VERB TENSE REVIEW b
  • 1. When I ... at the station, the train ... .
A) had leaved , arrived
B) leave, had arrived
C) arrived, left
D) had arrived, had left
E) arrived, had already left
  • 2. The dog usually ... to the moon at night.
A) barks
B) bark
C) barking
D) were barking
E) had barking
  • 3. Susan ... TV when she ... a strange noise at the door.
A) watching
B) watched, was hearing
C) was watching, heard
D) heard, watched
E) watched, had heard
  • 4. We .... the couple for what they ... to save our daughter.
A) had thanked, done
B) had thanked, had done
C) done, had thanked
D) thanked, had done
E) did, thank
  • 5. They ... the championship every year.
A) winning
B) had win
C) win
D) wins
E) will won
  • 6. Leonard Hofsteader ... one of the characters of The Big Bang Theory.
A) been
B) is
C) be
D) was
E) had been
  • 7. We ... for this seminar since last year.
A) waits
B) has waited
C) waited
D) have waited
E) have waiten.
  • 8. She ... the same course for many years.
A) had taught
B) has taught
C) have taught
D) teaches
E) is teaching
  • 9. Jhon and I .... tennis when he ... an ankle.
A) were playing, hurt
B) have played, is hurting
C) were hurting, played
D) hurted, played
E) hurt, play
  • 10. ....this seminar before?
A) Had you taken
B) Taken
C) Do you take
D) Does you take
E) Have you taken
  • 11. When Mr. Smith ...., he .... the company for twenty years.
A) directed, retired
B) directed, had retired
C) retire, direct
D) retired, had directed
E) retired, directed
  • 12. He never .... T.V. in the morning.
A) has watched
B) will watch
C) watch
D) watches
E) watching
  • 13. My English level ... a lot since January.
A) improved
B) improve
C) had improved
D) have improved
E) has improved
  • 14. Our test results ... much better than we ... .
A) expects, is
B) is, expected
C) are, have been
D) were, had expected
E) had been, expect
  • 15. Right now, I ... a grammar quiz
A) solves
B) solved
C) solve
D) am solving
E) were solving
  • 16. Yesterday at this exact time, they... the game
A) are winning
B) were winning
C) have won
D) win
E) wins
  • 17. You ... a wonderful student!
A) where
B) be
C) was
D) has been
E) are
  • 18. Last week she ... to the library to look for some books. This morning she ... them booked.
A) went, found
B) was gone, finding
C) found, went
D) had gone, found
E) go, find
  • 19. When the mother .... the baby .... the body cream!
A) noticed, had eaten
B) had eaten, noticed
C) have noticed, eated
D) had noticed, ate
E) had noticed, eat
  • 20. The Avengers ... the earth every time the world ... them.
A) defend, needs
B) had defended, need
C) need, defends
D) have needed, defended
E) defend, need
  • 21. I ..... to learn French since I was a child.
A) has wanted
B) have been wanting
C) want
D) have wanted
E) wants
  • 22. Our teacher likes to give tests. So far this week, we ...... three tests.
A) didn't have
B) don't have
C) have had
D) had had
E) has had
  • 23. I ..... about how to improve my English skills quickly since the year started, but I have not found a good way yet.
A) thinks
B) has thought
C) have thinked
D) have been thinking
E) thought
  • 24. By the time citizens realized what was happening, the Cathedral of Notre Dame ..... for about one hour.
A) burning
B) burns
C) didn't burn
D) had been burning
E) has been burning
  • 25. By the time we got to the airport, the plane .......
A) leave
B) was left
C) have left
D) had left
E) has left
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