Tenses Exercise

Fill in the blanks.

1. She ………………………….. to be an architect.

does not wants

does not want

do not want

2. ……………………… forget to lock the door before

you leave.

Don't

Doesn't

Not

3. ………………………… not waste any more time.

Do

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Does

Did

4. She …………………………….with her parents.

lives

living

live

5. He was a kind guy who never

…………………………… his servants.

abuses

has abused

abused

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6. I ………………………………… up at 6 am.

wake

wakes

waking

7. She ……………………………….. him at once.

recognizes

recognized

has recognized

8. We ……………………………. a movie yesterday.

watched

watch

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have watched

9. Heavy rains ……………………….. the town

yesterday.

lashed

lashes

have lashed

10. I …………………………. him twice before he

went abroad.
Please select 2 correct answers

met

have met

had met

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11. I don’t remember where I

………………………………. my purse.

left

have left

had left

12. I ……………………………. a snake in the

garden.

saw

see

seen

Answers
1. She does not want to be an architect.

2. Don’t forget to lock the door before you leave.

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3. Do not waste any more time.

4. She lives with her parents.

5. He was a kind guy who never abused his servants.

6. I wake up at 6 am.

7. She recognized him at once.

8. We watched a movie yesterday.

9. Heavy rains lashed the town yesterday.

10. I met him twice before he went abroad.

11. I don’t remember where I left my purse.

12. I saw a snake in the garden.

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