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Tenses worksheet

February 22, 2017 - pdf

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form.

1. It ...................... raining for two hours.

Correct! Wrong!

2. I ..................... .. my grandmother yesterday.

Correct! Wrong!

We use the simple past tense to talk about something we did in the past.

3. My boss ..................... from London.

Correct! Wrong!

4. See that you ..................... . on time.

Correct! Wrong!

5. She will come if you .....................…… her.

Correct! Wrong!

6. I .....................…… to Iceland recently.

Correct! Wrong!

7. The doctor concluded that the man .....................… killed ten hours ago.

Correct! Wrong!

8. We ..................... . waiting for them for two weeks.

Correct! Wrong!

9. The train .....................…. before we reached the station.

Correct! Wrong!

We use the past perfect for the earlier of the two past actions.

10. I ....................... the newspaper every morning.

Correct! Wrong!

We use the simple present tense to talk about habitual actions in the present.

Answers

1. It has been raining for two hours.

2. I visited my grandmother yesterday.

3. My boss has returned from London.

4. See that you arrive on time.

5. She will come if you invite her.

6. I had been /went to Iceland recently.

7. The doctor concluded that the man had been killed ten hours ago.

8. We have been waiting for them for two weeks.

9. The train had left before we reached the station.

10. I read the newspaper every morning.

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