Verb Tense Quiz 1

1. I can't join you for lunch. I ______ for an important phone call.

wait

will wait

am waiting

have waited

2. Harrison Ford is a famous actor. He ____ in many popular movies.

has been appearing

had appeared

has appeared

appeared

3. Susan got home very late last night and ________.

is in her room sleeping

in her room is sleeping

sleeps in her room

has in her room slept

4. I _____ about you when I recieved your email.

was just thinking

just thought

have just been thinking

was just thought

5. What ______ about the new anti-smoking bylaw?

are you thinking

do you think

have you thought

have you been thinking

6. Mr. Jones planning to retire. He _____ at Bow Valley College for a long time.

work

has worked

had worked

works

7. It is my wife's birthday tonight and I _____ a romantic dinner.

am making

make

makes

making

8. I was late this morning because I couldn't ____ my car keys.

found

finds

find

be finding

9. Next week when there ______ a Chinook, the temperature will be warmer.

is being

is

will be

will have been

10. While I ____ TV last night, I did my homework.

watch

watched

was watching

am watching
 Verb Tense Quiz 2
1. I've been in this city for a long time. I _____ here sixteen years ago.

have come

was coming

came

had come

2. The bus was late. The passengers were angry because they ______ for half an
hour.

are waiting

were waiting

have been waiting

had been waiting

3. If more people used public transportation, traffic jams _____ .

doesn't exist

wouldn't exist

isn't existing

won't be existing

4. The soccer team _______ a championship until last year, when they won first
place.

has never won

is never winning

had never been winning

had never won

5. Chen ____ English for three years.

 will be studying

has study

will have been studying

has been studying

6. We have a cottage at Sylvan Lake. It ____ in the family for thirty years.

was

has been

is

will be

7. The vegetables should be ready, they ___ for at least twenty minutes.

are boiling

boiling

have been boiling

were boiling

8. I am not busy on Friday . I ____ you move.

help

will help

am going to help

am helping

9. To make soil, gardeners usually ____ their compost pile each day.

turn

are turning

have turned

turned

10. You look tired. You ______ too hard lately.

worked

work

were working

have been working