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Verb tenses

Here is a set of exercises prepared by Edu_langues to help you with the English verb tenses.

1) She................(live) in Lausanne ten years ago.

2) Peter..............(enjoy) reading a lot. At the moment, he..............(read) a book about modern history.

3) when I .................(arrive) home last evening, my mother ..............already............(cook) dinner.

4) I think they ...............(pass) the exam.

5) Tomorrow at 4 pm Sarah ..................(d0) her homework. So, she won't be able to meet us.

6) They .................. (work) at Migros since 2018.

7) Yesterday, I ..........(have) my car keys. Now, I ................. (not have) them anymore. I .......... (lose) my car keys.

8) Last Monday at 6 pm Carl .............. (paint) his bedroom.

9) How many emails ........... you ............(write) so far?

10) Sorry, but I won't be here next Saturday. I ............. (visit) my parents.

11) It is such a cloudy sky. I think it ...................(rain).

12) This is my plan for next summer: I................. (travel) to Canada.

Here is the key

Check your answers below

1) lived                                                                                7) lost/ don't have/ have lost

2) enjoys / is reading                                                     8) was painting

3) arrived / had cooked                                                9) have written

4) will pass                                                                        10) am visiting

5) will be doing                                                                11) is going to

6) have been working                                                   12) am going to travel

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