FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRECT VERB FORM.

1. Ruth......................(drive) when a I saw her last night.

2. He ............................(write) his novel yet.
3. When my parents were younger, they ................(travel) a lot. They don’t travel
now.
4. All the children ..........................(shout) when the headmaster ....................
(come in).
5. What ...............(you, do)? I’m looking for my glasses. .................. (you,see)
them?
6. While they..............(sleep), thieves ..............(come) and ...............(steal) their
money.
7. Mike has never had an accident and he ....................................... (drive) for
years.
8. Our president often .....................(fly) to Germany.
9. We could get into the theatre because we ............(buy) the tickets two weeks
before.
10. I .......................(live) in Madrid since 1984.
11. Why...........................(you, cry) now? Because my cat ..............(die) two hours
ago.
12. “....................................... (you / take) your medicine regularly, Mrs Smith?”
“Yes, doctor.”
13. A baby ........................(always, cry) when it is hungry.
14. Diana .......................(study) Maths while Jim......................(practise) the piano
15. I’m still studying because I .....................(finish) my exams yet.
16. Jack and Tina..........................(play) in the park when it...............(start) to snow.
17. Mary was very rich because she............................(inherit) everything from her
parents some years before.
18. At the age of 6, I ................(play) with marbles. I don’t play with marbles any
more.
19. Right now, I am watching TV. Tomorrow at this time, I (watch)…..... TV as
well.
20. Tomorrow after school, I (go)…………….. to the beach.
21. She..........................(never, ride) a horse because she thinks it’s very dangerous.
22. I .......................(work) in this company for 10 years. Next year, I will retire.
23. We.....................(eat) anything yesterday because we .................(be) hungry
24. Bob and Alice are married. They...................................(be) married for 20 years.
25. The baby doesn’t cry so much now but she ......................(cry) every night.
26. Bill didn’t have his car any more. He .......................(sell) it some weeks before
27. You look tired. ................................(you, work) hard?
28. I ......................(drive) very fast when the accident.....................(happen)
29. Before she .................... (buy) this car, she .........................(see) many others
already.
30. While Tom................(cook) the dinner, the phone..............(ring)
31. In the past James ..............(go out) until he met Jill. Now they go out every day
32. I don’t know Carol’s husband. I..............................(never, meet) him.
33. Dennis doesn’t smoke any more but he.................................(smoke) 40
cigarette
34. I am going on a dream vacation to Tahiti. While you (do)…………….….. paperwork
and ………………. (talk) to annoying customers on the phone, I (lie) ……………….……
on a sunny, tropical beach. Are you jealous?
35. We (hide)………….. when Tony (arrive)…………. at his surprise party. As soon as
he opens the door, we (jump)…………out and ……………..(scream) , "Surprise!"
36. We work out at the fitness center every day after work. If you (come)
while (work)…………..……out, we will not be able to let you into the house. Just
to be safe, we ……………………. (leave) a key under the welcome mat so you will
not have to wait outside.
37. How often ..........................(she, study) for her exams? She ..............(always,
study).
38. Last year she.......................(be) interested in English because she .....................
(never, need) it before.
39. They eventually found the dog after they ....................................... (look) for it
all night.
40. Somebody .................(smoke) all my cigarettes. The packet is empty.
41. We ......................... (see) an accident when we....................(wait) for the bus.
42. There was a car by the side of the road. It ...................(break down) and the
driver was trying to repair it.
43. Last night I...................(read) in bed when suddenly I .....................(hear) a
scream.
44. Tom...................(travel) a lot. These days he doesn’t go away very often.
45. Sam....................(play) cards a lot but now he ...................(every day, play)
46. George is very excited because he........................(pass) his driving test.
47. Phil........................(fall) off the ladder while he........................ (paint) the
ceiling.
48. They ............(not, eat) when I went to see them because they .............(finish)
already
49. Really? How long..................(she, learn) Italian?
50. After everybody...................(leave) home we ........(go) to bed. We could finally
rest.
51. My bicycle isn’t here any more. Somebody.........................(take) it.
52. (at a party) I ...............(usually, enjoy) parties but I ............(enjoy) this one much
53. I know he doesn’t dance these days, but he ........(dance) a lot when he was
younger.
54. She hurt her back while she.....................(work) in the garden
55. How long ....................................... your father ....................................... (work)
for the company when he retired?
56. Tom.........................(fail) his driving test before he finally passed it.
57. I................................(lose) my pen. .......................(you,see) it?
58. When I was younger we..............................(go) to the disco. We never go now.
59. He.................................(drive) to London when he....................(see) a terrible
car crash.
60. What........................(you, look for)? - My glasses. Have you seen them?
61. She is a doctor. She...............................(work) as a doctor since 1998.
62. Pam..........................(call) you an hour ago.
63. It..........................(rain) when we ...............................(arrive) at the station.
64. Who.....................( invent) the telephone?
65. The car looks very clean .............................(you, wash) it?
66. Where.............................. (you, go) yesterday? – I went to the cinema with my
friends.
67. John, .........................(make) noise. I need silence.
68. What ........................( you, do) at this moment? I ..................(study). I’ve got a
Math test
69. She had no idea it was so late because she ....................................... (watch) the
time.
70. The sky is full of clouds. It ..............................(rain).
71. The house is on fire! – I.......................(call) the fire brigade.
72. We....................... (see) an accident yesterday while we ....................... (drive)
home.
73. The phone is ringing. I .................(answer) it.
74. Where...................(you, go) now? - I’m going to the cinema. Goodbye!
75. Next summer I ...................(study) French . I decided it last week.
76. Marta, .......................(buy) those jeans!. They are very expensive.
77. What ........................(you, celebrate) yesterday?.
78. While you (study)…………….. at home, Magda ……………….. (be) in class.
79. When I (get)…………. to the party, Sally and Doug (dance)………………….….., John
(make)………………………drinks, Sue and Frank (discuss)………………………something
controversial, and Mary (complain)……………………….. about something unimportant.
They are always doing the same things.
80. When you (get)…………. off the plane, I (wait)…………………………. for you.
81. I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we ………………..
(wake) up tomorrow morning, the sun (shine)……………………………………..
82. If you (need)…………….to contact me sometime next week, I (stay)
…………………….. at the Sheraton in San Francisco.