Grammar Quiz: Tenses Set 9

1. She _______ to visit her grandparents every summer.

• goes
• go
• going
• gone

2. By the time we reached the station, the train _______.

• had left
• left
• leaves
• is leaving

3. She _______ for her exam at the moment, so please be quiet.

• is studying
• studies
• study
• studied

4. By next year, we _______ in this city for 20 years.

• will have been living
• live
• are living
• lived

5. He _______ the guitar for ten years now.

• has been playing
• plays
• played
• playing

6. By the time they arrive, we _______ dinner.

• will have prepared
• prepare
• are preparing
• prepared

7. I _______ to the dentist tomorrow.

• am going
• go
• went
• will go

8. She _______ a book when I saw her.

• was reading
• reads
• read
• reading

9. By next month, he _______ here for a year.

• will have been working
• work
• works
• worked

10. She _______ there three times before.

• has been
• is
• was
• were

11. We _______ to the beach every summer.

• go
• goes
• went
• gone

12. She _______ her book by the time the class starts.

• will have finished
• finished
• finishes
• has finished

13. I _______ for my exam for weeks.

• have been studying
• am studying
• study
• studied

14. We _______ for them for half an hour before they arrived.

• had been waiting
• wait
• were waiting
• waited

15. She _______ for her presentation since morning.

• has been preparing
• prepared
• prepares
• prepare

16. By this time next year, we _______ our new house.

• will have moved into
• have moved into
• move into
• moved into

17. They _______ about this plan since last year.

• have been talking
• talk
• talked
• are talking

18. By the time he finishes, he _______ more than 100 pages.

• will have written
• wrote
• has written
• is writing

19. We _______ at the restaurant for an hour by the time they arrive.

• will have been waiting
• wait
• are waiting
• waited

20. She _______ for the past hour, but I don’t think she’s finished.

• has been studying
• studied
• studies
• study