Tense Exercise

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.

1. By the time we reached the station, the train ______ already ______. (leave)

2. She ______ for two hours when her friend finally arrived. (wait)

3. If he works hard, he ______ the examination. (pass)

4. The students ______ quietly when the principal entered the class. (sit)

5. By next month, they ______ their project. (complete)

6. He usually ______ his work before dinner. (finish)

7. While I ______ home, it suddenly started to rain. (walk)

8. We ______ this lesson several times before the test began. (revise)

9. She ______ the piano since childhood. (learn)

10. Tomorrow at this time, I ______ to Delhi. (travel)

11. Unless you study seriously, you ______ good marks. (not get)

12. The baby ______ when the doctor arrived. (sleep)

13. They ______ the room before the guests came. (decorate)

14. By the end of this year, she ______ here for ten years. (work)

15. Look! The boys ______ over the wall. (climb)

16. If I had seen him, I ______ him the truth. (tell)

17. We ______ dinner when the lights went out. (have)

18. The sun ______ in the east. (rise)

19. Before the rain started, the farmers ______ the crops. (harvest)

20. He ______ for the bus for half an hour before it arrived. (wait)

21. By next week, I ______ the novel. (finish)

22. When she entered, we ______ about her. (talk)

23. He ______ in this school since 2018. (teach)

24. The teacher said that the earth ______ round the sun. (move)

25. She ______ the letter before her father returned. (write)

26. At 8 p.m. tomorrow, they ______ cricket. (play)

27. The students ______ their homework already. (submit)

28. I ______ him since childhood. (know)

29. When I was young, I ______ very fast. (run)

30. By the time you come back, we ______ dinner. (finish)

31. The birds ______ when the storm began. (sing)

32. He ______ his keys and could not enter the room. (lose)

33. We ______ for the examination since morning. (prepare)

34. If she invited me, I ______ her party. (attend)

35. By 2030, scientists ______ many discoveries. (make)

36. The children ______ in the field every evening. (play)

37. She ______ the answer before the teacher asked. (know)

38. I ______ the book when my friend called me. (read)

39. They ______ here by next Friday. (arrive)

40. The river ______ swiftly after the rain. (flow)

41. By the time he woke up, everyone ______. (leave)

42. We ______ this place before, so we knew the road. (visit)

43. The students ______ for three hours before the bell rang. (write)

44. He ______ to school every day without fail. (go)

45. This time tomorrow, she ______ on the stage. (perform)

46. They ______ all the food before we arrived. (eat)

47. I ______ to finish the work tonight. (try)

48. She ______ in the garden when I saw her. (work)

49. If they had hurried, they ______ the train. (catch)

50. By next year, we ______ in this house for twenty years. (live)

Mixed Present & Past Tense Exercise 

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.

