WorksheetsTenses Classment Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 30mins
The archaeologist "usually" ___ sediment samples for carbon dating.
analyzes
is analyzing
has analyzed
was analyzing
"At this moment", the geophysicist ___ seismic data in the lab.
processes
has processed
is processing
had processed
The linguist ___ ten indigenous dialects "since" the start of her research.
studies
studied
has studied
had studied
The botanist ___ the plant's growth pattern "for over" six months "now".
observes
has been observing
observed
was observing
The theory of relativity ___ global understanding in the "early 20th century".
reshapes
reshaped
has reshaped
was reshaping
"When" the blackout occurred, the chemists ___ a volatile reaction.
performed
were performing
have performed
had performed
"By the time" the thesis was published, the professor ___ the peer review process.
completed
was completing
had completed
completes
The climatologists ___ drought models "for months before" the new satellite images arrived.
develop
had been developing
were developing
have developed
According to projections, the inflation rate ___ significantly "next quarter".
rose
is rising
will rise
has risen
"This time tomorrow", the committee ___ the revised urban plan.
will be presenting
is presenting
has presented
presents
"By 2040", AI ___ most diagnostic tasks in medical imaging.
will complete
completes
will have completed
is completing
"By the time" she defends her dissertation, she ___ at the university "for 8 years".
will live
will have been living
is living
lives
The historian ___ several conflicting accounts "before" drawing a conclusion.
had examined
examines
examines
was examining
I ___ the economist's lecture on fiscal policy "when" the fire alarm sounded.
attend
have attended
was attending
had attended
The marine biologists ___ coral bleaching "since" the El Niño event.
monitor
have been monitoring
are monitoring
had monitored
The manuscript ___ to the journal editor "two days ago".
has been submitted
had been submitted
was submitted
submits
"When" the grant was awarded, the research team ___ their proposal.
finalizes
will finalize
had finalized
is finalizing
The astronomers ___ a "new" planetary system using radio telescopes.
discover
had discovered
discovered
have discovered
"At the symposium", the linguist ___ a controversial theory on syntax acquisition.
presents
is presenting
will present
presented
The anthropologists ___ in the rainforest "before" relocating to the Andes.
have lived
lived
had lived
are living
"By 2025", bioengineers ___ artificial organs "for over" a decade.
will develop
will have been developing
are developing
have developed
"While" the panel ___ economic reform, protests erupted outside the venue.
discusses
was discussing
had discussed
has discussed
The researchers ___ the fossil using infrared spectroscopy.
examined
were examining
had examined
examine
She ___ numerous hypotheses "before" confirming her thesis.
has tested
tested
had tested
was testing
The journal ___ his findings "next month".
publishes
published
will publish
is publishing
The civil engineer ___ the blueprints "while" the workers prepared the foundation.
checks
was checking
had checked
is checking
The committee ___ climate policy "every quarter".
reviews
reviewed
reviewing
had reviewed
We ___ for the annual conference "at this time next week".
are traveling
will be traveling
have traveled
were traveling
The psychologist ___ patients "when" the new study "was" announced.
interviews
is interviewing
was interviewing
had interviewed
"By the end" of the month, the institute ___ its "annual" audit.
will complete
completes
will have completed
is completing
The astronomer ___ a pattern no one "had seen before".
had detected
detects
is detecting
has detected
"While" the volcanologists ___ the crater, they "noticed" unusual gas emissions.
approach
approached
were approaching
had approached
The "students" ___ ancient scripts in the epigraphy "class".
decipher
are deciphering
have deciphered
had deciphered
The sociologist ___ interviews "for several weeks".
conducted
has conducted
was conducting
had been conducting
The biochemist ___ the solution just "before" the explosion occurred.
heats
was heating
had heated
heats up
The meteorologist ___ the forecast "every morning".
delivers
is delivering
has delivered
was delivering
The participants ___ the survey results "when" the announcement came.
reviewed
had reviewed
were reviewing
have reviewed
The engineers ___ a structural flaw in the prototype.
identify
identified
have identified
had been identifying
The technician ___ the data "by the time" the report "was" due.
processed
was processing
had processed
processes
The ecologists ___ the rainforest ecosystem "for decades".
have studied
had studied
studied
were studying
