VERB TENSES_____KEY

1)    My professor ______ always speaks______ (always, speak) very slowly

2)    ______Has she spoken_____ (she, speak) to her father yet? No, she _____hasn’t______

3)    My boss _____talked_____ (talk) to me yesterday

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

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

6)    When I _____saw_____ (see) him, he _____was sitting_____ (sit) asleep in a chair

7)    A: I have got a terrible headache.

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

8)    The referee is looking at his watch. He _____is going to blow_____ (blow) his whistle.

9)    The children are at the park. They ____have been playing___________ (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 ___will have finished____  (finish) my work for the day.

11) Ruth _____was driving_____ (drive) her car while her brother _____was

     ridding_____ his bike

11) We _____didn’t eat_____ (not eat) anything yesterday because we _____weren’t_____ (not be) hungry.

12)What _____does your father do_____ (your father, do)?

He’s a teacher but he _____isn’t working_____ (not work) now     

13) Bob and Alice are married. They _____have been_____ (be) married for

20 years

14) The baby doesn’t cry so much now but she _____has been crying_____ (cry) all night

15) You look tired, _____have you been working_____ (you, work) hard?

16)Before she _____bought_____ this car she _____had seen_____ (see) many others already

17)George is very excited because he _____has passed_____ (pass) his driving test

18)What _____are you looking_____ (you look) for?

My glasses. _____Have you seen______ (you, see) them?

19) She is a doctor. She _____has been working_____ (work) as a doctor since 2007

20)Who _____invented_____ the telephone?

21) Luis, _____don’t touch_____ (not touch) that door! It’s still wet

22)Next Saturday we _____are going to go_____ (go) to an Italian restaurant. We _____booked______ (book) a table yesterday

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

You are right. I _____will call_____ (call) the police

24) Two years ago they _____didn’t fly_____ (not fly) to Edinburgh, they _____flied_____ (fly) to Paris

25) We _____arrived_____ (arrive) home, _____had_____ (have) dinner, _____did_____ (do) the washing up, _____watched_____ (watch) TV and _____went_____ (go) to bed.

26)What are your plans for tomorrow morning?

I _____am going to study_____ (study) for my English test. That’s my wonderful plan 

27) The house is on fire! I _____will phone_____ the fire brigade

28)Alfred _____usually reads_____ (usually read) newspapers but today he

_____is reading_____ a magazine

29) The sky is full of clouds. It _____is going to rain_____ (rain)