Tenses exercise 6

Tenses exerciseComplete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form.. My dad ……… for Delhi tomorrow.. The train ……… five hours late.. My dad leaves / is leaving for Delhi tomo

Tenses exercise

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form.

1 He ……… at six o’clock

a) is getting up

b) gets up

c) Either could be used here

2 God ……… us all

a) love

b) loves

c) is loving

3 My dad ……… for Delhi tomorrow

a) leaves

b) is leaving

c) Either could be used here

4 She ……… a book now

a) reads

b) is reading

c) has been reading

d) All of these could be used here

5 I ……… just ……… a call from him

a) am, receiving

b) have, received

c) am, received

6 They ……… each other for five years

a) know

b) knew

c) have known

7 I ……… the Eiffel Tower.

a) saw

b) have seen

c) had seen

8 He ……… in Singapore since 1995

a) is working

b) has been working

c) has worked

9 The train ……… five hours late

a) arrived

b) is arrived

c) had arrived

10 When I was a student, I ……… hard to pay my tuition fee a) was working

b) worked

c) have worked

Answers

1 He gets up at six o’clock.

2 God loves us all.

3 My dad leaves / is leaving for Delhi tomorrow.

4 She is reading a book now.

5 I have just received a call from him.

6 They have known each other for five years.

7 I have seen the Eiffel Tower.

8 He has been working / has worked in Singapore since 1995.

9 The train arrived five hours late.

10 When I was a student, I worked hard to pay my tuition fee.

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