Mixed Tense Exercises – Level-up 1

Grammar Exercise: Tenses and Modals

Simple Present, Past Simple, and Present Perfect

1. My friend …………………a lot every day.
   a. talks
   b. talk
   c. talking
2. Look! He …………..the house.
   a. leave
   b. is leaving
   c. are leaving
3. She always …………to school.
   a. walk
   b. walks
   c. walked
4. My brother ………..a lot of books last year.
   a. has
   b. have
   c. had
5. My father …………..for England last week.
   a. left
   b. leaves
   c. is leaving
6. Her sister never ………….
   a. smokes
   b. smoked
   c. doesn’t smoke
7. …………your father smoke 10 years ago?
   a. Did
   b. Was
   c. Does
8. What time did you ………….up this morning?
   a. get
   b. got
   c. getting
9. Where is your teacher ………..?
   a. go
   b. going
   c. went
10. My father …………this house last year.
    a. building
    b. builds
    c. built

Present Simple, Past Simple, Present Perfect

11. My nephew ……………in Saigon last year.
    a. works
    b. worked
    c. work
12. My niece …………………in the capital for six years.
    a. has live
    b. have lived
    c. has lived
13. Have you studied English …………….2015?
    a. since
    b. in
    c. for
14. My aunt ……………..in the hospital.
    a. have worked
    b. works
    c. worked
15. My uncle ………………..in the post office for three months.
    a. has worked
    b. worked
    c. is working
16. Did you ……………a new smartphone yesterday?
    a. bought
    b. buy
    c. buying
17. How long have you …………..playing the guitar?
    a. practiced
    b. practice
    c. practicing
18. My sister ……………to the swimming pool twice a week.
    a. went
    b. has gone
    c. goes
19. He often ………….very well for his team.
    a. has played
    b. played
    c. plays
20. John …………..a famous football player.
    a. have been
    b. were
    c. is

Modal Verbs, Present Perfect, Present Continuous

21. He ……………..for the competition at the moment.
    a. train
    b. are training
    c. is training
22. John……………..play volleyball very well.
    a. should
    b. must
    c. can
23. It’s a hospital. You……………..smoke.
    a. can’t
    b. shouldn’t
    c. won’t
24. John and Joe …………..in a football club for two years.
    a. are playing
    b. has played
    c. have played
25. Are you ……………..the final football match?
    a. watching
    b. watched
    c. watch
26. How long have we ……………..for him?
    a. waited
    b. waiting
    c. wait
27. You ………….get up early and do morning exercise.
    a. must
    b. can’t
    c. may
28. Where can I …………….a pencil sharpener?
    a. buy
    b. bought
    c. buying
29. Listen! The child …………… What’s wrong with him?
    a. cries
    b. are crying
    c. is crying
30. Can you………………Spanish?
    a. speak
    b. spoken
    c. spoke

Answer Key:

1. a. talks
2. b. is leaving
3. b. walks
4. c. had
5. a. left
6. c. doesn’t smoke
7. a. Did
8. a. get
9. b. going
10. c. built
11. b. worked
12. c. has lived
13. a. since
14. b. works
15. a. has worked
16. b. buy
17. a. practiced
18. c. goes
19. c. plays
20. c. is
21. c. is training
22. c. can
23. b. shouldn’t
24. c. have played
25. a. watching
26. a. waited
27. a. must
28. a. buy
29. c. is crying
30. a. speak