Verb tenses (Present and past simple-cont/ present-past perfect

What time does she usually wake up?

• She wakes up at 7 AM.
• She is waking up at 7 AM.
• She woke up at 7 AM.
• She has woken up at 7 AM.

Answer explanation

The present simple is used for habitual actions or routines.

They ___ (play) soccer every weekend.

• plays
• playing
• play
• played

Answer explanation

The present simple is used for actions that happen regularly.

Right now, he ___ (read) a book.

• reads
• is reading
• read
• has read

Answer explanation

The present continuous is used for actions happening at the moment of speaking.

We ___ (watch) a movie at the moment.

• watch
• watched
• are watching
• have watched

Answer explanation

The present continuous is used to describe actions in progress at the moment of speaking.

She ___ (go) to the store yesterday.

• goes
• is going
• went
• has gone

Answer explanation

The past simple is used for actions that happened and finished in the past.

They ___ (finish) their homework last night.

• finish
• finished
• are finishing
• have finished

Answer explanation

The past simple is used for actions completed at a specific time in the past.

While I ___ (study), my friend called me.

• study
• studied
• was studying
• have studied

Answer explanation

The past continuous is used for actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past.

They ___ (play) soccer when it started to rain.

• play
• played
• were playing
• have played

Answer explanation

The past continuous is used to describe an action in progress interrupted by another action in the past.

She ___ (live) in Paris for five years.

• lives
• lived
• is living
• has lived

Answer explanation

The present perfect is used for actions that started in the past and continue in the present.

We ___ (not/see) that movie yet.

• don't see
• didn't see
• haven't seen
• aren't seeing

Answer explanation

The present perfect is used for actions that have not occurred up to the present moment.