This grammar exercise tests your ability to use different tense forms correctly.
Complete the following sentences using appropriate tense forms.
1. My father ……………….. for a brisk walk in the evening.
We use the simple present tense to talk about our habits and routines.
2. We …………….. for Singapore next Monday.
We use the present continuous tense to talk about future events if the arrangement already exists.
3. I .......................... all my problems.
4. We ................................. here for four years.
5. I ............................... a letter to my sister.
We use the present continuous tense to talk about actions or situations that are happening at the moment of speaking.
6. He ………………….. his breakfast when I reached his place.
7. We ........................... him before.
8. I ………………. the minister last week.
We use the simple past tense to say that something happened in the past.
9. He said that he ………………. the next day.
10. The letter ……………….. yesterday.
11. The teacher ………………. the lazy boy.
12. He ……………….. president of the club.
Answers
1. My father goes for a brisk walk in the evening.
2. We are leaving for Singapore next Monday.
3. I have solved all my problems.
4. We have lived here for four years.
5. I am writing a letter to my sister.
6. He was having his breakfast when I reached his place.
7. We have never seen him before.
8. I met the minister last week.
9. He said that he would come the next day.
10. The letter was posted yesterday.
11. The teacher scolded the lazy boy.
12. He was elected president of the club.
