TENSES 7. She ____________ at her desk since 8 PM.

(i) sit
1. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option. (ii) sat
(iii) has been sitting
1. He ________________to see me tomorrow. (iv) have been sitting
(i) has been coming 8. He rarely ____________ for more than four hours.
(ii) had come i) studying
(iii) came (ii) studies
(iv) will come (iii)has been studying
2. I couldn't hear what the teacher ____________ . (iv)have been studying
(i) are saying 9. She ___________ at everything she did.
(ii)have said (i) is great
(iii) will be saying (ii) will be great
(iv)was saying (iii)have been great
3. By lunch the Indian football team___________ three goals. (iv) was great
(i) will have been scoring 10. Manvit ____________ online for three hours.
(ii)had been scoring (i) has shopped
(iii) had scored (ii) has been shopping
(iv)will be scoring (iii)will be shopping
4.1_____________ here since 2012. (iv)is shopping
(i) have been living 11. The Great Plague of 1665 ___________ in almost 100,000 deaths.
(ii) will have been living (i) resulted
(iii) has been living (ii) is resulting
(iv) lived (iii)will result
5. I wish that we____________before. (iv) have resulted
(i) have been meeting 12. I could ___________something burning.
(ii)meet (i) smell
(iii) had met (ii) had been smelling
(iv)will have been meeting (iii)smells
6. We ______________for the movie to start for the past two hours. (iv)have been smelling
(i) waited 13. My kurta ____________because I have washed it many times.
(ii)wait (i) will shrink
(iii) have waited (ii) have shrunk
(iv)have been waiting (iii) has shrunk
(iv)has been shrinking
14. Nowadays, young girls ____________thousands of rupees on beauty d.) had touched
products. 21. I _____________ something burning.
(i) have spent a.) smell
(ii) are spending b.) have been smelling
(iii) spent c.) had been smelling
(iv) had spent d.) smells
15. I think it ______________ tomorrow. 22. She is late. She may______________ her bus.
(i) will rain a.) have missed
(ii) rained b.) had missed
(iii) is raining c.) is missing
(iv) has been raining d.) had been missing
16. When a satellite ____________ , the rocket begins to going slowly 23. She _____________ only once to me since she moved cities.
upwards. a.) write
a.) is launched b.) has written
b.)are launched c.) writing
c.) have been launched d.) writes
d.)were launched 24. I wish I_____________ you earlier than we did.
17. Each of the boys_____________ rewarded. a.) had met
a.) are being b.) will be meeting
b.) was c.) will meet
c.) have been d.) have met
d.) were 25. For decades, dance ________________ one of the popular forms of
18. It ___________ since yesterday. self- expression.
a.) had drizzled a.) is
b.) has been drizzled b.) was
c.) drizzled c.) has been
d.) has drizzled d.) were
19. They_____________ when they heard the news. 26. Ramlal promised to build roads if he ________________ .
a.) had driven a.) got elected
b.) were driving b.) get elected
c.) was driving c.) is getting elected
d.) will drive d.) had got elected
20.The touch-me-not plant quickly folds its leaves inward as soon as 27. Have you ever ______________ what life on Mars would be like?
we____________ it. a.)wondered
a.) touch b.) will wonder
b.) will touch c.) wondering
c.) touched d.) have wondered
28. Salman ______________ in movies for 10 years before joining theatre. 35. The dogs ______________ all morning.
a.) worked (i) have been barking
b.) has been working (ii) has been barking
c.)works (iii) bark
d.) was working (iv)barking
29. ______________ that there are over 100 trillion on Earth? 36. At last, the train came and I _______________ it.
a.)Are you knowing (i) had boarded
b.)Did you know (ii) boarded
c.)Did he knew (iii) have boarded
d.)Have you known (iv) had been boarding
30. I don't believe a word of what she said. I think she ______________ . 37. I wanted to get a haircut, but I ____________ time today.
