Use the correct or form of the verb in brackets 1. He (see)………… her while he (walk)…………. down the street yesterday.(saw/was walking) 2. After he (do)………… his homework, he went to the cinema. (had done) 3. Tom (play) ………. football when he was a little boy. (played) 4. Let’s go for a walk as soon as it stops (rain) …………. (raining) 5. Last night, when I (come) ……… there, they (already/go) ……… to the party. (came/had already gone) 6. Do you remember (read) ………. about it? No, at that time I was too young (read)……… newspaper. (reading/to read) 7. My brother is a stamp collector. He started (collect)………… stamps when he (be)……… 15 years old. He (collect)…………. many kinds of stamps. (to collect/was/collected) 8. The last time he (see)………. in public, he (wear)……… a great suit. (was seen/was wearing) 9. We (not/see)………… her since she (leave)……… school.(haven’t seen/left) 10. Lan said that she (get) ………… married soon.(would get) 11. My brother (go)……… to bed after he (turn)……… the lights off last night.(went/had turned) 12. She is not accustomed to (take)………. care of by others.(being taken) 13. We (live) ……… in the house since we came here.(have lived) 14. She entered the university after she (graduate)……… from high school. (had graduated) 15. They (finish)…………. the project by the end of the next year.(will have finish) 16. When Mark arrived, the Johnsons (have) ……… dinner, but they (stop)……… to talk to him.(were having/stopped) 17. They (live)……… next door to my house since I (be)……… young.(have lived/was) 18. By the end of the next year, I (work)……… for him for 25 years.(will have worked) 19. While she (talk) ………on the phone, the children (start)………… fighting and (break)………… a window. (was talking/started/broke) 20. When I (be) …… a boy, I often (go)…… fishing with my father.(was/went) 21. Columbus (discover)……… America 500 years ago.(discovered) 22. When I (leave)………. my office last night, it (still/rain)…… very hard.(left/was still raining) 23. What do you think the children (do)…… when we (get)………. home tomorrow?(will be doing/get) 24. He (lose)……… his job last month and since then he (be)……… out of work.(lost/has been) 25. When we (come)…… there last night, they (be)……… there for an hour.(came/had been) 26. When we arrived there, they (already/have)………. dinner.(had already had) 27. Mary (never/see)……… such a beautiful house.(has never seen) 28. When she (enter) ……… the office this morning, he (already/go) …… out.(entered/had already gone) 29. We (study)……… almost every lesson in this book so far. (have studied) 30. That author doesn’t mind (criticize) …… by his friends.(being criticized) 31. He spends a lot of time (read) …… books. (reading) 32. I don’t enjoy (take) ………. care of as if I were a child.(being taken) 33. I (be) ………. to London several times this year.(has been) 34. The film we saw (be)…… sad. It (make)……… me (cry)……… (was/made/cry) 35. She couldn’t get into the house because she (lose)…… the key.(had lost) 36. He (be) ………… a newspaper reporter before he became a businessman.(had been) 37. I (never/see) ……… any of Picasso’s paintings before I visited the art museum. (had never seen) 38. No one (enjoy) ………. (deceive)………. by the others.(enjoys/being deceived) 39. When I (arrive) ……… at his house this morning, he (still/sleep) ……… (arrived/was still sleeping) 40. I prefer (telephone) ……… to (write) ……… letters. (telephoning/writing) 41. He was made (sign) ……… a paper admitting his guilt. (to sign) 42. He usually (wear) ………. sandals but when I last (see) …… him, he (wear) ………. boots. (wears/saw/was wearing) 43. He discovered how (open) ……… the safe. (to open) 1 44. She doesn’t old enough (travel) ……… by herself. (to travel) 45. Most people prefer (spend) ………. money to (earn) ………. it. (spending/earning) 46. I (call) ………. Roger at nine last night, but he (not/be) ………. at home. He (study) ………. at the library. (called/ wasn’t/was studying) 47. I (not/hear) ………. the thunder during the storm last night because I (sleep) ……… (didn’t hear/was sleeping) 48. I almost missed my plane. All of the other passengers (already/board) …… when I (get) ……… there. (had already boarded/got) 49. When I (come) ………. to see them last night, they (play)……… chess. They (say)……… that they (play) ………. since 6 o’clock. (came/were playing)(said/had been playing) 50. 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. (saw/had’t seen/didn’t recognize/had lost) 51. Hurry up! By the time we (get) ……… to the cinema, the film (already/start) ………… (get/will have already started) 52. 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 (save) ……… him. (was walking/saw/shouting/took/jumped/to save) 53. I (not/attend) ………… any parties since I (come) …………. here. (haven’t attended/came) 54. I regret (not/listen) ………… to my father’s advice. He was right. (not listening) 55. I’ve apologized to her but she refuses (speak) ………… to me. (to speak) 56. I simply can’t afford (support) ………… you any longer you’ll just have to find a job. (to support) 57. People used (travel) …………. on horseback.(to travel) 58. Her parents wouldn’t let her (go out) ……… alone. (go out) 59. Sally was made (open) ……… her case by the custom officer. (to open) 60. Would you like (play) …… tennis with me? (to play) 61. It was a difficult exam, but she managed (pass) ……… it.(to pass) 62. Jane is looking forward to (spend) ………… three weeks in California. 63. I can’t stand people (ask) ……… me questions all the time. (asking) 64. The driver only just avoided (hit) ………… the dog.(hitting) 65. Their house really needs (paint) ……… (painting) 66. Her aunt remembers (see) ………. the first car in her village. (seeing) 67. They stopped the car (have) ……… a chat with their friends. (to have) 68. I regret (inform) ………. you that your application form has been refused. (to inform) 2