Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate

tenses, then click the "Check" button to check your answers.

1. A: What (you, do)
when the accident occurred?
B: I (try)

to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

2. After I (find)

the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately)

the police and (turn)

3. The doctor (say)

that he (need)

it in.

that Tom (be)

too sick to go to work and

to stay at home for a couple of days.

4. Sebastian (arrive)
not)

to

at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she (be,

there. She (study, at the library)

for her final

examination in French.

5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch,
also)
television. That's all she ever does!

6. A: I (call)

Where were you?

you last night after dinner, but you (be, not)

there.

B: I (work)

out at the fitness center.

7. When I (walk)

into the busy office, the secretary (talk)

the phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily)

and two managers (discuss, quietly)

on
at their desks,

methods to improve customer

service.
8. I (watch)

a mystery movie on TV when the electricity went out. Now I am

never going to find out how the movie ends.

9. Sharon (be)

in the room when John told me what happened, but she

didn't hear anything because she (listen, not)

10. It's strange that you (call)

because I (think, just)

about

you.
11. The Titanic (cross)

the Atlantic when it (strike)

an iceberg.

12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain,

busily)
and (try)
to sell their goods to naive tourists who

(hunt)

for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead)

their donkeys

through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men (argue)
over the price of a leather belt. I (walk)
(sell)

fruit and (buy)

over to a man who

a banana.

13. The firemen (rescue)

the old woman who (be)

trapped on

the third floor of the burning building.

14. She was so annoying! She (leave, always)
sink. I think she (expect, actually)

15. Samantha (live)

(live)

her dirty dishes in the

me to do them for her.

in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she

there when the Berlin Wall came down.

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate
tenses, then click the "Check" button to check your answers.
Last night, while I was doing my homework, Angela (call)
. She said she
(call)
her if she (wait)

me on her cell phone from her biology classroom at UCLA. I asked

for class, but she said that the professor was at the front of

the hall lecturing while she (talk)

(make)

to me. I couldn't believe she

a phone call during the lecture. I asked what was going on.

She said her biology professor was so boring that several of the students (sleep,
actually)
in class. Some of the students (talk)
about their
plans for the weekend and the student next to her (draw)
horse. When Angela (tell)

a picture of a

me she was not satisfied with the class, I

(mention)

that my biology professor was quite good and

(suggest)

that she switch to my class.

While we were talking, I (hear)

her professor yell, "Miss, are you making a

phone call?" Suddenly, the line went dead. I (hang)

to the kitchen to make dinner. As I (cut)
rang once again. It (be)

up the phone and went

vegetables for a salad, the phone

Angela, but this time she wasn't sitting in class.

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate
tenses, then click the "Check" button to check your answers.
Lars: Excuse me, which movie are you waiting for?
Tony: We (wait)

for the new Stars Wars movie. In fact, we

(wait)

here for more than five hours.

Lars: Five hours? When did you arrive?

Tony: We (get)

here at 6:00 o'clock this morning. More than forty people

(stand, already)

here waiting for tickets when we arrived.

Lars: I can't believe that! Are you serious?

Tony: Yeah, people (take)

Star Wars movies seriously. In fact, this

particular showing has been sold out for over a week. We (wait, just)

in

line to get a good seat in the theater.

Lars: When did you buy your tickets?

Tony: I (buy)

them last week by phone. I (know)

be hard to get because I (see)

standing in line to get tickets. They (wait)

tickets for the first showing.

Lars: I don't believe that!

tickets would

a news interview with a group of people

in line for almost a month to buy

Tony: It's true. They (camp)

out in front of Mann's Chinese Theater in Los

Angeles for about a month because they (want)

to be the first people to

see the movie.

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate
tenses, then click the "Check" button to check your answers.
1. You look really great! (you, work)
out at the fitness center recently?

2. A: What (you, do)

B: I (try)

3. I (have)

when the accident occurred?

to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about buying

a new one.
4. If it (snow)

this weekend, we (go)

skiing near Lake Tahoe.

