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I . of Visiting America.: Think Am Thinking Either Could Be Used Here

This document provides examples to practice using different verb tenses in English. There are 12 sentences with blanks to fill in the appropriate tense of the verb. The tenses include simple present, present continuous, simple past, past perfect, and more. An explanation is given for the correct tense choice in each sentence. The goal is to understand when to use different verb tenses based on time frames, aspects, and whether an action is habitual or ongoing.

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I . of Visiting America.: Think Am Thinking Either Could Be Used Here

This document provides examples to practice using different verb tenses in English. There are 12 sentences with blanks to fill in the appropriate tense of the verb. The tenses include simple present, present continuous, simple past, past perfect, and more. An explanation is given for the correct tense choice in each sentence. The goal is to understand when to use different verb tenses based on time frames, aspects, and whether an action is habitual or ongoing.

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Tenses Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.

1. I ………………………. of visiting America.


think
am thinking
Either could be used here
When think means ‘consider the idea of’, it is normally used in the continuous form.

2. He ………………………. ill since last week.


was
has been
had been
Perfect tenses are used with the time expressions since and for.

3. My dog is very silly; he …………………………… after cats.


always runs
is always running
Either could be used here
The simple present tense is used for a habitual action. The present continuous can also be
used to talk about a particularly obstinate habit.

4. The steamer ………………………… yesterday.


sailed
has sailed
is sailing
To state that something happened sometime ago we use the simple past tense.

5. We ……………………….. anything from them for months.


hadn't heard
haven't heard

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didn't hear
Perfect tenses are preferred with the time expressions since and for.

6. I phoned her because I ……………………….. to talk.


wanted
was wanting
have wanted
Some verbs are never or hardly ever used in progressive forms. Want is one of them.

7. I ……………………….. his parents tomorrow.


see
am seeing
have seen
The present continuous is used here to indicate that the arrangement already exists.

8. ………………………….. in ghosts?
Do you believe
Are you believing
Believe is one of those verbs that are not normally used in the continuous form.

9. I didn’t know how long she ………………………….. there.


was sitting
has been sitting
had been sitting
The past perfect continuous tense is used to talk about an activity that had been going on
around a past time.

10. The Rhine ……………………. into the North Sea.


has run
runs

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is running
We use the simple present tense here because we are talking about a permanent situation.

11. When I reached home I noticed that water ……………………… down the
wall.
run
was running
has been running
We use the past continuous tense here to indicate that the situation was ongoing and
temporary.

12. ……………………… her tastes, I sent her some flowers.


Knowing
Has known
Known
Although the verb know is not normally used in progressive tenses, it does have an –ing form
which can be used in other kinds of structures.

PLAY AGAIN !
Answers
1. I am thinking of visiting America.
2. He has been ill since last week.
3. My dog is very silly; he always runs / is always running after cats.
4. The steamer sailed yesterday.
5. We haven’t heard anything from them for months.
6. I phoned her because I wanted to talk.
7. I am seeing his parents tomorrow.
8. Do you believe in ghosts?
9. I didn’t know how long she had been sitting there.
10. The Rhine runs into the North Sea.

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11. When I reached home I noticed that water was running down the wall.
12. Knowing her tastes, I sent her some flowers.

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