Day 17: Tenses

A) Fill in the correct form of the verb given.

1. After Howard ___________________ his studies he intends to

work in his father's company.
(FINISH)

2. I ____________________ the instructions on the test sheet

when the headmaster came in and wished all of us good luck.
(READ)

3. By the time I finish my thesis I ________________________

on it for over three years. (WORK)

4. Ancient Greek athletes received a wreath of olives after they

___________________ a race. (WIN)

5. The last time I went to the library I _________________ three

books on painting. (BORROW)

6. I ___________________ when I looked down and saw a

snake at my feet. (SCREAM)

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 7. By the time I get to bed I ________________________ for 8
hours. (WORK)

8. Jane _______________________ yet. I

_______________________ since noon, but there's no sign
of her. (NOT ARRIVE, WAIT)

9. Yesterday, while I ___________________ in class, I had

nosebleed. The boy who __________________ next to me gave
me a paper handkerchief. (SIT, SIT)

10.All the passengers ______________________ their seat belts

by the time the pilot made his announcement. (FASTEN)

11.I'll return his wallet the next time I ___________________ him.

(SEE)

12.A small stone struck the windshield while we

_______________________ down the gravel road. (DRIVE)

13.My grandfather ________________________ in an airplane

before and he doesn't plan to do so. (NEVER FLY)

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 14. At the moment we _____________________ a long spell of
rain. It ______________________ constantly for the last three
days. (HAVE, RAIN)

15.When I got to the party last night, the other guests

_______________________. (ALREADY ARRIVE)

16.We ________________________ to go on vacation next

week. First, we ___________________ to New York for a few
days, then we _____________________ at the Super Bowl finals
in Washington. (PLAN, GO, BE)

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