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BACH - VERB TENSES

Total questions: 135

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the appropriate perfect verb tense: By next winter, Kai _____________ all of the practice sessions.

a)

have completed

b)

had completed

c)

will have completed

2.

Choose the appropriate perfect verb tense: The train _____________ and is now filling up with new passengers.

a)

has arrived

b)

had arrived

c)

will have arrived

3.

Choose the appropriate perfect verb tense: Sasha could not remember if she _____________ the front door earlier, so she went back to check.

a)

has locked

b)

had locked

c)

will have locked

4.

What is the verb in the following sentence: Jack carefully spreads the peanut butter on the bread.

a)

Jack

b)

carefully

c)

spreads

d)

on

5.

What tense is the verb "spreads"?

a)

Present

b)

Past

c)

Future

6.

What is the verb in the following sentence: The bus will leave at 3:00pm on Friday.

a)

bus

b)

the

c)

will leave

d)

Friday

7.

What tense is the verb "will leave"?

a)

Present

b)

Past

c)

Future

8.

What is the verb in the following sentence: Milan and his sister walked to the beach in the morning.

a)

and

b)

Milan

c)

to

d)

walked

9.

What tense is the verb "walked"?

a)

Present

b)

Past

c)

Future

10.

Rewrite the following sentence replacing the underlined word(s) with the verb in the appropriate tense: Every time Aaliyah scored a goal, her team will yell loudly.

4 lines
11.

Rewrite the following sentence replacing the underlined word(s) with the verb in the appropriate tense: The parents will travel by car and the kids travels by bus.

4 lines
12.

Rewrite the following sentence replacing the underlined word(s) with the verb in the appropriate tense: All of the chimpanzees gather in the jungle and searched for ants.

4 lines
13.

Rewrite the following sentence replacing the underlined word(s) with the verb in the appropriate tense: Jaden cleaned his room and stacks his books in a neat pile.

4 lines
14.

The park opened in 1991 after people _____________________ demanded it.


(past perfect tense)

a)

had

b)

have

c)

will have

d)

has

15.

Sadly, they __________ forgotten how important the park is.


(present perfect tense)

a)

had

b)

have

c)

will have

d)

has

16.

Now the day _______ come to rebuild the playground.


(present perfect tense)

a)

had

b)

have

c)

will have

d)

has

17.

By next summer, we _____________ rebuilt the entire playground.


(present perfect tense)

a)

had

b)

have

c)

will have

d)

has

18.

Which words should replace the underlined phrase to make the sentence correct?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.

Which words should replace the underlined phrase to make the sentence correct?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

Which words should replace the underlined phrase to make the sentence correct?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

Choose the sentence in which the underlined verb phrase is correct:

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

Choose the sentence in which the underlined verb phrase is correct:

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.
Our teacher _____ each of us different parts of the project.
a)
was assigned
b)
has assigned
c)
had assigning
d)
will have assign
24.
Your team ____ the tournament by then.
a)
will have win
b)
was won
c)
will have won
d)
had win
25.
I _____ very hard for tomorrow's test.
a)
will studied
b)
will have study
c)
have studied
d)
had study
26.
By next month our clothing store _____ a new location.
a)
had opening
b)
was opened
c)
had open
d)
will have opened
27.
This town has prospered ever since the steel mill opened.
a)
past perfect
b)
present perfect
c)
future perfect
28.
Sabrina had felt uneasy before she went out onto the stage.
a)
past perfect
b)
present perfect
c)
future perfect
29.
Identify the perfect verb phrase:
You will have known your teacher for a long time after this school year.
a)
your teacher
b)
for a long time
c)
will have known
d)
after this school year
30.
Identify the perfect verb phrase:
Mark has painted his sculpture green.
a)
Mark has 
b)
has painted
c)
painted his
d)
sculpture green
31.
Locate the verb phrase in the sentence below.  Is the verb in the present perfect, past perfect, or future perfect tense?
The boys had walked to the grocery store.
a)
past perfect
b)
future perfect
c)
present perfect
d)
simple past
32.
Locate the verb phrase in the sentence below.  Is the verb in the present perfect, past perfect, or future perfect tense?
They had been playing for a long time when I got there.
a)
present perfect
b)
future perfect
c)
past perfect
d)
simple present
33.

