VERB TENSES + FUTURE
Ejercicio 1: Completa las oraciones con la forma correcta del verbo en el tiempo
adecuado (presente simple, presente continuo, pasado simple, pasado
continuo, presente perfecto o pasado perfecto).
1. When I ____ (arrive) at the party last night, Mary ____ (already/go)
home.
2. I ____ (know) John for five years, but I ____ (never/see) him so upset
before.
3. While we ____ (drive) home, it suddenly ____ (start) to rain heavily.
4. They ____ (not/finish) their homework yet, but they ____ (already/start)
it.
5. By the time the police ____ (arrive), the thieves ____ (escape).
6. I ____ (live) in London since 2010, but before that, I ____ (spend) two
years in Paris.
7. While they ____ (watch) TV, the lights ____ (go) out.
8. My brother ____ (just/tell) me that he ____ (pass) all his exams.
9. As soon as I ____ (get) home yesterday, I ____ (realize) I ____ (leave) my
keys at work.
10. The students ____ (study) for three hours before they ____ (take) the
test.
Ejercicio 2: Elige el tiempo correcto de los verbos para completar las oraciones.
1. I can't talk right now because I ____ (have) lunch with some friends.
2. When we were kids, we ____ (go) to the beach every summer.
3. By the time you ____ (wake up) tomorrow, I ____ (already/leave) the
house.
4. The film ____ (start) by the time we ____ (arrive) at the cinema.
5. How long ____ you ____ (live) here before you ____ (move) to Spain?
6. They ____ (always/argue) when they were young, but now they ____ (get
along) well.
7. I ____ (just/realize) that I ____ (forget) to lock the door before leaving.
8. She ____ (wait) for two hours when I finally ____ (arrive).
9. What ____ you ____ (do) when the accident ____ (happen)?
10. He ____ (study) all night, so he ____ (be) really tired during the exam.
Ejercicio 3: Transforma las frases con los verbos en el tiempo correcto
(combinaciones de tiempos)
1. They ____ (travel) to Japan twice, but they ____ (never/visit) Kyoto.
2. I ____ (be) really happy because I ____ (just/receive) some great news.
3. When we ____ (see) them yesterday, they ____ (talk) about their holiday
plans.
4. The book ____ (not/arrive) yet, even though I ____ (order) it two weeks
ago.
5. When I ____ (meet) her, she ____ (study) medicine for two years.
6. We ____ (work) on this project for weeks before we ____ (finally/finish)
it.
7. As soon as I ____ (see) him, I ____ (know) something ____ (be) wrong.
8. By the time I ____ (get) to the station, the train ____ (already/leave).
9. They ____ (not/see) each other since they ____ (graduate) from
university.
10. I ____ (never/be) to New York, but I ____ (always/want) to visit.
Ejercicio 4: Completa las siguientes oraciones con la forma correcta del verbo
en cada hueco.
1. When I was younger, I ____ (play) soccer every afternoon, but now I ____
(prefer) basketball.
2. Yesterday, I ____ (go) to the gym, and while I ____ (exercise), I ____
(meet) an old friend.
3. They ____ (work) on the project for days, and by the time the deadline
____ (come), they ____ (still/not/finish).
4. I ____ (study) English for ten years before I ____ (move) to the UK.
5. The teacher ____ (explain) the lesson when the bell ____ (ring).
6. As soon as I ____ (get) home, I ____ (realize) I ____ (leave) my phone at
the café.
7. How long ____ you ____ (wait) for me before I finally ____ (show up)?
8. By the time they ____ (arrive) at the airport, the plane ____ (already/take
off).
9. He ____ (live) in Spain for two years when he ____ (decide) to return
home.
10. She ____ (never/be) to Asia, but last year she ____ (travel) to Japan for
the first time.
Ejercicio: Completa las oraciones usando el tiempo adecuado para el futuro.
1. Look at those clouds! It ____ (rain) any minute now.
2. By the year 2050, scientists ____ (find) a cure for many diseases.
3. We ____ (meet) Paul at the restaurant at 7 PM tomorrow.
4. Don’t worry, I ____ (give) you a ride to the airport tomorrow morning.
5. The train ____ (leave) at 9:00 AM, so we have to be there early.
6. This time next week, I ____ (lie) on a beach in the Caribbean.
7. I ____ (visit) my grandmother this weekend; it's all planned.
8. What ____ you ____ (do) this afternoon? Do you want to come to the
cinema with us?
9. By the time you arrive, we ____ (already/finish) dinner.
10. They ____ (probably/not/come) to the party tonight; they have a lot of
work to do.
11. Watch out! That car ____ (crash) if it doesn't slow down.
12. I ____ (send) you the report as soon as I finish it.
13. We ____ (go) to the mountains next weekend. Everything is booked!
14. ____ (you/study) tonight or can we hang out later?
15. By next year, she ____ (work) here for ten years.
16. According to the schedule, the meeting ____ (start) at 10 AM tomorrow.
17. I can't talk now. I ____ (have) dinner with my family in a few minutes.
18. I think I ____ (pass) the exam, but I’m not sure.
19. By the end of the month, I ____ (save) enough money to buy a new
laptop.
20. At this time tomorrow, we ____ (fly) to New York.
