English Tense Worksheet – 1

1]      Modem Engineering is solving the problem.
          (Rewrite using Present Perfect Tense)
Ans: Modem Engineering has solved the problem.

2]      By the time 1 reach home mother…..(finish) cooking.
          (Use Future Perfect Tense of the verb given in the bracket)
Ans:  By the time I reach home mother will have finished cooking.

3]     By the time the doctor…..(arrive), the patient…..(die).
          (Use correct tense forms of the verbs given in the brackets)  
Ans: By the time the doctor arrived, the patient had died.

4]      They have been making the best of a protected market.
          (Rewrite the sentence using Present Perfect Tense)
Ans:  They have made the best of a protected market.

5]      Complete the following dialogue with appropriate tense form of the verb given in bracket.
          Mohan: You looked tired and groggy with sleep when you arrived late at night.
          Rakesh: Yes, I did. You know I…..(drive) non stop for ten hours.
Ans: Mohan:  You looked tired and groggy with sleep when you arrived late at night.
          Rakesh: Yes, 1 did. You know I had been driving non stop for ten hours.

6]      Many of them are struggling in many places.
          (Rewrite the sentence by using Present Perfect Cont. Tense)
Ans :  Many of them have been struggling in many places.

7]         He (remember) the day he first (go) to school.
          (Use proper tense forms of the verbs given in the brackets)
Ans:  He remembered the day he first had gone to school.

8]         Hitesh…..(learn) to drive for some years now but he still ….(not pass) his    driving test.
Ans: Hitesh has been learning to drive for some years now but he still has not passed      his driving test.

9]      He (learn) English for five years, but he cannot even read a newspaper.
           (Use Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
Ans : He has been learning English for five years, but he cannot even read a newspaper.

10]       Diet plays a vital role in the maintenance of good health.
          (Rewrite the sentence using Present Perfect Tense)
Ans : Diet has played a vital role in the maintenance of good health.
11]    We make them into goddesses.
           (Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘For centuries together, we…..)
Ans:   For centuries together, we have been making them into goddesses.

12]    We inherited the British system of management.
          (Rewrite using Perfect Present Tense)
Ans: We have inherited the British system of management.

13]   Many animals live in water. (Use Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
 Ans: Many animals have been living in water.

14]    Plato wrote many books. (Use Past Perfect Tense)
Ans : Plato had written many books.

15]    Mr.Diwan……(live) in Nasik since 1960.
          (Fill in the blanks with proper tense form of the verb)
Ans: Mr. Diwan has been living in Nasik since 1960.

16] The rodents destroy about a fourth of all grain. (Use Past Perfect tense)
Ans:   The rodents had destroyed about a fourth of all grain.

17]    In 1947 she gave up her teaching career.
          (Use Past Perfect Tense)
Ans: In 1947 she had given up her teaching career.

18] In many cases the symbols came to bear little resemblance to the original.
           (Rewrite using Present Perfect Tense)
Ans:  In many cases the symbols have come to bear little resemblance to the original.

19] Worms live about a foot and half underground.
          (Rewrite using Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
Ans : Worms have been living about a foot and half underground.

20] Lata Mangeshkai” has been singing songs since her child hood.  (Identify the tense)
Ans:  Present Perfect Continuous Tense

21]   Many interesting theories have been put forward.
(Rewrite the sentence in Future Perfect Tense)
Ans: Many Interesting theories will have been put forward.

22]    Dilip (save)Rs.2000by then do  the year.     (Use Future Perfect Tense)
Ans: Dilip will have saved Rs.2000 by the end of the year.

23]    I have swum at all these places. (Use Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
Ans: I have been swimming at all these places.

24] The Arbs live in the desert. (Use Present Perfect Cont. Tense)
Ans:  The Arbs have been living in the desert.

25] They give power to radio sets. (Use Present Perfect Continuous Tense)
 Ans :They have been giving power to radio sets.