What is the tense used in this sentence?


She will have fed us by the time Mom returns.

a)

past perfect

b)

present perfect

c)

future perfect

34.

Jill __________on her psychology experiment

a)

still works

b)

is still working

35.

______________trouble sleeping?

a)

Have you ever had

b)

Are you ever having

36.

Our teacher ____________ us to do more research

a)

wants

b)

is wanting

37.

I _____________ to download this video for hours!

a)

've tried

b)

've been trying

38.

We often ________________ what the teacher is talking about.

a)

don't understand

b)

aren't understanding

39.

We __________________ our holiday this year.

a)

've already booked

b)

're already booking

40.

She ____________photos for her project today.

a)

takes

b)

's taking

41.

They _______________ for the concert all afternoon.

a)

've been practising

b)

've practised

42.

Complete the sentences. Use the correct present tense forms of the verbs.

1 Donna (a)   (hate) going to the gym.

43.

2 I (a)   (try) to buy tickets online for 2 hours now!

44.

3 It’s 11 a.m. and my sister (a)   (still sleep).

45.

4 You (a)   (ask) me that question three times already.

46.

5 Nobody really (a)   (understand) how the brain works.

47.

Write sentences. Use the correct present tense.

1 Sally / practise / the piano at the moment.

4 lines
48.

2 I / love / classical music / since I was a child.

4 lines
49.

3 What / you / do / for the past hour?

4 lines
50.

4 I / think / you / need / a holiday.

4 lines
51.

5 Daniel / always / use / my laptop without asking!

4 lines
52.

I ... (CYCLE) and my legs are really tired now

(a)  

53.

How long ... (YOU KNOW) Peter?

(a)  

54.

I ... (READ) all afternoon.

(a)  

55.

I ... (READ) five chapters today

(a)  

56.

A: Can I borrow your calculator?

B: Sorry, but I ... (USE) it now

(a)  

57.

You are a great cook. This cake ... (TASTE) delicious

(a)  

58.

Thanks for this great time. I ... (HAVE) a lovely evening

(a)  

59.

I ... (NOT DECIDE) about buying a bike yet.

(a)  

60.

We ... (WALK) all day. Let's have a rest!

(a)  

61.

This coat ... (NOT FIT) me

(a)  

62.
Ann .......(finish) her homework and ...(go) to visit her friend.
a)
finished, went
b)
finished, goed
c)
had finished, went
63.
Mark and Ruth .....(dance) when I ...(come) in . 
a)
danced, came
b)
was dancing , came
c)
were dancing , came 
64.
When we got home , everybody ....(already , go) to sleep. 
a)
had already gone
b)
already went 
c)
was already going 
65.
When I was a child, I .....(not, eat) chips. 
a)
didn't eat 
b)
didn't used to eat
c)
didn't use to eat 
d)
didn't used to eat 
66.
By the time we got home, the children ....(go) to bed.
a)
went 
b)
had gone
c)
did go 
67.
He took some photos while we ...(dance). 
a)
were dancing 
b)
was dancing 
c)
danced 
68.
When I walked into the classroom, she ....(talk) to the teacher. 
a)
talking
b)
was talking
c)
talked
69.
After Tom ...( change) his clothes, he went running. 
a)
had changed
b)
has changed
c)
used to change
70.
Susan felt sick beacause she ....(eat) too much chocolate. 
a)
ate
b)
used to eat
c)
had eaten
71.
We were all very busy yesterday: I ...(do) my homework while my sisters ...(iron). 
a)
was doing , were ironing
b)
did, ironed
c)
was doing , was ironing
72.
By the time we got there, all ( goście już wyszli)
a)
guests had already left
b)
guests already left
c)
guests just left 
73.
What .....(oni robili) when the boss entered the room? 
a)
they did 
b)
they used to do 
c)
were they doing 
74.
In 2016 my dad ...(sell) his old motorbike. 
a)
sold
b)
selled
c)
solded
d)
used to sell
75.
When I arrived at school I realised that I ....(zapomniałem) to do my Maths  homework. 
a)
had forgotten 
b)
forgot 
c)
forgotten 
76.
....(Robiło się ciemno) , so we decided to go home. 
a)
It was getting dark
b)
It become dark
c)
It was dark
77.

