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WorksheetsTE1 - Tenses - Present and Past Tenses
Total questions: 105
Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins
He was writing to his friend when he __________a noise.
was hearing
heard
had heard
hears
I __________many people since I came here in June.
met
has met
was meeting
have met
We __________ Math at this time last week.
were learning
are learning
was learning
learnt
She was playing games while he __________a football match.
watched
watches
was watching
watching
She __________to Ho Chi Minh City last year.
goes
has gone
go
went
Since we came here, we ______ a lot of acquaintances.
have had
had
have
are having
__________he playing football now?
Will
Does
Was
Is
Every morning, I often sit in my garden and____ to my nightingale sing.
listening
listen
listened
listens
She __________school when she was six.
start
started
has started
are starting
I __________TV when the telephone rang.
watched
was watching
are watching
have watched
She__________ lunch by the time we arrived.
had finished
finished
have finished
finishing
This record-shop__________ be a book-shop a few years ago.
used
use
used to
was used to
I couldn't come to the party because I __________go to work.
have
had to
have got
had
Yesterday, I _______ for work late because I _______ to set my alarm.
had left / forgot
was leaving / was forgetting
left / had forgot
had been leaving / would forget
By the time we ____ to the train station, Susan _____ for us for more than two hours.
will get / has been waiting
got / was waiting
got / had been waiting
get / will wait
While her brother was in the army, Sarah ___________ to him twice a week.
was writing
wrote
has written
had written
The Titanic _______ the Atlantic when it _______ an iceberg.
was crossing / struck
had crossed / was striking
crossed / had struck
is crossing / strikes
In the 19th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.
took
had taken
have taken
was taking
Last night at this time, they _______ the same thing. She ______ and he _________ a newspaper.
are not doing / is cooking / is reading
were not doing / was cooking / was reading
was not doing / has cooked / is reading
had not done / was cooking /read
When I _____ home last night, I ____that Jane ______ a beautiful candlelight dinner.
had arrived / discovered / prepared
was arriving / had discovered / was preparing
have arrived / was discovering / had prepared
arrived / discovered / was preparing
After he ____________ his English course, he went to England to continue his study.
finish
finishes
finished
had finished
She ________ in several films.
appears
is appearing
appeared
has appeared
Mai____ in HCM for five years.
lives
has lived
is living
was living
My little sister________ "Sleeping Beauty" several times.
watches
is watching
has watched
watched
I ______ to New York three times this year.
have been
was
were
had been
I ______ her since I _____ a student.
know/ am
knew/ was
have known/ am
have known/ was
The train _____ when we got to the station.
just left
just leaves
had just left
will leave
Her father ______ when she was a small girl.
dies
died
has died
had died
Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.
leave
left
leaves
had left
I ______ to the same barber since last year.
am going
have been going
go
had gone
Spring ________ winter.
follows
is following
will follow
has followed
Someone _________ at the door. Can you answer it?
knocks
is knocking
is knocked
knocked
I _______ TV at 8:30 last night.
watched
was watching
has watched
had watched
While I was working in the garden, my son __________ video games.
was playing
played
has played
had been playing
Mai ________ in HCM city for five years now.
lives
has lived
is living
has been living
I _________ four chairs so far this morning.
painted
was painting
have painted
had painted
Old Ted __________ twenty cigarettes a day before he gave up.
has smoked
had smoked
smoked
smokes
Mike _________ me one hour ago.
phoned
is phoning
had phoned
has phoned
She _________ English at RMIT these days.
studies
is studying
will study
is going to study
My little sister __________ “Tom & Jerry” several times.
watches
is watching
has watched
watched
Stephen ________ on the phone when I came in.
talked
was talking
has talked
has been talking
We did not go out because it _________
would rain
was raining
had rained
has rained
I saw Maggie at the party. She ______________ a very beautiful dress.
wears
was wearing
has worn
was worn
We cleaned up the room as soon as the guests __________
had left
has left
left
were leaving
The secretary _______the report by 10AM yesterday.
hadn’t finished
hasn’t finished
didn’t finish
would finish
There is a strange smell in here. My mother ________ something.
cooks
is cooking
will cook
has cooked
What time_________ the next train leave?
does
will
has
would
The room is dirty. Someone __________ in here.
smoked
has smoked
had been smoking
have been smoking
It is the longest film I _________. It _________ four hours and a half.
would be seeing/ lasts
was seeing/ was lasting
have seen/ lasts
saw ever/ have lasted
I ___________ “Chicken Soup for the Soul” and I haven’t finished it yet.
read
am reading
have been read
was reading
I __________ her three years ago and __________her ever since.
have met/ loved
met/ had been loving
met/ have loved
met/ had been loving or met/ have loved
When he worked here, Simon ________ mistakes.
always made
made always
has always made
was always making
I __________ the bell three times before he answered the door.
had rung
have rung
was ringing
would ring
The Moon ________ round the Earth.
goes
is going
will go
went
My father _________ for this company from 1995 to 2004.
