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Three Tenses - Choose the Correct Form

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Choose the correct form of the verb

  1. We
    on a picnic today
    1. go
    2. are going
    3. went
  2. Sandra
    for a History test now
    1. studied
    2. studies
    3. is studying
  3. She
    her Mum right now
    1. helped
    2. helps
    3. is helping
  4. Look, the boys
    football
    1. played
    2. play
    3. are playing
  5. Listen, the bird
    1. sang
    2. sings
    3. is singing
  6. They
    a good time at the party right now
    1. are having
    2. have
    3. had
  7. She
    milk now
    1. is drinking
    2. drinks
    3. drank
  8. Look, she
    at us
    1. waves
    2. waved
    3. is waving
  9. The dog
    on the pillow
    1. slept
    2. sleeps
    3. is sleeping
  10. They
    in the garden today
    1. are working
    2. worked
    3. work
  11. I
    my bag now
    1. pack
    2. am packing
    3. packed
  12. James
    a car last week
    1. bought
    2. is buying
    3. buys
  13. She
    the door yesterday
    1. is locking
    2. locks
    3. locked
  14. Sam
    to London in 2003
    1. went
    2. is going
    3. goes
  15. Ben
    the fence yesterday
    1. is painting
    2. paints
    3. painted
  16. She
    a letter yesterday
    1. writes
    2. wrote
    3. is writing
  17. They
    to the cinema 2 days ago
    1. go
    2. went
    3. are going
  18. He
    a tiger 3 days ago
    1. is seeing
    2. saw
    3. sees
  19. We
    the house last week
    1. clean
    2. are cleaning
    3. cleaned
  20. We
    to Rome last year
    1. travel
    2. travelled
    3. are travelling
  21. He
    in the sea last summer
    1. swims
    2. is swimming
    3. swam
  22. He
    the grass last Friday
    1. cuts
    2. cut
    3. is cutting
  23. She
    to the beach every summer
    1. went
    2. is going
    3. goes
  24. Ted often
    his bike
    1. is riding
    2. rode
    3. rides
  25. He
    a sandcastle every summer
    1. build
    2. builds
    3. building
  26. He
    skiing every winter
    1. is going
    2. went
    3. goes
  27. We usually
    chicken for dinner
    1. are eating
    2. eat
    3. ate
  28. They sometimes
    books
    1. are reading
    2. read
    3. reads
  29. You always
    with your friends
    1. are playing
    2. play
    3. played
  30. Our lessons
    at 9 o’clock every day
    1. start
    2. are starting
    3. started
  31. He always
    good marks
    1. is getting
    2. gets
    3. got
  32. She often
    pictures
    1. paints
    2. is painting
    3. painted
  33. Sam usually
    his homework in the afternoon
    1. does
    2. is doing
    3. did
  34. Ted
    tall
    1. be
    2. were
    3. is
  35. My cat
    fat
    1. is
    2. be
    3. were
  36. They
    friends
    1. are
    2. is
    3. was
  37. Mr Brian
    a doctor
    1. are
    2. is
    3. were
  38. He
    10 yesterday
    1. were
    2. was
    3. is
  39. She
    at home yesterday
    1. were
    2. was
    3. is
  40. They
    in France last year
    1. were
    2. was
    3. are
  41. We
    at the zoo 2 days ago
    1. are
    2. were
    3. was
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