Grammar Exercise Test your understanding of tenses with this grammar exercise Complete the following sentences I understand that he ………………………… absent yesterday a) is b) was c) had been d) has Wood always ………………………… on water a) floats b) will float c) floated d) float It …………………………… heavily for a week and the rivers are overflowing a) rained b) has been raining c) is raining d) had been raining There are some birds that ………………………… every year a) migrated b) migrate c) have migrated d) would migrate I …………………… to Singapore once a) have gone b) have been c) had gone d) had been We ……………………… dinner an hour ago a) had b) have c) had had d) would have We ……………………… nothing to eat since yesterday a) had b) have had c) will have d) had had Her health has improved since she ………………………… to her native village a) has returned b) returned c) had returned d) has returned I will catch the first bus that …………………… a) come b) comes c) will come d) shall come 10 See that the patient ………………………… complete rest a) get b) gets c) will get d) would get Answers I understand that she was absent yesterday Wood always floats on water 3 It has been raining heavily for a week and the rivers are overflowing There are some birds that migrate every year I have been to Singapore once We had dinner an hour ago We have had nothing to eat since yesterday Her health has improved since she returned to her native village I will catch the first bus that comes 10 See that the patient gets complete rest 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)