{"id":797,"date":"2015-08-23T16:42:04","date_gmt":"2015-08-23T16:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=797"},"modified":"2015-08-23T16:42:04","modified_gmt":"2015-08-23T16:42:04","slug":"tenses-worksheet-for-esl-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/tenses-worksheet-for-esl-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenses worksheet for ESL students"},"content":{"rendered":"

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Edison —————————- newspapers and magazines before he became a successful inventor.<\/p>\n

a) sold
\nb) had sold
\nc) was selling
\nd) had been selling<\/p>\n

2. In my youth I ————————- football every day.<\/p>\n

a) had played
\nb) played
\nc) was playing
\nd) had been playing<\/p>\n

3. I ——————— for Delhi tomorrow.<\/p>\n

a) am leaving
\nb) was leaving
\nc) have been leaving
\nd) had left<\/p>\n

4. Heat ———————- bodies.<\/p>\n

a) expanded
\nb) would expand
\nc) expands
\nd) is expanding<\/p>\n

5. We ————————— living in this city since 1995.<\/p>\n

a) were
\nb) are
\nc) have been
\nd) had been<\/p>\n

6. We ————————- in Mumbai for fourteen years now.<\/p>\n

a) lived
\nb) have lived
\nc) had lived
\nd) were living<\/p>\n

7. Did you ——————- him yesterday?<\/p>\n

a) meet
\nb) met
\nc) seeing
\nd) were seeing<\/p>\n

8. Nobody will ever ———————– what happened to him.<\/p>\n

a) find out
\nb) found out
\nc) had found out
\nd) be finding<\/p>\n

9. I could ———————– her if I wanted to.<\/p>\n

a) marry
\nb) have married
\nc) married
\nd) be marrying<\/p>\n

10. Do you ———————- what you are doing?<\/p>\n

a) knows
\nb) know
\nc) knew
\nd) had known<\/p>\n

Answers<\/h3>\n

1. Edison sold<\/strong> newspapers and magazines before he became a successful inventor.<\/p>\n

2. In my youth I played<\/strong> football every day.<\/p>\n

3. I am leaving<\/strong> for Delhi tomorrow.<\/p>\n

4. Heat expands<\/strong> bodies.<\/p>\n

5. We have been living<\/strong> in this city since 1995.<\/p>\n

6. We have lived<\/strong> in Mumbai for fourteen years now.<\/p>\n

7. Did you meet<\/strong> him yesterday?<\/p>\n

8. Nobody will ever find out<\/strong> what happened to him.<\/p>\n

9. I could marry<\/strong> her if I wanted to.<\/p>\n

10. Do you know<\/strong> what you are doing?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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