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CHAPTER
Overview of Verb Tenses
O PRACTICE 1. Verb tenses. (Charts 1-1 1 - 5 )
Directions: Following are some dialogues between Speaker A and Speaker B. Co mp le te the
dialogues by using the correct form of the words in parentheses.
1. A : I ' m going ro ask you some questions so that we can practice verb tenses. Wh a t (you, do)
Ad yen', A d
e v e r y day before you come to class? Na me one
B: I (eat) e e n t
2. A- : Wh a t (you, do)
l
a
s
b r e a l c f a
B:
d
i
n
s tL .a st night I (eat)
some friends, and later I (zorite)
3. A : Wh a t (you, do)
r
i
now, at this exact moment?
t
n
e
n
Th e n I (visit)
a
g
B: Rig h t now I (talle)
your questions.
night? Na me three separate activities,
h
t
t
couple o f letters.
now? Wh a t activity is in progress right
o
you. I (answer)
4, A : Where were you at this exact time yesterday? A n d what activity was in progress then?
B: L e t me think. A t this time yesterday, I was at the bookstore. I (look)
for the books I needed to buy for this class.
5. A : H o w many questions (I, ask)
B: I think you (ask)
s
m
i
e
n
c
e
we began this exercise?
five or six questions since we began this exercise.
6. A : Wh a t (you, do)
f
o
r
the past five minutes? I n other
words, what activity began five minutes ago and has been in progress from then until now?
B: I (talk)
r
o
you for the past five minutes. 1 started
talldng to you five minutes ago, and 1 am still talking to you.
7. A : Where (you, be)
B: 1 (be)
t
o
i
m
n
o
r
r
o
w
morning?
class tomorrow morning,
8. A : Wh a t (you, do)
a
t
this exact time tomorrow? I n other
words, what activity will be in progress at this exact same time tomorrow?
B: Rig h t now 1 am sirting in the classroom. A n d at this exact time tomorrow, 1 (su)
i
n
t h e classroom.
9. A : Wh a t (you, do)
b
y
the time you got to class today? I n
other words, what is one activity that you had completed before you arrived in class today?
B: We ll, for one thing, I (eat)
b
r e
a
k f
a
s t
by the time 1 got to class today.
10. A : Wh a t (you, do)
b
y
the time you go to bed tonight?
Name one activity that you will have completed before you go to bed tonight.
B: 1 (eat)
d
i
n
n
e
r
by the time 1 go to bed tonight.
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PRACTICE 2. Verb tenses. (Charts 1-1 - › 1-5)
Directions: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in parentheses.
S I MP LE
P RO G RE S S I V E
1. Tom has regular habits. He (eat)
dinner every day. He has eaten dinner every day
since he was a child. He ate dirmer every day last
month. He ate dirmer yesterday. He will eat dinner
tomorrow. He will probably eat dinner almost every
day until the end of his life.
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2. Tom eats dinner every day. Usually he eats at home,
but yesterday, he (eat) d i n n e r at a
restaurant.
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4. A t 7:00 t i
- now 7:15. Tom is on the phone because Mary called
l i s him. He says, "Can I call you back? I (eat)
dinner right now. I ' l l finish
e v e n i
n gsoon
, Tand
o will call you back. I don't want my dinner
to get cold." Tom's dinner is in progress when Mary
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calls.
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5. Lastr week Tom went to a restaurant. He began to eat
. at 7:00. A t 7:15 Mary carne into the restaurant, saw
I Tom, and walked over to say helio. Tom's dinner was
t still in front of hirn. He hadn't finished it yet. I n
i other words, when Mary walked loto the restaurant,
d i n n e r
Tom's dinner
s Tom (eat)
was in progress when Mary arrived.
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3. Tom ate dinner yesterday. He eats dinner every day.
In ah l probability, he (eat)
dinner tomorrow.
6. To m will begin his dinner at 7:00 tonight. Mary will
arrive at 7:15. I t takes Tom 30 minutes to eat his
dirmer. I n other words, when Mary arrives tonight,
Tom (eat)
h
i
s
dirmer.
Tom's dinner will be in progress when Mary arrives,
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7. To m finished eating dinner at 7:30 tonight. I t is now
8:00, and his mother has just come into the Idtchen.
She says, "What would you bke for dirmer? Can I
cook something for you?" Tom says, "Thanks Mom,
but I (eat, already)
dinner."
10. To m began to eat dinner at 7:00 tonight. I t is now,
at this moment, 7:15, Tom (cal)
b
i
s
dinnerf o r 1 5
minutes, but he hasn't finished yet. I n other words,
his dirmer has been in progress for 15 minutes.
