Exercises on English Tenses

I Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete these sentences using the
Present Perfect Tense and the Past Simple Tense.
1. 'This is my house.' 'How long you (live) here?' 'I (live) here since 1997.'
2. He (live) in London for wo ye!rs !nd hen he (go) o "din#urgh.
$. %hen I (le!ve) school& I (cu) my h!ir !nd (we!r) i shor ever since.
'. (h!)es*e!re (wrie) ! lo of *l!ys.
+. ,y #roher (wrie) sever!l *l!ys. He h!s -us finished his l!es.
.. I (no see) him for hree ye!rs. I wonder where he is.
7. He (no smo)e) for wo wee)s. He is rying o give i u*.
/. 0ho*in (com*ose) some of his music in ,!-orc!.
9. '%hen he (!rrive)?' 'He (!rrive) ! 2 o1cloc).'
12. I (re!d) his #oo)s when I w!s ! school. I (en-oy) hem very much.
11. I c!n' go ou #ec!use I (no finish) my wor) ye.
12. 'I never (drin)) whis)ey.' '%ell& h!ve some now3'
1$. Here !re your shoes. I -us (cle!n) hem.
1'. I (le!ve) home ! /.22!.m. !nd (ge) here ! 12.22*.m.
1+. I (mee) him l!s 4une.
1.. 5ou (see) he moon l!s nigh?
17. The !cors (!rrive) yeserd!y !nd (s!r) *r!cicing e!rly his morning.
1/. 0erv!nes (wrie) 6on 7ui8oe.
19. He (#re!)) his leg in ! s)iing !cciden l!s ye!r.
22. 5ou (#e) here #efore?
5es& I (s*end) my holid!ys here l!s ye!r.
5ou (h!ve) ! good ime?
9o& i never (so*) r!ining.
II Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1. :; (you < !se < ever)

sushi?
2. =; 5es& I (e!) sushi ! le!s five imes so f!r.
$. :; %hen (you < e!) sushi for he firs ime?
'. =; I (e!) sushi for he firs ime on my d!d's +2h #irhd!y. He (invie) he whole
f!mily o ! 4!*!nese res!ur!n.
+. :; (you < li)e) i?
.. =; :#soluely. In f!c& i (#e) so good h! we (#e) o h! res!ur!n hree imes ye.
:nd on my mum's #irhd!y& we (order) some sushi !nd (h!ve) i ! home.
III Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1. :; I (see < no) you for ! long ime. %here (you < #e) ?
2. =; I (come < -us) #!c) from 0!n!d!.
$. :; >h re!lly? %h! (you < do) in 0!n!d!?
'. =; I (!)e) ! n!ure our.
+. :; %ow3 (you < see) m!ny wild !nim!ls here?
.. =; >f course. I (w!ch) #e!rs& wolves !nd wh!les in he wild. Th! (#e) so
ineresing. (you < s*end < ever) ! holid!y in 0!n!d!?
7. :; 5es& I (r!vel) !round 0!n!d! wice so f!r.
/. =; %hen (you < go) here?
9. :; The firs ime I (go) here (#e) in 1997 !nd he second ime in 222'.
12. =; (you < en-oy) i?
11. :; I !#soluely (love) i& es*eci!lly he wes co!s.
I Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1. L!s wee) I (#e) very #usy !nd I (h!ve no) he ime o do ! lo in he household.
2. >n ,ond!y I (wor)) hree hours overime !nd (come) home very l!e in he
evening.
$. ?rom Tuesd!y o Thursd!y I (#e) on ! #usiness ri*.
'. >n ?rid!y I (go) o ! friend's #irhd!y *!ry !nd ! he wee)end I (visi) my
gr!nd*!rens.
+. Tomorrow some friends !re coming over. I (see < no) hem for !ges !nd hey (#e < never)
! my *l!ce #efore.
.. I (cle!n < -us) my house so I c!n show hem !round. 9ow everyhing is *erfec.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1. He (le!ve < -us) his house.
2. %e (#uild) ! ree house l!s wee).
$. Two ye!rs !go& ?ion! (#re!)) her leg.
'. I (w!sh < !lre!dy) he dishes.
+. The oher d!y& our c! (#ring) home ! mouse.
I Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1. %e (em*y < no) he #in l!s wee).
2. (he (#e < no) here !n hour !go.
$. He (lose < no) !ny g!me so f!r.
'. ,y #roher (*ic) < no) me u* ! / o'cloc).
+. I (m!)e < no) u* my mind ye.
II Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1. (you < see) =o# recenly?
2. %ho (swich) off he lighs ! minue !go?
$. %hen (she < #ecome) ! e!cher?
'. (you < ride < ever) !n ele*h!n?
+. (you < hur) your )nee when you were *l!ying foo#!ll?
III Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1. %illi!m (idy < !lre!dy) u* his room.
2. 0!roline (miss) he school #us yeserd!y.
$. I (finish < -us) my homewor).
'. I c!nno go ou onigh. ,y gr!nd*!rens (come) o see us.
+. In 222'& he >lym*ic (ummer @!mes (!)e) *l!ce in :hens.
I! Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1. %e (w!ch < no) TA l!s nigh.
2. 4o!nn! (re!d < no) he #oo) ye.
$. 0ollin (no < go) on holid!y l!s ye!r.
'. I (h!ve < no) !ny *ro#lems so f!r.
+. They (le!rn < no) he new words ye.
! Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).
1. (hey < #e < ever) o 9ew 5or)?
2. (you < see) 0!herine ! minue !go?
$. %h! ime (you < ge) u* od!y?
'. (he < he!r) he news ye?
+. How ofen (you < *l!y) h! g!me u* o now?
"I!E# TE$SES
I %or each sentence& choose the best 'ord or phrase to complete the gap from the choices
belo'.
1. This ime omorrow some of he *eo*le in his room BBBBBBBBBBBB o heir home counries.
1.
( will r!vel ) will r!velling C will #e r!velling # will h!ve r!velling
2. :uguso couldn' o*en he cl!ssroom door #ec!use one of he oher sudens BBBBBBBBBB i from he inside.
2.
( loc)ed ) w!s loc)ing C h!s loc)ed # h!d loc)ed
$. "very d!y& even when i's r!ining he!vily& Henry BBBBBBBBB for !n e!rly morning run #efore e!ing
#re!)f!s.
$.
( going ) is going C goes # is gone
'. : he momen& BBBBBBBBBBB !n e8ercise in order o review he "nglish ver# enses h! I h!ve le!rned.
'.
( I do ) I doing C I'm doing # I've done
+. =efore *eo*le l!nded on he ,oon in 19.9& some *eo*le BBBBBBBBBBBB h! he moon w!s m!de of cheese.
+.
( #elieved ) were #elieving C h!ve #elieved # h!d #een #elieving
.. =y 0hrism!s& !ll of he sudens in our cl!ss BBBBBBBBBBBBB o heir counries.
..
( will reurn ) will h!ve reurned C will #e reurning # will h!ve reurning
7. This is 4!vi's l!s wee) ! he school so BBBBBBBBBBB @ood#ye o !ll his new friends for he l!s hree d!ys.
7.
( he s!ys ) he s!id C he's s!id # he's #een s!ying
/. I'm sorry I c!n' come o your *!ry omorrow nigh. BBBBBBBBBBBB dinner wih 0risin! !nd (!m!r!.
,!y#e I c!n come !long !ferw!rds.
/.
( I will h!ve ) I'm h!ving C I h!ve # I will h!ve h!d
9. (o f!r& during her ime ! Inern!ion!l House =risol& Tchior BBBBBBBBBBBB o si8 *!nc!)e *!ries !nd
fifeen #!r#ecues.
9.
( c!me ) comes C h!s come # h!s #een coming
12. : si8 o'cloc) his morning mos of us were !slee* in #ed. =u :heer BBBBBBBBBBBB for od!y's gr!mm!r.
12.
( sudied ) sudies C w!s sudying # h!s sudied
11. This is he second o l!s Cuesion in his se of Cuesions. In wo minues' ime you BBBBBBBBBBB !nd hen
you will find ou your score.
11.
( will finish ) will h!ve finished C will #e finishing # will h!ve #een
finishing
12. %hen "lis!#e! BBBBBBBBBBBB for her morning lesson& he e!cher w!s collecing he homewor) from he
oher sudens.
12.
( !rrived ) w!s !rriving C h!d !rrived # h!d #een !rriving

