Practice Sheet: Tense

1. Yesterday I have seen a really good film. (Incorrect)

Yesterday I saw a really good film. (Correct)
2. I work in this office since 2017. (Incorrect)
I have been working in this office since 2017. (Correct)
3. Water is boiling at 100 degrees by Celsius. (Incorrect)
Water boils at 100 degrees by Celsius. (Correct)
4. Kalam broke his arm while he played football. (Incorrect)
Kalam broke his arm while he was playing football. (Correct)
5. She knows me for ten years. (Incorrect)
She has known me for ten years. (Correct)
6. What will you do next week. (Incorrect)
What are you going to do next week. (Correct)
7. Did you pack your luggage yet? (Incorrect)
Have you packed your luggage yet? (Correct)
8. The plane will leave at 5pm tomorrow. (Incorrect)
The plane leaves at 5pm tomorrow. (Correct)
9. I am not agree with you. (Incorrect)
I do not agree with you. (Correct)
10. We have bought a new car last month. (Incorrect)
We bought a new car last month. (Correct)
11. I went to the restaurant as I am hungry. (Incorrect)
I went to the restaurant as I was hungry. (Correct)
12. He is arrested as he will be robbing the bank. (Incorrect)
He is arrested as he had robbed a bank. (Correct)
13. I will go to play when the rain will stop. (Incorrect)
I will go to play when the rain stops. (Correct)
14. He will text me when the teacher will arrive. (Incorrect)
He will text me when the teacher arrives. (Correct)
15. I wrote three books. (Incorrect)
I have written three books. (Correct)
16. He behaves as if he is a king. (Incorrect)
He behaves as if he were a king. (Correct)
17. If I had met him I would invite him. (Incorrect)
If I had met him I would have invited him. (Correct)
18. It is raining for two days. (Incorrect)
It has been raining for two days. (Correct)
19. He has returned from London last week. (Incorrect)
He returned from London last week. (Correct)
20. See that you will not do any damage. (Incorrect)
See that you do not do any damage. (Correct)
21. He will help if you will ask him. (Incorrect)
 He will help if you ask him. (Correct)
22. We shall be glad to accept your gift. (Incorrect)
We are glad to accept your gift. (Correct)
23. I will be glad to buy your car. (Incorrect)
I shall be glad to buy your car. (Correct)
24. You should water the plants before they die are dying. (Incorrect)
You should water the plants before they die. (Correct)
25. He told me that he will go home tomorrow. (Incorrect)
He told me that he would go home tomorrow. (Correct)
26. We learned in math class that the distance between the (Incorrect)
two points on the graph was three inches in length.
We learned in math class that the distance between the (Correct)
two points on the graph is three inches in length.
27. They said they were tired and go upstairs to sleep. (Incorrect)
They said they were tired and went upstairs to sleep. (Correct)
28. Boby sat behind the door when we were looking for her. (Incorrect)
Boby was sitting behind the door when we were looking (Correct)
for her.
29. Jony just lost his keys on the pavement. (Incorrect)
Jony has just lost his keys on the pavement. (Correct)
30. I have read ‘Romeo and Juliet’ when I was 10 years old. (Incorrect)
I read ‘Romeo and Juliet’ when I was 10 years old. (Correct)
31. We are producing high-end plastic pipes. (Incorrect)
We produce high-end plastic pipes. (Correct)