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Exercise "Tenses", created by anonyme (a free exercise to learn English):
Results of the 306 400 people who have taken this test:
Average mark: 58.5 / 100 Share
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Stats (281582 candidates)
Question 1 passed: 78.5 %
1) Present simple Complete with the present simple.1- He often * (go) out on Friday evenings.
Question 2 passed: 80.9 %
2 They * (call) their daughter who lives in Paris.
Question 3 passed: 63.1 %
3 - She never * (watch) television as she prefers to read.
Question 4 passed: 80.5 %
4 -We * (learn) Spanish just for fun.
Question 5 passed: 69.3 %
5 - He * (get) on the bus at 7:15 am.
Question 6 passed: 68.1 %
2) Present continuous Complete with the present continuous.1 He * (get) on my nerves making so much noise !
Question 7 passed: 74.2 %
2 -He * (drive), don't distract him !
Question 8 passed: 58.8 %
3 - Look ! he * (be) silly !
Question 9 passed: 66.5 %
-4 We * (repair) the car which broke down.
Question 10 passed: 73.7 %
5 - You can't see him now, he * (work).
Question 11 passed: 49.3 %
3) Present perfect Complete with the present perfect.1 - He * (live) in Lyon for 3 months.
Question 12 passed: 44.7 %
2 - I * (study) for hours and I would like to rest.
Question 13 passed: 37.1 %
3 - They * (know) each other for 50 years and they still like each other very much.
Question 14 passed: 45.4 %
4 - Can you help me ? I * (lose) my keys.
Question 15 passed: 48.1 %
5 - I * (be) only twice to England and three times to Germany.
Question 16 passed: 56.3 %
4) Past tense Complete with the past tense.1 - I * (wonder) how the fire could have broken out.
Question 17 passed: 64.3 %
2 - I * (ask) him some explanations but he did not answer me.
Question 18 passed: 51 %
3 - The phone * (ring) but I was busy in the kitchen.
Question 19 passed: 54.8 %
4 - The school director * (send) a letter to Tom's parents.
Question 20 passed: 53.9 %
5 - I * (know) he was not old enough to live so far away from here.
Question 21 passed: 52.6 %
5) Past continuous Complete with the past continuous.1 - I * (cook) when somebody knocked on the door.
Question 22 passed: 51.3 %
2 - He * (do) his homework when his girlfriend phoned him.
Question 23 passed: 48.2 %
3 - We * (watch) a good film when the neighbours showed up unannounced.
Question 24 passed: 42 %
4 - You * (eat) when somebody started singing.
Question 25 passed: 48 %
5 - They * (read) a novel by Agatha Christie when their son came back home.
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