Visual Worksheet: The Tense | English Grammar Basic - Class 10 PDF Download

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I ___________ the museum with my family last month, or have we been there
before? (visit / have visited)
1.
We ________ each other for a long time. (know / have known) 2.
She ________ a competition before. (win / has never won) 3.
They _________ a new app recently. (develop / have developed) 4.
I _______ cookies three times this week already! (bake / have baked) 5.
My friend _________ to a new city last year. (move / has moved) 6.
We ___________ dinner around 7 pm. (eat / have eaten) 7.
_________________ to Paris? (You / ever / be) 8.
They ______________ each other in ages. (not see / haven't seen) 9.
____________________ a novel yet? (She / write) 10.
We __________ about the human body in biology class. (learn / have learned) 11.
My brother ____________ the guitar for five years. (play / has played) 12.
________________ to Asia? (They / ever / travel) 13.
She ________ her homework yet. (not finish / hasn't finished) 14.
I ___________ that movie this year. (already see / have already seen) 15.
We ________ on vacation every summer. (go / have gone) 16.
____________________ a celebrity? (You / ever / meet) 17.
They _________ on this project for months. (work / have worked) 18.
________________ the email yet? (She / write) 19.
I _____________ to read a good book. (always love / have always loved) 20.
MIXED TENSES
A. Choose the tense that best describes the action or situation.
Grammar Pratice
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I ___________ the museum with my family last month, or have we been there
before? (visit / have visited)
1.
We ________ each other for a long time. (know / have known) 2.
She ________ a competition before. (win / has never won) 3.
They _________ a new app recently. (develop / have developed) 4.
I _______ cookies three times this week already! (bake / have baked) 5.
My friend _________ to a new city last year. (move / has moved) 6.
We ___________ dinner around 7 pm. (eat / have eaten) 7.
_________________ to Paris? (You / ever / be) 8.
They ______________ each other in ages. (not see / haven't seen) 9.
____________________ a novel yet? (She / write) 10.
We __________ about the human body in biology class. (learn / have learned) 11.
My brother ____________ the guitar for five years. (play / has played) 12.
________________ to Asia? (They / ever / travel) 13.
She ________ her homework yet. (not finish / hasn't finished) 14.
I ___________ that movie this year. (already see / have already seen) 15.
We ________ on vacation every summer. (go / have gone) 16.
____________________ a celebrity? (You / ever / meet) 17.
They _________ on this project for months. (work / have worked) 18.
________________ the email yet? (She / write) 19.
I _____________ to read a good book. (always love / have always loved) 20.
MIXED TENSES
A. Choose the tense that best describes the action or situation.
Grammar Pratice
MIXED TENSES
B. Choose the tense. 
Grammar Pratice
1. While I ________ dinner, the doorbell ________. (cook / was cooking, ring / rang)
2. When she ________, we ________ already finish ________. (arrive / arrived, already
finish / had already finished, eating)
3.They ________ soccer all afternoon yesterday. (play / were playing)
4. He ________ on the sidewalk and ________ his knee. (trip / tripped, scrape /
scraped)
5. As we ________ to school, we ________ a beautiful bird. (walk / were walking, see
/ saw)
6. She ________ for her exam while I ________ TV. (study / was studying, watch /
watched)
7. They ________ for the bus when it suddenly ________ raining. (wait / were
waiting, start / started)
8. We ________ on the phone when the power ________ out. (talk / were talking, go
out / went out)
 
9.He ________ the piano all morning before his performance. (practice / was
practicing)
10. As they ________ home, they ________ a car accident. (drive / were driving, see
/ saw)
11. While my mom ________ the house, I ________ her. (clean / was cleaning, help /
helped)
12. She ________ a book while he ________. (read / was reading, sleep / slept)
13. We ________ board games all evening yesterday. (play / were playing)
14. They ________ in the park when it ________ to rain. (run / were running, start /
started)
15. As I ________ to the store, I ________ into an old friend. (walk / was walking,
bump / bumped)
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I ___________ the museum with my family last month, or have we been there
before? (visit / have visited)
1.
We ________ each other for a long time. (know / have known) 2.
