тест Present Tenses
методическая разработка по английскому языку на тему

Present Tenses Test

I. Chose the right variant.

 1.  Jeremy ..... basketball this season; he wants to concentrate on his studies.

2. What ..... with yourself? There is mud all over you! 

3. As far as I know Mike ..... Italian for quite some time, but he still doesn’t understand very much.

4. I am sorry Ann can’t come to the phone right now because she ..... a shower. 

5. How long ..... Jerry? - But I don’t know him at all. I have never met him.

6. - Hello! May I speak to John, please? - Sorry, he is out. He has gone to the library. He ..... for his History exam there.  

7. Excuse me I ..... a public telephone. Is there one near here?  

8. Her family ..... from town to town ever since she can remember. 

9. About 85 percent of American students ..... public schools, which are supported by state and local taxes.  

10. You may take this magazine. I ..... through it already. 

11. I don’t like Alice. She ..... about difficulties of life all the time. 

12. Nora, you look awfully tired. What ..... all day?  

13. Sara, my next door neighbour, has a car, but she ..... it very often.  

14. I think you ..... very silly. Don't get out of bed. You’ll only make your temperature go up again.  

15. Peter and Mary ..... on the platform. They have been waiting for their train for half an hour.

II. Use the right tense form of the verb.

1. How much money……..(you/spend) on food every week?
2. I…………….(never/eat) octopus, but I ……….(eat) squid.
3. Where is Ann? She …..(sunbathe) in the garden.
4. ………..(you/watch) the TV? -  No. You can switch it off if you like.
5. I’m afraid I………(not/speak) Spanish very well.
6. We ……….(look) everywhere for a purple silk shirt, but we……….(not/find) one yet.
7. ………(you/hear) the latest news? A bomb ………(explode) in the station at 10 o’clock this morning.
8. John …………..(look for) a bigger flat.
9. She ………..(usually/finish) work before 6 o’clock.
10. ……….(you/know) how to use this computer programme? Not yet. But I……….(learn).
11. Where …..(Joe/go) with that gun in his hand? Oh, he……….(always /carry) it with him when he goes walking in the woods.
12. Oh, hello Debby! I’m sorry, I……….(not recognize) you at first. You……..(lose) weight!
13. Be quiet! I……….(think) Dad ……….(sleep) upstairs.
14. I ….(not/like) cooking, but I …..(love) eating.
15. Why ………(you/cry)? Have you hurt yourself?
16. Something ………(smell) good. What ……….( you/cook)?
17. In autumn the leaves ……….(fall) from the trees.
18. Gary……….(not/be) to work since Monday.
19. How many times ……..(you/be) to the cinema this year? I went twice in January, but I………..(not/be) since then.
20. Look at that! Someone……….(leave) the fridge door open again! It wasn’t me. I………(not/be) in the kitchen for hours.
21. I ……….(just/read) your composition. It’s very good. How much time did you spend writing it?
22. You………(work) very hard recently. I’m surprised the boss did not give you a pay rise when you asked him.
23. Oh no! I think I……….(break) Mum’s stereo.  
24. Sally is very clever. She ………..(speak) five languages.
25. I don’t understand those people. What language ………..(they/speak)?