Tenses Exercise

The average person __________ 21,600 times a day.

• breathed

• breathes

• is breathing

He always __________ a sandwich for lunch.

• eats

• is eating

• has eaten

The students __________ at their desks right now in their classroom.

• are sitting

• sat

• sit

Susan __________ another book this year.

• has written

• is writing

• will write

• wrote

I need an umbrella now because it __________.

• is raining

• will have rained

• has been raining

John __________ in Paris for ten years, but now he lives in Rome.

• lives

• lived

• will live

I __________ a new car three days ago.

• buy

• bought

• have bought

• will buy

While I __________ down the street, it began to rain.

• am walking

• was walking

• walked

• have been walking

I am sitting in class right now. I __________ in class at this exact time yesterday.

• sat

• was sitting

• have been sitting

• will be sitting

I __________ five courses this trimester.

• am taking

• will take

• took

• take