Basic English 1
Tenses
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1. Jack _______ to school every day.
A. go B. goes C. went D. will go
2. Kathy _______ him yesterday.
A. met B. meet C. meets D. is meeting
3. Mai _______ English now.
A. learn B. learned C. learns D. is learning
4. He _______ some trees tomorrow.
A. plant B. plants C. will plant D. planted
5. At this time last week they _______.
A. slept B. sleep C. sleeps D. were sleeping


6. They _______ here for ten years.
A. Live B. lived C. are living D. have lived
7. Nam was writing a letter when she _______ in.
A. comes B. came C. come D. was coming
8. Mary _______ the door before she went to bed.
A. locked B. locks C. had locked D. lock
9. Look! The children _______ in the yard.
A. play B. are playing C. played D. will play
10. At this time next week Henry _______ in London.
A. work B. works C. will work D. will be working











11. When the rain _______, they were outside.
A. start B. started C. starts D. was starting
12. Ants _______ something sweet.
A. like B. likes C. liked D. are liking
13. It _______ cold in winter.
A. gets B. get C. is getting D. got
14. Every evening the child _______ TV.
A. watch B. watches C. watched D. is watching
15. The door _______ yesterday.
A. paint B. painted C. was painted D. paints











16. Jane _______ to Paris tomorrow.
A. move B. moves C. will move D. moved
17. Students _______ silent while teacher was explaining the lesson.
A. kept B. keep C. keeps D. were keeping
18. Vietnam _______ the war in 939.
A. win B. wins C. will win D. won
19. Listen! He _______ in the room.
A. snore B. is snoring C. snored D. snores
20. The baby _______ at the moment.
A. Is crying B. cry C. cries D. cried















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