Present & Past & Perfect | Simple & Continuous-1

Present & Past & Perfect | Simple & Continuous-1| Englisch Grammatik
English Exercise: Present and Past Actions

1. They ______ when the phone rang.
a) were studying
b) studied
c) are studying
d) have been studying
e) studying
f) had been studying

2. She ______ when the accident happened.
a) was driving
b) drove
c) is driving
d) has been driving
e) driving
f) had been driving

3. They ______ lunch at noon every day.
a) eat
b) ate
c) are eating
d) have eaten
e) eating
f) have been eating

4. She ______ coffee in the mornings.
a) drinks
b) drank
c) is drinking
d) has drunk
e) drink
f) has been drinking

5. He still ______ English to high school students.
a) teaches
b) taught
c) is teaching
d) has taught
e) teaching
f) has been teaching

6. They ______ movies at the weekends. Now they go out to the theatre.
a) watch
b) watched
c) are watching
d) have watched
e) watching
f) have been watching

7. She ______ her homework right now.
a) is doing
b) does
c) was doing
d) has been doing
e) doing
f) had been doing

8. She ______ in this company for ten years and she still enjoys it.
a) works
b) worked
c) is working
d) has worked
e) working
f) has been working

9. They ______ to Hawaii last summer.
a) travel
b) traveled
c) are traveling
d) have traveled
e) traveling
f) have been traveling

10. She ______ since this morning.
a) studies
b) studied
c) is studying
d) has been studying
e) studying
f) has studied

11. She is very busy and ______ ballet twice a week.
a) dances
b) danced
c) is dancing
d) has danced
e) dancing
f) has been dancing

12. He is fit and ______ soccer every Saturday.
a) plays
b) played
c) is playing
d) has played
e) play
f) has been playing

13. They ______ their vacation plans yet.
a) don't finalize
b) didn't finalize
c) aren't finalizing
d) haven't finalized
e) not finalizing
f) haven't been finalizing

14. He ______ his breakfast yet.
a) doesn't eat
b) didn't eat
c) isn't eating
d) hasn't eaten
e) not eating
f) hasn't been eating

15. She ______ to the gym twice this week.
a) goes
b) went
c) is going
d) has been
e) going
f) has gone

16. She ______ the piano since she was a child.
a) plays
b) played
c) is playing
d) has played
e) play
f) has been playing

17. They ______ to the park every Sunday.
a) go
b) went
c) are going
d) have gone
e) going
f) have been going

18. He ______ his homework now.
a) does
b) did
c) is doing
d) has done
e) doing
f) has been doing

19. They ______ when the phone rang.
a) were studying
b) studied
c) are studying
d) have been studying
e) studying
f) had been studying

20. They ______ to Spain last summer.
a) travel
b) traveled
c) are traveling
d) have traveled
e) traveling
f) have been traveling

21. He ______ in the garden right now.
a) works
b) worked
c) is working
d) has worked
e) working
f) has been working

22. She ______ French for three years. Soon she will be finished.
a) studies
b) studied
c) is studying
d) has studied
e) studying
f) has been studying

23. They ______ hard since early this morning.
a) work
b) worked
c) are working
d) have been working
e) working
f) have worked

24. She ______ when the lights went out.
a) was reading
b) read
c) is reading
d) has been reading
e) reading
f) had been reading

25. They ______ dinner at this restaurant many times and still enjoy going there.
a) have
b) had
c) are having
d) have had
e) having
f) have been having

26. She ______ his hair last week.
a) cuts
b) cut
c) is cutting
d) has cut
e) cutting
f) has been cutting

27. He ______ for this company since 2010.
a) works
b) worked
c) is working
d) has worked
e) working
f) has been working

28. He ______ when the phone rang.
a) was sleeping
b) slept
c) is sleeping
d) has been sleeping
e) sleeping
f) had been sleeping

29. She ______ her friend this afternoon. I hope she gets there ok.
a) is visiting
b) visits
c) was visiting
d) has been visiting
e) visiting
f) had been visiting

30. He ______ his car yesterday.
a) washes
b) washed
c) is washing
d) has washed
e) washing
f) has been washing

31. They ______ the news every morning.
a) watch
b) watches
c) are watching
d) have watched
e) watching
f) have been watching

32. She ______ her homework right now.
a) does
b) did
c) is doing
d) has done
e) doing
f) has been doing

33. He ______ English lessons for two years.
a) takes
b) took
c) is taking
d) has been taking
e) taking
f) has taken

34. They ______ on this project since last month.
a) work
b) worked
c) are working
d) have been working
e) working
f) have worked

35. Today, as every day, she ______ her breakfast by 8 AM.
a) finishes
b) finished
c) is finishing
d) has finished
e) finishing
f) has been finishing

36. They ______ their homework yet.
a) don't finish
b) didn't finish
c) aren't finishing
d) haven't finished
e) not finishing
f) haven't been finishing

37. He ______ the house while I was away.
a) cleans
b) cleaned
c) is cleaning
d) has cleaned
e) cleaning
f) has been cleaning

38. They ______ when the rain started.
a) were playing
b) played
c) are playing
d) have been playing
e) playing
f) had been playing

39. They ______ the same car for ten years. It’s so reliable.
a) have
b) had
c) are having
d) have had
e) having
f) have been having

40. He ______ his novel for years.
a) writes
b) wrote
c) is writing
d) has written
e) writing
f) has been writing

37. They ______ at the park since morning.
a) play
b) played
c) are playing
d) have been playing
e) playing
f) have played

38. She ______ this movie before.
a) sees
b) saw
c) is seeing
d) has seen
e) seeing
f) has been seeing

39. He ______ in this city for a year.
a) lives
b) lived
c) is living
d) has lived
e) living
f) has been living

40. They ______ the congress 3 times already.
a) attend
b) attended
c) are attending
d) have attended
e) attending
f) have been attending

Present & Past & Perfect | Simple & Continuous-1

Present & Past & Perfect | Simple & Continuous-1 | Englisch Grammatik