Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. I __________________ the fire at 6 in the morning and when Peter came in it

__________________ brightly (LIGHT, BURN).

2. My brother __________________ with his model cars when suddenly the lights ____________
out. (PLAY, GO)

3. After I __________________ him to the zoo, we __________________ for a walk in the park
(TAKE, GO).

4. ___________________________ vodka? – Yes, I __________________ it when I was in Moscow a

few years ago. But I __________________ any since then. (YOU EVER DRINK, TRY, NOT
DRINK).

5. What ____________________ about his last book? – I __________________ it a lot. (YOU

THINK, LIKE)

6. The boys __________________ in the garden when they __________________ their father’s
steps. (WORK, HEAR).

7. What __________________ yesterday afternoon? I __________________ on my new novel.

(YOU DO, WORK)

8. How _________________________ to work? – I normally __________________ by car but this

week I __________________ the bus (YOU USUALLY GET, GO, TAKE)

9. Lucas __________________ the guitar when someone __________________ the window and
__________________ a bucket of water out. (PLAY, OPEN, THROW).

10. Up to now, Mary __________________ to the United States. (NEVER BE)

11. My sister _______________________ for me when I __________________ . (ALREADY WAIT,

ARRIVE)

12. I __________________ this championship every year since 2005, but I __________________
it this year (WIN, LOSE)

13. I first __________________ this film in 2006 and I __________________ it a couple of times
since then. (SEE, SEE)

14. My neighbour __________________ her car since 2 o’clock. She still isn’t finished.
(CLEAN)

15. I ________________________ Italian for two years, but I still ________________________ very
much. (LEARN, NOT UNDERSTAND)

16. She __________________ in South Africa now. She __________________ there shortly after
the war. (LIVE, MOVE)
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. ________________________ a famous person in his life? (PAUL EVER MEET)

2. The teacher ____________________ something on the blackboard when suddenly the
headmaster ____________________ into the classroom. (WRITE, BURST)

3. My mum ____________________ at the office lately. She has got a cold. (NOT BE)
4. The speaker ____________________ writing a letter to the chairman. Here it is. (JUST
FINISH)

5. After they ____________________ the top of the hill, they ____________________ a break.
(REACH, TAKE)

6. The Romans ____________________ roads some of which still exist today. (BUILD)

7. I ____________________ to the disco for ages. - Let’s go tomorrow. (NOT GO)

8. ____________________ your holidays in Greece? It’s a wonderful country. (YOU EVER

SPEND)

9. I ____________________ my son to swimming practice every week. (DRIVE)

10. We ____________________ a fantastic film on TV last night, but I ____________________ its

name. (SEE, NOT REMEMBER)

11. He told us that he ____________________ on a cruise trip before. (NEVER BE)

12. Most of the world’s elephants ____________________ in Africa and Asia. (LIVE)

13. The boss ____________________ to the mayor at the moment. You can’t interrupt him.
(TALK)

14. While Frank ____________________ the newspaper, Jill ____________________ breakfast

(READ, PREPARE)

15. You ____________________ tea, don’t you? (NORMALLY DRINK)

16. I ____________________ him in the past two weeks. Where ____________________ all the
time? (NOT SEE, HE BE)

17. The headmaster punished the pupils because they ____________________ trouble a few
weeks before. (CAUSE)

18. I ____________________ in the garden the whole day yesterday. (WORK)

19. I ____________________ to call you last night, but you ____________________ up the phone.
(TRY, NOT PICK)

20. I ____________________ for three hours now. There is still no sight of him. (WAIT)
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. After they _____________________ home from their honeymoon, they _____________________

building their new house. (COME, START)

2. Two years ago, my brother _____________________ an accident and he _____________________

since then. (HAVE, NOT RECOVER)

3. When I _____________________ home last night, my children _____________________ chess.

(COME, PLAY)

4. I would have come yesterday if I _____________________ anything to do. (NOT HAVE)

5. She _____________________ happy after he _____________________ her a bunch of roses. (BE,

GIVE)

6. Last year _____________________ a good year, but this year _____________________ very
successful up to now. (BE, NOT BE)

7. After Dick _____________________ his work, he _____________________ Harry. (FINISH, CALL)

8. Yesterday the phone _____________________ three times while we _____________________

dinner. (RING, HAVE)

9. After five years of travelling through Asia I _____________________ back to Europe next
week. I _____________________ a flight. (COME, ALREADY BOOK)

10. Grass normally _____________________ best when it rains. (GROW)

11. When I _____________________ home, I saw that my wife _____________________ off our
daughter’s hair. (COME, CUT)

12. Who _____________________ the guitar upstairs? – It’s Mary. She _____________________ for
the concert tomorrow. (PLAY,REHEARSE)

13. After she _____________________ on holiday, she _____________________ much better. (BE,
FEEL)

14. I _____________________ in this line for ages. It _____________________ at all in the last five
minutes. (STAND, NOT MOVE)

15. How many games _____________________ so far this year? – Only 2. – And how many
_____________________ last year? – About 10. (YOU PLAY, YOU PLAY)

16. We _____________________ married next June. (GET)

17. In yesterday’s paper I _____________________ that a fire _____________________ out in my

neighbourhood (READ, BREAK).

