Verb Tenses Practice Worksheet with Exercises and Examples

Problem Overview:

The image contains several exercises related to verb tenses in English. The tasks involve completing sentences using the correct verb forms, matching questions and answers, and understanding different verb tenses (simple present, present perfect simple, and present perfect continuous). Below is a detailed solution for each exercise.

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Exercise 1: Complete the following sentences. Use the verbs listed on the right.

#### Sentences:
1. I ___________ John since we ___________ at primary school. He was my schoolmate.
2. When ___________ your wife? I ___________ her two years ago while I was traveling abroad.
3. If the teacher ___________ you ___________ your homework, she ___________ angry.
4. I ___________ help you if I ___________ time.
5. Jane ___________ listen to music when the telephone ___________. She ___________ go to answer it. It ___________ be her boyfriend who ___________ invite her to the cinema.
6. If his sister ___________ break his CD player, Tom ___________ lend it to me.
7. When I ___________ open the fridge I realized my mother ___________ do the shopping. It was completely empty.
8. If I ___________ be you, I’d study more.
9. She promised she ___________ make me some tea as soon as she finished cooking.
10. She said she would have sent me a letter if I ___________ give her my address.
11. When I entered her garden I saw some bricklayers there. A new swimming pool ___________ build.
12. My car ___________ clean yesterday. It’s perfectly clean now.

#### Solution:
1. I have known John since we were at primary school. He was my schoolmate.
- "have known" (present perfect simple)
- "were" (past simple)

2. When did you meet your wife? I met her two years ago while I was traveling abroad.
- "did you meet" (past simple)
- "met" (past simple)

3. If the teacher knows you didn’t do your homework, she will be angry.
- "knows" (present simple)
- "didn’t do" (past simple)
- "will be" (future simple)

4. I would help you if I had time.
- "would help" (conditional)
- "had" (past perfect)

5. Jane was listening to music when the telephone rang. She went to answer it. It was being her boyfriend who wanted to invite her to the cinema.
- "was listening" (past continuous)
- "rang" (past simple)
- "went" (past simple)
- "was being" (past continuous)
- "wanted" (past simple)

6. If his sister hadn’t broken his CD player, Tom would have lent it to me.
- "hadn’t broken" (past perfect)
- "would have lent" (conditional perfect)

7. When I opened the fridge, I realized my mother hadn’t done the shopping. It was completely empty.
- "opened" (past simple)
- "hadn’t done" (past perfect)

8. If I were you, I’d study more.
- "were" (conditional)

9. She promised she would make me some tea as soon as she finished cooking.
- "would make" (future in the past)

10. She said she would have sent me a letter if I had given her my address.
- "had given" (past perfect)

11. When I entered her garden, I saw some bricklayers there. A new swimming pool was being built.
- "was being built" (past continuous passive)

12. My car was cleaned yesterday. It’s perfectly clean now.
- "was cleaned" (past simple passive)

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Exercise 2: Match questions and answers.

#### Questions:
1. He said he was very tired.
2. John looks like his father.
3. I would buy a car if I had the money.
4. Mary helped her friend.
5. I have been singing for two hours.
6. I spent the afternoon with my friend.
7. I have put my money into your bag.
8. This car is Tom’s.
9. Tim was feeling very depressed.
10. It was cold and raining.
11. I’ve bought it at the butcher’s.
12. She went to the cinema twice a week.

#### Answers:
A. Where have you bought this meat?
B. How long have you been singing?
C. Who helped her friend?
D. How was he feeling?
E. Who did you spend the afternoon with?
F. What does John look like?
G. What was the weather like yesterday?
H. What would you buy if you had the money?
I. What did he say about himself?
J. Where have you put your money?
K. Whose car is this?
L. How often did she go to the cinema?

