Present tenses (Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous). Exercises. Test for repeating tenses of the group Present Test simple and continuous present

As you know, the tenses of the Present group include 4 tenses of the verb (tenses):

Present Simple Tense (level 2, intermediate) COMING SOON
Present Continuous Tense (level 2, intermediate) COMING SOON

In this tutorial we will look at, How are the times of the Present group different? each other and how they work in the active voice.

Exercise (introductory). Select action verb tense Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous, which you would use to translate the following sentences into English:

What is the characteristic of an action verb? in sentences 1-4?

You can check yourself -

note that

Present Simple, Present Continuous and Present Perfect Continuous translated into Russian present tense of the verb, A

Present Perfect – past tense of the verb.

So, to summarize:

Present Perfect answers the question What already did?—I have watched the cartoon.

Present Continuous answers the question What more do I? — I am watching the cartoon.

Present Perfect Continuous answers the question what am I doing during …? — I have been watching the cartoon for 20 minutes.

Present Simple answers the question What usually do I? — I watch cartoons every day.

Present tenses (Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous). Exercises

Exercise 1. Match the tense of the verb and the tense expression (some are used twice):

Look! ever, always, never, rarely, often, now, nowadays, usually, at the moment , yet, already, just, recently, lately , every day, on Mondays , tonight, today, always, never, regularly, sometimes, once a year, once a week, Listen! How long...? for, since, these days, still, etc

Present Simple	Present Continuous	Present Perfect	Present Perfect Continuous
always,

Exercise 2.Expand the brackets to make Present Simple or Present Perfect.

I can't speak about the book. I (not read) it yet.

Every day I (wind up) my watch at 7 o’clock in the morning.

It's Friday. … you (see) him this week?

It’s a pity, but I (not buy) this dictionary yet.

As a rule, we (do) many exercises in class.

He (tell) this joke many times.

I already (translate) these sentences into French.

They (have) their English many hours a week.

She (work) much and usually (get) many good marks.

We (buy) a new TV set this year.

Exercise 3.Expand the brackets to make Present Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect.

1. I must know what you (talk) about. 2. I (be) in this country for some time. 3. He (admire) you greatly. He (see) the play three times. 4. I (not know) what Harry (tell) you. 5. I want to see how much he (change) since I (see) him last. 6. We (be) to the cinema about twice a week since then. 7. Hello, what are you (do) here at this late hour? 8. I (think) you never (do) any harm to people. 9. I always (stay) at home in the evenings. 10. I (hear) you (look) for a new house.

Exercise 4.Expand the brackets to get the Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect Continuous or Present Perfect.

Is Andy here? – I don’t know, I... (not see) him today.
Where... you... (go)? – To the library.
Would you like … (borrow) this magazine? - No, thanks. I... (read) it before.
Betty’s bus … (arrive) at 5 o’clock. I must go and meet her at the bus station.
Have you seen my record book? I … (look) for it all the morning.
Mike… (talk) to his friend for an hour already.
More and more forests… (disappear) because of fires nowadays. (Times, level 3)
How long … you … (work) on this problem?
The first lesson… (not finish) at 9.45.

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I suggest taking a test on the Present Simple and testing your knowledge.

The test consists of three tasks in which you either choose the correct answer from those proposed or enter the answer yourself.

Before taking the Present Simple test, you can:
refresh your memory
look in English with examples of the present simple tense

practice and do

And if you’re ready to get started, then let’s take a test on the Present Simple.

Test for Present Simple

Task 1 - Difference between be and do

Choose the correct answer:

1. ____ are you married?

am;are;is;do;does 2

2. What time ____ you start work?

am;are;is;do;does 4

3. Sorry I ____ late.

am;are;is;do;does 1

4. Why ____ Colin always show up late?

am;are;is;do;does 5

5. Where ____ Jack from?

am;are;is;do;does 3

4. Why ____ Colin always show up late?

6. Where ____ Megan come from?

1. ____ are you married?

7. ____ your parents retired?

4. Why ____ Colin always show up late?

8. Where ____ Kevin lives?

5. Where ____ Jack from?

9. How old ____ that house?

2. What time ____ you start work?

10. ____ you and your sister get on well?

5. Where ____ Jack from?

11. What class ____ Mark in?

3. Sorry I ____ late.

12. ____ I'm right?

1. ____ are you married?

13. ____ are you excited about the vacation?

2. What time ____ you start work?

14. ____ we need a visa to go to Hungary?

1. ____ are you married?

15. Where ____ Tom and Hannah from?

5. Where ____ Jack from?

17. ____ it rain a lot here?

4. Why ____ Colin always show up late?

18. What color ____ your new car?

5. Where ____ Jack from?

19. ____ it have a stereo system?

4. Why ____ Colin always show up late?

20. How long ____ your lunch break?

5. Where ____ Jack from?

21. How much ____ this T-shirt?

5. Where ____ Jack from?

22. How much ____ it cost?

4. Why ____ Colin always show up late?

23. Why ____ this bag so expensive?

5. Where ____ Jack from?

24. Why ____ these bags so expensive?

1. ____ are you married?

Task 2 - Questions

Write questions for the highlighted words/phrases.

If the statement uses a short form, for example:

My name's Mary

also use the short form in the question

What's your name?

In other cases - the full form:

I am from Scotland - Where are are you from?

If the statement contains I, my, we, our, for example:

I"m from the US. My name"s John.

in the question we change them accordingly to you / your:

Where are you from? What's your name?

Because we would hardly ask ourselves:

Where am I from? What's my name?

