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