
PRESENT
Simple. Progressive.Perfect
test

1. Find markers
Pr.S - usually, often, sometimes, on Sundays,
every day
Pr.Perf. - for, since
Pr.Pr. - now, at the moment
Look,…. It’s 11 o’clock……

2. Choose right form
Pr. S. V / V s
I play / He plays
Pr. Perf. have V3/ has V3
I have played/ He has played
Pr. Pr. I am Ving/is Ving/are Ving
I am playing/ He is playing/She is playing

Give examples
Pr. S. drink / drinks
I drink tea every day / He never drinks tea
Pr. Perf. have drunk/ has drunk
I have drunk milk since I was 1
He has drunk milk for 5 minutes
Pr. Pr. I am drinking/is drinking/are drinking
I am drinking juice now
He is drinking juice now
Look. She is drinking tea

Give examples
Pr. S. watch / watches
usually
Pr. Perf. have watched/ has watched
for
Pr. Pr. I am watching/is watching/are watching
now

Give examples
Pr. S. read / reads
every day
Pr. Perf. have read/ has read
since
Pr. Pr. am reading/is reading/are reading
Look.

swim
Pr. S. V / V s
usually, often, sometimes, on Sundays, every day
Pr. Perf. have V3/ has V3
for, since
Pr. Pr. I am Ving/is Ving/are Ving
now, at the moment. Look,…. It’s 11 o’clock……

Ride a bike
Pr. S. V / V s
usually, often, sometimes, on Sundays, every day
Pr. Perf. have V3/ has V3
for, since
Pr. Pr. I am Ving/is Ving/are Ving
now, at the moment. Look,…. It’s 11 o’clock……

Listen to music
Pr. S. V / V s
usually, often, sometimes, on Sundays, every day
Pr. Perf. have V3/ has V3
for, since
Pr. Pr. I am Ving/is Ving/are Ving
now, at the moment. Look,…. It’s 11 o’clock……

Play tennis
Pr. S. V / V s
usually, often, sometimes, on Sundays, every day
Pr. Perf. have V3/ has V3
for, since
Pr. Pr. I am Ving/is Ving/are Ving
now, at the moment. Look,…. It’s 11 o’clock……

Go to school
Pr. S. V / V s
usually, often, sometimes, on Sundays, every day
Pr. Perf. have V3/ has V3
for, since
Pr. Pr. I am Ving/is Ving/are Ving
now, at the moment. Look,…. It’s 11 o’clock……

Brush teeth
Pr. S. V / V s
usually, often, sometimes, on Sundays, every day
Pr. Perf. have V3/ has V3
for, since
Pr. Pr. I am Ving/is Ving/are Ving
now, at the moment. Look,…. It’s 11 o’clock……

Choose
1. I ______ in the car now.
A. am waiting
B. wait
C. have waited

2. Jenny always ___ nice clothes.
A wears
B is wearing
C has worn

3. My father is in Greece now. He ___ at a very nice hotel.
A stays
B is staying
C stay

4. Look! David and Max _______ home.
A. come
B. are coming
C. have come

5. Cathy ___ since 2 o’clock.
A is driving
B has driven
C drives

6. My parents ___ the house right now.
A have cleaned
B are cleaning
C clean

7. My eyes are tired. I ___ since afternoon.
A am reading
B read
C have read

8. He ___ in London for two weeks .
A is staying
B stays
C has stayed

9. Mark and Greg always ___ home before 9 p.m.
A come
B have come
C are coming

10. Betty can’t answer the phone. She ___.
A sleeps
B has slept
C is sleeping

11. We ___ a picnic at the moment.
A are have
B are having
C has

12. Brian always ___ his friend in the evening.
A is phoning
B phones
C has phoned

13. All the members of our family often ______ for evening tea.
A drink
B are drinking
C have drunk

14. I ___ dinner because I’m really hungry.
A cook
B am cooking
C have cooked

15. We ___ letters to our relatives every month.
A are sending
B send
C have sent

16. My friends and I ___ since 2 o’clock.
A have sunbathed
B are sunbathing
C sunbath

17. Marta __ in the shopping centre for 2 hours.
A is
B has been
C has being

18. We ___ to the theatre since last month.
A haven’t gone
B isn’t going
C doesn’t go

19. Sam and Tim ___ tennis very often.
A are not playing
B have not played
C don’t play
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