Free Printable Tenses (Intermediate to Advanced)

1.

Which options are correct? There is more than one correct answer.

"Why ............................................................... (he/leave)?"

"Because he ............................................................. (play) football at 6:30 this evening."

a)

is he leaving; will play

b)

is he leaving; is playing

c)

is he going to leave; is leaving

d)

has he left; is playing

e)

is he leaving; is about to play

2.

Dancers at the ballet school (a) (train) for the performance since last November.

3.

The opposition party ……………………... (appear) to be making ground in the opinion polls.

(a)

4.

You …………………………….. (always/leave) the bathroom tap running.

(a)

5.

Fill in the blanks with have been to, have been in or have gone to in their correct form.

Mrs Bates ………………………….. Cologne. She won't be back for at least three weeks.

(a)

6.

Fill in the blanks with have been to, have been in or have gone to in their correct form.

Why don't you ask Clare about the tropics? She (a) Thailand.

7.

Fill in the blanks with have been to, have been in or have gone to in their correct form.

Nick ………………………………………. Wales for three years now, studying for his degree.

(a)

8.

Fill in the blanks with have been to, have been in or have gone to in their correct form.

He …………………………………………… visit his father. I'm afraid you've just missed him.

(a)

9.

Fill in the blanks with have been, have been in or have gone to in their correct form.

Since her arrival in the US, there (a) no words. I really miss her.

10.

Terry Poole is an engineer who (1) ……………. (work) for an international aid organisation. Although he normally (2) …………….. (work) in Indonesia, at present he (3) …………….. (supervise) a project in Rwanda which (4)……………. (involve) the coordination of local people, aid workers and engineers like himself. Although he (5) …………….. (enjoy) the experience, he (6) ……………. (doubt) the project will be finished soon.

a)

1. works

2. works

3. is supervising

4. involves

5. is enjoying

6. doubts

b)

1. works

2. has worked

3. supervises

4. involves

5. is enjoying

6. doubts

c)

1. works

2. works

3. supervises

4. involves

5. is enjoying

6. has doubted

d)

1. works

2. has worked

3. supervises

4. is involving

5. is enjoying

6. has doubted

11.

Stonehenge [be] (a) the subject of archaeological debate for many years.

12.

There is more than one possible option to this question.

No one (1) ………………..….. (yet/explain) satisfactorily why or how it was built, although teams of experts (2) ………………..….. (excavate) the site for years and a team of American scientists (3) ………………..….. (recently/start) working in the area with sophisticated new equipment.

a)

1. has yet explained

2. have been excavating

3. have recently started

b)

1. has yet to explain

2. have excavated

3. have recently started

c)

1. has yet to explain

2. have been excavating

3. have recently started

d)

1. has yet to explain

2. have been excavating

3. have started

e)

1. has yet explained

2. have been excavating

3. have started

13.

Use a semicolon ; to separate the answers. Example: discuss; come

A group of students from Bangor University (6) ………………..….. (discuss) the possibility of re-enacting the journey from Wales, where such stones are to be found, overland to Stonehenge and sponsors (7) ……………….….. (come) forward with offers of financial assistance.

(a)

14.

"Any news from Tess?"

"Yes. She ……………………… tomorrow on the 9: 15 train."

A. will have been arriving C. arriving

B. will have arrived D. arrives

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

"I suppose your report isn't ready yet."

"Don't worry. I …………………………. it by tomorrow."

A will have been finishing C am finishing

B will be finishing D will have finished

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.

"So, are you coming along, after all?"

"Well, I don't know. What time ………………… ?"

A you're leaving C will you leave

B will you be leaving D do you leave

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

17.

"I've called Eddie a hundred times but he won't answer the phone."

"Try once more. He ……………… ."

A will sleep C will be sleeping

B sleeps D is to be sleeping

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

18.

"Well, I first came here last June."

"So by the end of May you ………………… with us for almost a year."

A will have been working C will have working

B are going to have worked D will work

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.

"You look gorgeous in that dress."

"Really? I ………… it then."

A. will be buying C. will buy

B. buy D. am to buy

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.