Structure - TENSES

Fill with the right tenses

       1.      My friend, Helen (buy)….. a new dress last week

       2.      The Moores often (attend) ….. our Tuesday night meetings

       3.      The two mechanics (finish) …… the work right now.

       4.      I (know) ….. the result in a week

       5.      We (live) ….. in our new house by the time Christmas comes

       6.      Tom usually (feed) ….. the hens but I (do) ….. it today as he isn’t well

       7.      I was alone in the house at that time because Mr. Jones (work) ….. in the field and Mrs. Jones      
            (shop) …..

        8.      Charles (talk) ….. to Professor Moore when I (see) ….. him.

        9.      The earth (circle) ….. the sun once every 365 days

      10.  I told Tom that he (read) …… in very bad light

      11.  Jack says he (return) …… the money to you at two o’clock tomorrow

      12.  Don’t take newspaper away I still (read) ….. it.

      13.  When I get home my dog (sit) ….. at the door waiting for me

      14.  He suddenly (realize) ….. that he (travel) ….. in the wrong direction

      15.  Listen, I (hear) …… someone at the front door

      16.  I ( share) ….. a flat with him when we were students

      17.  John and Frank (write) ….. letters at this moment

      18.  I (be) …… back at 8.30 this evening

      19.  Don and Dorothy (leave) ….. in San Fransisco at this time next year

      20.  I (start) …… on a diet tomorrow  

      21.  When I (arrive) …… the lecture (already start) …..

      22.  Mr. Smith (work) ….. for this company nine years. He has retired now

      23.  At present, Professor Moore (write) ….. another book.

      24.  Few people (understand) ….. The Theory of Relativity   

      25.  I (have) ….. my car repainted next week