Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb given in the brackets.

1. I ………………………. live in Kerala when I was a child. (would / used to)

2. I ……………………….. her yesterday. (met / meet / have met)

3. She ………………………. unemployed since she left college. (was / has been)

4. I …………………………. an interesting experience yesterday. (had / have)

5. He ………………………… his childhood sweetheart. (married / marries)

6. He ……………………….. another car last month. (buys / has bought / bought)

7. He ………………………… his arm. (broke / has broken / had broken)

8. I ……………………… my arm while playing tennis yesterday. (have injured / injured)

9. She ………………………… married in March. (got / has got)

10. I …………………………… a good job offer. (received / have received)

Answers

1. used to, 2. met, 3. has been, 4. had, 5. married, 6. bought, 7. has broken, 8. injured, 9. got married, 10. have received

Worksheet 2

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.

1. She ………………………….. on a new project since January. (work)

2. She said that she ……………………. the report the previous day. (send)

3. They ………………….. married in 2012. (get)

4. He was very hungry so he ……………………… everything on his plate. (eat)

5. Hurrah! We ……………………… (win)

6. I still ………………………. (remember) that day.

7. I ……………………… all of my friends to my party. (invite)

8. We ……………………… home after the party was over. (go)

9. She said that she ……………………… to leave. (want)

10. Whether you go by bus or car, it …………………………. about half an hour. (take)

11. Do you know why ………………………… so late? (is she / she is)

12. He asked if I ……………………….. to go to the party. (want)

Answers

1. has been working (We use the present perfect continuous to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.)

2. had sent

3. got (We use the simple past tense to say when something happened.)

4. ate (When the main verb is in the past tense, use a past tense in the subordinate clause as well.)

5. have won (We use the present perfect tense to give news.)

6. remember

7. have invited

8. went

9. wanted

10. takes / will take

11. she is (In reported questions, the auxiliary verb goes after the subject.)

12. wanted

Worksheet 3

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.

1. He ………………….. nothing but comics. (read)

2. We will be in trouble if they …………………….. us. (not help)

3. I will lend him my car if he ………………………. (ask)

4. I will wait until he …………………………. back. (come)

5. The more money he earns, the more useless things he …………………………. (buy)

6. She ……………………… her Master’s at the moment. (do)

7. He never ……………………… to help the needy. (hesitate)

8. During a career that spanned four decades, she …………………….. in hundreds of movies, (act)

9. He never ……………………….. us to his parties. (invite)

10. I …………………… the whole of yesterday working in my garden. (spend)

11. I ……………………. some unforgettable experience during my stay in Chennai. (have)

12. He is very humble. He …………………….. everyone with great respect. (treat)

Answers

1. reads (Use the simple present to talk about habits or preferences.)

2. do not help (We use a simple present tense in the if-clause when the main clause is in the future tense.)

3. asks

4. comes (When both clauses refer to the future, we use a simple present tense in the subordinate clause to refer to future.)

5. buys

6. is doing (Use the present continuous tense to talk about an action or situation going on at the moment of speaking.)

7. hesitates

8. acted

9. invites

10. spent (Use the simple past to talk about finished events)

11. had

12. treats