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