Complete the following grammar exercises on verb tenses.

Here are the completed exercises:

: Choose the correct forms of the verbs in these sentences.

2. In the 1950s, very few women went out to work.
3. In those days, families often did not let women work outside the home.
4. Today, the situation has changed a lot.
5. Several changes in the present law have resulted in better living conditions for women.
6. However, women's average salaries at the moment have not risen to the average level of men's salaries.

: Complete these sentences with the simple past tense, the present perfect tense, or the present perfect continuous tense forms of the verbs in the brackets.

1. My aunt and uncle are Indians, but they have not lived in India for many years. My uncle joined a large steel company in England in 1989 and has been working in London since then. Their daughter, Neha, has been living in Mumbai for the last four years and she has completed a course in Media Studies from Mumbai University.
2. My father has been learning to drive for a very long time. He has failed his driving test three times.
3. I have been reading this book for months, it is more than 2,000 pages.

: Complete these sentences with suitable forms of the verbs.

1. Customer: Why is the shop closed? Shopkeeper: It is closed for minor renovation. Customer: When will you open it? Shopkeeper: It will not open till Monday.
2. Sunit: Have you bought a ticket for the film? Rahul: Yes, I have. I am seeing it on Sunday.
3. Mother: Have you phoned your cousin to wish him for his birthday? Son: No, I haven't. I am doing it now.