Question

EXERCISE 02: TENSES: choose the best answer a), b) ord)
1. I have a terrible headache. I
another aspirin
a) take
c) am taking
b) 'll take
d) will be taking
2. A cold wind
for the last week.
a) has been blowing c) blows
b) is blowing
d) blew
3. We'll meet in September when she
a) will come
c) came
a) gets
b) will have come
d) comes
4. Maria
a comic when the teacher asked her to come to the
a) was reading c) read
b) has been reading d) has read
5. You won't need the jacket. It
c) 's got
b) 's getting
d) 'd got
6. Bryan
when the meeting started
a) hasn't arrived
c) hasn't been art
b) hadn't arrived
d) wasn't arti mg
7. To be honest, I
she will be able to handle this propers
a) doubt
c) am doubting
b) have doubted
d) will doubt
8. They
for 5 years at the end of this year.
c) will be dating
b) will have been dating
d) are going to date
9. I am not surprised they've broken up. She never knew if she could
a) will date
afraid he
a) will leave
c) would leave
d) will have les
b) is going to leave​

Answer 1

Explanation:

am taking

has been blowing

comes

was reading

it's getting

hadn't arrived

Answer 2

The answers are as follows:

1. b) 'll take

2. a) has been blowing

3. d) comes

4. a) was reading

5. b) 's getting

6. b) hadn't arrived

7. a) doubt

8. b) will have been dating

9. c) would leave

Tense

• Tense refers to the verbs depicting the time of the action taking place.

• Tense is divided into three-time sections- present, past, and future.

• Present tense refers to the actions taking place in the current time or actions which generally take place daily.

• Past tense states the actions that have happened in the past.

• Future tense refers to the actions that will take place in the future.