{"id":799,"date":"2015-08-25T10:39:45","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T10:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=799"},"modified":"2015-08-25T10:39:45","modified_gmt":"2015-08-25T10:39:45","slug":"tenses-worksheet-for-esl-students-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/tenses-worksheet-for-esl-students-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenses worksheet for ESL students"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

1. The patient ————– before the doctor ————-<\/p>\n

a) died, arrived<\/p>\n

b) had died, arrived<\/p>\n

c) dead, arrived<\/p>\n

d) has died, arrived<\/p>\n

2. The old widow usually —————– white dresses.<\/p>\n

a) wear<\/p>\n

b) wears<\/p>\n

c) was wearing<\/p>\n

d) would wear<\/p>\n

3. I —————- just decided that I —————– undertake this job.<\/p>\n

a) have, will<\/p>\n

b) have, would<\/p>\n

c) would, had<\/p>\n

d) had, could<\/p>\n

4. I —————- never forget what you just ————— me.<\/p>\n

a) will, tell<\/p>\n

b) would, told<\/p>\n

c) had, told<\/p>\n

d) will, told<\/p>\n

5. I —————— to my dad and he —————- at once.<\/p>\n

a) wrote, came<\/p>\n

b) would write, will come<\/p>\n

c) write, comes<\/p>\n

d) had written, came<\/p>\n

6. The train ——————— left before we —————- the station.<\/p>\n

a) had, would reach<\/p>\n

b) had, reached<\/p>\n

c) had, reach<\/p>\n

d) would, reach<\/p>\n

7. The berries —————- picked when they were ripe.<\/p>\n

a) are<\/p>\n

b) were<\/p>\n

c) were being<\/p>\n

d) are being<\/p>\n

8. The thieves ———————– arrested.<\/p>\n

a) is<\/p>\n

b) have been<\/p>\n

c) were been<\/p>\n

d) had been<\/p>\n

9. Hundreds of innocent people ——————- in the communal riots.<\/p>\n

a) was killed<\/p>\n

b) is killed<\/p>\n

c) were killed<\/p>\n

d) have killed<\/p>\n

10. He —————- the project in just two weeks.<\/p>\n

a) finished<\/p>\n

b) had finished<\/p>\n

c) were finishing<\/p>\n

d) had finished<\/p>\n

Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. The patient had died<\/strong> before the doctor arrived.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. The old widow usually wears<\/strong> white dresses.<\/p>\n

3. I have just decided<\/strong> that I will<\/strong> undertake this job.<\/p>\n

4. I will never<\/strong> forget what you just told<\/strong> me.<\/p>\n

5. I wrote<\/strong> to my dad and he came<\/strong> at once.<\/p>\n

6. The train had left<\/strong> before we reached<\/strong> the station.<\/p>\n

7. The berries were picked<\/strong> when they were ripe.<\/strong><\/p>\n

8. The thieves have been arrested.<\/strong><\/p>\n

9. Hundreds of innocent people were killed<\/strong> in the communal riots.<\/p>\n

10. He finished<\/strong> the project in just two weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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