BT12(Verb Tenses+forms)TPQUE

Verb Tenses & Verb Forms
USE THE CORRECT TENSE OR FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS.
1. He (see) ……….her while he (walk) ………..down the street yesterday.
2. I thought they (wait)………….for us for half an hour.
3. After he (do)…………...his homework, he went to the cinema.
4. Tom (play)……..football when he was a liittle boy.
5. Let’s go for a walk as soon as it stops (rain)………….
6. Last night, when I (come)………there, they (already/go)……….to the party.
7. Do you remember (read)………..about it? No, at that time I was too young (read)
…….newspapers.
8. My brother is a stamp collector. He started (collect)………stamps when he (be) 15
years old. He (collect) ………..many kinds of stamps.
9. The last time he (see)……..in public, he (wear) ……….a great suit.
10. We (not/see)………her since she (leave)……….school.
11. Lan said that she ( get) …………..married soon.
12. My mother (go)…………to bed after she (turn)……….the lights off last night.
13. She is not accustomed to (take)……….care of by others.
14. We (live)………in the house since we came here.
15. She entered the university after she (graduate)………..from high school.
16. They (finish)…………the project by the end of next year.
17. When Mark arrived, the Johnsons (have)…….dinner, but they (stop)…..to talk to
him.
18. They (live)……next door to my house since I (be)……….young.
19. By the end of next year, I (work)………..for him for 25 years.
20. While she (talk)……..on the phone, the children (start)……..fighting and (break)
…….a window.
21. When I (be)………. a boy, I often (go) ……..fishing with my father.
22. Columbus (discover)………America 500 years ago.
23. When I (leave)……..my office last night, it (still/rain)……..very hard.
24. What do you think the children (do)………when we (get)………….home tomorrow?
25. He (lose)………his job last night, they (be)………………there for an hour.

26. When we (come) ……….there last night, they (be)………there for an hour.
27. When we arrived there, they(already/ have) ……….dinner.
28. Mary (never/see)…………such a beautiful house.
29. When she (enter) ………the office this morning, he (already/ go)…….out.
30. We (study)………almost every lesson in this book so far.
31. That author doesn’t mind ( criticize) ……….by his friends.
32. He spends a lot of time (read)……….books.
33. I don’t enjoy (take) ……..care of as if I were a child.
34. I (be)…………to London several times this year.
35. The film we saw (be)………………..sad. It (make)…….me (cry)…………….
36. She couldn’t get into the house because she (lose)…………the key.
37. He (be)………..a newspaper reporter before he became a businessman.
38. I (never/ see)……..any of Picasso’s paintings before I visited the art museum.
39. No one (enjoy)……….(decide)………….by others.
40. When I (arrive)……….at his house this morning, he (still/ sleep)……….


41. I prefer (telephone)……….to (write)………… letters.
42. He was made (sign)……….a paper admitting his guilt.
43. He usually (wear)……….sandals but when I last (see)………him, he (wear)
………….boots.
44. He discovered how (open)……..the safe.
45. She isn’t old enough (travel)………….by herself.
46. Most people prefer (spend)…………..money to (earn) ………it.
47. I (call) Roger at nine last night, but he (not/ be)………at home. He (study)……..at
the library.
48. I (not/ hear)……….the thunder during the storm last night because I (sleep)……
49. I almost missed my plane. All of the other passengers (already/ board)………..when I
(get)……there.
50. When I (come)………to see them last night, they (play)……chess. They (say)……

that they (play) ……..since 6 o’clock.
51. 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.
52. Hurry up! By the time we (get)……to the cinema, the film (already/ start)………
53. 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 (take)………….off her shoes and (jump) ………….in (save)……..him.
54. I (not/ attend)………..any parties since I (come)………..here.
55. I regret (not/ listen)………..to my father’s advice. He was right.
56. I’ve apologized to her but she refuses (speak) ………..to me.
57. I simply can’t afford (support)……….you any longer- you’ll just have to find a job.
58. People used (travel)…….on horseback.
59. Her parents wouldn’t let her (go out) ………alone.
60. Sally was made (open)………..her case by the custom officer.
61. Would you like (play)………tennis with me?
62. It was a difficult exam, but she managed (pass) ………..it.
63. Jane is looking forward to (spend) ………..three weeks in California.
64. I can’t stand people (ask)………….me questions all the time.
65. The driver only just avoided (hit) …………the dog.
66. Their house really needs (paint)……….
67. Her aunt remembers (see)………..the first car in her village.
68. They stopped the car (have)……….a chat with their friends.
69. He stopped (drive)………….because he was sleepy.
70. I regret (inform)………..you that your application form has been refused.
Answer Key.
1. saw/ was walking 2. had been waiting 3. had done 4. played 5. raining 6. came/ had
already gone 7. reading/ to read 8. collecting/was/collected 9. was seen/ was wearing
10.haven’t seen/left 11. would get 12. went/ had turned 13. being taken 14. have lived 15.
had graduated 16. will have finished 17. were having dinner/stopped 18. have lived / was

19. will have worked 20. was talking/started/broke 21. was/ went 22. discovered 23. left/
was still raining 24. will be doing/get 25. lost/ has been 26. came/ had been 27. had
already had 28. has never seen 29. entered/ had already gone 30. have studied 31. being


criticized 32. reading 33. being taken 34. have been 35. was/ made/cry 36. had lost 37.
had been 38. had never seen 39. enjoys/being deceived 40. arrived/ was still sleeping41.
telephoning/ writing 42. to sign 43. wears/saw/ was wearing 44. to open 45. to travel 46.
spending/ earning 47. called/ wasn’t/ was studying 48. didn’t hear/ was sleeping 49. had
already boarded/got 50. came/were palying/said/had been playing 51. saw/ hadn’t seen/
didn’t recognize/had lost 52. get/will have already started 53.was walking/saw/
shouting/took/ jumped/to save 54. haven’t attended/came 55.not listening 56. to speak 57.
to support 58. to travel 59. go out 60. to open 61. to play 62. to pass 63. speding 64.
asking 65.hitting 66. paiting 67. seeing 68. to have 69. driving 70. to inform