VERB TENSE REVIEW b
  • 1. When I ... at the station, the train ... .
A) had arrived, had left
B) had leaved , arrived
C) arrived, left
D) leave, had arrived
E) arrived, had already left
  • 2. The dog usually ... to the moon at night.
A) bark
B) had barking
C) barks
D) barking
E) were barking
  • 3. Susan ... TV when she ... a strange noise at the door.
A) watched, was hearing
B) was watching, heard
C) watched, had heard
D) heard, watched
E) watching
  • 4. We .... the couple for what they ... to save our daughter.
A) thanked, had done
B) did, thank
C) had thanked, had done
D) had thanked, done
E) done, had thanked
  • 5. They ... the championship every year.
A) wins
B) winning
C) had win
D) win
E) will won
  • 6. Leonard Hofsteader ... one of the characters of The Big Bang Theory.
A) was
B) had been
C) is
D) been
E) be
  • 7. We ... for this seminar since last year.
A) has waited
B) have waited
C) waits
D) have waiten.
E) waited
  • 8. She ... the same course for many years.
A) has taught
B) is teaching
C) had taught
D) have taught
E) teaches
  • 9. Jhon and I .... tennis when he ... an ankle.
A) have played, is hurting
B) were playing, hurt
C) hurted, played
D) hurt, play
E) were hurting, played
  • 10. ....this seminar before?
A) Do you take
B) Does you take
C) Had you taken
D) Taken
E) Have you taken
  • 11. When Mr. Smith ...., he .... the company for twenty years.
A) retired, directed
B) retired, had directed
C) retire, direct
D) directed, had retired
E) directed, retired
  • 12. He never .... T.V. in the morning.
A) watch
B) will watch
C) has watched
D) watches
E) watching
  • 13. My English level ... a lot since January.
A) has improved
B) improve
C) improved
D) had improved
E) have improved
  • 14. Our test results ... much better than we ... .
A) is, expected
B) are, have been
C) were, had expected
D) had been, expect
E) expects, is
  • 15. Right now, I ... a grammar quiz
A) solved
B) solve
C) solves
D) were solving
E) am solving
  • 16. Yesterday at this exact time, they... the game
A) wins
B) were winning
C) have won
D) win
E) are winning
  • 17. You ... a wonderful student!
A) are
B) was
C) has been
D) where
E) be
  • 18. Last week she ... to the library to look for some books. This morning she ... them booked.
A) was gone, finding
B) went, found
C) had gone, found
D) found, went
E) go, find
  • 19. When the mother .... the baby .... the body cream!
A) had noticed, eat
B) had noticed, ate
C) have noticed, eated
D) had eaten, noticed
E) noticed, had eaten
  • 20. The Avengers ... the earth every time the world ... them.
A) need, defends
B) had defended, need
C) have needed, defended
D) defend, need
E) defend, needs
  • 21. I ..... to learn French since I was a child.
A) want
B) wants
C) has wanted
D) have wanted
E) have been wanting
  • 22. Our teacher likes to give tests. So far this week, we ...... three tests.
A) didn't have
B) has had
C) have had
D) had had
E) don't have
  • 23. I ..... about how to improve my English skills quickly since the year started, but I have not found a good way yet.
A) thinks
B) have thinked
C) have been thinking
D) thought
E) has thought
  • 24. By the time citizens realized what was happening, the Cathedral of Notre Dame ..... for about one hour.
A) had been burning
B) didn't burn
C) burning
D) has been burning
E) burns
  • 25. By the time we got to the airport, the plane .......
A) had left
B) leave
C) has left
D) was left
E) have left
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