Tenses Quiz

Tenses Quiz    Fill in the blanks

1. I ................................ there for two hours and then I went home.
waited
have waited
had waited
2. She ..................................... six novels so far.
wrote
has written
had written
3. He ....................................... from Las Vegas yesterday.
returned
has returned
had returned
4. See that you .................................... no harm.
cause
have caused
caused
5. The hostess made sure that the guests .................................... enough to eat and drink.
had
have
had had
6. You will get the job if you ................................................ in the interview.
succeed
succeeded
had succeeded
7. The doctor concluded that the man ...................................... several hours ago.
died
has died
had died
8. We ............................................ to hear from him for more than two weeks now.
are waiting
have been waiting
waited
9. The show ....................................... by the time we reached the theatre.
began
has begun
had begun
10. He ..................................... for work at 8.30.
leaves
is leaving
will leave
11. Father .................................... the newspaper every morning.
reads
is reading
has read
12. When I visited him he ........................................ bed-ridden for months.
was
had been
has been

Answers:

1. I waited there for two hours and then I went home.

2. She has written six novels so far.

3. He returned from Las Vegas yesterday.

4. See that you cause no harm.

5. The hostess made sure that the guests had enough to eat and drink.

6. You will get the job if you succeed in the interview.

7. The doctor concluded that the man had died several hours ago.

8. We have been waiting to hear from him for more than two weeks now.

9. The show had begun by the time we reached the theatre.

10. He leaves for work at 8.30.

11. Father reads the newspaper every morning.

12. When I visited him he had been bed-ridden for months.