Grammar Quiz (Part 1)

Choose the correct grammar form: Present Simple & Continuous, Past Simple & Continuous, Present Perfect


1. Leonidas ________ the king of the Spartans.

a. has been

        b. is

c. was

        d. were


2. I _______ just __________ my dinosaur report.

a. have finished

        b. am finishing

c. finished

        d. was finishing


3. Look! My turtle ____________ lunch.

a. was eating

        b. has eaten

c. eats              

        d. is eating


4. I was walking home, when the rain __________.

a. started

        b. was starting

c. is starting

        d. has started


5. Last year I _______ a tennis tournament.

a. win

        b. was winning

        c. won

        d. have won


6. Over 40 years ago astronauts ________ on the moon.

a. are landing

        b. were landing

c. have landed

        d. landed


7. We __________ pizza for dinner right now.

a. are having

        b. have had

c. have

        d. were having


8._______ you ________ the e-mail yet?

a. Are…sending

        b. Have…sent

c. Do…send

        d. Did…send


9. Godzilla ________ at the cinema this week.

a, was playing

        b. plays

c. has played

        d. is playing


10. Yesterday Greece __________ the USA.

a. was beating

        b. is beating

c. beats

        d. beat


11. Oh no! It _______________ at the moment.

a. was raining

        b. rains

c. is raining

        d. has rained


12. We _______ to school every morning.

a. are walking

        b. walked

c. have walked

        d. walk


13. My family __________ here since 2008.

a. were living

        b. are living

c. has lived

        d. live


14. ______ you ever _______ to Disney World?

a. Are… going

        b. Have…been

        c. banana.... monkey