English Verb Tenses Bach

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1. By the end of the year, she ___ with a degree in business.

a. already graduates

b. will have already graduated

c. has already graduated

2. As soon as I ___ home, it started to rain heavily.

a. get

b. got

c. will have gotten

3. We ___ the chance to visit many museums in Paris last vacation.

a. had

b. had had

c. have had

4. I ___ on this project for days without success.

a. have been worked

b. have been working

c. had being worked

5. Don't worry. She ___ by herself.

a. is used to living

b. is used to live

c. used to living

6. I ___ hard until I pass the TOEFL.a. will study

b. study

c. have studied

7. Next month we ___ our 5th wedding anniversary.

a. will be celebrated

b. will have been celebrating

c. will be celebrating

8. If you ___ it, give it a go.

a. didn't tryb. haven't tried

c. hadn't tried

9. I wish I ___ a millionaire so I could travel all over the world.

a. was

b. had been

c. were

10.He ___ to class this morning because he was sick.

a. didn't come

b. hadn't comec. hasn't come


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11.He ___ it on purpose.

a. denied having done

b. denied have done

c. denied done

12.Children ___ to free education.

a. should entitleb. should be entitled

c. should to be entitled

13.___ a UFO?

a. Did you ever see

b. Do you ever see

c. Have you ever seen

14.Whenever I ___ talk to my boss, I get butterflies in my stomach.

a. had to

b. will have toc. have to

15.They ___ together for five years when they decided to get married.

a. had been

b. have been

c. were

16.While the reporter ___ the policeman, the robber escaped.

a. interviewing

b. was interviewing

c. had been interviewing

17.She ___ extremelly quiet since her husband died.

a. is

b. has been

c. was

18.If he ___ with his girlfriend, he ___ now.

a. hadn't broken up / wouldn't be suffering

b. hadn't broken up / wouldn't suffer

c. didn't break up / wouldn't be suffering

My friend Bob Jones a motorcycle accident on Highway 41 yesterday. Fortunately, a passing

police officer him on the side of the road and an ambulance. He

to the nearest hospital. He fine now even though he a broken leg

and bruises all over. His doctor to release him in two or three days. Bob me that

he . He the accident by the bad condition of

the road.

(have)

(see) (lie) (call)

(take) (be) (have)

(expect) (tell)

(speed/negative) (think) (cause)


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1. After I had eaten my lunch I ___ to her while she was eating her's.

a. talk b. was talking c. have talked

2. When I ___ up, I want to be a doctor.

a. grow b. grew c. will grow

3. When I last ___ her she was still very small.

a. have seen b. saw c. will see

4. He arrived home just as I ___ for work .

a. leave b. left c. have been leaving

5. If you ask me, I will tell you if I ___ the answer.

a. will know b. know c. have known

6. He had returned to work long before I ___ home.

a. had come b. come c. came

7. His mother ironed his shirt after he ___ his clothes

a. changed b. had changed c. has changed

8. They have agreed to offer me a job if I ___ to stay for at least one year.

a. agreed b. agree c. will agree

9. Are you able to drink a glass of water while you ___ a cigar?

a. smoked b. have smoked c. smoke

10. I am taking a pair of sunglasses with me and I ___ them to the beach every day.

a. am wearing b. wear c. wore

11. I would have told you if I ___ the answer.

a. knew b. had known c. would have known

12. When I ___ my hand the taxi stopped immediately.

a. raise b. have risen c. raised

13. She was late and he ___ on the corner long before she came.

a. has been standing b. is standing c. had been standing

14. She cooks dinner every night and she ___ it while she watches TV.a. ate b. is eating c. eats

15. I bring a radio with me and I ___ to it on my way to work.

a. listen b. am listening c. will listen

16. Roger would have offered to pay the tuition if I ___ to return to school.

a. had decided b. decides c. has decided

17. In 1889, the first water from the Capilano River ___ into Vancouver.

a. piped b. was piping c. was piped

18. In 1930, all Japanese students in Steveston (a) _______ to attend general schools, as well as being able toattend Japanese language schools after-hours. The Japanese community of Steveston (b) _______ funds for

Lord Byng School in 1929.


