Complete the sentences with the verbs given in brackets in the
right verb tense.
1. Angela __________________ (not work) here anymore. She 18. I’d like to go abroad this summer but I probably
left her last job last month. __________________ (not have) enough money so I imagine
2. What ____________________ (you / do) in the shopping I ____________________ (stay) in my country.
center at 10 this morning? 19. Everyone knows oil ________________ (float) in water.
3. She asked me where I ________________ (be) and why my 20. We ____________________ (miss) the bus so now we’ll have
hair was wet. I told her I _______________________ (swim) to walk.
in the sea. 21. When I found him, I could see his red eyes because he
4. _______________________ (you / come) to Beth’s party _________________________ (cry).
tonight? I hope it _____________ (be) really enjoyable. 22. By the year 2020 lots of people currently employed
5. After I _______________ (do) all my tasks at work and I ______________________ (lose) their jobs.
_______________ (be) about to taking the elevator, I 23. How long __________________________ (the band / play)
________________ (remember) that I ________________ last night before the neighbour _______________ (complain)
(forget) to switch off my laptop, so I ______________ (have about the loud music?
to) come into the office again. 24. Jean ___________________ (not know) what I’m talking
6. You’ll understand when you _____________ (be) older. about since she ____________________ (listen) to me!
7. You won’t get any radio reception while you 25. If I ___________________ (have) more money, would you
___________________ (drive) through the tunnel. have married me?
8. As he ______________ (try) to open the door, the key 26. Luke, can I borrow your pen, or ___________________ (you /
suddenly ____________ (break). It was really annoying! use) it at the moment?
9. We’re flying to Gatwick Airport next Tuesday. Our friends 27. By the time he ________________ (go) to the meeting, it had
________________ (wait) for us at the airport. begun for 15 minutes.
10. Ok, now I __________________ (see) what you mean. 28. A: What is it?
11. Mary _________________ (light) the fire at 6.00 and it B: We won’t know until we __________________ (look)
__________________ (burn) brightly when her husband came at it under the microscope.
in at 7.00. 29. My girl friend arrived after I _____________________ (wait)
12. A: How ___________________________ (you / get on) at for her about half an hour.
university this year? 30. In the past, voyages ________________ (be) very rough and
B: Well, at the moment I _________________ (not like) often dangerous, but things ___________________ (change) a
it very much. I’m afraid I _________________ (have) great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.
a few problems adapting to the place. 31. Shirley _______________________ (do) her research for the
13. _______________________________ (researchers / find) a next few weeks.
cure for cancer by the end of the next decade? 32. A: Whose is this plane ticket on the floor?
14. The elephant ____________________ (never / forget). B: Oh, it___________________ (belong) to me. Thanks.
15. Yesterday we _______________ (leave) the room while the 33. This time next week, we _____________________ (finish)
lecturer _______________________ (still / answer) questions. the chemistry project.
16. We _________________________ (study) all morning and 34. I love this film. It’s the fifth time I ________________ (see)
decided to go out for lunch. However, as soon as I it.
____________________ (close) the door, I realised that I 35. We _____________________ (drive) along Route 1 when he
____________________ (leave) my keys inside! saw the fantastic Golden Gate Bridge.
17. I _______________________ (wonder) how many of us 36. A: I’m going to set up the equipment in a minute.
___________________ (still / be) here next year. B: _______________________ (give) you a hand?
