WorksheetsChapter 1 - Verb Tenses
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
"May I speak to Dr. Paine, please?"
"I'm sorry. He _____ a patient at the moment"
is seeing
sees
has been seeing
was seeing
"When are you going to ask your boss for a raise?"
"_____ to her twice already!"
I've talked
I've been talking
I was talking
I'd talked
"Do you think Harry will want something to eat after he gets here?"
"I hope not. It'll probably be after midnight, and we _____"
are sleeping
will be sleeping
have been sleeping
be sleeping
Could you please turn off the stove? The potatoes _____ for at least thirty minutes!
are boiling
boiling
have been boiling
were boiling
"Is it true that spaghetti didn't originate in Italy?"
"Yes. The Chinese _____ spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo brought it back to Italy"
have been making
have made
had been making
make
"I once saw a turtle that had wings!"
"Stop kidding! I _____ you!"
don't believe
am not believing
didn't believe
wasn't believing
"Could someone help me?"
"I'm not busy. I _____ you!"
"Thanks"
help
will help
am going to help
am helping
My family loves this house. It _____ the family home ever since my grandfather built it 60 years ago.
was
has been
is
will be
Here's an interesting statistic: On a typical day, the average person _____ about 48000 words!
spoke
was speaking
speaks
is speaking
I know you feel bad now, but try to put it out of your mind. By the time you're an adult, you _____ all about it.
forget
will have forgotten
will be forgetting
forgot
After 10 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
hadn't been getting
isn't getting
didn't get
hasn't been getting
The National Hurricane Center is closely watching a strong hurricane over the Atlantic Ocean. When it _____ the coast of Texas sometime tomorrow afternoon, it will bring with it great destructive force.
reaches
will reach
is reaching
reaching
At one time, huge prehistoric reptiles dominated the Earth. This Age of Dinosaurs _____ much longer than the present Age of Mammals has lasted to date.
lasted
was lasting
has lasted
had lasted
Jim, why don't you take some time off? You _____ too hard lately
worked
work
were working
have been working
It's against the law to kill the black rhinoceros. They _____ extinct.
became
have become
become
are becoming
Next summer, when the tourists arrive, they WILL FIND 104 beautiful new shops and restaurants in the area
TRUE
FALSE
A minor earthquake occurred 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 had occurred.
TRUE
FALSE
The little girl started to cry. She WAS LOSING her doll, and no one was able to find it for her.
TRUE
FALSE
According to the research report, people usually HAVE TURNED in their sleep 25 to 30 times each night
TRUE
FALSE
Jane's eyes burned and her shoulders ached. She HAS BEEN SITTING at the computer for 5 straight hours. Finally, she took a break.
TRUE
FALSE
