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Revision On Different Tenses
Revision On Different Tenses
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Different Tenses
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While we . . . home this evening we . . . an accident.
are coming / saw
had come / had seen
were coming / saw
had come / saw
2
His eye ached because he . . . without his glasses.
would have read
read
had been reading
has read
3
He . . . two puppies and three kittens last year.
adopted
has adopted
have adopted
is adopting
4
I . . . to the cinema twice this month.
have been
had been going
was
go
5
When I arrived Mary, . . . the letter and it was ready for my signature.
was typing
had typed
typed
types
6
It . . . now.
had rained
is raining
has been raining
was raining
7
He . . . away. He . . . back only last week.
is / comes
had been / had come
was / came
has been / has come
8
When I . . . him he . . . in a chair, fast sleep
have seen / sat
saw / was sitting
had seen / sat
saw / sat
9
When water . . . the liquid . . . to vapour
will boil / will change
has boiled / changes
boils / changes
had boiled / changed
10
When he got home his wife . . . television.
had watched
watched
was watching
has watched
11
In five more years my parents . . . in Hong Kong for thirty years.
are already living
will have been living
were living
had lived
12
As soon as the children . . . soundly their mother . . . out.
had slept / went
were sleeping / went
slept / went
had been sleeping / went
13
I am sorry to tell you that all the tickets . . . , so you are too late to buy one.
have been sold
are selling
sold
had been sold
14
He is studying very hard because he . . . for a scholarship next month.
has tried
is going to try
will have tried
tries
15
Although she . . . John before, she had often heard his name.
have never seen
had never seen
did not see
does not see
16
John was very tired as he . . . all night.
worked
will work
had been working
is working
17
I . . . to her several times but she . . . and . . . me.
spoke / was reading / did not hear
was speaking / read / did not hear
had spoken / was reading / did not hear
had been speaking / had been reading / did not hear
18
By April 2030, I . . . $10,000 in taxes.
shall pay
will pay
shall have paid
am going to pay
19
It . . . every day this week but today the weather is fine.
has rained
has been raining
will rain
had been raining
20
I . . . for 2 hours already and I shall do another hour's work before lunch.
have been working
had worked
worked
was working
21
The old woman . . . clothes all day and was tired.
had been washing
has been washing
is washing
washed
22
I . . . that magazine several days ago.
will be reading
read
am going to read
have read
23
He is selfish man who only . . . about himself.
thinks
had thought
thought
has thought
24
Mr. Wong . . . a better job recently. He will continue until he finds one.
has been looking for
will look for
looks
is looking for
25
It is dawn; the sun . . .
had just been rising
had just risen
has just been risen
is just rising
26
Coal . . . better than wood.
is going to burn
burns
has burnt
is burning
27
It . . . for several days and it does not look like it will stop for sometime yet.
will have rained
had been raining
will rain
has been raining
28
I . . . the car all morning but it still looks dirty.
will clean
have cleaned
am cleaning
have been cleaning
29
The fire . . . out in a moment. You don't have to pour water over it.
had been going
had gone
will go
has gone
30
Don't disturb him. He . . . a letter now.
shall write
had been writing
has been writing
is writing
31
In two years' time I . . . my degree.
am taking
had taken
will be taken
shall have taken
32
The farmers . . . more vegetables next year.
are growing
are going to grow
have grown
were growing
33
As soon as she . . . everything on her list, she began to prepare dinner.
had bought
has been buying
would buy
has bought
34
When they were climbing the mountain they . . . some snow on the slope.
have been seeing
saw
had seen
had been seeing
35
He . . . a lot of letters yesterday.
would write
had written
wrote
would have written
36
The boy scout has just borrowed the axe. He . . . some wood.
is going to chop
chops
has been chopping
has chopped
37
Christopher Columbus . . . America about 400 years ago.
had discovered
was going to discover
had been discovering
discovered
38
If you don't write to us, we. . . what has happened to you.
have wondered
wonder
wondered
will wonder
39
He . . . writing his essay and is now free to do anything.
has been finished
finishes
has finished
finished
40
We . . . French for the last three years and now we . . . Japanese as well.
learnt / are studying
have been learning / have been studying
have been learning / are studying
have been learning / had been studying
41
The trip from Singapore to London now . . . less than twenty-four hours by air.
takes
is talking
had taken
will have taken
42
While I . . . to work yesterday, I bumped into Peter on the bus.
went
was going
had gone
go
43
By the end of next week the final examination . . . .
would have finished
has already finished
will have finished
had finished
44
If Mrs.Chan . . . a little longer, she would have seen Dr.Chow.
would wait
had waited
wait
waited
45
Although they had been married for years they . . . no children.
had
have been having
having
have had
46
She is learning how to knit. Up to now, she . . . five sweaters.
knitted
has knitted
had knitted
has been knitting
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I know this school well. I . . . here for ten years and I still enjoy it.
taught
am teaching
had taught
have been teaching
