Present and Past Tenses Quiz
Preview:
Which helping verb do we use to make questions in the past?
A. do
B. does
C. did
Samantha … to America once before.
A. was going
B. has been
C. has gone
D. has been going
At 9 AM this morning, the receptionist ________ (greet) clients.
A. greets
B. is greeting
C. greeted
D. was greeting
Mary … very friendly and polite.
A. has been usually
B. is usually being
C. is usually
D. is being usually
Choose the correct verb: I usually ___ up at 7 am.
A. got
B. get
Complete the question: When ___ you ___ to work?
A. do, go
B. does, go
C. does, goes
Every Monday, we ________ (have) a team meeting.
A. have
B. are having
C. had
D. were having
The emergency services … by the time we got there.
A. had been arriving
B. had arrived
C. arrived
D. were arriving
While the team ________ (discuss) the budget, the light ________ (go) out in the building.
A. discussed / went
B. discussed / was going
C. was discussing / went
D. was discussing / was going
As the project deadline ________ (approach), tensions ________ (start) among the team members.
A. approached / start
B. approached / were starting
C. was approaching / started
D. was approaching / were starting
Yesterday, while I ________ (work) on the report, my colleague ________ (call) me for assistance.
A. worked / called
B. worked / was calling
C. was working / called
D. was working / was calling
She usually … to school in the morning.
A. is walking
B. walks
C. has walked
D. has been walking
Sarah ________ (type) an email to the client right now.
A. types
B. is typing
C. typed
D. was typing
It started to snow while we … to school.
A. had walked
B. have walked
C. have been walking
D. were walking
Complete the question: When ___ Karim ___ lunch?
A. do, eat
B. does, eats
C. does, eat
Currently, Jennifer ________ (prepare) a presentation for the board meeting.
A. prepares
B. is preparing
C. prepared
D. was preparing
These days, Jason … how to drive.
A. learns
B. learn
C. is learning
D. has learned
Every morning, employees ________ (check) their emails first thing.
A. check
B. are checking
C. checked
D. were checking
Last Friday, the CEO ________ (announce) a new project.
A. announces
B. is announcing
C. announced
D. was announcing
The interns ________ (assist) the HR department with recruitment last month.
A. assist
B. are assisting
C. assisted
D. were assisting
Last week, while everyone ________ (attend) the presentation, I ________ (realize) I left my notes at home.
A. attended / realized
B. attended / was realizing
C. was attending / realized
D. was attending / was realizing
Complete the sentence: I ___ to work at 7:30 am.
A. go
B. goes
The company ________ (organize) a conference last week.
A. organizes
B. is organizing
C. organized
D. was organizing
The fire alarm … for 10 minutes now.
A. was ringing
B. had been ringing
C. had rung
D. has been ringing
Usually, the boss ________ (arrive) at the office early.
A. arrives
B. is arriving
C. arrived
D. was arriving
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