B1 All Tenses T053

Fill in the correct form of the verb given.

1. _______________________ the latest news? – The president ___________________________ that

he _____________________ to resign next summer. – That's not new. I _____________________
that for ages! (YOU HEAR, JUST ANNOUNCE, PLAN, KNOW)

2. When she came home her two boys _____________________ football in the backyard.
(PLAY)

3. He _____________________ in hospital for a few days and the doctor said he

_____________________ come home on Monday. (BE, BE ABLE TO)

4. The whole family _____________________ a few days ago and _____________________ with us
until next Monday. (ARRIVE, STAY)

5. I _____________________ to call you all morning. Where _____________________? (TRY, YOU BE)

6. We _____________________ enough money if everyone gives us €5. (HAVE)

7. There _________________ a very good documentary on TV last night. – _____________________

it? No, I _____________________ for my exam all night. (BE, YOU SEE, STUDY)

8. When I came back to the office, I saw that someone _________________________ through my
belongings. (SEARCH)

9. I'm so sorry that I _____________________ to leave your party so early because I

_____________________ myself. (HAVE, REALLY ENJOY)

10. You're finally here. I ________________________ in your office for over 15 minutes. (WAIT)

11. We _____________________ in Spain while our friends _____________________ across Europe.

(BACKPACK, CYCLE)

12. John Grisham is a famous author who _____________________ several thrillers. His latest
book _____________________ out a few months ago. (WRITE, COME)

13. After she _____________________ holiday impressions of Scotland, she _____________________

to go there immediately. (SEE, WANT)

14. At the moment she _____________________ a hard time dealing with the children. They
_____________________ so difficult to handle recently. (HAVE, BECOME)

15. You look worried. _____________________________? (ANYTHING HAPPEN)

16. Do you realise that you _____________________ on my toe. It hurts. (STAND)

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 B1 All Tenses T050

Fill in the correct form of the verb given.

1. After Maria __________________ her studies, she plans to work in her father's firm (FINISH).

2. By the time I go to bed I _____________________ the work for the day. (COMPLETE)

3. When Jane saw the snake at her feet she __________________. (SCREAM)

4. I __________________ to the library four times this month, but I __________________ a single
book. (BE, NOT BORROW)

5. While I __________________ in class yesterday I got the hiccups. (SIT)

6. Before I started the car, all passengers __________________ their seatbelts. (FASTEN)

7. After they __________________ the race they started to celebrate. (WIN)

8. A small stone struck the window while we __________________ down the road. (DRIVE)

9. I ____________________ all the questions since the officers started their interrogation.
(ANSWER)

10. My grandfather ____________________ in such an airplane before. (NEVER FLY)

11. Jane isn’t here yet. I ______________________ for her since noon but she __________________.
(WAIT, NOT COME)

12. At the moment we __________________ an extreme heat wave. The temperatures

______________________ up for over a week. (HAVE, GO)

13. At 3 o’clock yesterday, Jessica __________________ in bed. She __________________ a book

when suddenly the wind __________________ to blow. (LIE, READ, BEGIN)

14. The weather __________________ terrible lately. (BE)

15. Next week there __________________ a full moon. (BE)

16. The phone _______________________ constantly since Jack announced that he was running
for mayor. (RING)

17. On July 20th 1969 Neil Armstrong __________________ his foot on the moon . Nobody
__________________ that before. (SET, EVER DO)

18. My high school _____________________ the championship before. It’s about time they did.
(NEVER WIN)

19. May I speak to the doctor? - I’m sorry. He __________________ a patient at the moment.
(SEE)

20. Normally people __________________ around about 20 to 30 times every night. (TURN)

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 B1 All Tenses T047

Fill in the correct form of the verb given.

1. Mario can’t answer the door because he _________________ his hair (WASH).
2. I _____________ to the park yesterday, but I _________________ there today. (GO, NOT BE)
3. He _____________________ when we arrived at 8. (ALREADY SHOWER)
4. I _____________________ anyone interesting since I moved into this apartment. (NOT
MEET)
5. I ______________________ on this island for two years now. (LIVE)
6. Peter ______________________ the gym when I got there (ALREADY LEAVE).
7. Paul usually _________________ his meals in the firm's canteen but today he
_________________ out with his sister. (HAVE, GO)
8. Jeff is a basketball player, but he ____________________ right now because it’s off-season.
(NOT PLAY)
9. The weather was perfect for our picnic yesterday. The sun _________________ and the
birds _________________. (SHINE, SING)
10. Yesterday, I _________________ into an old high school friend whom I _________________ for
ages. (RUN, NOT SEE)
11. My dad _________________ to many conferences since the end of the month. (BE)
12. While dad _________________ him good night stories, he _________________ asleep and
_________________ up until three hours later. (TELL, FALL, NOT WAKE)
13. I _________________ such a violent storm in my whole life (NEVER SEE)
14. The new shop around the corner _________________ next Wednesday (OPEN).
15. When David _________________ on the couch, he suddenly _________________ an explosion
outside. (SLEEP, HEAR)
16. I _________________ a few days off next week. I think I _________________ a few days in
Berlin. (TAKE, SPEND)
17. The city council ___________________ a new shopping centre in town next year. (BUILD)
18. I _________________ in Cyprus at the moment. I _________________ a great time. The weather
_________________ great and the food _________________ delicious here. (BE, HAVE, BE, BE)
19. Ben is a very quick writer. He ___________________ his third book. (JUST FINISH)
20. The last time I _________________ to Brighton was in August. (GO)

