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