TENSES

TENSES CHART

1. While she was trying to read, her friend (practice) the piano.

While she was trying to read , her friend was practicing the piano.

2. He (buy) several jerseys in the last two years.

He has been buying several jerseys in the last two years.

3. She (bone) the meat later.

She will bone the meat later.

4. By the time you get there they already (leave).

By the time you get there they already left.

5. I (drown). Nobody (save) me.

I was drowning . Nobody saved me.

6. He said she not (return) the book yet.

 He said she hasn’t return the book yet.

7. What you (darn) at the moment?

What you darning at the moment?

8. She (think) her husband will buy a new fridge.

She thinks  her husband will buy a new fridge.

9. How much you (spend) in London so far?

How much you  spent in London so far ?

10. In a month’s time I (learn) more words than ever.

In a month’s time I learned more words than ever.

11. After he (see) the giraffe he spoke to the keeper.

After he had seen the giraffe he spoke to the keeper.

12. He (buy) weed-killer when they arrested him.

He was buying weed-killer when they arrested him.

13. The plumbing always (give) trouble during the summer.

The plumbing always gives trouble during the summer.

14. The trout (rise) when they reached the lake.

The trout has risen when they reached the lake.

15. You (recognize) this statue.

Do you recognized this statue?

16. The say they not (perform) tomorrow.

They say they will not perform  tomorrow.

17. What you (do) since your last recital?

What you have been doing since your last recital?

18. As it (rain) he put up his umbrella.

As it rained he put up his umbrella.

 19. They (hear) Beethoven better conducted earlier in the year.

They heard Beethoven better conducted earlier in the year.

20. What (go) on here?

 What is  going on here?

21. I only just (realize) what she meant.

 I only just realized what she meant.

22. I never (plant) crocuses again.

 I never  planted crocuses again.

23. You (enjoy) yourself when I saw you at the party?

You was enjoying  yourself when I saw you at the party ?

24. I (be) to the zoo and (go) while they are still talking about visiting it.

 I will be to the zoo and going while they are still talking about visiting it.

25. She (dock) at Tillbury last week.

She  docked at Tillbury last week.

26. He always (accelerate) too quickly.

He always accelerates  too quickly.

27. You (hear) that awful noise?

 Do you  hear that awful noise?

28. By the time the brigade arrived, the house (collapse).

By the time the brigade arrived, the house had collapsed.

29. I saw anew type of windscreen wiper while I (walk) around the exhibition yesterday.

 I saw a new type of windscreen wiper while I was walking around the exhibition yesterday.

30. They (wait) to take off since ten this morning.

 They have been waiting  to take off since ten this morning.

31. She (shoot) at least three tigers in India last year.

She shot at least three tigers in India last year.

32. We (see) what we (see).

We saw what we see.

33.  He heard an owl hooting as he (walk) through the wood.

He heard an owl hooting as  he walked  through the wood.

34.  They (produce) a hundred shirts every day for two months now.

They have been producing  a hundred shirts every day for two months now.

35. Where you (go) when I bumped into you?

Where were you going when I bumped into you?

36. Who (tell) the grasshopper to dance? The ant in the fable (do)

Who did tell the grasshopper to dance? The ant in the fable did.

37. They (wear) high heels every day last term.

They wearing  high heels every day last term.

38. What you (do) with a gun in your car?

What will you do with a gun in your car?

39. He still not (find) his watch.

 He still doesn’t find his watch.

40. I (live) there several years before I found the nest.

I have lived there several years before I found the nest.

41. When it (sting) him?

When it stung  him?

42. She (like) cookies. Naturally she (prefer) lobster.

She likes cookies. Naturally she prefers lobster.

43. Dragon-flies (have) very beautiful wings.

Dragon-flies has very beautiful wings.

44. Time and tide (wait) for no man, the saying (run).

Time and tide don’t wait for no man, the saying run.

45. I (buy) some new pruners the other day.

 I will buy some new pruners the other day.

46. The girl in the pay box seldom (smile) now a days.

The girl in the pay box seldom  smiles now a days.

47. The moment he (open) the boot the spare wheel fell out.

The moment he opened the boot the spare wheel fell out.

48. Too many cooks (spoil) broth.

Too many cooks spoiled  broth.

49. He (leave) Italy by plane yesterday.

He left  Italy by plane yesterday.