Tenses Worksheet

Fill in the blanks.

1. She ……………………. every time a boy talks to her.

a. blushed

b. blushes  

c. is blushing

 

2. He boasted that he ……………………… the best swimmer in school.

a. is

b. was

c. has been

 

3. She wore the bogus diamonds and …………… the real ones in the vault.

a. leaved

b. left

c. was leaving

 

4. More facts …………………………… to bolster your argument.

a. need

b. are needed

c. are needing

 

5. If you order three books, you ……………………….. a fourth one as a bonus.

a. will receive

b. would receive

c. would have received

 

6. To reach the iron ore deposit, engineers had to ……………………. through solid rock.

a. boor

b. bore

c. bear

 

7. He ………………………….. for a boyish prank.

a. punished

b. was punished

c. has punished

 

8. He constantly brags about how well he ………golf.

a. play

b. plays

c. is playing

 

9. In general, rifles ………smaller bores than shotguns.

a. has

b. have

c. had

 

10. In tennis you ……..the ball before the second bounce.

a. must return

b. can return

c. will return

 

 

 

Gap Fills Worksheet

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word.

1. I can’t let this …………………….

happen

to happen

happening

2. Mother suggested ……………………….. for that job.

apply

applying

to apply

3. You ought .................. your ways.

mend

to mend

mending

4. They made him ………………………… the whole story.

repeat

to repeat

repeating

5. He was made …………………………. the whole story.

repeat

to repeat

repeating

6. He is capable ……………………. his own decisions.

to make

of making

making

7. You must not ……………………… without my permission.

leave

leaving

to leave

8. Don’t forget ……………………….. the money.

to send

to sending

sending

9. She doesn’t need ………………………

wait

to wait

waiting

10. You need not ……………………….

wait

to wait

waiting

11. I heard them …………………………..

to talk

talk

to talking

12. I saw him ………………………… the lamp.

light

to light

lighting