Verb Tense Practice Test
Cumulative Verb Tense Review
1. I (have) the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about buying a new one.
2. If it (snow) this weekend, we (go) skiing near Lake Tahoe.
3. I came to England six months ago. I started my economics course three months ago. When I return to Australia, I
(study) for nine months and I (be) in England for exactly one year.
4. Sam (arrive) in San Diego a week ago.
5. If Vera (keep) drinking, she (lose, eventually) her job.
6. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) .
7. It (rain) all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach.
8. Listen Donna, I don't care if you (miss) the bus this morning. You (be) late to work too
many times. You are fired!
9. I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we (wake) up tomorrow morning, the sun
(shine) .
10. I have not traveled much yet; however, I (visit) the Grand Canyon and San Francisco by the time I
leave the United States.
11. I (see) many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt. Pictures of the monuments are very
misleading. The pyramids are actually quite small.
12. In the last hundred years, traveling (become) much easier and very comfortable. In the 19th
century, it (take) two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. The trip (be)
very rough and often dangerous. Things (change) a great deal in the last hundred and
fifty years. Now you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.
13. Joseph's English (improve, really) , isn't it? He (watch) American television
programs and (study) his grammar every day since he first arrived in San Diego. Soon he will be totally
fluent.
14. If you (need) to contact me sometime next week, I (stay) at the Sheraton in San
Francisco.
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.
Tomorrow at this time, they (do, also) the same thing. She (prepare) dinner and he
(read) . They are very predictable people!
9. By this time next summer, you (complete) your studies and (find) a job. I, on the
other hand, (accomplish, not) anything. I (study, still) and you (work)
in some new high paying job.
