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Tenses Classment Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The archaeologist "usually" ___ sediment samples for carbon dating.

a)

analyzes

b)

is analyzing

c)

has analyzed

d)

was analyzing

2.

"At this moment", the geophysicist ___ seismic data in the lab.

a)

processes

b)

has processed

c)

is processing

d)

had processed

3.

The linguist ___ ten indigenous dialects "since" the start of her research.

a)

studies

b)

studied

c)

has studied

d)

had studied

4.

The botanist ___ the plant's growth pattern "for over" six months "now".

a)

observes

b)

has been observing

c)

observed

d)

was observing

5.

The theory of relativity ___ global understanding in the "early 20th century".

a)

reshapes

b)

reshaped

c)

has reshaped

d)

was reshaping

6.

"When" the blackout occurred, the chemists ___ a volatile reaction.

a)

performed

b)

were performing

c)

have performed

d)

had performed

7.

"By the time" the thesis was published, the professor ___ the peer review process.

a)

completed

b)

was completing

c)

had completed

d)

completes

8.

The climatologists ___ drought models "for months before" the new satellite images arrived.

a)

develop

b)

had been developing

c)

were developing

d)

have developed

9.

According to projections, the inflation rate ___ significantly "next quarter".

a)

rose

b)

is rising

c)

will rise

d)

has risen

10.

"This time tomorrow", the committee ___ the revised urban plan.

a)

will be presenting

b)

is presenting

c)

has presented

d)

presents

11.

"By 2040", AI ___ most diagnostic tasks in medical imaging.

a)

will complete

b)

completes

c)

will have completed

d)

is completing

12.

"By the time" she defends her dissertation, she ___ at the university "for 8 years".

a)

will live

b)

will have been living

c)

is living

d)

lives

13.

The historian ___ several conflicting accounts "before" drawing a conclusion.

a)

had examined

b)

examines

c)

examines

d)

was examining

14.

I ___ the economist's lecture on fiscal policy "when" the fire alarm sounded.

a)

attend

b)

have attended

c)

was attending

d)

had attended

15.

The marine biologists ___ coral bleaching "since" the El Niño event.

a)

monitor

b)

have been monitoring

c)

are monitoring

d)

had monitored

16.

The manuscript ___ to the journal editor "two days ago".

a)

has been submitted

b)

had been submitted

c)

was submitted

d)

submits

17.

"When" the grant was awarded, the research team ___ their proposal.

a)

finalizes

b)

will finalize

c)

had finalized

d)

is finalizing

18.

The astronomers ___ a "new" planetary system using radio telescopes.

a)

discover

b)

had discovered

c)

discovered

d)

have discovered

19.

"At the symposium", the linguist ___ a controversial theory on syntax acquisition.

a)

presents

b)

is presenting

c)

will present

d)

presented

20.

The anthropologists ___ in the rainforest "before" relocating to the Andes.

a)

have lived

b)

lived

c)

had lived

d)

are living

21.

"By 2025", bioengineers ___ artificial organs "for over" a decade.

a)

will develop

b)

will have been developing

c)

are developing

d)

have developed

22.

"While" the panel ___ economic reform, protests erupted outside the venue.

a)

discusses

b)

was discussing

c)

had discussed

d)

has discussed

23.

The researchers ___ the fossil using infrared spectroscopy.

a)

examined

b)

were examining

c)

had examined

d)

examine

24.

She ___ numerous hypotheses "before" confirming her thesis.

a)

has tested

b)

tested

c)

had tested

d)

was testing

25.

The journal ___ his findings "next month".

a)

publishes

b)

published

c)

will publish

d)

is publishing

26.

The civil engineer ___ the blueprints "while" the workers prepared the foundation.

a)

checks

b)

was checking

c)

had checked

d)

is checking

27.

The committee ___ climate policy "every quarter".

a)

reviews

b)

reviewed

c)

reviewing

d)

had reviewed

28.

We ___ for the annual conference "at this time next week".

a)

are traveling

b)

will be traveling

c)

have traveled

d)

were traveling

29.

The psychologist ___ patients "when" the new study "was" announced.

a)

interviews

b)

is interviewing

c)

was interviewing

d)

had interviewed

30.

"By the end" of the month, the institute ___ its "annual" audit.

a)

will complete

b)

completes

c)

will have completed

d)

is completing

31.

The astronomer ___ a pattern no one "had seen before".

a)

had detected

b)

detects

c)

is detecting

d)

has detected

32.

"While" the volcanologists ___ the crater, they "noticed" unusual gas emissions.

a)

approach

b)

approached

c)

were approaching

d)

had approached

33.

The "students" ___ ancient scripts in the epigraphy "class".

a)

decipher

b)

are deciphering

c)

have deciphered

d)

had deciphered

34.

The sociologist ___ interviews "for several weeks".

a)

conducted

b)

has conducted

c)

was conducting

d)

had been conducting

35.

The biochemist ___ the solution just "before" the explosion occurred.

a)

heats

b)

was heating

c)

had heated

d)

heats up

36.

The meteorologist ___ the forecast "every morning".

a)

delivers

b)

is delivering

c)

has delivered

d)

was delivering

37.

The participants ___ the survey results "when" the announcement came.

a)

reviewed

b)

had reviewed

c)

were reviewing

d)

have reviewed

38.

The engineers ___ a structural flaw in the prototype.

a)

identify

b)

identified

c)

have identified

d)

had been identifying

39.

The technician ___ the data "by the time" the report "was" due.

a)

processed

b)

was processing

c)

had processed

d)

processes

40.

The ecologists ___ the rainforest ecosystem "for decades".

a)

have studied

b)

had studied

c)

studied

d)

were studying