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