Verb Tenses Review

Read the following short story and identify the tenses used. Each tense is used at least once. Once you
have identified the tense from the chart below, check the following answers page.

John has always travelled Tense?____ a lot. In fact, when he was Tense? ____ only two years old when he
first flew Tense? ____ to the US. His mother is Tense? ____ Italian and his father is Tense? ____ American.
John was born Tense? ____ in France, but his parents had met Tense? ____ in Cologne, Germany after
they had been living Tense? ____ there for five years. They met Tense? ____ one day while John's father
was reading Tense? ____ a book in the library and his mother sat down Tense? ____ beside him. Anyway,
John travels Tense? ____ a lot because his parents also travel Tense? ____ a lot.
As a matter of fact, John is visiting Tense? ____ his parents in France at the moment. He lives Tense? ____
in New York now, but has been visiting Tense? ____his parents for the past few weeks. He really enjoys
Tense? ____ living in New York, but he also loves Tense? ____ coming to visit his parents at least once a
year.
This year he has flown Tense? ____ over 50,000 miles for his job. He has been working Tense? ____ for
Jackson & Co. for almost two years now. He's Tense? ____ pretty sure that he'll be working Tense? ____
for them next year as well. His job requires Tense? ____ a lot of travel. In fact, by the end of this year, he'll
have travelled Tense? ____ over 120,000 miles! His next journey will be Tense? ____ to Australia. He really
doesn't like Tense? ____ going to Australia because it is so far. This time he is going to fly Tense? ____from
Paris after a meeting with the company's French partner. He'll have been sitting Tense? ____ for over 18
hours by the time he arrives!
John was talking Tense? ____ with his parents earlier this evening when his girlfriend from New York
telephoned Tense? ____ to let him know that Jackson & Co. had decided Tense? ____ to merge with a
company in Australia. The two companies had been negotiating Tense? ____ for the past month, so it
really wasn't Tense? ____ much of a surprise. Of course, this means Tense? ____ that John will have to
catch Tense? ____ the next plane back to New York. He'll be meeting Tense? ____ with his boss at this
time tomorrow.
simple present simple past simple future
present perfect past perfect future perfect
present continuous past continuous future continuous
present perfect continuous past perfect continuous future perfect continuous
future going to (intention)

John has always travelled Tense? present perfect a lot. In fact, when he was Tense? simple past only two years old when he first flew
Tense? simple past to the US. His mother is Tense? simple present Italian and his father is Tense? simple present American. John was
born Tense? simple past (passive) in France, but his parents had met Tense? past perfect in Cologne, Germany after they had been
living Tense? past perfect continuous there for five years. They met Tense? simple past one day while John's father was reading
Tense? past continuous a book in the library and his mother sat down Tense? simple past beside him. Anyway, John travels Tense?
simple present a lot because his parents also travel Tense? simple present a lot.

As a matter of fact, John is visiting Tense? present continuous his parents in France at the moment. He lives Tense? simple present in
New York now, but has been visiting Tense? present perfect continous his parents for the past few weeks. He really enjoys Tense?
simple present living in New York, but he also loves Tense? simple present coming to visit his parents at least once a year.

This year he has flown Tense? present perfect over 50,000 miles for his job. He has been working Tense? present perfect continuous
for Jackson & Co. for almost two years now. He's Tense? simple present pretty sure that he'll be working Tense? future continuous for
them next year as well. His job requires Tense? simple present a lot of travel. In fact, by the end of this year, he'll have travelled
Tense? future perfect over 120,000 miles! His next journey will be Tense? simple future to Australia. He really doesn't like Tense?
simple present going to Australia because it is so far. This time he is going to fly Tense? future intention with going to from Paris after
a meeting with the company's French partner. He'll have been sitting Tense? future perfect continuous for over 18 hours by the time
he arrives!
John was talking Tense? past continuous with his parents earlier this evening when his girlfriend from New York telephoned Tense?
simple past to let him know that Jackson & Co. had decided Tense? past perfect to merge with a company in Australia. The two
companies had been negotiating Tense? past perfect continuous for the past month, so it really wasn't Tense? simple past much of a
surprise. Of course, this means Tense? simple present that John will have to catch Tense? simple future the next plane back to New
York. He'll be meeting Tense? future continous with his boss at this time tomorrow.

Tense Conjugation Exercise

John __________________ (always travel) a lot. In fact, he __________________ (be)
only two years old when he first __________________ (fly) to the US. His mother
__________________ (be) Italian and his father __________________ (be) American.
John __________________(be) born in France, but his parents __________________
(meet) in Cologne, Germany after they __________________ (live) there for five years.
They __________________ (meet) one day while John's father __________________
(read) a book in the library and his mother __________________ (sit down) beside him.
Anyway, John __________________ (travel) a lot because his parents also
__________________ (travel) a lot.
As a matter of fact, John __________________ (visit) his parents in France at the moment.
He __________________ (live) in New York now, but __________________ (visit) his
parents for the past few weeks. He really __________________ (enjoy) living in New York,
but he also __________________ (love) coming to visit his parents at least once a year.
This year __________________(fly) over 50,000 miles for his job. He
__________________(work) for Jackson & Co. for almost two years now. He
__________________(be) pretty sure that he__________________(work) for them
next year as well. His job __________________ (require) a lot of travel. In fact, by the end of
this year, he__________________over 120,000 miles! His next journey
__________________(be) to Australia. He really __________________(not like) going
to Australia because it is so far. This time he __________________(fly) from Paris after a
meeting with the company's French partner. He __________________for over 18 hours by
the time he __________________(arrive)!
John __________________(talking) with his parents earlier this evening when his girlfriend
from New York __________________(telephone) to let him know that Jackson & Co.
__________________(decide) to merge with a company in Australia. The two companies
__________________ (negotiate) for the past month, so it really
__________________(not be) much of a surprise. Of course, this
__________________(mean) that John __________________(have to catch) the next
plane back to New York. He __________________with his boss at this time tomorrow.
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