Verb Form Consolidation

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I. VERB FORM

1. We -------------- our house yet.

a. not sell b. hasn’t sold c. haven’t sold d. have sold

2. As soon as he --------------- a big sum of money, he will retire for business.

a. saved b. will save c. has saved d. saves

3. This is the second time you ----------- the cup. You ------------- one last night.

a. broke/ have broken b. have broken/ broke c. are breaking/ broke d. break/ broke

4. I ------------------ English for three years now.

a. am study b. was studying c. have studied d. has studied

5. By the end of this year he ------------------ four Shakespeare’s plays

a. will read b. has read c. had read d. will have read

6. They -------------- in that company for three years, from 2000 to 2003.

a. are working b. worked c. have worked d. had worked

7. Jack ---------------- to his friend when I ---------------- in.

a. was talking/ came b. talked/ was coming c. talked/ came d. talked/ come

8. He ------------------------ by the year 2010.

a. will have retired b. will retire c. is retiring d. has retired

9. After I ------------- my homework, I’ll go with you.

a. finish b. had finished c. have finished d. finishing

10.The room needs --------------

a. painting b. to paint c. painted d. be painted

11.Would you mind ---------------------?

a. not smoke b. no smoking c. not smoking d. not to smoke

12.He -------------- a book while she ---------------- the flowers.

a. was reading/ was watering c. was reading/ watered

b. read/ was watering d. read/ watered

13.When I -------------- in the city for ten years, I -------------- a book.

a. have been/ write b. am/ will write c. have lived/ will write d. will be/ will write

14. Please don’t make too much noise! I ---------------- my lessons.

a. study b. was studying c. am studying d. have studied

15.This time last year I -------------------- in London.

a. lived b. living c. was lived d. was living

16.When I first met her, she ------------------- in a restaurant.

a. was working b. had worked c. worked d. has worked

17.The doctor arrived quickly but the patient ------------------

a. died b. had died c. was died d. had been died

18. Since my accident, I ----------- with my left hand.

a. wrote b. am writing c. was writing d. have written

19.This is the worst book I ----------------

a. have ever read b. have never read c. read d. had read

20.We’d better ------------------- early.

a. starting b. to start c. start d. started

21.The police ---------- for a dark man with a beard.

a. is searching b. are searching c. has searched d. searches

22.They don’t allow people -------------- in the meeting room.

a. to smoke b. smoking c. smoke d. are smoking

23.This pair of trousers --------------------