TENSE REVISION

I. Supply the correct verb tenses.

1. We seldom (eat) ___________________ before 6:30.
2. My mother sometimes (buy) ___________________ vegetable at this market.
3. The earth (circle) ___________________ the sun once every 365 days.
4. He had taught in this school before he (leave) ___________________ England
5. The sun (set) ___________________ in the West.
6. Rivers usually (flow) ___________________ to the sea.
7. Our teacher (tell) ___________________ us yesterday that he (visit) ___________________England in 1970.
8.I expect I ___________________ (have) children in a few years.
9. The teacher hopes we (pass) ___________________ our exams.
10. She (be) ___________________ twenty years old on next birthday.
11. Water (boil) ___________________ at 100 degrees Celsius.
12. Lan (study) ___________________ four lessons this morning.
13. Thao is very clever. She (speak) ___________________ four languages.
14. Last year Mr Jone (teach) ___________________ us both English and Mathematics.
15. ''Where do you live?" "Normally I ___________________ in Paris with my parents, but at the
moment I ___________________ in London, so I ___________________ with an English family."
(live, study, live)
16. He usually ___________________ very hard, but he ___________________ at all today
because it's a holiday. (work, not work)
17. Look! That man ___________________ out of the bank! And he ___________________ a
large bag full of money! (run, carry)
18. I (study) ________________ English for three years
19. Up to the present, we (write) ________________ almost every lesson in the book.
20. I (not see) ________________ him since last Monday.
21. George (work) ________________ at the university so far.
22. My father (not smoke) ________________for 5 years.
23. You (receive) ________________ any letter from your parents yet?
24. Jim sends his love. I (just, see)________________ him in the high street.
25. Monica says she (already, catch)________________ the train so she’ll be here in half an hour.
26. While Diana (watch) ___________________ her favourite TV programme, there (be) _______________ a power cut.
27. Who (drive) ___________________ the car at the time of the accident?
28. By the time Sheila (get) ___________________ back, Chris (go) ___________________ home.
29. I (do) ___________________ some shopping yesterday when I (see) ___________________ your friend.
30. What you (do) ___________________ when I (come) ___________________ to your office yesterday?
31. Who (live) ___________________ in that house before the Smiths (buy) ___________________ it?
32. When the police ( arrive) _____________________, the robbers had gone.
33. When I arrived the students (already, go) _____________________ into class.
34. Miss Davis (type) _____________________ letters after manager (come)__________________ back.
35. My roomate had finished dinner by the time I (get) _____________________ home.
36. They (go) _____________________ home after they (finish) _____________________ their work.
37. After they ( go), I (sit) _____________________ down and (rest) ___________ .
38. Before she (watch) _____________________ TV, she (do) _____________________ her homework.
39. When she ___________________ (be) a child, she always ___________________ (want) to
do the most dangerous things.
40. I suddenly_______________ recognize) the town square I _________________ (be) there
ten years before.

