TENSES

Exercise 1. Supply the correct verb form

1. The sun (set)_____________ in the West.
2. We seldom (eat) ____________________before 6:30.
3. Look! The man (run) _______________the train. He (want)_________________ to catch it.
5. It (be) often hot in summer.
6. I (do) _________________an exercise on the present tense at the moment and I think that I
(know)______________ how to use it now.
7. Be quiet! The baby (sleep)_________________.
8. Daisy (cook) ___________some food in the kitchen at present. She always (cook)_____________ in the morning.
9. I (see)______________ her last year.
10. I (watch)_________________ that program yesterday?
11. You (go)_____________________ to the movie last night?
12. She (be)_____________ born in 1980.
13. They (pay)__________________ a visit to us last summer.
15. She ( spend) __________________five days paiting her house two weeks ago.
16. Listen! Someone (nock) ___________________at the door.
17. Up to now, we (write)_____________________ almost every lesson in the book.
18. I (move)_______________ to Ho Chi Minh city 3 years ago to learn English.
19. I (wait)_________________ for two hours, but she (not come)___________________ yet.
20. They (live)___________________ in Ho Chi Minh City since 1975.
21. She (read ) all the books written by Dickens since she was a kid.
22. He (not, be) _______________here since Chrismast, I wonder where he (live) ___________since then.
23. Jack (go) to Paris for a holiday in 2018.
24. You (sleep) _______________so far? I (ring)_______________ the bell for the last twenty minutes.
25. He (write)________________ a novel for two years, but he (not/ finish)_________________ yet.
26. Mary (lose)_________________ her hat and she (look)___________ for it until now.
27. I (see)__________________ that film several times because I like it.
28. I (not/see) __________________him since he (go)_______________ to Edinburgh?
29. We (be)_________________ from France. We (be)______________ there for 20 years.
30. I (not/ see) ____________________her before.
31. Mr Green (teach)_________________ English in this school since he (graduate)____________ from the
university in 1986.
32. They (go) ____________________home after they (finish)_______________________ their work.
33. After he (go)_______________, we (sit)_______________ down and (rest)_____________.
34. Nam (take)_________________a bath before he (go) ____________________to bed.
35. It was the first time I ( ever, see)__________________such a beautiful girl.
36. Before Alice (go)____________________ to sleep, she (call)________________ her family.
37. He (teach)_________________ in this school before he (leave)_____________________ for England.
38. By the time you (arrive)_____________, I (finish)______________ writing an essay.
39. She (get)________________ to the post office by the time you (go) _________________ to work
40. My mother (come)__________________ to stay with us next weekend.
41. We (start)_______________ our plan next Sunday.
42. He (work) _______________on the report at this time tomorrow.
43. I’m sure they (complete)_______________ the new road by June.
44. At this time tomorrow, we (drive)_________________ through Pennsylvania.
45. By 2025, I (work)________________ for this company for 6 years.
46. By the end of this December, John (work)_______________ as a reporter for ten years.
Exercise 2. Choose the correct answer:
