Tenses – Exercise 1 By Renjit P.S. | January 20, 2016 0 Comment A practical study Select the right tense form of the verb Please enter your email: 1. My friend ____ abroad last year. goes had gone went has gone 2. Mathew ____ read the play Hamlet. had has is was 3. Martin ______ 5 kilometers daily. walked will walk walks is walking 4. When I first met John, he _____ playing Violin. is was will be had been 5. Before Thomas arrived here, his friend George _________ everything to give him a warm welcome. arranged will arange has arranged had arranged 6. John’s friend ________ next week. will be coming was coming is coming had been coming 7. My wife teaches well. ( re-write in present perfect continuous tense) My wife is teaching well My wife had been teaching well My wife will be teaching well My wife has been teaching well. 8. Since 2005, Merlin ______ in this software company. is working had been working was working has been working 9. My friend ______ reached here within 5 p.m. has reached had reached will have reached will reach 10. To keep past events lively, _________ tense is used. simple past past perfect present perfect simple present 11. They will be arranging the programme. ( identify the tense form) simple future future continuous future perfect future perfect continuous 12. Classes _________ on coming Thursday. will commence commence is commencing shall commence 13. To denote a just completed action, ______________ tense is used. simple present past perfect simple past present perfect 14. They will have been shooting the film by next month. ( identify the tense form) future perfect tense future continuous tense simple future tense future perfect continuous tense 15. To express a general truth or a universal truth, __________ tense is used. simple present simple past present continuous past continuous 16. Mathew’s friend has not come yet. He ______ for his friend for 2 hours. is waiting waits has been waiting has waited 17. Thomas is coming next month. ( re-write in simple future tense) Thomas will be coming next month Thomas will have come next month. Thomas will come next month Thomas comes next month 18. Rahul said that he ________ his old friend last day. met has met had met will meet 19. My friend __________ in United States from 1990 to 2005. was living has been living is living had been living 20. One of the boys attended the seminar. ( rewrite in simple present tense) One of the boys attend the seminar One of the boys is attending the seminar One of the boys attends the seminar One of the boys has attended the seminar Loading …