Tenses Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.

1. I ……………………………. the windows now. (clean / am cleaning)

2. I ………………………. (water) the plants when it started raining.

3. You ………………….. never offered me any help.

4. We ………………………….. (not hear) anything from her in a long time.

5. I think we ………………………. (make) a mistake.

6. Why ………………………….. you listen to me?

7. I ……………………….. a strange experience yesterday. (have)

8. They …………………………. (get married) in May.

9. If they ………………………. (start) at six, they should be here soon.

10. They …………………………. working on it by tomorrow. (finish)

11. I ……………………….. (live) in this town for six years.

Answers

1. I am cleaning the windows now.

2. I was watering the plants when it started raining.

3. You have never offered me any help.

4. We have not heard anything from her in a long time.

5. I think we are making a mistake.

6. Why don’t you listen to me?

7. I had a strange experience yesterday.

8. They are getting married in May.

9. If they started at six, they should be here soon.

10. They will have finished working on it by tomorrow.

11. I have lived / have been living in this town for six years.