EXERCISES
I. Supply the correct verb tenses.
1. We seldom (eat) eat___________________ before 6:30.
2. My mother sometimes (buy) buys___________________ vegetable at this market.
3. The earth (circle) circles ___________________ the sun once every 365 days.
4. He had taught in this school before he (leave) left___________________ England
5. The sun (set) sets___________________ in the West.
6. Rivers usually (flow) flow ___________________ to the sea.
7. Our teaher (tell) told ___________________ us yesterday that he (visit) visited ___________________
8. England in 1970.
9. Mr Green always (go) goes___________________ to work by bus.
10. She (win) won ___________________ the gold medal in 1986.
11. Water (boil) boils___________________ at 100 degrees Celsius.
12. Lan (study) studied___________________ four lessons this morning.
13. Thao is very clever. She (speak) speaks___________________ four languages.
14. Last year M.r Jone (teach) taught___________________ us both English and Mathematics.
15. ''Where do you live?" "Normally I ………………in Paris with my parents, but at the moment
I ………………in London, so I ........……..with an English family." (live, study, live)
16. He usually ..………very hard, but he ……….at all today because it's a holiday. (work, not
work)
17. Look! That man ……..out of the bank! And he …………..a large bag full of money! (run,
carry)
18. I (study) have studied ________________ English for three years
19. Up to the present, we (write) have written________________ almost every lesson in the book.
20. I (not see) haven’t seen ________________ him since last Monday.
21. George (work) has worked ________________ at the university so far.
22. My father (not smoke) hasn’t smoke ________________for 5 years.
23. You (receive) have you received________________ any letter from your parents yet?
24. Jim sends his love. I have just seen (just, see)________________ him in the high street.
25. Monica says she has already caught (already, catch)________________ the train so she’ll be here in half an hour.
26. While Diana (watch) ............................ her favourite TV programme, there (be) ............................ a power cut.
27. Who (drive) ............................ the car at the time of the accident?
28. By the time Sheila (get) ............................ back, Chris (go) ............................ home.
29. I (do) ............................ some shopping yesterday when I (see) ............................ your friend.
30. What you (do) ............................ when I (come) ............................ to your office yesterday?
31. Who (live) ............................ in that house before the Smiths (buy) ............................ it?
32. When the police ( arrive) arrived _____________________, the robbers had gone.
33. When I arrived the students (already, go) had already gone _____________________ into class.
34. Miss Davis (type) typed _____________________ letters after manager had come back.
35. My roomate had finished dinner by the time I (get) got _____________________ home.
36. They went _____________________ home after they (finish) had finished _____________________ their work.
37. After they had gone, I (sit) sat _____________________ (rest) rested down and.
38. Before she (watch) watched _____________________ TV, She (do) had done _____________________ her
homework.
39. When she ………(be) a child, she always ………..(want) to do the most dangerous things.
40. I suddenly ..……………(recognize) the town square I ……………..(be) there ten years
before.

TENSE REVISION (con’t)

II. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence below.
1. Tom............. Mary in 1985 and since then they .................. good friends.
a. met / were b. met / have been c. have met / have been d. have met / were
2. I ............... a snack at midnight last night.
a. eat b. ate c. was eating d. have eaten
3. She isn’t here. She ..................... in the living room.
a. sits b. is sitting c. sat d. was sitting
4. Mary ............. her job last month and since then she .................. out of work.
a. lost / was b. lost / has been c. has lost / has been d. has lost / was
5. Where are you? –I’m upstairs. I ..................... a bath.
a. have b. am having c. has d. was having
6. ............... you ................ at home tonight?
a. Did / stay b. Do / stay c. Have / stayed d. Will / stay
7. …………….. the police ……………………. for the criminal now?
a. Is / looking b. Have / looked c. Did / look d. Are / looking
8. They sent some books to my sister and ………………………….. .
a. leave b. were leaving c. left d. have left
9. The police …………………….the thief recently.
a. have arrested b. has arrested c. arrested d. arrests
10. The phone rang when I ………………… a bath.
a. have b. was having c. has d. am having
11. When I see Tom tomorrow, I …………… him of that.
a. remind b. reminded c. will remind d. would remind
12. I ………………him since last Sunday.
a. haven’t seen b. don’t see c. hadn’t seen d. didn’t see
13. The light ……………… out when I was having tea.
a. will go b. is going c. went d. was going
 14. As soon as he finishes his work, he ………………… home.
a. go b. goes c. will go d. would go
15. Light ………………… faster than sound.
a. travel b. travels c. traveled d. is traveling
16. He fell down while he ……………… toward the church.
a. will run b. runs c. was running d. had run
17. They _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in London from 1970 to 1990.
a. lived b. lives c. had lived d. have lived
18. She will be ready when he _ _ _ _ _ _ _ here.
a. will get b. got c. gets d. has got
19. Linda is working in this department. She _ _ _ _ _ _ _ here for 2 years.
a. works b. worked c. had worked d. has worked
20. The children.................football all day yesterday.
a. played b. play c. was playing d. were playing
21. When it began to rain, they ------------- in the yard.
a. played b.were playing c. had played d. have played
22. Be quiet! Their children------------- .
a. is sleeping b. are sleeping c. was sleeping d. were sleeping
23. We ------------- out when the rain stops.
a. will go b. go c. will be going d. is going
24. John ------------- after 6 o’clock.
a. seldom got up b. gets seldom up c. is seldom getting up d. seldom gets up
25. We saw Nga while we ------------- for the bus.
a. were waiting b. was waiting c. is waiting d. are waiting
26. He ------------- an assistant in the laboratory after he had been a bookbinder.
a. has become b. became c. becomes d. is becoming
27. At three o’clock yesterday, Maria _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a. studies b. studying c. has studied d. was studying
28. Where are you? I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the garden.
a. were sitting b. was sitting c. am sitting d. will sit
29. When the postman came I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ breakfast
a. was having b. had c. am having d. were having
30. I ............... a cough since yesterday.
a. have b. have had c. had d. was having
31. I will see him when he…………………….here tomorrow
a. comes b. will come c. has come d. had come
32. I ……………..her since I………………………………a student
a. know /am b. have known / was c have known /am d. have known / were
33. As he……………….dinner, I………………………………………..
a. had/had come b. had/ come c had / was coming d. was having/ came
34. When I ……………to him next Sunday, I ………………………..him your news
a. talk/ give b. will talk/ give c. talk/ will give d. will talk/ will give
35. The light ………………………………out while we …………………tea
a. was going /had b. went / were having c. had gone /were having d. has gone / had
36. I ………………… breakfast before I ……………………..to school.
A. had / had gone B. had had/ had gone C. had / went D. had had / went
37. Up to now, I ……………………….a lot information about her.
A. will learn B. would learn C. have learnt D. learnt
38. Wait here until …………………I you.
A. am calling B. am going to call C. call D. will call
39. My parents first _____ each other at the Olympic Games in 1982.
A. have met B. met C. meet D. had met
40. My daughter often says that she won’t get married until she_______25 years old.
A. is B. will be C. will have been D. has been
41. It is the largest ship I __________.
A. had seen B. saw C. have ever seen D. see
42. I've been in this city for a long time. I ..............here sixteen years ago.
a. came b. had come c. was coming d. have
43. Ever since she arrived, she……..quietly in the corner.
a. sat b. has been sitting c. sits d. is sitting
44. This time next week, I……..across the Pacific Ocean.
a. would fly b. am flying c. will be flying d. can fly
45. We didn’t use to get up late when we……..in the countryside.
a. live b. lived c. are living d. were living
46. By the end of next year, Mr. Park……..for this company for 35 years.
a. will work b. will have worked c. will be working d. has worked
47. After Diego………..lunch, he………..to some music for a while.
a. finished/had listened b. had finished/listened c. finished/listened d. had finished/had listened
48. By the time he retired from work, all his daughters……..married.
a. got b. have got c. would get d. had got
49. They……..together for five years when they decided to get married.
a. had been b. have been c. were d. had being
50. She……..extremely quiet since her husband died.
a. is b. has been c. was d. is being

III. Find ONE mistake in each sentence.

1. When a boy, Tom often plays tennis.

2. I have gone as soon as you come back.

3. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner.

4. The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.

5. haven’t had any news of John for 2003.

