Q-1. Put in the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses.

1. 1) We TV when it started to rain. (to watch)

2. 2) I to visit you yesterday, but you not at home. (to want)
(to be)
3. 3) Look! It , so we can't to the beach. (to rain) (to go)
4. 4) There are a lot of clouds! It soon. (to rain)
5. 5) The sun in the East. (to rise)
6. 6) Since 2011 they their son every year. (to visit)
7. 7) While the doctor Mr Jones, his son outside this
morning. (to examine) (to wait)
8. 8) I for my girlfriend for two hours. (to wait)
9. 9) After Larry the film on TV, he decided to buy the book. (to see)
10. 10) Wait a minute, I this box for you. (to carry)

Q-2. Put the verbs into the correct tenses.

1. Andy is tired because he (work) all day.

2. By 1960 most of Britain’s old colonies (become)
independent.
3. David broke his leg when he (ski) last week.
4. (you/have) a nice time in Rome?
5. (you/finish) your homework yet?
6. He (be) at his computer for six hours.
7. How long (she/have) that car?
8. How many people (die) in the fire yesterday?
9. I (not/know) much about art, but I like some artists.
10. I (wait) for ages when finally the bus arrived.
11. I (receive) a postcard from Jane yesterday.
12. I (correct) all morning, I’m exhausted.
13. I (never/be) sailing, what’s it like?
 14. It was late. Most of the shops (close) .
15. It (rain) when I got up this morning.
16. Janet (start) a new job in September.
17. Nelly (have) a great time in New York at the moment.
18. She was cooking dinner when we (arrive) .
19. She (just/come) back from a Mediterranean cruise.
20. My husband (be) free for most of the afternoon.
21. The children were tired because they (swim) in the
pool all afternoon.
22. They (go) to spend six weeks in the USA.
23. We can use the car, I (repair) it.
24. We were tired because we (be) to a party the night
before.
25. We (be) too late for the train, it had just left.
26. When I got the airport I realized I (forget) my
passport.
27. As soon as they (arrive) we had dinner.
28. When they were driving home last night they (see) a
terrible accident.
29. Where (Robert/live) now?
30. Who (Mandy/talk) to?

Q-3. Choose the correct form of the following verbs:

wake(s) up - open(s) - speak(s) - take(s) - do(es) - cause(s) - live(s) - play(s) - close(s) - live(s)

1. Ann hand ball very well.

2. I never coffee.
3. The swimming pool at 7:00 in the morning.
4. It at 9:00 in the evening.
5. Bad driving many accidents.
 6. My parents in a very small flat.
7. The Olympic Games place every four years.
8. They are good students. They always their homework.
9. My students a little English.
10. I always early in the morning.

Q-4. Use correct WH form.

1. What (eat /you) last Monday?

2. When (you/see) that film ?

3. How (come /you) here?

4. Why (take/he) my book ?

5. Why (say/ you) that?

6. When (they/ enter) through the window?

7. Where (Jane/go) on holiday last month?

8. What time (the train/ leave) ?

9. How much (this dress/cost) ?

10. How many friends (he/meet) yesterday ?

Q-5. Recognize type of sentence.

1. The Earth moves round the Sun.

A. simple past
B. past perfect
C. simple present
D. past future perfect
1.2.Rain falls from the cloud.
A. past continuous
B. future continuous
C. simple present
D. present continuous
2.3.The train had left.
A. past perfect
B. past continuous
C. past future
D. simple present
 4. It will rain soon.
A. simple past
B. simple present
C. past future
D. simple future
3.5.The man has a gruff voice.
A. past perfect
B. present perfect
C. simple perfect
D. present continuous
6. Suganya is typing.
A. simple past
B. simple present
C. present continuous
D. past perfect
7. Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbandar.
A. simple past
B. simple present
C. simple future
D. past continuous
4.8.Shakespeare has written dramas appealing to all people of all ages.
A. simple present
B. present continuous
C. past perfect
D. present perfect
9. Prasanna would have reached Bangalore by this time.
A. present perfect
B. past perfect
C. future perfect
D. simple past
10. I shall visit the book fair tomorrow.
A. simple past
B. simple present
C. simple future
D. future continuous

Q-6..Fill in each blank space with the correct future verb tense (simple future, future
continuous, or future perfect):

1. Tomorrow I ________ (paint) all day.

will be painting
will paint
will be paint
2. By the time we get there, the store ________ (close).
will close
will have closed
closed

3. I ________ (see) you tomorrow at 3:00 PM.

will see
see
will be seeing

4. After we finish this video, I ________ (see) all of this director's movies.
will see
will be seeing
will have seen

5. P1: Can I come over in an hour? P2: No, I ________ (clean) the house.
will clean
will be cleaning
clean

6. This time next week I ________ (drink) wine in Argentina.

will drink
drink
will be drinking

7. She doesn't realize what kind of person he is, but she ________ (find out).
will find out
will be finding out
will have found out

8. She insulted me. I ________ (speak) to her again!

will never speak
will never be speaking
will have never spoken
9. If he continues drinking so fast, he ________ (drink) the whole bottle by midnight.
will drink
will have drunk will be drinking

10. She ________ (tell) me when her birthday is.

will not have told
will not be telling
won't tell

Q-7 . Choose the most appropriate answer.

1. I knew that she Madrid before, so I asked her to recommend a good hotel.

has visited has been visiting visited had visited

2. She promised to help me if I the answer myself.

haven't found didn't find won't find wouldn't find

3. He said that they each other for many years.

know have known knew had known

4. I saw that she to hold back her tears.

tries is trying has been trying was trying

5. He knew that she as her eyes were red.

is crying has been crying was crying had been crying

6. I asked her whether she there with me, but she said no.

goes is going will go would go

7. She said that the robber her when she was opening the door to her apartment.

attacked has attacked was attacking had attacked

8. I wanted to see her but I didn't know if she in town.

is was were had been

9. He told me that he would visit them when he from Spain.

has returned returned will return would return

10. My younger daughter learned in class yesterday that the Earth around the Sun.

revolves is revolving revolved was revolving

Q-8..IDENTIFYING TENSES

Match the tense name with the number of the sentence in which that verb tense is used in
ALL CAPS.
Your
Tenses Sent. No. Sentences
Answers
Television HAS BEEN such an important part of
past perfect 1 our family's life for so many years that we can't
imagine being without it.
As of this fall, Meet The Press WILL HAVE
simple future 2 BEEN ENTERING our living room on Sunday
mornings for fifty years!
My folks BOUGHT their first TV in the early
future progressive 3 50s.
The appliance store WAS SELLING 13-inch
past progressive 4 black-and-white TV sets for fifty dollars.
The saleswoman HAD CONVINCED my father
present perfect 5 that a TV would make a great Mother's Day gift.
In fact, my father HAS BEEN KEEPING that old
present progressive 6 TV in our attic all these years.
He says he WILL SELL it someday as an antique
simple present 7 for hundreds of dollars.
future perfect
8 I think he IS HOPING that it still actually works.
progressive
present perfect He WILL BE TAKING it to an antique store
9 soon to see what it's worth.
progressive
simple past 10 It still SURPRISES me that he's been able to hold
 on to that old TV set.

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