VERB TENSE PRACTICE 1

Students name: ____________________________________________________ Put the verb in the bracket into the correct form 1. I . this film twice. (see) 2. The train .when we got to the station. (just lea!e) ". It is raining now. It #egan raining two hours ago. So it . for two hours. (rain) $. %s soon as &artina (see) .. the fire she .the fire de'artment. (tele'hone) (. )efore *ennifer won the lotter+ she . an+ ,ind of contest. (not enter) -. .!er+ time /ar,as sees a mo!ie made in India he homesic,. (feel) 0. The last time I .in %thens the weather was hot and humid. (#e) 1. %fter the race . the cele#ration #egan. (win) 2. %t this time tomorrow we . our final e3am. (ta,e) 14. /eter said he .a test the following da+. (ha!e) 11. I will tell %nna all the news when I her. (see) 12. )efore the in!ention of the steam#oat there no wa+ to cross the ocean. (#e) 1". 5e said that he his homewor, since 0 ocloc,. (do) 1$. She won6t get married until she 2( +ears old. (#e) 1(. %fter &ar+ her degree she intends to wor, in her father6s com'an+. (finish) 1-. )+ the end of this month I.nglish for - +ears. (learn) 10. 7' to now I a lot of information a#out her. (,now) 11. This house "( 444 'ounds in 1214. (cost) 12. I dont remem#er where and when Iher. (meet) 24. %t this time +esterda+ I to music. (listen) 21. Bill (have) breskfast when I stopped at this house. 22. It (rainheavily when I (sleep) yesterday
afternoon. 23. He (do) a lot of jobs before he (work)in this co pany. 2!. "fter they (visit) . #aris$ they (%o) to &anchester. 2'. Before I could say anythin%$ they (ad it) their istakes.

2(. I (hit) y thu b while I (use) . the ha er. )uch* +hat (hurt) 2,.-hile I (read) books in the livin% roo last ni%ht$ I (hear) a stran%e noise in the kitchen. I (%o) to the kitchen$ (turn) . on the li%hts. I (hold) y break and (listen) carefully. I (realise) that a ouse (chew) on so ethin% under the cupboard. 2.. 2/. 30. 31. 32. 33. 3!. 3'. 3(. 3,. 3.. 3/. !0. !1. !2. !3. +he vase broke when it ( ove) to the other roo . -hen I entered his roo $ I saw hi (sleep) in a chair. If only I (have) oney with e$ I (lend) you so e. -hy are you under the table1 2ou (look) for so ethin%1 3avid (wash) his hands. He just (repair) the +4 set +he radio (play) since , a. . I wish so eone would turn it off. &r. Brown just (finish) readin% the letter when the telephone on his desk ( rin%) +hose students who ( fail) the e5a are %oin% to take another one held in "u%ust Hurry up or you (be) late for class. Hurry up or our favourite +4 pro%ra e ( be) over lon% before we ( reach) ho e I (not have) uch ti e for entertain ent these days. +wo robbers (put) in prison (escape) yesterday. It is 2 years since I (last %ive) presents on 6hrist as day. 7othin% ( do) about this proble for onths +here (be) no %uests at all since I left. In a few inutes8 ti e$ -hen the clock (strike) si5$ I (wait) here for three hours

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It (#e) ________________ a long da+ #ut #+ 2 ocloc, the children (go) ________________ to #ed. The+ (clear) ________________ awa+ the su''er things and now the+ (loo,) ________________ forward to a cou'le of hours in front of the tele!ision. 7nfortunatel+ the film (#e) ________________ rather

