TENSES WORKSHEETS
T002: Complete the sentences using the correct form of the present tense.
1. You can’t see Jimmy now. He ____________________ a bath. (HAVE)
2. He ____________________ to the theatre. (NEVER GO)
3. Anne ____________ all her clothes herself. At the moment she __________ a dress for a
fancy dress party (MAKE, MAKE).
4. He usually _______ coffee for breakfast, but today he ________ tea (HAVE, HAVE).
5. I can’t go home now because it ____________________ , and I ____________________
an umbrella. (RAIN, NOT HAVE).
6. In Britain women normally ____________________ hats. (NOT WEAR)
7. The sun _____________ in the east and _____________ in the west (RISE, SET)
8. Who ______ that terrible noise outside? – It’s Dad. He ____ the lawn. (MAKE, MOW)
9. I ______ this weekend near the coast. I ____ there nearly every weekend. (SPEND, GO)
10. She _____ thirty cigarettes a day but at the moment she ______ to stop. (SMOKE, TRY)
11. We ____________________ breakfast together every Sunday morning. (HAVE)
12. What’s that smell. – It’s in the kitchen. Something ____________________ . (BURN)
13. Who ____________________ to on the phone? – It’s my friend Carry. (YOU SPEAK)
14. I ____ overtime this month because I ____________________ up some money to buy a
new car . (WORK, SAVE)
15. The moon ____________________ around the earth (GO)
16. She usually ________ languages very quickly, but she _______ problems with Chinese
(LEARN, HAVE).
17. ____________________ TV every evening ? (YOU WATCH)
18. He always ____________________ his bills on time. (PAY)
19. How long _____ you to get to the office? – It _____ me about half an hour (IT TAKE,
TAKE)
20. The plane that ____________________ Heathrow at 9.15 is on schedule. (LEAVE)
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21. It often _____________________ in Ireland. That’s why they call it the “Green Island”.
But it _____________________ there at the moment. (RAIN, NOT RAIN)
22. Such behaviour normally _____________________ me furious (MAKE).
23. I _____________________ a word he says. (NOT BELIEVE)
24. I _____________________ a hat today because it’s such a special event. (WEAR)
25. Susan ___________ an email to her parents nearly every Saturday evening. (WRITE)
26. Stop right now! You ___________________ the flowers every time the ball
_________________ in the flower bed. (BREAK, LAND)
27. Where is Jimmy? – I don’t know. I _____________________ he
_____________________ tennis with his younger brother, Mark. (THINK, PLAY)
28. My mum _____________________ a party for her best friends once a year. (ORGANISE)
29. She ________________ in London, but she ________________ with friends up in
Scotland. (LIVE, CURRENTLY STAY)
30. Our headmaster rarely ___________ a class. He ___________ a lot of administrative
work to do. (TEACH, HAVE)
31. As the private secretary of the boss I ______ up to a hundred emails every day. (READ)
32. Look at her! – She _____________________ in a non-smoking area. (SMOKE)
33. _____________________ to a tennis club? (YOU BELONG)
34. Dana _____________________ reading a good novel (LOVE).
35. Songs that are not very popular _____________________ very well. (NOT SELL)
36. My brother isn’t here. He _____________________ Spain at the moment. (TOUR)
37. Tom always _____________________ the strangest questions in class. (ASK)
38. I ________ lottery tickets every week, but I _________ anything (BUY, NEVER WIN)
39. You can’t disturb them. They _____________________ a game of cards. (PLAY)
40. Can’t you see that I _____________________ on my thesis? – I
_____________________ you to disturb me. (WORK, NOT WANT)
41. Our children _____________________ going skiing with us. (ENJOY)
42. The plane _____________________ the runway now. You are too late. (LEAVE)
43. I ____________ websites for a living. What _________? (CREATE, YOU DO)
44. She ___________ of leaving home and going to Australia for a year. (THINK)
45. I told you that I ________________________ with you anymore. You’re simply not a
team player. (NOT WORK)
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T027: Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets: Past Simple or Present Perfect
1. The weather around here ________________ terrible in the last few weeks. (BE)
2. Maria ________________ her suitcase last night. (PACK)
3. I ____________________ volleyball since I was a teenager. (NOT PLAY)
4. We ____________________ wash the dishes. They're all clean now (HELP)
5. They _________ the factory. – Really? When _________? (CLOSE, THAT HAPPEN)
6. __________________________________ yet? (YOUR BUSINESS COURSE – START)
7. How long ______________ that camera? – About a month. I ___________ it because it
was on sale just before Christmas. (YOU HAVE, BUY)
8. ________ last week's magazine? – It must be here because I __________ it on Monday.
