Tenses exercise

Complete the following sentences using appropriate tense forms.

1. We ………………. the old man to the hospital last evening.

a) took

b) take

c) have taken

d) had taken

2. We ……………. to the hospital twice since morning.

a) were

b) had been

c) have been

d) are

3. The doctor who treats him …………… that he ……………. tomorrow.

a) said, will be discharged

b) says, will be discharged

c) has said, would be discharged

d) says, would be discharged

4. My friend ……………. for Australia in January.

a) leave

b) left

c) had left

d) has left

5. He ……………. to me since then.

a) has not written

b) did not write

c) had not written

d) was not writing

6. He seldom …………….. my calls.

a) is answering

b) answers

c) will answer

7. He ………………. treatment for the last two years.

a) undergoes

b) has been undergoing

c) had been undergoing

8. We ……………….. in a rented house for ten years.

a) have been living

b) are living

c) live

Answers

1. We took the old man to the hospital last evening.

2. We have been to the hospital twice since morning.

3. The doctor who treats him says that he will be discharged tomorrow.

4. My friend left for Australia in January.

5. He has not written to me since then.

6. He seldom answers my calls.

7. He has been undergoing treatment for the last two years.

8. We have been living in a rented house for ten years.