Complete the sentences with the verbs given in brackets in the
right verb tense.
1. Angela __________________ (not work) here anymore. She
left her last job last month.
2. What ____________________ (you / do) in the shopping
center at 10 this morning?
3. She asked me where I ________________ (be) and why my
hair was wet. I told her I _______________________ (swim)
in the sea.
4. _______________________ (you / come) to Beth’s party
tonight? I hope it _____________ (be) really enjoyable.
5. After I _______________ (do) all my tasks at work and I
_______________ (be) about to taking the elevator, I
________________ (remember) that I ________________
(forget) to switch off my laptop, so I ______________ (have
to) come into the office again.
6. You’ll understand when you _____________ (be) older.
7. You won’t get any radio reception while you
___________________ (drive) through the tunnel.
8. As he ______________ (try) to open the door, the key
suddenly ____________ (break). It was really annoying!
9. We’re flying to Gatwick Airport next Tuesday. Our friends
________________ (wait) for us at the airport.
10. Ok, now I __________________ (see) what you mean.
11. Mary _________________ (light) the fire at 6.00 and it
__________________ (burn) brightly when her husband came
in at 7.00.
12. A: How ___________________________ (you / get on) at
university this year?
B: Well, at the moment I _________________ (not like)
it very much. I’m afraid I _________________ (have)
a few problems adapting to the place.
13. _______________________________ (researchers / find) a
cure for cancer by the end of the next decade?
14. The elephant ____________________ (never / forget).
15. Yesterday we _______________ (leave) the room while the
lecturer _______________________ (still / answer) questions.
16. We _________________________ (study) all morning and
decided to go out for lunch. However, as soon as I
____________________ (close) the door, I realised that I
____________________ (leave) my keys inside!
17. I _______________________ (wonder) how many of us
___________________ (still / be) here next year.
Complete the sentences with the verbs given in brackets in the
right verb tense.
18. I’d like to go abroad this summer but I probably
__________________ (not have) enough money so I imagine I
____________________ (stay) in my country.
19. Everyone knows oil ________________ (float) in water.
20. We ____________________ (miss) the bus so now we’ll have
to walk.
21. When I found him, I could see his red eyes because he
_________________________ (cry).
22. By the year 2020 lots of people currently employed
______________________ (lose) their jobs.
23. How long __________________________ (the band / play)
last night before the neighbour _______________ (complain)
about the loud music?
24. Jean ___________________ (not know) what I’m talking
about since she ____________________ (listen) to me!
25. If I ___________________ (have) more money, would you
have married me?
26. Luke, can I borrow your pen, or ___________________ (you /
use) it at the moment?
27. By the time he ________________ (go) to the meeting, it had
begun for 15 minutes.
28. A: What is it?
B: We won’t know until we __________________ (look)
at it under the microscope.
29. My girl friend arrived after I _____________________ (wait)
for her about half an hour.
30. In the past, voyages ________________ (be) very rough and
often dangerous, but things ___________________ (change) a
great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.
31. Shirley _______________________ (do) her research for the
next few weeks.
32. A: Whose is this plane ticket on the floor?
B: Oh, it___________________ (belong) to me. Thanks.
33. This time next week, we _____________________ (finish) the
chemistry project.
34. I love this film. It’s the fifth time I ________________ (see) it.
35. We _____________________ (drive) along Route 1 when he
saw the fantastic Golden Gate Bridge.
36. A: I’m going to set up the equipment in a minute.
B: _______________________ (give) you a hand?
1. Angela ___doesn’t work___ (not work) here anymore. She
left her last job last month.
2. What __were you doing___ (you / do) in the shopping center
at 10 this morning?
3. She asked me where I ___had been____ (be) and why my hair
was wet. I told her I _had been swimming_ (swim) in the sea.
4. ___Are you coming___ (you / come) to Beth’s party tonight?
I hope it ____will be___ (be) really enjoyable.
5. After I ___had done___ (do) all my tasks at work and I
____was_____ (be) about to taking the elevator, I
__remembered__ (remember) that I _had forgotten_ (forget)
to switch off my laptop, so I __had to__ (have to) come into
the office again.
6. You’ll understand when you _____are_____ (be) older.
7. You won’t get any radio reception while you _____are
driving______ (drive) through the tunnel.
8. As he ___was trying__ (try) to open the door, the key
suddenly ___broke___ (break). It was really annoying!
9. We’re flying to Gatwick Airport next Tuesday. Our friends
_will be waiting_ (wait) for us at the airport.
10. Ok, now I ______see____ (see) what you mean.
11. Mary _______lit_______ (light) the fire at 6.00 and it
____was burning____ (burn) brightly when her husband came
in at 7.00.
12. A: How ___are you getting on____ (you / get on) at
university this year?
B: Well, at the moment I ___don’t like___ (not like)
it very much. I’m afraid I ___am having____ (have)
a few problems adapting to the place.
13. _Will researchers have found__ (researchers / find) a cure
for cancer by the end of the next decade?
14. The elephant ___never forgets____ (never / forget).
15. Yesterday we _____left______ (leave) the room while the
lecturer ___was still answering_ (still / answer) questions.
16. We __had been studying__ (study) all morning and decided
to go out for lunch. However, as soon as I ____(had)
closed____ (close) the door, I realised that I _____had
left______ (leave) my keys inside!
17. I _______wonder_____ (wonder) how many of us ___will
still be___ (still / be) here next year.
18. I’d like to go abroad this summer but I probably ____won’t
have____ (not have) enough money so I imagine I _____will
stay______ (stay) in my country.
19. Everyone knows oil _____floats_____ (float) in water.
20. We _____have missed_____ (miss) the bus so now we’ll have
to walk.
21. When I found him, I could see his red eyes because he ___had
been crying____ (cry).
22. By the year 2020 lots of people currently employed ___will
have lost___ (lose) their jobs.
23. How long __had the band been playing__ (the band / play)
last night before the neighbour __complained__ (complain)
about the loud music? (was the band playing)
24. Jean ___doesn’t know___ (not know) what I’m talking about
since she ___isn’t listening__ (not listen) to me!
25. If I _____had had______ (have) more money, would you have
married me?
26. Luke, can I borrow your pen, or ___are you using___ (you /
use) it at the moment?
27. By the time he ______went______ (go) to the meeting, it had
begun for 15 minutes.
28. A: What is it?
B: We won’t know until we have looked / look (look)
at it under the microscope.
29. My girl friend arrived after I __had been waiting__ (wait) for
her about half an hour.
30. In the past, voyages _____were______ (be) very rough and
often dangerous, but things __have changed__ (change) a
great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.
31. Shirley ____will be doing____ (do) her research for the next
few weeks.
32. A: Whose is this plane ticket on the floor?
B: Oh, it ______belongs____ (belong) to me. Thanks.
33. This time next week, we ____will have finished___ (finish)
the chemistry project.
34. I love this film. It’s the fifth time I _have seen / see_ (see) it.
35. We ____were driving____ (drive) along Route 1 when he saw
the fantastic Golden Gate Bridge.
36. A: I’m going to set up the equipment in a minute.
B: __Shall I give________ (give) you a hand?