Present & Past Mixed Exercises-1
Present & Past Mixed Exercises-1 | Englisch Grammatik
1. Despite the rain, we ______ to go for a hike in the forest last weekend.
decided
a) decided
b) decide
c) are deciding
d) were deciding
2. She ______ the piano right now. Can you hear her?
is playing
a) plays
b) is playing
c) played
d) was playing
3. After years of hard work, she finally ______ her dream of becoming a published author.
achieved
a) achieved
b) achieve
c) achieving
d) achieves
4. He ______ on a project for school. When it is finished it should be good.
is working
a) works
b) is working
c) worked
d) was working
5. The team ______ their victory late into the night after winning the championship.
celebrated
a) celebrated
b) celebrate
c) celebrating
d) celebrates
6. They ______ dinner when the power went out.
were eating
a) eat
b) are eating
c) ate
d) were eating
7. He ______ on his car when it broke down.
was working
a) works
b) is working
c) worked
d) was working
8. She ______ to read books in her free time.
loves
a) loves
b) is loving
c) loved
d) was loving
9. The heating ______ the flat perfectly.
heats
a) heats
b) is heating
c) heated
d) was heating
10. While I was studying for my exam, my friends ______ video games in the next room.
were playing
a) were playing
b) played
c) playing
d) play
11. They ______ in a small town near the mountains.
live
a) live
b) are living
c) lived
d) were living
12. The teacher ______ English at the local school.
teaches
a) teaches
b) is teaching
c) taught
d) was teaching
13. As the sun was setting, we ______ around the campfire, sharing stories of our adventures.
were sitting
a) were sitting
b) sat
c) sitting
d) sit
14. He ______ basketball on Saturdays.
plays
a) plays
b) is playing
c) played
d) was playing
15. She ______ tea with breakfast every morning.
drinks
a) drinks
b) is drinking
c) drank
d) was drinking
16. They ______ movies together on Fridays.
watch
a) watch
b) are watching
c) watched
d) were watching
17. She ______ a book in the garden.
is reading
a) reads
b) is reading
c) read
d) was reading
18. They ______ hiking in the mountains this weekend.
are going
a) go
b) are going
c) went
d) were going
19. The children ______ swimming in the pool.
are
a) are
b) is
c) were
d) was
20. While she was cooking dinner, the phone ______ incessantly, interrupting her concentration.
was ringing
a) was ringing
b) rang
c) ringing
d) rings
21. He ______ for his exams. They are next week.
is studying
a) is studying
b) were studying
c) studies
d) studied
22. She ______ a fantastic book last week.
read
a) read
b) is reading
c) reads
d) was reading
23. They ______ to the beach last summer.
went
a) went
b) go
c) were going
d) are going
24. The children ______ in the pool yesterday afternoon.
swam
a) swam
b) swim
c) were swimming
d) are swimming
25. The children ______ in the pool when their parents arrived.
were swimming
a) were swimming
b) swam
c) swim
d) are swimming
26. He ______ studying for his exams when the phone rang.
was
a) was
b) is
c) were
d) are
27. She ______ cooking dinner in the kitchen.
is
a) is
b) was
c) were
d) are
28. They ______ listening to music in their room.
are
a) are
b) were
c) was
d) is
29. The cat ______ sleeping on the couch.
is
a) is
b) was
c) were
d) are
30. She ______ the piano at the concert last night.
played
a) played
b) plays
c) was playing
d) is playing
31. They ______ dinner at the new restaurant yesterday.
ate
a) ate
b) eat
c) were eating
d) are eating
32. He ______ in the garden all day yesterday.
worked
a) worked
b) works
c) was working
d) is working
33. She ______ cooking dinner when she accidentally burned the food.
was
a) was
b) is
c) were
d) are
34. They ______ watching a movie when they heard a strange noise outside.
were
a) were
b) are
c) was
d) is
35. The cat ______ sleeping on the couch when we got home.
was
a) was
b) is
c) were
d) are
36. She ______ dinner for her family yesterday.
cooked
a) cooked
b) cooks
c) was cooking
d) is cooking
37. They ______ a movie together last night.
watched
a) watched
b) watch
c) were watching
d) are watching
38. The cat ______ on the bed all afternoon.
slept
a) slept
b) sleeps
c) was sleeping
d) is sleeping
39. She ______ reading a book while waiting for her appointment.
was
a) was
b) is
c) were
d) are
40. They ______ hiking in the mountains when it started to rain.
were
a) were
b) are
c) was
d) is
41. He ______ in a bank.
works
a) works
b) is working
c) worked
d) was working
42. They ______ dinner in a restaurant.
are eating
a) eat
b) are eating
c) ate
d) were eating
43. She ______ the piano every evening.
plays
a) plays
b) is playing
c) played
d) was playing
44. She ______ playing the piano when I arrived.
was playing
a) plays
b) is playing
c) played
d) was playing