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Verb tenses exercise 1


Choose the correct verb form to complete each sentence
1  I'm an airline pilot. I fly to lots of different places. This month _______the Hong Kong - Bangkok trip.
 I do
 I am do
 I'm doing
 I will do
2  I like watching football but I ___________ it.
 never play
 am never playing
 will never play
 do never play
3  You want to cut down on the snacks. You _______ fat.
 are get
 get fat!
 are getting
 getting
4  My neighbour is such a nuisance. He _______loud music late at night.
 always plays
 is always playing
 always play
 has always played
5  I met her while __________ a training course.
 I did
 I was doing
 I have done
 I have been doing
6  When I was younger, we _________ in London.
 were living
 were lived
 lived
 have lived
7  What exactly ___________________ at 8.15 yesterday evening?
 did you do
 were you do
 have you done
 were you doing
8  When I got home, I realized I ____________ my keys at the office.
 had left
  left
 have left
 was leaving
9  I _________________ to Australia but I'd like to go there some day.
 never went
 had never been
 have never been
 was never going
10  'Where's Andy?' 'He's not here. He_________ to lunch.'
 has been
 has gone
 went
 has been going
Resources page for tenses - mixed
Gap fill exercises
Personal letter gap fill exercise
Fill the gaps with the correct forms of the verbs.
Quizzes - multiple choice / short answer
Mixed tenses: present and past
Ten-question MC quiz: present / past / simple / continuous
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