Tenses worksheet

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate tense form.

1. He ……………… for a walk every morning. (go)

2. The minister ………………… the newspaper every day after breakfast. (read)

3. My mother …………………. on Mondays. (fast)

4. Familiarity ………………… contempt. (breed)

5. I will wait till you ……………….. your work. (finish)

6. If it ………………. we will get wet. (rain)

7. The child …………………. with his dog. (play)

8. I ………………. Great Expectations. (read)

9. He ………………….. a number of books on Indian mythology. (write)

10. I ………………… English in England. (learn)

11. I ………………… when the lights went out. (read)

12. He …………………. the road when the truck hit him. (cross)

Answers

1. He goes for a walk every morning.

2. The minister reads the newspaper every day after breakfast.

3. My mother fasts on Mondays.

4. Familiarity breeds contempt.

5. I will wait till you finish your work.

6. If it rains we will get wet.

7. The child is playing with his dog.

8. I am reading Great Expectations.

9. He has written a number of books on Indian mythology.

10. I learnt English in England.

11. I was reading when the lights went out.

12. He was crossing the road when the truck hit him.