Exercises on English Tenses

Exercises on English Tenses


I Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete these sentences using the Present Perfect Tense and the Past Simple Tense.
1. 'This is my house.' 'How long you (live) here?' 'I (live) here since 1997.'
2. He (live) in London for two years and then he (go) to Edinburgh.
3. When I (leave) school, I (cut) my hair and (wear) it short ever since.
4. Shakespeare (write) a lot of plays.
5. My brother (write) several plays. He has just finished his latest.
6. I (not see) him for three years. I wonder where he is.
7. He (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.
8. Chopin (compose) some of his music in Majorca.
9. 'When he (arrive)?' 'He (arrive) at 2 o´clock.'
10. I (read) his books when I was at school. I (enjoy) them very much.
11. I can't go out because I (not finish) my work yet.
12. 'I never (drink) whiskey.' 'Well, have some now!'
13. Here are your shoes. I just (clean) them.
14. I (leave) home at 8.00a.m. and (get) here at 12.00p.m.
15. I (meet) him last June.
16. You (see) the moon last night?
17. The actors (arrive) yesterday and (start) practicing early this morning.
18. Cervantes (write) Don Quixote.
19. He (break) his leg in a skiing accident last year.
20. You (be) here before?
Yes, I (spend) my holidays here last year.
You (have) a good time?
No, it never (stop) raining.

II Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple).

1. 
   A: (you / taste / ever) sushi?
   
2. 
   B: Yes, I (eat) sushi at least five times so far.
   
3. 
   A: When (you / eat) sushi for the first time?
   
4. 
   B: I (eat) sushi for the first time on my dad's 50th birthday. He (invite) the whole family to a Japanese restaurant.
   
5. 
   A: (you / like) it?
   
6. 
   B: Absolutely. In fact, it (be) so good that we (be) to that restaurant three times yet. And on my mum's birthday, we (order) some sushi and (have) it at home.