WorksheetsTENSES
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Rachel ....... up smoking four years ago and she ....... a cigarette since.
was giving/doesn't smoke
has given/wasn't smoking
gave/hasn't smoked
has given/didn't smoke
is giving/isn't smoking
When they ....... in Sydney Harbour, they ....... non-stop for three months.
anchor/will have been sailing
were anchoring/sailed
have anchored/were sailing
are anchoring/have been sailing
are going to anchor/have sailed
Listen! The coach ....... the strengths of our opponents because our team....... against them before.
has explained/weren't playing
explains/won't play
is explaining/haven't played
was explaining/don't play
will explain/hadn't been playing
Over recent years, many skilled craftsmen and women ....... their jobs in the pottery trade in the UK, but gradually English porcelain ....... its reputation.
will have lost/will regain
had been losing/has regained
lost/regains
are losing/regained
have lost/is regaining
After she ....... to turn up for our appointment for the third time, I ....... to meet her again.
is failing/am refusing
has failed/had refused
was failing/will refuse
had been failing/have refused
had failed/refused
As the police ....... the road, we ....... a time-consuming detour around the mountain.
are closing/were making
will close/had made
had closed/made
will have closed/had been making
close/have made
People ....... down all the world's rain forests before the authorities ....... any action.
have cut/took
will have cut/take
will be cutting/will take
are cutting/have taken
had cut/are taking
Since he ....... the Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates ....... one of the richest men in the world.
was founding/is becoming
has founded/became
had founded/will become
founded/has become
is founding/becomes
I spoke to him briefly this morning at the meeting, but I haven't seen him .......... then.
since
before
buy
as
during
........... she saw the advertisement in the local paper, she telephoned the owner of the apartment immediately.
Since
By the time
While
During
As soon as
Usually, people ....... quickly from the
flu, but so far this year many people .......as a result of it.
are recovering/had die
had recovered/are going to die
have been recovering/die
recover/have died
were recovering/will die
You ....... for three months by the time you leave for your holiday, so you ....... quite a lot of weight by then.
are dieting/will be losing
will have been dieting/will have lost
had dieted/lose
were dieting/had lost
are going to diet/have lost
Chinese merchants ....... trade in
Tibet since 1950, when China ...........
the country
dominate/was invading
were dominating/has invaded
will have dominated/had invaded
had dominated/will be invading
have dominated/invaded
When the English.…….to settle in
Australia in 1788, other countries……..
about this big southern island.
begin/know
had begun/would know
were beginning/had known
would begin/have known
began/knew
When the police arrived, the diver.........
already............ the body out of the river
and it............... on the ground.
has…………..pulled/lay
is ……….pulling/has been lying
will…….pull/were lying
have…….. been pulling/had lain
had………pulled/was lying
I didn't notice as I.... …………the car in the garage that fuel ……………….. from underneath it.
have left/dripped
was leaving/will drip
leave/is dripping
left/was dripping
would leave/had dripped
We ....... a lovely view of the Bosphorus and the bridges over it while the plane ...... over Istanbul.
are getting/flies
had got/is flying
got/was flying
get/has flown
are getting/had been flying
I expect you ....... bored with
working at the Post Office by this
time next year and ....... for a more
interesting job.
have become/will have looked
were becoming/are going to look
become/will look
will become/are looking
will have become/will be looking
By the time the work on their house is finished, they ....... the painters, decorators and carpenters a total of £8,000. They ....... a beautiful new kitchen, though.
are paying/have had
paid/are having
had paid/were having
will have paid/will have
have paid/have
The main character was so funny that we laughed continually ....... the whole play.
during
until
while
as soon as
before
