INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL JEDDAH

WORKSHEET -TENSES

A) Choose if the verb in brackets should be in the present simple or the

present continuous.
1. He ——- (live) with his parents now.
2. Some areas of Italy ——– (become) drier.
3. She ——– (work) as a lab technician.
4. She ——– (plan) to study for a degree.
5. I —— (have got) two sisters.
6. In her job, she ——– (answer) the phone.
7. People ——– (live) longer and longer.
8. This month they ——– (work) on a new project.
B) Exercise: Present Perfect Continuous Tense
1. He _________________ his whole teammates in the tournament. (lead)
2. The farmer ___________________ the fertilizers due to lack of money. (not/
use)
3. He _______________from his toes since 2 o’clock. (bleed)
4. We _____________ such reports since 2017. (hear)
5. The gold digger machine ___________ in this region for so long. (dig)
6. Amol ____________ the seeds in his farm due to the rain. (not/sow)
 C) Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple).
1. I (not /work)_________ today.
2. We (buy) __________ a new lamp.
3. We (not / plan)_________ our holiday yet.
4. Where (be / you)___________ ?
5. He (write)___________ five letters.
6. She (not / see)__________ him for a long time.
7. (be / you) __________ to school recently?
8. School (not / start)_________ yet.
9. (speak / he)___________ to his boss?
10.No, he (have / not)_____________ the time yet.

PAST TENSE WORKSHEET

1. The weather was bad but we …………………………… swimming
anyway.
a) go; b) went; c) have gone; d) had gone
2. They …………………………. into a new apartment last week.
a) have moved; b) had moved; c) moved; d) move
3. When he ……………………………. the toy, it fell apart.
a) drops; b) has dropped; c) had dropped; d) dropped
4. A man …………………………… by the company he keeps.
a) knows; b) has known; c) is known; d) is knowing
5. She …………………………. older than she is.
a) look; b) looks; c) is looking; d) has looked
6.The diet pills made her …………………………. her appetite.
a) to lose; b) lose; c) lost; d) losing
7. The kitchen …………………………….. with modern appliances.
a) equips; b) is equipping; c) is equipped; d) had equipped
8. The rules of safe driving …………………………. to everyone.
a) applies; b) apply; c) are applying; d) applying
9. The results ……………………………. on Monday.
a) have announced; b) will announce; c) will be announced; d) would be
announced
10. He ………………………………. with apprehension about the future.
a) filled; b) is filling; c) was filled; d) had filled
Worksheet: Future tense and forms :
Exercise: Complete the sentences with the correct future form of the verbs
given.
1. My father hasn’t got much hair. He ___________________ (lose) it all soon.
2. In a few years, more cities ______________ (likely /be) densely populated.
3. When I’ve saved some money, I ___________________ (buy) a new ipad.
4. Everybody expects the owners ___________________ (sign) the agreement
with the tenant.
5. Be careful. Smith _____________________ (have) money problems this
week.
6. Don’t phone me this evening. I ___________________ (study) for my
English exam.
7. Let’s have a snack. Dinner _______________ (not be) ready for another
hour.
8. What? OK, I __________________ (fix) it in a minute.
9. I’ll clean the house before mum __________________ (come).
10. The water is already very hot. It _________________ (boil) in a minute.
11. Lucky you! At this time tomorrow, you ___________
12. ________________ (swim) in the Caribbean!
13. If you ________________ (believe) that you will pass the test, you
_______________ (get) it.
14. I ________________________ (go trekking) in Mexico next month.
15. In a hundred years, the ice caps ______________ (melt) unless we stop the
global warming.
16. Move, bloke! That cyclist ______________________ (crash into) you!
17. The train from Bolton ___________________ (arrive) at 8:15 at Victoria
Station. I always take
it on Saturdays to go to the city center.
18. Uncle David __________________ (fly) to Moscow to visit my cousin in a
few weeks.
19. Let’s not make plans for Liz’s first night home. She ___________________
(drive) for 12 hours
and I’m sure she _________________ (be) exhausted.
20. What shoes ________________________ (you / wear) for our hike –
trainers or hiking boots?

TENSES MIXED EXERCISES

Fill in the correct form of the verb – All tenses
1. They ___________________ in Chicago for 20 years (be).
2. I ___________________ a wonderful film in the cinema last night. (see)
3. The sun ___________________ at 6:38 yesterday morning (rise)
4. The sun ___________________ when the climber reached Mount Everest.
(shine)
5. I promise that I ___________________ this secret to anyone (not tell)
6. Unfortunately, just as we got to the airport their plane
___________________ off
(take).
7. They ___________________ to the movies only once in a while (go)
8. I was tired yesterday because I ___________________ well the night before
(not
sleep).
9. Sh! Someone ___________________ to our conversation (listen)!
10. When I left the house this morning, it ___________________ (already rain)
11. I think Bob ___________________ for London this very moment.(leave)
12. The plane ___________________ off in a few minutes. (take)
13. I ___________________ up at 7 every morning but this morning I
___________________ long and I
___________________ up until 8. (get, sleep, not get)
14. I ________________________ my watch because it is being fixed (not
wear).
15. This ___________________ an easy quiz so far (be).
16. They ___________________ in an apartment right now because they can’t
find a
cheap house.
(live)
17. Everyone ___________________ when the earthquake hit the small town.
(sleep)
18. He _________________________ by herself since her divorce (live)
19. I was angry that I ___________________ such a stupid mistake (make).
20. I predict that by 2020, man __________________________ on Mars (land)
21. He ___________________ his job a couple of years ago. (quit)
22. Our daughter __________________________ from the university yet
(gradate).
23. They ___________________ any Christmas cards last year (not send)
24. She ___________________ to a doctor once a year for an examination (go)
25. They ___________________ about me when I interrupted their
conversation. (talk)
26. Nothing much ______________________ when I got to the meeting
(happen).
27. My parents ___________________ in New York two weeks from today
(be).
28. I ___________________ two mistakes in the last quiz. (make)
29. Unfortunately, our team ___________________ any games last year. (not
win)