English Test Simple Present and Present Progressive

English Test Simple Present and Present Progressive

Use

When to use which tense?

1. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: Look!, now?

2. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: often, seldom,

never?

3. For actions happening at the moment of speaking, we use

.

4. For actions set by a timetable or schedule, we use .

5. In a story, for present actions happening one after another, we use

.

6. For arrangements for the near future, we use .

Positive sentences

Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. We (help) in the canteen this week.

2. Martin usually (drive) to work.

3. But today, he (take) the bus.

4. Listen! She (practise) the piano.

5. My friend (play) the guitar every evening.

Negative sentences


1. He (not / spend) his holidays in Spain each year.

2. I (not / meet) Francis tonight.

3. They (not / fly) to London tomorrow.

4. We (not / work) this week.

5. The film (not / begin) at 7 o'clock.

questionn


1. (leave / you) the party now?

2. (have / you) any brothers or sisters?

3. (love / she) him?

4. Who (cook) dinner tonight?

5. (send / he) you an e-mail every day?

Text


1. Maria (want) to improve her English.

2. Therefore, she (do) a language course in London at the moment.

3. She (stay) with a host family and (must) take the tube to get to her language school.

4. It (be) only a five-minute walk to the nearest tube station.

5. The tube (leave) at half past eight.

6. The first lesson (begin) at 9 o'clock.

7. In the afternoons, the school (offer) sightseeing tours in and around London.

8. Tomorrow, the students of the language school (go) to Windsor.

Form

Fill in the correct form (pronoun + verb).

Simple Present Present Perfect Progressive

I / look

he / live

you / swim

she listen

they / take

Use


1. 'never' is a signal word for …

2. 'every Monday' is a signal word for …

3. 'for eight months' is a signal word for …

4. 'twice a week' is a signal word for …

5. 'since yesterday' is a signal word for …

Positive Sentences

Fill in the correct tense (Simple Present or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. My friend(travel) around Canada for five weeks.

2. They(sleep) for more than 10 hours.

3. She(visit) another museum every week.

4. He(feed) his dog three times a day.

5. The children(play) in the garden since they came home.

Negative Sentences


1. We(see/not) each other very often nowadays.

2. My little brother(learn/not) English for a year yet.

3. They(play/not) for ten minutes, but the score is 5:1 already.

4. My mum(work/not) on Tuesdays.

5. My socks are smelly although I(wear/not) them for a complete day yet.

Questions


1. (go/you) by bus very often?

2. Since when(ski/Betty) ?

3. What time(have/he) dinner in the evenings?

4. How long(rain/it) ?

5. (work/you) at the hospital for a long time yet?

Text


1. William and his parents(live) in Aberdeen for one year.

2. Although William was a little afraid of moving to Aberdeen, he(have)

many friends here now.

3. Four of his best friends(go) camping every summer.

4. This year, William(want) to go with them.

5. The five boys(plan) their holiday for a few months now.

6. They already(know) where to go and what to do.

7. What they(need) now, is a little more money.

8. William only(get) very little pocket money every month.

9. That(be) not enough.

10. To earn some extra money, he(deliver) newspapers for 6 weeks.

Present Perfect Simple – Present Perfect Progressive

Exercises and Tests

Form

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Present Perfect Simple Present Perfect Progressive

irregular verbs: form of 'have' + 3rd column of

irregular verbs

Example:I / you / we / they have spokenhe / she / it has spoken

regular verbs: form of 'have' + infinitive + ed

Example:I / you / we / they have workedhe / she / it has worked

form of 'have' + been + verb + ing

Example:I / you / we / they have been speakinghe / she / it has been speaking

Exceptions

Exceptions when adding 'ed' :

when the final letter is e, only add d

Example:love - loved

after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled

Example:admit - admitted

final l is always doubled in British English (not in American English)

Example:travel - travelled

after a consonant, final y becomes i (but: not after a vowel)

Example:worry - worried

but: play - played

Exceptions when adding 'ing' :

silent e is dropped. (but: does not apply for -ee)

Example: come - coming

aber: agree - agreeing

after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled

Example: sit - sitting

after a vowel, the final consonant l is doubled in British English (but not in American English).

Example: travel - travelling

final ie becomes y.

Example: lie - lying

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Use

Both tenses are used to express that an action began in the past and is still going on or

has just finished. In many cases, both forms are correct, but there is often a difference in

meaning: We use the Present Perfect Simple mainly to express that an action is

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completed or to emphasise the result. We use the Present Perfect Progressive to

emphasise the duration or continuous course of an action.

