Verb Tenses Review

While I .... TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor. Luckily, my cat was nearby and caught it.

• was watching

• watched

• had been watching

• watch

After ten unhappy years, Janice finally quit her job. She ... along with her boss for a long time before she finally decided to look for a new position.

• wasn't getting

• hadn't been getting

• did not get along

• hasn't been getting

Janice ..... for almost eleven hours. Don't you think we should wake her up?

• slept

• is sleeping

• has slept

• has been sleeping

Students .... this test but the time the class ends in 10 minutes.

• will have completed

• will complete

• are completing

• completed

"Hurry up! We're waiting for you! What's taking so long?"

I.... for an important phone call. Go ahead and leave without me."

• wait

• will wait

• am waiting

• waited

Robert is going to be famous someday. He ... in 3 movies already.

• has been appearing

• has appeared

• appeared

• was appearing

"Hello? Alice? This is Jeff. How are you?" "Jeff? What a coincidence! I .... about you when the phone rang."

• was just thinking

• just thought

• have thought

• had just thought

"Why did you buy all this sugar and chocolate?"

• make

• have made

• am going to make

• is making

A minor earthquake occured at 2:07 A.M. on January 3. Most of the people in the village were sleeping at the time and didn't know it ....until the next morning.

• has occurred

• occurred

• was occurring

• had occurred

"Paul, could you please turn off the stove? The potatoes ... for at least 30 minutes."

• boil

• are boiling

• have been boiling

• boiled