VERB TENSE REVIEW b - Quiz
  • 1. When I ... at the station, the train ... .
A) had leaved , arrived
B) arrived, left
C) had arrived, had left
D) arrived, had already left
E) leave, had arrived
  • 2. The dog usually ... to the moon at night.
A) barks
B) were barking
C) bark
D) had barking
E) barking
  • 3. Susan ... TV when she ... a strange noise at the door.
A) watched, had heard
B) heard, watched
C) watched, was hearing
D) was watching, heard
E) watching
  • 4. We .... the couple for what they ... to save our daughter.
A) done, had thanked
B) did, thank
C) thanked, had done
D) had thanked, done
E) had thanked, had done
  • 5. They ... the championship every year.
A) will won
B) winning
C) wins
D) had win
E) win
  • 6. Leonard Hofsteader ... one of the characters of The Big Bang Theory.
A) be
B) had been
C) was
D) is
E) been
  • 7. We ... for this seminar since last year.
A) have waited
B) have waiten.
C) waited
D) has waited
E) waits
  • 8. She ... the same course for many years.
A) have taught
B) had taught
C) teaches
D) has taught
E) is teaching
  • 9. Jhon and I .... tennis when he ... an ankle.
A) hurt, play
B) were playing, hurt
C) were hurting, played
D) hurted, played
E) have played, is hurting
  • 10. ....this seminar before?
A) Do you take
B) Taken
C) Does you take
D) Have you taken
E) Had you taken
  • 11. When Mr. Smith ...., he .... the company for twenty years.
A) retired, had directed
B) directed, had retired
C) retired, directed
D) directed, retired
E) retire, direct
  • 12. He never .... T.V. in the morning.
A) will watch
B) watches
C) watching
D) watch
E) has watched
  • 13. My English level ... a lot since January.
A) has improved
B) improve
C) improved
D) had improved
E) have improved
  • 14. Our test results ... much better than we ... .
A) are, have been
B) expects, is
C) had been, expect
D) were, had expected
E) is, expected
  • 15. Right now, I ... a grammar quiz
A) am solving
B) solve
C) solves
D) solved
E) were solving
  • 16. Yesterday at this exact time, they... the game
A) wins
B) win
C) have won
D) were winning
E) are winning
  • 17. You ... a wonderful student!
A) are
B) where
C) be
D) was
E) has been
  • 18. Last week she ... to the library to look for some books. This morning she ... them booked.
A) go, find
B) went, found
C) found, went
D) was gone, finding
E) had gone, found
  • 19. When the mother .... the baby .... the body cream!
A) had eaten, noticed
B) had noticed, eat
C) have noticed, eated
D) had noticed, ate
E) noticed, had eaten
  • 20. The Avengers ... the earth every time the world ... them.
A) defend, needs
B) had defended, need
C) need, defends
D) defend, need
E) have needed, defended
  • 21. I ..... to learn French since I was a child.
A) want
B) wants
C) have wanted
D) has wanted
E) have been wanting
  • 22. Our teacher likes to give tests. So far this week, we ...... three tests.
A) have had
B) didn't have
C) don't have
D) has had
E) had had
  • 23. I ..... about how to improve my English skills quickly since the year started, but I have not found a good way yet.
A) have thinked
B) have been thinking
C) thought
D) has thought
E) thinks
  • 24. By the time citizens realized what was happening, the Cathedral of Notre Dame ..... for about one hour.
A) burns
B) didn't burn
C) burning
D) has been burning
E) had been burning
  • 25. By the time we got to the airport, the plane .......
A) had left
B) leave
C) has left
D) have left
E) was left
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