PRACTICE ON TENSES

Choose the best answer to complete each sentence below.

1. Tom............. Mary in 1985 and since then they .................. good friends.
a. met / were b. met / have been c. have met / have been d. have met / were
2. I ............... a snack at midnight last night.
a. eat b. ate c. was eating d. have eaten
3. She isn’t here. She ..................... in the living room.
a. sits b. is sitting c. sat d. was sitting
4. Mary ............. her job last month and since then she .................. out of work.
a. lost / was b. lost / has been c. has lost / has been d. has lost / was
5. Where are you? –I’m upstairs. I ..................... a bath.
a. have b. am having c. has d. was having
6. ............... you ................ at home tonight?
a. Did / stay b. Do / stay c. Have / stayed d. Will / stay
7. …………….. the police ……………………. for the criminal now?
a. Is / looking b. Have / looked c. Did / look d. Are / looking
8. They sent some books to my sister and ………………………….. .
a. leave b. were leaving c. left d. have left
9. The police …………………….the thief recently.
a. have arrested b. has arrested c. arrested d. arrests
10. The phone rang when I ………………… a bath.
a. have b. was having c. has d. am having
11. When I see Tom tomorrow, I …………… him of that.
a. remind b. reminded c. will remind d. would remind
12. I ………………him since last Sunday.
a. haven’t seen b. don’t see c. hadn’t seen d. didn’t see
13. The light ……………… out when I was having tea.
a. will go b. is going c. went d. was going
14. As soon as he finishes his work, he ………………… home.
a. go b. goes c. will go d. would go
15. Light ………………… faster than sound.
a. travel b. travels c. traveled d. is traveling
16. He fell down while he ……………… toward the church.
a. will run b. runs c. was running d. had run
17. They _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in London from 1970 to 1990.
a. lived b. lives c. had lived d. have lived
18. She will be ready when he _ _ _ _ _ _ _ here.
a. will get b. got c. gets d. has got
19. Linda is working in this department. She _ _ _ _ _ _ _ here for 2 years.
a. works b. worked c. had worked d. has worked
20. The children.................football all day yesterday.
a. played b. play c. was playing d. were playing
21. When it began to rain, they ------------- in the yard.
a. played b.were playing c. had played d. have played
22. Be quiet! Their children------------- .
a. is sleeping b. are sleeping c. was sleeping d. were sleeping
23. We ------------- out when the rain stops.
a. will go b. go c. will be going d. is going
24. John ------------- after 6 o’clock.
a. seldom got up b. gets seldom up c. is seldom getting up d. seldom gets up
25. We saw Nga while we ------------- for the bus.
a. were waiting b. was waiting c. is waiting d. are waiting
 26. At three o’clock yesterday, Maria _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a. studies b. studying c. has studied d. was studying
27. Where are you? I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the garden.
a. were sitting b. was sitting c. am sitting d. will sit
28. When the postman came I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ breakfast
a. was having b. had c. am having d. were having
29. I ............... a cough since yesterday.
a. have b. have had c. had d. was having
31. I will see him when he…………………….here tomorrow
a. comes b. will come c. has come d. had come
32. I ……………..her since I………………………………a student
a. know /am b. have known / was c have known /am d. have known / were
34. When I ……………to him next Sunday, I ………………………..him your news
a. talk/ give b. will talk/ give c. talk/ will give d. will talk/ will give
37. Up to now, I ……………………….a lot information about her.
A. will learn B. would learn C. have learnt D. learnt
41. It is the largest ship I __________.
A. had seen B. saw C. have ever seen D. see
42. I've been in this city for a long time. I ..............here sixteen years ago.
a. came b. had come c. was coming d. have
come
43. She……..extremely quiet since her husband died.
a. is b. has been c. was d. is being
Find ONE mistake in each sentence.
1. We haven’t had any news of John for 2003.
A B C D
2. The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.
A B C D
3. Don’t get off the bus until it stopped.
A B C D
4. The last time I have seen him was in 1999.
A B C D
5. I will tell John about it when I will see him this afternoon.
A B C D
6. I was listening to the radio when the doorbell was ringing.
A B C D
8. It’s time you must change your way of living. (It’s time + S + V2ed)
A B C D
9. It’s ten years since we have left school in 1996. (It’s + time + since + S + V2ed )
A B C D
10. As soon as john will get a good job, he is going to by a flat.
A B C D
- SIMPLE PRESENT / PAST / FUTURE
- PRESENT / PAST / FUTURE PERFECT
- PRESENT / PAST / FUTURE CONTINUOUS