Tenses Exercise

This grammar exercise tests your understanding of various tense forms and their uses. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.

1. You …………………………. four burgers since morning. (ate / have eaten)

2. If I ………………………… the answer, I will tell you. (know / knew / have known)

3. I …………………………. them since my childhood. (knew / have known)

4. He …………………………… to be a pilot. (always wanted / has always wanted)

5. I …………………………..tolerate this. (do not / will not)

6. He said that he ………………………….. (will / would) help but he ……………………… (didn’t / doesn’t / hadn’t)

7. ……………………………….. anything from them? (Did you hear / Have you heard)

8. Because he was angry, I …………………………. him alone. (left / have left / had left)

9. I ……………………………….. him. (never liked / have never liked)

10. Mother ………………………. (throw / threw / has thrown) a fit when she learned that I ………………………. (failed / have failed / had failed) my test.

Answers

1. You have eaten four burgers since morning.

2. If I know the answer, I will tell you.

3. I have known them since my childhood.

4. He has always wanted to be a pilot.

5. I will not tolerate this.

6. He said that he would help but he didn’t.

7. Have you heard anything from them?

8. Because he was angry, I left him alone.

9. I have never liked him.

10. Mother threw a fit when she learned that I had failed my test.