Test Present Tenses
тест по английскому языку (8 класс)

GRAMMAR

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense (Simple or Continuous).

• Cuckoos (not build) nests. They (use) the nests of other birds.

• She usually (drink) coffee, but today she (drink) tea.

• I’m busy at the moment. I (redecorate) the room.

• – How you (get) to work as a rule? – I usually (go) by bus but tomorrow I (go) in Tom’s car.

• You always (write) with your left hand?

• This car (make) a very strange noise. You (think) it is alright?

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect tense.

• – The post (come)? – Yes, it …

• – How long you (know) Mr Pinky? – I (know) him for ten years.

• – You ever (leave) a restaurant without paying the bill? – No, I …

• – Why you (not do) your home task? – I (not have) time.

• I often (see) her but I never (speak) to her.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense (Perfect Simple or Perfect Continuous).

• We (walk) ten kilometres. We (walk) for three hours.

• That girl (eat) eight ice-creams.

• He (sleep) since nine o’clock. It’s time to wake him up.

• I (lose) my key. I (try) to wake my mom by throwing stones at her window.

• He (teach) in this school for five years.

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense (Simple, Continuous, Perfect or Perfect Continuous).

• This (be) Mr Smith.

• He (be) a dentist.

• He (work) in this hospital for 10 years.

• It (be) 7 p.m. and he just (come) home.

• What he (do) now? He (cook) dinner for his wife. It (be) her birthday.

• They (live) together for 15 years. I think they (be) very happy.