#### Matching:
1. He said he was very tired. → I. What did he say about himself?
2. John looks like his father. → F. What does John look like?
3. I would buy a car if I had the money. → H. What would you buy if you had the money?
4. Mary helped her friend. → C. Who helped her friend?
5. I have been singing for two hours. → B. How long have you been singing?
6. I spent the afternoon with my friend. → E. Who did you spend the afternoon with?
7. I have put my money into your bag. → J. Where have you put your money?
8. This car is Tom’s. → K. Whose car is this?
9. Tim was feeling very depressed. → D. How was he feeling?
10. It was cold and raining. → G. What was the weather like yesterday?
11. I’ve bought it at the butcher’s. → A. Where have you bought this meat?
12. She went to the cinema twice a week. → L. How often did she go to the cinema?

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Exercise 3: Underline the right form.

#### Sentences:
1. I’m tired. I have walked/ have been walking fast.
2. How many pages have you written/ have you been writing today?
3. He’s hot and tired. He has been running/ has run all the way.
4. I have been looking/ have looked for mushrooms all day but I haven’t found/ haven’t been finding any.
5. I have lost/ have been losing my keys. Have you seen/ have you been seeing them?
6. You have driven/ have been driving for hours. I will drive now.
7. I haven’t seen/ haven’t been seeing Tom today. Where is he?
8. I have mended/ have been mending my scooter. That is why my hands are all dirty.
9. We have walked/ have been walking three Kilometres.
10. We have walked/ have been walking quickly and we are out of breath.

#### Solution:
1. I’m tired. I have been walking fast.
2. How many pages have you written today?
3. He’s hot and tired. He has run all the way.
4. I have been looking for mushrooms all day but I haven’t found any.
5. I have been losing my keys. Have you seen them?
6. You have been driving for hours. I will drive now.
7. I haven’t seen Tom today. Where is he?
8. I have been mending my scooter. That is why my hands are all dirty.
9. We have walked three Kilometres.
10. We have been walking quickly and we are out of breath.

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Exercise 4: Present Simple and Continuous.

#### Instructions:
- Explain the difference between the present simple and present continuous tenses.

#### Explanation:
- Present Simple: Used for habitual actions, general truths, or routines.
- Example: "I walk to school every day." (habitual action)
- Present Continuous: Used for actions happening at the moment of speaking or around the present time.
- Example: "I am walking to school now." (action happening right now)

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Exercise 5: Complete the sentences using the verbs provided.

#### Sentences:
A. If you loved films we ________ to the cinema.
B. If I ________ a good job I would be very happy.
C. She ________ a new house if she had had the money.
D. If you had stopped longer, you ________ my girlfriend.
E. The dog would not have banked if the thieves ________ over the garden wall.
F. He ________ the gate if he had time.
G. If his temperature ________ we’ll send for the doctor.
H. He will be very angry when he ________ about it.
I. If you lay the table I ________ coffee.
J. If not ________ the door open the dog wouldn’t have escaped.
K. If you don’t go home now your mother ________ very angry.
L. If I ________ you, I’d buy a new car.

#### Solution:
A. If you loved films, we would go to the cinema.
- "would go" (conditional)

B. If I find a good job, I would be very happy.
- "find" (present simple)

C. She would buy a new house if she had had the money.
- "would buy" (conditional)

D. If you had stopped longer, you would have met my girlfriend.
- "would have met" (conditional perfect)

E. The dog would not have banked if the thieves hadn’t climbed over the garden wall.
- "hadn’t climbed" (past perfect)

F. He would paint the gate if he had time.
- "would paint" (conditional)

G. If his temperature lowers, we’ll send for the doctor.
- "lowers" (present simple)

H. He will be very angry when he knows about it.
- "knows" (present simple)

I. If you lay the table, I will make coffee.
- "will make" (future simple)

J. If not leaving the door open, the dog wouldn’t have escaped.
- "leaving" (gerund)

K. If you don’t go home now, your mother will be very angry.
- "will be" (future simple)

L. If I were you, I’d buy a new car.
- "were" (conditional)

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Final Answer:

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