Verb Tense Final Test

Cumulative Verb Tense Review

EXERCISE 1
Simple present present progressive simple past ? Fill in the correct tense.
Every summer our class ____________________ (go) on a short trip. Last year we
____________________ (go) to a zoo. Our teacher ____________________ (be) very
nervous. Teachers ____________________ (be) often nervous on a school trip. But
why? We ____________________ (not understand) that. I ____________________ (take)
lots of photos of a baby elephant with my cell phone. "Why ____________________
you ____________________ (not take) photos of other animals, too?" my friend
____________________ (ask) me. But I ____________________ (not want) to take
photos of other animals. I ____________________ (want) to take photos of all my
friends. They ____________________ (have) some bananas and ____________________
(show) them to the gorillas. "What ____________________ you ____________________
(do) there? Come to me!" our teacher ____________________ (shout). We
____________________ (find) a nice place for a picnic. But nobody
____________________ (eat) a banana, but the gorillas ____________________ (have)
a nice lunch that day. It ____________________ (be) a great day at the zoo, and we
____________________ (have) a lot of fun.

EXERCISE 2
1. When Carol (call) ____________________ last night, I (watch) ____________________
my favorite show on television.
2. I (work) ____________________ for this company for more than thirty years, and I
intend to stay here until I retire!
3. Sharon (love) ____________________ to travel. She (go) ____________________
abroad almost every summer. Next year, she plans to go to Peru.
4. Thomas is an author. He (write) ____________________ mystery novels and travel
memoirs. He (write) ____________________ since he was twenty-eight. Altogether,
he (write) ____________________ seven novels, three collections of short stories
and a book of poetry.
5. We were late because we had some car problems. By the time we (get)
____________________ to the train station, Susan (wait) ____________________ for us
for more than two hours.
6. Sam (try) ____________________ to change a light bulb when he (slip)
____________________ and (fell) ____________________ .
7. Everyday I (wake) ____________________ up at 6 o'clock, (eat)
____________________ breakfast at 7 o'clock and (leave) ____________________ for
work at 8 o'clock. However, this morning I (get) ____________________ up at 6:30,

(skip) ____________________ breakfast and (leave) ____________________ for work

late because I (forget) ____________________ to set my alarm.
8. Right now, Jim (read) ____________________ the newspaper and Kathy (make)
____________________ dinner. Last night at this time, they (do) ____________________
the same thing. She (cook) ____________________ and he (read)
____________________ the newspaper. Tomorrow at this time, they (do, also)
____________________ the same thing. She (prepare) ____________________ dinner
and he (read) ____________________ . They are very predictable people!
9. By this time next summer, you (complete) ____________________ your studies
and (find) ____________________ a job. I, on the other hand, (accomplish, not)
____________________ anything. I (study, still) ____________________ and you (work)
____________________ in some new high paying job.
10. The students (be, usually) ____________________ taught by Mrs. Monty.
However, this week they (teach) ____________________ taught by Mr. Tanzer.
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11.
Jane talks on the phone.
Bob has been talking on the phone for an hour.
Mary is talking on the phone.
Who is not necessarily on the phone now?
_____________________________________________
12.
I'm going to make dinner for Frank.
I'm making dinner for Judy.
I'll make dinner for Mary.
I make dinner for Ted.
I will be making dinner for Tony.
Who are you offering to make dinner for?
_____________________________________________
13.
Jane left when Tim arrived.
Bob left when Tim had arrived.
When Tim arrived, Mary was leaving.
John had left when Tim arrived.
After Tim arrived, Frank left.
Who did not run into Tim? _____________________________________________
14.
Jane is talking in class.
Bob always talks in class.

Mary is always talking in class.

Whose action bothers you? _____________________________________________
15.
Jane never left Jamestown.
Bob has never left Jamestown.
Who is still alive? _____________________________________________

EXERCISE 3
Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.
1. I (learn) ________________ English for seven years now.
2. But last year I (not / work) ________________ hard enough for English, that's why
my marks (not / be) ________________ really that good then.
3. As I (pass / want) ________________ my English exam successfully next year, I
(study) ________________ harder this term.
4. During my last summer holidays, my parents (send) ________________ me on a
language course to London.
5. It (be) ________________ great and I (think) ________________ I (learn)
________________ a lot.
6. Before I (go) ________________ to London, I (not / enjoy) ________________
learning English.
7. But while I (do) ________________ the language course, I (meet)
________________ lots of young people from all over the world.
8. There I (notice) ________________ how important it (be) ________________ to
speak foreign languages nowadays.
9. Now I (have) ________________ much more fun learning English than I (have)
________________ before the course.
10. At the moment I (revise) ________________ English grammar.
11. And I (begin / already) ________________ to read the texts in my English textbooks
again.
12. I (think) ________________ I (do) ________________ one unit every week.

13. My exam (be) ________________ on 15 May, so there (not / be) ________________

any time to be lost.
14. If I (pass) ________________ my exams successfully, I (start) ________________
an apprenticeship in September.
15. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go) ________________ back to London to
work there for a while.
16. As you (see / can) ________________ , I (become) ________________ a real
London fan already.