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(a) a. allowed b. were allowed c. had allowed

(b) a. contributed b. was contributing c. had contributed

19. In 1824, a Hudson Bay Company expedition led by chief trader James McMillan arrived at the Fraser

River at the site of what ___ become the first Fort Langley).

a. will b. would c. had

20. In 1870, the townsite of Granville, known colloquially as Gastown, ____.a. was founded b. is founded c. has been founded

B. Fill in the blanks with a suitable verb tense.

Dear Prof. Koehler,

My name __________(1) (be) Maudie Hampden. I __________ (2) (be) a 15-year-old student planning to

attend Simon's Rock College (Great Barrington, MA) in the fall, and I __________ (3) (work)

collaboratively with two students in India and the Netherlands on an internet project about

electromagnetism. The project is part of the ThinkQuest project (see www.thinkquest.org) and may be

entered in a scholarship competition later on in the year. The aim of our site ___________ (4) (be) to offer an

educational resource on the physics and applications of electromagnetic science to students ages 12 and up. I

am the researcher and content writer for our site, and I ____________ (5) (find) the College Physics for

Students of Chemistry and Biology to be extremely helpful in the development of my lesson plan. Thank you

so much for making this resource freely available to students through the internet. I ____________ (6)

(write) to ask permission to use some of the animations included in your hypertextbook. Of course, we

___________ (7) (include) a copyright notice for the animations if you allow us to use them as visual aids

for our Lessons Section. It ___________ (8) (be) a great boost for our site to use these animations.

Please e-mail me at [email protected] with your answer. If you are interested in receiving periodic

updates on our developing site, please note that in the e-mail. The site, entitled "Electricity Online,"

____________ (9) (not be) open for public viewing until after the competition has commenced in August,

but we ____________ (10) (love) to have you visit and/or contribute to the discussion forum that will be

included in the site.

Sincerely,

Maudie Hampden

Cumulative Verb Tense Review

1. You look really great! (you, work) out at the fitness center recently?

2. A: What (you, do) when the accident occurred?

B: I (try) to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

3. I (have) the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about buying a new one.

4. If it (snow) this weekend, we (go) skiing near Lake Tahoe.

5. A: What do you call people who work in libraries?

B: They (call) librarians.


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6. I came to England six months ago. I started my economics course three months ago. When I return to

Australia, I (study) for nine months and I (be) in

England for exactly one year.

7. Sam (arrive) in San Diego a week ago.

8. Samantha (live) in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live)

there when the Berlin wall came down.

9. If Vera (keep) drinking, she (lose, eventually) her job.

10. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture

(disappear, virtually) by the time Europeans first (arrive)

in the New World.

11. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) .

12. It (rain) all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach.

13. Listen Donna, I don't care if you (miss) the bus this morning. You (be)

late to work too many times. You are fired!

14. I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we (wake) up tomorrow

morning, the sun (shine) .

15. I have not traveled much yet; however, I (visit) the Grand Canyon and San

Francisco by the time I leave the United States.

16. I (see) many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt. Pictures of the

monuments are very misleading. The pyramids are actually quite small.

17. In the last hundred years, traveling (become) much easier and very comfortable. In

the 19th century, it (take) two or three months to cross North America by covered

wagon. The trip (be) very rough and often dangerous. Things (change)

a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years. Now you can fly from New York to Los

Angeles in a matter of hours.

18. Joseph's English (improve, really) , isn't it? He (watch)

American television programs and (study) his grammar every


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day since he first arrived in San Diego. Soon he will be totally fluent.

19. When I (arrive) home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare)

a beautiful candlelight dinner.

20. If you (need) to contact me sometime next week, I (stay) at

the Sheraton in San Francisco.


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Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense :

Kevin Adams 1)....................(love) trains. He first 2)........................(see) one

when he was four years old and he 3) ..............................(think) it was great. He 4).........................(go) to a

different railway station every week and 5).........................(write down) the engine number of every train he

sees. He 6)............................(do) this since he was eight. By the time he was fifteen he 7).............................(collect) over 10.000 different engine numbers in various counties. Once, while he 8).............................

(stand) in a station in Cheshire he saw something very unusual. He 9)............................(wait) for over an

hour for a train to go by when suddenly he 10)..............................(see) a very old steam train coming down

the track. It 11).............................(not/stop) at the station and, as it was passing, Kevin noticed that all the

passengers 12)..............................(wear) old-fashioned clothes. When he told the station guard about this, the

poor man turned pale. He said that no steam train 13)...........................(pass) through that station for years,

and that the last one 14)...........................(crash), killing everyone on board.

Fill in the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

One afternoon, while I 1).................................................(walk) in town, I 2).......................... (see) a poster for

a liquor promotion at a club I 3) .......................................(used to, go) to. They 4) ................................

(advertise) a vodka disco. Later that week, my friend and I 5).................................(decide) to go to this

club to find out what 6) ..............................(go on). It was a drink-as-much-vodka-as-you-can evening,

with music and prizes for the best dancers. After we 7)...............................(enter) the club, a man

8) .............................. (give) each of us a T-shirt and a badge in the shape of a vodka bottle. To my surprise ,

all the drinks 9)..................................(be) free.

