Exercises on Tenses II. Fill in the blanks with past continuous or ...

<strong>Exercises</strong> on Tenses
1. The child _______ (break) the cup last night.
2. She _______ (come) here yesterday.
3. Jack ______ (go) to a shop to buy vegetables.
4. When ______ you last (see) me?
5. Columbus ______ (discover) America more then 400 years ago.
6. I _______ (see) Rahim long ago.
7. My grandfather ______ (die) last year.
8. Mr. John _______ (go) to Delhi in 1999.
9. ______ you ______ (go) out last night?
10. We _______ (see) Mr., Paul in town a few days ago.
11. I work in a travel agency now. Before that I _______ (work) in a departmental store.
12. I _______ (go) to the Cinema three times last week.
13. The police _____ (stop) me on my way home last night.
14. Anu _______ (pass) her examination because she ______ (study) very hard.
15. John Keats was only 26 years when he _____ (die).
16. Rahman ______ (start) composing music at the age of 17.
18. It was warm, so I ______ (take) off my coat.
19. The film was not very good. I _______ (not, enjoy) it every much.
II. Fill in the blanks with past continuous or simple past.
Put simple past and past continuous forms of verbs:
20. He _______ (walk) across the bridge when his hat ______ (blow) off.
21. He _______ (work) all day yesterday.
22. I _______ (come) in while he ______ (write).
23. We _______ (live) in France when the war ______ (begin).
24. It ______ (rain) this morning when I ______ (get) up.
25. When I ______ (arrive) at his house he ______ (still).
26. When you _______ (come) in I _______ (write).
27. The boy ________ (jump) off the bus while it ______ (move).
28. The fire still _______ (burn) at 6’clock this morning.
29. She ______ (cut) her finger while she ______ (cut) the bread.
30. The bus _______ (start) while I _____ (get) in.
31. I ______ (take) another cake when you ______ (not, look).
32. When I ______ listen to the radio last night, I ______ (hear) a loud scream.
33. The light ______ (go) out when we ______ (have) supper.
34. She ________ (finish) the housework while she ______ (cook) the lunch.
35. The children _____ (do) their homework when their father ______ (come) back from the office.
36. He _______ (sit) in a hotel when I ______ (see) him.
37. The boy _____ (fall) down while he ______ (run).
38. I _______ (have) tea when the light ______ (go) out.

39. He _________ (eat) his dinner when I _______ (go) to see him.
I. Fill in the blanks with simple past or past perfect.
40. The train _______ (steam) out before I ______ (reach) the station.
41. The sun _______ (set) before the traveler ______ (reach) his destination.
42. The rain ______ (stop) before I _______ (step) out of the house.
43. The traveler set out on his journey after the sun _____ (rise).
44. _______ you not _______ (help) me, I would have failed.
45. He ______ (do) nothing before he ______ (see) me.
46. My friend _____ (enjoy) his food as soon as he _____ (false) it.
47. He _______ (thank) me for what I _____ (do).
48. I _____ (be) sorry that I _____ (hurt) him.
49. Did you post the letter after you ______ (write) it?
50. After I ______ (hear) the news, I ______ (hurry) to see him.
51. After you ______ (go) I ______ (go) to sleep.
52. I _______ (read) the book after I ______ (finish) my work.
53. When we ______ (arrive) the dinner ______ (already, begin).
54. He ______ (already, learn) English before he ______ (leave) for England.
55. The river ______ (become) deeper after it _____ (rain) heavily.
56. They _____ (go) home after they ______ (finish) their work.
57. My small brother ______ (eat) all the biscuits before we _______ (get) back.
58. They ______ (drink) small cups of coffee after they ______ (finish) dinner.
59. The fire ______ (spread) to the next building before the fire men ______ (arrive).
II. Fill in the blanks with past perfect continuous tense.
60. When boys came into the house, their clothes were dirty, their hair was untidy, and one of them had a
black eye. They ______ (fight).
61. I was tired when I got home. I _______ (work) hard all day.
62. We _______ (play) tennis for about half an hour when it started to rain heavily.
63. Rakesh went to the doctor last Friday. He _______ (not, feel) well for some time.
64. When I went to Hyderabad in 2005, pradeep ______ (stay) there for five years.
II. Fill in the blanks with simple future.
65. This bus ________ (leave) at 3.00 p.m.
66. The farmers ______ (grow) crops next week.
67. I _______ (strain) every nerve.
68. Who _______ (bell) the cat?
69. I am too tired to walk home. I think I ______ (take) a taxi.
70. It’s a bit cold. The window is open. I think I _______ (close) the window.
71. `Did you phone Mr. Kumar?’ `Oh no, I forget. I _______ (phone) him now.
72. Let’s have a party. That’s a great idea. We _______ (invite) lots of people.
73. I think the weather ________ (be) nice this afternoon.

74. Rajesh ______ Probably ______ (get) here at about 8’ clock.
75. I _______ (go) to the store this evening.
76. The party starts at seven. I _______ (pick) you up at six.
77. I cannot bake this cake. Ask mother, she _______ (help) you.
78. This story is in Tamil. I _______ (translate) into Telugu.
79.My father ______ (come) tonight.
80. The Prime Minister ___________ (visit) our town next week.
81. _______ (be) you available next week end.?
82. We __________ (visit) Ooty next summer.
83. Ms. Radha _________ (do) a computer course in the next holidays.
84.The students ___________(play) a match against the employees next Sunday.
85. I ________(pay) a visit to my friend’s village tomorrow.
II. Fill in the blanks with Future continuous tense.
86. The farmers ______ (grow) flowers in the garden.
87. Mrs. Harini _______ (open) a nursing home next week.
88. We _______ (meet) the vice‐chancellor this week.
89. Don’t phone between 7.00 p. m and 8.00 p. m we ______ (have) dinner.
90. At 10’clock tomorrow, she ______ (work) in her office.
II. Fill in the blanks with future perfect.
91. We ______ (reach) Chennai by this time tomorrow.
92. I ______ (read) this book before you come.
93. The gardener ______ (water) the paints by the time we get back.
94. We _______ (Finish) the B.Tech by this time next year.
95. She _______ (sing) a song by this time next Sunday.
II. Fill in the blanks with future perfect continuous.
96. I _______ (study) for four hours when Arun arrives.
97. Mr. Ramesh ______ (work) for 30 years when he retires this month.
98. When he gets his degree, he _______ (study) in Oxford for four years.
99. By next week, we _______ (do) this job for his weeks.
100. By 2010, Sania ______ (rank) the first.