1. While I ______ to school, I met my friend. (go)

2. She usually ______ milk before going to bed. (drink)

3. The boys ______ football now. (play)

4. We ______ the movie already. (watch)

5. Father ______ the newspaper when I entered the room. (read)

6. They ______ in this village for many years. (live)

7. The teacher ______ the lesson yesterday. (explain)

8. I ______ my homework at present. (do)

9. The train ______ before we reached the station. (leave)

10. My sister ______ beautifully. (sing)

11. The baby ______ since morning. (cry)

12. We ______ cricket every Sunday. (play)

13. She ______ TV when the lights went out. (watch)

14. I ______ him before. (meet)

15. The students ______ for the examination since 6 a.m. (prepare)

16. Mother ______ tea in the kitchen now. (make)

17. They ______ the room before the guests arrived. (clean)

18. He ______ to school every day. (walk)

19. I ______ a letter yesterday evening. (write)

20. The girls ______ dance practice at present. (do)

21. We ______ our lunch already. (eat)

22. The birds ______ in the sky when it started raining. (fly)

23. Rahul ______ hard for the test these days. (study)

24. She ______ her work before sunset yesterday. (finish)

25. Father ______ in the garden now. (work)

26. The earth ______ round the sun. (move)

27. They ______ for two hours before the teacher came. (wait)

28. I ______ this book for a week. (read)

29. The children ______ in the field yesterday afternoon. (play)

30. She ______ her homework already. (complete)

31. We ______ to music now. (listen)

32. He ______ his keys last night. (lose)

33. The teacher ______ English in our class every day. (teach)

34. I ______ when my friend called me. (sleep)

35. The boys ______ since morning. (practice)

36. Mother ______ food when the guests arrived. (cook)

37. They ______ this lesson before. (learn)

38. The baby ______ now. (sleep)

39. We ______ the classroom yesterday. (decorate)

40. She ______ in this school since 2020. (teach)

S. Hard Mixed Tense Exercise (All )

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.

1. By the time the police arrived, the thief ______ already ______. (escape)

2. If she had informed me earlier, I ______ her at the station. (receive)

3. The students ______ for nearly three hours before the teacher allowed them to leave. (write)

4. At this time tomorrow, we ______ through the hills of Meghalaya. (travel)

5. Hardly ______ the bell ______ when the students rushed out of the classroom. (ring)

6. She ______ the same book for a month, yet she has not finished it. (read)

7. If you ______ harder, you would have secured better marks. (study)

8. The earth ______ round the sun, though many ancient people did not believe it. (move)

9. By next December, my brother ______ in this company for fifteen years. (work)

10. While the boys ______ cricket, it suddenly began to rain heavily. (play)

11. No sooner ______ we ______ the station than the train started moving. (reach)

12. He ______ the truth before anyone else could speak. (realize)

13. When I entered the room, they ______ about the secret plan. (discuss)

14. By the end of the programme, the audience ______ continuously for several minutes. (clap)

15. If I were you, I ______ such a risky decision. (not take)

16. The patient ______ better since he started taking the medicines regularly. (feel)

17. We ______ dinner when a loud noise disturbed us. (have)

18. By the time she wakes up tomorrow, her parents ______ for Delhi. (leave)

19. He acts as if he ______ everything. (know)

20. The old man ______ under the tree for hours before somebody noticed him. (sit)

21. Had they listened to the warning, they ______ such a huge loss. (not suffer)

22. I ______ this question several times, but nobody has answered it clearly. (ask)

23. The players ______ on the field since morning before the match was postponed. (practice)

24. She usually ______ before sunrise, but today she is still sleeping. (wake up)

25. The meeting ______ before we finally reached the office. (begin)

26. If the rain ______ tomorrow, the match will be cancelled. (continue)

27. The scientist claimed that he ______ a new discovery. (make)

28. By next week, we ______ this chapter completely. (revise)

29. While mother ______ food, father was repairing the bicycle. (cook)

30. He ______ his wallet somewhere and now he cannot find it. (keep)

31. Never before ______ I ______ such a beautiful sight. (see)

32. They ______ in the playground when the principal suddenly appeared. (shout)

33. Unless you ______ the truth now, nobody will trust you later. (tell)

34. The workers ______ the bridge for the last two years. (construct)

35. Before the doctor arrived, the patient ______ unconscious for nearly an hour. (remain)

36. By this time next year, she ______ her graduation. (complete)

37. The children ______ all the sweets before the guests arrived. (eat)

38. If he had taken my advice, he ______ in trouble now. (not be)

39. We ______ for the bus for over an hour when it finally came. (wait)

40. The teacher said that honesty ______ the best policy. (be)

41. Since morning, the sky ______ cloudy and gloomy. (look)

42. He pretended as though he ______ me before. (not meet)

43. By the time the show ended, many people ______ the hall. (leave)

44. The river ______ rapidly after the heavy rainfall yesterday. (flow)

45. I wish I ______ the answer during the examination yesterday. (know)

46. She ______ her homework now because she ______ television earlier. (do, watch)

47. Scarcely ______ the guests ______ when the lights went out. (arrive)

48. They ______ to the same place every winter for the past ten years. (travel)

49. If the teacher had not explained the topic again, we ______ it properly. (not understand)

50. By tomorrow evening, I ______ this entire assignment. (finish)

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