She ________ a competition before. (win / has never won) 3.
They _________ a new app recently. (develop / have developed) 4.
I _______ cookies three times this week already! (bake / have baked) 5.
My friend _________ to a new city last year. (move / has moved) 6.
We ___________ dinner around 7 pm. (eat / have eaten) 7.
_________________ to Paris? (You / ever / be) 8.
They ______________ each other in ages. (not see / haven't seen) 9.
____________________ a novel yet? (She / write) 10.
We __________ about the human body in biology class. (learn / have learned) 11.
My brother ____________ the guitar for five years. (play / has played) 12.
________________ to Asia? (They / ever / travel) 13.
She ________ her homework yet. (not finish / hasn't finished) 14.
I ___________ that movie this year. (already see / have already seen) 15.
We ________ on vacation every summer. (go / have gone) 16.
____________________ a celebrity? (You / ever / meet) 17.
They _________ on this project for months. (work / have worked) 18.
________________ the email yet? (She / write) 19.
I _____________ to read a good book. (always love / have always loved) 20.
MIXED TENSES
A. Choose the tense that best describes the action or situation.
Grammar Pratice
MIXED TENSES
B. Choose the tense. 
Grammar Pratice
1. While I ________ dinner, the doorbell ________. (cook / was cooking, ring / rang)
2. When she ________, we ________ already finish ________. (arrive / arrived, already
finish / had already finished, eating)
3.They ________ soccer all afternoon yesterday. (play / were playing)
4. He ________ on the sidewalk and ________ his knee. (trip / tripped, scrape /
scraped)
5. As we ________ to school, we ________ a beautiful bird. (walk / were walking, see
/ saw)
6. She ________ for her exam while I ________ TV. (study / was studying, watch /
watched)
7. They ________ for the bus when it suddenly ________ raining. (wait / were
waiting, start / started)
8. We ________ on the phone when the power ________ out. (talk / were talking, go
out / went out)
 
9.He ________ the piano all morning before his performance. (practice / was
practicing)
10. As they ________ home, they ________ a car accident. (drive / were driving, see
/ saw)
11. While my mom ________ the house, I ________ her. (clean / was cleaning, help /
helped)
12. She ________ a book while he ________. (read / was reading, sleep / slept)
13. We ________ board games all evening yesterday. (play / were playing)
14. They ________ in the park when it ________ to rain. (run / were running, start /
started)
15. As I ________ to the store, I ________ into an old friend. (walk / was walking,
bump / bumped)
MIXED TENSES
C. Choose the tense.
Grammar Pratice
We ___________ to South America next year. (travel / will be traveling) 1.
They __________ for their exams all weekend. (study / will be studying) 2.
I ______ you when I (get) home. (call / will call, get / get) 3.
She ________ her phone while she _________. (not use / won't use, drive / will be
driving)
4.
The concert _________ at 8 pm, so be there on time! (start / will start) 5.
We ___________ with our client tomorrow morning. (have a meeting / will be
having)
6.
She _________ around Europe for a month after graduation. (travel / will be
traveling)
7.
___________ busy next week? (You / be) 8.
They ________ to the party because they __________. (not go / won't go, already
have / will already have)
9.
I __________ my grandparents this weekend. (visit / will visit) 10.
We _________ for our test all afternoon tomorrow. (study / will be studying) 11.
___________ the train to work tomorrow? (She / take) 12.
They _______ basketball in the park all afternoon. (play / will be playing) 13.
He _______ TV tonight because he has homework. (not watch / won't watch) 14.
I ________ you at the coffee shop at 2 pm. (meet / will meet) 15.
We _________ in the mountains next summer. (go camping / will be going
camping)
16.
She _______ French for a year starting next month. (study / will be studying) 17.
___________ on their project all weekend? (They / work) 18.
I _______ you with your chores when I (get home). (help / will help, get / get
home)
19.
The movie _________ at 9 pm, so make sure to be on time! (start / will start) 20.
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I ___________ the museum with my family last month, or have we been there
before? (visit / have visited)
1.
We ________ each other for a long time. (know / have known) 2.
