TENSES

Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.

• discovered

• has discovered

• had discovered

• had been discovering

Robert is going to be famous someday. He _______ in three movies already.

• has been appearing

• has appeared

• had appeared

• appeared

A: May I speak to Dr. Paine, please?

B: I ’m sorry, he _______ a patient at the moment. Can I help you?

• is seeing

• was seeing

• sees

• has been seeing

For several years, his ambition _______ to be a pilot.

• is

• has been

• was

• had been

While mom was watching TV, I _______ my homework.

• am doing

• was doing

• had done

• has done

His father _______ twenty short stories so far.

• has written

• writes

• wrote

• write

Henry_______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

• was going

• went

• has gone

• did go

While Tom _______ tennis, Ann was taking a shower.

• played

• playing

• was playing

• is playing

Her family_______ to America before 1975.

• went

• have gone

• had gone

• would go

A: Why did you buy all this sugar and chocolate?

B: I _______ a delicious chocolate cake for dinner tonight.

• make

• am going to make

• will make

• will have made