6. Some people are believing there is life on other planets.

7. I was working really hard in my office yesterday when the electricity is out.

8. For the past two years I did a lot of things.

9. Debbie, whose father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing tennis since ten years.

10. Mary was making a dress when she cuts her finger.

11. Don’t get off the bus until it stopped.

12. The mother will wait outside the school until her son will finish his exam.

13. Mary never went to bed before she has finished her homework.

14. The last time I have seen him was in 1999.

15. Mr.Pike likes traveling. By the time he will be 60, he will have visited 15 countries and capitals.

16. I will tell John about it when I will see him this afternoon.

17. I was listening to the radio when the doorbell was ringing.

18. Last week, when the police came there, the thief went away.

19. Human had struggled against weeds since the beginning of agriculture.

20. Peter and Wendy first met in 2006, and they are married for three years now.

TENSE REVISION (con’t)

 II. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence below.
1. Tom............. Mary in 1985 and since then they .................. good friends.
a. met / were b. met / have been c. have met / have been d. have met / were
2. I ............... a snack at midnight last night.
a. eat b. ate c. was eating d. have eaten
3. She isn’t here. She ..................... in the living room.
a. sits b. is sitting c. sat d. was sitting
4. Mary ............. her job last month and since then she .................. out of work.
a. lost / was b. lost / has been c. has lost / has been d. has lost / was
5. Where are you? –I’m upstairs. I ..................... a bath.
a. have b. am having c. has d. was having
6. ............... you ................ at home tonight?
a. Did / stay b. Do / stay c. Have / stayed d. Will / stay
7. …………….. the police ……………………. for the criminal now?
a. Is / looking b. Have / looked c. Did / look d. Are / looking
8. They sent some books to my sister and ………………………….. .
a. leave b. were leaving c. left d. have left
9. The police …………………….the thief recently.
a. have arrested b. has arrested c. arrested d. arrests
10. The phone rang when I ………………… a bath.
a. have b. was having c. has d. am having
11. When I see Tom tomorrow, I …………… him of that.
a. remind b. reminded c. will remind d. would remind
12. I ………………him since last Sunday.
a. haven’t seen b. don’t see c. hadn’t seen d. didn’t see
13. The light ……………… out when I was having tea.
a. will go b. is going c. went d. was going
14. As soon as he finishes his work, he ………………… home.
a. go b. goes c. will go d. would go
15. Light ………………… faster than sound.
a. travel b. travels c. traveled d. is traveling
16. He fell down while he ……………… toward the church.
a. will run b. runs c. was running d. had run
17. They _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in London from 1970 to 1990.
a. lived b. lives c. had lived d. have lived
18. She will be ready when he _ _ _ _ _ _ _ here.
a. will get b. got c. gets d. has got
19. Linda is working in this department. She _ _ _ _ _ _ _ here for 2 years.
a. works b. worked c. had worked d. has worked
20. The children.................football all day yesterday.
a. played b. play c. was playing d. were playing
21. When it began to rain, they ------------- in the yard.
a. played b.were playing c. had played d. have played
 22. Be quiet! Their children------------- .
a. is sleeping b. are sleeping c. was sleeping d. were sleeping
23. We ------------- out when the rain stops.
a. will go b. go c. will be going d. is going
24. John ------------- after 6 o’clock.
a. seldom got up b. gets seldom up c. is seldom getting up d. seldom gets up
25. We saw Nga while we ------------- for the bus.
a. were waitingb. was waiting c. is waiting d. are waiting
26. He ------------- an assistant in the laboratory after he had been a bookbinder.
a. has become b. became c. becomes d. is becoming
27. At three o’clock yesterday, Maria _ _ _ _ _ _ _
a. studies b. studying c. has studied d. was studying
28. Where are you? I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the garden.
a. were sitting b. was sitting c. am sitting d. will sit
29. When the postman came I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ breakfast
a. was having b. had c. am having d. were having
30. I ............... a cough since yesterday.
a. have b. have had c. had d. was having
31. I will see him when he…………………….here tomorrow
a. comes b. will come c. has come d. had come
32. I ……………..her since I………………………………a student
a. know /am b. have known / was c have known /am d. have known / were
33. As he……………….dinner, I………………………………………..
a. had/had come b. had/ come c had / was coming d. was having/ came
34. When I ……………to him next Sunday, I ………………………..him your news
a. talk/ give b. will talk/ give c. talk/ will give d. will talk/ will give
35. The light ………………………………out while we …………………tea
a. was going /had b. went / were having c. had gone /were having d. has gone / had
36. I ………………… breakfast before I ……………………..to school.
A. had / had gone B. had had/ had gone C. had / went D. had had / went
37. Up to now, I ……………………….a lot information about her.
A. will learn B. would learn C. have learnt D. learnt
38. Wait here until …………………I you.
A. am calling B. am going to call C. call D. will call
39. My parents first _____ each other at the Olympic Games in 1982.
A. have met B. met C. meet D. had met
40. My daughter often says that she won’t get married until she_______25 years old.
A. is B. will be C. will have been D. has been
41. It is the largest ship I __________.
A. had seen B. saw C. have ever seen D. see
42. I've been in this city for a long time. I ..............here sixteen years ago.
a. came b. had come c. was coming d. have
43. Ever since she arrived, she……..quietly in the corner.
a. sat b. has been sitting c. sits d. is sitting
44. This time next week, I……..across the Pacific Ocean.
a. would fly b. am flying c. will be flying d. can fly
45. We didn’t use to get up late when we……..in the countryside.
a. live b. lived c. are living d. were living
46. By the end of next year, Mr. Park……..for this company for 35 years.
a. will work b. will have worked c. will be working d. has worked
47. After Diego………..lunch, he………..to some music for a while.
a. finished/had listened b. had finished/listened c. finished/listened d. had finished/had listened
48. By the time he retired from work, all his daughters……..married.
a. got b. have got c. would get d. had got
49. They……..together for five years when they decided to get married.
a. had been b. have been c. were d. had being
50. She……..extremely quiet since her husband died.
a. is b. has been c. was d. is being

