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