Result or duration?

Do you want to express what has happened so far or how long an action has been going

on yet?


Result (what / how much / how often)

I have written 5 letters. / I have been to London

twice.

Duration (how long)

I have been writing for an hour.

Certain verbs

The following verbs are usually only used in Present Perfect Simple (not in the

progressive form).

state: be, have (for possession only)

Example: We have been on holiday for two weeks.

senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch

Example: He has touched the painting.

brain work: believe, know, think, understand

Example: I have known him for 3 years.

Emphasis on completion or duration?

Do you want to emphasise the completion of an action or its continuous course (how has

somebody spent his time)?


Emphasis on completion

I have done my homework. (Meaning: My

homework is completed now.)

Emphasis on duration

I have been doing my homework. (Meaning:

That's how I have spent my time. It does not

matter whether the homework is completed now.)

Result or side effect?

Do you want to express that a completed action led to a desired result or that the action

had an unwanted side effect?


desired result

I have washed the car. (Result: The car is clean

now.)

unwanted side effect

Why are you so wet? - I have been washing the

car. (side effect: I became wet when I was washing

the car. It does not matter whether the car is clean

now.)

Time + negation: last time or beginning of an action?

In negative sentences: Do you want to express how much time has past since the last

time the action took place or since the beginning of the action?


since the last time

I haven't played that game for years. (Meaning:

It's years ago that I last played that game.)

since the beginning

I haven't been playing that game for an hour, only

for 10 minutes. (Meaning: It's not even an hour

ago that I started to play that game.)

Permanent or temporary?

If an action is still going on and we want to express that it is a permanent situation, we

would usually use the Present Perfect Simple. For temporary situations, we would prefer

the Present Perfect Progressive. This is not a rule, however, only a tendency.


permanent

James has lived in this town for 10 years.

(Meaning: He is a permanent resident of this

town.)

temporary

James has been living here for a year. (Meaning:

This situation is only temporary. Maybe he is an

exchange student and only here for one or two

years.)

Signal words


how often

... times

how long

since

for

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Form



I / speak

he / write

they / do

you / swim

she / live

Use


1. '5 times' is a signal word for ...

2. 'for two hours' is a signal word for ...

3. 'since 9 o'clock' is a signal word for ...

Positive Sentences

Fill in the correct form (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. I(practise) the piano for 30 minutes.

2. Bob(run) 10 km.

3. The children(be) on holiday for six days.

4. The dog(bark) since midnight.

5. We(miss) the bus twice this week.

Negative Sentences


1. You(eat / not) up yet.

2. He(speak / not) on the phone for half an hour, just a couple of minutes.

3. They(work / not) since 5 o'clock. They just started an hour ago.

4. We(know / not) them for a long time.

5. She(hang / not) up all the pictures yet.

Questions


1. How long(wait / she) for us?

2. How many times(tell / I) you?

3. How often(clean / you) the windows this year?

4. How many months(take / you) piano lessons?

5. (stay / you / ever) in a castle?

Text


1. Tom: Hi Ana. I (try) to ring you several times today. Where (you /

be) ?

2. Ana: I(be) at home all the time. But I(clean) the house all day, so maybe I didn't hear the phone ring.

3. Tom: (you / clean) everything now?

4. Ana: No, not yet. I(tidy / not) up the kitchen yet. But why are you here?

5. Tom: Don't you remember? Jane(invited) us to her birthday party

and we(buy / not) a present for her yet.

6. Ana: Oh, that's right.(you / find out / already) what she wants?

7. Tom: Well, she(learn) Spanish for a year and wants to spend her next holiday in Mexico. Maybe we could get her a guide book.

8. Ana: That's a good idea. There is a good bookshop in the big shopping centre.

I(see) some nice books about Mexico there recently.

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Form



she listen

they / take

I / look

you / sit

he / lie

Use


1. If we want to emphasise the duration of an action, we use ...

2. If we want to tell, how often something has happened so far, we use ...

3. If we want to emphasise the result of an action, we use ...

4. If we want to emphasise that an action is completed now, we use ...

5. If we want to emphasise how we have spent our time, we use ...

Positive Sentences


1. Sandy(cook) dinner four times this week.

2. We(travel) around Scotland for 8 days.

3. Why are your hands so dirty? - I(repair) my bike.

4. I(read) the book, you can have it back.

5. Paul(believe) in God since he was a child.

Negative Sentences


1. Sorry for being late. I hope you(wait / not) long.

2. My grandparents are coming to see us next weekend. They(visit / not)

us for two years.

