1. By the end of the year, she ___ with a degree in business.

a. already graduates
b. will have already graduated
c. has already graduated
2. As soon as I ___ home, it started to rain heavily.
a. get
b. got
c. will have gotten
3. We ___ the chance to visit many museums in Paris last vacation.
a. had
b. had had
c. have had
4. I ___ on this project for days without success.
a. have been worked
b. have been working
c. had being worked
5. Don't worry. She ___ by herself.
a. is used to living
b. is used to live
c. used to living
6. I ___ hard until I pass the TOEFL.
a. will study
b. study
c. have studied
7. Next month we ___ our 5th wedding anniversary.
a. will be celebrated
b. will have been celebrating
c. will be celebrating
8. If you ___ it, give it a go.
a. didn't try
b. haven't tried
c. hadn't tried
9. I wish I ___ a millionaire so I could travel all over the world.
a. was
b. had been
c. were
10.He ___ to class this morning because he was sick.
a. didn't come
b. hadn't come
c. hasn't come

11.He ___ it on purpose.

a. denied having done
b. denied have done
c. denied done
12.Children ___ to free education.
a. should entitle
b. should be entitled
c. should to be entitled
13.___ a UFO?
a. Did you ever see
b. Do you ever see
c. Have you ever seen
14.Whenever I ___ talk to my boss, I get butterflies in my stomach.
a. had to
b. will have to
c. have to
15.They ___ together for five years when they decided to get married.
a. had been
b. have been
c. were
16.While the reporter ___ the policeman, the robber escaped.
a. interviewing
b. was interviewing
c. had been interviewing
17.She ___ extremelly quiet since her husband died.
a. is
b. has been
c. was
18.If he ___ with his girlfriend, he ___ now.
a. hadn't broken up / wouldn't be suffering
b. hadn't broken up / wouldn't suffer
c. didn't break up / wouldn't be suffering

My friend Bob Jones

police officer
(take)

(see)

(have)

a motorcycle accident on Highway 41 yesterday. Fortunately, a passing

(lie)

him

to the nearest hospital. He

and bruises all over. His doctor

(speed/negative)

he
the road.

. He

(expect)

(think)

on the side of the road and

(be)

(call)

fine now even though he

an ambulance. He
(have)

to release him in two or three days. Bob

the accident

(cause)

a broken leg
(tell)

me that

by the bad condition of

1. After I had eaten my lunch I ___ to her while she was eating her's.
a. talk b. was talking c. have talked
2. When I ___ up, I want to be a doctor.
a. grow b. grew c. will grow
3. When I last ___ her she was still very small.
a. have seen b. saw c. will see
4. He arrived home just as I ___ for work .
a. leave b. left c. have been leaving
5. If you ask me, I will tell you if I ___ the answer.
a. will know b. know c. have known
6. He had returned to work long before I ___ home.
a. had come b. come c. came
7. His mother ironed his shirt after he ___ his clothes
a. changed b. had changed c. has changed
8. They have agreed to offer me a job if I ___ to stay for at least one year.
a. agreed b. agree c. will agree
9. Are you able to drink a glass of water while you ___ a cigar?
a. smoked b. have smoked c. smoke
10. I am taking a pair of sunglasses with me and I ___ them to the beach every day.
a. am wearing b. wear c. wore
11. I would have told you if I ___ the answer.
a. knew b. had known c. would have known
12. When I ___ my hand the taxi stopped immediately.
a. raise b. have risen c. raised
13. She was late and he ___ on the corner long before she came.
a. has been standing b. is standing c. had been standing
14. She cooks dinner every night and she ___ it while she watches TV.
a. ate b. is eating c. eats
15. I bring a radio with me and I ___ to it on my way to work.
a. listen b. am listening c. will listen
16. Roger would have offered to pay the tuition if I ___ to return to school.
a. had decided b. decides c. has decided
17. In 1889, the first water from the Capilano River ___ into Vancouver.
a. piped b. was piping c. was piped
18. In 1930, all Japanese students in Steveston (a) _______ to attend general schools, as well as being able to
attend Japanese language schools after-hours. The Japanese community of Steveston (b) _______ funds for
Lord Byng School in 1929.

