Exercise 1: Fill in the Blanks
Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Use Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous, or Future Simple.
- By the time she __________ (get) home, her brother __________ (already/fall) asleep.
- They __________ (not/see) each other since they graduated.
- I __________ (work) in this company for three years now.
- When I __________ (arrive), they __________ (discuss) the project.
- She __________ (start) her new job last month.
- We __________ (already/complete) the report by the time you __________ (come).
- He __________ (always/dream) of traveling around the world.
- We __________ (have) dinner when the power __________ (go) out.
- She __________ (be) very busy lately.
- He __________ (study) for the exam all day yesterday.
- I __________ (just/move) into a new apartment.
- They __________ (not/decide) what to do yet.
- By the end of this year, I __________ (save) enough money to buy a car.
- When we __________ (visit) them, they __________ (already/start) eating.
- I __________ (meet) him twice this week.
Exercise 2: Choose the Correct Option
Choose the correct tense to complete each sentence.
- She __________ (has been working, is working, works) here for five years.
- By the time we arrived, they __________ (had been leaving, had left, were leaving).
- I __________ (didn’t see, haven’t seen, don’t see) him for ages.
- We __________ (finished, have finished, were finishing) our homework already.
- She __________ (is taking, has taken, took) a shower right now.
- He __________ (has traveled, was traveling, traveled) to many countries in his life.
- By next month, they __________ (will have completed, are completing, will complete) the project.
- __________ (Were, Have, Had) you ever __________ (try, tried, trying) skydiving?
- When I __________ (come, have come, came) home, they __________ (watch, were watching, watched) TV.
- The students __________ (study, have been studying, studied) all morning.
Exercise 3: Correct or Incorrect?
Read the sentences below and decide if they are correct or incorrect. If incorrect, rewrite the sentence using the correct tense form.
- I have been finished my work already.
- They has gone to the beach yesterday.
- By the time I arrived, she has already left.
- He is knowing the answer to the question.
- We was talking when the phone rang.
- She have been working on this project for two months.
- I didn’t ate breakfast this morning.
- We are studying English since January.
- The children has been playing outside for hours.
- He was going to the store when he has seen his friend.
Exercise 4: Fill in the Blanks with the Correct Form
Use the appropriate tense to complete each sentence using the verbs in parentheses.
- They __________ (already/submit) the assignment.
- We __________ (not/meet) since last summer.
- I __________ (prepare) for the presentation all day yesterday.
- She __________ (just/leave) the office.
- He __________ (take) a shower when I __________ (knock) on the door.
- By next year, she __________ (finish) her studies.
- We __________ (have) lunch when the fire alarm __________ (ring).
- The students __________ (not/complete) their projects yet.
- I __________ (be) to Japan three times.
- __________ (you/ever/try) skiing?
Exercise 5: Complete the Story
Fill in the blanks using the appropriate tense forms of the verbs in parentheses.
When I __________ (be) a teenager, I __________ (dream) of becoming a pilot. I __________ (study) hard and __________ (take) many courses to prepare myself. By the time I __________ (graduate) from high school, I __________ (decide) to pursue this dream seriously. I __________ (apply) to a flying academy and __________ (start) training. Since then, I __________ (fly) over 1,000 hours and __________ (visit) many countries. Last year, I __________ (join) a big airline, and I __________ (work) there ever since. Right now, I __________ (plan) to become a captain in the next few years, and I __________ (look) forward to that opportunity.
Answer Key
Exercise 1: Fill in the Blanks
- gets, has already fallen
- haven’t seen
- have been working
- arrived, were discussing
- started
- had already completed, came
- has always dreamed
- were having, went
- has been
- was studying
- have just moved
- haven’t decided
- will have saved
- visited, had already started
- have met
Exercise 2: Choose the Correct Option
- has been working
- had left
- haven’t seen
- have finished
- is taking
- has traveled
- will have completed
- Have, tried
- came, were watching
- have been studying
Exercise 3: Correct or Incorrect?
- Incorrect → I have already finished my work.
- Incorrect → They went to the beach yesterday.
- Incorrect → By the time I arrived, she had already left.
- Incorrect → He knows the answer to the question.
- Incorrect → We were talking when the phone rang.
- Incorrect → She has been working on this project for two months.
- Incorrect → I didn’t eat breakfast this morning.
- Incorrect → We have been studying English since January.
- Incorrect → The children have been playing outside for hours.
- Incorrect → He was going to the store when he saw his friend.
Exercise 4: Fill in the Blanks with the Correct Form
- have already submitted
- haven’t met
- was preparing
- has just left
- was taking, knocked
- will have finished
- were having, rang
- haven’t completed
- have been
- Have you ever tried
Exercise 5: Complete the Story
When I was a teenager, I dreamed of becoming a pilot. I studied hard and took many courses to prepare myself. By the time I graduated from high school, I had decided to pursue this dream seriously. I applied to a flying academy and started training. Since then, I have flown over 1,000 hours and have visited many countries. Last year, I joined a big airline, and I have been working there ever since. Right now, I am planning to become a captain in the next few years, and I am looking forward to that opportunity.