EXTRA PRACTICE WITH VERB TENSES (optional homework)
C4960, October 16, 2016
A/ Choose the answer which best completes the sentence.
1.
Joey is only 17, but he ________ two years of university.
a) was completing
c) has already completed
b) finished
d) has been finishing
2.
The ancient Romans ________ most of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East for
several hundred years.
a) controlled
c) had controlled
b) have controlled
d) were controlling
3. When the girls arrived at the airport, their parents ________ .
a) have picked them up
c) picked them up
b) will pick them up
d) had picked them up
4. I couldn’t sleep well because my air conditioner ________ a lot of noise.
a) was making
c) has been making
b) has made
d) had made
5. In the last two weeks, Mimi ________ her parents at least 7 or 8 times.
a) had called
c) has called
b) has been calling
d) was calling
6. Lucy is giving a big dinner tonight, so she ________ since she got up.
a) has cooked
c) is cooking
b) cooked
d) has been cooking
7. When we finally arrived in Hong Kong, we ________ for almost 26 hours.
a) were traveling
c) have been traveling
b) had been traveling
d) traveled
8. I need to lose some weight, so I ________ a lot of salads recently.
a) have eaten
c) had eaten
b) ate
d) have been eating
9. By the time my plane arrived, the subway ________ running, so I had to take a cab.
a) stopped
c) has stopped
b) had stopped
d) was stopping
10. I am going to finish all my homework before I ________ the baseball game tonight.
a) am watching
c) am going to watch
b) watch
d) will watch
B/ In each blank, write the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
1. At the end of every semester, the teacher (meet) ____________ with each student and
(give)____________ him or her a final evaluation.
2. Steven (break) ____________ his leg badly in a bicycle accident four months ago.
Since then, he (have) __________________ three operations, and he (have)
__________________ another one next week.
3. I (not, like) __________________ rain. When I (wake) __________________ up this
morning, it (pour) __________________, so I (go) __________________. back to sleep.
4. Many of the students in my class (never, see) __________________ a baseball game.
5. Three people (phone) __________________ while you (take) __________________.
your lunch break. I (tell) __________________ them to call back after 1:30.
6. I (work) ____________________ on this math problem for almost an hour, but I
(not, find) ___________________ the answer yet.
C/ Look at the verbs in each sentence. Is the sentence correct?
If the sentence is correct, make a check (√).
If it is not correct, make a cross (X), cross out the mistake, and write the correction on the line
below.
correct?
e.g.
Roy leaves his books on the subway yesterday.
__X__
_____left______________________________________
1. Obama has been president for almost eight years.
_____
______________________________________________
2. It is raining since I woke up this morning.
_____
______________________________________________
3. Someone has stolen my bicycle last weekend.
_____
______________________________________________
4. When Brazil lost to Germany, many Brazilians have cried.
_____
______________________________________________
5. So far, Jamie has given us two quizzes on irregular verbs.
_____
______________________________________________
6. By the age of 19, my grandfather has already left school and started a business.
_____
______________________________________________