We 10) ........................................ (not drink) very much at all one vodka each- but other

young people 11)............................. (drink) heavily all evening. Some of the dancers 12) ................................

(look) quite drunk.

We all know that companies 13) .....................................(try) to sell us their products and they

14) .................................(use) almost any means possible to encourage us to spend our money.

15) ............................................. (this, mean) they can convince us to buy anything? Even things that are bad

for us?

Think about it! The last time you 16) ......................................(buy) an alcoholic drink,

17)...................................(it, be) because you really wanted it, or because an ad persuaded you to do so?

PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1Choose the correct answer.

1.Its a beautiful evening. Lots of people goes / are going / go for a walk.

2.Janes baby is very big. She weighs / is weighing / weigh more than four kilos.

3.I neverdrink/ dont drink/ am not drinking coffee.4.I cant hear you. What are you talking / do you talk/ you are talking about?

5.She always is arriving / arrive / arrives late.


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6.The flowers arent smelling / dont smell / doesnt smell nice.

2Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present

Continuous.

1.My friends and I ................................. (learn) judo this year.

2.................................. you ................................. (understand) what theyre talking about?

3.How often .................................. you ................................. (water) your plants?4.Jenny is very nervous. She ................................. (wait) for her exam results.

5.Put on a different shirt. That one ................................. (not look) clean.

6.Its so hot this morning. Why ................................. you ................................. (sit) in the sun?

7.I . ................................. (not believe) a word hes saying.

8.What ................................. you . ................................. (want) to do now?

3Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Do not change the meaning

of the original sentences.

1.The children are quiet at the moment. (make noise)

.........................................................................................................................

2.Jane is a guitar player. (play).........................................................................................................................

3.I havent got an appointment with him today. (see)

.........................................................................................................................

4.Are these your books? (belong)

.........................................................................................................................

5.Whats your opinion about this course? (think)

.........................................................................................................................

PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

4Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1.As soon as I ................................. (see) John, I immediately ................................. (recognise) him.

2.Dont complain! While you ................................. (play) on the computer all evening, I

................................. (clean) the kitchen.

3.When I ................................. (ask) him what was wrong, he ................................. (not answer) me.

4.Im sorry I ................................. (not have) time to speak to you when you ................................. (call).

I ................................. (watch) a really interesting programme.

5Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Do not change the meaning

of the original sentences.

1.I walked to school and on the way I met Diane. (as)

.........................................................................................................................2.It was midnight, but we didnt stop studying. (at)

.........................................................................................................................

3.I watched TV and spoke on the phone at the same time. (while)

.........................................................................................................................

4.We drove slowly because of the heavy rain. (was)

.........................................................................................................................

RESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND PAST SIMPLE

1Choose the correct answer.

1.The children are very excited because they haventflown / didnt fly before.


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5. 2. Please lend me the book. I promise I ........................................... (give) it back.

6. 3. ........................................... you ........................................... (study) for the exam tonight?

7. 4. Lets meet tonight. I ........................................... (not do) anything special.

8. 5. My friends and I ........................................... (look for) holiday jobs this summer.

9. 6. Dont worry! I ........................................... (help) you get ready.

10. 7. Watch out! You ........................................... (slip).

11. 8. The next train ........................................... (arrive) in exactly one hour from now.

12 . 2 Correct the errors in the following sentences.

13. 1. Mary and Phil will get married next spring.

14....................................................................................................................

15. 2. The phone is ringing. Im going to answer it.

16....................................................................................................................

17. 3. I think its snowing tomorrow.

18....................................................................................................................

19. 4. I see my friends tonight.

20....................................................................................................................

21. 5. I wouldnt buy him that sweater. He isnt going to like it.22....................................................................................................................

23 . 3 Write sentences with willor be going to and the words below.

24. 1. look / at the clear sky! / it / not rain / today / .

25....................................................................................................................

26. 2. who / win / the elections / this year / ?

27....................................................................................................................

28. 3. she / have a baby / in two months / .

29....................................................................................................................

30. 4. you / invite / Kate / to dinner / ?

31....................................................................................................................

32. 5. when / Tom / be back / from holiday / ?

33....................................................................................................................

34. FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE AND FUTURE CONTINUOUS

35 . 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the

Future Perfect Simple or Future Continuous.

36. 1. Dont come before 7.00 tonight. I ........................................... (still do) my homework.

37. 2. Do you think scientists ........................................... (find) a cure for cancer by the end of the

decade?

38. 3. What do you think you ........................................... (do) this time next year?4. Hopefully by the end of the year, we ........................................... (save) enough money to

buy a car.

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