S4_ Tenses

S4_ Tenses

Present Perfect (have/has+Vpp) & Simple Past (Ved)

Multiple Choice

Mary: Look, I ___ a new dress.

Jane: How lovely! Where ___ you ___ it?

• A. bought...were...bought

• B. am buying... will...buy

• C. bought...have...bought

• D. have bought... did...buy

Multiple Choice

Harold: Eric is not here. Where is he?

Judy: He _____ to the Peak.

• A. goes

• B. went

• C. has gone

• D. has been

Multiple Choice

Jack: ___ the book you borrowed?

Sam: No, not yet, but I'm going to.

• A. Do you return

• B. Did you return

• C. Will you return

• D. Have you returned

Multiple Choice

___ you see the notice this morning?

• A. Do

• B. Did

• C. Have

• D. Had

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Do not ask me to go because I

(see) the film before.

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She was very nervous when she

(enter) the beauty contest.

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She was very nervous because she

(never enter) a beauty contest before.

Present perfect (have/has + Vpp) & Present perfect continuous (have/has + been Ving)

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Mr Chan: Where is your son?

Mr Li: He's in his study.

(he/work/hard) for his exams.

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Mr Chan: Turn off the TV and start doing your homework, kids.

Mr Chan's kids:

(we/finish/our homework). Please let us watch our favourite programme for a while.

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Dad: When do you think you'll be able to finish the novel?

I: Let me see.

(I/read/56 pages) so far. Well, I think I'll finish it in a couple of days.

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Doctor:

(how long/ you/cough)?

Patient: For six days now.

Doctor: I'll prescribe some medicine for you.

Simple Past (V-ed) &
Past Perfect (had Vpp)

Multiple Choice

We ___ home when it ___ to rain.

• A. got; started

• B. have got; started

• C. had got; started

• D. had got; had started

Multiple Choice

He ___ and hurt his leg during the 100-metre dash.

• A. fall

• B. fell

• C. had fallen

• D. have fallen

Multiple Choice

My parents ___ to bed when the fire broke out

• A. will not go

• B. have not gone

• C. had not gone

• D. are not going

Multiple Choice

By 2001, Robert ___ has secondary education.

• A. finishes

• B. is going to finished

• C. finished

• D. had finished

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He never

(wake) up later than 6.30 am even when he was in his late seventies.

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His wallet was empty as the pickpocket

(take) out all the money.

past continuous (was/were+ Ving) & Past perfect continuous (had+ been Ving)

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They

(sleep) when the burglar broke into their flat.

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They

(argue) for hours before they finally came to an agreement.

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The party

(go) on for some time when one of the guests suddenly fainted.

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He ___ (talk) on the phone when I ___ (enter)

Future simple (will + V.) & 

Future continuous tense (will+ be Ving) &

Future Perfect (will + have Vpp) &

Future perfect continuous (will + have+ been Ving) 

Multiple Choice

Please don't come at nine. I ___ one of the applicants then.

• A. will have interviewed

• B. have interviewed

• C. will be interviewing

• D. will interview

Multiple Choice

I don't think she ___ to HK this year.

• A. will have returned

• B. will return

• C. returns

• D. had returned

Multiple Choice

Mr Lee ___ for that company for twenty years by March next year, but I don't think he will retire until he is sixty.

• A. has been working

• B. is working

• C. has worked

• D. will have been working

Multiple Choice

Please hurry; otherwise the concert ___ when we arrive at the Hall.

• A. will start

• B. will have started

• C. will be starting

• D. will have been starting

Multiple Choice

___ you ___ secondary school by this time next year?

• A. Do...finish

• B. Will... be finishing

• C. Will...have finished

• D. Will... have been finishing

Multiple Choice

___ Mary ___ her piano lesson this time tomorrow evening?

• A. Does... have

• B. Will... be having

• C. Will... have

• D. Are... having