Tense
Exercise |
| 1. You look
really great! (You, exercise)____________________ at the fitness center?
2. A: What
(you, do) _______________when the accident occurred? 3. I (have) ______________the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about buying a new one. 4. If it (snow) ______________this weekend, we (go) ______________skiing near Lake Tahoe. 5. A: What
do you call people who work in libraries? 6. I came to England six months ago. I started my economics course three months ago. When I return to Australia, I (study) ____________for nine months and I (be) ___________in England for exactly one year. 7. Sam (arrive) _____________in San Diego a week ago. 8. Samantha (live) _______________in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live) __________________there when the Berlin wall came down. 9. If Vera (keep) __________________drinking, she (lose, eventually) ____________her job. 10. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture (disappear, virtually) _______________by the time Europeans first (arrive) _______________in the New World. 11. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep)_______________. 12. It (rain) ______________all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach. 13. Listen Donna, I don't care if you (miss) _____________the bus this morning. You (be) ______________late to work too many times. You are fired! 14. I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we (wake) _______________up tomorrow morning, the sun (shine)________________. 15. I have not traveled much yet; however, I (visit) _____________the Grand Canyon and San Francisco by the time I leave the United States. 16. I (see) ________________many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt. Pictures of the monuments are very misleading. The pyramids are actually quite small. 17. In the last hundred years, traveling (become) _______________much easier and very comfortable. In the 19th century, it (take) _______________two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. The trip (be) _______________very rough and often dangerous. Things (change) _____________a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years. Now you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours. 18. Joseph's English (improve, really)____________, isn't it? He (watch) ___________American television programs and (study) _____________his grammar every day since he first arrived in San Diego. Soon he will be totally fluent. 19. When I (arrive) _________home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) _____________a beautiful candle-lit dinner. 20.
If you (need) _____________to contact me sometime next week, I (stay)
_________________at the Sheraton in San Francisco. |
| Part I: Directions: All of the following sentences should be completed using the appropriate tense. EXAMPLE A) I cannot sleep because the baby (cry) is crying. B) Tomorrow morning at 8:00 o'clock, I (get) will be getting ready for work. C) Sandra (travel) has traveled abroad several times. 1. When Carol (call) ______________________ last night, I (watch) ________________________ my favorite show on television. 2. I (work) ___________________________ for that company for more than thirty years. 3. Sharon (love) ______________________ to travel. She (go) ______________________ abroad almost every summer. 4. Thomas is an author. He (write) _______________________ mystery novels and travel memoirs. He (write) _______________________ since he was twenty-eight. Altogether, he (write) ________________________ seven novels, three collections of short stories and a book of poetry. 5. We were late because we (have) ________________________ car problems. By the time we (get) _________________________ to the train station, Susan (wait) __________________________ for us for more than two hours. 6. Sam (try) ______________________ to change a light bulb when he (slip) _______________________ and (fell) _______________________. 7. Everyday I (wake) _______________________ up at 6 o'clock, (eat) _______________________ breakfast at 7 o'clock and (leave) _________________________ for work at 8 o'clock. However, this morning I (get) ____________________ up at 6:30, (skip) ______________________ breakfast and (leave) ______________________ for work late because I (forget) ______________________________ to set my alarm. 8. Right now, Jim (read) _________________________ the newspaper and Kathy (make) _________________________ dinner. Last night at this time, they (do) _________________________ the same thing. She (cook) _________________________ and he (read) ___________________________ the newspaper. Tomorrow at this time, they (do, also) _________________________ the same thing. She (prepare) _________________________ dinner and he (read) _________________________. They are very predictable people! 9. By this time next summer, you (complete) __________________________ your studies and (find) ________________________ a job. I, on the other hand, (accomplish, not) _______________________ anything. I (study, still) ______________________ and you (work) ___________________________ in some new high paying job. 10. The students (teach, usually) ______________________ by Mrs. Monty. However, this week they (teach) __________________________ by Mr. Tanzer. |
| Part
II: Directions: Read the sentences and answer the comprehension questions. 1. Jane always talks on the phone. Bob has been talking on the phone for an hour. Mary is talking on the phone. Who is not necessarily on the phone now? ______________________________ 2. Jane paid when Bob answered her question. Did Jane pay first or did Bob answer the question first? ______________________________ 3. Jane left when Tim arrived. Bob left when Tim had arrived. Tim arrived when Mary was leaving. John had left when Tim arrived. After Tim arrived, Frank left. Who did not run into Tim? ______________________________ 4. Jane is talking in class. Bob always talks in class. Mary is always talking in class. Who's action bothers you? ______________________________ 5. Jane never left Jamestown. Bob has never left Jamestown. Who is still alive? ______________________________ Part III: The sentences below contain common
verb form mistakes. Find the errors and correct them. 1.
When I was a kid, I dreamt that I would always be an actor when I grew
up. |