VERB TENSES
Choose the correct answer:
1 This is the second time I ……….that song.
A am hearing B have heard C hear D heard2 Hello, I ……….about your advertisement in the newspaper.
A have been calling B am calling C call D have called3 John ……… on a bit of weight lately, and he is trying to lose it.
A puts B is putting C has put D has been putting4 The new neighbors ………their house It looks nice.
A paint B had painted C were painting D have painted5 Fred ……….me yesterday that they’re professional athletes.
A told B has told C was telling D had told6 Apparently, he ……….them since he was a child.
A knows B is knowing C has known D has been knowing7 I ……….for my sunglasses since noon, but I can’t find them.
A am looking B looked C have looked D have been looking8 When the children ………home, it was obvious that they had been playing in mud.
A arrived B were arriving C had arrived D had been arriving9 Michael ……… in the queue to buy a ticket for the train when he heard a strange voice.
A waited B was waiting C had waited D was going to wait10 The thieves ……….house for two years before they were finally caught.
A broke into B were breaking into C had been breaking into D have been breaking into11 As time goes by, he ……….more and more eccentric.
A becomes B is becoming C has become D has been becoming12 Kathy can’t go shopping with me next Saturday morning She ………a French lesson.
A has B is going to have C will have D will be having
13 I………the living room by the time Dad comes home He ………so surprised.A will paint / will be B will be painting / is
C will have painted / will be D will have painted / is14 It’s the coldest winter we ……… in Greece.
A ever experience B ever experienced C were ever experiencing D have ever experienced15 When he was younger, he ………to the cinema every week.
A was used to going B used to go C was going D had gone16 They……… for a mile when they ………that someone ……… missing
A had walked / had realized / was B had been walking / realized / had beenC had been walking / realized / was D had walked / had realized / had been
17 As part of my job, I ………abroad a lot, so I ……… to improve my English.A travel / need B am travelling/ need
C am travelling / am needing D travel / am needing
18 I ………at my mother’s house this week because I ……… my house painted.A sleep / have B am sleeping / have
C sleep / am having D am sleeping / am having19 I ………….you should buy him a tie He ………… to dress formally.
A am thinking / likes B think / likes
C think / is liking D am thinking / has liked20 As a teenager, I ………….things my parents ………of.
A would do / didn’t approve B used to do / weren’t approvingC used to do / didn’t approve D would do / weren’t approving
Supply the correct verb form:
1 How long ………(you / study) English? For 5 years.
2 She (read) ……… all the books written by Dickens How many books ………(you / read)?
3 He ………(not / be) here since Christmas, I wonder where he ………(live) since then.
4 ………(you / sleep) so far? I ………(ring) the bell for the last twenty minutes.
5 He ………(write) a novel for two years, but he ………(not finish) it yet.
6 Mary (lose) ………her hat and she ………(look) for it until now.7 I’m sure they ………(complete) the new road by June.
8 He (wait) ………for you when you ………(get) back tomorrow.9 At this same time tomorrow, we ………(drive) through Pennsylvania.10 We ………(move) to our new house at Christmas this year.11 I ………(give) him your message when I ………(see) him.12 The teacher hopes we ………(pass) our exams.
13 They ………(arrive) on Wednesday.