was working
worked
had working
was worked
Alan took a photograph of Sandra while she __________
didn’t look
wasn’t looking
hasn’t looked
hadn’t looked
Last night Tina _________ in bed when suddenly she heard a scream.
read
was reading
has read
had read
Please don’t make so much noise. My son ________
sleeps
is sleeping
slept
will sleep
Her family __________ to America before 1975.
went
have gone
had gone
would go
We are enjoying our trip. We _______ two countries so far.
have visited
had visited
visited
are visiting
Tina _________ letters all day. She is so tired now.
writes
is writing
had written
has been writing
Jane _________ off the bus and ________ into the bank when she ________that she _________ her purse on the bus.
was getting/ walked/ was realizing/ left
got/ walked/ realized/ had left
had got/ was walking/ was realizing/ had left
got/ was walking/ realized/ left
Look! Those boys _________ a nap instead of playing in the hot sun.
are having
should have
should have had
should be having
I _________ out into the yard to get my bike, but _________ someone __________ it.
went/ found/ had stolen
had gone/ found/ was stealing
was going/ was founding/ had stolen
went/ had found/ stole
I _________ octopus, but once on vacation I _________ some squid.
was never eating/ have eaten
had never eaten/ was eating
never eat/ had been eating
have never eaten/ ate
Ten years ago I _________ through Asia, but I __________ the country since then.
traveled/ haven’t left
has traveled/ didn’t leave
was traveling/ haven’t been leaving
would travel/ am not leaving
I _________ here for hours and I feel tired.
have been standing
have been stood
stood
am standing
I’m afraid the last train ________ an hour ago.
left
have left
had left
was leaving
Tom and Mary __________ many years ago.
meet
met
have met
have been meeting
Where __________ since Christmas?
were you
are you
are you being
have you been
After her husband’s tragic death, she _______ up his position at the Sorbonne.
had gotten
was receiving
took
has accepted
The train ________ by the time I ________ at the station yesterday.
had already left/ had arrived
already left/ had arrived
had already left/ arrived
was already leaving/ arrived
He died on March 20, 1772 and ________ in Westminster Abby.
has buried
buried
was buried
had buried
We didn’t go to the cinema last night because we ______that film before.
already see
already saw
had already seen
has already seen
He _________ ill for a long time before he _______ last year.
was/ died
had been/ died
had been/ had died
was/ had died
By the time he arrived at the party, all his classmates ________.
has left
left
had left
was leaving
Oh no! I don’t believe it! My purse________!
is stolen
is being stolen
was stolen
has been stolen
Don’t bother Tom. He________on the phone right now.
talks
is talking
has talked
talked
In the past the trip _______ very rough and often dangerous, but things _______ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.
was/ have changed
is/ change
had been/ will change
has been/ changed
It __________ very hard when I got up this morning.
rained
was raining
had rained
would rain
I _____________the lesson now.
am understanding
will understand
understand
has understood
Columbus __________ America in 1492.
discovered
has discovered
was discovering
had discovered
The child __________ computer games when I came.
had played
was playing
is playing
has played
Jane __________Vietnamese before she went to Vietnam.
has studied
was studied
studies
had studied
I __________ home when he telephoned last night.
have just left
just be leaving
had just left
am leaving
I __________ to see him after I had heard the news.
had hurried
was hurrying
would hurry
hurried
We __________ her for nearly two weeks.
haven’t seen
didn’t see
don’t see
hadn’t seen
Students __________ the regulations of their schools.
should obey
will obey
would obey
will have obeyed
The teacher explained that oil ___________ on water.
floats
floated
is floating
had floated
She __________ absent from class in the last few days.
was
had been
is
has been
My cousin __________ me every summer.
has visited
visits
is visiting
will visit
This is the second time he __________ a glass.
breaks
broke
has broken
will break
George has been in business since he __________college.
has finished
had finished
finished
finishes
Mr. Green __________ medicine here since 1970.
has practiced
had been practicing
practiced
has practiced or had been practicing
This is one of the most interesting books I __________.
have ever read
have never read
had read
will never read
When I WALKED past the park, I SAW some CHILDREN PLAY football.
walked
saw
children
play
After John EATEN dinner, HE WROTE several LETTERS and WENT to bed.
eaten
he wrote
letters
went
What DID YOU DO at 9 o'clock LAST NIGHT? I PHONED you, but NOBODY answered.
did you do
last night
phoned
nobody
WHEN I ARRIVED AT the station, the train HAS ALREADY LEFT.
When
arrived
at
has already left
Ann and Susan HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER DURING they WERE at school.
have known
each other
during
were
She HAS DISAPPEARED three days ago, AND they ARE STILL looking FOR HER now.
has disappeared
and
are still
for her
After Mrs. Wang had RETURNED TO HER HOUSE FROM WORK, she WAS COOKING dinner.
returned
to her house
from work
was cooking
IT’S the first TIME I SAW THIS FILM.
It’s
time
saw
this film
AFTER he GRADUATED FROM university, he joined THE ARMY.
After
graduated
from
the army
UP TO NOW, there HAD BEEN NO woman CHOSEN the US president.
Up to now
had been
no
chosen