(YOU SEE, BUY)
9. The books you ordered _____________. The delivery service __________ them an hour
ago. (ARRIVE, BRING)
10. The Queen _____________ her two-week tour through Australia yesterday. (START)
11. The plane from New York __________. The passengers are getting out. (JUST LAND)
12. We ____________________ a party at school for ages. (NOT HAVE)
13. I __________ a cold in school a few days ago and ________ ill ever since. (CATCH, BE)
14. Dinosaurs ____________________ around the earth millions of years ago. (WANDER)
15. Prices ____________________ up last year, but they ____________________ by 8%
already this year. (NOT GO, INCREASE)
16. I'm so tired. I ____________________ all the way to the underground station. (WALK)
17. We ____________ home from our holidays and getting ready to settle in. (JUST COME)
18. She ___________ in London for three years. However, when her mom __________ , she
___________ to Leeds and _____________ there ever since. (LIVE, DIE, MOVE, LIVE)
19. Dusty ____________________ a match so far this year. He is more successful than last
year, when he ____________________ the first three matches. (NEVER LOSE, LOSE)
20. He ____________________ off the ladder and ____________________ his ankle. That's
why he ____________________ in school for a while. (FALL, BREAK, NOT BE)
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T036: Fill in the correct form of the verb given: Past or Present Perfect Simple
21. So far, Jill _________________ almost half of the book. (READ)
22. Do you know who _________________ the telephone? – It ______________ Alexander
Graham Bell. (INVENT, BE)
23. On her trip across Asia, Mum _________________ three countries up to now. (VISIT)
24. How many books ____________________ in the last few years? (HE WRITE)
25. Martha lives in Dublin. She's _________________ there her whole life, ever since her
dad _________________ a few years ago. (LIVE, DIE)
26. Paul and Gina _________________ an hour ago. They _________________ problems
with their flight. (ARRIVE, HAVE)
27. Drugs _________________ a huge problem in the United States. (BECOME)
28. Granddad _________________ in hospital since Monday. He _________________ in
hospital before. (BE, NEVER BE)
29. _______________________ the Queen in person? No, but I _________________ Prince
Andrew at a concert a few months ago. (YOU EVER SEE, SEE)
30. Mozart _________________ over 600 pieces of music during his lifetime. (WRITE)
31. They _________________ to Spain on holiday last summer (GO)
32. I'm hungry. I _________________ anything for hours. (NOT EAT)
33. I _________________ my key and can't find it anywhere. (LOSE)
34. He _________________ as a war correspondent during the second Iraq war. (WORK)
35. I ______ a huge meal for lunch and simply can't eat anything at the moment. (HAVE)
36. It ________ yet this week, but last week it really _________ a lot. (NOT RAIN, RAIN)
37. According to her statement, she _________________ at the Crown Hotel from last
Monday to Thursday. (STAY)
38. Who ____________________ at the cinema last night? (YOU MEET)
39. I don't need any new driving lessons. I _________________ the test. (ALREADY PASS)
40. Fortunately, I ___________________ any bones. (NEVER BREAK)
41. My cousins _________ in Dublin since their childhood. Marvin ________ to America
when he was 16 but only ________ there for a few years. Then he ________ back to
Ireland. (BE, GO, STAY, COME)
42. I ___________________ the car. Now it looks great! (WASH)
43. She _______________ smoking a few months ago. (STOP)
44. Back in March, I __ enough money to buy a new car. Now, I can afford one. (NOT HAVE)
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45. Scientist ___________________ a major discovery in medicine. (JUST MAKE)
T044: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the tense in brackets. Use past simple
or present perfect (simple and progressive).
