UNIT 1 VERB TENSES REVIEW

TENSES  EXERCISES

1)    My professor _____________________ (always, speak) very slowly

2)    ____________________ (she, speak) to her father yet? No, she ____________________

3)    My boss ___________________ (talk) to me yesterday.

4)    Sorry, Angela can’t come to the phone ___________________ (take) a shower

5)    Did you post the letter after you ___________________ (write) it?

6)    When I ___________________ (see) him, he ___________________ (sit) asleep in a chair

7)    A: I have got a terrible headache.

B: Have you? Wait there and I ___________________ (get) an aspirin for you

8)    The referee is looking at his watch. He ___________________ (blow) his whistle.

9)    The children are at the park. They ________________________ (play) ball for the last two hours, but they don't seem to be tired yet.

10) By the time I go to bed tonight, I ________________  (finish) my work for the day.

11) Ruth ____________________ (drive) her car while her brother 

       ___________________ (ride) his bike

12) We ___________________ (not eat) anything yesterday because we

       ___________________ (not be) hungry.

13) What ___________________ (your father, do)?

   He’s a teacher but he ___________________ (not work) now    

14) Bob and Alice are married. They ______________________ (be) married for

  20 years

15) The baby doesn’t cry so much now but she ___________________ (cry) all      night

16) You look tired, ______________________ (you, work) hard?

17) Before she ___________________ this car she ___________________ (see) many

       others already

18) George is very excited because he ___________________ (pass) his driving   test

19) What _______________________ (you look) for?

My glasses. ____________________ (you, see) them?

20) She is a doctor. She ___________________ (work) as a doctor since 2007

21) Who ___________________ the telephone?

22) Luis, ___________________ (not touch) that door! It’s still wet

23) Next Saturday we ___________________ (go) to an Italian restaurant. We ____________________ (book) a table yesterday

24) Look at that! Someone is robbing in that shop!

You are right. I ___________________ (call) the police

25) Two years ago they ___________________ (not fly) to Edinburgh, they ___________________ (fly) to Paris

26) We ___________________ (arrive) home, __________ (have) dinner, ___________________ (do) the washing up, ___________________ (watch) TV and ___________________ (go) to bed.

27) What are your plans for tomorrow morning?

I ___________________ (study) for my English test. That’s my wonderful plan

28) The house is on fire! I ____________________ (phone) the fire brigade

29) Alfred ___________________ (usually read) newspapers but today he

___________________ (read) a magazine

30) The sky is full of clouds. It ___________________ (rain)