BT12(Verb Tenses+forms)TPQUE

Verb Tenses & Verb Forms USE THE CORRECT TENSE OR FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS He (see) ……….her while he (walk) ……… down the street yesterday I thought they (wait)………….for us for half an hour After he (do)………… his homework, he went to the cinema Tom (play)…… football when he was a liittle boy Let’s go for a walk as soon as it stops (rain)………… Last night, when I (come)………there, they (already/go)……….to the party Do you remember (read)……… about it? No, at that time I was too young (read) …….newspapers My brother is a stamp collector He started (collect)………stamps when he (be) 15 years old He (collect) ……… many kinds of stamps The last time he (see)…… in public, he (wear) ……….a great suit 10 We (not/see)………her since she (leave)……….school 11 Lan said that she ( get) ………… married soon 12 My mother (go)…………to bed after she (turn)……….the lights off last night 13 She is not accustomed to (take)……….care of by others 14 We (live)………in the house since we came here 15 She entered the university after she (graduate)……… from high school 16 They (finish)…………the project by the end of next year 17 When Mark arrived, the Johnsons (have)…….dinner, but they (stop)… to talk to him 18 They (live)……next door to my house since I (be)……….young 19 By the end of next year, I (work)……… for him for 25 years 20 While she (talk)…… on the phone, the children (start)…… fighting and (break) …….a window 21 When I (be)……… a boy, I often (go) …… fishing with my father 22 Columbus (discover)………America 500 years ago 23 When I (leave)…… my office last night, it (still/rain)…… very hard 24 What you think the children (do)………when we (get)………….home tomorrow? 25 He (lose)………his job last night, they (be)………………there for an hour 26 When we (come) ……….there last night, they (be)………there for an hour 27 When we arrived there, they(already/ have) ……….dinner 28 Mary (never/see)…………such a beautiful house 29 When she (enter) ………the office this morning, he (already/ go)…….out 30 We (study)………almost every lesson in this book so far 31 That author doesn’t mind ( criticize) ……….by his friends 32 He spends a lot of time (read)……….books 33 I don’t enjoy (take) …… care of as if I were a child 34 I (be)…………to London several times this year 35 The film we saw (be)……………… sad It (make)…….me (cry)…………… 36 She couldn’t get into the house because she (lose)…………the key 37 He (be)……… a newspaper reporter before he became a businessman 38 I (never/ see)…… any of Picasso’s paintings before I visited the art museum 39 No one (enjoy)……….(decide)………….by others 40 When I (arrive)……….at his house this morning, he (still/ sleep)……… 41 I prefer (telephone)……….to (write)………… letters 42 He was made (sign)……….a paper admitting his guilt 43 He usually (wear)……….sandals but when I last (see)………him, he (wear) ………….boots 44 He discovered how (open)…… the safe 45 She isn’t old enough (travel)………….by herself 46 Most people prefer (spend)………… money to (earn) ………it 47 I (call) Roger at nine last night, but he (not/ be)………at home He (study)…… at the library 48 I (not/ hear)……….the thunder during the storm last night because I (sleep)…… 49 I almost missed my plane All of the other passengers (already/ board)……… when I (get)……there 50 When I (come)………to see them last night, they (play)……chess They (say)…… that they (play) …… since o’clock 51 Yesterday at a restaurant, I (see) …….Pam, an old friend of mine I (not/ see) ……….her for years At first, I (not/ recognize)…………… her because she (lose) …….at least 50 pounds 52 Hurry up! By the time we (get)……to the cinema, the film (already/ start)……… 53 Ms Abbott (walk)……….home from work when she (see) ……….a child fall off the bridge After (shout)…………for help, she (take) …….off her shoes and (jump) ………in (take)………….off her shoes and (jump) ………….in (save)…… him 54 I (not/ attend)……… any parties since I (come)……… here 55 I regret (not/ listen)……… to my father’s advice He was right 56 I’ve apologized to her but she refuses (speak) ……… to me 57 I simply can’t afford (support)……….you any longer- you’ll just have to find a job 58 People used (travel)…….on horseback 59 Her parents wouldn’t let her (go out) ………alone 60 Sally was made (open)……… her case by the custom officer 61 Would you like (play)………tennis with me? 62 It was a difficult exam, but she managed (pass) ……… it 63 Jane is looking forward to (spend) ……… three weeks in California 64 I can’t stand people (ask)………….me questions all the time 65 The driver only just avoided (hit) …………the dog 66 Their house really needs (paint)……… 67 Her aunt remembers (see)……… the first car in her village 68 They stopped the car (have)……….a chat with their friends 69 He stopped (drive)………….because he was sleepy 70 I regret (inform)……… you that your application form has been refused Answer Key saw/ was walking had been waiting had done played raining came/ had already gone reading/ to read collecting/was/collected was seen/ was wearing 10.haven’t seen/left 11 would get 12 went/ had turned 13 being taken 14 have lived 15 had graduated 16 will have finished 17 were having dinner/stopped 18 have lived / was 19 will have worked 20 was talking/started/broke 21 was/ went 22 discovered 23 left/ was still raining 24 will be doing/get 25 lost/ has been 26 came/ had been 27 had already had 28 has never seen 29 entered/ had already gone 30 have studied 31 being criticized 32 reading 33 being taken 34 have been 35 was/ made/cry 36 had lost 37 had been 38 had never seen 39 enjoys/being deceived 40 arrived/ was still sleeping41 telephoning/ writing 42 to sign 43 wears/saw/ was wearing 44 to open 45 to travel 46 spending/ earning 47 called/ wasn’t/ was studying 48 didn’t hear/ was sleeping 49 had already boarded/got 50 came/were palying/said/had been playing 51 saw/ hadn’t seen/ didn’t recognize/had lost 52 get/will have already started 53.was walking/saw/ shouting/took/ jumped/to save 54 haven’t attended/came 55.not listening 56 to speak 57 to support 58 to travel 59 go out 60 to open 61 to play 62 to pass 63 speding 64 asking 65.hitting 66 paiting 67 seeing 68 to have 69 driving 70 to inform