Complete the sentences with the verbs given in brackets
in the right verb tense.
1. I ________________________ (never be) to Africa, but
I want to go one day.
2. Look over there. I think that woman in black
________________________ (film) us.
3. Yesterday, at the end of the city tour, the bus
____________________ (bring) us back to the hotel.
4. Sam _________________________ (try) to get into the
football team next term but I don’t think they
____________________________ (accept) him.
5. This busker will become famous after he
_________________________ (release) his album.
6. OK. I __________________________ (shut down) the
computer since nobody ___________________ (use) it.
7. Until we took Andrew to Wong’s restaurant, he
________________________ (never / eat) Chinese food.
8. The kettle ________________________ (boil) right now
so I ___________________________ (make) the tea.
9. He _________________ (fly) to Paris in two day’s time.
10. I ________________________ (finish) my book report
tomorrow morning and then later, meet my friends
for lunch.
11. Mary ______________________ (photograph) everyone
while we _______________________ (perform) at the
talent show last week.
12. I’m not sure what I want for dinner. Oh, I know! I
________________________ (have) some pizza and milk.
13. She had already eaten three pieces of cake so she
_____________________________ (not want) more.
14. Where were you! I _________________________ (wait)
for you for an hour and a half!
15. By the year 2030, they ___________________________
(invent) a device for doing homework.
16. Rick was exhausted because he ___________________
(work) all day.
17. This milk _______________________ (smell) sour. Let’s
open a new bottle.
18. My English teacher ___________________ (not believe)
in luck but in effort.
19. How long ____________________________ (he / sleep)?
20. Look at that man! He ____________________ (drive) so
carelessly that his car _____________________ (crash).
21. The pirates _____________ (hide) a chest here in 1654.
22. Listen to this awful noise! Where _________________
(it / come) from?
23. The crew ____________________ (give) instructions to
the passengers while the plane ____________________
(make) an emergency landing.
24. What do you think you _________________ (do) a year
from now?
25. By the time the technician _______________________
(arrive), we had already been trapped in the lift for
nearly two hours.
26. It’s great to see you! When ________________________
(you / get back) from your holiday, James?
27. Meg was on the bus when she _____________________
(realise) that she ________________ (forget) her purse.
28. By the end of May, Julia _________________________
(have) her baby.
29. I _________________ (not take) the dog for a walk last
night because Bill _________________ (already / do) it.
30. Linda and Brad __________________ (not speak) since
she __________________ (see) him kissing another girl.
31. By the time my parents got home, the snow
_________________________ (stop) yet.
32. Then, as I _____________ (be) really tired, I __________
(fall) asleep while I ___________________ (read) in bed.
33. My mother _________________ (fall) ill last week and I
_____________________ (make) all the meals instead of
her. She still _____________________ (not feel) well so
she ___________________ (see) a doctor tomorrow. I
hope she _____________________ (get) better soon.
34. I ____________________ (be) disappointed because I
______________________ (expect) the film to be more
exciting.
35. I _____________________ (spend) this evening in a pub
with my friends. Everybody ________________________
(smoke) and now my hair _________________ (smell) of
cigarette smoke! I _____________________ (wash) it as
soon as I get home.
36. I _______________________ (study) hard the whole
term so I __________________________ (pass) the term
test. I hope I ____________________ (get) a good mark
and in a few weeks I ____________________ (enjoy) my
holiday! I think I __________________ (deserve) it! 