Tenses Exercises Mixed

Identify the tenses:

1. I have written two chapters of this book.

2. He likes butter on a piece of bread.
3. They have finished eating an hour ago.
4. Is he leaving for Glasgow?
5. We take tea in the afternoon.
6. He will watch the movie on Sunday.
7. He said that he had seen Tom at the grocery store.
8. He is reading his favourite novel in the library.
9. I have studied Social Behaviour in college.
10. He has been living in this city for ten years.
11. Shariq will be spending holidays at the beach.
12. He was flying a kite when the storm broke.
13. I have been practicing verbs for one week.
14. The doctor saved the life of the child.
15. We will have taken dinner before 9 o’clock.
16. She gave me a nice gift.
17. We had taken our seats before the show began.
18. The boss had been working on a new project for three weeks.
19. He will have been studying Neural Networks for one month.
20. He is developing a pseudo model of his project.

Fill in the correct form of the verb given.

1. He ___________________ his first championship in 2012. Since then he

___________________ everything and ___________________ only once. (WIN, WIN, LOSE)
2. When we finally ___________________ at the camp it ___________________ heavily.
(ARRIVE, RAIN)
3. Dad ___________________ a walk with the dog every afternoon. (TAKE)
4. I can't reach my manager. He ___________________ in North America at the moment.
(TRAVEL)
5. I ___________________ to the meeting yesterday because I _______________________
about it. (NOT GO, NOT INFORM)
6. I ___________________ your uncle for ages. I don't know where he
___________________ right now. (NOT SEE, BE)
7. The family usually ___________________ breakfast together during the week, but on
weekends everyone ___________________ breakfast on their own. (HAVE, HAVE)
8. I ______________________ this school for the last two years. Before that I
________________ to Jackson High School for a year. (ATTEND, GO)
9. What ___________________ when the headmaster ___________________ the room
yesterday afternoon? (YOU DO, ENTER)
10.I _______________________ at the door for ages. Where ___________________?
(KNOCK, YOU BE)
11.He _______________________ noise for a whole hour before the neighbours finally
___________________ the police. (MAKE, CALL)
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12. I'd like to introduce my new girlfriend. She _________________ from Australia. (COME)
13.She ___________________ well yesterday, probably because she ___________________
too much. (NOT FEEL, EAT)
14.It was a wonderful morning and the sun ___________________ brightly when I
___________________ up. (SHINE, GET)
15.They ___________________ this church in the 19th century and since then it
___________________ renovated. (BUILD, NEVER BE)
16.The president ___________________ to Virginia for a campaign speech next Sunday.
(COME)

Fill in the correct form verb – All Tenses

1. I _______________ a great film yesterday. (see) 2. _____________________ a new car?

(you ever buy)
3. I _______________ him last Monday. (meet)
4. The band _______________ while I _______________ . (play, write) 5. She
_______________ the new car in 2005. (buy)
6. Her mother _____________________ in Victoria for the past five years. (live)
7. They ____________________________ in Germany when we arrived a few days ago.
(already be)
8. _______________________ to get married? (you plan)
9. I _____________________ so much fun since I was a kid. (have)
10. When I got up I _____________________ out of the window and
_____________________ that it _____________________ . (look, see, rain)
11. Janet _____________________ for Smith and Brothers before she came to work for us.
(work)
12. I _____________________ three movies so far this week. (see)
13. How long _____________________ for me? (you wait)
14. I _____________________ over Loch Ness last week. - _____________________ the
Loch Ness monster? (fly, you see)
15. I’m afraid I’m not hungry. I _____________________ . (already eat)
16. Peter _____________________ football in the afternoon when he got the call. (play)
17. “What _____________________ between 9 and 12 yesterday morning”, the detective
said. (you do)
18. He kept looking at her, wondering where he _____________________ her before. (see)
19. The doctor’s waiting room was full of people. Some _____________________ a
magazine, a woman _____________________ and a child _____________________ with a
doll. Suddenly the door _____________________ and a nurse _____________________
out. (read, knit, play, open, come)
20. Travelling _____________________ much easier and more comfortable in the past
hundred years. (become)
21. I _____________________ cake. That’s why my hands are full of flour. (bake)
22. When I first came to this house it _____________________ quite a noisy area. (be)
23. He twisted his ankle while he _____________________ . (ski)
24. _____________________ the doors before you leave the house? (you ever lock)
25. My best friend and I _____________________ each other for 15 years. (know)
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26. Jack usually _____________________ but he _____________________ when his father
comes. (smoke, not smoke)
27. _____________________ breakfast yet? – Yes I had it together with Sue at 7. (you have)
28. I _____________________ this kind of work when I was a small boy. (do)
29. He _____________________ the paper when his wife came home. (read)
30. He _____________________ for an hour now. I’ll be finished soon. (speak)
31. How long _____________________ John and Maria?- We met the couple over thirteen
years ago. (you know)
32. He _____________________ in Oxford for two years and when his mother died he
moved to London. (live)
33. After Harry _____________________ his work he _____________________ Jude from
the office. (finish, call)
34. You _____________________ your homework for two hours. Haven’t you finished yet?
(do)
35. He always _____________________ to the supermarket alone, but today he
_____________________ his son with him. (go, take)
36. He never _____________________ in the evening, only on Sundays. (work)
37. I _____________________ to South America but I have been to New York several times.
(never, be)
38. _____________________ Jean? – No, she probably went to her friend’s place. (anyone,
see)
39. I _____________________ to the bank yesterday but when I got there it was closed. (go)
40. She _____________________ in school all day. (be)
41. Lee _____________________ late every day since Tuesday. (be)
42. Herbert’s father _____________________ his son’s birthday (never forget)
43. I _____________________ my report because I had a problem with my computer. (not
finish)

