In each of the following sentences, underline
any verbs that should have –ed or –d endings
and supply the missing letters. Watch for time
expressions (last week, yesterday, years ago)
that indicate past time.
incorrect: The committee vote to adjourn
yesterday.
correct: The committee voted to adjourn
yesterday.
TEST I
1. The driver ask for the exact fare last week.
2. Oliver use to live in Berkeley when he was a
college student.
3. Katerina studied all the time and so she
graduate from college last year.
4. College students are suppose to attend every
class meeting.
5. Last Sunday, Laura listen to the drummers in
the park.
Fill in the correct form of the
verb – All tenses
TEST II
1. They ___________________ in Chicago for 20
years (be).
2. I ___________________ a wonderful film in the
cinema last night. (see)
3. The sun ___________________ at 6:38 yesterday
morning (rise)
4. The sun ___________________ when the
climber reached Mount Everest. (shine)
5. I promise that I ___________________ this
secret to anyone (not tell)
TEST III. Which is correct (A) or (B)?
1. Mrs. Johnston goes to (a) church (b) the Church
every day of the week.
2. Jenny does a lot of business in (a) Far East (b) the
Far East.
3. (a) Computer games (b) The Computer games
are one of the things of the modern world not liked
by all.
4. I like eating (a) spaghetti (b) the spaghetti.
5. She spent most of her life travelling in (a) Europe
(b) the Europe and (a) Middle East (b) the Middle
East.
TEST IV. Prepositions
1. His life depends __________ a heart transplant.
(a)on
(b) in
(c)out
(d) over
2. The police ran __________ the thieves but didn't catch
them.
(a) into
(b) for
(c) around (d) after
3. Could you turn left __________ the next junction.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) at
(d) through
4. He is the fastest man __________ the world.
(a) of
(b) in
(c) on
(d) by
5. How often do you borrow __________ the library.
(a) from
(b) off
(c) in
(d) at
TEST V Fill in the correct form of
the irregular verb – All Tenses
1. Shakespeare ______________________ a lot of plays
and poems (write)
2. Denise ______________________ your uncle last
Friday (meet).
3. Joan ______________________ four windows since
she was born (break)
4. Jim ______________________ the car until he was 18.
(drive)
5. The sun ______________________ the whole day
yesterday (shine)
TEST I
1. The driver asked for the exact fare last week.
2. Oliver used to live in Berkeley when he was a
college student.
3. Katerina studied all the time and so she
graduated from college last year.
4. College students were supposed to attend
every class meeting.
5. Last Sunday, Laura listened to the drummers
in the park.
TEST II
1. They have been in Chicago for 20 years (be).
2. I saw a wonderful film in the cinema last
night. (see)
3. The sun rose at 6:38 yesterday morning (rise)
4. The sun was shining when the climber
reached Mount Everest. (shine)
5. I promise that I will not tell this secret to
anyone (not tell)
TEST III
1. church
2. the Far East
3. Computer games
4. spaghetti
5. Europe; the Middle East
TEST IV
1. on
2. after
3. at
4. in
5. from
TEST V
1. Shakespeare wrote a lot of plays and poems
(write)
2. Denise met your uncle last Friday (meet).
3. Joan has broken four windows since she was
born (break)
4. Jim had never driven the car until he was 18.
(drive)
5. The sun shone the whole day yesterday
(shine)