Tenses Worksheet

Fill in the blanks.

1. She ……………………. every time a boy talks to her.

a. blushed

b. blushes  

c. is blushing

 

2. He boasted that he ……………………… the best swimmer in school.

a. is

b. was

c. has been

 

3. She wore the bogus diamonds and …………… the real ones in the vault.

a. leaved

b. left

c. was leaving

 

4. More facts …………………………… to bolster your argument.

a. need

b. are needed

c. are needing

 

5. If you order three books, you ……………………….. a fourth one as a bonus.

a. will receive

b. would receive

c. would have received

 

6. To reach the iron ore deposit, engineers had to ……………………. through solid rock.

a. boor

b. bore

c. bear

 

7. He ………………………….. for a boyish prank.

a. punished

b. was punished

c. has punished

 

8. He constantly brags about how well he ………golf.

a. play

b. plays

c. is playing

 

9. In general, rifles ………smaller bores than shotguns.

a. has

b. have

c. had

 

10. In tennis you ……..the ball before the second bounce.

a. must return

b. can return

c. will return