1. What __________ since you came to this school? I hope you ___________ many friends
in the past year. (YOU LEARN, MAKE)
2. She __________ tired when she ______ home last night, so she _____________ straight
to bed. (BE, GET, GO)
3. I ____________ her husband. I don't even know what he looks like. (NEVER MEET)
4. It ______________________ the whole week. I wonder when it's going to stop. (SNOW)
5. Who _________ The Taming of the Shrew ? – I think it was Henry James. (WRITE)
6. The weather ___________ great when we _________ in Sicily last August. (BE, BE)
7. I ______________ to study for the past hour, but I simply can't concentrate. (TRY)
8. World War I ___________ in 1914 and ___________ four years later. (START, END)
9. I ____________ lunch, but I _____________ coffee yet. (JUST HAVE, NOT HAVE).
10. I _______________________ a nice girl recently. – How long ______________________
on? – Oh, for about a month. (SEE, IT GO)
11. Last night I ___________________ some spare time, so I ___________________ to the
cinema to see the latest Bond movie. (HAVE, GO)
12. I ___________ my room recently. That's why it looks so nice and fresh. (PAINT)
13. How many matches ____________ so far this season? Well, I __________ almost all
games last season, but I _____________ any this year. (YOU WIN, WIN, NOT WIN)
14. Mom ___________ thank you notes the whole morning. She ___________ about 20 so
far. (WRITE, ALREADY WRITE)
15. Dad _______ as a consultant for over 20 years. Then he ________. (WORK, RETIRE)
16. ___________ Max at the staff meeting last Tuesday? No, I _____________ him for ages.
(YOU SEE, NOT SEE)
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T001: Complete the sentences using the correct form of the present perfect tense: Present
perfect or present perfect continuous
1. I _______ several books about sailing and I am quite fascinated by the sport . (READ)
2. You look absolutely exhausted. What ____________________ ? (YOU DO)
3. He __________ that book for over two weeks and he ___________ yet. He's such a slow
reader. (READ, NOT FINISH)
4. My sister _________ in Norwich for two months. She seems to like it there and is not
planning to leave. (LIVE)
5. My dad ____________________ a new job. (JUST START)
6. You should put some boots on. It _______ for several days now and the ground is pretty
muddy. (RAIN) ____________ your homework yet ? You __________ on it for hours.
(YOU FINISH , WORK)
7. Maria ________ for a job since she left school last summer. She still __________ one.
(LOOK, NOT FIND)
8. They ________ TV the whole evening. It's their favourite film and they ________ it
several times. (WATCH, SEE)
9. I ______________ him about his new girlfriend twice this week. He doesn't seem to
want to answer. (ASK)
10. I ______________ my driving test. (JUST PASS)
11. Where ____________ ? - At the doctor's. I ____________ ill lately (YOU BE , BE)
12. We ____________________ the date for the marriage. It will be on May 26. (SET)
13. My sister ____________________ too many sweets lately. She must try to stop. (EAT)
14. I ___________ him for ages. I wonder what he ____________ up to. (NOT SEE, BE)
15. I ______________ French for three years now but I don't seem to be making any
progress. It's so difficult (LEARN).
