Review of all intermediate verb tenses

This exercise helps you review and practice all the key verb tenses at the B1 level, including present simple, present continuous, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, past perfect, and future forms. You will encounter a variety of sentence types, including questions, statements, and time-based scenarios, to strengthen your understanding of tense usage in real-life contexts.

1. They _____ on the project since last month.

worked

have been working

were working

2. I _____ a movie when the power went out.

watched

was watching

have watched

3. _____ sushi before?

Did you try

Were you trying

Have you ever tried

4. By the time we arrived, the concert _____.

started

was starting

had already started

5. What _____ at 9 p.m. last night?

were you doing

did you do

have you done

6. She _____ to the gym every Monday morning.

is going

goes

went

7. We _____ the report by Friday.

are finishing

will finish

will have finished

8. I’ve just spoken to him on the phone.

just spoke

have just spoken

was just speaking

9. They _____ the answer to the question.

don’t know

weren’t knowing

didn’t know

10. _____ from home today?

Is she working

Does she work

Was she working

11. They _____ for over an hour when the bus finally arrived.

were waiting

have been waiting

had been waiting

12. What time _____?

is the train leaving

does the train leave

has the train left