This intermediate tenses worksheet is good for testing a student’s ability to use verb tenses correctly.
Complete the following sentences using appropriate verb forms.
1. The police …………………. (catch) the thief last night.
2. My sister …………………. (leave) for New York two weeks ago.
3. The sun ………………… (shine) when we went out.
4. Bad workers …………………. (blame) their tools.
5. He thanked me for what I ……………………… (do).
6. I ………………… (hear) him …………………. (sing) a song.
7. Yesterday I …………………. (buy) a new stereo as my old one ………………….. (steal).
8. I …………………… (live) in this street for over ten years.
9. They …………………… (buy) a house in Delhi two years ago.
10. He usually …………………. (go) for a walk in the morning.
11. I already …………………. (know) that he ………………… (say) ‘no’ to my proposal.
12. I …………………….. (work) in the garden when Peter ………………. (come) home yesterday.
13. Ever since I …………………. (leave) my home in 1970, I …………………. (live) in Singapore.
14. She usually ………………….. (write) in black ink.
Answers
1. The police caught the thief last night.
2. My sister left for New York two weeks ago.
3. The sun was shining when we went out.
4. Bad workers blame their tools.
5. He thanked me for what I did / had done.
6. I heard him sing a song.
7. Yesterday I bought a new stereo as my old one had been stolen.
8. I have been living in this street for over ten years.
9. They bought a house in Delhi two years ago.
10. He usually goes for a walk in the morning.
11. I already knew that he would say ‘no’ to my proposal.
12. I was working in the garden when Peter came home yesterday.
13. Ever since I left my home in 1970, I have been living in Singapore.
14. She usually writes in black ink.