B1 English Grammar Test – Guess the tense multiple-choice questions

1   Does Mary exercise every day?

a) Present Perfect

b) Past Simple

c) Present Continuous

d) Present Simple

2   I like apples very much.

a) Present Simple

b) Present Perfect

c) Past Simple

d) Present Continuous

3   John hadn’t studied English before.

a) Present Perfect

b) Past Continuous

c) Past Simple

d) Past Perfect

4   I need the screwdriver. Will you please bring it over here?

a) Present Perfect

b) Past Perfect

c) Future

d) Present Continuous

5   I don’t go to the dentist often enough.

a) Present Perfect

b) Present Simple

c) Past Simple

d) Present Continuous

6   Had you lost your mind?

a) Past Perfect

b) Present Perfect

c) Past Continuous

d) Past Simple

7   I worked in the same place for fifteen years.

a) Past Perfect

b) Past Simple

c) Present Simple

d) Past Continuous

8   We are going to have dinner at a nice restaurant on Saturday.

a) Present Perfect

b) Future

c) Past Perfect

d) Present Continuous

9   He is not making pizza right now.

a) Present Continuous

b) Past Continuous

c) Present Simple

d) Present Perfect

10   If you help me, I will help you.

a) Present Perfect

b) Past Perfect

c) Present Continuous

d) Future

11   He hadn’t taken the exam last year.

a) Present Perfect

b) Past Continuous

c) Past Simple

d) Past Perfect

12   I love Rome. I will probably go there next year.

a) Future

b) Present Perfect

c) Past Perfect

d) Present Continuous

13   They did not share a room.

a) Past Perfect

b) Past Simple

c) Present Simple

d) Past Continuous

14   Is Alice watching TV now?

a) Present Continuous

b) Past Continuous

c) Present Simple

d) Present Perfect

15   They are Paul’s parents.

a) Present Simple

b) Present Perfect

c) Past Simple

d) Present Continuous

16   Do you have a sister?

a) Present Perfect

b) Present Simple

c) Past Simple

d) Present Continuous

17   After Paul had finished his breakfast, he left the flat.

a) Present Perfect

b) Past Continuous

c) Past Perfect

d) Past Perfect Continuous

18   The fire was spreading quickly.

a) Present Continuous

b) Past Continuous

c) Past Simple

d) Past Perfect

19   I drank coffee in the morning.

a) Past Perfect

b) Past Simple

c) Present Simple

d) Past Continuous

20   We have discussed this issue a few times.

a) Past Perfect

b) Present Continuous

c) Present Perfect

d) Present Simple

21   Bees make honey.

a) Present Perfect

b) Past Simple

c) Present Continuous

d) Present Simple

22   Michael has opened the door.

a) Past Perfect

b) Present Continuous

c) Present Simple

d) Present Perfect

23   She sent the e-mail two hours ago.

a) Past Perfect

b) Present Simple

c) Past Simple

d) Past Continuous

24   Had you worked in a bank before?

a) Past Perfect

b) Present Perfect

c) Past Continuous

d) Past Simple

25   Does Mike teach English?

a) Present Perfect

b) Past Simple

c) Present Simple

d) Present Continuous

26   I didn’t know who he was. I had never seen him before.

a) Present Perfect

b) Future

c) Past Continuous

d) Past Perfect

27   We were lucky with the weather.

a) Past Perfect

b) Present Simple

c) Past Continuous

d) Past Simple

28   The Earth moves around the Sun.

a) Present Simple

b) Present Perfect

c) Past Simple

d) Present Continuous

29   I will have a good rest on Sunday.

a) Future

b) Present Perfect

c) Past Perfect

d) Present Continuous

30   Does Anca work in an office?

a) Present Perfect

b) Past Simple

c) Present Simple

d) Present Continuous