Tenses Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate verb form.

1. I ………………….. a lot.

read

am reading

reads

2. Sam ……………………… the letter yesterday.

posted

posts

has posted

3. I …………………….. the money tomorrow.

will send

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would send

send

4. He ……………………….. for a walk in the

morning.

goes

is going

has gone

5. Sugar ………………………….. in water.

dissolve

dissolves

is dissolving

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6. Fortune …………………………. the brave.

favors

is favoring

favor

7. These flowers ……………………… good.

smell

are smelling

have smelled

8. She ………………………….. ill.

looks

is looking

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has looked

9. I still remember the story that you

………………………… me last month.

told

have told

were telling

10. They …………………………. to a hill tribe.

belong

have belonged

are belonging

11. I ………………………….. him to be trustworthy.

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consider

am considering

have considered

12. This bundle ……………………….. 100 sticks.

contains

is containing

has contained

Answers
1. I read a lot.

2. Sam posted the letter yesterday.

3. I will send the money tomorrow.

4. He goes for a walk in the morning.

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5. Sugar dissolves in water.

6. Fortune favors the brave.

7. These flowers smell good.

8. She looks ill.

9. I still remember the story that you told me last month.

10. They belong to a hill tribe.

11. I consider him to be trustworthy.

12. This bundle contains 100 sticks.

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