(a) a. allowed b. were allowed c. had allowed

(b) a. contributed b. was contributing c. had contributed
19. In 1824, a Hudson Bay Company expedition led by chief trader James McMillan arrived at the Fraser
River at the site of what ___ become the first Fort Langley).
a. will b. would c. had
20. In 1870, the townsite of Granville, known colloquially as Gastown, ____.
a. was founded b. is founded c. has been founded
B. Fill in the blanks with a suitable verb tense.
Dear Prof. Koehler,
My name __________(1) (be) Maudie Hampden. I __________ (2) (be) a 15-year-old student planning to
attend Simon's Rock College (Great Barrington, MA) in the fall, and I __________ (3) (work)
collaboratively with two students in India and the Netherlands on an internet project about
electromagnetism. The project is part of the ThinkQuest project (see www.thinkquest.org) and may be
entered in a scholarship competition later on in the year. The aim of our site ___________ (4) (be) to offer an
educational resource on the physics and applications of electromagnetic science to students ages 12 and up. I
am the researcher and content writer for our site, and I ____________ (5) (find) the College Physics for
Students of Chemistry and Biology to be extremely helpful in the development of my lesson plan. Thank you
so much for making this resource freely available to students through the internet. I ____________ (6)
(write) to ask permission to use some of the animations included in your hypertextbook. Of course, we
___________ (7) (include) a copyright notice for the animations if you allow us to use them as visual aids
for our Lessons Section. It ___________ (8) (be) a great boost for our site to use these animations.
Please e-mail me at malficeli@aol.com with your answer. If you are interested in receiving periodic
updates on our developing site, please note that in the e-mail. The site, entitled "Electricity Online,"
____________ (9) (not be) open for public viewing until after the competition has commenced in August,
but we ____________ (10) (love) to have you visit and/or contribute to the discussion forum that will be
included in the site.
Sincerely,
Maudie Hampden

Cumulative Verb Tense Review

1. You look really great! (you, work)

2. A: What (you, do)
B: I (try)
3. I (have)
4. If it (snow)

out at the fitness center recently?

when the accident occurred?

to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about buying a new one.
this weekend, we (go)

5. A: What do you call people who work in libraries?

B: They (call)

librarians.

skiing near Lake Tahoe.

6. I came to England six months ago. I started my economics course three months ago. When I return to
Australia, I (study)
England for exactly one year.
7. Sam (arrive)

for nine months and I (be)

in

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)
morning, the sun (shine)

up tomorrow

15. I have not traveled much yet; however, I (visit)

Francisco by the time I leave the United States.

the Grand Canyon and San

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)
the 19th century, it (take)
wagon. The trip (be)

much easier and very comfortable. In

two or three months to cross North America by covered

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 candlelight dinner.

20. If you (need)

the Sheraton in San Francisco.

to contact me sometime next week, I (stay)

at

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:

