Perfect Tenses (Present, Past, Future)
Practice with Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Future Perfect, and Present Perfect Continuous tenses including sentence transformations and fill-in-the-blank exercises
Questions
Directions: Select the correct option to fill in blank (II).
Science (I) _____ time and space. It (II) ____ the world a closely knit-place. It (III) ____ man’s life easy and comfortable. It (IV) ____ some demerits also. Let us hope that man does not misuse science.
- had made
- has made
- has been making
- will have made
Change the following sentence into Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
“The mother has cleaned the utensils.”
- The mother has been cleaning the utensils.
- The mother had cleaned the utensils.
- The mother will have cleaned the utensils.
- The mother has cleaned the utensils.
Directions: Select the correct option to fill in blank (III).
Science (I) _____ time and space. It (II) ____ the world a closely knit-place. It (III) ____ man’s life easy and comfortable. It (IV) ____ some demerits also. Let us hope that man does not misuse science.
- has made
- had made
- has been making
- had been making
Directions: Select the correct option to fill in blank (IV).
Science (I) _____ time and space. It (II) ____ the world a closely knit-place. It (III) ____ man’s life easy and comfortable. It (IV) ____ some demerits also. Let us hope that man does not misuse science.
- has
- had
- will have
- none of these
Change the following sentence into Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
She had said the prayers.
- She has said the prayers.
- She has been saying the prayers.
- She had said the prayers.
- She will have said the prayers.
Directions: Select the correct option to fill in blank (I).
Science (I) _____ time and space. It (II) ____ the world a closely knit-place. It (III) ____ man’s life easy and comfortable. It (IV) ____ some demerits also. Let us hope that man does not misuse science.
- had conquered
- will have conquered
- has conquered
- had been conquering
Is the use of “will have or shall have” made in the Future Perfect Tense?
- Yes
- No
- Neither (1) nor (2)
- None of these
Which kind of verb is used in Past Perfect Tense?
- Present form of the verb
- Present Participle form of the verb
- Past form of the verb
- Past Participle form of the verb
Change the following sentence into Past Perfect Tense.
“The Persian wheel had been working for a long time.”
- The Persian wheel has worked for a long time.
- The Persian wheel had worked for a long time.
- The Persian wheel will have worked for a long time.
- The Persian wheel has been working for a long time.
Select the correct answer, which is used in the following tense.
“Present Perfect Tense”
- had + III form of verb
- has + III form of verb
- have + III form of verb
- both (2) and (3)
Change the following sentence into “Future Perfect Tense”.
The hen has laid an egg.
- The hen had laid an egg.
- The hen has been laying an egg.
- The hen will have laid an egg.
- The hen had been laying an egg.
Change the following sentence into Future Perfect Tense.
“The boys had finished their homework before the teacher came.”
- The boys will have finished their homework before the teacher comes.
- The boys will have been finishing their homework before the teacher comes.
- The boys have been finishing their homework before the teacher comes.
- None of these
Select the correct answer to fill in the blank in the following sentence.
If the gardener _______, he would have watered the plants.
- has come
- have come
- has been coming
- had come
Select the correct option for the incorrect sentence.
All the students have occupied their seats before the examination started.
- All the students will occupy their seats before the examination started.
- All the students will have occupied their seats before the examination started.
- All the students have been occupying their seats before the examination started.
- All the students had occupied their seats before the examination started.
Select the correct answer to fill in the blanks in the following sentence.
We _______ hardly __________ home, when a strong wind began to blow.
- had, reached
- will have, reached
- have, reached
- will have been, reaching
Select the correct answer to fill in the blank in the following sentence.
She ____________ all the work before the mother comes.
- shall have finished
- will have finished
- had finished
- had been finishing
Select the correct answer to fill in the blank in the following sentence.
Neither she nor her friends __________ worked hard.
- has
- have
- has been
- had been
Select the correct answer to fill in the blank in the following sentence.
If he __________ the money luxuriously, now he would not have been in crisis.
- has not spent
- will not spend
- had not spent
- will have been spending