Tenses Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.

1. What ………………………….. you do then? (do / did / done)

2. Although I …………………………… anyone at the party, I had a nice time. (don’t know / didn’t know / hadn’t known)

3. If you had won a lottery, what ………………………………. you do? (will / would / had)

4. You ……………………………. have done this to me. (needn’t / don’t need)

5. The storm …………………………… the roof off. (blew / blows / has blown)

6. Under no circumstances ……………………………. permit this. (we can / can we)

7. I asked him what his problem ……………………………… (is / was / were)

8. Did you …………………………. a strange noise now? (hear / heard)

9. I …………………………… to a nice restaurant last night. (go / went / had gone)

10. She was upset with me because I ……………………………… to wish her on her birthday. (forget / forget / have forgotten)

Answers

1. What did you do then?

2. Although I didn’t know anyone at the party, I had a nice time.

3. If you had won a lottery, what would you do?

4. You needn’t have done this to me.

5. The storm blew the roof off.

6. Under no circumstances can we permit this.

7. I asked him what his problem was.

8. Did you hear a strange noise now?

9. I went to a nice restaurant last night.

10. She was upset with me because I forgot to wish her on her birthday.