Question

All Tenses: Fill in the correct form  1. When we reach Land’s End we ____________________ 1,500 km. (walk)  2. I just remembered that I ____________________ the rent yet. I’m surprised that the landlord ____________________ me up and reminded me. (not pay, not ring)  3. It’s a beautiful drive. I am sure you ____________________ the scenery. (enjoy)  4. The car ____________________. If you get in Tom and I ____________________ you a push. (not start, give)  5. I put the five-pound notes into one of the books; but the next day it ____________________ me ages to find it because I ____________________ which book I ____________________ it in. (take, forget, put)  6. He ____________________ the bagpipes since six this morning. He ____________________. (play, just stop)  7. My son ____________________ work yet. He’s still at High School. – How long ____________________ at school? - He ____________________ there for six years. Before that he ____________________ five years at primary school. (not start, he be, be, spend)  8. Mary: I wonder what he ____________________ now. Ann: Well, his girlfriend ____________________ from Japan too, so I suppose he ____________________ Japanese. (say, come, speak)  9. When I first met him he ____________________ architecture. (study)  10. While we ____________________ someone ____________________ into the house and ___________________us this note. (fish, break, leave)  11. It won’t be easy to get out of the country .The police ____________________ all of the ports. (watch)  12. If I catch some fish, ____________________ them for me? (you cook)  13. He ____________________ to come. (not forget)  14. It ____________________ for the last two hours so the game ____________________ (rain, be postponed)  15. When I ____________________ him he ____________________ a picture of his wife. – ____________________ it? (see, paint, you like)  16. The car had nobody I it but the engine ____________________. (run)  17. Tom can’t have the newspaper now because his aunt ____________________ it. (read)  18. This shop ____________________ for good next Monday. (close)  19. Where ____________________ tonight? – I ____________________ out with Peter. (you go, go)  20. At 3 a.m. Jane ____________________ up her husband and said that she ____________________ that someone ____________________ to get into the house. (wake, think, try)  21. When you see me next time I ____________________ my new sunglasses. (wear)  22. This bike ____________________ in our family for the last 14 years. My father ____________________ it for the first five years, then my brother ____________________ it and I ____________________ it since then. (be, use,ride,have)  23. Some time ago I ____________________ that our mayor ____________________ to go to Iceland. What ____________________ to do there? (read, want, he want)  24. You see, Doctor, she ____________________ ill two days ago and since then she ____________________ anything. I’m sure she ____________________ several kilos. (fall, not eat, lose)  25. Most people ____________________ at work when the fire ____________________. (be, start)  26. After five years of travelling through Asia I ____________________ back to Europe next week. I ____________________ the flight (go, already book)  27. I saw him when he ____________________ the house. I ____________________ at the corner when he ____________________ by. He ____________________ a word and I ____________________ a word either. (leave, just stand, pass, not say , not say)  ​

Answer 1

1. Will have walked

2. Have not paid, has not rung

3. Will enjoy

4. Doesn’t start, will give

5. Took, forgot, had put

6. Has been playing, has just stopped

7. Has not started, has he been, has been, spent

8. Is saying, comes, is speaking

9. Was studying

10. Were fishing, broke, left

11. Are watching

12. Will you cook

13. Did not forget

14. Has been raining, has been postponed

15. Was painting, do you like

16. Was running

17. Is reading

18. Is closing

19. Are you going, am going

20. Was, thought, was trying

21. Will be wearing

22. Has been, used, rode, have had

23. Read, wanted, does he want

24. Fell, has not eaten, has lost

25. Were, started

26. Will go, have already booked

27. Left, was just standing, passed, didn’t say, didn’t say