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Tenses. Revision
1 - 10: Choose the most appropriate answer.
11 - 19: Read the story and fill in the verbs in the correct tense.
20 - 30: Choose the correct answer for each question.
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1. I can't leave now. I _____ for an important telephone call.
wait
am waiting
had been waiting
was waiting
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2. What does she do? – She _____ the piano in a local orchestra.
plays
played
has played
is playing
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3. He must be very hungry. He _____ anything in three days.
didn't eat
hasn't eaten
hadn't eaten
wasn't eating
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4. First he _____ as a salesman, then as a night clerk, and after that he quit his job and became a writer.
worked
has worked
had worked
had been working
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5. I usually _____ to work by bus. It takes me about forty minutes to get to work by bus.
go
am going
have gone
have been going
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6. Yesterday my daughter flew in an airplane for the first time in her life. She _____ in an airplane before.
has never flown
was never flying
had never flown
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7. Are you going to Lena's party? – No. I _____ home tonight. I'm a little tired.
stay
am staying
stayed
have stayed
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8. She probably _____ her keys while she was walking in the park.
lost
has lost
had lost
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9. This is the first time in my life that I _____ such beauty and splendor.
see
have seen
saw
had seen
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10. I will finish writing my report in an hour or so. Then we can go to a movie.
finish
finished
have finished
will finish
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11. One day a husband and wife _____ (drive) to the countryside to visit their friends when they realised they needed to stop for gas.
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12. The man was filling up the car when he ______ (see) a penguin standing by a pump.
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13. He _____ (think) it was very strange and when he went to the cashier to pay, he asked, 'why is there a penguin standing next to the pump?' The cashier replied, 'I don't know.
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14. It _____ (be) there all morning.' The man replied.'Well, we can't leave it there, it's too dangerous. He might have an accident. What should I do?'
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15. The cashier suggested, 'you should take it to the zoo.' 'That's a good idea,' the man said. 'I _____ (take) him now.'
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16. So the man and his wife put the penguin in the car and _____ (drive) away.
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17. One week later, the man and his wife _____ (return) to the same garage to fill up the car...and the penguin was still in the car.
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18. When the man went to pay, the cashier said to him, 'I thought you _____ (take) the penguin to the zoo.'
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19. The man replied, 'we did. It had a really good time so tonight, we _____ (take) him to a fish restaurant.'
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20. The thief robbed them while they ___ .
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have slept
are sleeping
slept
21. She was late and he ___ on the corner long before she came.
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had been standing
have been standing
is standing
22. Are you able to drink a glass of water while you ___ ?
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whistled
whistle
were whistling
23. He has a party every weekend and his friends ___ to it without fail.
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are coming
came
come
24. When I ___ my hand the taxi stopped immediately.
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have raised
raised
raise
25. When I last ___ her she was still very small.
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saw
seen
was seeing
26. His mother ironed his shirt after he ___ his clothes.
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changing
changed
have changed
27. After I had eaten my lunch I ___ to her while she was eating her's.
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talk
was talking
have talked
28. Are you able to drink a glass of water while you ___ a cigar?
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have smoked
smoked
smoke
29. I would have told you if I ___ the answer.
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would have known
would had knew
had known
30. When I ___ up, I want to be a doctor.
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had grown
grow
grew
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