a.) lies (i) am not having
b.) has lied (ii) do not have
c.) lied (iii) haven't had
d.)is lying (iv) have not
31. I like to wear my blue crocs whenever it_______________ . 38. How ________when you try something new?
(i) has rained (i) have you been feeling
(ii) rained (ii) did you feel
(iii)rains (iii) are you feeling
(iv)raining (iv) do you feel
32. The company____________ the employment of half of its workforce 39.You ___________ me any money in the past three months.
last year. (i) have not sent
(i) will terminate (ii) send
(ii) was terminated (iii) will not send
(iii)have been terminating (iv)has not sent
(iv) terminated 40.He _____________ to Chandigarh last month.
33..I ______________ with a friend till I find my own place. (i) return
(i) was living (ii)returned
(ii) live (iii)will not send
(iii) am living (iv)will return
(iv) lived 41.I _____________ of changing my clothes right now.
34. I was on the bus, travelling back home, when I _____________ my (i) will think
childhood friend. (ii) have thought
(i) met (iii) think
(ii) was meeting (iv) am thinking
(iii) had met 42. Nowadays, teenagers _____________ all their time on their phones.
(iv) had been meeting (i) have spent
(ii) spend 11. The playground was muddy because it____________ (rain; Past
(iii) spent Perfect) all night.
(iv) will spend 12. I ___________(visit, Simple Future) Russia next year.
43. He is the best dancer our school____________ in decades 13. Yesterday, she _________________ (finish; Simple Past) the book she
(i) is producing was reading.
(ii) had produced 14. She___________________(eat, Simple Past) dinner with us last night.
(iii) produced 15. She was exhausted because she______________ (exercise, Past
(iv) has produced Perfect Continuous) for two hours.
44. By the time we arrived, he ____________ his lunch 16. He_______________ (sleep, Past Perfect Continuous) since
i)eat afternoon.
(ii)will eat 17.I_______________(speak, Present Continuous) with her right now.
(iii)ate 18. I ______________(never/see, Present Perfect) the Northern Lights.
(iv)had eaten 19. He______________ (just complete, Present Perfect) his work.
45. Her teacher would ____________for over two hours by the time we 20. By next month, they _____________(train, Future Perfect
reach. Continuous) for the marathon for six months.
(i) have waited 21. She______________ (work, Future Perfect Continuous) with us for
(ii) will wait 20 years when she retires.
(iii) will have been waiting 22. They_____________ (drive, Future Perfect Continuous) for three
(iv) have been waiting hours when they reach.
23. She______________ (meet, Simple Future) his family tomorrow.
II. Fill in the blanks by using the correct tense of the given verbs. 24. By afternoon, I ________________(finish, Future Perfect) all my
1. Every morning, he ____________(go, Simple Present) to Church. tasks.
2. The cook _____________(works, Present Perfect Continuous) here III. Complete and write the sentences as instructed in the brackets. You
since morning. may add appropriate words on your own.
3. By the time she arrived, we ________________ (ear; Past Perfect) 1. We-have-accident (past perfect tense)
dinner. 2. My parents-wait for me-over an hour. (present perfect continuous
4. She ______________ (study, Future Continuous) all night for the final tense)
exam. 3. The children-run-down-street. (past continuous tense)
5. 1____________ (live, Present Perfect Continuous) here since three 4. My sister-go-dentist-next Monday (future continuous tense)
years. 5. My friend and I-learn-dance-whole night (past perfect continuous
6. Tomorrow, he ______________ (visit, Simple Future) his uncle. tense)
7. When the phone rang, I ____________(bathe, Past Continuous). 6. Dad-not feel well-yesterday (past continuous tense)
8. Every weekend, she____________ (go, Simple Present) to the park. 7. My team-not win- a competition- for five years (present perfect tense)
9. It ___________ (rain, Past Continuous) when I left the house.
10. She___________ (study, Past Perfect) for hours before she took the 8. When-you -be - at home? (simple future tense)
test.