Tenses Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.

1. Your bicycle …………………….. some oil. (is needing / needs)

2. Why ……………………… you always wear a coat? (are / do / have)

3. Some of us ……………………….. a new system. (want / wants)

4. You wouldn’t have been promoted if you …………………………. jobs. (didn’t change / hadn’t changed / don’t change)

5. They ………………………….. the job by Tuesday. (will finish / will have finished / would finish)

6. I am afraid that there …………………………. an accident. (has / has been)

7. He asked me where I …………………………. the other day. (was / have been / had been)

8. They …………………………. married in August. (get / are getting)

9. Samuel often ……………………….. (come / comes / is coming) and ……………………. (spend / spends / is spending) the evening with us.

10. Though I ……………………….. your point of view, I can’t agree with you.

Answers

1. Your bicycle needs some oil.

2. Why do you always wear a coat?

3. Some of us want a new system.

4. You wouldn’t have been promoted if you hadn’t changed jobs.

5. They will have finished the job by Tuesday.

6. I am afraid that there has been an accident.

7. He asked me where I had been the other day.

8. They are getting married in August.

9. Samuel often comes and spends the evening with us.

10. Though I respect your point of view, I can’t agree with you.