Verb Tenses That Convey Time, Sequence, Condition, or State

The bus __________ late at the terminal last night.

• A. arrive

• B. arrives

• C. arrived

• D. is arriving

Rose ran so fast that she tripped and __________.

• A. fall

• B. fell

• C. falling

• D. fallen

My sister _______ when the phone rang.

• A. is cooking

• B. are cooking

• C. was cooking

• D. were cooking

Alia will _____ to you once she ________ your reply.

• A. write, receives

• B. writes, receives

• C. wrote, receives

• D. written, received

The computer _________ slowly since we installed the new operating system.

• was running

• has been running

• will run

My little brother ________ everywhere. He has a lot of energy.

• run

• runs

• running

By the time I finish the test, all of the other students _______ the class.

• will leave

• are leaving

• will have left

In 2020, Collin ________ in politics for 30 years.

• worked

• will worked

• will have been working

When the mail carrier came to the door, I ________ a bath.

• took

• was taking

• have taken

I didn’t know anything about computer animation until I _______ a class.

• took

• take

• will take