She ________ a competition before. (win / has never won) 3.
They _________ a new app recently. (develop / have developed) 4.
I _______ cookies three times this week already! (bake / have baked) 5.
My friend _________ to a new city last year. (move / has moved) 6.
We ___________ dinner around 7 pm. (eat / have eaten) 7.
_________________ to Paris? (You / ever / be) 8.
They ______________ each other in ages. (not see / haven't seen) 9.
____________________ a novel yet? (She / write) 10.
We __________ about the human body in biology class. (learn / have learned) 11.
My brother ____________ the guitar for five years. (play / has played) 12.
________________ to Asia? (They / ever / travel) 13.
She ________ her homework yet. (not finish / hasn't finished) 14.
I ___________ that movie this year. (already see / have already seen) 15.
We ________ on vacation every summer. (go / have gone) 16.
____________________ a celebrity? (You / ever / meet) 17.
They _________ on this project for months. (work / have worked) 18.
________________ the email yet? (She / write) 19.
I _____________ to read a good book. (always love / have always loved) 20.
MIXED TENSES
A. Choose the tense that best describes the action or situation.
Grammar Pratice
MIXED TENSES
B. Choose the tense. 
Grammar Pratice
1. While I ________ dinner, the doorbell ________. (cook / was cooking, ring / rang)
2. When she ________, we ________ already finish ________. (arrive / arrived, already
finish / had already finished, eating)
3.They ________ soccer all afternoon yesterday. (play / were playing)
4. He ________ on the sidewalk and ________ his knee. (trip / tripped, scrape /
scraped)
5. As we ________ to school, we ________ a beautiful bird. (walk / were walking, see
/ saw)
6. She ________ for her exam while I ________ TV. (study / was studying, watch /
watched)
7. They ________ for the bus when it suddenly ________ raining. (wait / were
waiting, start / started)
8. We ________ on the phone when the power ________ out. (talk / were talking, go
out / went out)
 
9.He ________ the piano all morning before his performance. (practice / was
practicing)
10. As they ________ home, they ________ a car accident. (drive / were driving, see
/ saw)
11. While my mom ________ the house, I ________ her. (clean / was cleaning, help /
helped)
12. She ________ a book while he ________. (read / was reading, sleep / slept)
13. We ________ board games all evening yesterday. (play / were playing)
14. They ________ in the park when it ________ to rain. (run / were running, start /
started)
15. As I ________ to the store, I ________ into an old friend. (walk / was walking,
bump / bumped)
MIXED TENSES
C. Choose the tense.
Grammar Pratice
We ___________ to South America next year. (travel / will be traveling) 1.
They __________ for their exams all weekend. (study / will be studying) 2.
I ______ you when I (get) home. (call / will call, get / get) 3.
She ________ her phone while she _________. (not use / won't use, drive / will be
driving)
4.
The concert _________ at 8 pm, so be there on time! (start / will start) 5.
We ___________ with our client tomorrow morning. (have a meeting / will be
having)
6.
She _________ around Europe for a month after graduation. (travel / will be
traveling)
7.
___________ busy next week? (You / be) 8.
They ________ to the party because they __________. (not go / won't go, already
have / will already have)
9.
I __________ my grandparents this weekend. (visit / will visit) 10.
We _________ for our test all afternoon tomorrow. (study / will be studying) 11.
___________ the train to work tomorrow? (She / take) 12.
They _______ basketball in the park all afternoon. (play / will be playing) 13.
He _______ TV tonight because he has homework. (not watch / won't watch) 14.
I ________ you at the coffee shop at 2 pm. (meet / will meet) 15.
We _________ in the mountains next summer. (go camping / will be going
camping)
16.
She _______ French for a year starting next month. (study / will be studying) 17.
___________ on their project all weekend? (They / work) 18.
I _______ you with your chores when I (get home). (help / will help, get / get
home)
19.
The movie _________ at 9 pm, so make sure to be on time! (start / will start) 20.
MIXED TENSES
D. Choose the tense. 
Grammar Pratice
She _____________ for hours (before) she (ace) her exam. (study / had been
studying, ace / aced)
1.
