Tense exercises

Multiple Choice

Your friend Erin______ (taste/ never) champagne in her life

• has never taste
• never tasted before
• has never tasted
• never taste

Multiple Choice

My sister ______ (live) in 7 different countries, so she knows a lot about different cultures. For instance, she ______ (travel) to Vienna during winter.

• has lived, travelled

• lived, had travelled

• did live, travelled

• has lived, has never travelled

Multiple Choice

When I_____(be) a young boy, my father _____(take) into the city to see a marching band

• am, taking
• was, took
• were, taken
• is, takes

Multiple Choice

We _____ (not/ drink) any coffee today, so we're about to fall asleep

• haven't drunk

• did not drink
• haven't drank
• have not drink

Multiple Choice

How many movies ____ Quentin Tarantino _____ (direct) so far?

• had/directed

• did/direct

• has/directed

• have/directed

Multiple Choice

John and I _______ (be) married for 27 years.

• has been

• were

• had been

• have been

Multiple Choice

John and I _______ (get) married 27 years ago.

• get

• got

• have got

• had got

Multiple Choice

In 10080 A.D, the house of Harkonnen ____ (begin) a war against the house of Atreides.

• began
• had begun

• has began

• did begin

Multiple Choice

I cannot take a look at any other post, I _____ (scroll) on social media all day.

• have scrolled

• scrolled

• has been scrolled

• have been scrolling

Multiple Choice

By Wednesday afternoon, my friend Raul____ (already/listen) to 3 crypto-financing podcasts.

• has listen already

• has already listened

• has already been listening

• had already listened

Multiple Choice

How long ______ (practice) as a lawyer?

• have you been practicing
• practiced you have
• have you practiced
• did you practice

Fill in the Blanks

When my brother was a kid, he___ read an entire book in a day. Nowadays, even if reads it three times, he ____ truly understand them.

Fill in the Blanks

Normally, uniforms in private schools are mandatory, so pupils

wear their own clothes

Fill in the Blanks

The IES Astures is a public school, so you

wear a uniform

Fill in the Blanks

If he is the owner of the car used for the murder and he has no alibi for that night , then Mr. Roberts

the culprit.

Multiple Select

If you have a lot of questions, I think you _____ ask your supervisor

• should
• could
• might
• shall

Multiple Select

_____ I be excused from the table?

• May
• Might

• Can

• Should

Multiple Choice

In my parent's house, I ______ do the dishes but I______ cook because my father does it.

• must/ can not

• mustn't/ don't have to

• must/ needn't

• had to/ could

Multiple Choice

According to UN, by the year 2030 the CO2 emissions ______ (lower) a great percentage

• will lower

• shall be lowered

• will have lowered

• must have been lowering

Multiple Select

By the time you hear the pistol shot, the race ______ (start)

• will start

• can start

• would start

• will have started

Fill in the Blanks

By the 1st of December this year, I

(live) in Spain for six years

Multiple Select

For the party next Friday, remember that our guests ____ (eat) dinner by 9:30

• might not have eaten

• should have eaten

• will have eaten

• don't have to eat

Fill in the Blanks

Do you know if Laura will be ready by 2pm?
Today she has football practice and she

(play), so I don't think she will be ready.