Circle the correct tense: Present Simple & Continuous

Past Simple & Continuous

Present Perfect
1. Leonidas ________ the king of the
Spartans.
a. has been
b. is
1. Leonidas
c. was________ the king ofd.the
were
Spartans.
2. I _______ just __________ my dinosaur
a. has been
b. is
report.
c.a.was
were
have finished b. amd.finishing
2. I _______
just
__________
my
dinosaur
c. finished
d. was finishing
report.
3. Look! My turtle ____________ lunch.
a.
finished b. am finishing
a.have
was eating
b. has
c.
finished
d.
was
finishing
eaten
3. Look!
My
turtle
____________
lunch.
c. eats
d. is
a.
was
eating
b.
has
eating
eaten
4. I was walking home, when the rain
c. eats
d. is
__________.
eating a. started
b. was starting
4. I wasc.walking
home,
when
the
rain
is starting
d. has
__________.
started
a. started
was starting
5. Last
year I _______ ab.tennis
c.
is
starting
d. has
tournament.
starteda. win
b. was winning
5. Lastc.year
won I _______ a tennis d. have
tournament.
won
a. win
b. was winning
6. Over
40 years ago astronauts
c. won
d. have
________
on the moon.
won a. are landing
b. were
6.
Over
40
years
ago
astronauts
landing
________
thelanded
moon.
c. on
have
d. landed
a.
are
landing
b.
7. We __________ pizza for dinnerwere
right
landing
now.
c.a.have
landed
d.
are having
b.landed
have
7.
We
__________
pizza
for
dinner
right
had
now. c. have
d. were
a. are having
b. have
having
had
8._______ you ________ the e-mail yet?
c.a.have
d. were
Aresending b. Havesent
havingc. Dosend
d. Didsend
8._______
you
________
yet?
9. Godzilla
________
atthe
thee-mail
cinema
this
a.
Aresending
b.
Havesent
week.
c.a,Dosend
was playing d. Didsend
b. plays
9. Godzilla
________
at
the
cinema
c. has played
d. isthis
week.
playing
a, was playing
b. plays
10. Yesterday
Greece __________
the
c.
has
played
d. is
USA.
playinga. was beating
b. is
10.
Yesterday Greece __________ the
beating
USA.
a. was beating
b. is
beating

Key

15. My sister rarely __________ scary

movies.
a. watches
b. is watching
c. has watched d. was watching
16. Listen! A jet ______________ overhead.
a. was flying
b. is flying
c. has flown
d. flew
17. We were watching a movie about
15. My sister rarely __________ scary
aliens while we ____________ pepperoni
movies.
pizza.
a. watches
b. is watching
a. ate
b. have eaten
c. has watched d. was watching
c. were eating
d. are
16. Listen! A jet ______________ overhead.
eating
a. was flying
b. is flying
18. Martians __________ on Earth 20 years
c. has flown
d. flew
ago!
17. We were watching a movie about
a. is visiting
b. was visiting
aliens while we ____________ pepperoni
c. has visited
d. visited
pizza.
19. I ____________ any good movies lately.
a. ate
b. have eaten
a. havent seen b. saw
c. were eating
d. are
c. didnt see
d. dont see
eating
21. Martians always _________ in groups
18. Martians __________ on Earth 20 years
of ten.
ago!
a. are traveling b. travel
a. is visiting
b. was visiting
c. have traveled d. were traveling
c. has visited
d. visited
22. I __________ this school for 5 years.
19. I ____________ any good movies lately.
a. have attended b. attend
a. havent seen b. saw
c. am attending d. was attending
c. didnt see
d. dont see
23. Greece _________ the Olympic Games
21. Martians always _________ in groups
in 2004.
of ten.
a. hosts
b. hosted
a. are traveling b. travel
c. have hosted
d. are
c. have traveled d. were traveling
hosting
22. I __________ this school for 5 years.
24. The World Cup _________ in Rio this
a. have attended b. attend
summer.
c. am attending d. was attending
a. took place
b. was
23. Greece _________ the Olympic Games
taking place
in 2004.
c. is taking place d. has taken place
a. hosts
b. hosted
25. Last night the Miami Heat _________
c. have hosted
d. are
120 points.
hosting
a. is scoring
b. scored
24. The World Cup _________ in Rio this
c. has scored
d. was
summer.
scoring
a. took place
b. was
taking place
c. is taking place d. has taken place
25. Last night the Miami Heat _________
120 points.
a. is scoring
b. scored
c. has scored
d. was
scoring