VERB TENSES

VERB TENSES (REVISION) Exercise 1. 1. I (meet) your brother at Green Street yesterday afternoon. 2. He (light) a cigarette and (walk) to the window. 3. My clothes are not in the room. They (take) them away. 4. She (sleep) for 10 hours! You must wake her. 5. David (repair) the TV set at the moment. He (work) at it for one hour. 6. Ms Abbott (walk) home from work when she (see) the boy fall off the bridge. After she (shout) for help, she (take) off her shoes and (jump) in to save him. 7. I can't go with you because I (not finish) my homework yet. 8. He (leave) for London 2 years ago and since then I (not see) him. 9. John (wash) his hands now. He just (repair) the bike. 10.I (work) at my report since Monday. Now I (write) the conclusion Exercise 2. 1. The performance (begin) at 7 o'clock and (last) for 3 hours. We all (enjoy) it very much. 2. Tell them to stop and take a rest. They (work) long enough. 3. ''You (be) here before?'' - ''Yes, I (spend) my holidays here last year.'' 4. We (finish) our housework by tomorrow evening. 5. ''Your face is dirty, Tom.'' - ''All right, I (wash) it.'' 6. Coming into the room he (see) Mary where he (leave) her. 7. I (not hear) from him since he (disappear) two years ago. 8. After the guests (leave) she (go) back into the living-room and (turn) off the light. 9. By the time you finish cooking they (do) their homework. 10.''You have just missed the last train.'' - ''Never mind. I (walk).'' Exercise 3. 1. ''I (not know) the way to the Globe Theater.''- ''OK. I (show) you.'' 2. Come in, please. I (wait) for you long. 3. Who you (go) to the cinema with last night. 4. Detective: I'm afraid I must ask both of you. What you (do) at 10.20 p.m yesterday? Mr.X: I (play) chess with my wife. Mr.Y: I (listen) to a play on the radio. 5. You (not see) my sister for a long time. You (visit) us tonight? 6. This is the most beautiful place I (visit). 7. This time next week they (sit) in the train on their way to Paris. 8. The radio (play) since 7 a.m. I wish someone would turn it off. 9. I came late to class. When I (enter) the teacher (write) something on the blackboard. 10.They (have) English from nine to ten in this room. Don't annoy them then. 1 Exercise 4. 1. I (make) cakes. That's why my hands are coverd with flour. 2. There was nobody around. Peter (stand) where she (leave) him. 3. It (rain) hard. We can't do anything until it (stop). 4. She (get) into her shoes, (put) on her coat and (go) to the door. 5. What tune they (play) when we (come) in? 6. That evening we (stay) up to talk about the town, where he (live) for a long time. 7. I (be) in this city for 15 years. My family (move) here when I (be) 10 yeas old 8. We are very tired. We (walk) for three hours. 9. I (not see) her since we (leave) school. 10.I (think) about you a lot lately and I (come) to conclusion that I (not be) able to live without you. Exercise 5. 1. Coming into his room, he (find) that someone (break) into. 2. It always rains when they just (clean) the windows. 3. The last time I (see) him he (wear) a black suit. 4. By the first of July I (work) for this company for 20 years. 5. This is the talking between two friends who just (meet) up each other. 6. Last night, we (watch) television when the power (fail). 7. Hardly he (take) up the book when the phone (ring). 8. We (be) in this class for 4 years next Septemper. 9. When we came in, they (prepare) the meal for us. 10.There (be) many changes in our village in the past few year. Exercise 6. 1. Think carefully. I'm sure you (remember) his name. 2. Mr.Wilson (make) a good speech yesterday. 3. They (build) that bridge when I (be) there last year, they (not finish) it yet. 4. The noise from the trains (wake) me up last night. 5. I (search) everywhere for the pen I (lose) yesterday. 6. ''What you (do) at the moment, Ann?'' ''I (pack). I (catch) a plane to London tomorrow morning.'' ''How long you (stay) there?'' ''Two weeks.'' 7. I think your health (improve) so much since I (see) you last week. 8. Don't worry. I (finish) the report by 10 o'clock. 9. Ann, I think this news (surprise) you. 10.''I (go) out to buy a morning newspaper.'' '' But it (rain) now. Why don't you wait until the rain (stop)?'' Exercise 7. 2 1. Last night, when we (arrive) at the theater, they (sell) out all the tickets. 2. I (remember) this summer all my life. 3. Hurry up or you (be) late for class. 4. He (be) to the theater three times this month. 5. Hurry up or the film (be) over before we (get) home. 6. I'm going out for a walk. I (read) too long. 7. I (do) my homework when my mother (send) me to the chemist's with the prescription the doctor (give) her. 8. By the end of this week I (read) 200 pages of my new novel. 9. He (do) the experiment when the light (go) out. 10.John and I (be) friends since we (study) at the same high school. Exercise 8. 1. I (walk) along the beach while my sister (swim). 2. I (do) this kind of work for the last 10 years. 3. Go on the next test as soon as you (finish) this one. 4. When I (look) at my suitcase, I could see that somebody (try) to open it. 5. We (be) a few minutes late, so the film (start) when we (get) to the cinema. 6. The children are dirty. Where they (be)? 7. I'm going to bed now. I (work) for hours and I'm very tired. 8. I think she is the nicest person I (meet). 9. He (come) into the room after he (stand) outside for a moment. 10. No sooner we (go) out than it (start) to rain. Exercise 9. 1. After the telephone (buzz) for a minute, the doctor (answer) it. 2. No sooner (reach) home than she (come). 3. He (have) a bad fall while he (repair) the roof. 4. The exam just (begin). Now the students (write) their names at the top of their paper. 5. Hardly I (wonder) what to do next when the doorbell (ring). 6. Yesterday, when I (see) Tom he (sit) in a corner with a book. I (tell) him that he (read) in very bad light. 7. James (weed) while Alex (cut) the grass in the garden this time yesterday. 8. Susan (wait) for you at 9 o'clock tomorrow. 9. He is a famous swimmer. He (win) four gold medals. 10.He (park) the car, (get) out of it, (lock) the door and then (walk) into the house. *****The end***** 3 . VERB TENSES (REVISION) Exercise 1. 1. I (meet) your brother at Green Street yesterday