Wednesday 30th July 2025

Tenses Practice Exercises

Exercise 1 – Identify the type of tenses

Go through the sentences provided below and identify the type of tenses.
1. Damon drinks coffee every morning.
2. The boy got up late and missed the bus.
3. My mother goes to pray in the temple.
4. The team is playing very well.
5. The school will be closed for winter break.
6. Leonard graduated from college last year.
7. The baby has eaten all the chips.
8. Have you read Pride and Prejudice?
9. The train has just left the station.
10.The sick child has been sleeping for three hours.
11.They have known each other for a long time.
12.Sam was going to school.
13.When I went there, Bucky was playing video games.
14.The workers have been working on the building for a long time.
15.Penny had done her homework when her parents came back.
16.Mr. Arnold had been writing his last book for four months.
17.I will move to Delhi soon.
18.Mr. Samuel will be staying in New York next week.
19.Beverly will have left before you arrive to see her.
20.Mr. Peter will have been teaching for twelve years next month.
Exercise 2 – Change the tense
Go through the sentences and change their tenses as directed.
1. The boy speaks the truth. (Present Continuous Tense)
2. Mr. Cooper has spoken about Dinosaurs. (Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
3. The boat sailed yesterday. (Simple Present Tense)
4. Amy went to school yesterday. (Future Continuous Tense)
5. The baby cried for hours. (Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
6. Robert ate all the cookies. (Present Perfect Tense)
7. I have finished my assignment. (Past Perfect Tense)
8. Mr. Bert had taught for five years. (Past Perfect Continuous Tense).
9. Dev saw the Prime Minister yesterday. (Future Continuous Tense)
10.Priya shall finish her stitching by then. (Future Perfect Tense)
Exercise 1 – Identify the type of present tense
Read the following sentences given below and identify the type of the present tense.
1. The flight takes off at 5:30 p.m.
2. Amy drinks coffee every morning.
3. Ira is reading Sherlock Holmes.
4. The team is playing quite well.
5. Sam has just gone out.
6. I have known Riya for a long time.
7. I am writing a new story.
8. The child has been watching television for hours.
9. They have been shopping for days.
10.Asif has eaten all the cookies.
11.I have finished all my chores.
12.It rains almost every day in October.
13.My uncle is arriving today.
14.I have hurt my knee.
15.The workers have been building the tower for several months.
Exercise 2 – Rewrite as directed
Change the following sentences into different forms of the present tense given in brackets.
1. The sun had been shining brightly since morning. (present perfect continuous tense)
2. Gopal has eaten all the butter. (present continuous tense)
3. The artist mixes the colors. (present continuous tense)
4. Jack is painting the wall. (present perfect continuous tense)
5. The ship sailed yesterday. (simple present tense)
6. We were watching TV. (present continuous tense)
7. The headmaster wanted to speak to you. (simple present tense)
8. Ross ate all the chocolates. (simple present tense)
9. We were waiting for the lecture from 4:30 P.M. (present perfect continuous tense)
10.Joey just went out. (present perfect tense)
Exercise 1 – Identify the past tense form
Read the following sentences given below and identify the past tense form used.
1. The aero plane took off at 7:30 P.M.
2. Annie drank espresso in the morning.
3. Irin was reading Tintin.
4. The children were playing hide and seek.
5. Sunny had done his task before the teacher came.
6. I had seen Raj five years before.
7. I was getting worried about your health.
8. The child had been crying for hours.
9. They had written the letter before the postman came.
10.She left school last year.
Exercise 2 – Fill in the blanks
Read the sentences and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the past tense.
1. We ____ FIFA all night. (was watching/were watching)
2. I ___ out with my friends. (went/go)
3. Tim ____ towards the field. (was walking/were walking)
4. The flight ___ a few minutes back. (left/leave)
5. The teacher ___ us about dinosaurs. (teach/taught)
6. We ____ to Las Vegas last week. (drove/drive)
7. The actress ___ next to the actor. (stand/stood)
8. The thief ____ into the house last night. (break/broke)
9. I ___a trophy for the competition on the last day. (receive/received)
