Ex. 11: Review Tenses

Choose the most appropriate answer.

1. I can't leave now. I       for an important telephone call. (Correct)(Incorrect)

I can't leave now. I am waiting for an important telephone call. (Correct)

2. What does she do? – She       the piano in a local orchestra. (Correct)(Incorrect)

What does she do? – She plays the piano in a local orchestra. (Correct)

3. He must be very hungry. He       anything in three days. (Correct)(Incorrect)

He must be very hungry. He hasn't eaten anything in three days. (Correct)

4. First he       as a salesman, then as a night clerk, and after that he quit his job and became a writer. (Correct)(Incorrect)

First he worked as a salesman, then as a night clerk, and after that he quit his job and became a writer. (Correct)

5. I usually       to work by bus. It takes me about forty minutes to get to work by bus. (Correct)(Incorrect)

I usually go to work by bus. It takes me about forty minutes to get to work by bus. (Correct)

6. Yesterday my daughter flew in an airplane for the first time in her life. She       in an airplane before. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Yesterday my daughter flew in an airplane for the first time in her life. She had never flown in an airplane before. (Correct)

7. Are you going to Lena's party? – No. I       home tonight. I'm a little tired. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Are you going to Lena's party? – No. I am staying home tonight. I'm a little tired. (Correct)

8. She probably       her keys while she was walking in the park. (Correct)(Incorrect)

She probably lost her keys while she was walking in the park. (Correct)

9. Will the rain ever stop? It       all day. (Correct)(Incorrect)

Will the rain ever stop? It has been raining all day. (Correct)

10. I       writing my report in an hour or so. Then we can go to a movie. (Correct)(Incorrect)

I will finish writing my report in an hour or so. Then we can go to a movie. (Correct)

Your result: 00% correct.