1. I _______this film twice.
A. see B. saw C. will see D. have seen
2. The farmers _____ in the field now.
A. were working B. have worked C. worked D. are working
3. The war _____ out three years ago.
A. broke B. had broken C. has broken D. was breaking
4. He ______ a cup of coffee every morning.
A. drinks B. drank C. is drinking D. has drunk
5. She ______ a lot of new books.
A. had just bought B. has just bought C. buys D. bought
6. Up to the present, Nam_____ good work in his class.
A. does B. has done C. had done D. did
7. At present, that author ______ a historical novel.
 A. is writing B. was writing C. has written D. had written
8. By next month, I _____ my first novel. A. will finish B. am going to finish C. will have finished D. finish
9. Phong ______ at the university so far. A. had worked B. was working C. worked D. has worked
10. How long _____ able to drive? – since 1990. A. could you B. have you been C. were you D. are you
11. They ______ since eight o’clock. A. are talking B. have been talking C. talked D. talk
12. My brother _______ in the army from 1990 to 1995. A. served B. has served C. had served D. is serving
13. At this moment, I _____ that we have a good chance of victory.
A. was feeling B. am feeling C. had been feeling D. feel
14. I _____ the money from him yet. A. haven’t received B. don’t receive C. will receive D. am receiving
15. This is the most interesting book _____. A. I’ve read B. I had read C. I’ve ever readed D. I’ve ever read
16. I ____ him ten days ago. A. see B. saw C. have seen D. will see
17. It ______ a long time since I last saw him.
A. is B. was C. will be D. had been
18. She _____ so hard this week that she doesn’t have time to go to the hairdresser’s.
A. works B. worked C. has been working D. had worked
19. Mr. John_______ to Los Angeles in 1992.
A. had gone B. has gone C. went D. was going
20. What ______ to you yesterday? A. happened B. did happen C. had happened D. has happened
21. I never go to Australia. I _____ to Australia yet. A. will go B. went C. haven’t been D. have been
22. What _____ do at 7:00 tomorrow morning. A. will you B. shall you C. were you D. did you
23. My mother ______ in this factory since 1990
A. works B. worked C. has worked D. had worked
24. I _____ my hair before breakfast this morning. A. washed B. had washed C. was washing D. have washed
25. He ____ for London one year ago. A. left B. has left C. leaves D. had left
26. He ______ a visit to Halong Bay in 1995. A. had paid B. paid C. has paid D. pays
27. This morning while I ______ for the bus, the rain stopped.
A. waited B. have waited C. had waited D. was waiting
28. We _____ in this house for ten years. A. are living B. were living C. had lived D. have lived
29. She ____ in Hue for twenty years. A. lives B. has lived C. lived D. will live
30. I ____ to the market with my mother yesterday. A. go B. went C. have gone D. was going
31. I ____ the film with my friends last week. A. watched B. watch C. have watched D. had watched
32. He ____ up at five every morning. A. is getting B. got C. gets D. was getting
33. ____ she ____ in Hue at the moment? A. Does/live B. Is/living C. Did/live D. Was/living
34. He usually ____ her at weekend but now he ____ in bed because of his severe illness.
A. visits/stays B. visits/staying C. visited/stays D. visits/is staying
35. Don’t make noise, children! Parents ____. A. sleep B. are sleeping C. were sleeping D. slept
36. At this time yesterday I ____ to music. A. listened B. had listened C. was listening D. am listening
37. I ____ a lot of badminton recently. A. play B. have played C. am playing D. was playing
38. They ____ a house by June next year. A. will build B. are building C. have built D. will have built
39. Spring ___ winter. A. follows B. is following C. will follow D. followed
40. Since 1981, scientists in the world ___ a lot of things to fight AIDS.
A. had done B. has done C. have done D. did
41. Robert _______________ in three important water polo games so far. (GCSE 2010)
A. had played B. is playing C. has played D. played
42. We first ______ each other in London in 2006. (GCSE 2011)
A. meet B. have met C. met D. had met
43. My children____________ interested in kangaroos lately. (GCSE 2012)
A. Have become B. were becoming C. become D. will become
44. At present, the new director______ to foster a culture to open communication within the company. (GCSE 2012)
A. was trying B. tries C.tried D. is trying
45. As soon as I saw the advertisement, I____________the house agent. (GCSE 2014)
A. Phone B. had phoned C. phoned D. have phoned
46. While I ____ in the street, I _________my old friend.
A. was walking/ saw B. am walking/saw C. was walking/ was seeing D. walked/saw
47. I____________ my old school teacher last week. (GCSE 2017)
A. Visited B. am visiting C. have visited D. am visiting
48. I ____________all of my homework last night (GCSE 2017)
A. Finish B. will finish C. have finished D. finished
49. Lan ____________learning English a few years ago. (GCSE 2017)
A. Starts B. will start C. started D. is starting
50. Last week, we ____________an interesting film about the animal world. (GCSE 2017)
A. See B. saw C. are seeing D. will see