REVIEW VERB TENSE

Exercise 1. Give the right tense of the verb in brackets to complete the sentences.
1. Hardly had the minister finished his speech when gunshots (storm) ..........................the stadium.
2. Everybody will be at the office at about 08:30 tomorrow as the meeting (start) ............................at
nine o'clock.
3. That candidate who we had been interviewed before we (speak) ..............................to all the
others is still my favorite.
4. While climbing onto the mountain top, I (encounter) ..............................a strange animal which I
(not see) ......................... before.
5. The chairman was sure that his plan would work out fine as no other member (oppose) ................
it up to that time.
6. I wasn't surprised to hear that Monica (have) ............. an accident as she is a very reckless driver.
7. He (write) _____________ on his essay all day, but he (not finish) ____________ yet.
8. Urbanization (always / be) ..............................a problem which causes several environmental
challenges ever since the rate of migration (increase) ........................after the industrial revolution.
9. When I ------------ (come) home this evening, my parents had gone out for a walk.
10. By the time the troops arrived, the war (end)_____________________.
11. By the year 2020, linguists ................. (study) the Indy-European language family for more than
200 years.
12. Gasoline .................... (become) a major problem for people for the last ten years. Therefore,
during this time many people (prefer)............................... to sell their cars and buy smaller ones.
13. By the time he was 14, Wolfgang Mozart _____ (compose) an enviable number of musical pieces.
14. Nothing in my life _________ (be) so strong to stop me achieve my goals so far and i don't think
anything will be.
15. Archaeologists (explain).................... recently that an ancient underground city around
Cappadocia has long wide corridors where there are many special areas for making cheese and wine.
16. I was amazed when he accepted a drink, since I (always / assume) .............................. that he
was a teetotaler.
17. I was going to play tennis tomorrow but I won't be able to do that because I (injure)......................
my right ankle.
18. We (visit) .................................. the seashore many times before but last summer we enjoyed
ourselves more than ever.
19. By Saturday next week, I (work).................................. on this painting for exactly one month.
20. I (never come) .................................. across such a big snake in my life. What about you?

Exercise 2. Mark the correct answer to each of the following questions.

1. How long ____ Gerry?
A. has you been knowing B. has you know C. have you been knowing D. have you known
2. They ____ married for two years or so when Roy enployed a very attractive Indian secretary in
his Glasgow office.
A. only have been B. were only C. have only been D. had only been
3. How many times ____ New York?
A. has Charles been visiting B. has Charles visited
C. have Charles been visiting D. have Charles visited
4. She ____ French words for hours, but she still doesn't remember all of them.
A. has been learning B. has been learnt C. has learnt D. have been learning
5. The driver ____ violently and managed to stop the car just inches from the body lying on the road.
A. was braking B. has braked C. braked D. had braked
6. My father __________. A. has never smoked B. have never smoked
C. has never been smoking D. have never been smoking
7. Oh dear, the light ____ all night.
A. has been burning B. has burnt C. has burned D. have burning
8. I know too little Dutch to have understood what they were talking about. What I ____ was that
their boss would be there the next morning.
A. did understand B. didn't understand
C. have understood D. could have understood

Exercise 3. Rewrite the sentences as directed.

1. Cultural changes have never been as accelerated as they are now during the globalization.
-> Never before ………………………………………………………………………………………
2. The last time he saw this film was in 2007
-> He hasn’t………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. These students began learning English seven years ago
-> These students have………………………………………………………………………..……..
4. They have been living in this city for six years now
-> They moved…………………………………………………………………………..…………..
5. The last time it rained was three months ago
-> It last………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. My sister hasn’t played volleyball for four years
-> It’s ……………………………………………………………………………..…………………
7. They travelled across India, then flew on to Korea
-> After they………………………………………………………………………………..………..
8. We started cooking for the party four hours ago
-> We have…………………………………………………………………………………………..
9. I have never read such a romantic novel
-> This is…………………………………………………………………………….………………
10. The boy turned off the TV after he had seen a thrilling film
-> No sooner………………………………………………………………………….……………..
11. It isn’t necessary for them to finish their work now
-> They………………………………………………………………………………….
12. I’m sure it wasn’t Jane you saw at the shop this morning
-> You………………………………………………………………………………….
13. It’s possible that she didn’t hear what I said
-> She ……………………………………………………………………………………..
14. They didn’t meet again until the war was over.

 It was …………………………………………………………………………………..
1. stormed
2. starts
3. spoke
4. encountered
5. had opposed
6. had had
7. have taken place
8. has always been, increased
9. came
10. arrive
11. will have been studying
12. has become
13. had composed
14. has been
15. have explained
16. had always assumed
17. was going to play
18. had visited
19. will have to be converted