Test your English exercises: worksheet 2
This worksheet includes past tenses, the present perfect and past perfect tenses,
infinitives, gerunds, relative clauses and time clauses. It comes from www.e-grammar.org.
English grammar exercises: pre-intermediate
Exercise A: 31 points
Choose the correct tense.
............................................. Frank in Toronto?
a) Did you meet b) Have you met c) Were
you meeting
He had a break after he .....................................
for two hours.
a) was walking b) had been walking c) has
walked
I ......................................... her for a long time.
a) know b) have known c) have been knowing
We ............................ the windows and the car
on Saturday morning.
a) were cleaning b) cleaned c) have been
cleaning
I ............................ in York for a week in 1998.
a) worked b) have been working c) have
worked
I ......................... you in your office with a girl!
Really? We ...................................................... .
a) saw - 've just talked b) 've seen - just talked
c) saw - were just talking
How many cupboards .............................. since
yesterday?
a) did they move b) have they moved c) have
they been moving
As he ................... a bike, a dog ................ him.
a) was riding - bit b) rode - bit c) was riding
- has bitten
When the dog ................ him, he ......................
his bike.
a) was biting - fell off b) bit - was falling off
c) bit - fell off
I didn't notice that you .................................... .
a) had come b) came c) have been coming
I called you before lunch, but there was no
reply. Where ................................................... ?
a) have you been b) were you c) you have been
I can't stand it anymore. I ..................................
the furniture since breakfast.
a) am polishing b) have been polishing
c) have polished
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................................................... the dishes yet?
a) Has he washed b) Has he been washing
c) Did he wash
They .......................... a hotel in York, but then
they ............................................................... it.
a) have bought - sold b) bought - have sold
c) bought - sold
She couldn't play yesterday because she ...........
................................... her ankle the day before.
a) have sprained b) sprained c) had sprained
I can't find Todd. Where is he? - He .................
..................................................... in the garage.
a) 's been working b) worked c) was working
She .................................. books on the shelves
all day. That's why she is so exhausted.
a) was putting b) has put c) has been putting
The sun ........................ and we ........................
on the white sand.
a) shone - were lying b) was shining - were
lying c) shined - lay
You ............................. at last! Where ..............
...................................................... so long?
a) arrived - have you been b) have arrived
- have you been c) arrived - were you
I was so relaxed because I .................................
anything all day.
a) have not been doing b) didn't do c) had not
been doing
What's your teaching experience? .....................
.................................................... anyone?
a) Have you ever taught b) Did you ever teach
c) Have you ever been teaching
She's hurt her arm. - When ........................... it?
a) has she hurt b) has she hurted c) did she
hurt
Where is Mum? - She .................................. the
shopping all the morning.
a) has done b) has been doing c) was doing
At 9.30 I ....................... a documentary on TV.
It ........................ at 9.20.
a) was watching - started b) watched - has
started c) watched - started
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Exercise B: 32 points ...................... you in your room at 5.30? - Yes,
I think I ........................ my suitcase. (be, pack)
Use past tenses, present perfect or past perfect
tenses to complete these sentences. Nice to meet you! I ............................... you for
We ............................... in Bristol from January 10 years. What ............. you .............................
to March. (stay) all this time? (not see, do)
Where is my wine? Someone ............................ He ............................... , but he'll be back home
my wine! (drink) today. The doctors ................................. to cure
When you .......................... , ...................... you him. (die, manage)
........................ fast? (crash, drive) After we .............................. to the top of the
hill we had a great view of the bay. (climb)
I'm sorry. Dad isn't here. He .............................
our neighbour's flat since the morning. The pigeon finally delivered the news after it
(decorate) ..................................... for the whole day. (fly)
What a nice coat! Where .......... you ............ it?
(buy) Exercise C: 16 points
At 6 o'clock he ......................................... there
for three hours! (sit) Mark the correct forms. Be careful,
sometimes both the infinitive and gerund are
I want to learn French. But I .............................
possible.
yet. (not start)
We needn't  to watch TV all night.
We didn't want to spend our holiday in Strobl
 watch TV all night.
because ............ already ................ there. (be)
What ................ you ....................................... ? I heard her  cry.
You are so dirty! (do)  crying.
Oh, no! I .................................... my way. What She was made  to sell her house.
shall I do? (lose)
 sell her house.
Jim ............................... the dishes after dinner.
The kitchen sink is full of plates. (not wash) They made me  get off the bus.
She ....................................... three clients since  to get off the bus.
the morning. (contact)
Did she ask you  to fetch her bag?
I couldn't help you. I ..............................your  fetching her bag?
problems. (not understand)
Does he know about it? ............. you ................ This exercise has turned out  to be quite
him yet? (tell) difficult.
 being quite
Bill admitted that he ..........................................
difficult.
the catalogue to the agency. (not send)
You shouldn't risk  to get sunburnt.
As soon as I ............... the message, I ...............  getting sunburnt.
my house. (get, leave)
While Maggie ............................ a new jumper, I don't think he'll give up  drinking coffee.
 to drink coffee.
Jill and I ................................ . (knit, read)
............. Liz .......................... the parcel? - Yes, Was the book worth  reading?
 to read?
she ....................... it an hour ago. (see, receive)
Here he is! He ............................. for me all the They intended  to use different colours.
time, he ..................... for Ann! (not look, wait)  using different colours.

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Your T-shirt needs  to wash.
 washing.
I tried  driving his car. It was perfect.
 to drive his car. It was perfect.
I tried  starting the engine. But it didn't
work.
 to start the engine. But it didn't
work.
Please, go on  reading.
 to read.
I'm sorry  to ask you the following question.
 for asking you the following
question.
Exercise E: 12 points
Use the following time expressions and words
in brackets to complete the sentences.
after till as soon as before
when whenever
What time is she going to leave? - Why do you
want to know ................ she ........................... ?
(leave)
Will you do it before or .............................. you
..................... this work? (finish)
I want to get up early tomorrow - .....................
the sun ............................ . (rise)

Exercise D: 9 points Can I call you from time to time? - Of course.

Complete the sentences with that, who, which
or whose. Don't forget to use commas in non-
defining relative clauses.
His last film ................. is the best film I've
ever seen hasn't a big audience.
Feel free to contact me ............................... you
...................... it. (need)
You should dig the garden ................................

Miss Anderson ................. reputation is so it ....................... dark. (get)

good comes to help us.
What have you done with the pen ................ I I have to wait ..................... the boat .................
left on the table? (land).
I delivered the parcel to Charles ................
gave it to Ann.
His wife ................. is an architect designed
their new house.
Can you hear the noise .................. comes
from the cellar?
Everybody .................. saw the attack should
contact the police.
The town .................. towers you can see is
York.

Is he the new teacher ................. you told me

about? TOTAL 100 points

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