All Tenses: Fill in the correct form

1. When we reach Land’s End we ____________________ 1,500 km. (walk)

2. I just remembered that I ____________________ the rent yet. I’m surprised that the
landlord ____________________ me up and reminded me. (not pay, not ring)
3. It’s a beautiful drive. I am sure you ____________________ the scenery. (enjoy)
4. The car ____________________. If you get in Tom and I ____________________ you a
push. (not start, give)
5. I put the five-pound notes into one of the books; but the next day it
____________________ me ages to find it because I ____________________ which book I
____________________ it in. (take, forget, put)
6. He ____________________ the bagpipes since six this morning. He
____________________. (play, just stop)
7. My son ____________________ work yet. He’s still at High School. – How long
____________________ at school? - He ____________________ there for six years. Before
that he ____________________ five years at primary school. (not start, he be, be, spend)
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8. Mary: I wonder what he ____________________ now. Ann: Well, his girlfriend
____________________ from Japan too, so I suppose he ____________________ Japanese.
(say, come, speak)
9. When I first met him he ____________________ architecture. (study)
10. While we ____________________ someone ____________________ into the house and
___________________us this note. (fish, break, leave)
11. It won’t be easy to get out of the country .The police ____________________ all of the
ports. (watch)
12. If I catch some fish, ____________________ them for me? (you cook)
13. He ____________________ to come. (not forget)
14. It ____________________ for the last two hours so the game ____________________
(rain, be postponed)
15. When I ____________________ him he ____________________ a picture of his wife. –
____________________ it? (see, paint, you like)
16. The car had nobody I it but the engine ____________________. (run)
17. Tom can’t have the newspaper now because his aunt ____________________ it. (read)
18. This shop ____________________ for good next Monday. (close)
19. Where ____________________ tonight? – I ____________________ out with Peter.
(you go, go)
20. At 3 a.m. Jane ____________________ up her husband and said that she
____________________ that someone ____________________ to get into the house.
(wake, think, try)
21. When you see me next time I ____________________ my new sunglasses. (wear)
22. This bike ____________________ in our family for the last 14 years. My father
____________________ it for the first five years, then my brother ____________________
it and I ____________________ it since then. (be, use,ride,have)
23. Some time ago I ____________________ that our mayor ____________________ to go
to Iceland. What ____________________ to do there? (read, want, he want)
24. You see, Doctor, she ____________________ ill two days ago and since then she
____________________ anything. I’m sure she ____________________ several kilos. (fall,
not eat, lose)
25. Most people ____________________ at work when the fire ____________________.
(be, start)
26. After five years of travelling through Asia I ____________________ back to Europe next
week. I ____________________ the flight (go, already book)
27. I saw him when he ____________________ the house. I ____________________ at the
corner when he ____________________ by. He ____________________ a word and I
____________________ a word either. (leave, just stand, pass, not say , not say)

