Answers to practice

Fill in the blank spaces with the verb tense asked

for.
1.
Every
Monday,
Sally
(drive-simple
present)__drives_________ her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I (work- simple present) __work________ as a

secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study- present
progressive) am studying_________ French at a language
school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep present progressive)

__is sleeping_______.

4. It (rain- past progressive) ______was raining______ last

night.

5. When I (arrive-simple past) __arrived______________

home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare- past
perfect)
_had prepared___________ a beautiful candle-light dinner.

6. Since I began acting, I (perform- present perfect) ___

have performed________ in
commercial and a TV drama.

two

plays,

television

7. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, past

perfect) __had begun__________ without me. My boss (to-besimple past) ___was__________ furious with me.

8. By the time we get to Chicago this evening, we (drivefuture perfect) ___will have driven______________________ more
than four hundred miles. We are going to be exhausted.
9. When Sarah goes on vacation next month, she (studyfuture progressive) __will be studying__________________
German.

10. I have not traveled much yet; however, I (visit- future

perfect) ___will have visited____ the Grand Canyon and San
Francisco by the time I leave the United States
11. Margie just called and said she would be here at 8:00
o'clock. By the time she gets here, we (wait- future
perfect) _
_will have waited________________ for her for two hours.
12.
When
Carol
(callsimple
past)
______called______________ last night, I (watch- past
progressive) ___was watching_________________ my favorite
show on television.

13.
Sharon
(love-simple
_____loves________________ to travel.

present)

14. Thomas is an author. He (write-simple present)

__writes_________________ mystery novels and travel memoirs.
He (write- present perfect) __has written_________ since he
was twenty-eight

Mark the correct answer with an X.

1. The boys look at the planets through a telescope.
The verb tense in this sentence is:
a)
b)
c)
d)

simple present tense

simple past tense
simple future tense
past progressive tense

2. Diego jumped up and down on his bed.

The verb tense in this sentence is:
a)
b)
c)
d)

simple present tense

simple past tense
present perfect tense
past perfect tense

3. She has broken her mothers favorite dish.

a)
b)
c)
d)

simple present tense

simple past tense
present perfect tense
past perfect tense

4. That strange looking bird had flown for hundreds of kilometers.

The verb tense in this sentence is:
a)
b)
c)
d)

simple present tense

simple past tense
present perfect tense
past perfect tense

5. She will buy herself the most fabulous set of earrings in the store.
The verb tense in this sentence is:
a)
b)
c)
d)

simple present tense

simple past tense
simple future tense
past progressive tense

6. Jack will have lived in Canada for years before he can return to
Costa Rica.
The verb tense in this sentence is:
a)
b)
c)
d)

present progressive tense

past progressive tense
present perfect tense
future perfect tense

7. My friend is coming to dinner.

The verb tense in this sentence is:
a)
b)
c)
d)

future progressive tense

past progressive tense
present progressive tense
simple present tense

8. We will be wearing our favorite clothes to the big party.

The verb tense in this sentence is:
a)
b)
c)
d)

future progressive tense

past progressive tense
future perfect tense
simple future tense

9. Those people were living in inhumane conditions.

The verb tense in this sentence is:
a) future progressive tense

b) past progressive tense

c) past perfect tense
d) future progressive tense
Read the following paragraph carefully. Identify the grammatical error. It
can be a mistake in verb tense, spelling, pronouns, adverbs, adjective etc.

Yesterday, Mike and Tom decide to take a trip to canada. When them
arrived to the airport they notice alot of persons their. All the people
was talking and laugh because they was all happy to be take a trip.
mike was in line behind one woman wiht a small dog in she bag.
Mike couldent see the dog bery well. When it was time to board the
plane Mike and Tom asket for seats in a non- smoking area. When
they arrive at their destination they felt tired and take an taxi to the
hotel. All they needed were alittle rest.

Rewrite the above paragraph without mistakes.

Canada

they

was

a lot

with

couldnt

very

asked
took
was

people

a
a little

her

there