We ____________ dinner by the time our guests ___________. (already eat / had
already eaten, arrive / arrived)
2.
He __________ the piano all morning (when) his teacher __________ for a lesson.
(practice / had been practicing, come / came)
3.
They __________ in line for a while before they__________ tickets to the concert.
(wait / had been waiting, finally get / finally got)
4.
As I __________ to school, I __________ a lost dog. (walk / was walking, see / saw) 5.
E. Choose the tense. 
We ________ to Asia next summer. (travel / will travel) 1.
They _______ for their exams all weekend. (study / will be studying) 2.
I _______ you when I get home. (call / will call) 3.
She _________ her phone while she ________. (not use / won't use) 4.
The concert _______ at 8 pm, so be there on time! (start / will start) 5.
I ___________ a good book right now. (enjoy / will enjoy) 6.
______________ French fluently? (You / speak) 7.
We ________ to the park on Sundays. (usually go / will go) 8.
They ________ here tomorrow afternoon. (not be / won't be) 9.
She ___________ a cake for her friend's birthday every year. (bake / will bake) 10.
The train _________ for London at 10 am every morning. (leave / will leave) 11.
She __________ on her project all afternoon today. (work / will work) 12.
We __________ to the movies next Friday night. (go / will go) 13.
They________ their grandparents this summer because they_____________ on
vacation. (not visit / won't visit, already be / will already be)
14.
I ______________ English classes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
(teach / will teach)
15.
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I ___________ the museum with my family last month, or have we been there
before? (visit / have visited)
1.
We ________ each other for a long time. (know / have known) 2.
She ________ a competition before. (win / has never won) 3.
They _________ a new app recently. (develop / have developed) 4.
I _______ cookies three times this week already! (bake / have baked) 5.
My friend _________ to a new city last year. (move / has moved) 6.
We ___________ dinner around 7 pm. (eat / have eaten) 7.
_________________ to Paris? (You / ever / be) 8.
They ______________ each other in ages. (not see / haven't seen) 9.
____________________ a novel yet? (She / write) 10.
We __________ about the human body in biology class. (learn / have learned) 11.
My brother ____________ the guitar for five years. (play / has played) 12.
________________ to Asia? (They / ever / travel) 13.
She ________ her homework yet. (not finish / hasn't finished) 14.
I ___________ that movie this year. (already see / have already seen) 15.
We ________ on vacation every summer. (go / have gone) 16.
____________________ a celebrity? (You / ever / meet) 17.
They _________ on this project for months. (work / have worked) 18.
________________ the email yet? (She / write) 19.
I _____________ to read a good book. (always love / have always loved) 20.
MIXED TENSES
A. Choose the tense that best describes the action or situation.
Grammar Pratice
MIXED TENSES
B. Choose the tense. 
Grammar Pratice
1. While I ________ dinner, the doorbell ________. (cook / was cooking, ring / rang)
2. When she ________, we ________ already finish ________. (arrive / arrived, already
finish / had already finished, eating)
3.They ________ soccer all afternoon yesterday. (play / were playing)
4. He ________ on the sidewalk and ________ his knee. (trip / tripped, scrape /
scraped)
5. As we ________ to school, we ________ a beautiful bird. (walk / were walking, see
/ saw)
6. She ________ for her exam while I ________ TV. (study / was studying, watch /
watched)
7. They ________ for the bus when it suddenly ________ raining. (wait / were
waiting, start / started)
8. We ________ on the phone when the power ________ out. (talk / were talking, go
out / went out)
 
9.He ________ the piano all morning before his performance. (practice / was
practicing)
10. As they ________ home, they ________ a car accident. (drive / were driving, see
/ saw)
11. While my mom ________ the house, I ________ her. (clean / was cleaning, help /
helped)
12. She ________ a book while he ________. (read / was reading, sleep / slept)
13. We ________ board games all evening yesterday. (play / were playing)
14. They ________ in the park when it ________ to rain. (run / were running, start /
started)
15. As I ________ to the store, I ________ into an old friend. (walk / was walking,
bump / bumped)
MIXED TENSES
C. Choose the tense.
Grammar Pratice
We ___________ to South America next year. (travel / will be traveling) 1.
