Verb Tense Practice 1
I _____ anything about the night of the accident.
a. don't remember
b. 'm not remembering
c. wasn't remembering
a. don't remember
I don't remember anything about the night of the accident.
I _______ to the Himalayas. I'd like to go someday.
a. have never been
b. never went
c. am never going
a. have never been
I have never been to the Himalayas. I'd like to go someday.
I'm unemployed and I _____ for a job. Tomorrow I have my third interview.
a. 'm looking
b. 've looked
c. look
a. 'm looking
I'm unemployed and I'm looking for a job. Tomorrow I have my third interview.
Why ___________ so fast? Please, slow down!
a. are you driving
b. do you drive
c. have you driven
a. are you driving
Why are you driving so fast? Please, slow down!
We took off our clothes and _____ into the river.
a. were jumping
b. had jumped
c. jumped
c. jumped
We took off our clothes and jumped into the river.
After we broke up, she sold the ring that I _____ her for her birthday.
a. give
b. was giving
c. had given
c. had given
After we broke up, she sold the ring that I had given her for her birthday.
What _________ on Thursdays after class?
a. have you done
b. are you doing
c. do you do
c. do you do
What do you do on Thursdays after class?
_____ me the book, please?
a. Do you pass
b. Are you passing
c. Will you pass
c. Will you pass
Will you pass me the book, please?
We _____ our website.
a. recently renewed
b. are recently renewing
c. have recently renewed
a. recently renewed
OR
c. have recently renewed (more common for Brits, thus more relatable for your BAC)
Bobby: I'm late for my flight!
Sally: Don't worry. I ______ you to the airport.
a. 'll drive
b.'m driving
c.'m going to drive
a. 'll drive
Bobby: I'm late for my flight!
Sally: Don't worry. I'll you to the airport.
____ your room yet?
a. Have you tidied up
b. Did you tidy
c. Do you tidy up
a. Have you tidied up
Have you tidied up your room yet?
(but, at least in the US, you'll hear many people say "Did you tidy (clean) your room yet?)
I looked in the rearview mirror and saw that someone _____ us.
a. followed
b. was following
c. had followed
b. was following
I looked in the rearview mirror and saw that someone was following us.
I'm pretty sure printed books _____ one day.
a. are disappearing
b. are going to disappear
c. will disappear
c. will disappear
I'm pretty sure printed books will disappear one day.
________ watch the game tonight?
a. Will you
b. Are you going to
c. Do you
b. Are you going to
Are you going to watch the game tonight?
Look at the traffic. We _____ late.
a. are going to be
b. will be
c. are being
a. are going to be
Look at the traffic. We are going to be late.
Bobby: _______ (ever/be) to an ACDC concert?
Sally: Yes, I ______ (go) to their concert in Berlin last year.
Bobby: Have you ever been to an ACDC concert?
Sally: Yes, I went to their concert in Berlin last year.
It was cold, but I didn't have my coat because I ________ it to my nephew.
a. have given
b. gave
c. had given
c. had given
It was cold, but I didn't have my coat because I had given it to my nephew.
Bobby: I _______ (cook) all morning. I'm really tired.
Sally: Don't worry, I _______ (help) you finish.
Bobby: I've been cooking all morning. I'm really tired.
Sally: Don't worry, I'll help you finish.
Sally: You look fitter!
Bobby: Yes, I _____ at the gym for the last few months.
a. 'm working out
b. 've been working out
c. work out
b. 've been working out
Bobby: Yes, I've been working out at the gym for the last few months.
Sally: _______ (you/go) to the concert next week?
Bobby: Yes, I _______ (already/buy) the tickets!
Sally: Are you going to the concert next week?
Bobby: Yes, I already bought // have already bought the tickets!
Sally: How long (we/drive)?
Bobby: Too long. I'm tired. (we/stop) for coffee?
Sally: OK.
Sally: How long have we been driving?
Bobby: Too long. I'm tired. Shall we stop for coffee?
Sally: OK.
Bobby: Why ______ (drink) tea today? You _______ (never/drink) tea.
Sally: Because I _______ (drink) too many cups of coffee yesterday.
Bobby: Why are you drinking tea today? You never drink tea.
Sally: Because I drank too many cups of coffee yesterday.
Sally: Don’t go outside. It ________ (rain) a lot now. You ________ (get) wet!
Bobby: Oh. I _________ (take) an umbrella then.
Sally: Don’t go outside. It's raining a lot now. You are going to get wet!
Bobby: Oh. I will take an umbrella then.
Sally: Can you give me that knife?
Bobby: What _____(do) with it?
Sally: I ______ (cut) a piece of pizza. I'm hungry. Do you want some?
Bobby: No, thanks, I'm not hungry; I ______ (just/eat) a sandwich.
Sally: Can you give me that knife?
Bobby: What will you do with it?
Sally: I am going to cut a piece of pizza. I'm hungry. Do you want some?
Bobby: No, thanks, I'm not hungry; I just ate // have just eaten a sandwich.
POLICE OFFICER: What _____ (do) at the time the victim died?
SUSPECT: I _______ (have) dinner with my old school friends. We were very excited because we ________ (see) each other for a long time.
POLICE OFFICER: What were you doing at the time the victim died?
SUSPECT: I was having dinner with my old school friends. We were very excited because we had not seen each other for a long time.