Тест на знание времен английского языка

Verb tenses

Present Simple I smile/he smiles

Present Continuous I am smiling/you are smiling/he is smiling

Past Simple I smiled/I wrote

Past Continuous I was smiling/you were smiling

Present Perfect Simple I have smiled/written/he has smiled

Present Perfect Continuous I have been smiling/he has been smiling

Past Perfect I had smiled/written

Past Perfect Continuous I had been smiling

Future Simple I will smile

Future Continuous I will be smiling

Future Perfect I will have smiled

Future Perfect Continuous I will have been smiling /writing

to be going to I am going to smile/to write

You're going to smile

He's going to smile

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

2. I ……….………….……(pull) up 100 dandelions.

3. I …………(see) you yesterday, but you ………….(not see) me, you …….. (get out of ) the car.

4. I've bought a typewriter and I ………….…(learn) to type.

5. Philip …………(open) the door, ……………..(take off) his coat, ………….(go) to the bathroom, ……………..(wash) his hands, …………….(dry) them on the towel, ………. (go) to the kitchen, and …………. (begin) to feed the hamsters.

6. Honey, ………you ………. (think) about your job? - No, I ……………….. (think) about our apartment. …………you ……… .(think) it's too small?

7. I can't understand this letter. - I …………(call) my son. He …….....(translate) it for you.

8. It ………….…..(be) very cold this year. I wonder when it is going to get warmer.

9. The radio ………………..(play) since 7a.m. I wish someone would turn it off.

10. I ………………… (address) you, my friends, because I …………..(need) help.

11. I am sure I ……..…….(recognize) him.

12. Mr Smith never ………………(wake) up in time in the mornings and always ………….. (get) into trouble for being late; so one day he ………………..(go) to the town and ………. (buy) an alarm clock.

13. I've bought some blue velvet and I ………………(make) curtains for this room.

14. Mr Know, you ………….………..(whisper) to the student on your right for the last five minutes. ………..….you ………..……(help) him or ……….…he ……………. (help) you?

15. Sue Browder in her book "The New Age Baby Name Book" …………………… (speak) about the origin and meaning of names.

16. When he ………….(awake) she …………….(sit) by the window and ………..……. (look) at something in the street, but when he ………….…(call) her, she ………….….(turn) and ………………(smile) at him.

17. ……..you………………….(understand) what this manager ……………….. (talk) about? - No. He is very strange today.

18. ………..you (have) another cup of tea?

19. As they ………….(walk) along the road they …….…….(hear) a car coming from behind them. Tom ………..…(turn) round and ……..…….(hold) his arm. The car …………..(stop).

20. I ………….….(live) in Idaho for three years and now I'm moving to San Diego.

21. It's 10 a.m. She ……………..….(write) three e-mails this morning.

22. ……you come and see me after the class?

23. Mr Reader ….... always………….. (read) a newspaper in the office.. - You're right! I wish he'd stop doing it.

24. The prisoner …….…(escape) by climbing the wall of the garden where he …... (work).

25. Andy, what are you doing there? - I ………………….(have) lunch and I ……………… (have) a lot of food here. Would you like some?

26. It's 1 p.m. She ………………….. (write) three e-mail this morning.

27. She said that the car ………..(travel) at 40 k.p.h. when it ……..(begin) to skid.

28. Why did you buy all these eggs? ……….…you ………....(make) an enormous omelet?

29. As we …………(come) here a policeman …………(stop) us. He ….……..(say) that he ….…..(look) for stolen property and ……….……(ask) if he ………….. (can) search the car.

30. If I catch the fish, … …....you (cook) it for me? - No, I ….…….…(not cook) it.

31. It.…..………(smell) like sea is near.

32. She ……………….(read) a book about tennis. (She's finished the book)

33. ……...you ……………..(believe) all that the newspapers say? - No, I ……….. (not believe) any of it. - Then why ………..you………………(read) them?

34. She ……………… (read) a book about tennis. (She is still reading it)

35. The floor was covered with balls of wool. Obviously Mrs Pitt ………..(knit) something.

36. What ………....you …….……(do) at 5 a.m. tomorrow?

37. ……you ……….(need) another blanket or ……..you …….(feel) warm enough?

