All Tenses Exercise for ESL Students

#1. Don’t leave now. It …………………………..

was raining

has been raining

is raining

The present continuous is used to talk about an action or situation that is going on at the moment of speaking.

#2. I will not go unless they ………………………….. me.

invite

have invited

invited

#3. Do you know who ……………………………?

am I

I am

#4. What she did next ……………………….. us all.

shocked

has shocked

had shocked

#5. By the time you reach her house, she ……………………………. to work.

will go

had gone

will have gone

The future perfect is used to say that an action or situation will be complete at a particular point of time in the future.

#6. What …………………………….. at that time?

are you doing

were you doing

have you been doing

#7. She ……………………….. jobless for several months.

is

has been

were

have been

#8. He never ………………………… home without his phone.

leaves

leave is

leaving

The simple present is used to talk about habits, routines, likes, dislikes etc.

#9. I ………………………. of writing a novel.

think

am thinking

thought

#10. He ………………………… at 100 miles/hour when he met with the accident.

is driving

had been driving

has been driving

#11. There is no light in their room. They …………………………. to bed.