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Revision On Different Tenses
Revision On Different Tenses
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Different Tenses
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I . . . that magazine several days ago.
have read
read
am going to read
will be reading
2
The old woman . . . clothes all day and was tired.
has been washing
had been washing
is washing
washed
3
I . . . for 2 hours already and I shall do another hour's work before lunch.
had worked
have been working
was working
worked
4
When he got home his wife . . . television.
watched
has watched
was watching
had watched
5
When they were climbing the mountain they . . . some snow on the slope.
have been seeing
had seen
saw
had been seeing
6
Although she . . . John before, she had often heard his name.
did not see
had never seen
does not see
have never seen
7
If you don't write to us, we. . . what has happened to you.
have wondered
wonder
will wonder
wondered
8
The fire . . . out in a moment. You don't have to pour water over it.
had gone
had been going
will go
has gone
9
Although they had been married for years they . . . no children.
have been having
having
had
have had
10
It . . . for several days and it does not look like it will stop for sometime yet.
will rain
has been raining
will have rained
had been raining
11
Don't disturb him. He . . . a letter now.
had been writing
is writing
has been writing
shall write
12
In five more years my parents . . . in Hong Kong for thirty years.
will have been living
are already living
were living
had lived
13
I know this school well. I . . . here for ten years and I still enjoy it.
am teaching
have been teaching
taught
had taught
14
I . . . the car all morning but it still looks dirty.
have cleaned
am cleaning
have been cleaning
will clean
15
I am sorry to tell you that all the tickets . . . , so you are too late to buy one.
have been sold
had been sold
are selling
sold
16
We . . . French for the last three years and now we . . . Japanese as well.
learnt / are studying
have been learning / are studying
have been learning / have been studying
have been learning / had been studying
17
It . . . every day this week but today the weather is fine.
will rain
had been raining
has been raining
has rained
18
As soon as the children . . . soundly their mother . . . out.
had slept / went
slept / went
were sleeping / went
had been sleeping / went
19
She is learning how to knit. Up to now, she . . . five sweaters.
knitted
has knitted
had knitted
has been knitting
20
While I . . . to work yesterday, I bumped into Peter on the bus.
was going
went
had gone
go
21
He . . . writing his essay and is now free to do anything.
finished
has finished
finishes
has been finished
22
His eye ached because he . . . without his glasses.
has read
read
had been reading
would have read
23
He is studying very hard because he . . . for a scholarship next month.
tries
has tried
is going to try
will have tried
24
The trip from Singapore to London now . . . less than twenty-four hours by air.
takes
will have taken
is talking
had taken
25
If Mrs.Chan . . . a little longer, she would have seen Dr.Chow.
wait
waited
had waited
would wait
26
The boy scout has just borrowed the axe. He . . . some wood.
has chopped
chops
has been chopping
is going to chop
27
It . . . now.
has been raining
was raining
is raining
had rained
28
By the end of next week the final examination . . . .
will have finished
had finished
would have finished
has already finished
29
Mr. Wong . . . a better job recently. He will continue until he finds one.
looks
has been looking for
will look for
is looking for
30
Christopher Columbus . . . America about 400 years ago.
had discovered
had been discovering
was going to discover
discovered
31
He . . . a lot of letters yesterday.
had written
would write
wrote
would have written
32
When I arrived Mary, . . . the letter and it was ready for my signature.
had typed
types
was typing
typed
33
I . . . to her several times but she . . . and . . . me.
had been speaking / had been reading / did not hear
had spoken / was reading / did not hear
spoke / was reading / did not hear
was speaking / read / did not hear
34
John was very tired as he . . . all night.
will work
is working
had been working
worked
35
He . . . two puppies and three kittens last year.
have adopted
is adopting
has adopted
adopted
36
It is dawn; the sun . . .
has just been risen
is just rising
had just been rising
had just risen
37
When water . . . the liquid . . . to vapour
had boiled / changed
boils / changes
has boiled / changes
will boil / will change
38
I . . . to the cinema twice this month.
had been going
go
was
have been
39
He is selfish man who only . . . about himself.
had thought
thought
thinks
has thought
40
When I . . . him he . . . in a chair, fast sleep
saw / was sitting
have seen / sat
saw / sat
had seen / sat
41
Coal . . . better than wood.
is burning
is going to burn
burns
has burnt
42
As soon as she . . . everything on her list, she began to prepare dinner.
has bought
would buy
had bought
has been buying
43
While we . . . home this evening we . . . an accident.
had come / saw
had come / had seen
are coming / saw
were coming / saw
44
The farmers . . . more vegetables next year.
have grown
are growing
are going to grow
were growing
45
In two years' time I . . . my degree.
had taken
am taking
shall have taken
will be taken
46
He . . . away. He . . . back only last week.
has been / has come
was / came
had been / had come
is / comes
47
By April 2030, I . . . $10,000 in taxes.
shall have paid
shall pay
will pay
am going to pay
