TENSES
Fill in the correct form of the verb – All tenses
1. They ___________________ in Chicago for 20 years (be).
2. I ___________________ a wonderful film in the cinema last night. (see)
3. The sun ___________________ at 6:38 yesterday morning (rise)
4. The sun ___________________ when the climber reached Mount Everest. (shine)
5. I promise that I ___________________ this secret to anyone (not tell)
6. Unfortunately, just as we got to the airport their plane ___________________ off (take).
7. They ___________________ to the movies only once in a while (go)
8. I was tired yesterday because I ___________________ well the night before (not sleep).
9. Sh! Someone ___________________ to our conversation (listen)!
10. When I left the house this morning, it ___________________ (already rain)
11. I think Bob ___________________ for London this very moment.(leave)
12. The plane ___________________ off in a few minutes. (take)
13. I ___________________ up at 7 every morning but this morning I ___________________ long and I
___________________ up until 8. (get, sleep, not get)
14. I ________________________ my watch because it is being fixed (not wear).
15. This ___________________ an easy quiz so far (be).
16. They ___________________ in an apartment right now because they can’t find a cheap house.
(live)
17. Everyone ___________________ when the earthquake hit the small town. (sleep)
18. He _________________________ by herself since her divorce (live)
19. I was angry that I ___________________ such a stupid mistake (make).
20. I predict that by 2020, man __________________________ on Mars (land)
21. He ___________________ his job a couple of years ago. (quit)
22. Our daughter __________________________ from the university yet (gradate).
23. They ___________________ any Christmas cards last year (not send)
24. She ___________________ to a doctor once a year for an examination (go)
25. They ___________________ about me when I interrupted their conversation. (talk)
26. Nothing much ______________________ when I got to the meeting (happen).
27. My parents ___________________ in New York two weeks from today (be).
28. I ___________________ two mistakes in the last quiz. (make)
29. Unfortunately, our team ___________________ any games last year. (not win)
TENSES
Fill in the correct form of the verb – All tenses
1. They have been in Chicago for 20 years (be).
2. I saw a wonderful film in the cinema last night. (see)
3. The sun rose at 6:38 yesterday morning (rise)
4. The sun was shining when the climber reached Mount Everest. (shine)
5. I promise that I will not tell this secret to anyone (not tell)
6. Unfortunately, just as we got to the airport their plane was taking off (take).
7. They go to the movies only once in a while (go)
8. I was tired yesterday because I had not slept well the night before (not sleep).
9. Sh! Someone is listening to our conversation (listen)!
10. When I left the house this morning, it was already raining (already rain)
11. I think Bob is leaving for London this very moment.(leave)
12. The plane will be taking/ will take off in a few minutes. (take)
13. I get up at 7 every morning but this morning I slept long and I didn’t get up until 8. (get, sleep, not
get)
14. I am not wearing my watch because it is being fixed (not wear).
15. This has been an easy quiz so far (be).
16. They are living in an apartment right now because they can’t find a cheap house. (live)
17. Everyone was sleeping when the earthquake hit the small town. (sleep)
18. He has been living by herself since her divorce (live)
19. I was angry that I had made such a stupid mistake
20. I predict that by 2020, man will have landed on Mars (land)
21. He quit his job a couple of years ago. (quit)
22. Our daughter has not graduated from the university yet (gradate).
23. They didn’t send any Christmas cards last year (not send)
24. She goes to a doctor once a year for an examination (go)
25. They were talking about me when I interrupted their conversation. (talk)
26. Nothing much was happening when I got to the meeting (happen).
27. My parents will be in New York two weeks from today (be).
28. I made two mistakes in the last quiz. (make)
29. Unfortunately, our team didn’t win any games last year. (not win)
TENSES
Write sentences from the words in the given tense.
