Tense

Part 1
1. When I opened my eyes, I ____ a strange sight.
saw
was seeing
have seen

2. Every morning she ____ up early and gets ready for work.
is waking
wakes
has woken

3. If I knew what he wanted, I ____ this.

will not permit
would not permit
would not have permitted

4. I ____ anything from her in a long time.

didn't hear
haven't heard
am not hearing

5. The headmaster ____ to talk to you.

want
wants
is wanting
6. Jane ____ with her parents.
is living
lives
has lived

7. We ____ Greece next month.

visit
will visit
would visit
are visiting

8. The moon ____ around the earth.

is revolving
has revolved
revolves

9. She has ____ a novel.

wrote
writes
has written

10. All students ____ in their work.

handed
have handed
hand

11. I ____ English for twelve years.

am teaching
have been teaching
will be teaching

12. The students ____ their dialogues.

rehearse
are rehearsing
Either could be used here

13. Abdul ___________ to be a doctor..

(wants, wanting, is wanting)

14. The Soop ________ good.

(taste, tastes, is tasting)

15. He ______ TV most evening.

(watches, is watch, is watching)
16. He _______ out five minutes ago.
(has gone, had gone, went)

17. When he lived in Hyderabad, he _______ to the cinema once a week.

(goes, went, was going)

18. The baby _______ all morning.

(cries, has been crying)

19. I _______ Rahim at the zoo.

(saw, have seen, had seen)

20. I ______ Kumar this week.

(haven't seen, did't see, am not seeing)

21. This paper _____ twice weekly.

(is appearing, appearing, appears)

22. Ashok fell off the ladder when he ________ the roof.
(is mending, was mending, mended)

23. I _________ something burning.

(smell, am smelling, have been smelling)
24. Look, the sun ______ over the hills.
(rises, is rise, is rising)

25. She ______ unconscious since four o'clock.

(is, was, has been)

26. He used to visit us every week, but he _______ now.

(rarely comes, is rarely coming, has rarely come)

27. I ______ him since we met a year ago.

(didn't see, haven't seen, hadn't seen)

28. We ______ our breakfast half an hour ago.

(finished, have finished, had finished)

29. She jumped off the bus while it _______ .

(already started, had already started, would already start)

30. I ______ for half an hour when it suddenly started to rain.

(have walked, have been walking, had been walking)

31. Did you think you ______ me somewhere before?

(have seen, had seen, were seeing)
32. The town _________ its appearance completely since 1980.
(is changing, changed, has changed)

Part 2

1. Look! Sara (go) to the movies.

2. On her right hand, Sara (carry) her handbag.

3. The handbag (be) very beautiful.

4. Sara usually (put) on black shoes but now she (wear) white
trainers.

5. And look, she (take) an umbrella because it (rain)

6. When he (wake up) , his mother (already

/prepare) breakfast
7. We (go) to London because our friends (invite) us
8. He (hear) the news, (go) to the telephone and
(call) a friend.
9. When she (start) learning English she (already
/learn) French.
10. Jane (already / type) three pages when her computer
(crash) .
11. By the time the doctor (arrive) at the house the patient (
die) .
12. Before that day we (never / think) of traveling to Japan.
13. I (know) him a long time before I (meet) his family.
14. They (not / know) where to meet because nobody
(tell) them.
15. It (be) cloudy for days before it (begin) to rain.
16. I (just / finish) my homework.
 17. Mary (already / write) five letters.
18. Tom (move) to his home town in 1994.
19. My friend (be) in Canada two years ago.
20. I (not / be) to Canada so far.
21. But I (already / travel) to London a couple of times.
22. Last week, Mary and Paul (go) to the cinema.
23. I can't take any pictures because I (not /buy) a new film yet.
24. (they / spend) their holidays in Paris last summer?
25. (you / ever / see ) a whale?
26. The receptionist (welcome) the guests and (ask) them
to fill in the form
27. The car (break) down and we (have) to walk home.
28. The boys (swim) while the girls (sunbath) .
29. My father (come) in, (look) and (tell) me
to tidy up my room.
30. While one group (prepare) dinner the others
(collect) wood for the campfire.
31. While the parents (have) breakfast the children
(run) about.
32. Martha (turn) off the light and (go) to bed.
33. Tomorrow I think I (start) my new project.
34. I (finish) it by the end of this month.
35. The teacher (probably/assign) a test to his students next Monday.
36. He (correct) it by the end of next week.
37. My friend (certainly/get) a good mark.
38. By 9 o'clock, we (finish) our homework.
39. They (leave) the classroom by the end of the hour.
40. I think I (start) my trip tomorrow

Answer
Part 1
1 saw 11 have been teaching
2 wakes 12 are rehearsing
3 would not heared 13 wants
4 have not heared 14 tastes
5 wants 15 watches
6 lives 16 went
7 are visiting 17 went
8 revolves 18 cries
9 has written 19 saw
10 have handed 20 have not seen

21 appears 27 have not seen

22 was mending 28 finished
23 smell 29 had already started
24 is rising 30 have been walking
25 has been 31 had seen
26 rarly comes 32 had changed

Part 2
1 is going 11 arrived, had died
2 is carrying 12 had never thought

3 is 13 had known, met

4 puts, is wearing 14 did not know, had told

5 is taking, is raining 15 had been / 'd been, began

6 woke up, had already prepared 16 have just finished

7 went, had invited 17 has already written

8 heard, called 18 moved

9 started, had already learned 19 was

10 had already typed, crashed 20 have not been

21 have already traveled 31 were having, were running

22 went 32 turned, went

23 have not bought 33 will start

24 Did they spend 34 will have finished

25 Have you ever seen 35 will probably assign

26 welcomed, asked 36 will have corrected

27 broke, had 37 will certainly get

28 were swimming, were sunbathing 38 will have finished

29 came, looked, told 39 will have left

30 was preparing, were collecting 40 will start