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