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T008: Complete the sentences using the correct form of the present perfect tense: Present
perfect or present perfect continuous
1. I ___________________ the book you gave me, so you can have it back now. (READ)
2. You look tired. You _______________ too hard lately. (PROBABLY WORK)
3. Rachel ________________ around Europe for two months now. At the moment, she’s in
Barcelona. She ___________ six countries so far. (TRAVEL, VISIT)
4. Is it still raining? – No, it_______ but the streets are still wet. (ALREADY STOP)
5. I ____________ at your report for some time, but I must say I can’t agree with you on a
few things. (LOOK)
6. James ____________ the new Harry Potter novel for hours now. He simply can’t let it
go. (READ)
7. I ________________________ this few times, but I’ll say it again. (ALREADY SAY)
8. The two brothers ________________________ films since they left high school. (MAKE)
9. Look! Someone ________________________ that window! (BREAK)
10. I ________ to him, but he _______ me an answer yet. (ALREADY WRITE, NOT GIVE)
11. You are too late. The patient ________________________ . (JUST DIE)
12. The manager isn’t here. He’s away on holiday. – Where ___________ ? (HE GO)
13. They ________________________ from New York. (JUST ARRIVE)
14. _______________ in the rain the whole time? Why ____________ you in? (YOU STAND,
ANYONE NOT LET)
15. Mr. Benson _____________ the whole morning. So far,____________ three fish. (FISH,
CATCH)
16. The company ___________ money with this product for ages. It’s time to stop
producing it. (LOSE)
17. She ___________ Charles since she was 17. The__________ in the same town for over
20 years. (KNOW, LIVE)
18. John ________________________ off his bike again. It’s the third time now! (FALL)
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T021: Complete the sentences using the correct form of the present perfect tense: Present
perfect or present perfect continuous
1. I'm so tired because I ________________________ so hard lately. (WORK)
2. The new midfielder ________________________ 5 goals so far this season, and we're
only halfway through it. (SCORE)
3. There's no wine left I the fridge. I ________________________ both bottles. (DRINK)
4. Jenifer is getting fatter and fatter all the time. She ________ too much. (PROBABLY EAT)
5. I ________________________ a new pair of shoes. How do you like them? (JUST BUY)
________________________ reading the newspaper? Could you give it to me then?
(YOU FINISH)
6. I'm writing a new novel at the moment. So far,__________ the introduction. (ONLY
WRITE)
7. Look at how she's sweating. She ___________ for hours. (PROBABLY RUN)
8. How long ________________________ Russian? (YOU LEARN)
9. I am not surprised your eyes are hurting. You ______ computer games ever since you
got up. (PLAY)
10. My sister ________________________ with her roommate for 5 years. (LIVE)
11. Where is my new watch? I ____________ for it for hours and ______________ it yet.
(LOOK, NOT FIND)
12. There's nothing on your exam paper. You started an hour ago. What
____________________________ up to now? (YOU DO)
13. I ________________________ a new job and I can start next Wednesday. (FIND)
14. I ________________________ Patricia since we were in kindergarten together. What
______________________________ all these years? (NOT SEE, SHE DO)
15. I _________ all my passwords recently, but I forgot to write them down. (CHANGE)
16. I ________________________ the new Schwarzenegger film. I don't want to go to the
cinema again. (ALREADY SEE)
17. Dad ________________________ since he was in high school. (NOT DANCE)
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T009: Complete the sentences using the simple form of the past or past perfect tense.
1. By the time we __________ to the stadium, the performance __________, so we missed
the first two songs. (GET, ALREADY START)
2. When we ________ in Spain the airport management told us that they _______ our
luggage. (ARRIVE, LOSE)
3. After I _____________ a large meal, I ______________ to feel sick. (HAVE, START)
4. The shoes were very clean because I ____________ hours cleaning them. (SPEND)
5. It _________ his first trip to India. He _______ there several times before. (NOT BE, BE)
6. My neighbour told me that she __________________ a new car a month before. (BUY)
7. Yesterday I _______ downtown to see Peter. I ______ him for months. (GO, NOT MEET)
8. I __________________ Matrix for the first time yesterday. I __________________ it
before. (SEE, NEVER SEE)
9. She _______ him for very long when she________ to get married. (NOT KNOW, DECIDE)
10. When he _______, the party was over. Everyone _______. (ARRIVE, ALREADY LEAVE)
11. I was happy after I __________________ my first lesson as an instructor. (FINISH)
12. I visited the hospital where the ambulance __________________ my mother. (TAKE)
13. Everyone ________ the house by the time I __________ home. (LEAVE, COME)
14. As soon as he ________ the old clock on the wall it ________ again (REPAIR, BREAK)
15. I __________ a new car because my old one ______________ (BUY, BE STEAL)
16. The teacher asked me why I __________________ my homework. (NOT DO)
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T024: Fill in the correct form of the past tense.
