Tense (Set B Answer)
Change the following sentences as
indicated in the brackets.
1. She writes a letter. (Change to
past tense)
- She wrote a letter.
2. They will visit their grandparents.
(Change to present continuous)
- They are visiting their grandparents.
3. He has finished his homework.
(Change to past perfect)
- He had finished his homework.
4. The cat is sleeping. (Change to
past perfect)
- The cat had slept.
5. We had a great time at the party.
(Change to future tense)
- We will have a great time at the party.
6. The sun sets. (Change to present
continuous)
- The sun is setting.
7. I watched a movie. (Change to
present perfect)
- I have watched a movie.
8. They are going to the beach.
(Change to past tense)
- They went to the beach.
9. She will have dinner with her
parents. (Change to present simple)
- She has dinner with her parents.
10. He reads a book before bed.
(Change to past continuous)
- He was reading a book before bed.
11. The children are playing. (Change
to future continuous)
- The children will be playing.
12. He had visited Paris. (Change to
present continuous)
- He is visiting Paris.
13. I have known him. (Change to past
perfect)
- I had known him.
14. They were swimming in the pool.
(Change to present perfect)
- They have been swimming in the pool.
15. We will be celebrating her
birthday. (Change to past simple)
- We celebrated her birthday.
16. She has been studying all day.
(Change to future perfect)
- She will have been studying all day.
17. The train arrives. (Change to past
perfect)
- The train had arrived.
18. They had never been to Italy
before. (Change to present perfect)
- They have never been to Italy
before.
19. He is going to the store. (Change
to past perfect)
- He went to the store.
20. I will have read all the books.
(Change to present perfect)
- I have read all the books.
21. She plays the piano. (Change to
past simple)
- She played the piano.
22. They had never tasted sushi.
(Change to present perfect)
- They have never tasted sushi.
23. He will be arriving. (Change to
past continuous)
- He was arriving.
24. I am meeting my friend for coffee.
(Change to past perfect)
- I had met my friend for coffee.
25. We have been waiting. (Change to
future perfect)
- We will have been waiting.
26. The birds were singing. (Change to
present continuous)
- The birds are singing.
27. She will have baked a cake.
(Change to past simple)
- She baked a cake.
28. They are going on a vacation.
(Change to present perfect)
- They have gone on a vacation.
29. He had never visited the ocean.
(Change to past continuous)
- He had never been visiting the ocean.
30. I will have read all the books.
(Change to present perfect)
- I have read all the books.
31. She used to play the piano.
(Change to present perfect)
- She has played the piano.
32. They will have completed the
project. (Change to past simple)
- They completed the project.
33. He has been working here. (Change
to past continuous)
- He was working here.
34. The cat chased the mouse. (Change
to future tense)
- The cat will chase the mouse.
35. We had never tried sushi. (Change
to present perfect)
- We have never tried sushi.
36. The sun rises. (Change to past
perfect)
- The sun had risen.
37. I have been reading this book.
(Change to present continuous)
- I am reading this book.
38. They will have been living in the
city. (Change to past simple)
- They lived in the city.
39. She painted a beautiful picture.
(Change to present simple)
- She paints a beautiful picture.
40. He will be flying to New York.
(Change to past continuous)
- He was flying to New York.
41. The children were building a
sandcastle. (Change to future perfect)
- The children will have been building a sandcastle.
42. He had already finished the race.
(Change to present perfect)
- He has already finished the race.
43. I will have met with the client.
(Change to past perfect)
- I had met with the client.
44. They were dancing at the party.
(Change to present perfect)
- They have been dancing at the party.
45. We are going to have a picnic in
the park. (Change to past simple)
- We had a picnic in the park.
46. She has been studying French.
(Change to future continuous)
- She will be studying French.
47. The train will depart. (Change to
past perfect)
- The train had departed.
48. They had visited the museum.
(Change to present perfect)
- They have visited the museum.
49. He will have cooked dinner.
(Change to past perfect)
- He had cooked dinner.
50. I am going to have read all the books
. (Change to present perfect)
- I have read all the books.
51. She played the lead role in the
school play. (Change to past simple)
- She played the lead role in the school play.
52. They had already left for the
airport. (Change to present perfect)
- They have already left for the airport.
