Practice with Using Different Tenses

Circle the letter of the correct choice:

1. Tom has been here (a) two days ago (b) for two days (c) yesterday

2. I came here (a) since last year (b) last year (c) since Monday

3. How long ago (a) did you live here? (b) have you lived here? (c) are you living here?

4. I (a) lived here all my life.

(b) have lived here

5. Janos (a) lived here in 1975.

(b) has lived there

6. Science found a solution to the problem

(a) since six years. (b) six years ago.

7. (a) Nancy has had a cold for the past three days.

(b) Nancy has caught a cold

8. I have (a) had that book since last month.

(b) borrowed that book

9. I had already seen Mary (a) when John arrives (b) when John has arrived (c) when John arrived

10. The man (a) died when the bullet struck his heart. (b) has died (c) had died

Combine each set of sentences so that the second sentence becomes a when clause. Use the required verb forms:

1. I (cross) the street. I (see) an accident. ________________________________________________________________________

2. She (do) her homework. She (became) very sleepy. _________________________________________________________________________

3. She (put) some water in the coffee pot. She (notice) a leak in the pot. ______________ _________________________________________________________________________

4. We (write) a note of thanks. We (receive) their gift. ________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _