This document provides examples of verb tenses in English sentences. It includes examples using simple present, present continuous, simple past, past continuous, present perfect, past perfect, future, conditional, and other tenses. The key provides the correct verb conjugation for each tense based on the context of the sentence.
This document provides examples of verb tenses in English sentences. It includes examples using simple present, present continuous, simple past, past continuous, present perfect, past perfect, future, conditional, and other tenses. The key provides the correct verb conjugation for each tense based on the context of the sentence.
This document provides examples of verb tenses in English sentences. It includes examples using simple present, present continuous, simple past, past continuous, present perfect, past perfect, future, conditional, and other tenses. The key provides the correct verb conjugation for each tense based on the context of the sentence.
2. Shh! I__________(watch) TV. 3. She__________(hurt) her back when she___________(lift) the bag. 4. We_______(be) in the park from 6.00 to 8.00 yesterday. The children________(play) football and we____________(sunbathe) when it suddenly__________(start) to rain cats and dogs. 5. I__________(go) down in the lift when it suddenly___________(stop). 6. John had a sports car once. How long____________(he,have) it? 7. Maria has got a new motorbike. How long____________(she,have) it? 8. We ____________(start) yo play tennis when it ____________(stop) raining. 9. The lesson____________(already start) when I_____________(get) to the classroom. 10. What are you doing with those tools?- I________________(repair) the car. 11. Are you going shopping?, I_____________(go) with you if you like. 12. You can turn off the radio, I_____________(not listen) to it any more. 13. The thieves__________(already,escape) when the police________(arrive) at the bank. 14. Oh, no! We haven´t got any milk.- Haven´t we? I_____________(get) some from the shops then. 15. Be quiet! I__________ (think). 16. This time next week we_______________(sit) on the beach. 17. There were many books in the room. She______________(read) for hours. 18. Yesterday I____________(get) to the stadium at 7:45, but the game_________(start) at 7:30. 19. It____________(rain) in winter but today it_________(not rain). 20. As we_____________(cross) the road, he slipped and_____________(fall). 21. Lend me your rubber. You _____________(make) a mistake and I_______(wish) to rub it out. 22. My tooth__________(break) when I___________(eat) a hazel-nut. 23. The sun___________(rise) in the east, now it___________(set) and night________(fall). 24. What are you doing?- I____________(sit) on a chair and____________(eat) a banana. 25. As he___________(die), he_____________(ask) for a priest. 26. I_______________(try) to learn English for years, but I__________(not succeed) yet. 27. I__________(meet) him once, it__________(be) a long time ago. 28. Look! That man in the white hat who_______________(walk) past the window_________(live) next door. 29. Jack______________(go) to Switzerland for a holiday. I_____________(never,be) there. 30. You must wake her up, she_____________(sleep) soundly for ten hours! 31. He____________(smile) at me in a friendly way when he___________(see) me. 32. Look! A man__________(run) after the bus. He_________(want) to catch it. 33. My friend___________(already find) a good job in the city. 34. They___________(not speak) to each other since they quarreled. 35. Wood___________(float) on water but iron_____________(not float). 36. _____________(you wash) your hands every meal? 37. ________________(You, understand) the English tenses now? – Yes, I___________(do) an exercise at the moment and I___________(think) that I_______(know) how to use them now. 38. When the police arrived, the car__________(go). 39. I____________(not see) Lucy since last Friday. 40. We__________(not smoke), but we____________(eat) a lot. 41. If you buy some food, I_____________(make) a good meal. 42. Kathy can´t com to the phone, she___________(have) a bath at the moment. 43. I usually_________(go) to school by bus, but yesterday I_________(walk). 44. If someone offered her a job, she__________(accept) it. 45. I__________(talk) to Peter on the phone one week ago. 46. When I got to the cinema, the film_____________(already,start). 47. Mary is pregnant. She_____________(have) a baby next July. 48. He____________(learn) French for two years now. 49. Next year I____________(be) at the university. 50. Jane___________(not study) at the moment, she____________(write) letters. 51. When the car crashed, I_____________(walk) along the street. 52. How long____________(you live) in London? 53. They___________(not want) to come to the party last Sunday. 54. If I had known that he was married, I__________(not dance) with her. 55. I_____________(watch) television this evening. 56. When I got there she was very tired, because she_____________(work) all night. 57. When my sister is 25, I think she____________(have) a big house. 58. I_____________(not finish) my homework, but I decided to go out with my friends. 59. In 1965 a lot of people______________(go) to Germany. 60. I____________(write) her a letter, if I knew her address. 61. I___________(visit) my parents three times this year. 62. If I_________(be) a young man, I would travel everywhere. 63. I´m sorry I can´t help you now, I__________(work). 64. When you telephoned, I_____________(watch) television. 65. I started this book at 7:00, and I______________(read) until now. 66. My brother usually_____________(have) lunch at that restaurant. 67. If you painted this room white, it____________(be) happier. 68. When I finish this school, I___________(be) a nurse. 69. I___________(study) in this school for the last five years. 70. I can´t talk to Jennifer in this moment, she____________(have) lunch. 71. At last he ended the book in October. He______________(write) for a year. 72. If you_____________(study) more, you would have passed this exam. 73. Caroline____________(not like) going to parties until late. 74. There was nobody in the car, but the engine_______________(run). Revision of English Tenses. Key 1. Watch 2. Am watching 3. Hurt/lifted 4. Were/were playing/were sunbathing/started 5. Was going/stopped 6. Did he have 7. Has she had 8. Started/stopped 9. Had already started/got 10. I am going to repair 11. Will go 12. Am not going to listen 13. Had already escaped/arrived 14. Will get 15. Am thinking 16. Will be sitting 17. Had been reading 18. Got/had started 19. Rains/is not raining 20. Were crossing/fell 21. Have made/wish 22. Broke/ate 23. Rises/is setting/is falling 24. Am sitting/eating 25. Was dying/asked 26. Have been trying/haven´t succeed 27. Met/was 28. Is walking/lives 29. Has gone/has never been 30. Has been sleeping 31. Smiled/saw 32. Is running/wants 33. Has already found 34. Haven´t spoken 35. Floats/doesn´t float 36. Do you wash 37. Do you understand/am doing/think/know 38. Had gone 39. Haven´t seen 40. Don´t smoke/eat 41. Will make 42. Is having 43. Go/walked 44. Would accept 45. Talked 46. Had already started 47. Is going to have 48. Has been learning 49. Will be 50. Isn´t studying/is writing 51. Was walking 52. Have you lived 53. Didn´t want 54. Wouldn´t have danced 55. Am watching 56. Had been working 57. Will have 58. Hadn´t finished 59. Went 60. Would write 61. Have visited 62. Was/were 63. Am working 64. Was watching 65. Have been reading 66. Has 67. Would be 68. Will be 69. Have studied 70. Is having 71. Had been writing 72. Studied 73. Doesn´t like 74. Was running