English grammar worksheet for reviewing verb tenses with fill-in-the-blank exercises.

Here is the complete solution to the “All Tenses Review” worksheet, with explanations for each section. The goal is to choose the correct tense (Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Will vs Going to, Present Perfect, etc.) based on context clues.

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## ✔ SECTION 1: PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

> Rule:
> - Present Simple → habits, routines, general truths.
> - Present Continuous → actions happening now, temporary situations, or future arrangements.

1. Look! Somebody is cutting the tree over there.
→ *“Look!” = action happening now → Present Continuous*

2. Most people learn to swim when they are children.
→ *General truth/habit → Present Simple*

3. Cows give milk.
→ *Fact/natural ability → Present Simple*

4. What do you like London?
→ *Asking about preference (habitual) → Present Simple*

5. What is she doing? She’s a secretary.
→ *What is she doing right now? → Present Continuous*

6. What are they doing? Just a handcraft for their teacher.
→ *Current activity → Present Continuous*

7. Bob is in New York at the moment. He is staying at the Ritz Hotel.
→ *Temporary situation → Present Continuous*

8. He usually stays there.
→ *Habit/routine → Present Simple*

9. You can borrow my umbrella. I am not using it.
→ *Not using it right now → Present Continuous*

10. Can you drive? No, but I am learning. My father is teaching me.
→ *Learning/teaching right now → Present Continuous*

11. What is she teaching?
→ *What subject is she currently teaching? → Present Continuous*

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## ✔ SECTION 2: PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS

> Rule:
> - Past Simple → completed actions in the past.
> - Past Continuous → ongoing actions interrupted by another action (often with “when”).

1. Tom did not shave this morning because he did not have time.
→ *Completed actions → Past Simple*

2. The phone rang when I was having a shower.
→ *Phone rang (interrupted) → Past Simple; Shower was ongoing → Past Continuous*

3. Last night, he was reading in bed when he heard a scream.
→ *Reading = ongoing → Past Continuous; Heard = sudden action → Past Simple*

4. I saw Linda at yesterday’s party.
→ *Completed action → Past Simple*

5. She was wearing a pink dress yesterday.
→ *Describing what she was wearing at that time → Past Continuous*

6. What was she doing at this time yesterday? She was sleeping.
→ *Action in progress at specific past time → Past Continuous*

7. What did he do yesterday? He met some friends and sent some emails.
→ *Completed actions → Past Simple*

8. I was not driving very fast when the accident happened.
→ *Driving = ongoing → Past Continuous; Happened = sudden → Past Simple*

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## ✔ SECTION 3: WILL VS GOING TO

> Rule:
> - Will → spontaneous decisions, predictions, promises.
> - Going to → plans, intentions, evidence-based predictions.

1. Don’t worry. I will show you the way.
→ *Spontaneous offer → Will*

2. Oh, dear. We are going to be late.
→ *Evidence: clouds → prediction → Going to*

3. Look at the clouds, it is going to rain.
→ *Evidence-based prediction → Going to*

4. She’s wearing her old t-shirt because she is washing her car.
→ *Current action → Present Continuous (not will/going to)*

5. There’s no problem. I will lend you the money you need.
→ *Promise → Will*

6. You don’t need to take me to the airport because Alan is going to take me.
→ *Pre-arranged plan → Going to*

7. I’ve bought these new tools because I am going to mend Frank’s old bike.
→ *Intention/plan → Going to*

8. I completely forgot to send the parcel but I will do it now.
→ *Spontaneous decision → Will*

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## ✔ SECTION 4: SIMPLE PAST VS PRESENT PERFECT

> Rule:
> - Simple Past → finished time in the past (yesterday, last week, etc.).
> - Present Perfect → unfinished time (today, this week, ever, so far), or relevance to present.

