TENSES EXERCISE 1+2+3+4+5

TENSES (EXERCISE 4)
I. Use the correct present tense forms of the verbs in brackets in the story
below. The first one has been done for you as an example.
The story is about a girl called Little Red Riding Hood who (0. live) lives
with her mother. Little Red Riding Hood’s grand mother (1. invite) ________
her to her cottage, so one fine day she ( 2. set) _______ off to visit her. The
little girl (3. get) _________ ready, (4. wave) ______ goodbye to her mother
and (5. promise) _______ to be careful. On her arm she (6. carry) _______ a
basket which (7. contain) _________ a cake her mother ( 8. bake) _________
specially. It ( 9. be) _____ a lovely spring morning, the sun ( 10. shine)
_________ and the birds ( 11. sing) ________ , happy that the winter (12. be)
________ over.
II. Give the correct tenses of the verbs in brackets in past simple or past
continuous.
1. Sue ( work) at ten o’clock yesterday morning.
2. What you ( do) at 4 p.m yesterday?- well, I ( work)
in my office.
3.At 9 last night, Mrs. Smith ( wash) the dishes while her
children ( study) their lesson.
4. Yesterday I ( see) an accident while I ( wait)
for you on this corner.
5. While I ( walk) to class yesterday morning, I
( see) Mary.
6. I don’t smoke while I ( drive) a car.
7. I often ( read) newspaper while I ( wait)
for bus.
8. When I ( be) young, I often ( go)
fishing with my uncle.

9. My younger brother often ( cry) at night when he
( be) 3 years old.

10. When he ( be) young, he ( serve) in
the army for ten years.

11. When he lived in the town, he often ( catch) the bus to
his university.

12. I ( read) when the light ( go) out.

13. When I (see) you last night, what you
( do) ?
14. I ( talk) about when suddenly he ( come)
in last night.

15.Yesterday afternoon, the boys ( break) the windows when
they ( play) football.

TENSES (EXERCISE 3)
Choose the best answer:
1. I this film twice.
A. see B. saw C. will see D. have seen
2. After her performance, she invited the audience to ask
questions.
A. she finishes B. finished C. finishing D. she will
finish
3. His father of cancer last year.
A. will die B. has died C. died D. had died
4. The train when we got to the station.
A. just left B. just leaves C. has just left D. had just left
5. As soon as Martina saw the fire, she the fire department.

A. was telephoning B. telephoned C. had telephoned D. has
telephoned
6. Before Jennifer won the lottery, she any kind of contest.
A. hasn’t entered B. doesn’t enter C. wasn’t entering D. hadn’t
entered
7. Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he
homesick.
A. will have left B. felt C. feels D. is
feeling
8. Since I left Venezuela six years ago, I to visit friends and
family several times.
A. return B. will have returned C. am returning
D. have returned
9. Yesterday while I was attending a sales meeting, Mathew
on the company annual report.
A. was working B. had been working C. has
worked D. works
10. When my parents for a visit tomorrow,
they will see our new baby for the first time.
A. will arrive B. arrived C. arrive D. will have
arrived
11. The last time I in Athens, the weather
was hot and humid.
A. had been B. was C. am D. will have
been
12. After the race , the celebration began
A. had been won B. is won C. will be won D. has been
won
13. Andy out of the restaurant when he
Jenny

A. came/saw B. is coming /saw C. came/was seeing D.
was coming/had seen
14. While he was washing his car, Mr. Brown
a small dint in the rear fender.
A. has discovered B. was discovering C. is
discovering D. discovered
15. Linda has lost her passport again. It’s the second
time this
A. has happened B. happens C. happened D. had
happened
16. At this time tomorrow, we our final
exam.
A. will have taking B. will be taken C. would take D. will be
taking
17. The baby Don’t make so much noise.
A. sleep B. sleeps C. is sleeping D. slept
18. Peter said he a test the following day.
A. had had B. will have C. has had D. would
have
19. It is not so hot today as it yesterday.
A. is B. was C. would be D. had been
20. a party next Saturday. We have sent
out the invitation.
A. we had B. we have C. we’ll have D. we have
had
21. I’m very tired over four hundred miles
to day.
A. I drive B. I’ve driven C. I’m driving D. I’ve been
driving
22. I’m busy at the moment . on the

computer.
A. I work B. I’m worked C. I’m working D. I worked
23. Our friends meet us at the airport
tonight.
A. are B. are going to C. go to D. will be to
24. I will tell Anna all the news when her
A. I’ll see B. I’m going to see C. I see
D. I’m seeing
25. Don’t worry, I here to help you
A. be B. will be C. am going to be D. won’t be
26. When I entered the room, everyone
A. has been dancing B. was dancing C. had
danced D. danced
27. Before the invention of the steamboat there
no way to cross the ocean.
A. has been B. could have been C. had been
D. would be
28. He said that he his homework since 7
o’clock.
A. had done B. did C. has done D. was doing
29. Tom said everything ready when the
match
A. will be/starts B. would be/started C. is/started
D. will be/started
30. How long able to drive? - Since 1990.
A. could you B. have you been C. were you
D. are you
31. She won't get married until she 25
years old.
A. is B. will be C. had been D. was.