18. While I _____________________ with a lovely girl, the whole crowd _____________________ us.
(DANCE, WATCH).
Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. I ______________________ since nine in the morning, but I ______________________ yet. (WORK,

NOT FINISH)
2. ______________________ to my sister yesterday? – No, I ______________________ her for a
long time. (YOU SPEAK, NOT SEE)
3. I couldn’t come to the party on Friday because I ______________________ ill the whole
week. (BE)
4. They ______________________ a game of cards when the headmaster entered the
classroom. (PLAY)
5. He usually ______________________ to see me every day, but he ______________________ yet
today. (COME, NOT COME)
6. What ___________________________ since the last time I saw you? (YOU DO)
7. It __________________ so cold last night that the water in the lake ___________________. (BE,
FREEZE)
8. Jack and Jill ______________________ married next October. (GET)
9. After they ______________________ building the bridge, they started constructing a new
road. (FINISH)
10. Mary ______________________ a new hat when suddenly the wind ______________________ it
away. (WEAR, BLOW)
11. She normally ____________________ the bus to work but today her dad __________________
her. (TAKE, DRIVE)
12. He ______________________ his keys. He ______________________ for them since yesterday,
but he ______________________ them yet. (LOSE, LOOK, NOT FIND)
13. Where is Jean? – She ______________________ her homework. (STILL DO)
14. I am not English. I ______________________ from Australia. (COME)
15. They ______________________ for four hours when they finally reached the village. (HIKE)
16. Since when ______________________ that new car? – When ______________________ it? (YOU
HAVE, YOU BUY)
17. When I __________________ a child, I ________________ to know a lot of fairy tales. (BE, USE)
18. I think I ______________________ a drink now. I’m so nervous. (HAVE)
19. It ______________________ her for the past five weeks (NOT RAIN)
20. ______________________ to China? – Yes, I ______________________ there on a business trip a
few months ago. (YOU EVER BE, BE)
Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. While I ___________________ in the garden I fell and ___________________ by back. (WORK,

INJURE)
2. He ______________________ the same suits. It’s pretty boring to see him in the same
clothes all the time. (ALWAYS WEAR)
3. He usually ___________________ the newspaper in the morning but when I ________________
him yesterday, he ___________________ a book. (READ, SEE, READ)
4. When I was in school during my youth, I ____________ a few good maths teachers. (HAVE)
5. During the Middle Ages, they often ___________________ down witches and ________________
them at the stake. (HUNT, BURN)
6. I _______________________ better than I do now. (NEVER FEEL)
7. When I spoke to him, the rumour ________________________ throughout the village.
(ALREADY SPREAD)
8. I normally ___________________ my tea without milk. (HAVE)
9. When mum ___________________ into the living room, she saw that her son ________________
with his friends. (COME, SMOKE)
10. Who ___________________ to? – He ___________________ to his sister, who is in Australia at the
moment. (HE WRITE, WRITE)
11. I have to hurry. My producer _______________________ for me for two hours. He ____________
furious! (WAIT, BE)
12. Before he ___________________ for the US, he ___________________ all his belongings to a
second-hand shop. (LEAVE, SELL)
13. Who ______________________ when I came in? – I ___________________ my dad whom I
_____________________ to for over two weeks. (YOU CALL, CALL, NOT TALK)
14. I hope I ___________________ the project by the end of September, but I’m not so sure.
(FINISH)
15. You can’t see him now. He ___________________ at the moment and I can’t wake him up.
(SLEEP)
16. He ________________________ hard on his performance recently. (WORK)
17. The results were better than I ___________________. (EXPECT)
18. There was nobody in the car, even though the engine ___________________. (RUN)
19. As soon as I get more information, I ___________________ you (CALL)
20. Look at your fingers. You ______________________ too much. (SMOKE)
Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. When I saw him last, he _______________________ married for so long (NOT BE).
2. I _______________________ that Thomas is in Australia at the moment. (JUST HEAR)
3. What _______________________ between 9 and 12 yesterday morning? – I ___________________
the house the whole morning. (YOU DO, CLEAN)
4. ___________________________ all morning? – I __________________________ the doorbell for
over 20 minutes. (YOU SLEEP, RING)
5. After he _______________________ the letter, he _______________________ it. (READ, BURN)
6. How long _______________________ Henry? (YOU KNOW)
7. You look pretty worried. – What _______________________? (HAPPEN)
8. When we arrived at the stadium, the game _______________________. (ALREADY, START)
9. When __________________________? – It _______________________ at 9.15 from waterloo.
(YOUR TRAIN LEAVE, LEAVE)
10. We wanted to stay longer, but we _______________________ any money left. (NOT HAVE)
11. The Howards _______________________ and _______________________ TV when suddenly the
masked men _______________________ in. (SIT, WATCH, COME)
12. He _______________________ the guitar for over two hours. When _______________________?
(PLAY, HE STOP)
13. ___________________________ up smoking? – Yes, I _______________________ it once a few
years ago, but I _______________________ on so much weight that I _______________________
again. (YOU EVER GIVE, TRY, PUT, START)
14. __________________________ the good news? Ann and Peter _______________________
married next summer. (YOU HEAR, GET)
15. After he _______________________ the documentary about Wales, he _____________________
to go there. (SEE, WANT)
16. We _______________________ into our new house next Tuesday. (MOVE)
17. I expect that everyone I invited __________________________ there (BE)
18. Henry _______________________ in London right now. He _______________________
architecture at a famous university. (LIVE, STUDY)
19. Can _______________________ chess? – Well, I can ___________________ a little but I
___________________ any real matches since I left school. (YOU PLAY, PLAY, NOT PLAY)
20. I _______________________ for my club for the past 15 years. I _______________________ my
first championship game back in 2009. (PLAY, WIN)
Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. After I ___________________ my old house, I ___________________ looking for a new one to

