Archive for January, 2015

Tenses exercise

January 17th, 2015 in English Quiz

Complete the following sentences using the most appropriate form of the verb.

  1. Heat ………………………………… bodies. (expand / expands / will expand)
  2. My friends ………………………………… the Prime Minister yesterday. (meet / met/ had met)
  3. I ………………………………… only one book so far. (have read / read / had read)
  4. She ………………………………… annoyed. (looks / is looking / will look)
  5. He ………………………………… very fast when the accident happened. (drove / is driving / was driving)
  6. He ………………………………… an apartment in the city. (has / have / is having)
  7. I’m sure I ………………………………… him at the party last night. (saw / have seen / had seen)
  8. He ………………………………… here for ten years. (worked / is working / had worked)
  9. I ………………………………… him for a long time. (know / am knowing / have known)
  10. I ………………………………… English for five years. (am studying / study / have been studying)
  11. Don’t disturb me while I ………………………………… (have been working / am working / have worked)
  12. James ………………………………… to be a doctor. (is wanting / wants / have wanted)

Answers

  1. Heat expands bodies.
  2. My friends met the Prime Minister yesterday.
  3. I have read only one book so far.
  4. She looks annoyed.
  5. He was driving very fast when the accident happened.
  6. He has an apartment in the city.
  7. I’m sure I saw him at the party last night.
  8. He worked here for ten years.
  9. I have known him for a long time.
  10. I have been studying English for five years.
  11. Don’t disturb me while I am working.
  12. James wants to be a doctor.