B1 All Tenses T014

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. When I saw him last, he _______________________ married for so long (NOT BE).
2. I _______________________ that Thomas is in Australia at the moment. (JUST HEAR)
3. What _______________________ between 9 and 12 yesterday morning? – I ___________________
the house the whole morning. (YOU DO, CLEAN)
4. ___________________________ all morning? – I __________________________ the doorbell for
over 20 minutes. (YOU SLEEP, RING)
5. After he _______________________ the letter, he _______________________ it. (READ, BURN)
6. How long _______________________ Henry? (YOU KNOW)
7. You look pretty worried. – What _______________________? (HAPPEN)
8. When we arrived at the stadium, the game _______________________. (ALREADY, START)
9. When __________________________? – It _______________________ at 9.15 from waterloo.
(YOUR TRAIN LEAVE, LEAVE)
10. We wanted to stay longer, but we _______________________ any money left. (NOT HAVE)
11. The Howards _______________________ and _______________________ TV when suddenly the
masked men _______________________ in. (SIT, WATCH, COME)
12. He _______________________ the guitar for over two hours. When _______________________?
(PLAY, HE STOP)
13. ___________________________ up smoking? – Yes, I _______________________ it once a few
years ago, but I _______________________ on so much weight that I _______________________
again. (YOU EVER GIVE, TRY, PUT, START)
14. __________________________ the good news? Ann and Peter _______________________
married next summer. (YOU HEAR, GET)
15. After he _______________________ the documentary about Wales, he _____________________
to go there. (SEE, WANT)
16. We _______________________ into our new house next Tuesday. (MOVE)
17. I expect that everyone I invited __________________________ there (BE)
18. Henry _______________________ in London right now. He _______________________
architecture at a famous university. (LIVE, STUDY)
19. Can _______________________ chess? – Well, I can ___________________ a little but I
___________________ any real matches since I left school. (YOU PLAY, PLAY, NOT PLAY)
20. I _______________________ for my club for the past 15 years. I _______________________ my
first championship game back in 2009. (PLAY, WIN)

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 B1 All Tenses T015

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. After I ___________________ my old house, I ___________________ looking for a new one to

buy. (SELL, START)
2. Ann _______________________ at the airport. I’ll go and meet her. (JUST ARRIVE)
3. Where ______________________ your holidays this summer? (YOU SPEND)
4. I ___________________ the weekend in New York. - ___________________ to come with me?
(SPEND, YOU WANT)
5. They usually ___________________ golf on Saturday afternoon, but this weekend they
___________________ up north to their relatives. (PLAY, TRAVEL)
6. My daughter ___________________ me where she is, so I ___________________ her
whereabouts. (NEVER TELL, NOT KNOW)
7. What _______________________ yesterday afternoon? – I ___________________ the car while my
wife ___________________ the house. (YOU DO, REPAIR, CLEAN)
8. Have you got a driving licence? – Yes, I do, but I ______________________ a car for ages.
(NOT DRIVE)
9. Why ___________________ so fast today? You normally ___________________ much slower.
(YOU WALK, WALK)
10. _________________________ by plane? – Yes, I ___________________ to America a few years
ago. (EVER TRAVEL, FLY)
11. He wasn’t able to play because he _____________________ an ankle injury the week
before. (SUFFER)
12. When I saw him, he _____________________ a picture of his wife. (TAKE)
13. After he ___________________ to church with his family, he ___________________ them to a
marvellous Chinese restaurant. (GO, TAKE)
14. She ______________________ in this neighbourhood since April. She ___________________
here after her husband ___________________. (LIVE, MOVE, DIE)
15. ___________________ the documentary about 9/11 on TV yesterday evening? (YOU SEE)
16. I ______________________ for 15 years. I ___________________ 16 when I ___________________.
(SMOKE, BE, START)
17. I ___________________ you a book last week. ___________________ it yet? (GIVE, YOU READ)
18. John ___________________ a shower when the doorbell ___________________, so he couldn’t
answer it. (HAVE, RING)
19. The match ___________________ at 7.30 and the two teams ______________________ for two
hours now. (START, PLAY)
20. The new outlet ___________________ on Monday. (OPEN)
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 B1 All Tenses T017

Complete the sentences using the form of the verb in brackets.

