Mastering The 12 English Tenses

“She _____ (work) every day”

• worked

• works

• is working

Answer explanation

“Look the kids _____(climb) the tree again, even though I told them not to!”

• are climbing

• have climbed

• climbed

• will be climbing

“I ___ (see) that actor several times, but I still get excited every time.”

• saw

• seen

• have seen

• had seen

“She ____ (wait) for you since noon, and she’s starting to get impatient.”

• had waited

• has been waiting

• waited

• is waiting

“When I ____ (arrive) at the station, the train had already left.”

• had arrived

• was arriving

• arrived

• arrive

“I ____ (read) the report when the power went out.”

• was reading

• read

• had read

• am reading

“By the time the movie started, we ___(buy) our popcorn and found our seats.”

• were buying

• had bought

• bought

• have bought

“He ____ (work) on the project all night before the system crashed.”

• had been working

• worked

• has worked

• was working

“I promise I ____ (call) as soon as I arrive.”

• call

• called

• am calling

• will call

“This time tomorrow, we ____ (fly) over the Atlantic Ocean.”

• are flying

• fly

• will be flying

• flew