32. Look. The yard is wet. It last night.
A. must rain B. couldn’t have rained C. must have rained
D. should have rained
33. After Mary her degree, she intends to
work in her father's company.
A. will finish B. is finishing C. finishes D.
will have finished
34. When he all the letters, he took them
to the post office.
A. has written B. had written C. wrote D. had
been writing
35. By the end of this month, I English for
6 years.
A. have learnt B. will have learnt C. had learnt
D. learnt
36. We in touch with each other for years.
A. will not keep B. are not keeping C. did not keep D. have not
kept
37. She has learnt French the age of five.
A. since B. for C. before D. in
38. Tom before we arrived there.
A. has left B. had left C. will leave D. leaves
39. Up to now, I a lot of information about
her.
A. learnt B. have learnt C. will learn D. would
learn
40. Wait here until I you.
A. am going to call B. will call C. am calling D. call
TENSES (EXERCISE 2)
Choose the underlined parts that need correcting:

1. Last year, my son was lost among the crowd when we have gone
shopping.
A B C D
2. Nothing can be compare with the love and care your parents give you.
A B C D
3. I will not do any important decision without asking my parents for advice.
A B C D
4. Write and let me to know exactly when you can come and visit me this
summer.
A B C D
5. People can talk to each other effective using both verbal and nonverbal
communication.
A B C
D
6. It’s impolite to point at someone’s face when you talked to him/her.
A B C D
7. We reached the nearest village after walk for five hours.
A B C D
8. It was a long time since we last talked to each other.
A B C D
9. The problem has turned out to be more serious than we will have thought.
A B C D
10. They have studied English before they went to London.
A B C D
11. They has got married for 30 years by the end of this month.
A B C D
12. They will help you whenever you will ask them.
A B C D
13. When Sam will arrive, he will open the gift.
A B C D

14. Did you say that you will have a lot of things to do the following week?
A B C D
15. The neighbors are having a party. They are making so much noise since
6 o’clock. I can’t sleep.
A B C
D
16. Don’t leave the house until I will get back.
A B C D
17. Never I have seen such a good film before.
A B C D
18. Some students have always complain that they do not have enough
money to spend.
A B C
D
19. The teacher got angry with him because he sometimes come to class late.
A B C D
20. Peter has been written the composition for 3 hours and he has not
finished yet.
A B C
D
TENSES (EXERCISE 1)
Choose the most correct answer:
1. It was a boring weekend. I ____________ anything.
A. don’t do B. didn’t do C. am not doing D. won’t do
2. I’m busy at the moment. I __________ on the computer.
A. work B. am working C. worked D. have worked
3. I ___________ tomorrow, so we can go somewhere.
A. am not working B. don’t work C. won’t work D. am not going
to work
4. Tom promises that he ____________ me again.

A. visits B. will have visit C. will visit D. has visit
5. You have to wait until the light ____________ to green.
A. changed B. changes C. will change D. has changed
6. We will go out as soon as it ___________ raining.
A. has stopped B. will have stopped C. will stop
D. is stopping
7. Either John or his brothers ___________ the keys to the car.
A. has taken B. have taken C. is taking D. takes
8. “When is Mr. Ba planning to retire? He ____________ for the company
for thirty years now.”
A. works B. is working C. has been working D. had been
working
9. The girl wishes she in Hue for the festival next week.
A. had stayed B. is staying C. stayed D. could stay
10. He used to write home once a week.
A. He writes home every week. B. He was force to write home
every week.
C. He doesn’t now write home once a week. D. He didn’t
write home before.
11. By the times Jane arrives, we this group project.
A. will finish B. have finished C. will have finished D. finish
12. He for the national team in 65 matches so far.
A. played B. is playing C. has played D. had played
13. We the game if we’d had a few more minutes.
A. won B. had won C. could win D. could have
won
14. Two people to be injured in the explosion early this
morning.
A. were reported B. reported C. report D. had reported
15. My sister interested in medicine ever since she