&r Hai is havin% his car (wash) at the o ent. #oring. *im soon (fall) ________________ aslee' and Susan (start) ________________ to thin, a#out all her wor,. She (#e) ________________ -here9s +o 1 He said he (be) here at ! p . sure she (hear) ________________ a noise outside the window so she (loo,) If I (drink) so uch coffee$ I wouldn8t be able to ________________ u'. % shadow (mo!e) ________________ slowl+ through sleep. the garden. 5er heart (race) ________________ She (turn) I9 lookin% forward to (take) a vacation. ________________ out the light so that she could hear #etter. There (#e) I9d rather you (do) the test well. ________________ no#od+ there. )ut she (see) ...................that it (snow) I distinctly re e ber (pay) hi . I %ave hi two ________________ earlier that e!ening and across the grass there (#e) dollars ________________ a line of foot'rints. % fo3 (wal,) ________________ :ook at those black clouds. It (rain) . across right in front of their window and now it (loo,) ________________ at -hat you (do) after you (%o) ho e her from the far corner of the garden. yesterday1 --. 8ne da+ a few +ear ago I (enter) ________ a small room and (sit) Before leavin% ho e in the ornin%$ she (tell) her ________ 9uietl+ (loo,) ________ through the window (wait) . Time (run) other she (work) in the factory that afternoon. _______ #+ fast #ut m+ e3citement (not let) _______ me (#e) ______ aware of it. %fter fi!e ten fifteen minutes ('ass) ______ and no one (come) _______ I realised that so eone (steal) y wallet when I in m+ im'atience (reach) _______ a 'ea,. 5owe!er nothing (go) _______: it (feel) his hand in y pocket. was onl+ that I (arri!e) _________ earlier than I (#e) ________ su''osed to. ;he (be) here but she (%o) down with %t last I (hear) _________ ste's: the door (o'en): a gentleman (come) ______ flu. in. ;oo,ing at me and smiling he (greet) _______ me affa#l+. I (not < res'ond) Bill (have) breakfast when I (stop) at his house ________ to his greeting: I sim'l+ (stare) _______ at him and (smile) this ornin%. __________ foolishl+. (=esticulate) ________ e3'ressi!el+ the man 2esterday I (walk) alon% the street when I (reali<e) (continue) ________ s'ea,ing. I (not understand) _________ one word that he a an with a black beard$ who I ( see ) three ti es (sa+) _________ ne!ertheless he (go) __________ on for fort+>fi!e minutes. already$ (follow) e. ?inall+ sto''ing he (#ow) ________ and (lea!e) _______ the room. The -hat do you think the children ( do ) when we %et ne3t da+ I (#e) ________ in the small room again #ut that time I (#e) ho e. ________ a#le to answer the mans greeting when he (a''ear) _________ The )ur house (destroy) in the stor last ni%ht. da+ #efore +ou (see) ___________ (#e) ________________ m+ first .nglish +he police (look) for the paintin% now. lesson. 2ou (find) the wallet which you lost yet1 -0. /arents and I came to li!e in the 7nited States when I was ( +ears old. He (not$ phone) his %irlfriend every day. %lthough m+ famil+ is now !er+ comforta#le at first we (ha!e) I would like (fa5) this docu ent to y office in ________________ a hard time adjusting to life here. @e (thin,) Hanoi. ________________ that e!er+#od+ in the 7nited States was !er+ rich. Before the posta%e sta p (invent) $ it was difficult to Imagine our sur'rise when we learn that it was hard for man+ 'eo'le m+ send a letter to another country. father included to ma,e a li!ing. &+ father (wor,) ________________ as a I (pick) you up when you (arrive) at dentist In .uro'e #efore we came here 24 +ears ago. 5ere he couldnt wor, as the airport at / o8clock to orrow. a dentist right awa+ #ecause he hadnt 'assed the state e3amination +et. @hile

he was stud+ing for the dentist e3amination he wor,ed in a dental la#orator+ in order to su''ort his famil+. 5e ('ractise) ________________ here for 24 +ears now and has gained some recognition.

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&+ mother too (#e) ________________ ha''+ here. She got a degree in finance ( +ears ago and now (own) ________________ her one 'rofita#le co'+ center. %s soon as she (find) ________________ some suita#le in!estors she is going to set u' some franchises. -2. I m+self (ha!e) ________________ a wonderful life. ;ast +ear I got m+ law degree and since then I ha!e #een wor,ing in a small firm where I am !er+ ha''+. %t the end of ( +ears I (esta#lish) ________________ m+self as a com'etent 'rofessional. 04. @e all ha!e succeeded #e+ond our wildest dream and are loo,ing forward to e!en more success. @hen I die I ,now I (li!e) ________________ a good and rewarding life. 01. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA +H= =73 >))3 :?6@