Cumulative Verb Tense Review (active or passive)

1. You look really great! (You, exercise) .................. at the fitness center?
2. A: What (you, do) ................when the accident occurred?
B: I (try) .................to change a light bulb that had burnt out.
3. I (have) ............... the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about buying a new one.
4. If it (snow) ............. this weekend, we (go) ............... skiing near Lake Tahoe.
5. A: What do you call people who work in libraries?
B: They (call) ................ librarians.
6. Thomas is an author. He (write) ........... mystery novels and travel memoirs. Altogether, he (write) .......... seven novels,
three collections of short stories.
7. Sam (arrive) .................... in San Diego a week ago.
8. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture (disappear,
virtually) ............ by the time Europeans first (arrive) ............. in the New World.
11. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) ...................
12. It (rain) ................. all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach.
13. When I (arrive) ........ home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) ....... a beautiful candle-lit dinner. I must admit that
Maria’s English ____________ (improve) every day.
14.My favourite saying is “Too many cooks________(spoil) the broth.“
15. While she _________prepare) lunch, she_______cut) herself.
16. Anna can’t come to the phone because she_________ (wash) her hair. She_______be) in the bathroom for 15 minutes
now.
17.The night before we __________(leave) the city, she ___________ (ring) me up to remind me to be on time. “Don’t
forget the train ____________ (leave) at 7.35 in the morning and if we_________ (miss) that, we will miss the ferry too!”
she said.
18.Light ______________ (travel) through space at a speed of 299,792 km per second.
19. He is a famous footballer. He _____ (play) for the national team 10 times.
20.She __________ (study)History for two hours yesterday.

II Use WILL/SHALL+verb,be going to+verb, the simple present tense or the present continuous tense to denote future
actions.
1. A:I___________1. (go) to the cinema this evening. B: ___________the film 2. (start) at 8.30 or 9.30?
2. A:I need some money. B:OK, I___________3. ( lend) you some. How much do you need?
3. A : Why are you filling that bucket with water? B: I________4. (wash)the car.
4. What’s the problem? –The machine_______________5. (not accept)this coin.
5. Don’t lend her anything. She is irresponsible.She_________6. (lose)things .She’s done the same thing with my new
dress.
6. Do you know Lindsey gave birth to a baby girl last night? – Yes, Tom told me. I _________7.(visit) her in the hospital
today.
7. Look at the belly of the cat! She _________ 8.(have) a kitten soon.
8. I can't carry the bags. _____you_____9. (do) it for me?
9. I believe I ________10. (do) the test well.

Complete with the Past Simple, the Past Continuous or the Past Perfect Simple of the verbs in brackets.
Doris: Where (1) you (stay) when you (2) (go) to Scotland last summer?
Victoria: Glasgow.
Doris : (3) you also (visit) Edinburgh?
Victoria: Yes, of course we did. We (4) (travel) quite a lot, so by the time we (5) (leave) Scotland, we (6) (see) most of it. I
(7) never (be) there before and I really enjoyed it.
Doris :(8) anything exciting (happen) while you (9) (travel) around?
Victoria: oh, you won’t believe this, but I (10) (see) something in Loch Ness while we (11) (drive) by the lake.

1. The school basketball team (win) every game last season. Unfortunately, while they (play) in the last game, a player
(break) his leg.
2. Yesterday evening, my friends and I (watch) a DVD at my house. As soon as we (feel) the earthquake, we (run) outside.
3. Last Saturday, while tina (walk) in the park, a man (jump) out from behind a tree and (grab) her bag, Fortunately, as the
man (run) away, a police officer (catch) him.

Complete the sentences using the full or bare infinitive or the -ing form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Julia enjoys ______________________(dance). She is looking forward to ___________(participate) in the competition.
Now she is busy ___________(prepare) for it.
2. Keith stopped at the supermarket ______________________(buy) some milk.
3. There was nothing good on TV, so I suggested ______________________(go) out.
4. The tea is too hot ______________________ (drink). Would like _____(have) some ice tea instead?
5. Chris had lunch but Nigel refused ___________________(stop) working.
6. Susan remembers _______________________(wake up) very early to help on the farm when she
lived in the countryside. She will never forget __________(do) so.
7. _____________________________(have) a shower in the evening is very relaxing.
8. Kevin asked me ____________________(tell) him what was happening.
9. I go ________________(shop) every Saturday.
10. Linda made Bob _____________________(apologise) to his sister.
11. It isn’t worth____________________(spend) so much money on a hotel room.
12. The children must ________________(study) for their exams. It is a waste of time _________(not start) on time.
13. We use this knife for ____________________(cut) bread. It is no good ________(use) any other.
14. Sam helped me_________________(build) a treehouse last year.

Choose a, b or c.
Yesterday, I called my friend Brian (1) him a few questions about a school project and he told me some great news. He
knows how much I like (2) to rock concerts and he told me that my favourite group was coming to town! I was very excited
(3) this news and I kept (4) Brian more questions but that was all he knew, so he couldn’t (5) me. Anyway, I thanked him for
(6) me and I immediately decided (7) . I haven’t asked my parents yet, but I think that if I promise (8) my room more often,
they will let me (9) . I know that it may be difficult (10) a ticket, but I hope I will be lucky enough (11) one. I’m really
looking forward to (12) to the concert!
1. a. ask b. to ask c. asking
2. a. go b. to going c. going
3. a. hear b. to hear c. hearing
4. a. ask b. to ask c. asking
5. a. help b. to help c. helping
6. a. tell b. to tell c. telling
7. a. go b. to go c. going
8. a. clean b. to clean c. cleaning
9. a. go b. to go c. going
10. a. find b. to find c. finding
11. a. get b. to get c. getting
12. a. go b. to go c. going
Complete with the bare/full infinitive or -ing form of the verbs in the box.
tease enter sit cry go learn turn get
1. I would love ________________how to play water polo.
2. Should we s___________cuba diving or do you want___________ on the beach all day?
3. Danny stopped ______________his sister when she started _____________.
4. I decided___________ a part-time job so I can make some extra money.
5. Did you remember __________________off the cooker before we left the house?
6. My Aunt Sally let my cousin Jenny _____________the beauty contest.
Choose the correct answer
Last Monday, a jewellery shop in my neighbourhood (1) . This shop (2) since I was a young girl so I was really upset when
I heard what had happened. Luckily, very little (3) and no one (4) . Every night the jewellery (5) in a safe place so that it
can’t be found.
Unfortunately, the three robbers still (6) . Tomorrow, an alarm system (7) so that something similar doesn’t happen again.
The shop(8) until the police finish investigating the crime.
1. a. is robbed b. was robbed c. robbed
2. a. was open b. has been open c. was opened
3. a. stole b. was stolen c. is stolen
4. a. hurt b. was hurt c. had hurt
5. a. was stored b. is stored c. are stored
6. a. are not found b. haven’t found c. haven’t been found
7. a. is set up b. is going to be set up c. will set up
8. a. will be closed b. is closed c. will close