangement (3 questions)
1. (go / cinema / they / to / on / Fridays / the)
2. (often / you / how / dentist / to / go / the / do)
3. (never / football / she / plays)
1.4 Error Identification (2 questions)
1. From the graphs, we are seeing that the number of employees employed by this firm
increases each year.
2. He is really liking his new house.
II. Present Continuous
2.1 Multiple Choice Questions (10 questions)
1. It ___________ (rain) heavily at the moment.
a) rains
b) is raining
c) has rained
d) has been raining
2. Look! The cat ___________ your cutlet.
a) is eating
b) was eating
c) eats
d) has been eating
3. It is 8.30. Ben and Ann ___________ breakfast.
a) have
b) are having
c) is having
d) was having
4. What ___________ you ___________ now?
a) are / doing
b) do / do
c) have / done
d) have / been doing
5. John ___________ (not/study) very hard at the moment.
a) isn't studying
b) doesn't study
c) hasn't studied
d) hasn't been studying
6. My friend Joe’s parents ___________ (travel) round the world this summer.
a) are travelling
b) travel
c) have travelled
d) have been travelling
7. Listen! Somebody ___________ in the next room.
a) sings
b) sang
c) has sung
d) is singing
8. The population of the world ___________ very fast.
a) rises
b) rose
c) is rising
d) has risen
9. Why ___________ you ___________ the coat? It’s not cold.
a) do / wear
b) did / wear
c) are / wearing
d) have / worn
10.Don’t enter the classroom. The students ___________ an exam.
a) write
b) wrote
c) have written
d) are writing
2.2 Fill-in-the-Gap Exercises (10 questions)
1. What ___________ you ___________ now? (do) 8
2. They ___________ on the sofa. (sit) 8
3. I'm a student, I ___________. (not work) 8
4. What ___________ you ___________ to do at the weekend? (plan) 8
5. This month they ___________ in Cracow. (work) 8
6. My brother ___________ always ___________ so annoying. (be) 8
7. Be quiet! I ___________ (want) to hear the news. (Note: 'want' is a state verb, but
this is a common trap. The question is designed to test the state verb rule.) 10
8. Numbers of wild butterflies ___________ (fall) as a result of changes in farming
methods. 10
9. Stop a minute, think what you ___________. (say) 7
10.Look at the little boys! They ___________ with stones. (play) 7
2.3 Sentence Rearrangement (3 questions)
1. (is / the / population / rising / world / of / very / fast / the)
2. (at / the / moment / baking / a / cake / they / are)
3. (this / from / working / month / home / I'm)
2.4 Sentence Transformation (2 questions)
1. Rewrite: "He usually works in an office, but this month he works from home."
(Emphasize temporary action)
2. Rewrite: "The climate changes." (Emphasize an ongoing process)
III. Present Perfect
3.1 Multiple Choice Questions (10 questions)
1. ___________ (they / arrive) already?
a) Do they arrive
b) Are they arriving
c) Have they arrived
d) Have they been arriving
2. I ___________ (answer) five e-mails so far.
a) answer
b) am answering
c) have answered
d) have been answering
3. This is the most interesting film I ___________ ever ___________.
a) didn't / see
b) was / seen
c) have / saw
d) have / seen
4. She ___________ (work) since seven o'clock and she's still here. (Note: This
question is designed to be a trap. While 'since' often implies PPC, 'work' can imply
completion in a general sense or duration. The primary answer here is PPS for
completion of a quantity of work, or PPC for duration. For this question, the
emphasis is on the duration and the fact she is still there, so PPC is more common,
but PPS can also be used if emphasizing the completed work. For the purpose of this
section, we will focus on the PPS aspect of 'completion so far'.)
a) work
b) is working
c) has worked
d) has been working
5. I ___________ never ___________ him before.
a) - / met
b) - / meet
c) have / met
d) has / met
6. The children of the man who works with me ___________ the window this morning.
a) break
b) are breaking
c) broke
d) have broken
7. We ___________ already twenty words.
a) learn
b) have learned
c) are learning
d) had learned
8. I ___________ them for 10 months.
a) know
b) am knowing
c) have known
d) have been knowing
9. She is sorry, she ___________ so rude.
a) is
b) was
c) has been
d) has been being
10.The English seaside ___________ very popular lately.
a) becomes
b) has become
c) is becoming
d) had become
3.2 Fill-in-the-Gap Exercises (10 questions)
1. I ___________ to China twice. (be) 8
2. He ___________ yet. (return) 8
3. ___________ the package ___________ yet? (arrive) 8
4. Tom ___________ anything yet. (not eat) 8
5. ___________ you ever ___________ pizza for breakfast? (have) 8
6. ___________ you ever ___________ to this restaurant before? (be) 8
7. How many times ___________ you ___________ this exam? (take) 6
8. He ___________ six bars of chocolate today! (eat) 6
9. Julie ___________ dinner. Let's go and eat! (cook) 6
10.The students ___________ their exams. They're very happy. (finish) 6
3.3 Sentence Rearrangement (3 questions)
1. (never / abroad / Luke / been / has)
2. (since / for / been / married / 30 / parents / his / have / years)
3. (work / all / I / my / done / have / now / free / I'm)
3.4 Sentence Completion (2 questions)
1. I can't find my wallet. I (lose) ____________ it.
2. ___________ you ever (visit) ____________ London?