Kevin Adams 1)....................(love) trains. He first 2)........................(see) one
when he was four years old and he 3) ..............................(think) it was great. He 4).........................(go) to a
different railway station every week and 5).........................(write down) the engine number of every train he
sees. He 6)............................(do) this since he was eight. By the time he was fifteen he 7).............................
(collect) over 10.000 different engine numbers in various counties. Once, while he 8).............................
(stand) in a station in Cheshire he saw something very unusual. He 9)............................(wait) for over an
hour for a train to go by when suddenly he 10)..............................(see) a very old steam train coming down
the track. It 11).............................(not/stop) at the station and, as it was passing, Kevin noticed that all the
passengers 12)..............................(wear) old-fashioned clothes. When he told the station guard about this, the
poor man turned pale. He said that no steam train 13)...........................(pass) through that station for years,
and that the last one 14)...........................(crash), killing everyone on board.
Fill in the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
One afternoon, while I 1).................................................(walk) in town, I 2).......................... (see) a poster for
a liquor promotion at a club I 3) .......................................(used to, go) to. They 4) ................................
(advertise) a vodka disco. Later that week, my friend and I 5).................................(decide) to go to this
club to find out what 6) ..............................(go on). It was a drink-as-much-vodka-as-you-can evening,
with music and prizes for the best dancers. After we 7)...............................(enter) the club, a man
8) .............................. (give) each of us a T-shirt and a badge in the shape of a vodka bottle. To my surprise ,
all the drinks 9)..................................(be) free.
We 10) ........................................ (not drink) very much at all one vodka each- but other
young people 11)............................. (drink) heavily all evening. Some of the dancers 12) ................................
(look) quite drunk.
We all know that companies 13) .....................................(try) to sell us their products and they
14) .................................(use) almost any means possible to encourage us to spend our money.
15) ............................................. (this, mean) they can convince us to buy anything? Even things that are bad
for us?
Think about it! The last time you 16) ......................................(buy) an alcoholic drink,
17)...................................(it, be) because you really wanted it, or because an ad persuaded you to do so?

PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1Choose the correct answer.
1.Its a beautiful evening. Lots of people goes / are going / go for a walk.
2.Janes baby is very big. She weighs / is weighing / weigh more than four kilos.
3.I never drink / dont drink / am not drinking coffee.
4.I cant hear you. What are you talking / do you talk / you are talking about?
5.She always is arriving / arrive / arrives late.

6.The flowers arent smelling / dont smell / doesnt smell nice.

2Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present
Continuous.
1.My friends and I ................................. (learn) judo this year.
2.................................. you ................................. (understand) what theyre talking about?
3.How often .................................. you ................................. (water) your plants?
4.Jenny is very nervous. She ................................. (wait) for her exam results.
5.Put on a different shirt. That one ................................. (not look) clean.
6.Its so hot this morning. Why ................................. you ................................. (sit) in the sun?
7.I . ................................. (not believe) a word hes saying.
8.What ................................. you . ................................. (want) to do now?
3Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Do not change the meaning
of the original sentences.
1.The children are quiet at the moment. (make noise)
.........................................................................................................................
2.Jane is a guitar player. (play)
.........................................................................................................................
3.I havent got an appointment with him today. (see)
.........................................................................................................................
4.Are these your books? (belong)
.........................................................................................................................
5.Whats your opinion about this course? (think)
.........................................................................................................................
PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS
4Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1.As soon as I ................................. (see) John, I immediately ................................. (recognise) him.
2.Dont complain! While you ................................. (play) on the computer all evening, I
................................. (clean) the kitchen.
3.When I ................................. (ask) him what was wrong, he ................................. (not answer) me.
4.Im sorry I ................................. (not have) time to speak to you when you ................................. (call).
I ................................. (watch) a really interesting programme.
5Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Do not change the meaning
of the original sentences.
1.I walked to school and on the way I met Diane. (as)
.........................................................................................................................
2.It was midnight, but we didnt stop studying. (at)
.........................................................................................................................
3.I watched TV and spoke on the phone at the same time. (while)
.........................................................................................................................
4.We drove slowly because of the heavy rain. (was)
.........................................................................................................................

RESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND PAST SIMPLE

1Choose the correct answer.
1.The children are very excited because they havent flown / didnt fly before.