53. He will have been practicing the
piano. (Change to past simple)
- He practiced the piano.
54. The cat will be sleeping on the
couch. (Change to past continuous)
- The cat was sleeping on the couch.
55. We had a wonderful time at the
beach. (Change to present continuous)
- We are having a wonderful time at the beach.
56. The sun used to set early. (Change
to present perfect)
- The sun has set early.
57. I will have been working on this
project. (Change to past simple)
- I worked on this project.
58. They will have visited all the
famous landmarks. (Change to past perfect)
- They have visited all the famous landmarks.
59. He was reading a book. (Change to
present continuous)
- He is reading a book.
60. I will have visited all the major
cities in Europe. (Change to present perfect)
- I have visited all the major cities in Europe.
61. She used to sing in the choir.
(Change to present simple)
- She sings in the choir.
62. They will have prepared a
delicious meal. (Change to past simple)
- They prepared a delicious meal.
63. He had been practicing the guitar.
(Change to present perfect)
- He has been practicing the guitar.
64. The cat will have been napping for
hours. (Change to past continuous)
- The cat had been napping for hours.
65. We will be exploring the ancient
ruins. (Change to past perfect)
- We had explored the ancient ruins.
66. The sun used to rise early.
(Change to present continuous)
- The sun is rising early.
67. I have been waiting for this
moment. (Change to past continuous)
- I was waiting for this moment.
68. They had never tried sushi.
(Change to present perfect)
- They have never tried sushi.
69. He was studying at the library.
(Change to present perfect)
- He studies at the library.
70. I will have painted the entire
room. (Change to present perfect)
- I have painted the entire room.
71. She will have completed the marathon.
(Change to past simple)
- She completed the marathon.
72. They were exploring the jungle.
(Change to future perfect)
- They will have been exploring the jungle.
73. He had been saving money. (Change
to present perfect)
- He has been saving money.
74. The cat had been sleeping on the
couch for hours. (Change to present continuous)
- The cat has been sleeping on the couch for hours.
75. We will be celebrating our
anniversary. (Change to past perfect)
- We had celebrated our anniversary.
76. The birds used to sing in the
morning. (Change to present perfect)
- The birds have sung in the morning.
77. I will have been studying French.
(Change to past simple)
- I studied French.
78. They had been traveling around the
world. (Change to present perfect)
- They have been traveling around the world.
79. He was playing the piano. (Change
to present perfect)
- He plays the piano.
80. I will have been living in this
city. (Change to past simple)
- I lived in this city.
81. She will be studying abroad.
(Change to past continuous)
- She was studying abroad.
82. They had already packed their
bags. (Change to present perfect)
- They have already packed their bags.
83. He will have been practicing the
piano. (Change to past simple)
- He practiced the piano.
84. The cat had been sleeping on the
couch for hours. (Change to present continuous)
- The cat has been sleeping on the couch for hours.
85. We will be exploring the ancient
ruins. (Change to past perfect)
- We had explored the ancient ruins.
86. The sun used to rise early.
(Change to present continuous)
- The sun is rising early.
87. I have been waiting for this
moment. (Change to past continuous)
- I was waiting for this moment.
88. They had never heard that song.
(Change to present perfect)
- They have never heard that song.
89. He was playing the piano. (Change
to present perfect)
- He plays the piano.
90. I will have visited all the major
cities in Europe. (Change to present perfect)
- I have visited all the major cities in Europe.
91. She used to be a professional
dancer. (Change to present perfect)
- She has been a professional dancer.
92. They will have finished all their
assignments. (Change to past simple)
- They finished all their assignments.
93. He had been working at the
company. (Change to present perfect)
- He has been working at the company.
94. The cat will have been napping for
hours. (Change to past continuous)
- The cat had been napping for hours.
95. We will be celebrating our
anniversary. (Change to past perfect)
- We had celebrated our anniversary.
96. The birds used to sing in the
morning. (Change to present perfect)
- The birds have sung in the morning.
97. I will have been studying French.
(Change to past simple)
- I studied French.
98. They had been traveling around the
world. (Change to present perfect)
- They have been traveling around the world.
99. He was playing the piano. (Change
to present perfect)
- He plays the piano.
100. I have been living in this city.
(Change to past simple)
- I lived in this city.
