Tenses Worksheet For Classes 8 And 9

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.

1. I ………………………….. (work) in this office for 15 years.

2. My grandmother ……………………….. (be) 85 when she ………………………. (die) in 2010.

3. We ……………………………… (live) in this town for 25 years now.

4. Ever since she ………………………. (leave) college, she …………………………… (search) for a job.

5. I ……………………………. (wait) for a call from my brother since morning.

6. The students ……………………………. (rehearse) the play for weeks.

7. I …………………………… (have) a bad dream last night.

8. I have never ……………………… (visit) the United States of America.

9. They …………………………. (not arrive) yet.

10. The postman has already ……………………. (be)

11. The guests …………………………………. (already arrive)

12. She ………………………….. (finish) her homework before she …………………………. (go) out to play.

Answers

1. I have been working in this office for 15 years.

2. My grandmother was 85 when she died in 2010.

3. We have lived / have been living in this town for 25 years now.

4. Ever since she left college, she has been searching for a job.

5. I have been waiting for a call from my brother since morning.

6. The students have been rehearsing the play for weeks.

7. I had a bad dream last night.

8. I have never visited the United States of America.

9. They have not arrived yet.

10. The postman has already been.

11. The guests have already arrived.

12. She had finished her homework before she went out to play.