This grammar exercise tests your understanding of various tense forms and their uses. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.

1. You …………………………. four burgers since morning. (ate / have eaten)

2. If I ………………………… the answer, I will tell you. (know / knew / have known)

3. I …………………………. them since my childhood. (knew / have known)

4. He …………………………… to be a pilot. (always wanted / has always wanted)

5. I …………………………..tolerate this. (do not / will not)

6. He said that he ………………………….. (will / would) help but he ……………………… (didn’t / doesn’t / hadn’t)

7. ……………………………….. anything from them? (Did you hear / Have you heard)

8. Because he was angry, I …………………………. him alone. (left / have left / had left)

9. I ……………………………….. him. (never liked / have never liked)

10. Mother ………………………. (throw / threw / has thrown) a fit when she learned that I ………………………. (failed / have failed / had failed) my test.

Answers

1. You have eaten four burgers since morning.

2. If I know the answer, I will tell you.

3. I have known them since my childhood.

4. He has always wanted to be a pilot.

5. I will not tolerate this.

6. He said that he would help but he didn’t.

7. Have you heard anything from them?

8. Because he was angry, I left him alone.

9. I have never liked him.

10. Mother threw a fit when she learned that I had failed my test.