TOPIC: TENSES

Choose the correct answer.

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1. The old man ……….. eggs in the

market every morning.

A sell

B sells

C sold

D selling

2. Li Mei …….. the singing

competition last year.

A win

B wins

C won

D winning

3. We ……. for Japan tomorrow

A will leave

B leaves

C left

D leaving

4. Kalina ……… many beautiful

orchid plants in the garden.

A plant

B planting

C have planted

D has planted

5 My mother ……….. the floor now.

A mops

B mopped

C is mopping

D are mopping

6 The children ………. themselves at

the party last Friday.

A enjoy

B enjoys

C enjoyed

D enjoying

7 Have you ……… a lion before?

A seen

B sees

C saw

D see

8. Nona has a sister who ……..in

the bank.

A work

B works

C worked

D working

9. Mr Kong ……….in SJK(C) Sin

Hua before he retired.

A teach

B teaches

C teaching

D taught

10. The gardener ………. the grass

now.

A cut

B cuts

C was cutting

D is cutting

11. The fat hen …… an egg every day.

A lay

B lays

C laid

D laying

12. Liza ……… her final examination

because she worked hard.2

A pass

B passes

C passed

D passing

13. The boys ……. hockey this

evening.

A play

B played

C playing

D will play

14. Soo Li ……. in her bedroom

when the phone rang.

A is sleeping

B was sleeping

C slept

D sleeps

15. Who are you ……. for?

A wait

B waits

C waiting

D waited

16. Has he …… his dinner?

A took

B takes

C taking

D taken

17. They ……. loudly when their

uncle told them his joke.

A laugh

B laughed

C laughs

D laughing

18. Henry ……… his homework

every night.

A does

B do

C did

D doing

19. The fire …… down the house

yesterday.

A burn

B burns

C burnt

D burning

20. We …….. to Seremban

tomorrow.

A go

B went

C will going

D are going

ANSWERS TENSES

1 B2 C

3 A4 D5 C6 C7 A8 B

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9 D10 D11 B12 C13 D14 B15 C16 D17 B18 A19 C20 D

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