TENSES
EXERCISES
A. Identify the error and write the correct sentence.
1. She go to school every day by bus.
2. I am knowing him for many years.
3. They was playing football when it started to rain.
4. He has went to the market.
5. By next year, he completes his degree.
6. She eat her lunch before leaving.
7. The children plays in the park daily.
8. He did not went to the office yesterday.
9. I have saw that movie already.
10. We was celebrating when the guests arrived.
B. Fill in the Blanks: Use the correct form of the verb.
1. He __________ (finish) his homework before dinner.
2. When we reached the station, the train __________ (leave).
3. She usually __________ (go) for a walk in the morning.
4. I __________ (not see) him since Monday.
5. The baby __________ (sleep) when I entered the room.
6. If you work hard, you __________ (succeed).
7. She __________ (read) a book when the lights went out.
8. I __________ (study) for three hours before I took a break.
9. The teacher __________ (explain) the chapter yesterday.
10. Water __________ (boil) at 100°C.
C. Fill in the Blanks Choose the correct form of the verb.
1. She __________ (go/goes/going) to the market every Sunday.
2. They __________ (has/have/had) already seen the movie.
3. He __________ (was/were/is) playing cricket when I saw him.
4. I __________ (will/would/shall) help you with your homework.
5. She __________ (is/was/were) cooking dinner when I arrived.
6. The sun __________ (rise/rose/rises) in the east.
7. We __________ (will be/would be/are) travelling to Delhi next week.
8. By next month, I __________ (will finish/will have finished/finished) the project.
9. They __________ (have/has/had) gone to the zoo yesterday.
10. He __________ (don’t/doesn’t/isn’t) know the answer.
D. MCQ Type Choose the correct option.
1. I __________ to the market yesterday.
a) go
b) went
c) gone
d) had gone
2. She __________ when the phone rang.
a) slept
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b) is sleeping
c) was sleeping
d) has slept
3. He __________ in this school for five years.
a) study
b) is studying
c) studied
d) has been studying
4. They __________ already completed the assignment.
a) had
b) have
c) has
d) are
5. The match __________ when we reached the stadium.
a) starts
b) started
c) had started
d) starting
6. Water __________ at 100 degrees Celsius.
a) boil
b) boils
c) boiling
d) is boiled
7. He __________ a book when I met him.
a) read
b) is reading
c) was reading
d) had read
8. She __________ her work before the boss arrived.
a) finish
b) had finished
c) finishes
d) is finishing
9. By next year, I __________ my diploma.
a) complete
b) will have completed
c) will complete
d) completed
10. He __________ not come to the party last night.
a) do
b) does
c) did
d) did not