IV. Present Perfect Contious
4.1 Multiple Choice Questions (10 questions)
1. I ___________ (clean) all morning – I'm fed up!
a) clean
b) am cleaning
c) have cleaned
d) have been cleaning
2. She ___________ (work) since seven o'clock and she's still here.
a) work
b) is working
c) has worked
d) has been working
3. The weather is awful, it ___________ all day.
a) rains
b) is raining
c) rained
d) has rained
e) has been raining
4. You look pale. You ___________ too hard these days.
a) have been working
b) worked
c) are working
d) work
5. What ___________ you ___________ since I saw you last?
a) do / do
b) are / doing
c) have / been doing
d) did / do
6. ___________ you ___________ long? (wait)
a) Are / waiting
b) Do / wait
c) Have / waited
d) Have / been waiting
7. Iona is exhausted these days. She ___________ (work) too hard recently.
a) works
b) is working
c) has worked
d) has been working
8. The baby's face is really dirty! What ___________ (he / eat)?
a) does he eat
b) is he eating
c) has he eaten
d) has he been eating
9. I ___________ (read) your book all day. It's very interesting, but I'm only on chapter
2.
a) read
b) am reading
c) have read
d) have been reading
10.She ___________ at school since 1984.
a) teach
b) has been teaching
c) taught
d) was teaching
4.2 Fill-in-the-Gap Exercises (10 questions)
1. How long ___________ you ___________ English? (learn) 8
2. ___________ you ___________ long? (wait) 8
3. I ___________ all morning – I'm fed up! (clean) 6
4. I ___________ more water lately and I feel better. (drink) 6
5. Sorry about the mess! I ___________. (bake) 6
6. Iona is exhausted these days. She ___________ too hard recently. (work) 6
7. I ___________ for three hours already! (wait) 6
8. The weather is awful, it ___________ all day. (rain) 7
9. This is the 7th year Ann and Mary ___________ this school. (attend) 7
10.She ___________ at school since 1984. (teach) 7
4.3 Sentence Rearrangement (3 questions)
1. (been / teaching / at / school / since / she / has / 1984)
2. (for / waiting / you / have / how / long / been)
3. (all / reading / day / I've / book / your / been)
4.4 Short Answer Questions (2 questions - explaining usage)
1. Explain why "I've been reading your book all day. It's very interesting, but I'm only
on chapter 2" uses Present Perfect Continuous.
2. Your friend looks tired and has paint on their clothes. You ask, "What have you been
doing?" Explain why Present Perfect Continuous is the best choice here.
V. Mixed test
5.1 Multiple Choice Questions (8 questions)
1. I usually ___________ a blouse and jeans at home, but today I ___________ on a
new dress.
a) wear / have put
b) have worn / have put
c) wore / has put
d) wears / has put
2. What ___________ you ___________ since I saw you last?
a) do / do
b) are / doing
c) have / been doing
d) did / do
3. Although Mary has been cooking for many years, she still ___________ how to
prepare Chinese food.
a) knows
b) is knowing
c) has known
d) doesn’t know
4. It ___________ him 20 minutes to get to the work usually.
a) takes
b) is taking
c) has taken
d) has been taking
5. Peter ___________ his lessons. When he finishes them he’ll watch TV.
a) does
b) has done
c) has been doing
d) is doing
6. The sun ___________ in the East and ___________ in the West.
a) sets / rises
b) sets / goes
c) rises / sets
d) goes / rises
7. He ___________ his English in the morning, he ___________ it in the evening.
a) doesn’t have / is having
b) don’t have / had
c) doesn’t have / has
d) didn’t have / have
8. I ___________ this man at all.
a) don’t know
b) am not knowing
c) haven’t known
d) haven’t been knowing
5.2 Fill-in-the-Gap Exercises (8 questions)
1. My brother ___________ always ___________ so annoying. (be) 8
2. This month they ___________ in Cracow. (work) 8
3. Listen! Somebody ___________ in the next room. (sing) 7
4. Usually my working day ___________ at 8.30 sharp. (start) 7
5. Tourists ___________ a lot of different information when they travel. (get) 7
6. Max ___________ to be good at interpreting, ___________ he? (not seem) 7
7. Who ___________ writing the text yet? (not finish) 7
8. Look! They ___________ in our direction. (come) 7
5.3 Sentence Rearrangement (2 questions)
1. (for / since / has / the / been / business / growing / years / five)
2. (at / moment / is / a / presentation / he / giving / the / clients / to / some)
5.4 Contextual Paragraph Completion (2 questions)
Paragraph 1:
The world ___________ (change) rapidly. More and more people ___________ (become)
aware of climate change. Scientists ___________ (work) on new solutions for years, but
the problem ___________ (get) worse. Every day, new reports ___________ (come) out,
showing the urgency of the situation.
Paragraph 2:
Sarah ___________ (usually / wake up) early. She ___________ (have) breakfast and
then ___________ (go) for a run. Today, however, she ___________ (not / feel) well, so
she ___________ (stay) in bed. She ___________ (read) a book since morning, and her
cat ___________ (sleep) on her lap.
