VERB

1. She _______ a book when I called her.

A. reads B. read C. has read D. was reading
2. He ____________ in the garden all morning.
A. worked B. works C. has been working D. was working
3. If I _______ the lottery, I would travel the world.
A. win B. won C. will win D. winning
4. The movie ____________ yet when we got to the theater.
A. hasn't been starting
B. didn't start
C. hadn't started
D. hasn't started
5. When I saw him, he _______ in the garden.
A. worked B. works C. had worked D. was working
6. I ___________ my keys in the car yesterday, but luckily I found them.
A. left B. have left C. was leaving D. leaves
7. By next summer, they ___________ their new house.
A. will build B. build C. built D. will have built
8. By the time I woke up, the sun _______.
A. rises B. was rising C. had risen D. rise
9. When he arrived at the station, the train _______.
A. leaving B. had left C. leaves D. left
10. By this time next week, I _______ the project.
A. will have finished
B. will finish
C. am finishing
D. will be finishing
11. I can't believe he ____________ the game yesterday.
A. misses B. missed C. miss D. has missed
12. They _______ to the beach when it started raining.
A. were going B. had gone C. went D. go
13. By the time you arrive, I _______ dinner.
A. will be cooking B. cook C. cooked D. will cook
14. They ____________ a movie when the power went out.
A. watched B. were watching C. are watching D. have watched
15. She _______ English for five years by the time she graduates.
A. will be studying B. will have studied C. studies D. studied
16. She _______ French for two years before she moved to Paris.
A. learned B. learns C. had learned D. was learning
17. I can't believe it's raining again. It _______ for days.
A. has rained B. was raining C. had rained D. is raining
18. She _______ in London for three years before she moved to Paris.
A. lives B. has lived C. had lived D. was living
19. I _______ to the store yesterday.
A. will go B. went C. am going D. goes
20. She ___________ in this city for over a decade.
A. has lived B. lived C. was living D. lives
21. By the time I _______ my homework, my friends had already left.
A. finish B. was finishing C. have finished D. finished
22. Which sentence uses the correct verb tense?
A. I will be working here for five years next month.
B. I will work here for five years next month.
C. I will worked here for five years next month.
D. I will have been working here for five years next month.
23. Which sentence uses the present perfect continuous tense?
A. We had finished our homework before class.
B. I watched a movie last night.
C. He has been working on this project for two weeks.
D. She is going to visit her grandparents.
24. Sarah _______ to the gym three times a week.
A. goes B. go C. is going D. went
25. If he ___________ to the meeting, he would have learned about the new project.
A. came B. comes C. had come D. come
26. By the time we arrive, the concert _______ for an hour.
A. will have started
B. will start
C. starts
D. will be starting
27. I'll call you as soon as I _______ home.
A. get B. will get C. got D. getting
28. They _______ the marathon next weekend.
A. will run B. run C. running D. have run
29. Which sentence uses the future perfect tense?
A. She is reading a book right now.
B. They will play soccer on Saturday.
C. He has already left the office.
D. By next month, we will have completed the project.
30. When you ___________ to the party, please bring some snacks.
A. would come B. come C. will come D. came
31. I can't believe how quickly time ___________.
A. passes B. is passing C. has passed D. passed
32. I can't believe how much the city __________ since I left.
A. changed B. changes C. is changing D. has changed
33. "Is this the police station? I am phoning from my car.
I ____ by a car for the last twenty minutes.
A. am followed
B. was followed
C. had been following
D. am being followed
E. have been following
34. A famous scientist, Lister ____ marvellously in the field of observation by the books he had
read.
A. was prepared
B. has prepared
C. to be prepared
D. prepares
E. prepared
35. He is known to ____ for the mafia for a long time.
A. worked
B. be worked
C. having been worked
D. have worked
E. work
