Tenses Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.

1. Radha …………….. up at 5.30. (get)

2. We …………………… for you. (wait)

3. I ……………….. the job. (finish)

4. The girls ………………… their lessons now. (revise)

5. It ………………… since morning. (rain)

6. I ………………… her since my childhood. (know)

7. Although he tried hard, he ……………….. not fix the machine. (can)

8. She said that she ……………….. not interested in the offer. (be)

9. What ………………. you do then? (do)

10. We …………………. by Monday. (finish)

11. My mother …………….. me a watch for my birthday. (give)

12. I expected to fail the exam, but I …………… after all. (pass)

Answers

1. Radha gets up at 5.30.

2. We are waiting for you.

3. I have finished the job.

4. The girls are revising their lessons now.

5. It has been raining since morning.

6. I have known her since my childhood.

7. Although he tried hard, he could not fix the machine.

8. She said that she was not interested in the offer.

9. What did you do then?

10. We will have finished by Monday.

11. My mother gave me a watch for my birthday.

12. I expected to fail the exam, but I passed after all.