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 B1 All Tenses T034

Fill in the correct form of the verb given.

1. After we ___________________ dinner we went to bed. (EAT)

2. I ___________________ several matches this season, but I ___________________ to a single
game last season. (SEE, NOT GO)
3. What ___________________ when the headmaster ___________________ the classroom
yesterday? (YOU DO, ENTER)
4. My granddad doesn't ___________________ well so he always ___________________ up the
volume on the radio. (NOT HEAR, TURN)
5. We ___________________ hard since 7 o'clock in the morning. (WORK)
6. She ___________________ in such cold water before. (NEVER SWIM)
7. When we ___________________ at the stadium thousands of spectators ___________________
in front of the gates. (ARRIVE, WAIT)
8. We ______________________ for over an hour when we found out that we were in the wrong
village. (TRAVEL)
9. The district attorney's office ___________________ before next Monday. (NOT OPEN)
10. Here are your shoes Jimmy. I ___________________ them (JUST CLEAN).
11. She ___________________ well yesterday because she ___________________ too much. (NOT
FEEL, EAT)
12. Look at those fans! They're so excited because their team _____________________ the
winning goal. (JUST SCORE)
13. Last Saturday Susan ______________ an accident. She _______________ off the ladder and
___________________ her knee while she ___________________ to pick some apples. (HAVE,
FALL, CUT, TRY)
14. We ___________________ to Chris's party next Tuesday because nobody ___________________
us. (NOT GO, INVITE)
15. Whenever Kevin is in England, he ___________________ to his parents back in Australia
every weekend. (WRITE)
16. When I was at school, I often ___________________ adventure stories written by Jack
London (READ). – ___________________ any of his books yet? (YOU READ)
17. Who ___________________ that terrible noise outside? – It's a group of hooligans. They
______________________ around with flags in their hands. (CAUSE, WANDER)
18. How _______________________ to school, Marvin? – I ___________________ the bus but today
my dad ___________________ me a lift. (YOU USUALLY GET, USUALLY TAKE, GIVE)

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 B1 All Tenses T054

Fill in the correct form of the verb given.

1. Last night, when I ___________________ dinner, my mom ___________________. I totally

___________________ about the roast in the oven, and I ___________________ everything.
(MAKE, CALL, FORGET, BURN)

2. Most police officers ___________________ uniforms to work. Only detectives in higher

positions ___________________ their street clothes. (WEAR, WEAR)

3. His family ___________________ to Singapore when he was three, then they

___________________ back again when he started high school. (MOVE, MOVE)

4. Your car is fine now. There was a problem with the gears, but we ___________________ it.
(FIX)

5. After Claire ___________________ for half an hour, she suddenly ___________________ to check
her watch. (RUN, STOP)

6. I ___________________ smoking three years ago. Before that, I ______________________ for

over a decade. (STOP, SMOKE)

7. Look, Mary ___________________ the windows. Nobody ___________________ them for over a
month. (CLEAN, CLEAN))

8. Tina ______________________ her emails for the last two hours. (CHECK)

9. Living in a foreign country was strange at first, but we ___________________ used to it.
(GET)

10. I ___________________ I want any dessert. I ___________________ too much to eat already.
(NOT THINK, HAVE)

11. In our history lesson yesterday my friend and I ___________________ to each other and we
___________________ attention. Suddenly, our history teacher ___________________ right next
to us. (TALK, NOT PAY, STAND).

12. Wendy ___________________ her boyfriend every afternoon. (PHONE)

13. I saw him sitting on the sofa. He ___________________ very tired because he
_______________________ too much. (BE, WORK)

14. John ___________________ our flight this morning, but he ___________________ hotel
arrangements yet. (BOOK, NOT MAKE)

15. I _______________________ the cup finals when you arrived. (WATCH)

16. We normally ___________________ together every second Sunday, but this month everyone
___________________ on holiday, so we ___________________ any meetings. (GET, BE, NOT
HAVE)

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