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Tenses

 

Worksheet

Grammar (Tenses)

Fill in the blank with the correct tense form of the verb in the brackets.

1. She usually ………………………. (read) the newspaper in the morning.

2. My mother usually …………………. (cook) light dinner in the evening.

3.They can’t go on holiday. They ……………………………………..(no/save) money.

4. He …………………….. (write) a letter to his pen-friend every month.

5. She ………………………. (not / like) football.

6. Mary ………………………….. (listen) to music now.

7. Tom usually ……………………(drink) coffee, but he …………………. (drink) tea now.

8. ………………………… (he / go) to work by bus every day.

9.I know this story very well. I ………………………………(watch) this already.

10. We really ………………….. the concert last night. It was great!

11.Last year I………………. (go) on holiday. I ……………… (drive) to the sea with my friend. On the first day we ……………… (look) at the beautiful buildings and ……………. (eat) in lots of restaurants.

12.Tanya …………………… to Bali. She …………………………… by plane and ……………………………… in a big hotel.

13.Ann is a doctor. She ………………….. (work) in a hospital but today she ……………(stay) at home.

14.You………………………………. (not / eat )very much at the moment. Are you ill?

15.She went to the bus-stop half an hour ago. The bus ……………………………………(arrive) yet.

16.Last Saturday my father …. ………….…. (take) us to the circus. We ………(see) lots of things. My father …………………. (buy) us some popcorn and orange juice.

17.Sunil is getting fatter because he …………………………………… (eat) too much.

18.Mrs. Jenkins is very tired. She ………………………….(clean) the entire house just now.

19.Next Saturday my father …. ………….…. (take) us to the circus. We ………(see) lots of things.

My father …………………. (buy) us some popcorn and orange juice.

20.By the end of next week, my father …. ………….…. (take) us to the circus. We ………(see) lots of things. My father …………………. (buy) us some popcorn and orange juice.

21.We …………………………………. lunch at the cafeteria last night.

22.We …………………………………. lunch at the cafeteria every night.

23.The telephone …………………………………………… (ring) for almost a minute. Why doesn’t someone answer it?

24.We …………………………………. lunch at the cafeteria right now.

25.Alice hurt herself while she ……………………………………………. (skate).

26. My sister is looking for her pen. She ………………………… (lose) it

27.The tropical rain forests ……………………………………………. (disappear) in thirty years

28.Tom was 80 kg. Now he’s 70. He …………………………….. (lose weight)

29.He told us that he ………………………….. (shoot) a big tiger.

30.They drank some coffee, after they ………………………………………. (eat) dinner.

31.Life ………………………………….. (become) more automated by 2040.

32.Veer is traveling around Europe at the moment. So far he has traveled about 1000 miles. By the end of the trip, ……………………………………….. (he / travel) more than 3000 miles.

33.I ………………………………………….. (learn) English for ten years by the end of this year.

34.What did you do when  the doorbell…………………….( ring).

35.What did you do while  the doorbell………………….……….( ring).

36.What will you do if  the doorbell…………………….( ring) again.

37. He must have a break. He …………………………………………….. (drive) for 8 hours.

38. How many books ……………………you………………… (sell) usually every month?

39.How many books …………………you…………………… (sell) by the end of next month?

40.How many books ……………………you………………… (sell) by the end of last month?

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