Complete with the Simple Present, Simple Past, Present Continuous, Past

Continuous, Present Perfect Simple and Continuous , Past Perfect Simple

and Continuous of the verbs in brackets.

1. When Carol (call) ______________last night, I (watch) _________________

my favorite show on television.

2. I (work) __________________ for this company for more than thirty years, and I
intend to stay here until I retire!

3. Sharon (love) _______________ to travel. She (go) ___________________

abroad almost every summer. Next year, she plans to go to Peru.

4. Thomas is an author. He (write) _______________ mystery novels and travel

memoirs. He (write) __________________ since he was twenty-eight. Altogether,
he (write) ______________ 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 (get) ______
to the train station, Susan (wait) _____________________for us for more than two
hours.

6. Sam (try) _________________ to change a light bulb when he (slip) ________

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 (get) ____________up at 6:30, (skip) _________
breakfast and (leave) _______________for work late because I (forget) ________
to set my alarm.
8. Right now, Jim (read) ________________the newspaper and Kathy (make)
______________ dinner. Last night at this time, they (do) ____________the same
thing. She (cook) _____________________and he (read) _________________
the newspaper. They (do) __________________________the same thing for
years!

9.
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?

10.
I'm going to make dinner for Frank. I make dinner for Ted.
I'm making dinner for Judy. I will be making dinner for Tony.
I'll make dinner for Mary.

Who are you offering to make dinner for?

11.
Jane left when Tim arrived. John had left when Tim arrived.
Bob left when Tim had arrived. After Tim arrived, Frank left.
When Tim arrived, Mary was leaving.

Who did not run into Tim?

12.
Jane is talking in class. Mary is always talking in class.
Bob always talks in class.

Whose action bothers you?

13.
Jane never left Jamestown. Bob has never left Jamestown.
Who is still alive?