Exercise: Choose the Correct Tense

Instructions: Choose the correct option.

1. The sun __________ in the east every morning.
   a) rise  b) rises  c) rose  d) is rising
2. The children __________ in the playground when it suddenly started to rain.
   a) play  b) played  c) were playing  d) have played
3. Tomorrow, we __________ our grandparents for dinner.
   a) visit  b) visited  c) will visit  d) have visited
4. The train __________ before we reached the station.
   a) leaves  b) left  c) had left  d) has left
5. Ishita __________ her bag on the school bus yesterday.
   a) forget  b) forgot  c) has forgotten  d) forgetting
6. Listen! Someone __________ the window.
   a) knocks  b) knocked  c) is knocking  d) has knocked
7. By next month, our school __________ the new library.
   a) opens  b) opened  c) will open  d) will have opened
8. The baby __________ peacefully at the moment.
   a) sleeps  b) slept  c) is sleeping  d) has slept
9. We __________ this movie twice already.
   a) watch  b) watched  c) have watched  d) are watching
10. If you practise every day, you __________ better at drawing.
    a) become  b) became  c) will become  d) have become
11. Luca __________ his homework before going outside.
    a) finishes  b) finished  c) had finished  d) is finishing
12. At this time tomorrow, the players __________ in the final match.
    a) compete  b) competed  c) will compete  d) will be competing
13. The birds __________ loudly every morning.
    a) sing  b) sang  c) are singing  d) have sung
14. Mrs. D’Souza __________ at this school for fifteen years.
    a) teaches  b) taught  c) has taught  d) teaching
15. While the chef __________ dinner, the guests arrived.
    a) cooks  b) cooked  c) was cooking  d) has cooked
16. By the end of this year, my father __________ in this company for twenty years.
    a) works  b) worked  c) has worked  d) will have worked
17. The flowers __________ because nobody watered them.
    a) dry  b) dried  c) have dried  d) are drying
18. Yusuf __________ a letter to his cousin right now.
    a) writes  b) wrote  c) is writing  d) has written
19. Have you ever __________ a rainbow at night?
    a) see  b) saw  c) seen  d) seeing
20. The museum __________ at 10:00 a.m. every Sunday.
    a) open  b) opens  c) opened  d) is opening

Answer Key

1. b) rises
2. c) were playing
3. c) will visit
4. c) had left
5. b) forgot
6. c) is knocking
7. d) will have opened
8. c) is sleeping
9. c) have watched
10. c) will become
11. c) had finished
12. d) will be competing
13. a) sing
14. c) has taught
15. c) was cooking
16. d) will have worked
17. b) dried
18. c) is writing
19. c) seen
20. b) opens