3. She(be / not) on holiday for 3 years.

4. I don't want you to drive my car. You(drive / not) a car for ages.

5. He(watch / not) TV all afternoon, he only switched the telly on 10 minutes ago.

Questions


1. How much money(Jack / spend) in the casino?

2. How long(she / sit) there?

3. How many short messages(send / you) this month?

4. (you / empty) the bin yet?

5. Lucy,(you / bathe) your dolls? The bathroom floor is absolutely wet.

Text


1. Daughter: Mum, Jane(phone / just) to ask if I will go to the cinema with her. May I?

2. Mother: (you / do) your homework yet?

3. Daughter: Well, I(do) it for about 2 hours now, but I(finish / not)

it yet.

4. Mother: If you(complete / not) your homework, you cannot go.

School comes first. Remember, you(promise) me to study harder this year.

5. Daughter: But mum, I(work) really hard this year and I(improve /

already) in Maths and Chemistry.

6. Mother: But that's only because I(push / always) you to do something.

7. Daughter: But I also need a break some time. Look, I(be / not) to the cinema for two months. May I go? Just this once.

Present Perfect Simple - Present Perfect Progressive

Exercise 11

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. A: I (call) for you for half an hour. Where (be) ? And why are your clothes so dirty?

2. B: I (tidy) up the shed in the garden.

3. A: (you / find) a box with old photos there? I (look) for it for ages.

4. B: I (discover / not) it yet, but I (work / not) for a

long time yet. I (come / just) in to eat something.

5. A: I (cook / not) anything yet because I (talk) to our neighbour.

Present Perfect Simple - Present Perfect Progressive

Exercise 10

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive).

1. A: (you / take) the dog for a walk yet?

2. B: I (work) all day. I (come / just) home from work

and I (have / not) the time yet to walk the dog.

3. A: How long (the dog / be) home alone?

4. B: For about 6 hours. You (walk / not) the dog for a long time. Don't you want to go?

5. A: Well, I (laze / not) about all day either, you know. I have a very

important meeting tomorrow and I still (finish / not) my presentation.

6. B: Okay, I will go then. Where (you / put) collar and leash?

7. A: They are in the kitchen. By the way, (you / eat) anything yet? If not, could you get us something from the supermarket?

Simple Past or Past Progressive

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).

1. When I(do) the washing-up, I(break) a plate.

2. While Tom(play) the piano, his mother(do) the washing-up.

3. He(drink) some juice and then he(eat) a few chips.

4. I(have) dinner when I suddenly(hear) a loud bang.

5. When my father(work) in the garden, an old friend(pass)

by to see him.

6. She(go) to school,(take) out her textbook

and(begin) to learn.

7. When it(start) to rain, our dog(want) to come inside.

8. When Jane(do) a language course in Ireland, she(visit)

Blarney Castle.

9. When I(be) on my way home, I(see) an accident.

10. I(not / understand) what they(talk) about.

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Form

Write down the correct form (pronoun + verb).

Simple Past Present Perfect Simple

she / live

I / look

you / buy

he / see

they / take

Use

When do we use which tense?

1. 'How often so far' is a signal word for ...

2. '... ago' is a signal word for ...

3. 'Until now' is an signal word for ...

4. 'Yesterday', 'last week' und 'in 2006' are signal words for ...

5. 'Just', 'already', 'yet' are signal words for ...

Positive Sentences

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. William (tidy / already) up his room.

2. Caroline (miss) the schoolbus yesterday.

3. I (finish / just) my homework.

4. I cannot go out tonight. My grandparents (come) to see us.

5. In 2004, the Olympic Summer Games (take) place in Athens.

Negative Sentences


1. We (watch / not) TV last night.

2. Joanna (read / not) the book yet.

3. Collin (not / go) on holiday last year.

4. I (have / not) any problems so far.

5. They (learn / not) the new words yet.

Questions


1. (they / be / ever) to New York?

2. (you / see) Catherine a minute ago?

3. What time (you / get) up today?

4. (he / hear) the news yet?

5. How often (you / play) that game up to now?

Text


1. A: I (see / not) you for a long time. Where (you / be)

?

2. B: I (come / just) back from Canada.

3. A: Oh really? What (you / do) in Canada?

4. B: I (take) a nature tour.

5. A: Wow! (you / see) many wild animals there?

6. B: Of course. I (watch) bears, wolves and whales in the wild. That

(be) so interesting. (you / spend / ever) a holiday in Canada?

