Complex Test English tenses - Answers

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English Tenses - Test - Answ ers

A - Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps.

1) I som etim es __go__ to the cinem a. ( to go) 2) Yest erday our t eacher __was__ ill. ( t o be) 3) I t __will not rain__ in the West t he next night . ( not / t o rain) also correct: won't rain 4) List en! The baby __is crying__ ( t o cry) also correct : 's crying 5) We __are going t o ride__ our bikes soon. ( t o ride) also correct: 're going t o ride 6) My fat her __has not cleaned__ t he fam ily car. I t st ill looks dirt y. ( not / t o clean)

also correct: hasn't cleaned 7) On Sundays t he st udent s __do not get up__ early. ( not / t o get up) also correct: don't get up 8) __Have you ever visit ed__ Wales? ( ever/ you/ t o visit ) 9) We __are feeding__ the pet s now. ( t o feed) also correct: 're feeding 10) They __wrot e__ an essay last m ont h. ( t o writ e)

B - W hich answ ers are correct?

1 ) W hat are typical signal w ords for the Sim ple Present? a) yest erday b) j ust c) som etim es d) every day e) at the moment f) often

2 ) W hat are typical signal w ords for the Sim ple Past? a) yest erday b) ever c) now d) three days ago e) in 1995 f) last m onth

3 ) W hat are typical signal w ords for the Present Perfect? a) j ust b) already c) yet d) Look! e) usually f) two hours ago

4 ) W hat are typical signal w ords for the Present Progressive? a) next week b) List en! c) never d) at the m om ent e) yest erday f) now

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5 ) W hich sentences/ questions are in the Sim ple Present? a) He is from Japan. b) We are not going to feed the pets. c) Anne does not play chess. d) We play soccer every weekend. e) She is list ening t o an audio book. f) Do they go for a walk?

6 ) W hich sentences/ questions are in the Sim ple Past? a) I lived in Odessa from 1985 t o 1986) b) Em ily has j ust com e hom e from school. c) They play t ennis every Friday aft ernoon. d) There will be som e rain in t he East . e) Did you phone m e last night? f) Yest erday m y friend invit ed m e t o his part y.

7 ) W hich sentences/ questions are in the Present Perfect? a) We aren't phoning now. b) I have a brother. c) She hasn't visit ed her uncle for half a year. d) Have you ever been t o Edinburgh? e) Last year I was in Salt Lake Cit y. f) I've forgotten my homework.

8 ) W hich sentences/ questions are in the Present Progressive? a) Wait a m om ent! I 'll carry this box for you. b) I 'm m aking a cheese cake right now. c) Last year we were in France. d) Have you already had a cup of tea yet? e) Are you cleaning t he floor? f) Are you from New Zealand?

9 ) W hich sentences/ questions are in the w ill- future? a) He'll never m ake it. b) We won't be at your party. c) Does this train leave from platform 12? d) They are com ing t o t he part y. e) Pat is not going t o fly t o Paris in May. f) I think Sue will arrive at 6 o'clock.

1 0 ) W hich sentences/ questions are in the going to- future? a) Are they in t he school choir? b) Are t hey going t o look for a present? c) She has never been to Africa. d) The t eacher is checking t he hom ework. e) I am not going t o send a t ext m essage t o Bob. f) Christ ine is going t o walk t o t own.

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C - W hich form is correct?

1) a) we is playing b) we are plaing c) we are playing

2) a) he sung b) he singed c) he sang

3) a) Susan has writ ten b) Susan have written

4) a) I were b) I was

5) a) they be b) they will be

6) a) Andy run b) Andy runs c) Andy rans

7) a) Max t ries b) Max t rys c) Max t ry

8) a) she understanded b) she understood

9) a) you are been b) you have been c) you has been

10) a) it is going to rain b) it are going to rain c) it is rain

D - Form affirm ative sentences using the given w ords.

they / to play / cards

1) Sim ple Present 2) Sim ple Past 3) Present Progressive 4) Present Perfect 5) will-future 6) going to-future

__They play cards.__ __They played cards.__ __They are playing cards. also correct: They're playing cards.__ __They have played cards. also correct: They've played cards.__ __They will play cards. also correct: They'll play cards.__ __They are going t o play cards. also correct: They're going t o play cards.__

E - Rew rite the sentences using long or contracted form s.

1) She's not from Cardiff. 2) We are reading a novel. 3) They have booked a flight . 4) I 'll carry this bag for you. 5) He did not m ake breakfast. 6) You aren't going t o learn t he poem . 7) She hasn't played the trum pet. 8) I t will not be windy tonight. 9) He's wearing an old shirt. 10) We don't like fish.

__She is not from Cardiff.__ __We're reading a novel.__ __They've booked a flight .__ __I will carry this bag for you.__ __He didn't m ake breakfast.__ __You are not going t o learn t he poem .__ __She has not played the trum pet.__ __I t won't be windy tonight.__ __He is wearing an old shirt.__ __We do not like fish.__

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F - Negate the follow ing sentences.

1) Tony arrived in Chicago at 11.30. __Tony did not arrive in Chicago at 11.30.__ also correct:

__Tony didn't arrive in Chicago at 11.30.__

2) We are cleaning the kit chen.

__We are not cleaning t he kit chen.__ also correct:

__We aren't cleaning t he kit chen.__

3) The shop assist ant has checked __The shop assist ant has not checked t he cash regist er.__

t he cash regist er.

also correct: __The shop assist ant hasn't checked t he cash regist er.__

4) The t rain leaves from plat form 7. __The t rain does not leave from plat form 7.__ also correct:

__The t rain doesn't leave from plat form 7.__

5) Susan likes cheese.

__Susan does not like cheese.__ also correct:

__Susan doesn't like cheese.__

6) You'll like t his village.

__You w on't like t his village.__ also correct :

__You will not like t his village.__

7) They are going t o buy a cheap car. __They are not going t o buy a cheap car.__ also correct:

__They aren't going t o buy a cheap car.__

8) He has invit ed Andy t o his part y. __He has not invit ed Andy t o his part y.__ also correct:

__He hasn't invit ed Andy t o his party.__

9) Mary was lat e.

__Mary was not lat e.__ also correct:

__Mary wasn't lat e.__

10) Mel will be 14 next Sunday.

__Mel will not be 14 next Sunday.__ also correct:

__Mel won't be 14 next Sunday.__

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