English Tenses Test

Study Notes

English Tenses Test

Task 1: Choose the correct verb form.
- She usually goes to school at 8 a.m.
- While I was reading, the phone rang.
- Look! The dog is running in the park.
- They won't come to the party tomorrow.
- By this time tomorrow, we will be flying to New York.
- He didn't watch TV yesterday evening.
- The train leaves at 7 p.m. tonight.
- What were you doing when I called you last night?
- She is always complaining about her job.
- I didn't see him since last week.
- The kids don't like vegetables.
- At the moment, they are decorating their house for Christmas.
- While we were walking home, it started snowing.
- Tomorrow, she will present her project at 2 p.m.
- What do you usually do on weekends?
Task 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct verb form.
- We were playing football when it started to rain.
- By this time next week, she will be moving to another city.
- While the kids were sleeping, their mother read a book.
- I haven't finished my homework yet.
- He goes to the cinema every Saturday.
- What are you doing right now?
- The sun rose when we reached the top of the hill.
- Tomorrow at 10 a.m., I will take my English exam.
- She didn't call me yesterday because she was busy.
- We had dinner at the restaurant last weekend.
- When I was a child, I often played in the park with my friends.
- They won't visit their grandparents next weekend.
- She wrote a letter to her friend at 8 p.m. yesterday.
- He has already read this book several times.
- What will you be doing tomorrow at this time?

English Tenses - Time Clauses

Task 3: Identify the tense in each sentence.
- She is watching TV right now. → Present Continuous
- They went to the park last Sunday. → Past Simple
- By this time tomorrow, I will be working on my project → Future Continuous
- We were walking in the forest when it started to rain → Past Continuous
- He never eats breakfast in the morning. → Present Simple
- Will you join us for dinner tonight → Future Simple
- She was playing the piano while he was reading a book. → Past Continuous
- I think they will visit us next week → Future Simple
- He doesn't like coffee. → Present Simple
- What were you doing at 8 p.m. yesterday? → Past Continuous
- She always helps her mother with housework. → Present Simple
- While I was writing a letter, she came into the room. → Past Continuous
- He will be sleeping when you arrive. → Future Continuous
- The lesson starts at 9 a.m. every day. → Present Simple
- We haven't seen him since last summer. → Present Perfect
Task 4: True or False about English Tenses
- Past Continuous describes actions happening at a specific time in the past: True
- Future Simple is used to express future plans: True
- Present Continuous is used for actions in progress or temporary states: True
- Past Simple describes regular actions in the past: False
- Future Continuous express action that will occur at a definite time in the future: True
- Present Simple is used for habitual actions or facts: True
- Past Continuous often shows parallel actions happening at the same time: True
- Future Simple is used for predictions based on facts: True
- Present Continuous can describe planned future actions: True
- Past Simple describes actions lasting for a certain time in the past: True