Where _____ you _____ this car?

a)

was ... buy

b)

did ... bought

c)

did ... buy

d)

have ... buy

78.

Alexander Graham Bell ____________ the telephone.

a)

did invented

b)

invented

c)

was invented

79.

I _______________English all afternoon yesterday.

a)

learnt

b)

was learning

c)

were learning

d)

had learnt

80.

I ______________ (still / have) breakfast when he rang me up.

a)

still had

b)

still had had

c)

was still having

81.

It ____________ (still / rain) when the dam broke.

a)

still rained

b)

still had rained

c)

was still raining

82.

I _________ up, _________ and _________ breakfast.

a)

was getting ... was dressing... was having

b)

got... dressed ... had

c)

had got... dressed... had

d)

had got... had dressed... had had

83.

While I ___________TV, mother __________ and my sister __________ the table.

a)

watched... cooked... laid

b)

was watching... was cooking... was laying

c)

had watched... had cooked... had laid

84.

He ____________ (already / leave) when I arrived.

a)

has already left

b)

had already left

c)

was already left

85.

They ___________ (to leave) at half past ten.

a)

had left

b)

left

c)

was leaving

86.

The standards of living in Europe ___________up during the 1960s.

a)

had done

b)

had gone

c)

went

d)

had went

87.

Last year we _________ (to introduce) a number of new products and _____________ (to announce) record profits.

a)

were introducing... were announcing

b)

`introduced... announced

c)

have introduced... have announced

d)

had introduced... had announced

88.

When I arrived, they ____________ (to discuss) the new project. (they were in the middle of it, they started before I arrived)

a)

had discussed

b)

were discussing

c)

discussed

89.

When I arrived, they ___________ (already / to have) dinner. (= they finished it before I arrived)

a)

had already had

b)

have already had

c)

already had

d)

was already had

90.

After I arrived, I ___________ (to have) dinner with my family.

a)

had

b)

had had

c)

was having

91.

When we went out, it ____________ (already / to stop) snowing.

a)

already stopped

b)

had already stopped

c)

was already stopped

d)

was already stopping

92.

They __________ (already / finish) discussing the new project when I arrived.

a)

had already finished

b)

have already finished

c)

were already finished

d)

already finished

93.

It _____________ (to rain) all day yesterday.

a)

rained

b)

was raining

c)

were raining

d)

had rained

94.

He _____________ (to write) a report by 6 o'clock yesterday.

a)

had written

b)

has written

c)

wrote

d)

was writing

95.

I ____________ (to finish) my presentation by the time boss arrived.

a)

had finished

b)

finished

c)

was finishing

96.

When I ________ (go out) of the house, the sun __________ (to shine) and the birds __________ (to sing).

a)

went out... was shining... were singing

b)

had gone out... shoone... sang

c)

went out... shone... sang

97.
Choose the correct option:
It ... all day! Why can’t it stop!
a)
is raining
b)
rains
c)
has been raining
d)
have been raining
98.
Choose the correct option:
1.  Joe ... for a new job all week since Friday.
a)
has been looking
b)
is looking
c)
looks
d)
has looked
99.
Choose the correct option: 
Paul ... on the phone for half an hour now.
a)
is talking
b)
has talked
c)
has been talking
d)
talks
100.

I'm afraid the books you ordered.............. by Friday.

a)

won't have arrived

b)

won't have been arriving

c)

will have arrived

d)

will have been arriving

101.

By the time we get to Chicago this evening, we ......................... more than four hundred miles. We are going to be exhausted.

a)

will have driven

b)

will have been driving

102.

