Tense

Mr. Wang is a street vendor. He sells food and drinks outside the park ______.

• last night

• yesterday

• tomorrow

• every day

My mom has asked me several times to send an e-mail to my cousin in England, but I always ______ to do it.

• forgets

• forget

• forgot

• forgetting

It’s a pity that you have to leave so soon. I sincerely hope that you ______ back very soon.

• will come

• came

• have come

• come

The Chinese and Indians ______ it for at least 4,000 years to treat everything from headache to depression.

• would use

• are using

• had used

• have been using

Judy moved to France and has lived there ______ two years. I miss her very much.

• before

• for

• in

• since

Art Fry remembered a kind of glue developed by a colleague that everyone thought ______ a failure because it did not stick very well.

• is

• was

• will be

• has been

His sprained ankle prevented him from walking, so he ______ to limp to the nearest road to catch the bus.

• has

• had

• have

• will have

The government ______ its best to preserve the cultures of the tribal people for fear that they may soon die out.

• did

• had done

• was doing

• is doing

The children were so delighted to see the clown appear on stage that they laughed, screamed, and ______ their hands happily.

• has clapped

• was clapping

• were clapped

• clapped

No one could beat Paul at running. He ______ the running championship continuously for three years.

• won

• has won

• is winning

• had won