1. He – be – an interesting man (past simple)
2. I – arrive – at 11. (going-to future)
3. I – not do – that – if – I – be – you (conditional 1 and past simple)
4. Many people – wear – dark clothes – night (present simple)
5. He – discuss – the topic – for the last two weeks (present perfect progressive)
6. They – just finish – homework (present perfect simple)
7. She –get up- now (present progressive)
8. Prime Minster – speak – on TV – but - he – ill (conditional 2 and past perfect simple)
9. When – he – come back –workers – already clean –pavement (past simple and past perfect
simple)
10. What –you – do - yesterday evening (past progressive)
11. The boys –play – football – whole day (present perfect progressive)
12. He –often – shop – Harrods. (present simple)
13. If – I – see – lights – I – stop (past simple and conditional 1)
14. He said – Mum –already – go out (past perfect simple)
15. I – run into –Tom- yesterday (past simple)
16. Next week – I – sit – on the beach (future progressive)
17. The sales – start – next Monday (present progressive)
18. When – I – enter – classroom – lesson – go on (past simple and progressive)
19. Can – you – ski – when – you – be - little (past simple)
20. I – ski – when – I – be – at the university (past simple)
21. How long – you – work – company (present perfect progressive)
22. She – sell – the ring (conditional 2)
23. I – learn – type – now (present progressive)
24. You – hear – from – him –lately (present perfect simple)
25. You – see – moon – last night (past simple)
TENSES
Write sentences from the words in the given tense.
1. He was an interesting man.
2. I am going to arrive at 11.
3. I would not do that if I were you.
4. Many people wear dark clothes at night.
5. He has been discussing the topics for the last two weeks.
6. They have just finished homework.
7. Is she getting up now
8. The Prime Minister would have spoken on TV but he had been ill.
9. When he came back the workers had already cleaned the pavement.
10. What were you doing yesterday evening
11. The boys have been playing football the whole day
12. He often shops at Harrod’s.
13. If I saw the lights I would stop.
14. He said that Mum had already gone out.
15. I ran into Tom yesterday.
16. Next week I will be sitting on the beach.
17. The sales are starting next Monday.
18. When I entered the classroom the lesson was going on.
19. Could you ski when you were little
20. I skied when I was at the university.
21. How long have you been working for the company
22. She would have sold the ring .
23. I am learning to type now.
24. Have you heard from him lately
25. Did you see the moon last night
TENSES
Fill in the correct form of the verb – All tenses
1. My family have ___________________ (buy) some land in southern France recently. They
___________________ (build) a summer house there at the moment.
2. Andy and Mary ___________________ (go) to a concert tomorrow night. They
____________________________ (look forward to) it the whole week.
3. Jonathon ___________________ (watch) the news on TV every day and it ___________________
(help) him with his English.
4. My car ___________________ (break) down when I ___________________ (drive) home from
work. I ________________________ (fix) it if I ___________________ (know) what was wrong.
But I didn’t so ___________________ (have) to take it to the garage.
5. When he ___________________ (found) Microsoft, Bill Gates was only 20 years old. He
___________________________ (already write) his first computer programme six years earlier.
6. An accident ___________________ (happen) near my house last night. A car _______________
(hit) a young man. He ___________________ (ride) his bike when someone in front of him
suddenly ___________________ (open) a car door. Many people ___________________ (see) the
accident. The police ___________________ (interrogate) them last night.
7. Mrs Smith said that one day she ________________________ (retire) from teaching. She said that
she ___________________ (spend) her new free time learning about computers.
8. I ______________________ (not sleep) at all last night. Someone ___________________ (listen)
to music all night.
9. I ___________________ (see) a film a week ago, but I _______________________ (not enjoy) it
very much because I _______________________ (already read) the book. If I
___________________ (not read) the book I ____________________________ (probably enjoy)
the film more.
10. The judge sentenced the man to eight years in prison because he ___________________ (rob) a
bank.
11. They ________________________ (stand) in the queue for over an hour when the manager
___________________ (tell) them that there were no more tickets.
12. Alan ___________________ (be) in the car accident yesterday. The other driver
___________________ (lose) control of his car because he ___________________ (fall) asleep.
13. She ___________________ (not see) her father since he ___________________ (start) to work in
Marseille two years ago.
14. I ___________________ (sleep) when the fire broke out.
15. Linda phoned and explained that she _________________________ (not can) to come to the party
the next day because she ___________________ (be) still sick.
16. I ________________________ (just see) the film “The Da Vinci Code”. – ___________________
(you see) it too – No, I ___________________ (not have) but I ___________________ (read) the
book.
