Verb Tenses Test

- What ...............last night?

- I watched TV.

a) are you doing

b) were you doing
c) did you do
d) have you done
- How many times ............ to London?

a) were you
b) did you go
c) have you gone
d) have you been
I ............... lunch when the telephone rang.

a)was having
b)had
c)have had
d)am having
- After going to bed I usually .......... books.

a) reads
b) read
c) am reading
d) reading
Napoleon ...... the city of St. Petersburg.
 
a)never saw
b)has never seen
c)never seen
d)was never seeing
I am sorry, but Mr Jones is very busy at
the moment. He ...... to a very important
business partner.

a.talks
b.is talk
c.is talking
d.talking
- John, the trash can is full!
- All right, darling. I .........it out in a minute.

a) take
b) will taking
c) has taken
d) will take
- What can I help you, madam?
- I ......... my handbag.

a) lose
b) have lost
c) lost
d) am lost
- Your shirt looks really old. I think you
shouldn’t wear it.
- I know it’s old, and I ............. a new one.

 
a. am buying
b. am going to
c. am going to buy
d. will buy
I haven’t seen you since you ..... 5 years
old.

a)are
b)were
c)have been
d)have
- I ............. here since they started the
company.
 
a. work
b. have work
c. have worked
d. is working
- What’s the matter?
- Somebody ......... my chocolate cake!
 
a. ate
b. eated
c. was eating
d. has eaten
- How long ............. this car?
- For 35 years, I think.
 
a. have you had
b. have you been
c. do you have
d. are you having
- I ....... my finger while I was cooking the
dinner.
 
a. cut
b. was cutting
c. cutted
d. have cut
- My husband and I ............ to the concert
tonight.
 
a. am going
b. will go
c. are going to be
d. are going
- It ......... in England.
 
a. rains often
b. often rains
c. is often raining
d. often rainy
- When I looked up, I saw that the
house ................
 
a. burns.
b. is burning.
c. was burning.
d. burnt.
He has to wait because his
girlfriend ............. her hair.
 
a. wash
b. is washing
c. was washing
d. washes
- ............ to the football match last night?
- Yes, it was very exciting!
 
a. Did you go
b. Went you
c. Have you gone
d. Have you been
- Have you ever seen a house fire?
- Yes, I ........ many fires when I was a
fireman.
 
a. see
b. saw
c. seen
d. have seen