Verb of tenses

Choose the best word or phrase to complete in the following questions.

Question 1 : We can go out now. It_____ anymore.
A. isn’t raining B. rains C. has rained D. has been raining
Question 2 : What_____in your spare time? Do you have any hobbies?
A. have you done B. are you doing C. do you do D. have you been doing
Question 3 : Mary usually_____ me on Fridays, but she didn’t call last Friday.
A. have been calling B. calls C. is calling D. have called
Question 4: Look! That man over there_____the same sweater as you.
A. has worn B. is wearing C. wears D. have been wearing
Question 5: This is a nice restaurant, isn’t it? Is this the first time you______ here?
A. are B. have been C. are being D. have being
Question 6: I would like to see Tina again. It’s been a long time________.
A. that I didn’t see her B. for I didn’t see her
C. since I saw her D. until I saw her
Question 7: The doorbell_____ while I_____ a shower.
A. was ringing - took B. rang - was taking
C. had rung – took D. had been ringing - took
Question 8 : Mary wasn’t happy with her new job at first, but she_____ to like it now.
A. begins B. have begun C. is beginning D. have been beginning
Question 9 : Bod and Alice have been married_______.
A. that 20 years B. since 20 years C. when 20 years D. for 20 years
Question 10: Let’s have some tea. It_______ chilly.
A. gets B. is getting C. have gotten D. have been getting
Question 11: This time yesterday I_______ tennis with my classmates.
A. played B. was playing C. had played D. would play
Question 12: I_______ to the movies for ages. We used to go a lot.
A. haven’t gone B. didn’t go C. isn’t going D. hadn’t gone
Question 13 : He works in a bank, but he_____ it very much.
A. doesn’t enjoy B. haven’t enjoyed C. didn’t enjoy D. hadn’t enjoyed
Question 14 : The war_____out three years ago.
A. was breaking B. had broken C. broke D. have been breaking
Question 15 : I_____well lately. Maybe I should go to the doctor.
A. didn’t feel B. won’t feel
C. haven’t been feeling D. am not feeling
Question 16 : At this time last night while people were talking to each other, he_____his book.
A. was reading B. is reading C. have read D. reads
Question 17 : The Amazon River_____into the Atlantic Ocean.
A. flows B. has flowed C. is flowing D. will flow
Question 18 : You ____out last night or were you tired?
A. Did – went B. Had – gone C. Did - go D. Had - been going
Question 19 : When I was young, I_____to be a pilot.
A. wanted B. had wanted C. would want D. wants
Question 20 : She often goes to school by bike but yesterday she _____by bus.
A. travelled B. have been travelling
C. had travelled D. travels
Question 21 : I and my mom________ comic at this time last night.
A. read B. had been reading C. have read D. were reading
Question 22 : Melanie_____her hand. It’s bleeding heavily.
A. has cut B. is cutting C. cut D. cuts
Question 23: At l0.pm last night, my younger brother_______ games online.
A. had been playing B. was playing C. will be playing D. have been playing
Question 24 : Almost everybody_____by the time we arrived.
A. have been leaving B. had left C. was leaving D. have left
Question 25: When she_____her work, she_____to the cinema.
A. finished - had gone B. was finishing - had been going
C. had finished - went D. had been finishing - was going
Question 26: I_____the accident when I was waiting for the taxi.
A. saw B. was seeing C. had been seeing D. have seen
Question 27: While we_____in the park, Mary fell over.
A. ran B. are running C. had been running D. were running
Question 28. He_____to the theatre tonight. He has got a free ticket.
A. goes B. is going C. went D. will go
Question 29: My mom_____to the supermarket every Sunday for shopping.
A. goes B. go C. is going D. are going
Question 30 : Jenny often_____jeans and T-shirt at school but she_____a gorgeous dress today.
A. wears - is wearing B. is wearing - wears
C. wear - is wearing D. wears – wears
Question 31: The house_____to the ground by the time the firemen_____
A. burned - had arrived B. had burned - arrived
C. was burning – arrived D. burned - was arriving
Question 32 : Not a cloud in the sky. It_____another warm day.
A. may be B. will be C. is D. is going to be
Question 33: What time_____tomorrow?
A. are you going to leave B. do you leave
C. will you leave D. would you leave
Question 34: We_____her the truth when she_____home.
A. are going to tell - will come B. are telling - comes
C. will tell - will come D. will tell - comes
Question 32: I haven't made up my mind yet. But I think I_____something nice in my mum's
wardrobe.
A. am going to B. will find C. am finding D. was finding

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