38. By 2000, he …………………(become) very famous.

39. We'd better go out tomorrow because Hannah ……………….(practice) the piano all day.

40. While he ……………(water) the flowers it ………….(begin) to rain. He …………… (put) up his umbrella and ……………….(go) on watering.

41. …….you …………..(mind) if I ask you a question? - That ……………(depend) on the question. - It …………….(concern) your brother. - I ……………… (refuse) to answer any question about my brother.

42. I ……..…….just …….………(write) a check when I ………………(remember) that I ………..…(have) nothing in the bank.

43. It was 1985. She ………....already ……..…..(be) to 40 countries.

44. This time next month I ……………….…(sit) on a beach.

45. He has just been taken to the hospital with a broken leg. - I'm sorry to hear that. I ……… (send) him some grapes.

46. I …………………….……..(pull) up the dandelions all day.

47. My boss is really angry with me because I ……..………… (not come) to work last week.

48. Tom can't have the newspaper now because his aunt …………….……(read) it.

49. Before he ……….…..(come) to her, he …………..…..….(buy) her flowers.

50. I ………(think) it is a pity that you ……….(not take) exercises. You …………...(get) fat.

51. I ……………(find) this ring as I ……………..(dig) in the garden. It looks very old. I wonder who it …………..…..(belong) to?

52. I'm afraid I've just broken your goldfish bowl. - Never mind, I ………...……... (put) the goldfish into the bath.

53. After Sarah ………..……….(take) a shower, she ……………..…(make) tea.

54. By this time next year I …………………..…(save) 400$.

55. I ……….(see) you yesterday from the bus. Why ………….you……...(use) a stick? - I ………...…(use) a stick because I ………....(hurt) my leg that morning falling off the horse.

56. Look at the crowd. I………..(wonder) what …………..they ………...(wait) for?

57. I …..…(come) in very late last night and unfortunately the dog ………....(wake) up and ……… (start) to bark. This ….……(wake) up my mother who .…..….. (come) to the top of the stairs and ……….(say), "Who's there?" I ……… (say), "It is me", but she ………....(not hear) me because the dog …..……..……. (bark) so loudly, so she …………(go) back to her room and ……………….. (telephone) the police.

58. ……….you ………..(hear) the wind? It ………….(blow) very strongly tonight.

59. By the end of the university course I ……………..…(attend) 2,000 lectures.

60. By the time I ……………..(get) home, he …………………..(sleep) for an hour.

61. …………..you ………….…(understand) what the lecturer …………..(say)? - No, I …………..(understand) him at all.

62. I ……………....(finish) this book by tomorrow evening.

63. Roberta was out of breath. It was clear that she ………………………..(run).

64. I …………..(wish) the dog would lie down. He ……………..(keep) jumping up on my lap. - I ………….…(think) he …….……..(want) to go for a walk.

65. On the fourth of the next month we………….…..……..…(live) here for 10 years.

66. When the show …….(end), she …………..(leave). (First the show ended, then she left)

67. I'm going to Hyde Park to hear the people making speeches. - You'll be too late. By the time you get there they ……………………………….…(finish) their speeches and everybody ………………………(go) home.

68. The plane that you ……………...(look) at now …….just ………….(take) off for Paris.

69. When the show …….(end), she …………..(leave) . (First she left, then the show ended.)

70. A woman …………….(come) in with a baby, who she ………..(say) ………..just …………(swallow) a safety pin.

71. By June, he ………….…...(pay) his debt.

72. He never ………….……..(listen) to what you ……………..(say). He …………always …………...... (think) about something else.

73. He ……..….(keep) looking at her, wondering where he ……..…….(see) her before.

74. They moved to Atlanta in September 1995. So, by the next September, they……….……. .(live) there for 12 years.

75. What……..you …………...(wait) for? - I………………….(wait) for the shops to open.

76. By this time tomorrow, I …………….………….(decide) what car to buy.

77. I ……….(put) the 5$ note into one of my books; but next day it ……….…(take) me ages to find it because I ………………..(forget) which book I ……….….…. (put) it into.

