Choose the correct verb tense.

Several options might be acceptable - choose the best response:

1. I _____________ with my mother yesterday. ( to speak )
a) didn’t speak b) have not spoken c) haven’t been speaking
2. I _____________ to this restaurant for 5 years (and I still do). ( to come)
a) was coming b) have been coming c) am coming
3. She _____________ him if he hadn’t asked her. ( to tell)
a) would not tell b) would not have told c) didn’t tell
4. How often are you at the beach? I _____________ there every day. ( to go )
a) will have gone b) am going c) go
5. The concert we _____________ to last Monday was amazing! ( to go )
a) will have gone b) went c) go
6. Please _____________ me the truth! ( to tell )
a) was telling b) to tell c) tell
7. I _____________ a bath when the phone rang. ( to take )
a) was taking b) to take c) took
8. She insisted on _____________ there alone. ( to go )
a) going b) to go c) to be going
9. I demanded __________ to his supervisor. ( to speak )
a) to be speaking b) to speak c) speak
10. I never _____________ of him as a good friend. ( to think )
a) was thinking b) thought c) have been thinking

1. I _____________ him sing yet. ( to hear )

a) didn’t hear b) haven’t heard c) haven’t been hearing
2. My father _____________ this happy in a long time. ( to be)
a) wasn’t b) hasn’t been c) wasn’t being
3. What is she doing? She _____________. ( to talk)
a) is talking b) has talked c) talks
4. I was at the same store, but I _____________ you. ( to see )
a) will not have seen b) haven’t seen c) didn’t see
5. _____________ me tomorrow! ( to call )
a) Will call b) To call c) Call
6. I can’t talk right now - Let’s _____________ tomorrow. ( to talk )
a) be talking b) talk c) to talk
7. Did you _____________ at his joke? ( to laugh )
a) laugh b) to laugh c) laughed
8. My brother _____________ to Japan three times. ( to be )
a) has been b) was being c) was
9. Are the sentences “I like swimming” and “I like to swim” both correct?
a) no b) yes
10. By the time I’m 30, I _____________ all the books on this list. ( to read )
a) will be reading b) will be read c) will have read

1. John ________ in San Diego for the past 3 years (and he still lives
there).
a) lived b) was lived c) has lived
2. My brother ________ in San Diego up until last year.
a) was lived b) was living c) has lived
3. I worked as a graphic designer before I ________ to England.
a) came b) have come c) did come
4. ________ reading the paper yet?
a) Were you finished b) Have you finished c) Are you finishing
5. I ________ in love three times in my life.
a) was being b) was c) have been
6. I ________ in love with Mary, but she left me for another man.
a) have been b) was being c) was
7. Frank ________ tennis for three years when he was at school.
a) played b) has played c) was play
8. _________ me last night?
a) Have you called b) Did you call c) Were you called
9. I was at the club yesterday, but I _________ you.
a) haven't seen b) did not saw c) did not see