Name :

5ST

date :

Fill in the correct tense in orange and underline the words that gave you the hint for
that tense (if any). Then mail the exercise to me.

1. Marcel and Andr (be) friends of mine for more than 10 years.(present perfect)
2. We (climb) for more than two hours. Can't we have a rest now ?
(present
perfect continuous)
3. A bomb exploded nearby. Luckily, I (lie) face to the ground.
(past continuous)
4. Belgian chocolates. (taste) marvellous, do you think?
(simple present,
question)
5. We (walk) in the park when the rain started pouring down on us.(past continuous)
6. I never (understand) why they didn't take measures against pickpockets. (present
perfect)
7. I (dream) of her last night, just like the night before.
(simple past)
8. The Dow Jones (rise) steeply yesterday afternoon.
(simple past)
9. You (Tell) Peter about this deal ? Then soon the whole school will know about it!
(simple past, question)
10. I (refer) to John when I told the meeting about our current problem. (past
continuous)
11. You (sunbathe) , haven't you ? You are red all over!
(present
perfect continuous)
12. As I (mention) before, we can't go on like this.
(present perfect)
13. She just (fly) in from Rome.
(present perfect)
14. This time next week I (fly) over the Alps.
(future continuous)
15. When I came in I could see she (cry) the last couple of hours.
(past perfect
continuous)
16. What you (do)?
(present perfect continuous,
question)
17. By Saturday next week I (work) on this painting for exactly one month. (future
perfect continuous)
18. I wish Carla (not break off) her engagement with Wim.
(past perfect))
19. I'm quite sure you (not finish) at 12.00.
(future perfect)
20. Builders (finish) this bridge by the end of 2012.
(future perfect)
21. This time tomorrow I (lie) on the beach.
(future
continuous)
22. He (promise) to be ready by 12.30, but I'm sure he won't make it. (past perfect)
23. The children (practise) for 3 hours now. They should be able to sing one song.
(perfect continuous)
24. It (rain) heavily when we got married.
(past
continuous)
25. Tim (spill) coffee on his new clothes this morning.
(simple past)
26. When I took another look I realized the shirt (shrink) in the laundry.
(past
perfect)
27. The sun (rise) in the east.
(simple
present)
28. I never (come) across a bag of magic powder in my life, Katrien ! (present
perfect)
( he cry) a lot as a child ?
(simple past,
question)

29. Tomorrow at around 7.30 pm I (drive) through Germany.

(future continuous)
30. By 8 pm we (pass) Vienna on our way to Hungary.
(future
perfect)
31. (you not spend) your holiday in Italy then too ?
(future continuous)
32. No, I (go) to Italy two years ago.
(simple past)
33. I (be) there five times.
(present perfect)
34. I (not know) that. Im sorry.
(simple past)
35. When I last went to Italy, a team of scientists (exmine) the leaning tower of Pisa.
(past continuous)
36. Tuscany is a particularly beautiful region. (You not plan) to go there last year.
(past perfect)
1. I (know) Carl since I (be) a little child.
2. Morse always (refuse) to be called by his first name. His best friend once (call)
him 'Endeavour' though.
3. My uncle George never (see) the sea. I (hear) him make plans last week though.
4. My late grandfather never (see) the sea.
5. The sun was shining. We quickly (check) all the locks and (drive) off.
6. Gracious me, I (lose) my passport. How am I supposed to get out of the country
now ?
7. We (spend) most of the time working on the project. April 1997 (be) work, no
play!
8. Helen (work) so hard today that she (have) no time to play her weekly game of
tennis.
9. Since last year traffic (double). It (increase) from 25 cars per minute in 1997 to
50 now.
10. ... you (see) Annemie today ? I (see) her this morning but I (not see) her since.
11. I (know) Carl since I (be) a little child.
12. I (see) Bill this morning, but I (not see) him since.
13. My father just (finish) primary school when the war (break) out
14. You (type) all morning, but you only (do) three letters !
15. It just isn't fair: while I (work) as a waiter last month, my friends (lie) on the
beach.
16. It's very annoying: he always (brag) about his rafting adventure.I (do) the same,
twice already, but I don't make such a fuss!
17. Oh, that's the Harley Davidson Tim (buy) second-hand. How much (pay) for it?
18. The reason why I (prefer) a hedge here because it (provide) a beautiful setting
for my herbaceous border plants.
19. I can see by the paint on your face that you (paint). You (finish) ?
20. Unfortunately, she (find) out that he secretly (buy) her what she (long) for all
her life: a ticket to a Rolling Stones concert.
21. You (know) that he says that he never (lie) in all his entire life ?
22. I (practise) these tenses for three weeks now. Do you think I have made any
progress.
23. She (gossip) about me, hasn't she. I can just feel it.
24. Helen (tell) me you are seriously ill. Why didn't you tell me yourself.
25. Our company (double) its turnover over the past six months.
26. (Smoke) ? Your breath smells awful.
27. I (stare) at this menu for ages now and I still (decide) yet.
28. Pope John Paul II (visit) already more than 90 countries.

29. I often (tell) her to be extra careful when opening the car door. I'm not really
surprised to hear that she knocked down a pedestrian.
30. I (do) paperwork all day. In all, I guess I (signed) about 65 letters.
31. With this easy sentence you (not finish) the exercise yet.