Simple
Continuous
Perfect
Perfect Continuous
Grab Bag
100

Our family ________(visit) my grandparents after church every Sunday.

visits

100

Currently Amit _______(study) German at the University of Mumbai. 

 is studying

100

We ______(visit) another country before. 

 have never visited/have visited

100

We ______________(visit) our grandparents ever since we were kids.

We have been visiting our grandparents ever since we were kids.  (present perfect progressive)

100

In the evenings, I often play chess with my next door neighbor. I _____ chess with him ever since I _____ to live here ten years ago. What are the correct verb tenses?

What is "have been playing" and "came"?

200

The strong storm ________ (bend) the tree yesterday.

bent

200

Javed _____ (take) two courses. 

 is taking

200

When I ______(show) up to take a look around, there were at least 20 people who _______(arrive) before me. What are the correct verb tenses?

 "showed" and "had arrived"

200

He ______(make) an antique desk to use for one of the sets for the last four days, and he is also making a fireplace facade.

He has been making an antique desk to use for one of the sets for the last four days, and he is also making a fireplace facade.

200

Ann _____(fail) her driving test three times because she's so bad at reversing. But she _____(practice) reversing since last week and I think she has got a bit better at it. What are the correct verb tenses?

What is "has failed" and "has been practicing"?

300

By next month, Hannah _________(have) a new computer.

 will have

300

The dog ___ (run) after the cat.

 is running

300

They ______(want) me to include references, but I didn't want to list my previous landlord because I _______(have) some problems with him in the past. Which are the verb tenses?

What is "wanted" and "have had"?

300

Thomas __________ (try) to repair the phone the whole day.


Thomas had been trying to repair the phone the whole day. (past perfect progressive )


300

I have been waiting for the prices of the houses to come down before buying one, but I think I _____(wait) too long and the prices _____(begin) to go up again. What are the correct verb tenses?

What is "have waited" and "are beginning"?

400

My mother __________ (cook) delicious meal tomorrow.

will cook 

400

The cow _____ (eat) the grass while her calf ___ (run) around the field.

was eating, was running

400

By the time we get to Chicago this evening, we ______(drive) more than 400 miles. We will be exhausted. 

will have driven

400

The ground was covered with snow. It ______________(snow) heavily for several hours.

The ground was covered with snow. It had been snowing heavily for several hours.

400

This bicycle ____ (be) in our family for fourteen years. My father used it for the first five years, my brother rode it for the next five and I ____(have) it for the last four. What are the correct verb tenses?

What is "has been" and "have had"?

500

Andre _____ (come) from Brazil and _____ (be) a native speaker of Portuguese.

 comes and is

500

Make one Future Continuous sentence.

Various answers

500

I came to England six months ago. I started my economics course 3 months ago. When I return to Australia, I ______(study) for 9 months and I ______(be) in England for exactly one year. What are the correct verb tenses?

What is "will have studied" and "will have been"?

500

Rosy ____________(study)for her upcoming semester.

Rosy will have been studying for her upcoming semester. (future perfect progressive) 

500

It's a pity you didn't come to London with us last summer. Since you ____ (negative see) it before, it ____( be) a wonderful holiday for you. What are the correct verb tenses?

What is " haven't seen" and "would have been"?