VERB TENSES REVIEW - Unit 1

2ND  BACH – UNIT 1

REVIEW OF TENSES

Fill in the gaps with the correct tense

1)    My parents (recently / buy) _____________________ some property in the south of France. They (build) _____________________ a summer cottage there at the moment.

2)    Andy and Sally (go) _____________________ to a concert tomorrow night. They

(look) _____________________ forward to it all week

3)    When he (found) _____________________ Microsoft, Bill Gates was only 20 years old. He (already/write) _____________________ his first computer program seven years earlier.

4)    Mrs. Smith said that one day she (retire) _____________________ from teaching. She mentioned that she (spend) _____________________ her time learning about computers.

5)    They (stand) _____________________ in the queue for an hour when the manager (inform) _____________________ them that no more tickets were available.

6)    The men (sentence) _____________________ to eight years in prison. They (rob) _____________________ many banks.

7)    The building the squatters (live in) _____________________ at present (abandon) _____________________ for a year.

8)    If the rate of unemployment (not be) _____________________ so high, there (be) _____________________ fewer violent incidents. Let’s hope this situation will change soon.

9)    If I (make) _____________________ more of an effort during my school years. I (accept) _____________________ at university. Now I am sorry I didn’t

10) An accident (occur) _____________________ near my house last night. A cat (hit) _____________________ a young man. He (ride) _____________________ his bicycle when someone in front of him suddenly (open) _____________________ a car door. Several witnesses (see) _____________________ the accident. The police (question) _____________________ them last night

11) Robert (watch) _____________________ the news in English every day on TV and it (help) _____________________ him with his English. He says. “If you (watch) _____________________ the news in English, it (help) _____________________ you too”

12) I saw a film a week ago, but I (not enjoy) _____________________ it very much. The problem was that I (already read) _____________________ the book. If I (not read) _____________________ the book first, I probably (enjoy) _____________________ the film more.

13) Alan (be) _____________________ in a car accident yesterday. The other driver (lose) _____________________ control of his car because he (fall) _____________________ asleep. If he (stop) _____________________ to rest, the accident (not occur) _____________________

14) My car (break) _____________________ down yesterday on my way home from work. I (fix) _____________________ if I (know) _____________________ what to do but how I didn’t, I (have to) _____________________ take it to the garage.

15) Last night my neighbour (knock) _____________________ on the door. She wanted my father to move his car. She said she (can not) _____________________ get out of her parking space.

16) Linda (phone) _____________________ and (explain) _____________________ that she (not come) to our party the next day because she (be) _____________________ still sick.

17) Barry had an argument with Tom. Barry said that he (return) _____________________ Tom’s money the week before. Tom insisted that he (not receive) _____________________ it.

18) My teacher (ask) _____________________ me if I (ever use) _____________________ a computer before. I explained to him that I (learn) _____________________ to use computers the year before. He said that it (be) _____________________ fantastic and (ask) _____________________ me to help some of the other students in the class.

19) My sister (fly) _____________________ home from London today. Her flight (arrive) _____________________ in one hour so I (leave) _____________________ the house right now to get to the airport on time.

20) I (sleep) _____________________ when the fire (break out) _____________________

21) She (not see) _____________________ her father since he (start) _____________________ to work in France two years ago.

22) I (not sleep) _____________________ at all last night, someone (listen) _____________________ to loud music all night.

23) Once Susan (pay) _____________________ her fare, she’ll sit at the back of the bus.

24) “(you, write) _____________________ to him tonight?” Yes, I always (write) _____________________ to him on his birthday. (you, want) _____________________ to send him a message?

25) “I (just, be) _____________________ to see the film “The Da Vinci’s Code” “(you, see) _____________________ it? “ No, I haven’t. Is it like the book?” “I don’t know, I (not read) _____________________ the book”

26) Unless he (sell) _____________________ more, he won’t get much commission.

27) She looked as if her husband (get) _____________________ the sack

28) While I was waiting for the bus, there (be) _____________________ a robbery at the bank. After the robbers (go away) _____________________, the police (appear) _____________________  but they ( not be able, catch) _____________________ them.

29) Before Peter went out home, he (write) _____________________ a note to Mary saying that he (not be able, come back) _____________________ for dinner that evening.

30) “Who (move) _____________________ the furniture about upstairs?” “It’s Tom, he (paint) _____________________ the front bedroom”.

31) He (always, say) _____________________ that he will mend the window but he never (do) _____________________ it.

32) I used to ski when I (be) _____________________ at university but I (break) _____________________ a leg five years ago and since then I (not do) _____________________ any skiing.

33) He (park) _____________________ his car under a No Parking sign and (rush) _____________________ into a shop. When he (come) _____________________ out of the shop ten minutes later the car (be) _____________________ no longer there. He (wonder) _____________________ if someone (steal) _____________________ it or if the police (take) _____________________ it away.

34) Do not worry! I (give) _____________________ you a call at 6.30, Peter, in any case you (fall) _____________________ asleep again before your alarm clock (go) _____________________ off.

35) I’m sorry. If I (know) _____________________ before you were still reading them, I (not throw) _____________________ the magazines away.

36) I (not see) _____________________ him for three years. I wonder where he (be) _____________________

37) “He’s cut my hair too short” “Don’t worry! It (grow) _____________________ again very quickly”

38) If she (know) _____________________ his address, she’d visit him

39) She had a headache; otherwise she (come) _____________________ with us

40) Would you visit me if I (send) _____________________ to prison?