78. What………..the word "catastrophe"…………(mean)? - It ……..……(mean) disaster.

79. He ……….(give) me the book, ……….…(thank) me for lending it to him and ………… (say) that he ………....(enjoy) it very much; but I ……….….(know) that he …………..… (not read) it because most of the pages …………….(be) still uncut.

80. I…………….….(save) up because I ……….…….(go) abroad in July.

81. They …………………..….(finish) mailing the newsletter by 5 p.m.

82. I ……………...(wear) the sunglasses today because the sun is very strong.

83. I …………………(watch) my favourite baseball game when suddenly it ……..…………. (begin) to rain.

84. I'm on a diet. I ……………………..………..(eat) nothing but bananas for the last month.

85. What are you going to do with this skirt? - I …………………..(shorten) it.

86. He ………(park) his car under a No Parking sign and …………...(rush) into the shop. When he ……..…(come) out of the shop ten minutes later the car ……...(be) no longer there. He …….…(wonder) if someone ……..…(steal) it or if the police …………(drive) it away.

87. I…………..….(look) for my keys, but I ………….…..(not see) them anywhere.

88. It says in this article that by the year 2020, scientists ………………………. (perfect) an electric car. That means that we …………………..…(not drive) gasoline-powered cars in 15 years and we ……………………..….(not pollute) the atmosphere the way we do now.

89. ..….you……………… (know) why the apple ……….…(fall) down and not up?

90. Before she …………..(come) down to breakfast, she ………...(wash) her face.

91. This job is endless. - I know. By the end of May, we …………….……(paint) the house for two months.

92. ..............you ever………….…..(be) to Spain?

93. If we don't hurry, the sun …………………...(rise) before we reach the top.

94. If I continue with my diet, I…………….(lose) 10 kilos by the end of the month.

95. I …………………………..(finish) my job in twenty minutes.

96. ……..you (open) the door for me, please? - Yes, certainly.

97. ……………..you ever ……………..(drive) this car?

98. Mrs Late is never on time for work. The same …………………(happen) yesterday. She ……….….(be) late for 2 hours.

99. You can't see Rachel now. She …………….….(have) a bath.

100. While you ………………(talk) with your sister on the phone, I ………….(go) to the supermarket, …………… (clean) the apartment and ……………… (cook) dinner.

101. …………….you……….(wear) long hair when you …………..(be) at school? - Yes, my mother ………….(insist) on it. But when I ……………………(leave) school I …………….. (cut) my hair short and I ………….…….(wear) it short ever since.

102. I've torn my dress. - I…………..(mend) it.

103. The kettle ………………….(boil) now. Shall I make tea?

104. ……...you always …………..(write) with your left hand?

105. …….the newspaper ………..(come) ? -Yes, Ann is reading it.

106. When I ……….(call) her, she ………… (wash) her hair. (She was in process of doing it)

107. You look frozen. Sit down by the fire and I ….….(make) you some tea.

108. Why haven't you set up your alarm to go off at five-thirty? - Because I …………….(not get) up then.

109. Usually I ……….………(eat) chocolates but today………….(eat) cookies.

110. We …………………..(miss) the bus, so we have to walk right now.

111. When I ……….(call) her, she ……………. (wash) her hair. (First I called and then she washed her hair)

112. Mr Count …………………(work) as a cashier for twenty years. Then he …………...….. (retire) and ……..….…….(go) to live in the country.

113. My full name is Andrew but they ……………….(call) me Drew.

114. When I ………..(call) her, she ……………(wash) her hair (I called and she had a plan to wash her hair)

115. Why are you putting that old loaf into a paper bag? - I ……………..(give) it to Mrs Pitt for her hens.

116. ………………….you …………(be) here before? - Yes, I ………..(spend) my holidays here last summer. - …………. you (have) a good time? - No, it never …………….……. (stop) raining.

117. I can't work with Rachel in the same office because she ……………………. (chew) gum very noisily and I can't concentrate.

118. That tree makes the house very dark. - Very well, I ………..…(cut) it down.

119. What …….you ….………..(do) last night at 9 0'clock when the lights …… (go out)?

120. Where's Bob? - He ……………… (go) away for a few days.

121. My cat …………..(have) 4 kittens this morning and I now it's almost night and I ……..(feel) tired.