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
_________________________ (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.
Complete the sentences with the verbs given in brackets in the
right verb tense.
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
he 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! 
1. I ____have never been_____ (never be) to Africa, but I want 22. Listen to this awful noise! Where __is it coming____ (it /
to go one day. come) from?
2. Look over there. I think that woman in black _______is 23. The crew ________gave________ (give) instructions to the
filming________ (film) us. passengers while the plane ____was making____ (make) an
3. Yesterday, at the end of the city tour, the bus emergency landing.
_____brought_____ (bring) us back to the hotel. 24. What do you think you ___will be doing__ (do) a year from
4. Sam _____is going to try______ (try) to get into the football now?
team next term but I don’t think they ________will 25. By the time the technician ______arrived______ (arrive), we
accept________ (accept) him. had already been trapped in the lift for nearly two hours.
5. This busker will become famous after he 26. It’s great to see you! When __did you get back____ (you / get
_______releases______ (release) his album. back) from your holiday, James?
6. OK. I ____will shut down_____ (shut down) the computer 27. Meg was on the bus when she _____realised___ (realise) that
since nobody ______is using______ (use) it. she _had forgotten_ (forget) her purse.
7. Until we took Andrew to Wong’s restaurant, he ____had 28. By the end of May, Julia ____will have had____ (have) her
never eaten___ (never / eat) Chinese food. baby.
8. The kettle _______is boiling_______ (boil) right now so I will 29. I ___didn’t take___ (not take) the dog for a walk last night
make / am going to make (make) the tea. because Bill had already done (already / do) it.
9. He ___will be flying__ (fly) to Paris in two day’s time. 30. Linda and Brad __haven’t spoken__ (not speak) since she
10. I __am going to finish___ (finish) my book report tomorrow ________saw_______ (see) him kissing another girl.
morning and then later, meet my friends for lunch. 31. By the time my parents got home, the snow ____hadn’t
11. Mary ____photographed_____ (photograph) everyone while stopped_____ (stop) yet.
we ____were performing___ (perform) at the talent show last 32. Then, as I _____was____ (be) really tired, I ___fell____ (fall)
week. asleep while I ___was reading___ (read) in bed.
12. I’m not sure what I want for dinner. Oh, I know! I _______will 33. My mother ______fell_______ (fall) ill last week and I
have_______ (have) some pizza and milk. ______am making_____ (make) all the meals instead of her.
13. She had already eaten three pieces of cake so she She still _____doesn’t feel_____ (not feel) well so she _____is
_______didn’t want______ (not want) more. seeing_____ (see) a doctor tomorrow. I hope she _____will get
14. Where were you! I _____have been waiting ___ (wait) for ____ (get) better soon.
you for an hour and a half! 34. I _____am / was____ (be) disappointed because I ____(had)
15. By the year 2030, they __will have invented___ (invent) a expected____ (expect) the film to be more exciting.
device for doing homework. 35. I ____have spent______ (spend) this evening in a pub with
16. Rick was exhausted because he _had been working_ (work) my friends. Everybody _____was smoking____ (smoke) and
all day. now my hair ____is smelling____ (smell) of cigarette smoke! I
17. This milk _____smells_________ (smell) sour. Let’s open a ____will wash_____ (wash) it as soon as I get home.
new bottle. 36. I __have been studying_____ (study) hard the whole term so I
18. My English teacher ___doesn’t believe_ (not believe) in luck _____am going to pass___ (pass) the term test. I hope I
but in effort. _____will get ____ (get) a good mark and in a few weeks I
19. How long ____has he been sleeping_____ (he / sleep)? __will be enjoying___ (enjoy) my holiday! I think I
20. Look at that man! He _____is driving______ (drive) so _____deserve______ (deserve) it! 
carelessly that his car __is going to crash___ (crash).
21. The pirates _____hid_____ (hide) a chest here in 1654.