II %or each sentence& choose the best 'ord or phrase to complete the gap from the choices
belo'.
1. The ele*hone r!ng& #u I BBBBBBBBBBBBBB somehing ineresing on TA so I didn' !nswer i.
1.
( w!s w!ching ) w!ch C h!ve w!ched # w!ched
2. %h! BBBBBBBBBBBBB onigh? :nyhing s*eci!l?
2.
( h!ve you doing ) !re you done C !re you doing # do you
$. If I BBBBBBBBBBBB he !nswer& I would h!ve old you when you !s)ed me.
$.
( h!ve )nown ) )now C w!s )nown # )new
'. I ho*e you BBBBBBBBBBBBB ! gre! ime in ?r!nce ne8 wee). I'll see you when you ge #!c).
'.
( h!d ) h!ve C !re h!ving # will h!ve h!d
+. @ive me ! ring when you BBBBBBBBBBBBB home.
+.
( !re geing ) ge C go # h!ve go
.. This is he #es *iDD! I BBBBBBBBBBBB . I mus ge he reci*e.
..
( h!ve ever h!d ) !m ever h!ving C h!ve ever #een h!ving # will ever h!ve h!d
7. There !re ! cou*le of *eo*le BBBBBBBBBBBBBB o see you & 6r 4ohnson. (h!ll I send hem in?
7.
( w!iing ) !re w!iing C h!ve w!ied # w!ied
/. This ime ne8 wee) mos of us BBBBBBBBBBBBB in he s!me cl!ssroom wih he s!me e!cher !nd *ro#!#ly
sill he s!me old gr!mm!r.
/.
( !re going o sudy ) will #e sudying C will h!ve sudied # !re sudying
9. I'm *l!nning o reire young. I ho*e h! I BBBBBBBBBBBB ! few million *ounds #y he ime I'm hiry.
9.
( will s!ve ) will #e s!ving C will h!ve s!ved # will h!ve #een s!ving
12. I e8*ec hey BBBBBBBBBBBBBB wor) !#ou now. Eerh!*s I should give hem ! ring.
12.
( will finishing ) h!ve finishing C !re finishing # h!ve #een finishing
11. 5ou )now 4!n? 6id you )now h! he BBBBBBBBBBBBBB from 4!*!n?
11.
( c!me ) is coming C comes # h!s come
12. %hen I s!w her red eyes !nd we chee)s& I guessed h! she BBBBBBBBBBBBBB !nd I !s)ed her wh! w!s
wrong.
12.
( cried ) h!d cried C h!s cried # h!d #een crying