Mixed Tenses – English Grammar Test for A1
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(a) am writing
(b) write
(c) wrote
2 My dad ___ the bus to work every day.
(a) take
(b) takes
(c) is taking
3 Yesterday we ___ a movie at home.
(a) watch
(b) watched
(c) watching
4 Look! The cat ___ under the table.
(a) is sleeping
(b) sleeps
(c) slept
5 It’s very cloudy. I think it ___ soon.
(a) is going to rain
(b) will rains
(c) rained
6 We ___ our grandparents next Sunday; the tickets are ready.
(a) are going to visit
(b) will visit
(c) visited
7 ___ you ___ breakfast now?
(a) Are you having
(b) Do you have
(c) Is you having
8 In 2020 my family ___ to the countryside.
(a) move
(b) moved
(c) are moving
9 My sister usually ___ her room on Saturdays.
(a) cleans
(b) is cleaning
(c) cleaned
10 Be careful! You ___ that glass.
(a) are going to drop
(b) will dropped
(c) drop
11 ___ I help you with that bag?
(a) Shall
(b) Do
(c) Am
12 Where ___ you last night?
(a) was
(b) were
(c) are
13 Listen! The teacher ___ the answer.
(a) is explaining
(b) explains
(c) explained
14 He ___ coffee; he prefers tea.
(a) doesn’t drink
(b) don’t drink
(c) isn’t drinking
15 We ___ a photo after class yesterday.
(a) take
(b) took
(c) taken
16 My friends ___ volleyball at the moment.
(a) are playing
(b) play
(c) played
17 She ___ her homework every evening.
(a) do
(b) did
(c) does
18 I’m cold. I ___ the window.
(a) will close
(b) am closing
(c) closed
19 The shop ___ at 8 a.m. every day.
(a) open
(b) opens
(c) is opening
20 Last weekend, it ___ all day.
(a) rains
(b) rained
(c) is raining
21 ___ I help you with that bag?
(a) Shall
(b) Will
(c) Am going to
22 “Where is Tom?” — He ___ a shower right now.
(a) is taking
(b) takes
(c) took
23 I ___ a new phone next month; it’s my plan.
(a) am going to buy
(b) will buy
(c) bought
24 She ___ her keys this morning, but now she has them.
(a) lost
(b) loses
(c) is losing
25 My cousin ___ in a bank.
(a) work
(b) works
(c) is working
26 Don’t call me at 9 tonight. We ___ dinner then.
(a) will have
(b) are having
(c) have
27 I ___ to school by bike yesterday.
(a) go
(b) went
(c) going
28 She never ___ late to class.
(a) is
(b) are
(c) was
29 The kids ___ TV every evening.
(a) watch
(b) watched
(c) are watching
30 It’s hot in here. ___ I open the door?
(a) Shall
(b) Do
(c) Am
Answer
1 (a) am writing – Action happening now → present continuous (am/is/are + V-ing).
2 (b) takes – Habit/routine in present simple; third-person singular → +s.
3 (b) watched – “Yesterday” → past simple.
4 (a) is sleeping – Signal “Look!” for an action in progress → present continuous.
5 (a) is going to rain – Prediction with present evidence (clouds) → be going to.
6 (a) are going to visit – Fixed plan/arrangement (tickets ready) → be going to.
7 (a) Are you having – Present continuous question: Are + subject + V-ing.
8 (b) moved – Finished time in the past (“in 2020”) → past simple.
9 (a) cleans – Routine with adverb “usually” → present simple.
10 (a) are going to drop – Clear present evidence → be going to.
11 (a) Shall – Offer with I/We at A1: “Shall I…?”
12 (b) were – Past of be with you → were.
13 (a) is explaining – “Listen!” indicates the action is in progress → present continuous.
14 (a) doesn’t drink – General preference → present simple negative: doesn’t + base.
15 (b) took – Finished past time (“yesterday”) → past simple.
16 (a) are playing – “At the moment” → present continuous.
17 (c) does – Present simple with third-person singular → does (as main verb).
18 (a) will close – Spontaneous decision made now → will + base verb.
19 (b) opens – Timetables/schedules → present simple; third-person singular +s.
20 (b) rained – Finished past time (“last weekend”) → past simple.
21 (a) Shall – Polite offer: “Shall I help…?” is natural at A1.
22 (a) is taking – Action right now → present continuous.
23 (a) am going to buy – Personal plan/intention → be going to.
24 (a) lost – Completed action earlier today (“this morning”) → past simple.
25 (b) works – General fact/job → present simple; third-person singular +s.
26 (b) are having – Near-future arrangement (tonight at 9) → present continuous for plans.
27 (b) went – Past simple of go → went.
28 (a) is – Present simple of be with she; adverb “never” fits habits.
29 (a) watch – Habit/frequency (“every evening”) → present simple.
30 (a) Shall – Polite offer/suggestion with I/We → “Shall I open the door?”