Question

Complete the following sentences with the verbs in parenthesis



1. You __________________ (study) five verb tenses so far.

2. The wind ___________________ (blow) very hard last night.

3. We don't have that old painting anymore. We __________________ (sell) it to a friend of ours.

4. Some of the guests ____________________ (arrive) rather late.

5. Unfortunately Joe ____________________ (fail) his driving test.

6. Her parents _____________________ (get) married in August 1987.

7. This is the most difficult text I _____________________ (ever/translate).

8. I ___________________ (buy) this funny-looking umbrella at the stadium.

9. He ____________________ (work) for that company for five years.

10. The manager _____________________ (be) extremely busy lately.

11. Mr. Peters is not here. He _____________________ (go) to London for the weekend.

12. I don't think I _____________________ (read) this novel before.

13. Somebody _____________________ (steal) Kevin's bike yesterday.

14. I ___________________ (learn) this trick when I was in college.

15. The children _______________________ (not/finish) breakfast yet.

16. Deborah _____________________ (live) in this house with her parents all her life.

17. Our next-door neighbors are going to move from their apartment. I _____________________ (just/find) out about it.

18. A prisoner ______________________ (escape) from the jail bus, but the police _____________________ (catch) him now.

19. You ______________________ (make) quite a lot of mistakes on your last grammar test.

20. We ______________________ (learn) a lot of interesting things since we ___________________ (start) this course.

21. My grandfather _____________________ (live) in Bucharest all his life. He ____________________ (die) at the age of eighty.

22. I _____________________ (have) that car from 1996 to 2001 but I _____________________ (never/drive) at night.

23. Mr. Smith ______________________ (be) our representative in the Senate for many years.

24. I ______________________ (read) the sentences three times before I ____________________ (hand) in the paper.

25. This month the children ______________________ (see) four movies at Hollywood Multiplex.

26. I didn't know you _____________________ (be) Andrew's cousin.

27. The earthquake _____________________ (do) a lot of damage to some of the buildings.

28. It ____________________ (take) me one hour to get to work this morning.

29. My friend Steve is in the hospital; he ___________________ (break) his leg while playing football.

30. We ____________________ (have) a lot of trouble with our car lately.

31. John Grisham ______________________ (write) almost twenty novels. He _____________________ (publish) his first novel in 1984.

32. I'm very surprised at him. He ____________________ (never/lie) to me before.

33. I _____________________ (always/want) to visit the Great Pyramids.

34. James is quite upset. He _____________________ (just/break) up with his girlfriend.

35. We ____________________ (stay) at home since he __________________ (not/invite) us to the party.

36. The weather_____________________ (be) extremely hot recently. It ____________________ (not/rain) for several weeks.

37. We ___________________ (wait) for her, but she ____________________ (never/come).

38. I __________________ (talk) to our lawyer about this a minute ago, and he __________________ (sound) quite confident about it.

Answer 1

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Salut!

You have studied five verb tenses so far.

The wind blew very hard last night.

We sold it to a friend of ours.

Some of the guests arrived rather late.

Unfortunately Joe failed his driving test.

Her parents got married in August 1987.

This is the most difficult text I have ever translated.

I bought this funny-looking umbrella at the stadium.

He worked for that company for five years.

The manager has been extremely busy lately.

Mr. Peters is not here. He went to London for the weekend.

I don't think I have read this novel before.

Somebody stole Kevin's bike yesterday.

I learned this trick when I was in college.

The children have not finished breakfast yet.

Deborah has lived in this house with her parents all her life.

Our next-door neighbors are going to move from their apartment. I just found out about it.

A prisoner escaped from the jail bus, but the police caught him now.

You made quite a lot of mistakes on your last grammar test.

We have learned a lot of interesting things since we started this course.

My grandfather lived in Bucharest all his life. He died at the age of eighty.

I had that car from 1996 to 2001 but I never drove at night.

Mr. Smith has been our representative in the Senate for many years.

I read the sentences three times before I handed in the paper.

This month the children have seen four movies at Hollywood Multiplex.

I didn't know you were Andrew's cousin.

The earthquake did a lot of damage to some of the buildings.

It took me one hour to get to work this morning.

My friend Steve is in the hospital; he broke his leg while playing football.

We have had a lot of trouble with our car lately.

John Grisham has written almost twenty novels. He published his first novel in 1984.

I'm very surprised at him. He has never lied to me before.

I have always wanted to visit the Great Pyramids.

James is quite upset. He just broke up with his girlfriend.

We have stayed at home since he did not invite us to the party.

The weather has been extremely hot recently. It has not rained for several weeks.

We have waited for her, but she has never come.

I talked to our lawyer about this a minute ago, and he sounded quite confident about it.

Succes!