past tenses

Water _________ of hydrogen and oxygen.

• consists

• consist

• is consisting

• has consisted

Don’t give the chocolate to Helen. She _________ it very much.

• hated

• hates

• is hating

• has hated

The Sun _________ us heat and light.

• gives

• gave

• have given

• will give

We _________ students, so we _________ to school on weekdays

• are / often goes

• were / often go

• are / often go

• has been / often went

Every day, Peter _________ up at 7 o’clock, _________ breakfast, and then _________ to work at 7:30A. m.

• got / had / are going

• gets / has / has gone

• got / had / went

• gets / has / goes

California _________ in the United Kingdom. It _________ in the United States of America.

• was not / was

• is not / is

• has not been / is

• is not / is being

Listen! Mr. John _________ the piano. You _________ so much noise.

• plays / should not make

• is playing / should not make

• was playing / do not make

• has played / don’t make

Right now, Long _________ with his friends. They _________ the differences between British English and American English.

• has been sitting / has been discussing

• was sitting / were discussing

• has sat / have discussed

• is sitting / are discussing

The secretary _________ on the report for more than three hours. She hopes she may finish it by the lunch time.

• works

• has worked

• worked

• will work

In the nineteenth century, it _________ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. The trip _________ very rough and often dangerous.

• took / was

• had taken / had been

• takes / is

• will take / will be