Tenses exercise | gap fills

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form.

1. They ……………………… for years.

a) are waiting

b) have been waiting

c) had been waiting

2. She ……………….. to all countries in Latin America.

a) has been

b) was

c) will be

3. ‘There is the doorbell.’ ‘I ……………….’

a) will go

b) am going

c) go

4. Jane ……………….. Mark.

a) sees

b) is seeing

c) see

5. The little girl …………….. with her parents in a small hut.

a) lives

b) is living

c) has living

6. The boy …………………… on the burning deck.

a) stood

b) has stood

c) stand

7. I wish I …………………. his address.

a) know

b) knew

c) have known

8. The river ………………….. under the bridge.

a) flows

b) flies

c) has flown

9. It is time we ……………………

a) leave

b) left

c) have left

10. He ………………… for you at the gate.

a) waits

b) is waiting

c) has waited

Answers

1. They have been waiting for years.

2. She has been to all countries in Latin America.

3. ‘There is the doorbell.’ ‘I will go.’

4. Jane is seeing Mark.

5. The little girl lives with her parents in a small hut.

6. The boy stood on the burning deck.

7. I wish I knew his address.

8. The river flows under the bridge.

9. It is time we left.

10. He is waiting for you at the gate.