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ENGLISH TENSES - FILL IN THE GAPS

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After I ...my old house, I ... looking for a new one to buy. (SELL, START)

(a)  

2.

My sister ... (ARRIVE) just as I ... (COOK) some lunch.

(a)  

3.

The war  ... (START) in 1939.

(a)  

4.

Why ...  (YOU / NOT TELL) her that I had been here before ?

(a)  

5.

The car ... 100 km an hour when the accident (a)   (DO, HAPPEN)

6.

... to come over for dinner tonight ? (YOU WANT)

(a)  

7.

What .... at ? - The sky. - It .... as if it's going to rain. (YOU LOOK, LOOK)

(a)  

8.

He ... the soap because he likes the smell of roses. (SMELL)

(a)  

9.

Sandeep ... (STAY) at my place till Monday.

(a)  

10.

The guests are coming at 8 p.m. I'll ... (FINISH) cooking by then.

(a)  

11.

At the moment Cynthia ... on the floor with her doll (LIE)

(a)  

12.

Yesterday my daughter flew in an airplane for the first time in her life. She ... (NEVER FLY) in an airplane before.

(a)  

13.

He must be very hungry. He ... (NOT EAT) anything in three days.

(a)  

14.

What does she do? – She ... (PLAY) the piano in a local orchestra.

(a)  

15.

I can't leave now. I ... (WAIT) for an important telephone call.

(a)  

16.

(a)   TV every evening ? (YOU WATCH)

17.

When you get off the train, we (a)   (WAIT) for you on the platform.

18.

The painters (a)   (COMPLETE) their work by next week.

19.

Who ...that terrible noise outside? – It’s Dad. He (a)   the lawn. (MAKE, MOW)

20.

He usually ... coffee for breakfast, but today he ... tea (HAVE, HAVE).

(a)  

21.

You can’t see Jimmy now. He ... a bath. (HAVE)

(a)  

22.

Mom ... herself while she ... onions. (INJURE, CUT)

(a)  

23.

The policeman asked me, " How fast ... when you ... the old lady in front of you?" (YOU DRIVE, SEE)

(a)  

24.

The police car ... the robbers when they ... a lamppost. (CHASE, HIT)

(a)  

25.

The teacher ... a photo of us while we ... up the tree. (TAKE, CLIMB)

(a)  

26.

We ... the house in 2003. At that time it ... £ 150,000. (BUY, COST)

(a)  

27.

(a)   (SHE ACT) in the sequel next year? 

28.

They (a)   (TALK) for over an hour by the time Thomas arrives.

29.

There's no wine left I the fridge. I ... both bottles. (DRINK)

(a)  

30.

The two brothers ... films since they left high school. (MAKE)

(a)  

31.

You look absolutely exhausted. What ... ? (YOU DO)

(a)  

32.

You (a)   (WAIT) for more than two hours when her plane finally arrives.

33.

Mozart ... over 600 pieces of music during his lifetime. (WRITE)

(a)  

34.

How long ... that camera? – About a month. I ... it because it was on sale just before Christmas. (YOU HAVE, BUY)

(a)  

35.

The weather around here ... terrible in the last few weeks. (BE)

(a)  

36.

Martha lives in Dublin. She's ... there her whole life, ever since her dad ... a few years ago. (LIVE, DIE)

(a)  

37.

After I ... a large meal, I ... to feel sick. (HAVE, START)

(a)  

38.

They ... married in June. (GET)

(a)  

39.

Next week at this time we ... in the sun in Spain (LIE)

(a)  

40.

I ... tomorrow so we can go to the beach. (NOT WORK)

(a)  

41.

The phone is ringing. – I ... and answer it. (GO)

(a)  

42.

We ... the room by the time you get back. (FINISH)

(a)  

43.

After he ... the letter, he ... it away. (READ, THROW)

(a)  

44.

She ... an hour ago and ... back yet. (LEAVE, NOT COME)

(a)  

45.

The president ... to Virginia for a campaign speech next Sunday. (COME)

(a)  

46.

He ... noise for a whole hour before the neighbours finally ... the police. (MAKE, CALL)

(a)  

47.

What ... when the headmaster ... the room yesterday afternoon? (YOU DO, ENTER)

(a)  

48.

I can't reach my manager. He ... in North America at the moment. (TRAVEL)

(a)  

49.

He ... strangely since his accident last month. (BEHAVE)

(a)  

50.

I asked him if he ... to Australia. (EVER BE)

(a)  

51.

You look so dirty. What ... all day? (YOU DO)

(a)  

52.

Most people ... at work when the fire (a)   (BE, START)

53.

Ann ... at the airport. I’ll go and meet her. (JUST ARRIVE)

(a)  

54.

Where ... your holidays this summer? (YOU SPEND)

(a)  

55.

I ... the weekend in New York. - ... to come with me? (SPEND, YOU WANT)

(a)  

56.

They usually ... golf on Saturday afternoon, but this weekend they ... up north to their relatives. (PLAY, TRAVEL)

(a)  

57.

My daughter ... me where she is, so I ... her whereabouts. (NEVER TELL, NOT KNOW)

(a)  

58.

(a)   the documentary about 9/11 on TV yesterday evening? (YOU SEE)

59.

My dad ... three languages. – How many languages ... ? (SPEAK, YOUR DAD SPEAK)

(a)  

60.

James ... (TEACH) at the university for more than a year by the time he leaves for Asia.

(a)