Select the correct sentence on future perfect

a)

I will be reading this book

b)

I will have read this book by tomorrow

c)

I go to read the book tomorrow

d)

I won’t Reading the book tomorrow

103.
When we finally found his house, everyone....... (already/leave) for a club in town.
a)
had already left
b)
had left
c)
already had left
d)
left
104.
.... (the driver/talk) to you or had he stayed in his car before the police arrived?
a)
Had the driver talked
b)
Did the driver talk
c)
Was the driver talking
d)
Had the diver beetn talked
105.
I was more than happy to see Tom again as I ... him for ages.
a)
 hadn't seen
b)
saw
c)
hadnot seen
d)
didn't see
106.
... to the National Museum before we went last month?
a)
Have you been
b)
Had you been
c)
Had you be
d)
Hadn't you been
107.

When the soldiers got home, they discovered that their homes ... during the war.

a)

had been destroyed

b)

destroyed

c)

had destroyed

108.

When we got to the bookshop, we were too late! The last copy ... .

a)

sold

b)

had sold

c)

had been sold

109.

It was strange to see my old school again - all the walls ... a different colour by the new caretaker.

a)

had been painted

b)

had painted

c)

painted

110.

I was angry when I got to the shop because my bicycle ... .

a)

had not been repaired

b)

was not repaired

c)

had not repaired

111.

When I got to the party all the food ... .

a)

eaten

b)

had been eaten

c)

had eaten

112.
When I get older, I ________ rich and famous.
a)
will be
b)
am going to be
113.
Here comes our bus. Hurry up! _______ miss it!
a)
We are going to
b)
We will 
114.
 Look at how that man is driving! He _______ an accident!
a)
will have
b)
is going to have
115.
I hope I ________ travel around the world when I am older.
a)
am going to
b)
will
116.
Next summer I ______  with my relatives in New York.
a)
will stay
b)
am going to stay
117.
Helen ______ move to London next year.
a)
is going to
b)
will
118.
Robots ________ do all the boring jobs for us.
a)
are going to
b)
will do
119.
Tomorrow we ________ our grandparents. They invited us last week.
a)
are going to visit
b)
will visit
120.
Probably, he _________ Australia next year.
a)
is going to visit
b)
will visit
c)
are going to visit
121.
Air pollution is very bad for the forests. It _________ all the trees.
a)
will destroy
b)
is going to destroy
c)
are going to destroying
122.
I _________ the Science museum next Sunday.
a)
are going to visit
b)
am going to visit
c)
will visit
123.
I think I _________ more from now on.
a)
'll recycle
b)
am going to recycle
c)
isn't going to recycle
124.
She _________ a doctor! She has already passed her exams!
a)
is going to be
b)
isn't going to be
c)
will be
125.
_________ at University in the future?
a)
You will study
b)
Will you study
c)
Is you going to study
d)
Are you going to study
126.
Listen to the wind. It _________ a storm.
a)
is going to be
b)
will be
c)
will it be
d)
going to be
127.

I am going to see you ______________________.

a)

yesterday

b)

a year ago

c)

tomorrow

d)

last night

128.

She is _____________ cook a cake today

a)

am going to

b)

is going

c)

are going to

d)

going to

129.

I think Steve ____________ .

a)

will win

b)

is going to win

130.

I think I _____________ email my friends tonight.

a)

will

b)

an going to

131.

I think he ______________ tomorrow.

a)

won't come

b)

is going to come

132.

It's very hot. I ____________ the window.

a)

will open

b)

am going to open

133.

Probably, he _________ Australia next year.

a)

is going to visit

b)

will visit

c)

are going to visit

d)

will visited

134.
They told me that they  _________ me with the move.
a)
are going to help
b)
will are help
c)
won't help
d)
will help
135.

Choose the correct version.

a)

By 2025, I will graduate from the university.

b)

By 2025, I am going graduate from the university.

c)

By 2025, I be going to graduate from the university.

d)

By 2025, I am graduating from university.