buy. (SELL, START)
2. Ann _______________________ at the airport. I’ll go and meet her. (JUST ARRIVE)
3. Where ______________________ your holidays this summer? (YOU SPEND)
4. I ___________________ the weekend in New York. - ___________________ to come with me?
(SPEND, YOU WANT)
5. They usually ___________________ golf on Saturday afternoon, but this weekend they
___________________ up north to their relatives. (PLAY, TRAVEL)
6. My daughter ___________________ me where she is, so I ___________________ her
whereabouts. (NEVER TELL, NOT KNOW)
7. What _______________________ yesterday afternoon? – I ___________________ the car while my
wife ___________________ the house. (YOU DO, REPAIR, CLEAN)
8. Have you got a driving licence? – Yes, I do, but I ______________________ a car for ages.
(NOT DRIVE)
9. Why ___________________ so fast today? You normally ___________________ much slower.
(YOU WALK, WALK)
10. _________________________ by plane? – Yes, I ___________________ to America a few years
ago. (EVER TRAVEL, FLY)
11. He wasn’t able to play because he _____________________ an ankle injury the week
before. (SUFFER)
12. When I saw him, he _____________________ a picture of his wife. (TAKE)
13. After he ___________________ to church with his family, he ___________________ them to a
marvellous Chinese restaurant. (GO, TAKE)
14. She ______________________ in this neighbourhood since April. She ___________________
here after her husband ___________________. (LIVE, MOVE, DIE)
15. ___________________ the documentary about 9/11 on TV yesterday evening? (YOU SEE)
16. I ______________________ for 15 years. I ___________________ 16 when I ___________________.
(SMOKE, BE, START)
17. I ___________________ you a book last week. ___________________ it yet? (GIVE, YOU READ)
18. John ___________________ a shower when the doorbell ___________________, so he couldn’t
answer it. (HAVE, RING)
19. The match ___________________ at 7.30 and the two teams ______________________ for two
hours now. (START, PLAY)
20. The new outlet ___________________ on Monday. (OPEN)
Complete the sentences using the form of the verb in brackets.

1. My dad ___________________ three languages. – How many languages ____________________?

(SPEAK, YOUR DAD SPEAK)
2. He ___________________from me when I entered the room. (HIDE)
3. A few weeks ago, I ___________________in the newspaper that our parliamentary
representative ___________________to visit France. (READ, WANT)
4. I told the doctor that she ______________________ill a few days before. (FALL)
5. Mr Morgan _________________________classes for almost two decades. He is one of the
best teachers in school. (TEACH)
6. The leak in the water pipe ________________________great damage. We must do
something about it. (CAUSE)
7. Most people ______________________at work when the fire ______________________. (BE,
START)
8. As soon as I left the house, I ______________________him. He ______________________at the
corner and ______________________for a bus. (SEE, STAND, WAIT)
9. You look so dirty. What ___________________________all day? (YOU DO)
10. The manager ______________________her report yet, but he __________________________it
this afternoon. (NOT SEE, PROBABLY READ)
11. Aunt Judith ______________________yesterday evening, but I ______________________her yet
today. (ARRIVE, NOT SEE)
12. I ______________________fishing this afternoon. ______________________with me? (GO, YOU
COME)
13. The museum __________________________in the past year. It ______________________next
month. (RENOVATE, REOPEN)
14. We usually ______________________at the Holiday Inn when we travel to New York.
(STAY)
15. I asked him if he ______________________to Australia. (EVER BE)
16. He __________________________very strangely since his accident last month. (BEHAVE)
17. I ______________________in a café and ______________________a cappuccino yesterday
afternoon. (SIT, HAVE)
18. Someone _________________________into our garage door. (JUST CRASH)
19. After she ______________________writing her emails, she ______________________the dog for
a walk. (FINISH, TAKE)
20. Why ______________________your last job? – Well they ______________________me the pay
rise I __________________________. (YOU LEAVE, NOT GIVE, EXPECT)