1. I have lost my wallet. I can’t find it anywhere.
→ *Result affects present → Present Perfect*

2. When did she phone you?
→ *Specific past time implied → Simple Past*

3. How long have they worked there?
→ *Unfinished time → Present Perfect*

4. Since they got married, have you ever climbed a mountain?
→ *Since = from past until now → Present Perfect*

5. How many games did the team win last season?
→ *Finished time (last season) → Simple Past*

6. She has not drunk any coffee so far today.
→ *So far today → Present Perfect*

7. Tom has been late twice this week.
→ *This week = unfinished → Present Perfect*

8. Last week, he missed the bus once.
→ *Last week = finished → Simple Past*

9. When did he leave? He left home two hours ago.
→ *Two hours ago = specific past → Simple Past*

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## ✔ SECTION 5: SIMPLE PAST VS PAST PERFECT

> Rule:
> - Past Perfect → action that happened BEFORE another past action.
> - Simple Past → later action.

1. Peter was not at the party. He had left before we arrived at the party.
→ *Left → before arrived → Past Perfect; Arrived → Simple Past*

2. Ann had just got home when I phoned her.
→ *Got home → before phoned → Past Perfect; Phoned → Simple Past*

3. George did not want to go to the cinema with us because he had seen the film twice.
→ *Seen → before didn’t want → Past Perfect; Didn’t want → Simple Past*

4. We could not find your father. He had changed his seat.
→ *Changed → before couldn’t find → Past Perfect; Couldn’t find → Simple Past*

5. The house was very quiet when I went in. Everybody had gone to bed.
→ *Gone to bed → before went in → Past Perfect; Went/Was → Simple Past*

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## ✔ SECTION 6: CORRECT THE MISTAKES

> Identify and fix incorrect tense usage.

1. ✘ Tim buys a new car two days ago.
→ ✔ Tim bought a new car two days ago.
*(“two days ago” → requires Past Simple)*

2. ✘ I never rode a horse in my life.
→ ✔ I have never ridden a horse in my life.
*(“in my life” → Present Perfect)*

3. ✘ Shut up! I try to study English.
→ ✔ Shut up! I am trying to study English.
*(Action happening now → Present Continuous)*

4. ✘ When we had arrived at the theatre the play had started.
→ ✔ When we arrived at the theatre, the play had already started.
*(“had arrived” is wrong — use Simple Past for main clause; “had started” is correct as it happened before arrival)*

5. ✘ Where will you go on holiday? To Madrid.
→ ✔ Where are you going on holiday? To Madrid.
*(Future plans → “going to”, not “will” — unless spontaneous, which it isn’t here)*

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## 🎯 FINAL ANSWER KEY SUMMARY:

Present Simple vs Present Continuous:

1. is cutting
2. learn
3. give
4. do you like
5. is she doing
6. are they doing
7. is staying
8. stays
9. am not using
10. am learning / is teaching
11. is she teaching

Past Simple vs Past Continuous:

1. did not shave / did not have
2. rang / was having
3. was reading / heard
4. saw
5. was wearing
6. was she doing / was sleeping
7. did he do / met / sent
8. was not driving / happened

Will vs Going to:

1. will show
2. are going to be
3. is going to rain
4. is washing
5. will lend
6. is going to take
7. am going to mend
8. will do

Simple Past vs Present Perfect:

1. have lost
2. did she phone
3. have they worked
4. have you ever climbed
5. did the team win
6. has not drunk
7. has been
8. missed
9. did he leave / left

Simple Past vs Past Perfect:

1. was not / had left / arrived
2. had just got / phoned
3. did not want / had seen
4. could not find / had changed
5. was / went / had gone

Correct the Mistakes:

1. Tim bought a new car two days ago.
2. I have never ridden a horse in my life.
3. I am trying to study English.
4. When we arrived at the theatre, the play had already started.
5. Where are you going on holiday? To Madrid.

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✔ You’re all set! This review covers all major English tenses with clear context-based reasoning. Great practice for mastering verb tenses!