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Beginner's Tense Tests - # 5

This series of tests focuses on basic English tenses. Conjugate the verb in parentheses (). Click on the arrow to check your answer. There are ten questions to each test.

  1. ____________ Thomas ____________ (have, got) a television?

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  2. Where ____________ they ____________ (go) on holiday last summer?

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  3. Alice loves walking in the countryside, but she ____________ (not, like) going to the gym.

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  4. At the moment she ____________ (listen) to some music.

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  5. ____________ he always ____________ (play) tennis on Saturdays?

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  6. Mary isn't at work at the moment. She ____________ (be) at home.

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  7. "What ____________ he ____________ (do)?" "He's washing up."

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  8. They ____________ (fly) to Mexico last summer.

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  9. She ____________ (ask) her husband to help her yesterday evening.

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  10. Next Saturday my friend ____________ (come) to have lunch with us.

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More Beginner's Tense Tests

Test 1
Test 2
Test 3
Test 4
Test 5

Beginner's Multiple Choice Tests

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Multiple Choice Test 2
Multiple Choice Test 3
Multiple Choice Test 4
Multiple Choice Test 5

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