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Diagnostic Tense Quiz

INSTRUCTIONS:

• PUT THE CORRECT FORM OF "SWIM" IN EACH OF THE BOXES.
• USE EACH OF THE EIGHT BASIC TENSES ONCE AND ONLY ONCE.

1.  When Jack and Jill were on vacation they __________________________ in the ocean every day.

2.  Tom told Dick he was too tired to play tennis because he __________________________ all morning.

3.  Harry can’t play golf anymore because he has a bad back, but he still __________________________ at his club three times a week.

4.  Before Dick __________________________ half-way down the pool, Jane was already on her way back.

5.  When Jill mentioned that Sara had lost some weight, Sara said, “I’m glad you noticed. Recently I __________________________ every day, and it seems to be working.”

6.  While Jack and Jill __________________________ , their cameras were stolen from their hotel room.

7.  While Jane and Harry were having a drink on Harry’s boat, Harry pointed toward the beach and said, “Look, Dick has seen us and he __________________________ out.”

8.  While Tom and Jill were sunbathing, Jill said, “Harry says he __________________________ across the lake and back twice in the last month, but I don’t believe it.”