Perfect Tenses

Choose the correct tense.

Sorry, Jake, I ___ late tomorrow, I’m afraid.

• ’ll be

• ’ll have been

• ’ll be being

Which sentence means: When you get home, dinner will be ready to eat?

• By the time you get home, I’ll be making dinner.

• By the time you get home, I’ll have made dinner.

• When you get home, I’ll make dinner.

Which sentence means:This time next week, Joyce will no longer be here?

• This time next week, Joyce will leave.

• This time next week, Joyce will be leaving.

• This time next week, Joyce will have left.

What does this sentence mean?

By the time we get to the venue, the presentation will have started.

• The presentation hasn’t started yet, but it will start before we arrive.

• The presentation has already started.

• The presentation hasn’t started yet. It will start after we arrive.

Which sentence is correct?

I bet the shop ____ of ice cream by the time we get there.

• will have sold out

• will sold out

• will be sell out

Which word completes the sentence?

When I got home, the children had already ___ to bed.

• went

• gone

• going

Which word completes the sentence?

When I turned on the television, my favourite program _______.

• had nearly finished

• has nearly finished

• had finished nearly

We ___ been out long when it started to rain.

• had

• hadn’t

• weren’t

Which sentence has a similar meaning?

The film started. Then we arrived at the cinema.

• When we had arrived at the cinema, the film started.

• When we arrived at the cinema, the film had already started.

• When we had arrived at the cinema, the film had started.

Which sentence has a similar meaning?

Someone stole my phone. Then I found my bag and the phone was not there.

• When I found my bag, I had noticed that someone had stolen my phone.

• When I found my bag, I had noticed that someone stole my phone.

• When I found my bag, I noticed that someone had stolen my phone.