TENSES - Practice 10

1. Sam ............................ before I reached his place.

have left

had left

will leave

2. She no longer .............................. here.

lives

is living

lived

3. I .................................. in Mumbai for twenty years by next January.

will have lived

will have been living

Either could be used here

4. I .............................. my homework before I went to play.

did

had done

Either could be used here

5. I .................................. him twice before he went to Amsterdam.

have met

had met

meet

6. Before he became a famous inventor, Edison ................................ newspapers to earn a living.

sells

sold

had sold

7. When I was young, I ................................ out every day.

work

worked

will work

8. We ............................. for Singapore this evening.

leave

are leaving

will leave

9. If you pour oil on water, it ....................................

float

floats

would float

10. We ..................................... in Mumbai for 15 years.

have lived

have been living

Either could be used here

11. Did you ............................... him yesterday?

see

saw

seen

12. He might .............................. our offer.

reject

rejected

rejecting