a child.
A. has been / was B. is / has been C. was / was D. has been
being / was
16. Where your husband?
A. have you first met B. did you first met C. had you
first met D. you first met
17. Is this the first time you pasta?
A. have cooked B. cooked C. cook D. was cooking
18. Are you free on Friday? – No, we are very busy now. We
a party on Sunday.
A. have B. are having C. are going to have D. will
have
19. Dolphins in waters for millions of years and are still
common today.
A. lived B. live C. have live D. have been
living
20. I have never visited Vietnam but I to Asia several times.
A. have traveled B. traveled C. travel D. have been
traveling
21. Several students tried to solve the quiz, but no solution
A. has found B. was found C. found D. had found
21. In the last hundred years, traveling much easier and more
comfortable.
A. is becoming B. becomes C. became D. has become
22. “Why do you look so tired? – “Yes, I all day.”
A. was working B. worked C. have been working D. work
23. Mary her husband when she in the
United States.
A. met / worked B. met / was
working

C. had met / was working D. was meeting / was working
24. Sarah for her things when she someone
called her name.
A. was paying / heard B. paid / heard
C. has paid / was hearing D. had paid /
heard
25. I last me him two years ago.
A. I haven’t met him for two years. B. I meet him every two years.
C. I have met him for two years. D. I didn’t meet him two years
ago.
26. We in Newcastle for two years now and I like it a lot.
A. have lived B. have been living C. lived D.
live
27. The morning paper by over 200,000 people every day.
A. read B. is reading C. reads D. is read
28. When steal? – Two days ago.
A. did your bike steal B. was your bike stolen C.
your bike stole D. was your bike stealing
29. s soon as the light turned red, he the car.
A. stopped B. has stopped C. was stopping D. had stopped
30. We can’t go along here because the road
A. had been repaired B. was repaired C. is being
repaired D. will be repaired
31. Did you post the letter for me? – Oh, I’m sorry. I’m completely forgot. I
it now.
A. do B. will do C. am going to do D. am
doing
32. I’ve decided to repaint this room. _ Oh, have you. What color
it?
A. do you paint B. will you paint

C. are you going to paint D. have you
painted
33. Why are you working so hard these days? – Because I
a car, so I’m saving as much as I can.
A. am going to buy B. am buying C. buy D. will buy
34. At this time tomorrow, we over the Atlantic.
A. will fly B. are flying C. are going to fly D. will be
flying
35. After Jessica her degree, she intends to work in her
father’s company.
A. finishes B. has finished C. had finished D, finished
36. Your car looks very clean. it?
A. Did you wash B. Had you washed C. Have you
washed D. Do you wash
37. The train _____ when we got to the station.
A. just left B. just leaves C. had just left D. will leave
38. Tom told me he _____ call me at the airport when I ______.
A. would/ arrived B. will/ arrive C. will have/ arriving D.
would be/ arriving
39. Peter said he _____ a test the following day.
A. had had B. will have C. has had D. would
have
40. After she _____ at the hospital for 2 years, she_____ to give up the job
yesterday.
A. had been working/ decides B. had been working/ decided
C. working / had decided D. is
working/ will decide
41. In 1970, the Canadian scientist George Kelly ______ that warm water
_____ more quickly than cold water.
A. prove/freeze B. proves / breezed C. proving / freezing D.

proved/freezes
42. After he _____ his English course, he went to England to continue his
study .
A. will have finished B. has finished C. had
finished D. will finish
43. I____ in the US for one year, but I still find it difficult to communicate
with the American.
A. am B. was C. have been D. had been
44. After ______ the doctor found that he ____ his arm.
A. to examine/ breaks B. to
examine/ broke
C. examining/ broken D.
examining/had broken
45. As soon as she arrived in London, she found that the English people
spoke English differently from what she _____.
A. will learn B. is learning C. has been learning D. had
learnt
46. How____ since we____ school?
A. are you/ left B. will you be / left
C. have you been/ had left D. have you
been/ left
47. Before cars_______ , people ____ horses and bicycles.
A. were discovered/ had used B. discovering/ use
C. have been discovered / have been using D. is
discovered/ using
48. Don’t go anywhere until I _____ back.
A. come B. will come C. have come D. came
49. I _____ the book by the time you come tonight.
A. will be finishing B. will have finished C. have finishingD.
finished

50. Who ______ when I came ?
A. were you talking to B. are you talking to C.
you were talking to D. you are talking to