Tenses exercise Complete the following sentences using an appropriate verb form that indicates the idea given in the brackets My mother …………………… (get) up at am (Habitual action in the past) Worldly pleasures ………………… (be) temporary (General truth) Portia ……………………… (say) that mercy is a divine quality (General truth) They ……………………… (rehearse) for the program (Action in progress) None of us …………………… (see) Shakespeare (Completed action) His father ……………………… (die) last month (Completed action) I …………………… (get) ready (Action going on at the moment of speaking) When I was young, I …………………… (play) football every day (Habitual action in the past) When we …………………… (sleep) a thief …………………… (break) into our house 10 If I …………………… (work) hard, I ………………… (pass) (Unfulfilled condition) Answers My mother used to get up at am Worldly pleasures are temporary Portia says that mercy is a divine quality They are rehearsing for the program None of us have seen Shakespeare His father died last month I am getting ready When I was young, I used to play football every day When we were sleeping, a thief broke into our house 10 If I had worked hard, I would have passed Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)