Тест на времена англ. глагола
тест по английскому языку (8 класс) на тему

 nPut the verbs in brackets into the correct tense forms (Present Simple / Present Continuous/ Past Simple / Past Continuous / Present Perfect):

1. On Wednesdays, Nick (drive)                     his kids to football practice.
2.                      you already (move)                     to the new bedsit?
3. Usually, I (work)                     as an office secretary, but this winter I (study)                     

                     German at a language school in Berlin. That is why I (be)                     in Berlin.

4. Shhhhh! Be quiet! Our baby (sleep)                                          .
5. "Fire (break)                     out in hotel room" - the headline cried.
6. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain)                                          .
7. I hate living in London because it (rain, always)                                          .
8. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say)                                          because everybody (talk)

                                          so loudly.

9. We (meet)                     our friends yesterday.
10. We (not see)                     mice in the garden shed since we got the cat!
11. When I (come)                     at home yesterday, my mom (сook)                                          a pie.
12. I (live)                     in Brazil two years ago.
13.                      you (play)                     any musical instruments when you (be)                     a kid?
14. My chief usually (work)                     on Saturdays.
15. He (wait)                                          for you at this moment.
16. What                     your brother (do)                     ? – He (be)                      a sportsman.
17. Ann is in the library. She (make)                                          a report.
18. Recently, she (plant)                     some bulbs and flowers.
19. I (cook)                                          a cake when he (come back)                     home yesterday.
20. Now Justin (write)                                          a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when it is finished.

Choose the correct alternative

21. We haven't finished cooking the pie yet / yesterday / already / usually / just.
22. How already / always / usually / long / often has your mum been a teacher?
23. It were great to see you yet / yesterday / already / usually / just.
24. Bill and his dad always / usually / long / often / sometimes play football in the park.
25. Have you always / ever / yet / still / usually been to India?

Translate into English

26. Сожалею, но я не интересуюсь политикой
27. Он только что сообщил (bring) мне шокирующие новости.
28. Ваш английский становиться все лучше и лучше.
29. Погода вероятно скоро измениться.
30. Мы закончим второй семестр к июлю.
31. Ты работаешь завтра в три часа?
32. Чем вы собираетесь заняться в июле?

Choose the correct alternative.

33. Tomorrow, mum sees / is seeing the optician about getting new glasses.
34. They are going / go to school later tomorrow because they've got exams.
35. Stop! I 'm going to / 'll carry that for you.
36. Saturday is going to be / is being a great day!
37. Mum, I promise I am going to / will tidy my room tomorrow.
38. Dad do / does a lot of the cooking in our house.
39. Alex likes / like going skateboarding at the weekend.
40. Who do you usually / usually you do meet in the evenings?
41. I'm thinking / think / thinks of taking up a hew hobby.
42. The rain not / isn’t / is it falling heavily any more.
43. It rains / rained every day we were away!
44. Pedro took / take loads of photos of the boats.
45. What time did you came / come back from the restaurant?

Exercise 6 - Choose the correct alternative.

What do you does / do / doing at weekends? Do you spend / spends / do your time doing schoolwork? Or do you and your friends goes / go / to go out somewhere and has / have got / have a good time? A lot of people think / thinks / thinking that's what weekends are for - having fun. But I've have / am / got some friends who works / work / are work at weekends. My friend, Ryan, for example, works / work / to work at a clothes shop in town. He not / isn't / doesn't go out in the evening because he's very tired. But, on the other hand, he earn / earns / got money, and he say / to say / says that's good because he want / wants / has want to buy a new laptop. You can't have everything!

Exercise 3 - Click and choose the correct alternative.

1. Hurry! The train’s / trains / train leaving in five minutes!
2. Are you enjoy / to enjoy / enjoying the film?
3. Sophia ‘re / ‘m / ‘s learning how to drive.
4. Mum's making / makes / make dinner in the kitchen.
5. Do you liking / likes / like watching Formula One racing?
6. I think Tessie and Julia is / are / they’re skateboarding in the park.
7. Is / She’s / Are Jen learning how to rollerblade?
8. Mum says the weather's to change / changes / changing.

Exercise 3 - Choose the correct alternative.

