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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) arrived, left
C) had leaved , arrived
D) had arrived, had left
E) leave, had arrived
  • 2. The dog usually ... to the moon at night.
A) had barking
B) bark
C) barking
D) were barking
E) barks
  • 3. Susan ... TV when she ... a strange noise at the door.
A) watched, had heard
B) heard, watched
C) watched, was hearing
D) was watching, heard
E) watching
  • 4. We .... the couple for what they ... to save our daughter.
A) thanked, had done
B) done, had thanked
C) had thanked, had done
D) did, thank
E) had thanked, done
  • 5. They ... the championship every year.
A) wins
B) winning
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) had been
D) was
E) been
  • 7. We ... for this seminar since last year.
A) have waiten.
B) have waited
C) waited
D) waits
E) has waited
  • 8. She ... the same course for many years.
A) had taught
B) teaches
C) is teaching
D) has taught
E) have taught
  • 9. Jhon and I .... tennis when he ... an ankle.
A) hurt, play
B) were hurting, played
C) were playing, hurt
D) hurted, 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) retired, had directed
B) directed, retired
C) directed, had retired
D) retired, directed
E) retire, direct
  • 12. He never .... T.V. in the morning.
A) will watch
B) watch
C) watches
D) watching
E) has watched
  • 13. My English level ... a lot since January.
A) has improved
B) had improved
C) improve
D) improved
E) have improved
  • 14. Our test results ... much better than we ... .
A) were, had expected
B) are, have been
C) is, expected
D) had been, expect
E) expects, is
  • 15. Right now, I ... a grammar quiz
A) am solving
B) solve
C) solves
D) solved
E) were solving
  • 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) has been
B) are
C) was
D) be
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) had gone, found
D) was gone, finding
E) go, find
  • 19. When the mother .... the baby .... the body cream!
A) have noticed, eated
B) had noticed, eat
C) had eaten, noticed
D) noticed, had eaten
E) had noticed, ate
  • 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) have wanted
C) wants
D) want
E) have been wanting
  • 22. Our teacher likes to give tests. So far this week, we ...... three tests.
A) had had
B) don't have
C) didn't have
D) has 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) has thought
B) have thinked
C) thinks
D) thought
E) have been thinking
  • 24. By the time citizens realized what was happening, the Cathedral of Notre Dame ..... for about one hour.
A) burning
B) didn't burn
C) burns
D) has been burning
E) had been burning
  • 25. By the time we got to the airport, the plane .......
A) have left
B) leave
C) was left
D) had left
E) has left
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