VERB TENSES
1. Choose the word or phrase that best complete the sentence (A, B, C, or D):
1. John......
tennis once or twice a week.
2. Tom
burnt
3. Jim is away on holiday. He
A is gone
4. Everything is going well. We..........
A. didn't have
5. I think the weather
A. shall
6. Jane
A. is playing usually B. is usually playing
C. usually plays
D plays usually
his hand when he was cooking dinner.
B. was burning
8.
7. Timson
A left
10. He
A. made
A. Did you see
9. When I was a child, I.
A. was playing
13. Robert
A. has played
11. I'm busy at the moment.
A. work
*******
A. had been
14. I'm very tired. I
A. drive
15. Our friends.....
AC
26. The earth
Robert lately?
B. have been
12. When I looked round the door, the baby
A. is sleeping
.......... to Spain.
B) don't have
29. Our friends
C. is going to
B. will
just a few minutes ago.
B. has left
C. leaves
13 films and I think her latest is the best.
B. had made
...... be nice later.
A. is depended
27. I'm busy at the moment
A. I work
28. At this time tomorrow
A. we're flying
B. Have you seen
any problems
the violin.
B. am playing
C. played
for the national team in 65 matches so far.
C. played
B. has been played
I.........
B. worked
B. never
A. see
19. I haven't seen Kate ........
A. for
20. He's worked for this company
A. since
B. for
21. As soon as Martina saw the fire, she
A. was telephoning
C. had telephoned
22. Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he
A. will have left
B. felt
23. Since I left Venezuela six years ago, I
B. will have returned
A. return
24. After the race
the celebration began
B. is won
A. had been won
25. While he was washing his car, Mr. Brown
A. has discovered
C. has burnt
C. has been
so far.
C. haven't had
on the computer.
meet us at the airport tonight.
A. are
B. are going to
C. go to
16. This isn't my first time to visit London.
A. I'm
B. I'd been
17. What time ......
Bslept
ill for three weeks. He is still in hospital.
B. has been
C. is
..... over four hundred miles today.
B. am driving
C. I was
.......... to work this morning ?
A. did you get B. are you getting
18. When I......
him, the man was running away.
C. saw
B. was seeing
..... Christmas.
C. has made
B. telephoned
C/Do you see
Cam working
quietly.
.C. was sleeping
B. was discovering
on the sun for its heat and light
B. depends
Chave drived D. have driven
C. have you got
on the computer
B. I'm worked
over the Atlantic
B. we'll be flying
next us at the airport tonight
many years.
C. in
the fire department
here before.
D. has telephoned
C. feels
C. ever
D. had burnt
D. was
D. had seen
D. hadn't had
D. can
D. had left
D. was making
D. Are you seeing
D. play
D. is playing
D. working
D. were sleeping
D. was
D. will be to
D. I've been
D. do you get
homesick
D. is feeling
to visit friends and family several times
C. am returning
D. have returned
D. since
D. at
C. will be won
a small dint in the rear fender.
C. is discovering
C. is depending
C. I'm working
C. we'll fly
D. has been won
D. discovered
D. has depended
D. I worked
D. we're to fly