17. My sister ___________________ (fly) home from London today. Her flight ___________________
(arrive) in an hour so I ___________________ (leave) for the airport right now to get there in time.
18. Unless he ___________________ (sell) more he won’t get much money.
19. While he ___________________ (wait) for the bus there ___________________ (be) a robbery at
the bank. After the robbers ___________________ (go) away the police ___________________
(come) but they ___________________ (not can) to catch them.
20. I ___________________ (use) to ski when I was at the university but I ___________________
(break) a leg five years ago and since then I ___________________ (not ski) any more.
TENSES
Fill in the correct form of the verb – All tenses
1. My family have bought (buy) some land in southern France recently. They are building (build) a
summer house there at the moment.
2. Andy and Mary are going (go) to a concert tomorrow night. They have been looking forward to
(look forward to) it the whole week.
3. Jonathon watches (watch) the news on TV every day and it helps (help) him with his English.
4. My car broke (break) down when I drove / was driving (drive) home from work. I would have
fixed (fix) it if I had known (know) what was wrong. But I didn’t so had (have) to take it to the
garage.
5. When he founded (found) Microsoft, Bill Gates was only 20 years old. He had already written
(already write) his first computer programme six years earlier.
6. An accident happened (happen) near my house last night. A car hit (hit) a young man. He was
riding (ride) his bike when someone in front of him suddenly opened (open) a car door. Many
people saw (see) the accident. The police interrogated (interrogate) them last night.
7. Mrs Smith said that one day she would retire (retire) from teaching. She said that she would spend
(spend) her new free time learning about computers.
8. I did not sleep (not sleep) at all last night. Someone was listening (listen) to music all night.
9. I saw (see) a film a week ago, but I didn’t enjoy (not enjoy) it very much because I had already
read (already read) the book. If I hadn’t read (not read) the book I would probably have enjoyed
(probably enjoy) the film more.
10. The judge sentenced the man to eight years in prison because he had robbed (rob) a bank.
11. They had been standing (stand) in the queue for over an hour when the manager told (tell) them
that there were no more tickets.
12. Alan was (be) in the car accident yesterday. The other driver lost (lose) control of his car because
he had fallen (fall) asleep.
13. She has not seen (not see) her father since he started (start) to work in Marseille two years ago.
14. I was sleeping (sleep) when the fire broke out.
15. Linda phoned and explained that she would not be able (not can) to come to the party the next day
because she was (be) still sick.
16. I have just seen (just see) the film “The Da Vinci Code”. – Have you seen (you see) it too – No, I
haven’t (not have) but I read (read) the book.
17. My sister is flying (fly) home from London today. Her flight will arrive (arrive) in an hour so I am
leaving (leave) for the airport right now to get there in time.
18. Unless he sells (sell) more he won’t get much money.
19. While he was waiting (wait) for the bus there was (be) a robbery at the bank. After the robbers had
gone (go) away the police came (come) but they were not able (not can) to catch them.
20. I used (use) to ski when I was at the university but I broke (break) a leg five years ago and since
then I have not skied (not ski) any more.
TENSES
Write sentences from the words in the given tense!
1. We – can- climb – mountain (past simple)
2. What – you – think –of England (present simple)
3. We – learn – the whole night. (past perfect progressive)
4. I – go – doctor (conditional 1)
5. We – not be – there (conditional 2)
6. We – walk down – street (past progressive)
7. He – ever – visit – grandmother (present perfect simple)
8. We – never- read – books (present simple)
9. Jane – not able to – walk – after the accident (past simple)
10. She – wait – for an hour (present perfect progressive)
11. He – be – an interesting man (past simple)
12. I – come – at 7 (going-to future)
13. We – discuss- the topic – for hours (present perfect progressive)
14. She – get – up – now (present progressive)
15. We – just finish – our homework (present perfect simple)
16. They – play – baseball – whole day (present perfect progressive)
17. He – often – shop –at Harrods (present simple)
18. He said – Mum – already – go – out (past perfect simple)
19. I – find – this cap – this morning (present perfect simple)
20. John and Sheila – marry – on Wednesday (present progressive)
21. We – watch – TV - when – phone – ring (past progressive and past simple)
22. You – ride – a camel – in Egypt (past simple)
23. I – cannot – go out – last night (past simple)
24. Where – he – go (present perfect simple)
25. How often – you – go – dentist (present simple)
TENSES
Write sentences from the words in the given tense!