10.The boy ___ chess last night. (was playing/were playing)
11.I ___ Rahim before he came. (has seen/had seen)
12.I ___ the movie last night. (had watched/has watched)
13.The opponent ___well. (play/played)
14.Adrian __ all the biscuits. (ate/eaten)
15.Ashok ___ the roof when he fell off. (was mending/were mending)
Exercise 1 – Identify the type of future tense
Read the following sentences given below and identify the type of future tense.
1. I will go to my sister’s house tomorrow.
2. Amy will deliver a lecture on neutrons.
3. Rumi shall have completed his task by then.
4. Miss Smith will have been teaching for twelve years coming May.
5. The flight will arrive at 3:30 A.M.
6. When I reach home, my dog will be waiting for me on the porch.
7. They will have left for Kashmir by next day.
8. Mom will have cooked my favorite pasta.
9. Shelly will have been practicing how to speak Spanish for an hour when you arrive.
10.At 8 o’clock I will have been working for 12 hours.
11.The guests will arrive shortly.
12.The bride will be waiting for the groom.
13.By the next spring, the workers will have completed the bridge.
14.Sam will have taken a holiday by next week.
15.The sun will rise tomorrow at 8 o’clock.
Exercise 2 – Fill in the blanks
Use the correct form of future tense from the given options.
1. The teacher ___ shortly. (will arrive/ arrives)
2. The program ___ for some time now. (will continue/continues)
3. The cat __ meowing a lot after the vaccine. (will be/ will have been)
4. The book is quite lengthy. I ___ it for some time. (will be reading/will have been reading)
5. We ___ our bedroom next month. (will paint/paints)
6. My brother ____ for me. (will be waiting/ waited)
7. I ___ home next week. (will be returning/returned)
8. Fred ___ us soon. (will visit/visits)
9. It ___ Christmas next week. (will be/is)
10.Tom ____ completed the chore by then. (will have/will been have)
Fill in The Blanks with The Appropriate Tense Forms:
1. The operator -----------(work) with his new machine when I (visit) him last week.
2. Scientists (find) that the burning of fossil fuels (increase) the level of greenhouse gasses.
3. Tendulkar (start) playing cricket at a very young age.
4. Japanese (make) great progress in the field of electronics since the sixties.
5. The bed was very comfortable. I (have) a sound sleep.
6. It (rain) heavily, while he was passing through the garden.
7. They(be) in London, last summer.
8. Gold (dissolve) in aqua regia only.
9. What you (look) for?
10. When I (have) my dinner, my friend came.
11. Kolkata (stand) on the banks of Hooghly.
12. By the end of this semester, we (pick) up a good practice in writing English.
13. We (leave) for Delhi on Monday.
14. The recent cyclone (claim) a number of lives.
15. There (be) a gradual increase in the ground water level over the last ten years.
16. The earth _____ round the sun. (move)
17. My friends _____ the film yesterday. (saw)
18. It started to rain while we _____ tennis. (play)
19. I _____ English for five years. (have been studying, study, am studying)
20. The train _____ before we reach the station. (arrive)
Change the tense (Transform the tenses of the following sentences as directed)
1. The girl speaks the truth. (Present Continuous Tense)
2. Mr. Ram has spoken about Dinosaurs. (Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
3. The boat sailed yesterday. (Simple Present Tense)
4. Annie went to school yesterday. (Future Continuous Tense)
5. The baby cried for hours. (Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
6. Rose ate all the cookies. (Present Perfect Tense)
7. We have finished our assignments. (Past Perfect Tense)
8. Mr. Ben had taught for five years. (Past Perfect Continuous Tense).
9. Dev saw the Prime Minister yesterday. (Future Continuous Tense)
10. Pavi shall finish her stitching by then. (Future Perfect Tense)
11. I will talk to him. (simple past)
Exercise: Fill in the blanks with the correct tense of the verb given in brackets.
1. She usually ___ (go) to the gym after work.
2. By the time you arrive, we ___ (finish) dinner.
3. They ___ (live) in Paris for five years before moving to London.
4. I ___ (study) when the phone rang.
5. She ___ (write) three novels so far.
6. We ___ (watch) a movie when you called last night.
7. If it rains tomorrow, we ___ (stay) at home.
8. He ___ (be) to Japan three times.
9. They ___ (play) football every Sunday.
10. By next year, she ___ (graduate) from college.