2.Roy didnt take / hasnt taken the dog for a walk this morning. He forgot.
3.When I was ill, my friends have come / came to visit me every day.
4.How many tests did you take / have you taken so far this year?
5.We have met / met our cousins a few days ago.
6.I wonder why John hasnt called / didnt call us yet.
2Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple or Past
Simple.
1.The moment the shop opened its doors, the people .................................. (rush) in.
2.The last time we .................................. (meet) was at Joes wedding.
3.Jerry has got a driving licence, but he .................................. (only have) it a week.
4.Theyre a terrific band. .................................. you .................................. (ever be) to any of their
concerts?
5.Pat was really angry that I .................................. (not tell) her about the test.
6.Those earrings are beautiful. How much .................................. you .................................. (pay) for
them?
3Complete the answers with the words in brackets.
1.Have they ever been to London? (never)
No, ................................................................................................................ .
2.Did you finish your dinner? (yet)
No, ................................................................................................................ .
3.Do you want to watch this film? (already)
No, ................................................................................................................ .
4.Have you ever eaten Indian food? (last year)
Yes, ............................................................................................................... .
PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
4Choose the correct answer.
After he 1. dreamed / had dreamed of it for years, Robbie Knievel finally 2. got / had got permission
to jump across the Grand Canyon on his motorbike. He 3. knew / had known he was lucky. His famous
father Evel Knievel 4. asked / had asked permission to make the leap twenty-five years earlier, but had
been refused. Driving at a speed of 145 kph, Robbie 5. had jumped / jumped 69.5 metres across the
canyon at its narrowest point, and 6. landed / had landed safely on the other side. The canyon at that
point is 762 metres deep. Perhaps that was why Robbie 7. hadnt seemed / didnt seem too upset that
he 8. had broken / broke his leg when he landed. After all, he could have died.
5Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Perfect Simple.

4.

1.Peter suddenly .................................. (realise) that he .................................. (forget) to lock the door.
2.Before I .................................. (travel) to Japan, I .................................. never ..................................
(eat) sushi.
3................................... you .................................. (read) a lot when you .................................. (be) a
child?
We .................................. (join) our friends for dinner only after we .................................. (finish) all the
work.
2.

FUTURE SIMPLE, BE GOING TO AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS WITH FUTURE

MEANING

3.

1
Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Simple, be going to
or Present Continuous. There may be more than one possible answer.

4.

1.

We cant come on Friday; we ........................................... (go) to a concert.

5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

12. 2

Please lend me the book. I promise I ........................................... (give) it back.

........................................... you ........................................... (study) for the exam tonight?
Lets meet tonight. I ........................................... (not do) anything special.
My friends and I ........................................... (look for) holiday jobs this summer.
Dont worry! I ........................................... (help) you get ready.
Watch out! You ........................................... (slip).
The next train ........................................... (arrive) in exactly one hour from now.
Correct the errors in the following sentences.

13. 1.
Mary and Phil will get married next spring.
14....................................................................................................................
15. 2.
The phone is ringing. Im going to answer it.
16....................................................................................................................
17. 3.
I think its snowing tomorrow.
18....................................................................................................................
19. 4.
I see my friends tonight.
20....................................................................................................................
21. 5.
I wouldnt buy him that sweater. He isnt going to like it.
22....................................................................................................................
23. 3

Write sentences with will or be going to and the words below.

24. 1.
look / at the clear sky! / it / not rain / today / .
25....................................................................................................................
26. 2.
who / win / the elections / this year / ?
27....................................................................................................................
28. 3.
she / have a baby / in two months / .
29....................................................................................................................
30. 4.
you / invite / Kate / to dinner / ?
31....................................................................................................................
32. 5.
when / Tom / be back / from holiday / ?
33....................................................................................................................
34.

FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE AND FUTURE CONTINUOUS

35. 4
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the
Future Perfect Simple or Future Continuous.
36. 1.
Dont come before 7.00 tonight. I ........................................... (still do) my homework.
37. 2.
Do you think scientists ........................................... (find) a cure for cancer by the end of the
decade?
38. 3.
What do you think you ........................................... (do) this time next year?
4.
Hopefully by the end of the year, we ........................................... (save) enough money to
buy a car.