1. I ________________ my old friend in town the other day. He ________________ to
ignore me and ________________ somewhere else. (SEE, SEEM, LOOK)
2. The teacher _________ a photo of us while we ________ up the tree. (TAKE, CLIMB)
3. We ________________ Martha at the airport last week. She ________________ for the
arrival of her sister while we ________________ to New York. (MEET, WAIT, TRAVEL)
4. "What ________ to him? – He ________________ totally surprised when I
________________ him. " – (YOU SAY, LOOK, SEE)
5. He ________________ exam papers when I ________________ him. (CORRECT, VISIT)
6. A man ________________ on the road while I ________________ my bike. Luckily, I
________________ not to crash into him. (FALL, RIDE, MANAGE)
7. We __________ a few miles off the coast when a horrible thunderstorm __________
up. We __________ to get to safety as soon as possible. (SAIL, COME, HAVE)
8. I haven't seen him for ages. When I last ___________ him, he __________ for a new job.
(SEE, LOOK)
9. While the two teams _________ up everyone _________ a flag. It __________ a very
emotional moment. (WARM, WAVE, BE)
10. "What ___________________ when I ________________ to your place yesterday
evening?" – "I ________________ the baby". (YOU DO, COME, FEED)
11. I ______ down a dark alley when suddenly I ______ footsteps. I ______ around and
_____ that an old woman with a dog ______ me. (WALK, HEAR, TURN, SEE, FOLLOW)
12. "Why ___________ out last night?" – "I __________ too tired and ________ to stay at
home." (YOU NOT GO, BE, DECIDE)
13. The policeman asked me, " How fast ________________ when you ________________
the old lady in front of you?" (YOU DRIVE, SEE)
14. Mom _______ dinner when we _______ home from football practice. (PREPARE, GET)
15. When I __________ young, I always __________ to be a pilot. (BE, WANT)
16. Las Sunday afternoon I ________________ for a walk in the park and
________________ a cup of coffee at a local restaurant. (GO, HAVE)
17. When they _________ to the airport the plane _________ off. (GET, JUST TAKE)
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18. I ________________ on a bench in the park when a man ________________ up to me
and ________________ to know what time it ________________. (SIT, COME, WANT,
BE)
T056: Fill in the correct form of the past tense: Past Simple or Past Progressive.
1. While the policeman _____________ out of the window, he _____________ that a blue
SUV __________________ down the road. (LOOK, NOTICE, PARK)
2. I ___________ on my report when the phone ___________. My wife ______ to know
when I ___________ home. (WORK, RING, WANT, COME)
3. He __________________ down the street when he __________________ his old
schoolteacher on the other side. (WALK, SEE)
4. During the time I __________________ in South Africa I never __________________ a
serious crime. (SPEND, SEE)
