Tense Exercise I
Use the Present Continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1)
You _______ (use) my mobile phone!
2)
My dad _______ (wash) his car.
3)
It _______ (not rain) today.
4)
Who _______ (she / chat) to now?
5)
The students’ _______ (have) lunch in the canteen
Use the Past Perfect form of the verb in brackets.
1)
She _________ a novel on humanity. (write)
2)
He ________ his homework yesterday. (do)
3)
He ________ any cash amount to the dealer. (not / pay)
4)
______ you _______ about that company before? (hear)
5)
T hey
____ already ______ a knife to the boy to cut fruits. (give)
Use the Present Perfect Continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1)
Rahul ________ French for three months. (learn)
2)
They ________ (not/watch) TV much recently.
3)
What ________ you ________ about the attendance in your college? (think)
4)
You _________ to Rome since 2016. (travel)
5)
Shreya _________ (not do) his homework. He's been texting his friends.
Use Future form of the verb in brackets.
1)
The teacher _______ shortly. (arrive)
2)
I _______ you if you say that word again. (hit)
3)
If she works hard, she _______ (get) good marks.
4)
What we ________ (do) now?
5)
You _________ (ring) the bell?
Use the appropriate form of the verb in brackets.
1)
Simran ________ (go) to office every day.
2)
Rakesh and Priya ________ (meet) in Mumbai.
3)
It ________ yesterday. (rain)
4)
The bus _________ a few minutes ago. (stop)
6)
Rohit _________ (to fly) to New Delhi on Wednesday evening.
7)
I _________ for 2 hours. (read)
8)
He _________ milk out the carton when Mom walked into the kitchen. (drink)
9)
It ______ yesterday. (snow)
10)
______ you _______ English?
Tense Exercise II
Use the Past Continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1)
The children ________ hide and seek in the park. (play)
2)
What _________ he ________ in the backyard? (do)
3)
I ________ all day yesterday. (paint)
4)
The phone rang while I ________ dinner. (have)
5)
Miss Sharma ________ to Mr. Gupta when the murder happened. (not / talk)
Use the Present Perfect form of the verb in brackets.
1)
She _______ anything yet for the party wearing. (not/ choose)
2)
_______ we ________ this task completely? (do)
3)
He ________ the door. (close)
4)
I ________ the job. (finish)
5)
My mom ________ meal for me. (cook)
Use the Past Perfect Continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1)
She ________ for ten hours when I woke her. (sleep)
2)
It _________ and the road was covered in water. (rain)
3)
The delivery boy_______- the parcel on time at the destination. (not / deliver)
4)
______ Priya friends always __________ him in school? (annoy)
5)
The receptionist _________ the applications for the interview. (accept)
Use Future form of the verb in brackets.
1)
I hope the weather ______ nice. (be)
2)
I promise I _________ your secret to anyone. (not tell)
3)
Are you sure they _________ the match? (win)
5)
She _________ pretty in this dress. (look)
Use the appropriate form of the verb in brackets.
1)
I _______ to see my sister in Nov. (go)
2)
The police _________ the thief last night. (catch)
3)
This is November. Then the next month ______ December. (be)
4)
The children _______________ kites since 8 o’clock. (fly)
5)
The flight ___________ yet. (not / arrived)
6)
The sun _______ from the east. (rise)
7)
_____ you _____ to the market, yesterday? (go)
8)
I _________ for a job at the moment. (look)
9)
Before the supervisor came to the site, the workers ________ their work.
(start)
10)
Shreya and Shital often _______for meetings in the evening. (go)
Tense Exercise I - Answers
Use the Present Continuous
form of the verb in brackets.
1)
You are using my mobile
phone! / You’re using my
phone!
2)
My dad is washing his car.
3)
It is not raining today. / It
isn’t raining today.
4)
Who is she chatting to now?
5)
The students are having lunch
in the canteen.
Use the Past Perfect form of
the verb in brackets.
1)
She had written a novel on
humanity.
2)
He had done his homework
yesterday.
3)
He hadn’t paid any cash
amount to the dealer.
4)
Had you heard about that company before?
5)
They had already given a knife to the boy to cut
fruits.
Use the Present Perfect
Continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1)
Rahul has been learning French
for three months.
2)
They have not been watching
TV much recently.
3)
What have you been thinking about the attendance
in your college?
4)
You have been traveling to
Rome since 2016.
5)
Shreya hasn’t been doing his
homework. He's been texting his friends.
Use Future form of the verb in brackets.
1)
The teacher will arrive
shortly.
2)
I will hit you if you say
that word again.
3)
If she works hard, she will get
good marks.
4)
What shall we do now?
5)
Will you ring the bell?
Use the appropriate form of
the verb in brackets.
1)
Simran goes to office every
day.
2)
Rakesh and Priya meet in
Mumbai.
3)
It rained yesterday.
4)
The bus stopped a few minutes
ago.
5) Did you play football yesterday?
6)
Rohit will fly to New Delhi
on Wednesday evening.
7)
I have been reading for 2
hours.
8)
He had been drinking milk out
the carton when Mom walked into the kitchen.
9)
It was snowing yesterday.
10)
Do you speak English?
Tense Exercise II - Answers
Use the Past Continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1)
The children were playing
hide and seek in the park. (play)
2)
What was he doing in the backyard? (do)
3)
I was painting all day
yesterday. (paint)
4)
The phone rang while I was having
dinner. (have)
5)
Miss Sharma wasn’t talking to Mr. Gupta when the murder happened. (not /
talk)
Use the Present Perfect form of the verb in brackets.
1)
She hasn’t chosen anything
yet for the party wearing. (not/ choose)
2)
Have we done this task completely? (do)
3)
He has closed the door.
(close)
4)
I have finished the job.
(finish)
5)
My mom has cooked meal for
me. (cook)
Use the Past Perfect Continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1)
She had been sleeping for ten
hours when I woke her. (sleep)
2)
It has been raining and the
road was covered in water. (rain)
3)
The delivery boy hadn’t been
delivering the parcel on time at the destination.
4)
Had Priya friends always been annoying him in school?
(annoy)
5)
The receptionist has been accepting
the applications for the interview. (accept)
Use Future form of the verb in brackets.
1)
I hope the weather will be
nice. (be)
2)
I promise I will not tell
your secret to anyone. (not tell)
3)
Are you sure they will win
the match? (win)
5)
She will look pretty in this
dress. (look)
Use the appropriate form of the verb in brackets.
1) I am going to see my sister in Nov. (go)
2) The police caught the thief last night. (catch)
3) This is November. Then the next month will beDecember. (be)
4) The children have been flying kites since 8 o’clock. (fly)
5) The flight has not arrived yet. (not / arrived)
6) The sun rises from the east. (rise)
7) Did you go to the market, yesterday? (go)
8) I am looking for a job at the moment. (look)
9) Before the supervisor came to the site, the workers had started their work. (start)
10) Shreya and Shital often go for meetings in the evening. (go)
