VERB TENSES

LEVEL A1-A2
I. Choose the correct answer.
1. Kathy usually _______ in front of the window during the class.
A. sits B. sitting C. sit D. is sit
2. Rice _______ in cold climate.
A. isn't grow B. don't grow C. aren't grow D. doesn't grow
3. Hurry up! We _______ for you!
A. waiting B. are waiting C. wait D. waits
4. - What are you _______?
- I _______ letters.
A. doing/ write B. done/ am writing C. doing/ am writing D. do/ write
5. He _______ in Italy at the moment.
A. works B. working C. is working D. work
6. My father _______ excuses when I feel like going to the cinema.
A. make always B. do make always C. always do make D. always makes
7. Danny _______ his father every Sunday.
A. phones B. is phoning C. phoning D. phone
8. Barbara usually _______ dinner for her husband after work.
A. cooks B. cook C. are cooking D. cooking
9. Now I _______ for the shops to open.
A. wait B. waiting C. am waiting D. waits
10. I _______ Jane tomorrow.
A. see B. am seeing C. seeing D. sees
11. The universe _______ and has been so since its beginning.
A. expands B. expanding C. is expanding D. Expand
12. My sister _______ at home at the moment.
A. is staying B. stays C. are staying D. stay
13. Gordon? I think he _______ a letter at the moment.
A. writing B. is writing C. are writing D. writes
14. Our teacher always _______ us a lot of homework.
A. is giving B. give C. gives D. are giving
15. She_______ a new ruler yesterday.
A. didn’t buy B. doesn’t bought C. did buy D. didn’t bought
16. He _______ with his parents about his vacation in Da Lat last year.
A. don’t talk B. doesn’t talked C. didn’t talk D. talks
17. They_______ school yesterday.
A. didn’t comed B. didn’t come C. doesn’t comed D. doesn’t come
18. The windows _______ yesterday.
A. didn’t close B. didn’t closed C. doesn’t closed D. doesn’t close
19. We _______at home at 7 p.m. last Monday.
A. didn’t return B. didn’t returned C. doesn’t return D. doesn’t returned
20. She _______fish and crab yesterday.
A. doesn’t eat B. doesn’t eated C. didn’t eat D. didn’t ate
21. Lan _______ Ho Chi Minh city two years ago.
A. didn’t go B. doesn’t went C. didn’t went D . doesn’t go
22. My parents _______to Vung Tau last week.
A. don’t taked B. don’t took C.didn’t take D. didn’t takes
23. We _______a lot of friends in Ha Noi two years ago.
A. don’t have B. don’t has C.didn’t had D. didn’t have
24. _______ Lan and Hoa your classmates two years ago?
A. Are B. Is C. Was D. Were
25. What_______they _______last week?
 A. do/ play B. did/ play C. do/ played D. did/ played
26. What _______ Hoa _______ on yesterday?
A. did/ try B. do/ try C. did/ tryed D. do/ tried
27. Who _______ about the film on TV last Monday?
A. talk B. talks C. talked D. talking
28.Where_______they _______on their way back last Sunday?
A. did/ stop B. do/ stop C. did/ stopped D. do/ stopped
29. What _______the student _______at school two years ago?
A. did/wears B. did/wear C. do/wears D. does/wear
30. Where _______ you _______ the cake yesterday?
A. was/ put B. were/ put C. did/ put D. do/ put
31. What time _______ you _______ home for school yesterday?
A. was/ leave B. were/ leave C. did/ leave D. do/ leave
32. What _______ Ba_______ from Liz last week?
A. was/ receive B. were/ receive C. did/ receive D. do/ receive
33. How long _______ he_______his test yesterday?
A. was/ do B. were/ do C. did/ do D. does/ do
34. What time _______ you _______to bed last night?
A. was/go B. were/ go C. did/ go D. does/ go
35. We _______to Đà Lạt for last Tet holiday.
A. go B. goes C. going D. went
36. _______ he _______ a lot of friends in Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago?
A. Do/have B. Did/has C. Did/had D. Did/have

II. Complete using the correct present simple, present continuous or past simple form of the
verbs in brackets.
37. Right now, Margaret _______is having________ (have) a shower. Do you want to ring later?
38. He _______________ usually ___doesn’t listen____________ (not listen) to classical
music.
39. What time __________did_____ she __________start_____ (start) school every day?
40. Josh _______always uses________ (always/use) my bike! It’s so annoying.
41. We _______have________ (have) lunch, but I can come round and help you later.
42. What computer game _______are________ you ___playing____________ (play) now?
43. Yesterday, I ______went_________ (go) to the restaurant with a client. 
44. We ______drived_________ (drive) around the parking lot for 20 mins to find a parking
space. 
45. When we ________were arriving_______ (arrive) at the restaurant, the place
____was_________ (be) full. 
46. The waitress __________asked_____ (ask) us if we had reservations. 
47. I ____said___________(say), "No, my secretary forgets to make them." 
48. The waitress _________told______(tell) us to come back in two hours. 
49. My client and I slowly ____walk___________ (walk) back to the car. 
50. Then we __see_____________ (see) a small grocery store and __________decide_____
(decide) to buy our dinner there.