Fill in the correct form of the verb given.
1. After Howard ___________________ his studies he intends to work in his father's company. (FINISH)
2. I ____________________ the instructions on the test sheet when the headmaster came in and wished
all of us good luck. (READ)
3. By the time I finish my thesis I ________________________ on it for over three years. (WORK)
4. Ancient Greek athletes received a wreath of olives after they ___________________ a race. (WIN)
5. The last time I went to the library I _________________ three books on painting. (BORROW)
6. I ___________________ when I looked down and saw a snake at my feet. (SCREAM)
7. By the time I get to bed I ________________________ for 8 hours. (WORK)
8. Jane _______________________ yet. I _______________________ since noon, but there's no sign of
her. (NOT ARRIVE, WAIT)
9. Yesterday, while I ___________________ in class, I had nosebleed. The boy who
___________________ next to me gave me a paper handkerchief. (SIT, SIT)
10.All the passengers ______________________ their seat belts by the time the pilot made his
announcement. (FASTEN)
11.I'll return his wallet the next time I ___________________ him. (SEE)
12.A small stone struck the windshield while we _______________________ down the gravel road.
(DRIVE)
13.My grandfather ________________________ in an airplane before and he doesn't plan to do so.
(NEVER FLY)
14. At the moment we _____________________ a long spell of rain. It ______________________
constantly for the last three days. (HAVE, RAIN)
15.When I got to the party last night, the other guests _______________________. (ALREADY
ARRIVE) 16.We ________________________ to go on vacation next week. First, we
___________________ to New York for a few days, then we _____________________ at the Super
Bowl finals in Washington. (PLAN, GO, BE)
17. After we ___________________ dinner we went to bed. (EAT)
18. I ___________________ several matches this season, but I ___________________ to a single game
last season. (SEE, NOT GO)
19. What ___________________ when the headmaster ___________________ the classroom yesterday?
(YOU DO, ENTER)
20. My granddad doesn't ___________________ well so he always ___________________ up the
volume on the radio. (NOT HEAR, TURN)
21. We ___________________ hard since 7 o'clock in the morning. (WORK)
22. She ___________________ in such cold water before. (NEVER SWIM)
23. When we ___________________ at the stadium thousands of spectators ___________________ in
front of the gates. (ARRIVE, WAIT)
24. We ______________________ for over an hour when we found out that we were in the wrong
village. (TRAVEL)
25. The district attorney's office ___________________ before next Monday. (NOT OPEN)
26.Here are your shoes Jimmy. I ___________________ them (JUST CLEAN).
27.She ___________________ well yesterday because she ___________________ too much. (NOT
FEEL, EAT)
28. Look at those fans! They're so excited because their team _____________________ the winning goal.
(JUST SCORE)
29. Last Saturday Susan ______________ an accident. She _______________ off the ladder and
___________________ her knee while she ___________________ to pick some apples. (HAVE, FALL,
CUT, TRY)
30.We ___________________ to Chris's party next Tuesday because nobody ___________________ us.
(NOT GO, INVITE)
31.Whenever Kevin is in England, he ___________________ to his parents back in Australia every
weekend. (WRITE)
32.When I was at school, I often ___________________ adventure stories written by Jack London
(READ). – ___________________ any of his books yet? (YOU READ)
33.Who ___________________ that terrible noise outside? – It's a group of hooligans. They
______________________ around with flags in their hands. (CAUSE, WANDER)
34.How _______________________ to school, Marvin? – I ___________________ the bus but today my
dad ___________________ me a lift. (YOU USUALLY GET, USUALLY TAKE, GIVE)
35. Mario can’t answer the door because he _________________ his hair (WASH).
36. I _____________ to the park yesterday, but I _________________ there today. (GO, NOT BE)
37. He _____________________ when we arrived at 8. (ALREADY SHOWER)
38. I _____________________ anyone interesting since I moved into this apartment. (NOT MEET)
39. I ______________________ on this island for two years now. (LIVE)
40. Peter ______________________ the gym when I got there (ALREADY LEAVE).
41. Paul usually _________________ his meals in the firm's canteen but today he _________________
out with his sister. (HAVE, GO)
42. Jeff is a basketball player, but he ____________________ right now because it’s off-season. (NOT
PLAY)
43. The weather was perfect for our picnic yesterday. The sun _________________ and the birds
_________________. (SHINE, SING)
44. Yesterday, I _________________ into an old high school friend whom I _________________ for
ages. (RUN, NOT SEE)
45. My dad _________________ to many conferences since the end of the month. (BE)
46.While dad _________________ him good night stories, he _________________ asleep and
_________________ up until three hours later. (TELL, FALL, NOT WAKE)
47. I _________________ such a violent storm in my whole life (NEVER SEE)
48. The new shop around the corner _________________ next Wednesday (OPEN).
49.When David _________________ on the couch, he suddenly _________________ an explosion
outside. (SLEEP, HEAR)
50. I _________________ a few days off next week. I think I _________________ a few days in Berlin.
(TAKE, SPEND)
51. The city council ___________________ a new shopping centre in town next year. (BUILD)
52. I _________________ in Cyprus at the moment. I _________________ a great time. The weather
_________________ great and the food _________________ delicious here. (BE, HAVE, BE, BE)
53.Ben is a very quick writer. He ___________________ his third book. (JUST FINISH)
54. The last time I _________________ to Brighton was in August. (GO)
55. After Howard ___________________ his studies he intends to work in his father's company.
(FINISH) 56. I ____________________ the instructions on the test sheet when the headmaster came in
and wished all of us good luck. (READ)
57. By the time I finish my thesis I ________________________ on it for over three years. (WORK)
58. Ancient Greek athletes received a wreath of olives after they ___________________ a race. (WIN)
59. The last time I went to the library I _________________ three books on painting. (BORROW)
60. I ___________________ when I looked down and saw a snake at my feet. (SCREAM)
61. By the time I get to bed I ________________________ for 8 hours. (WORK)
62. Jane _______________________ yet. I _______________________ since noon, but there's no sign of
her. (NOT ARRIVE, WAIT)
63. Yesterday, while I ___________________ in class, I had nosebleed. The boy who
___________________ next to me gave me a paper handkerchief. (SIT, SIT)
64.All the passengers ______________________ their seat belts by the time the pilot made his
announcement. (FASTEN)
65.I'll return his wallet the next time I ___________________ him. (SEE)
66.A small stone struck the windshield while we _______________________ down the gravel road.
(DRIVE)
67.My grandfather ________________________ in an airplane before and he doesn't plan to do so.
(NEVER FLY)
68. At the moment we _____________________ a long spell of rain. It ______________________
constantly for the last three days. (HAVE, RAIN)
69.When I got to the party last night, the other guests _______________________. (ALREADY
ARRIVE)
70.We ________________________ to go on vacation next week. First, we ___________________ to
New York for a few days, then we _____________________ at the Super Bowl finals in Washington.
(PLAN, GO, BE)
