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