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 (simple future)
5. We – not – go – there (future progressive)
6. We – walk down – street (past progressive)
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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 (simple 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)
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Answers:-

1. He won his first championship in 2012. Since then he has won everything and has lost
only once. (WIN, WIN, LOSE)
2. When we finally arrived at the camp it was raining heavily. (ARRIVE, RAIN)
3. Dad takes a walk with the dog every afternoon. (TAKE)
4. I can't reach my manager. He is travelling in North America at the moment. (TRAVEL)
5. I didn't go to the meeting yesterday because I had not been informed about it. (NOT GO,
NOT INFORM)
6. I haven't seen your uncle for ages. I don't know where he is right now. (NOT SEE, BE)
7. The family usually have breakfast together during the week, but on weekends everyone
has breakfast on their own. (HAVE, HAVE)
8. I have been attending this school for the last two years. Before that I went to Jackson High
School for a year. (ATTEND, GO)
9. What were you doing when the headmaster entered the room yesterday afternoon?
(YOU DO, ENTER)
10.I have been knocking at the door for ages. Where have you been? (KNOCK, BE)
11.He had been making noise for a whole hour before the neighbours finally called the
police. (MAKE, CALL)
12. I'd like to introduce my new girlfriend. She comes from Australia. (COME)
13.She didn't feel well yesterday, probably because she had eaten too much. (NOT FEEL,
EAT)
14.It was a wonderful morning and the sun was shining brightly when I got up. (SHINE, GET)
15.They built this church in the 19th century and since then it has never been renovated.
(BUILD, NEVER BE)
16.The president is coming to Virginia for a campaign speech next Sunday. (COME)

Fill in the correct form verb – All Tenses

1. I saw a great film yesterday.
2. Have you ever bought a new car?
3. I met him last Monday.
4. The band was playing while I was writing.
5. She bought the new car in 2005
6. Her mother has been living in Victoria for the past five years.
7. They had already been in Germany when we arrived a few days ago.
8. Are you planning to get married?
9. I haven’t had so much fun since I was a kid.
10. When I got up I looked out of the window and saw that it was raining.
11. Janet had been working for Smith and Brothers before she came to work for us.
12. I have seen three movies so far this week.
13. How long have you been waiting for me?
14. I flew over Loch Ness last week. - Did you see the Loch Ness monster?
15. I’m afraid I’m not hungry. I have already eaten.
16. Peter was playing football in the afternoon when he got the call.
17. “What were you doing between 9 and 12 yesterday morning”, the detective said.
18. He kept looking at her, wondering where he had seen her before.
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19. The doctor’s waiting room was full of people. Some were reading a magazine, a woman
was knitting and a child was playing with a doll. Suddenly the door opened and a nurse came
out
20. Travelling has become much easier and more comfortable in the past hundred years.
21. I have been baking cake. That’s why my hands are full of flour.
22. When I first came to this house it was quite a noisy area.
23. He twisted his ankle while he was skiing.
24. Do you ever lock the doors before you leave the house?
25. My best friend and I have known each other for 15 years.
26. Jack usually smokes but he doesn’t smoke when his father comes.
27. Have you had breakfast yet? – Yes I had together with Sue at 7.
28. I did this kind of work when I was a small boy.
29. He was reading the paper when his wife came home.
30. He has been speaking for an hour now. I’ll be finished soon.
31. How long have you know John and Maria?- We met the couple over thirteen years ago
32. He had been living in Oxford for two years and when his mother died he moved to
London.
33. After Harry had finished his work he called Jude from the office.
34. You have been doing your homework for two hours. Haven’t you finished yet?
35. He always goes to the supermarket alone, but today he is taking his son with him.
36. He never works in the evening, only on Sundays.
37. I have never been to South America but I have been to New York several times.
38. Has anyone seen Jean? – No, she probably went to her friend’s place.
39. I went to the bank yesterday but when I got there it was closed.
40. She has been in school all day.
41. Lee has been late every day since Tuesday.
42. Herbert’s father has never forgotten his son’s birthday
43. I didn’t finish my report because I had a problem with my computer.

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)
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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)