1. My dad ___________________ three languages. – How many languages ____________________?

(SPEAK, YOUR DAD SPEAK)
2. He ___________________from me when I entered the room. (HIDE)
3. A few weeks ago, I ___________________in the newspaper that our parliamentary
representative ___________________to visit France. (READ, WANT)
4. I told the doctor that she ______________________ill a few days before. (FALL)
5. Mr Morgan _________________________classes for almost two decades. He is one of the
best teachers in school. (TEACH)
6. The leak in the water pipe ________________________great damage. We must do
something about it. (CAUSE)
7. Most people ______________________at work when the fire ______________________. (BE,
START)
8. As soon as I left the house, I ______________________him. He ______________________at the
corner and ______________________for a bus. (SEE, STAND, WAIT)
9. You look so dirty. What ___________________________all day? (YOU DO)
10. The manager ______________________her report yet, but he __________________________it
this afternoon. (NOT SEE, PROBABLY READ)
11. Aunt Judith ______________________yesterday evening, but I ______________________her yet
today. (ARRIVE, NOT SEE)
12. I ______________________fishing this afternoon. ______________________with me? (GO, YOU
COME)
13. The museum __________________________in the past year. It ______________________next
month. (RENOVATE, REOPEN)
14. We usually ______________________at the Holiday Inn when we travel to New York.
(STAY)
15. I asked him if he ______________________to Australia. (EVER BE)
16. He __________________________very strangely since his accident last month. (BEHAVE)
17. I ______________________in a café and ______________________a cappuccino yesterday
afternoon. (SIT, HAVE)
18. Someone _________________________into our garage door. (JUST CRASH)
19. After she ______________________writing her emails, she ______________________the dog for
a walk. (FINISH, TAKE)
20. Why ______________________your last job? – Well they ______________________me the pay
rise I __________________________. (YOU LEAVE, NOT GIVE, EXPECT)

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 B1 All Tenses T020

Fill in the correct form of the verb given.

1. He ___________________ his first championship in 2012. Since then he

___________________ everything and ___________________ only once. (WIN, WIN, LOSE)

2. When we finally ___________________ at the camp it ___________________ heavily.

(ARRIVE, RAIN)
3. Dad ___________________ a walk with the dog every afternoon. (TAKE)

4. I can't reach my manager. He ___________________ in North America at the moment.

(TRAVEL)

5. I ___________________ to the meeting yesterday because I _______________________ about

it. (NOT GO, NOT INFORM)
6. I ___________________ your uncle for ages. I don't know where he ___________________
right now. (NOT SEE, BE)

7. The family usually ___________________ breakfast together during the week, but on
weekends everyone ___________________ breakfast on their own. (HAVE, HAVE)

8. I ______________________ this school for the last two years. Before that I ________________
to Jackson High School for a year. (ATTEND, GO)

9. What ___________________ when the headmaster ___________________ the room

yesterday afternoon? (YOU DO, ENTER)

10. I _______________________ at the door for ages. Where ___________________? (KNOCK,

YOU BE)
11. He _______________________ noise for a whole hour before the neighbours finally
___________________ the police. (MAKE, CALL)

12. I'd like to introduce my new girlfriend. She _________________ from Australia. (COME)

13. She ___________________ well yesterday, probably because she ___________________ too
much. (NOT FEEL, EAT)
14. It was a wonderful morning and the sun ___________________ brightly when I
___________________ up. (SHINE, GET)

15. They ___________________ this church in the 19th century and since then it
___________________ renovated. (BUILD, NEVER BE)

16. The president ___________________ to Virginia for a campaign speech next Sunday.
(COME)

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