8. Yesterday Tom cooked bis own dinner. He began as
7:00 and finished at 7:30. As 8:00 his mother carne
into the kitchen. She offered to cook some food for
Toro, but he (eat, already)
I
n
ot herwords,To mhadfi nished
bis dinner before he talked to his mother.
11. Last week Tom went to a restaurant. He began to eat
as 7:00. At 7:15 Mary carne into the restaurant, saw
Tom, and walked over to say helio. Tom's dirmer was
still in front of hm. He hadn't finished it yet. I n
other words, when Mary walked into the restaurant,
Tom (eat)
d
i
r
m
e
r
Tom's dinner was in progress when Mary arrived.
9. Tomorrow Tom will begin dinner as 7:00 and finish as
7:30. His mother will come loto the kitchen at 8:00.
In other words,Tom (cal, airead)
12. Tonight Tom will go to a restaurant. He will begin to
eat as 7:00. At 7:15 Mary will come into the restaurant,
see Tom, and walk over to say hello. Tom's dinner will
still be in front of him. He won't have finished it yet.
In other words, when Mary walks into the restaurant
tomorrow,Tom (eat)
d
i
n
n
e
r
f or15minutes.Tom' s
ciinner will have been in progress for 15 minutes by the
time Mary arrives.
dinner by the time his mother walks into the Idtchen.
15 minutes
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topic: VERBS | Mixed verbs 1
Choose the correct verb tense. Several options might be acceptable - choose the
best response:
1. I _____________ with my mother yesterday. ( to speak )
a) didn’t speak
b) have not spoken
c) haven’t been speaking
2. I _____________ to this restaurant for 5 years (and I still do). ( to come)
a) was coming
b) have been coming
c) am coming
3. She _____________ him if he hadn’t asked her. ( to tell)
a) would not tell
b) would not have told
c) didn’t tell
4. How often are you at the beach? I _____________ there every day. ( to go )
a) will have gone
b) am going
c) go
5. The concert we _____________ to last Monday was amazing! ( to go )
a) will have gone
b) went
c) go
6. Please _____________ me the truth! ( to tell )
a) was telling
b) to tell
c) tell
7. I _____________ a bath when the phone rang. ( to take )
a) was taking
b) to take
c) took
8. She insisted on _____________ there alone. ( to go )
a) going
b) to go
c) to be going
9. I demanded __________ to his supervisor. ( to speak )
a) to be speaking
b) to speak
c) speak
10. I never _____________ of him as a good friend. ( to think )
a) was thinking
b) thought
c) have been thinking
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topic: VERBS | Mixed verbs 2
Choose the correct verb tense. Several options might be acceptable - choose the
best response:
1. I _____________ him sing yet. ( to hear )
a) didn’t hear
b) haven’t heard
c) haven’t been hearing
2. My father _____________ this happy in a long time. ( to be)
a) wasn’t
b) hasn’t been
c) wasn’t being
3. What is she doing? She _____________. ( to talk)
a) is talking
b) has talked
c) talks
4. I was at the same store, but I _____________ you. ( to see )
a) will not have seen
b) haven’t seen
c) didn’t see
5. _____________ me tomorrow! ( to call )
a) Will call
b) To call
c) Call
6. I can’t talk right now - Let’s _____________ tomorrow.
a) be talking
b) talk
c) to talk
( to talk )
7. Did you _____________ at his joke? ( to laugh )
a) laugh
b) to laugh
c) laughed
8. My brother _____________ to Japan three times. ( to be )
a) has been
b) was being
c) was
9. Are the sentences “I like swimming” and “I like to swim” both correct?
a) no
b) yes
10. By the time I’m 30, I _____________ all the books on this list. ( to read )
a) will be reading
b) will be read
c) will have read
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Choose the correct verb tense. Several options might be acceptable - choose the
best response:
1. When I first saw him, he _____________ to my brother. ( to talk )
a) has talked
b) was talking
c) talked
2. Jeannette stopped _____________ three years ago. ( to smoke )
a) smoking
b) to smoke
c) smoked
3. He was _____________ to make me laugh. ( to try)
a) try
b) trying
c) tried
4. Don’t do it until I _____________ you to do it. ( to tell )
a) told
b) am telling
c) tell
5. When I first came to this country, I _____________ anyone. ( to know )
a) haven’t known
b) didn’t know
c) wasn’t knowing
6. What do you mean? = What _____________? ( to say )
a) you say
b) did you say
c) are you saying
7. I haven’t known him long enough _____________ whether or not I like him. ( to
tell )
a) to tell
b) to be telling
c) to have told
8. I _____________ for eight hours last night. ( to sleep )
a) slept
b) will have slept
c) have slept
9. You _____________ him, have you? ( to see )
a) didn’t see
b) will not have seen c) haven’t seen
10. Do you know how_____________? ( to sing )
a) sing
b) to sing
c) to be singing
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