5. While they __________________ lunch at the new restaurant, a journalist
__________________ up to them and __________________ to ask a few questions.
(HAVE, COME, WANT)
6. The farmer _________ the whole neighbourhood with fruit and vegetables. (SUPPLY)
7. The hairdresser __________________ up her shop, __________________ into the car
and __________________ home. (LOCK, GET, DRIVE)
8. My brother __________________ to contact me at the office, but he
__________________ me because I __________________ lunch with a customer. (TRY,
CANNOT REACH, HAVE)
9. Jack __________________ over the carpet because he __________________ attention
to where he __________________. (TRIP, NOT PAY, GO)
10. Where ___________ when I __________ across you yesterday? (YOU GO, COME)
11. I __________________ him off at the airport when the police __________________ and
__________________ him. (SEE, COME, ARREST)
12. The old man ______ on the pavement, so James _______ to help him. (FALL, STOP)
13. How _________ your leg? – Well, I _________ on the ladder when, suddenly, I
__________ my balance and ____________. (YOU BREAK, STAND, LOSE, FALL)
14. She ________ in France at the time she _________ the bad news. (LIVE, RECEIVE)
15. I _____ the new Prime Minister while I ______ the press conference. (MEET, ATTEND)
16. While I _________ on the motorway, more and more police cars ________ in my
direction. (DRIVE, COME)
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T005 AllTenses: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I __________________ the fire at 6 in the morning and when Peter came in it
__________________ brightly (LIGHT, BURN).
2. My brother ____ with his model cars when suddenly the lights___ out. (PLAY, GO)
3. After I _________ him to the zoo, we ________ for a walk in the park (TAKE, GO).
4. ____________ vodka? – Yes, I ____________ it when I was in Moscow a few years ago.
But I _____________ any since then. (YOU EVER DRINK, TRY, NOT DRINK).
5. What ___________ about his last book? – I __________ it a lot. (YOU THINK, LIKE)
6. The boys ______ in the garden when they _______ their father’s steps. (WORK, HEAR).
7. What _______ yesterday afternoon? I _______ on my new novel. (YOU DO, WORK)
8. How _________________________ to work? – I normally __________________ by car
but this week I __________________ the bus (YOU USUALLY GET, GO, TAKE)
9. Lucas __________________ the guitar when someone __________________ the
window and __________________ a bucket of water out. (PLAY, OPEN, THROW).
10. Up to now, Mary __________________ to the United States. (NEVER BE)
11. My sister ____________ for me when I___________ . (ALREADY WAIT, ARRIVE)
12. I ___________ this championship every year since 2005, but I _________ it this year
(WIN, LOSE)
13. I first _______ this film in 2006 and I ____ it a couple of times since then. (SEE, SEE)
14. My neighbour ________ her car since 2 o’clock. She still isn’t finished. (CLEAN)
15. I ______________ Italian for two years, but I still ______________ very much. (LEARN,
NOT UNDERSTAND)
16. She _____ in South Africa now. She ______ there shortly after the war. (LIVE, MOVE)
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T006AllTenses: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. ________________________ a famous person in his life? (PAUL EVER MEET)
2. The teacher ____________________ something on the blackboard when suddenly the
headmaster ____________________ into the classroom. (WRITE, BURST)
3. My mum ____________________ at the office lately. She has got a cold. (NOT BE)
4. The speaker ______________ writing a letter to the chairman. Here it is. (JUST FINISH)
5. After they ________ the top of the hill, they __________ a break. (REACH, TAKE)
6. The Romans ____________________ roads some of which still exist today. (BUILD)
7. I ____________________ to the disco for ages. - Let’s go tomorrow. (NOT GO)
8. _________ your holidays in Greece? It’s a wonderful country. (YOU EVER SPEND)
9. I ____________________ my son to swimming practice every week. (DRIVE)
10. We ____________________ a fantastic film on TV last night, but I
____________________ its name. (SEE, NOT REMEMBER)
11. He told us that he ____________________ on a cruise trip before. (NEVER BE)
12. Most of the world’s elephants ____________________ in Africa and Asia. (LIVE)
13. The boss __________ to the mayor at the moment. You can’t interrupt him. (TALK)
14. While Frank _________ the newspaper, Jill _________ breakfast (READ, PREPARE)
15. You ____________________ tea, don’t you? (NORMALLY DRINK)
16. I _______ him in the past two weeks. Where______ all the time? (NOT SEE, HE BE)
17. The headmaster punished the pupils because they ____________________ trouble a
few weeks before. (CAUSE)
18. I ____________________ in the garden the whole day yesterday. (WORK)
19. I _________ to call you last night, but you ________ up the phone. (TRY, NOT PICK)
20. I ____________________ for three hours now. There is still no sight of him. (WAIT)
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