7. A: Yes, I (travel) around Canada twice so far.

8. B: When (you / go) there?

9. A: The first time I (go) there (be) in 1997 and the second time in 2004.

10. B: (you / enjoy) it?

11. A: I absolutely (love) it, especially the west coast.

Form

Write down the correct form (pronoun + verb).

Simple Past Present Perfect Simple

he / listen

they / speak

I / watch

she / grow

you / fall

Use

When do we use which tense?

1. To talk about an action in the past (without any consequences in the present), we

use ...

2. To emphasise a past action's consequence in the present, we use ...

3. 'so far' is a signal word for ...

4. '5 minutes ago' is a signal word for ...

5. 'recently' is a signal word for ...

Positive Sentences


1. He (leave / just) his house.

2. We (build) a tree house last week.

3. Two years ago, Fiona (break) her leg.

4. I (wash / already) the dishes.

5. The other day, our cat (bring) home a mouse.

Negative Sentences


1. We (empty / not) the bin last week.

2. She (be / not) there an hour ago.

3. He (lose / not) any game so far.

4. My brother (pick / not) me up at 8 o'clock.

5. I (make / not) up my mind yet.

Questions


1. (you / see) Bob recently?

2. Who (switch) off the lights a minute ago?

3. When (she / become) a teacher?

4. (you / ride / ever) an elephant?

5. (you / hurt) your knee when you were playing football?

Text


1. Last week I (be) very busy and I (have not) the time to do a lot in the household.

2. On Monday I (work) three hours overtime and (come)

home very late in the evening.

3. From Tuesday to Thursday I (be) on a business trip.

4. On Friday I (go) to a friend's birthday party and at the weekend I

(visit) my grandparents.

5. Tomorrow some friends are coming over. I (see / not) them for

ages and they (be / never) at my place before.

6. I (clean / just) my house so I can show them around. Now everything is perfect.

Filling in the correct form

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past perfect simple).

1. Yesterday a boy(destroy) the snowman that we(build) .

2. Jimmy(tell) us about the film that he(see) .

3. We(find) the mobile phone that Marwin (lose) .

4. He(sing) a song that I(hear / never) before.

5. Cathrine(open) the window that I(close / just) .

Choosing the correct form

Choose the correct tense (simple past or past perfect simple).

1. When I at school, the lesson .

2. I to New York last month. I to the USA before.

3. Bob us into his room because he it for weeks.

4. I very hungry because I anything yet.

5. As Vanessa the film before, she to go to the cinema with

us.

Filling in the correct form

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past perfect simple).

1. William(live) in Boston for six years before he(move) to New

York.

2. The blue car(cross) the street after the lights(turn) red.

3. When James(try) to ring us, we(leave / already) the house.

4. After Joanna(finish) her presentation, we(ask) our questions.

5. On her first day at the driving school, we(be) very nervous because we(drive /

not) a car before.

Text

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or pas perfect simple).

1. It(be) a cold and rainy Sunday, so I(decide) to finish the essay

that I(start) writing a few days before.

2. I(switch) on the computer and(open) the document.

3. Then I(begin) looking for my notes that I(handwrite) on a

sheet of paper.

4. But the notes(be) not on my desk and I(can / not) remember

where I(put) them.

5. I(turn) the whole house upside down.

6. And where(find / I) my notes?

7. I(leave) them in the sitting room, under a huge staple of papers and magazines.

8. Now that I(find) my notes, I(want) to continue writing my

essay.

9. First I(know / not) what to write but then I(have) lots of ideas.

10. I(complete / almost) my essay when my computer suddenly(crash)

and I(notice) that I(forget) to save the document.

11. After I(reboot) my computer, I (see) that at least 5 of the pages

I(type) (be) missing.

12. So I(have) to start all over again.

Exercise - Future Mix

Put the verbs into the correct form (will, going to, simple present or present progressive).

1. I love London. I(probably / go) there next year.

2. Our train(leave) at 4:47.

3. What(wear / you) at the party tonight?

4. I haven't made up my mind yet. But I think I(find) something nice in my mum's

wardrobe.

5. This is my last day here. I(go) back to England tomorrow.

6. Hurry up! The conference(begin) in 20 minutes.

7. My horoscope says that I(meet) an old friend this week.

8. Look at these big black clouds! It(rain) .

9. Here is the weather forecast. Tomorrow(be) dry and sunny.

10. What does a blonde say when she sees a banana skin lying just a few metres in front of her? - Oh

dear! I(slip) !

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