SET VI, ESL 5g

Practice with Using Different Tenses

Circle the letter of the correct choice.

1. Tom has been here (a) two days ago (b) for two days (c) yesterday.

2. I came here (a) since last year (b) last year (c) since Monday.

3. How long ago (a) did you live here? (b) have you lived here? (c) are you living here?

4. I (a) lived here (b) have lived here         all my life.

5. Janis (a) lived here (b) has lived there         in 1975.

6. Science found a solution to the problem

(a) since six years (b) six years ago.

7. (a) Nancy has had a cold

(b) Nancy has caught a cold         for the past three days.

8. I have (a) had that book

(b) borrowed that book         since last month.

9. I had already seen Mary (a) when John arrives (b) when John has arrived (c) when John arrived.

10. The man (a) died (b) has died (c) had died         when the bullet struck his heart.

Combine each set of sentences so that the second sentence becomes a when clause. Use the required verb forms:

1. I (cross) the street. I (see) an accident. ________________________________________________________________________

2. She (do) her homework. She (became) very sleepy. _________________________________________________________________________

3. She (put) some water in the coffee pot. She (notice) a leak in the pot. ______________ _________________________________________________________________________

4. We (write) a note of thanks. We (receive) their gift. ________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _