Verb tense exercises EDITED

Revision on verb tense NAME: VERB TENSE TEST 1, She was thoughtfully looking at him while he ………… a newspaper A read B was reading C has read 2, While I ………… the floor, Mrs Parker began cooking A swept B was sweeping C has swept 3, I have lost my key again I ………… things, I lose things too often A always lose B am always losing C have always lost 4, He ………… the hall when a stranger ………… A left/was coming B was leaving/came C has left/ was coming D has been reading D has been sweeping D was always losing D has been living/came 5, I ………… Ann at her father’s house twenty years ago and ………… her ever since A met/have known B was meeting/knew C have met/was knowing D met/knew 6, Higher education in the US ………… in 1636 when the first colonists ………… Harvard College A has begun/founded B began/have founded C began/founded D was beginning/have found 7, Noah Webster ………… An American Dictionary of the English Language in two volumes in 1828, and since then it ………… the recognized authority for usage in the US A published/became B has published/has become C published/was becoming D published/has become 8, He ………… at Oxford then He was not the best student, though he ………… well known among the second year students A was studying/became B was studying/has become C studied/became D has studied/has become 9, One day when he ……… home he ……… a boy who …… him from the opposite side of the street A was walking/saw/watching B walked/has seen/was watching C was walking/saw/was watching D has walked/has seen/has walked 10, It was midnight She ………… in her lonely room The rain driven by the rain ………… against the window A sat/beat B was sitting/was beating C has sat/beat D has been sitting/has been beating 11, When he ………… , I ………… in London for a week A arrived/was living B was arriving/has been living C arrived/ have been living D arrived/had been living 12, When Jack ………… me, I ………… a letter A was phoning/wrote B phoned/has been writing C phoned/was writing D has phoned/was writing 13, The library ………… by the time I ………… there A had closed/got B closed/got C closed/had closed D has closed/got 14, We ………… for some hours before we ………… that we ………… our way A were walking/realized/lost B walked/had realized/lost C had been walking/realized/had lost D had been walking/realized/lost 15, The concert was a great success When the pianist ………… his part, the audience ………… the orchestra for some minutes A finished/had been applauding C has finished/had applauded B finished/had applauded D had finished/had applauded Revision on verb tense NAME: VERB TENSE TEST 1, He ………… here till he ………… everything A will stay/doesn’t B will stay/does C stays/will D Stays/will not 2, In case the weather ………… good, they ………… fishing A will be/will go B is/go C will be/go D is/will go 3, Unless he ………… , we ………… to the theatre A doesn’t come/will go B comes/won’t go C won’t come/don’t go D doesn’t come/don’t go 4, I don’t know if they ………… new people If they ………… I ………… you A will hire/will/will inform B hire/do/inform C hire/will/will inform D will hire/do/will inform 5, If she ………… and we ………… at home, ask her when she ………… the magazine A phones/are not/will bring B will phone/will not be/will bring C phones/will not be/brings D will phone/will not be/brings 6, I ………… the article when I ………… home and ………… you up when it ………… ready A will translate/will come/will ring/will be B will translate/will come/ring/will be C will translate/come/will ring/is D translate/will come/ring/is 7, By o’clock they ………… dinner A will have B will be having C will have had D is having 8, By the end of the week he ………… the translation A will finished B will be finishing C will have finished D is finishing By the time we ………… to the forest the rain ………… A will get/will stop B get/will stop C will get/will have stopped D get/will have stopped 10, He ………… the exam after he ………… all the material A will pass/has learned B will pass/will learn C passes/has learned D will pass/will learning 11, The Red River ………… very fast today-much faster than yesterday A flows B is flowing C will flow D is going to flow 12, Have you heard? Sophie ………… married A gets B got C is getting D has got 13, My father ………… for IBM company from 1995 to 2004 A was working B had worked C had worked D worked be Revision on verb tense 14, We ………… English this time last week A learned B were learning C have learned 15, Is it raining?-No, it isn’t but the ground is wet It ………… A rained B had rained C has rained 16, Henry ………… for 10 years when he finally gave it up A has smoked B has been working C had smoked 17, We ………… English this time next Monday A learn B will learn C are learning 18, Tom is convinced that there is gold in these hills but we …… for D had learned D has been raining D had been smoking D will be learning months and …… any sign of it A has been searching/haven’t seen B had been searching/saw C has searched/ have been seeing D has been searching/ saw 19, When he came, we ………… for hours A has been waiting B had been waiting C has waited D had waited 20 Next month when there ………… a full moon, the ocean tides will be higher A is being B is C will be D will have been Revision on verb tense NAME: VERB TENSE TEST 1, “Are Alice and Tom still living in New York?” “No, they ………… to Dallas.” A are just moved B had just moved C have just moved D will just move 2, “Where is the new stove that you bought yesterday?” “The color didn’t match, so I ………… it to the store.” A return B had return C returned D did return 3, “How are you feeling?” “I’ve been feeling better since ………… ” A the doctor has come B the doctor will come C the doctor had come D the doctor came 4, “How long have you been with the company?” “I ………… there years by January.” A will work B was working C will be working D will have worked 5, “When are you planning to send the memo to the staff?” “I ………… it already.” A send B had sent C have sent D was to send 6, “Betty told me that you have a cottage on Lake Superior.” “Yes, we ………… there since we first moved to Michigan.” A had gone B have been going C are going D had been going 7, “Can I come by for my check tomorrow?” “Yes, by then I ………… time to go to the bank.” A will have had B will had C will has had D have 8, “Where are Kent and Margaret?” “They were hungry, so they ………… to the grocery store” A go B had gone C went D were gone 9, “Did you meet Ann at the university?” “No, we ………… when I started college.” A have already met B had already met C had already been meeting D had already meet 10, “What did you last night?” “I watched TV, practiced the violin, and ………… my home work.” A made B C done 11, Look! The bus …………… A is coming B comes C will come 12 She ………… English at RMIT these days A studies B is studying C will study 13, We ………… next vacation in London A spend B will spend C are spending 14, When he worked here, Simon ………… mistakes A always made B made always C was always making 15, I ………… chairs so far this morning A painted B was painting C have painted 16, Jane’s eyes are red She ………… A cried B has cried C has been crying 17, Mai ………… in Ho Chi Minh city for years now A lives B is living C has lived 18 The child ………… before the doctor arrived A died B had died C has died 19 The secretary ………… the report by 10 yesterday A hadn’t finished B didn’t finish C would finish 20 The river ………… after last night’s rain A flowed B flows C is flowing D did D came D is going to study D are going to spend D was making always D had painted D had cried D was living D was dying D hasn’t finished D will flow Revision on verb tense ...Revision on verb tense NAME: VERB TENSE TEST 1, He ………… here till he ………… everything A will stay/doesn’t B will stay/does... the ocean tides will be higher A is being B is C will be D will have been Revision on verb tense NAME: VERB TENSE TEST 1, “Are Alice and Tom still living in New York?” “No, they ………… to Dallas.”... IBM company from 1995 to 2004 A was working B had worked C had worked D worked be Revision on verb tense 14, We ………… English this time last week A learned B were learning C have learned 15, Is