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tenses

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I ............Louisiana state University.

a)

am attending

b)

attend

c)

was attending

d)

attended

2.

He has been selling motorcycles.................

a)

ten years ago

b)

since ten years

c)

for ten years ago

d)

for ten years

3.

Columbus............America more then 400 years ago.

a)

discovered

b)

has discovered

c)

had discovered

d)

he has gone

4.

He fell down when he ............towards the church

a)

run

b)

runs

c)

was running

d)

had run

5.

We ............there when our father died.

a)

still lived

b)

lived still

c)

was still living

d)

were still living

6.

By Christmas, I.............for you for 6 months.

a)

Shall have been working

b)

shall work

c)

have been working

d)

shall be working

7.

They ............pingpong when their father comes back home.

a)

will play

b)

will be playing

c)

play

d)

would play

8.

I............in the room now.

a)

am being

b)

was being

c)

have been being

d)

am

9.

I.............to New york three times this year.

a)

have been

b)

was

c)

were

d)

had been

10.

I will come and see you before I.............for America.

a)

leave

b)

will leave

c)

have left

d)

shall leave

11.

The little girl asked what.............to her friend.

a)

has happened

b)

happened

c)

had happened

d)

would have been happened

12.

John ............a book when I saw him.

a)

is reading

b)

read

c)

was reading

d)

reading

13.

He said he............return later.

a)

will

b)

would

c)

can

d)

would be

14.

Sunny.............the door.

a)

has just opened

b)

open

c)

will have opened

d)

opening

15.

I have been waiting for you…............

a)

since early morning

b)

since 9 a.m

c)

for two hours

d)

all are correct

16.

My sister............for you since yesterday.

a)

is looking

b)

was looking

c)

has been looking

d)

looked

17.

Jack............the door.

a)

has just painted

b)

paint

c)

will have painted

d)

painting

18.

The train............half an hour.

a)

has been leaving

b)

left

c)

has lelt

d)

had lelt

19.

We............Doris since last Sunday.

a)

don’t see

b)

haven’t seen

c)

didn’t see

d)

hadn’t seen

20.

When I last saw him, he............in London.

a)

has lived

b)

is living

c)

was living

d)

has been living

21.

After I............…lunch, I looked for my bag.

a)

had

b)

had had

c)

have has

d)

have had

22.

By the end of next year, Geoge............…English for 2 years.

a)

will have learned

b)

will learn

c)

has learned

d)

would learn

23.

The man got out the car ,............…round to the back and opened the boot.

a)

walking

b)

walked

c)

walks

d)

walk

24.

For several years his ambition............…to be a pilot.

a)

is

b)

has been

c)

was

d)

had been

25.

Henry............into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

a)

was going

b)

went

c)

has gone

d)

did go

26.

He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ............dinner.

a)

finish

b)

finishes

c)

will finish

d)

shall have finished

27.

Before you asked, the letter…............

a)

was written

b)

had been written

c)

had written

d)

has been written

28.

Ask her to come and see me when she............her work.

a)

finish

b)

has finished

c)

finished

d)

finishing

29.

Oil ............if you pour it on water

a)

floated

b)

floats

c)

will be floated

d)

float

30.

The dancing club.............north of the city.

a)

lays

b)

lies

c)

located

d)

lain

31.

Almost everyone............for home by the time we arrived.

a)

leave

b)

left

c)

leaves

d)

had left

32.

By the age of 25, he ............two famous novels.

a)

wrote

b)

writes

c)

has written

d)

had written

33.

While her husband was in the army, Janet ............ to him twice a week.

a)

was writing

b)

wrote

c)

were written

d)

was written

34.

I couldn’t cut the grass because the machine............. a few days previously.

a)

broke down

b)

has been broken

c)

had broken down

d)

breaks down

35.

According to this newspaper, John is said............…a new record for the long jump.

a)

to have established

b)

establishing

c)

to establish

d)

established

36.

I have never played badminton before.This is the first time I.............to play.

a)

try

b)

tried

c)

have tried

d)

am trying

37.

Since............,I have heard nothing from him.

a)

he had left

b)

he left

c)

he has left

d)

he was left

38.

I like looking at these pictures, but I.............enough by lunch time.

a)

should have

b)

will have

c)

will have had

d)

have

39.

I don’t understand this sentence.What..................................... ...........?

a)

does mean this word

b)

have this word mean

c)

means this word

d)

does this word mean

40.

John.............tennis once or twice a week.

a)

usually play

b)

is usually playing

c)

usually plays

d)

have usually played