Grammar Worksheet 2

Instructions:
Use the kind of tense and the verb stated within the brackets to fill in each blank.
Example: The postman.....(simple present tense/deliver) letters every day.
Answer : delivers

She felt extremely exhausted because she ........(past perfect tense/do) too many chores.

The twin sisters..........(past perfect continuous tense/squabble) when their mum told them to shut up.

Alvin.......(simple present tense/practice) playing the piano every evening.

The farmer's wife.....(simple past tense/scream) at the top of her voice when she.....(simple past tense/see) a python squeezing one of her chickens.

Sharon......(simple future tense/bring) some cakes with her when she ......(simple present tense/visit) her grandmother next Sunday.

Henry......(present perfect continuous tense/try) to get her sister on the phone for the past two hours.

Tony........(past continuous tense/swim) in the pool when he heard someone scream for help.

Mr Peterson.......(future continuous tense/go) on a business trip to London next Monday. He hopes his secretary........(future perfect tense/finish) sorting out all the customers' letters by the time he gets back to the office.

The weather is nice and warm. Many people.........(present continuous tense/sunbathe) at the beach.

The boss.......(present perfect tense/warn) his workers many times not to procrastinate.


NOTE:
Only click on "Show" for the answers after you've filled in all the 13 blanks. If you got them all correct, you are excellent. You've understood these different tenses. However, if you got less than 6 blanks correct, refer to the notes on the tenses you're still weak at and revise.




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Answers
had done
had been squabbling
practices
screamed, saw
will bring, visits
has been trying
was swimming
will be going, will have finished
are sunbathing
has warned




By Susan L
On 12/27/2009 05:47:00 AM
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