Tenses worksheet

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form.

1. Why are you ………………… at her like that?

a) look
b) looking
c) looked

2. Somebody ………………….. the cat in.

a) let
b) has let
c) lets

3. The old woman ………………….. her marbles.

a) lost
b) has lost

4. Tom ………………. too scared to talk.

a) has
b) was
c) will

5. Where have you ……………….. all this while?

a) be
b) been
c) being

6. She ……………….. to talk to a therapist.

a) need
b) has needed
c) needs

7. I ………………… him because I wanted to talk.

a) call
b) called
c) will call

8. She ……………….. a six figure salary.

a) earn
b) earns
c) is earning

9. You ………………….. look happy to see me.

a) doesn’t
b) don’t

10. Somebody …………………. my keys.

a) stole
b) has stolen
c) have stolen

Answers

1. Why are you looking at her like that?

2. Somebody has let the cat in.

3. The old woman has lost her marbles.

4. Tom was too scared to talk.

5. Where have you been all this while?

6. She needs to talk to a therapist.

7. I called him because I wanted to talk.

8. She earns a six figure salary.

9. You don’t look happy to see me.

10. Somebody has stolen my keys.