Sequence Of Tenses Exercise

. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form

. N1. I wanted to know why he …………………….. angry with me

is
was
has been

. N2. I will write some letters if I ……………………… time

have
had
will have

. N3. There ……………………… an accident near the bridge

has been
was
is

. N4. I ………………………. six coffees since morning

drank
had drunk
have drunk

? N5. What ……………………… you do then

did
have
do

? N6. ……………………………… to Australia

Did you ever go
Have you ever been

. N7. They made him ……………………… them everything

tell
to tell
telling

. N8. He …………………………… to visit the children once a week

allowed
is allowed
is allowing

. N9. She ……………………….. a Greek goddess

resembles
is resembling
resemble

. N10. It looks as if the sun ………………………… round the earth

is going
went
goes

. N11. I used to play a lot of tennis when I ……………………….. younger

am
was
had been

 …………………………. N12. Three more of the missing hikers

has been found
have been found
were found

: Answers

.N1. I wanted to know why he was angry with me
.N2. I will write some letters if I have time
.N3. There has been an accident near the bridge
.N4. I have drunk six coffees since morning
?N5. What did you do then
?N6. Have you ever been to Australia
.N7. They made him tell them everything
.N8. He is allowed to visit the children once a week
.N9. She resembles a Greek goddess
.N10. It looks as if the sun goes round the earth
.N11. I used to play a lot of tennis when I was younger
.N12. Three more of the missing hikers have been found