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