36. There isn't any ice cream in the refrigerator now. It ____ all ____.
A. has / been eaten
B. had / eaten
C. had / been eaten
D. has / eaten
E. was / been eaten
37. Nothing ____ if the wisest man proclaims his wisdom in the middle of the Sahara Desert.
A. must be accomplished
B. has been accomplished
C. can accomplish
D. has accomplished
E. will have accomplish
38. They encouraged me ____ it again so I did.
A. try
B. to trying
C. being tried
D. trying
E. to try
39. There are no English books on the shelves now. They ____ all ____ to the new library.
A. had / been taken
B. have / been taken
C. had / taken
D. were / taken
E. have / taken
40. I want the reports ____ in by tomorrow morning.
A. to be handed
B. to hand
C. to be handing
D. being handed
E. to have handed
41. We are looking forward to ____ your new book.
A. read
B. to read
 C. reading
D. being read
E. having to read
42. If you can't turn the key try ____ some oil in the lock.
A. put
B. to put
C. putting
D. to putting
E. to be put
43. By ____ day and night I managed ____ the job on time.
A. working / finishing
B. working / having finished
C. to work / to finish
D. having worked / finishing
E. working / to finish
44. I don't enjoy ____ to the dentist as I have been afraid of them since I was in primary school.
A. to be going
B. to go
C. having gone
D. be going
E. going
45. My little brother ____ a ticket before we went to the cinema.
A. will be given
B. has been given
C. had been given
D. would be given
E. is given
46. Jim Dornan invited people ____ his system.
A. using
B. being used
C. use
D. to be using
E. to use
47. I want ____ Spanish as it's becoming more important.
A. learning
B. to learn
C. having learned
D. to learning
E. learned
48. After ____ about it extensively, finally, we came to an agreement.
A. being talked
B. be talked
C. to talk
D. to be talked
E. talking
49. I don't think that it is difficult to get used to ____ with chopsticks like Chinese people.
 A. to eat
B. having been eaten
C. being eaten
D. eat
E. eating
50. He decided to give up ____ after that experience.
A. gambling
B. to gambling
C. being gambled
D. gamble
E. to gamble
51. A great deal of research ____ to find a cure for cancer, but so far no perfect cure ____.
A. has to be done / is found
B. need have been done / is to be found
C. has been done / has been found
D. was done / was found
E. is being done / is being found
52. The fact that children prefer ____ TV to ____ worries the parents.
A. to watch / having read
B. to watch / read
C. watching / to read
D. to watch / reading
E. watching / reading
53. Would you mind ____ your dog out of the room as I hate dogs
A. putting
B. to be putting
C. being put
D. put
E. to put
54. By this time tomorrow, certain results of the elections ____ by the government officials.
A. are going to have declared
B. is having been declared
C. have been declared
D. are to have declared
E. will have been declared
55. He regretted not ____ the film at the cinema since it was not that appealing on television.
A. to see
B. to be seen
C. having seen
D. being seen
E. see
56. The number of universities ____ to ____.
A. is expected / increase
B. expected / be increased
C. has expected / to increase
D. was expected / be increasing
 E. is expected / to be increased
57. The impact of the bomb explosion ____ by many people who lived around.
A. felt
B. is being felt
C. has to be felt
D. was felt
E. has been feeling
58. The proper working of the machine which ____ by the polluted water has slowed down
recently.
A. to be affected
B. was affected
C. was to affect
D. has affected
E. affected
59. I am always against ____ any complaints before ____ the reason for the mistake.
A. making / knowing
B. to make / to know
C. to make / knowing
D. having made / know
E. making / to know
60. You said you went to the office last Thursday but I found out that you ____ at the cinema.
A. were seen
B. will be seen
C. would be seen
D. saw
E. have seen
61. I remember ____ to the country whenever I had health problems.
A. to take
B. to be taken
C. having taken
D. being taken
E. taking
62. Since his death, John Milton's poems ____ translated into several languages.
A. has been
B. were
C. have been
D. was
had been

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