Revision of verb tenses

1. 1. She .............................. a book when the power went out.

• a) was reading

• b) read

• c) has read

• d) used to read

2. 2. Tom and Jane ......................... friends since Kindergarden.

• a) were

• b) have been

• c) had been

• d) used to be

3. 3. My grandmother ....................................... delicious cookies on Sundays when I was a child.

• a) is used to bake

• b) used to bake

• c) has baked

• d) bakes

4.They ......................... each other for over a decade.

• a) know

• b) known

• c) have known

• d) used to know

5. 5. The children .................. their homework before dinner.

• a) are doing

• b) did

• c) have done

• d) used to do

6. 6. He .................. soccer every Saturday morning since he was nine.

• a) is playing

• b) played

• c) has played

• d) used to play

7. We ............................. a great time at the concert last night.

• a) have

• b) had

• c) are having

• d) used to have

8. 8. She ............................. a new car last month.

• a) bought

• b) was buying

• c) has bought

• d) used to buy

9. 9. By this time yesterday, I .................................. for my Maths exam.

• a) studied

• b) has studied

• c) was studying

• d) am studying.

10. 10. John ..................... in the garden when it started raining.

• a) read

• b) is reading

• c) has read

• d) was reading