1. They are on the shelf. Where are they? 2. We normally go to the gym in the morning. When do you normally go to the gym? 3. Daniel lives in Seattle. Where does Daniel live? 4. The film starts at 10pm. What time does the film start? 5. I Skype my parents once a week. How often do you Skype your parents? 6.His email address is [email protected]. What is his email address? 7. My daughters read fashion magazines What kind of magazines do your daughters read? 8. My colleague is always late for work.. How often is your colleague late for work? 9. I don’t drink coffee in the evening because I can't sleep if I do Why don’t you drink coffee in the evening? 10. Sometimes there are lots of tourists here, and sometimes there are none. It depends on the season. What does it depend on? 11. I know him very well. How well do you know him? 12. It takes me about 15 minutes to fix breakfast. How long does it take you to fix breakfast? 13. My name is Caitlyn. C-A-I-T-L-Y-N. How do you spell your name? 14. She earns $12,000 a year. How much does she earn a year?

15. Carry and Nigel have 2 children.

How many children do Carry and Nigel have?

16. I am angry because you didn’t call me. Why are you angry?

17. He"s afraid of insects and heights.What"s he afraid of? 18. Our monthly meetings usually last 2 hours. 3 doesn’t have normally;normally hasn’t;doesn’t has normally;doesn’t normally have 4

2. I ________ him but he ________ me.

remember;remembers;am remember;don’t remember 1 don’t remembers;don’t remember;doesn’t remember;doesn’t remembers 3

3. Karen ________ yoga but she ________ pilates.

do;dos;does;does do 3 doesn’t;doesn’t do;don’t does;not does 2

4. ________ people’s names but I ________ their faces.

I often forget;I forget often;I am often forget;Often I forget 1 forget not;no forget;dont forget;don’t forget 4

5. We ________ them but they ________ us.

are know;is know;know;knows 3 are not know;know not;doesn’t know;don’t know 4

6. Megan ________ skating, but she ________ skiing.

enjoy;enjoys;enjoyes;is enjoy 2 isn’t enjoy;don’t enjoy;doesn’t enjoys;doesn’t enjoy 4

7. He ________ late but it ________ very often.

is sometimes;sometimes is;sometimes;sometimes does 1 isn’t happen;happens;not happens;doesn’t happen 4

8. It ________ a lot here, but it ________ every day.

rains;is rain;rain;goes rain 1 doesn’t rain;isn’t rain;not rain;doesn’t rains 1

9. Justin ________ a car but he ________ it very often.

has;have;haves;is have 1 not drives;don’t drives;doesn’t drive;doesn’t drives 3

10. Amelia ________ but she ________ a ring.

married;is married;are married;does married 2 doesn’t wear;doesn’t wears;isn’t wear;not wear 1

11. Harry and Sally ________ very near but we ________ them very often.

lives;is alive;are alive;live 4 don’t see;doesn’t see;are not see;is not see 1

12. -Where’s Frank? – I ________ I ________.

sorry;do sorry;am sorry;is sorry 3 dont know;am not know;don’t know;doesn’t know 3

13. Although I ________ on travelling, I ________ very much.

keen;am not keen;do keen;am keen 4 am not travel;not travel;doesn’t travel;don’t travel 4

Now click on the Check button and find out your result for the Present Simple test.

Are you satisfied? Or do you want to try the test again and improve the result? Then you will have to find the errors yourself. Yes, such a tricky test for the Present Simple)) But there will be more in your head!

PRESENT TENSES. REVISION.

I.Choose the right option:

1.He…the test for 40 minutes.

a)writes b)has been writing c)is writing

2.We... already... the text.

a)have… translated b)has been translating c)are translating

3.They are flying over the ocean… .

a)for 3 hours b)every week c)at this moment

4.She often… by Delta.

a)travels b)is traveling c)has traveled

5.How long…you…reading this book?

a)have..been b)are c)is

6.MrsBrown… me English.

a)is teaching b)teach c)teaches

7.I have been studying History….

a)for 5 years b)now c)already

8.I...not...you for ages.

a)have… seen b)have…been seeing c)don’t see

9.We… to school every day except Sunday.

a)are going b)goes c)go

10.Look out of the window! It...now.

a)rains b)is raining c)has been raining

II.Put the verb given in brackets in all Present tenses.

Joey (fly) over the ocean.

III.Ask questions:

We have been translating this text for two hours.

a)yes/no b)who c)how long d)or e)tag

IV.Open the brackets putting the verb in the right tense.

I…just(receive) your letter and now I (write)to you.

I am very busy preparing for my exams. It is 9p.m. now and

I (sit) at my desk. I I(sit) here since 11a.m. I (do/not) all the exercises yet.

Thank you for everything you have done for me. I hope to hear from you soon.

1.b 2.a 3.c 4.a 5.a 6.c 7.a 8.a 9.c 10.b

1. Joey flies over the ocean every summer.

2. Joey is flying over the ocean now.

3. Joey has already flown over the ocean.

4. Joey has been flying over the ocean for two hours.

III. 1. Have we been translating this text for two hours?

2. Who has been translating this text for two hours?

3. How long have we been translating this text?

4. Have we been translating this text for two or three hours?

5. We have been translating this text for two hours, haven’t we?

I have just received your letter and now I am writing to you. I am very busy preparing for my exams. It is 9 p.m. now and I am sitting at my desk. I have been sitting here since 11 a.m. I haven't done all the exercises yet. Thank you for everything you have done for me. I hope to hear from you soon.

Present tenses (Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous). Exercises. Test for repeating tenses of the group Present Test simple and continuous present

Present tenses (Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous). Exercises

And if you’re ready to get started, then let’s take a test on the Present Simple.

Test for Present Simple

Task 2 - Questions

15. Carry and Nigel have 2 children.

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