1. We were able to climb the mountain. (past simple)
2. What do you think of England (present simple)
3. We had been learning the whole night. (past perfect progressive)
4. I would go to the doctor (conditional 1)
5. We would not have been there (conditional 2)
6. We were walking down the street (past progressive)
7. Has he ever visited his grandmother (present perfect simple)
8. We never read books (present simple)
9. Jane was not able to walk after the accident (past simple)
10. She has been waiting for an hour (present perfect progressive)
11. He was an interesting man (past simple)
12. I am going to come at 7 (going-to future)
13. We have been discussing the topic for hours (present perfect progressive)
14. Is she getting up now (present progressive)
15. We have just finished our homework (present perfect simple)
16. They have been playing baseball the whole day (present perfect progressive)
17. He often shops at Harrods (present simple)
18. He said that Mum had already gone out. (past perfect simple)
19. I have found this cap this morning (present perfect simple)
20. John and Sheila are marrying on Wednesday (present progressive)
21. We were watching TV when the phone rang. (past progressive and past simple)
22. Did you ride a camel in Egypt (past simple)
23. I could not go out last night (past simple)
24. Where has he gone (present perfect simple)
25. How often do you go to the dentist (present simple)
TENSES
Write sentences from the words in the given tense!
1. I – read – book (past perfect simple)
2. At this time tomorrow – Susan –fish – in the pond (future progressive)
3. We – get – married – June 5th (present progressive)
4. While – Susan – take pictures – Charlie – watch – her (past progressive)
5. They –live – here – 1940 (present perfect progressive)
6. You – write – wonderful – story (past simple)
7. You- ever – go – church – Sundays (present perfect simple)
8. We – not lie – on the beach (present progressive)
9. John – never – smoke (present simple)
10. They – spy – on us (past perfect progressive)
11. My father – be – very unhappy (conditional 1)
12. You – finish – your –model plane (past simple)
13. How many times – you – wash- yourself (present simple)
14. You – get – prettier (present progressive)
15. I – just find – new house (present perfect simple)
16. We – take – the beautiful one (future simple)
17. They – come – to see – us (conditional 2)
18. It - rain –three hours (present perfect progressive)
19. You – visit – them – last week (past simple)
20. John – walk – to school – yesterday – at nine (past progressive)
21. I – read – book (present perfect progressive)
22. I – go – to the doctor – next Monday (future progressive)
23. We - have – accident (past perfect simple)
24. Jack – have – party (present progressive)
25. John and I – not leave – London (present progressive)
TENSES
Write sentences from the words in the given tense!
1. I had read the book. (past perfect simple)
2. At this time tomorrow Susan will be fishing in the pond (future progressive)
3. We are getting married on June 5th. (present progressive)
4. While Susan was taking pictures Charlie was watching her. (past progressive)
5. They have been living here since 1940. (present perfect progressive)
6. You wrote a wonderful story. (past simple)
7. Have you ever gone to church on Sundays (present perfect simple)
8. We are not lying on the beach. (present progressive)
9. John never smokes. (present simple)
10. They had been spying on us. (past perfect progressive)
11. My father would be very unhappy. (conditional 1)
12. Did you finish your model plane (past simple)
13. How many times do you wash yourself (present simple)
14. You are getting prettier.(present progressive)
15. I have just found a new house. (present perfect simple)
16. We will take the beautiful one (future simple)
17. They would have come to see us. (conditional 2)
18. It has been raining for three hours. (present perfect progressive)
19. Did you visit them last week (past simple)
20. John was walking to school yesterday at nine.(past progressive)
21. I have been reading a book. (present perfect progressive)
22. I will be going to the doctor next Monday (future progressive)
23. We had had an accident.(past perfect simple)
24. Jack is having a party (present progressive)
25. John and I are not leaving London. (present progressive)