Verb Tense Practice Test - Cumulative Verb Tense Review

1. You look really great! Have you been working out at the fitness center recently?

2. A: What were you doing when the accident occurred?
B: I was trying to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

3. I have had the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about buying a new one.

4. If it snows this weekend, we will go skiing near Lake Tahoe.

5. A: What do you call people who work in libraries?
B: They are called librarians.

6. I came to England six months ago. I started my economics course three months ago. When I return to Australia, I will have been studying for nine months and I will have been in England for exactly one year.

7. Sam arrived in San Diego a week ago.

8. Samantha lived in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she was living there when the Berlin wall came down.

9. If Vera keeps drinking, she will eventually lose her job.

10. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture had virtually disappeared by the time Europeans first arrived in the New World.

11. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John is sleeping.

12. It has been raining all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach.

13. Listen Donna, I don't care if you missed the bus this morning. You have been late to work too many times. You are fired!

14. I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we wake up tomorrow morning, the sun will be shining.

15. I have not traveled much yet; however, I will have visited the Grand Canyon and San Francisco by the time I leave the United States.

16. I had seen many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt. Pictures of the monuments are very misleading. The pyramids are actually quite small.

17. In the last hundred years, traveling has become much easier and very comfortable. In the 19th century, it took two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. The trip was very rough and often dangerous. Things have changed a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years. Now you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.

18. Joseph's English is really improving, isn't it? He has been watching American television programs and has been studying his grammar every day since he first arrived in San Diego. Soon he will be totally fluent.

19. When I arrived home last night, I discovered that Jane had prepared a beautiful candlelight dinner.

20. If you need to contact me sometime next week, I will be staying at the Sheraton in San Francisco.

Verb Tense Final Test - Cumulative Verb Tense Review

1. When Carol called last night, I was watching my favourite show on television.
2. I have been working for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I retire!
3. Sharon loves to travel. She goes abroad almost every summer. Next year, she plans to go to Peru.
4. Thomas is an author. He writes mystery novels and travel memoirs. He has been writing since he was twenty-eight. Altogether, he has written seven novels, three collections of short stories and a book of poetry.
5. We were late because we had some car problems. By the time we got to the train station, Susan had been waiting for us for more than two hours.
6. Sam was trying to change a light bulb when he slipped and fell.
7. Everyday I wake up at 6 o'clock, eat breakfast at 7 o'clock and leave for work at 8 o'clock. However, this morning I got up at 6:30, skipped breakfast and left for work late because I had forgotten to set my alarm.
8. Right now, Jim is reading the newspaper and Kathy is making dinner. Last night at this time, they were doing the same thing. She was cooking and he was reading the newspaper. Tomorrow at this time, they will also be doing the same thing. She will be preparing dinner and he will be reading. They are very predictable people!
9. By this time next summer, you will have completed your studies and found a job. I, on the other hand, won't have accomplished anything. I will still be studying and you will be working in some new high paying job.
10. The students are usually taught by Mrs. Monty. However, this week they are being taught by Mr. Tanzer.

11.
Jane talks on the phone.
Bob has been talking on the phone for an hour.
Mary is talking on the phone.
Who is not necessarily on the phone now? Jane
12.
I'm going to make dinner for Frank.
I'm making dinner for Judy.
I'll make dinner for Mary.
I make dinner for Ted.
I will be making dinner for Tony.
Who are you offering to make dinner for? Mary
13.
Jane left when Tim arrived.
Bob left when Tim had arrived.
Tim arrived when Mary was leaving.
John had left when Tim arrived.
After Tim arrived, Frank left.
Who did not run into Tim? John
14.
Jane is talking in class.
Bob always talks in class.
Mary is always talking in class.
Whose action bothers you? Mary
15.
Jane never left Jamestown.
Bob has never left Jamestown.
Who is still alive? Bob