Tenses Exercise Choose the correct form of the verb from the given alternatives I —————– Tokyo last summer a) visited b) had visited c) have visited See that the patient ——————– complete rest a) has b) is having c) will have I ——————– for his reply for two weeks now a) have been waiting b) am waiting c) had been waiting I —————— to college to meet the principal a) went b) go c) had went My brother ——————— tomorrow a) will have arrived b) would arrive c) is arriving The train ——————- by the time we reach the train a) will leave b) left c) will have left When I saw him he ——————— writing a letter a) was b) had been c) has been Every morning I ——————- the paper a) will read b) am reading c) read I will call you when the guests —————— a) will arrive b) will be arriving c) arrive 10 Heat ——————— and cold ——————a) expands, contracts b) is expanding, is contracting c) had expanded, has contracted 11 He ——————– a novel since October, and he is about to finish it a) has been writing b) had been writing c) is writing 12 If you —————— hard, you would pass a) work b) worked c) had worked Answers a) visited a) has have been waiting a) went c) is arriving c) will have left a) was c) read c) arrive 10 a) expands, contracts 11 a) has been writing 12 b) worked Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)