Tenses Exercise

Fill in the blanks using an appropriate tense form.

1. I ……………………. him yesterday. (met / have met)

2. She ……………………. here in the morning. (was / has been)

3. Where ……………… you …………………. all this while? (have been / had been)

4. It …………………….. raining since morning. (has not stopped / did not stop)

5. I …………………….. the parcel in the morning. (sent / have sent)

6. He denied that he ……………………… the money. (had taken / have taken)

7. She said that she ……………………… help. (will / would)

8. He …………………………. in Tokyo since 2005. (is working / has been working)

9. I called her twice but she ………………………. (didn’t answer / hadn’t answered)

10. When I met him the other day he ………………….. (tells / told) me that he ………………….. (is / was) moving to Australia.

Answers

1. I met him yesterday.

2. She was here in the morning.

3. Where have you been all this while?

4. It has not stopped raining since morning.

5. I sent the parcel in the morning.

6. He denied that he had taken the money.

7. She said that she would help.

8. He has been working in Tokyo since 2005.

9. I called her twice but she didn’t answer.

10. When I met him the other day he told me that he was moving to Australia.