IV. Find ONE mistake in each sentence.

8. When a boy, Tom often plays tennis.

9. I have gone as soon as you come back.

10. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner.

11. The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.

12. haven’t had any news of John for 2003.

13. Some people are believing there is life on other planets.

14. I was working really hard in my office yesterday when the electricity is out.

10. For the past two years I did a lot of things.

11. Debbie, whose father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing tennis since ten years.

10. Mary was making a dress when she cuts her finger.

11. Don’t get off the bus until it stopped.

12. The mother will wait outside the school until her son will finish his exam.

13. Mary never went to bed before she has finished her homework.
14. The last time I have seen him was in 1999.

15. Mr.Pike likes traveling. By the time he will be 60, he will have visited 15 countries and capitals.

16. I will tell John about it when I will see him this afternoon.

17. I was listening to the radio when the doorbell was ringing.

18. Last week, when the police came there, the thief went away.

19. Human had struggled against weeds since the beginning of agriculture.

20. Peter and Wendy first met in 2006, and they are married for three years now.

12. Jimmy threw the ball high in the air, and Betty catching it when it came down.

13. Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.

14. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job and is looking for a new one.

15. Having fed the dog, he was sat down to his own meal.

16. When I returned on my computer, I was shocked to find some junk mail, and I just delete it all.

17. They are going to have to leave soon and so do we.

18. The boss laughed when the secretary has told him that she really needed a pay rise.

19. The telephone rang several times and then stop before I could answer it.
20. I have seen lots of interesting places when I went on holiday last summer.

21. When my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving and listen intently.

22. I think it’s time you must change your way of living.

23. Roger felt the outside of his pocket to make sure his wallet is still there.

24. While I’m shopping in the supermarket, I ran into an old friend who I hadn’t met for five years.

25. Although the driver slamming on his brakes, he couldn’t avoid hitting the small dog.

26. Mr. Dawson has to finish the meeting and getting to the airport by 5 p.m.

27. Books borrowed from the library must be took good care of.

28. The Vietnamese people are not used to drive on the left side of the road.

29. She is very lazy, she almost never help her mother with the household chores.

30. Before going to bed, Mrs. Tuyet usually read something or watches some programs on television.

31. It’s ten years since we have left school in 1996.

32. People say that during World War II, many women take over the businesses for their absent husbands.

33. As soon as john will get a good job, he is going to by a flat.