They __________ for their exams all weekend. (study / will be studying) 2.
I ______ you when I (get) home. (call / will call, get / get) 3.
She ________ her phone while she _________. (not use / won't use, drive / will be
driving)
4.
The concert _________ at 8 pm, so be there on time! (start / will start) 5.
We ___________ with our client tomorrow morning. (have a meeting / will be
having)
6.
She _________ around Europe for a month after graduation. (travel / will be
traveling)
7.
___________ busy next week? (You / be) 8.
They ________ to the party because they __________. (not go / won't go, already
have / will already have)
9.
I __________ my grandparents this weekend. (visit / will visit) 10.
We _________ for our test all afternoon tomorrow. (study / will be studying) 11.
___________ the train to work tomorrow? (She / take) 12.
They _______ basketball in the park all afternoon. (play / will be playing) 13.
He _______ TV tonight because he has homework. (not watch / won't watch) 14.
I ________ you at the coffee shop at 2 pm. (meet / will meet) 15.
We _________ in the mountains next summer. (go camping / will be going
camping)
16.
She _______ French for a year starting next month. (study / will be studying) 17.
___________ on their project all weekend? (They / work) 18.
I _______ you with your chores when I (get home). (help / will help, get / get
home)
19.
The movie _________ at 9 pm, so make sure to be on time! (start / will start) 20.
MIXED TENSES
D. Choose the tense. 
Grammar Pratice
She _____________ for hours (before) she (ace) her exam. (study / had been
studying, ace / aced)
1.
We ____________ dinner by the time our guests ___________. (already eat / had
already eaten, arrive / arrived)
2.
He __________ the piano all morning (when) his teacher __________ for a lesson.
(practice / had been practicing, come / came)
3.
They __________ in line for a while before they__________ tickets to the concert.
(wait / had been waiting, finally get / finally got)
4.
As I __________ to school, I __________ a lost dog. (walk / was walking, see / saw) 5.
E. Choose the tense. 
We ________ to Asia next summer. (travel / will travel) 1.
They _______ for their exams all weekend. (study / will be studying) 2.
I _______ you when I get home. (call / will call) 3.
She _________ her phone while she ________. (not use / won't use) 4.
The concert _______ at 8 pm, so be there on time! (start / will start) 5.
I ___________ a good book right now. (enjoy / will enjoy) 6.
______________ French fluently? (You / speak) 7.
We ________ to the park on Sundays. (usually go / will go) 8.
They ________ here tomorrow afternoon. (not be / won't be) 9.
She ___________ a cake for her friend's birthday every year. (bake / will bake) 10.
The train _________ for London at 10 am every morning. (leave / will leave) 11.
She __________ on her project all afternoon today. (work / will work) 12.
We __________ to the movies next Friday night. (go / will go) 13.
They________ their grandparents this summer because they_____________ on
vacation. (not visit / won't visit, already be / will already be)
14.
I ______________ English classes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
(teach / will teach)
15.
MIXED TENSES
D. Choose the tense. 
ANSWERS 4
She had been studying for hours before she aced her exam. 1.
We had already eaten dinner by the time our guests arrived. 2.
He had been practicing the piano all morning when his teacher
came for a lesson.
3.
They had been waiting in line for a while before they finally got
tickets to the concert.
4.
As I was walking to school, I saw a lost dog. 5.
E. Choose the tense. 
We will travel to Asia next summer. 1.
They will be studying for their exams all weekend. 2.
I will call you when I get home. 3.
She won't use her phone while she is driving. 4.
The concert will start at 8 pm, so be there on time! 5.
I am enjoying a good book right now. 6.
Do you speak French fluently? 7.
We usually go to the park on Sundays. 8.
They won't be here tomorrow afternoon. 9.
She bakes a cake for her friend's birthday every year. 10.
The train leaves for London at 10 am every morning. 11.
She will work on her project all afternoon today. 12.
We will go to the movies next Friday night. 13.
They won't visit their grandparents this summer because they will
already be on vacation.
14.
I teach English classes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 15.