Tenses worksheet

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form.

1. When I …………………. (reach) his home, he already …………………… (leave).

2. She ……………….. (finish) her homework before the lights ……………….. (go) out.

3. Suddenly he ………………. (realize) that he ………………. (leave) the door unlocked.

4. She just …………………. (decide) that she …………………. (quit) her job.

5. My sister ………………… (live) in Malaysia since 2003.

6. I never ……………….. (forget) what you just ……………….. (tell) me.

7. I …………………. (not go) unless he invites me.

8. He ………………… (come) to see me on hearing the sad news.

9. When we …………………. (reach) the venue, the show already ………………. (begin)

10. Peter …………………. (leave) for Thailand tomorrow.

11. If he …………….. (catch), he will be killed.

12. I wish our people ………………… (be) not so cruel.

13. Those who ………………….. (do) not respect their parents and elders cannot ………………. (call) civilized.

14. I ………………….. (take) the examination last year.

15. It …………………… (take) two ……………….. (make) a quarrel.

Answers

1. When I reached his home, he had already left.

2. She had finished her homework before the lights went out.

3. Suddenly he realized that he had left the door unlocked.

4. She had just decided that she would quit her job.

5. My sister has been living in Malaysia since 2003.

6. I will never forget what you just told me.

7. I will not go unless he invites me.

8. He came to see me on hearing the sad news.

9. When we reached the venue, the show had already begun.

10. Peter is leaving for Thailand tomorrow.

11. If he is caught, he will be killed.

12. I wish our people were not so cruel.

13. Those who do not respect their parents and elders cannot be called civilized.

14. I took the examination last year.

15. It takes two to make a quarrel.