5. A: What do you call people who work in libraries?

B: They (call)
librarians.

6. I came to England six months ago. I started my economics course three months ago.

When I return to Australia, I (study)

(be)

in England for exactly one year.

7. Sam (arrive)

8. Samantha (live)
(live)

9. If Vera (keep)

for nine months and I

in San Diego a week ago.

in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she

there when the Berlin wall came down.

drinking, she (lose, eventually)

her job.

10. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan;
however, their culture (disappear, virtually)
by the time Europeans
first (arrive)

in the New World.

11. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep)

12. It (rain)

the beach.

all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to

13. Listen Donna, I don't care if you (miss)

(be)

the bus this morning. You

late to work too many times. You are fired!

14. I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we (wake)

tomorrow morning, the sun (shine)

up

15. I have not traveled much yet; however, I (visit)

the Grand Canyon

and San Francisco by the time I leave the United States.

16. I (see)

many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt. Pictures

of the monuments are very misleading. The pyramids are actually quite small.
17. In the last hundred years, traveling (become)
comfortable. In the 19th century, it (take)

two or three months to cross

North America by covered wagon. The trip (be)

dangerous. Things (change)

much easier and very

very rough and often

a great deal in the last hundred and fifty

years. Now you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.
18. Joseph's English (improve, really)

, isn't it? He

(watch)

American television programs and (study)

his

grammar every day since he first arrived in San Diego. Soon he will be totally fluent.
19. When I (arrive)
(prepare)

20. If you (need)

home last night, I discovered that Jane

a beautiful candlelight dinner.

to contact me sometime next week, I (stay)

at the Sheraton in San Francisco.

Complete questions 1-10 below with the appropriate tenses, answer questions 1115, then click the "Check" button to check your answers.
1. When Carol (call)
last night, I (watch)
my favorite show on

television.
2. I (work)

for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to

stay here until I retire!

3. Sharon (love)

to travel. She (go)

abroad almost every

summer. Next year, she plans to go to Peru.

4. Thomas is an author. He (write)

mystery novels and travel memoirs. He

(write)

since he was twenty-eight. Altogether, he (write)

seven novels, three collections of short stories and a book of poetry.

5. We were late because we had some car problems. By the time we (get)
to the train station, Susan (wait)

6. Sam (try)
(fall)

for us for more than two hours.

to change a light bulb when he (slip)

.

7. Everyday I (wake)
o'clock and (leave)
(get)

up at 6 o'clock, (eat)

up at 6:30, (skip)

breakfast and (leave)

for

to set my alarm.

8. Right now, Jim (read)

the newspaper and Kathy (make)

dinner. Last night at this time, they (do)

they (do, also)

breakfast at 7

for work at 8 o'clock. However, this morning I

work late because I (forget)

(cook)

and

and he (read)

the same thing. She

the newspaper. Tomorrow at this time,

the same thing. She (prepare)

dinner and

he (read)

. They are very predictable people!

9. By this time next summer, you (complete)

(find)

your studies and

a job. I, on the other hand, (accomplish, not)

anything. I (study, still)

and you (work)

in some new high

paying job.
10. The students (be, usually)
they (teach)

taught by Mrs. Monty. However, this week

taught by Mr. Tanzer.

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11.
Jane talks on the phone.
Bob has been talking on the phone for an hour.
Mary is talking on the phone.
Who is not necessarily on the phone now?

12.
I'm going to make dinner for Frank.
I'm making dinner for Judy.

I'll make dinner for Mary.

I make dinner for Ted.
I will be making dinner for Tony.
Who are you offering to make dinner for?

13.
Jane left when Tim arrived.
Bob left when Tim had arrived.
When Tim arrived, Mary was leaving.
John had left when Tim arrived.
After Tim arrived, Frank left.
Who did not run into Tim?

14.
Jane is talking in class.
Bob always talks in class.
Mary is always talking in class.
Whose action bothers you?