1. Where was / did that cat come from?
2. There hadn't / weren't any rooms at the cheap hotel, unfortunately.
3. I dancing / danced all night and now my back hurts!
4. Did you tried / try the local food?
5. They spent / did spend all day learning how to windsurf.
6. The tour operator gave / give us some information.
7. Lena and I we stayed / stayed in an apartment near the beach.

Exercise 8 - Choose the correct alternative.

1. Sol is going / goes to football practice every Saturday.
2. Look! The mouse chases / is chasing the cat!
3. That boy is be / is being very annoying at the moment.
4. Do you think / Are you thinking this dress looks good on me?
5. How do you spending / spend your free time?
6. They are going / go camping every summer.
7. Josh smells / is smelling the cheese; that's why he's making a face!
8. Angie hates / is hating football.
9. Why are you looking / do you look at me like that?
10. I see / am seeing the dentist at half past two.

Exercise 5 – Complete the sentences from the box.

1. Roseall           about computers at night school.
2. I see that Frank            his new jeans!
3. Mum and dad            the shopping.
4. Some of the kids           food for the party.
5. Shelly           to Kim about her holidays.
6. I           of buying a new bike.
7. Mum           the soup.
8. Adam always           his black jeans to school.
9. Jade           Henry is lovely!
10. The soup          delicious.

Exercise 7 - Complete the sentences from the box.

1. The customs officials                                 our passports.
2. Mum                                 some perfume from the duty free shop.
3. The taxi driver                                 for too much money.
4.                                   the airline food good?
5. Dad                                 comfortable on the plane because of his long legs.
6. The air stewards                                 all very helpful.
7.                                   you see the new shops in the airport?
8. Nick                                 ill on the ferry again.
9. The train                                 four hours.
10. We                                 just in time for the flight.

Exercise 9 - Choose the correct alternative.

Bill and his friends have / are having / has a great time right now. They are do / to do / doing their favourite hobby - digital photography. They all are liking / likes / like the hobby. At the moment, Bill is showing / shows / show his friends the pictures on his digital camera. James is knowing / knows / to know a lot about cameras, so he often use / is using / uses a special computer program to make the photos look good. He is telling / tells / does tell Bill about it now. Richard and Ryan is / are / is telling trying to put some of the pictures onto a CD for Bill. Bill ‘re thinking / thinks / is thinking of sending a CD with pictures to his grandparents. He isn’t seeing / doesn’t see / not to see them often because they live in Australia.

Exercise 9 - Write the correct form of the past simple or past continuous of the verbs in brackets.

1. What                                 you                                 when the coach                                 you? (do / call)
2. While I                                 outside the stadium, a lot of people                                 the queue. (wait / join)
3. We                                 just                                 to play when it                                 raining hard and the referee

                                 to stop the match. (begin / start / decide)

4. When the game                                 finally over, all the players                                 their captain. (be / cheer)
5. They                              still                              when they                              the other team's result. (play / hear)
6. Kate                                 her ankle while she                                 a new spin on the ice rink. (sprain / try out)
7.                              you still                            on the track when the other athletes                            ? (run/arrive)
8. While Simon                                 in the gym, we                                 to see the other gymnasts. (practise/go)

Exercise 4 - Complete the sentences with the correct form of the present perfect of the verbs in brackets.

1. My parents                 a new house. (buy)
2. Joe                 his bedroom. (decorate)
3.                   you ever                 such an amazing house? (see)
4. Ursula                 on her own before. (not live)
5. The twins                 a flat to share. (find)
6.                   dad                 you any money towards the rent? (give)
7. I                 a room for years. (not share)
8. There                 always                 a park here. (be)
9.                   the builder                 doing the extension? (finish)
10.                   you                 the shopping? (do)

Exercise 5 - Choose the correct alternative.

1. We've known Alex for / from / since he was four years old.
2. Have you always / ever / usually been to India?
3. How much / long / often has your mum been a teacher?
4. Has Danny been to school yesterday / last week / recently ?
5. I've always thought / taught / thinking you were very clever!
6. Don't jump on the bed! I've now / just / yet made it!
7. We haven't finished decorating the house yet / already / just.
8. Don't worry! Steve's since / yet / already arrived.
9. We've never / ever / yet been here before.
10. Have you checked your e-mails ever / since / today ?