Present , Past , Present Perfect:check
write the verbs in the correct tense:
13. When I phoned her, she ______ her homework. (do)
14. We ______ for three-and-a-half hours when John finally arrived. (wait)
15. When I shouted, they ______ off the roof and ______ away. (jump/run)
16. Don't phone her just now. She ______ to her boss. (talk)
17. Oh! You ______ a shave! You look strange without a beard! (have)
18. I ______ military service for eighteen months. This is my last month. (do)
19. We ______ for about four hours when we realised that something was wrong with one of the tyres. (travel)
20. Mary will be ready soon. She ______ a bath at the moment. (have)
21. Sorry, I ______ . Could you say that again please? (not understand)
22. We ______ in the cafe until the rain stopped and then went home. (stay)
23. ______ here before? (you be)
24. There was nobody at the office. Mr Brownlow ___ the staff to go home. (tell)
25. I signed the register and ______ upstairs to my room. (go)
26. He had been working in the garden, but he ______ when he saw us. (stop)
27. I couldn't drive to work because Mary ______ the car. (use)
28. How many times ______ him since he went to Edinburgh? (you see)
29. Peter and Jane ______: I could here them from my room. (argue)
30. I ______ him since he started working here. (never trust)
31. I'm worried. Why ______ yet? (they not arrive)
32. They're very angry. They ____ to see you for the last two or three hours. (try)
33. I wanted to help with the washing-up, but they ______ it. (already do)
34. It's the most comfortable car I ______ (ever drive)
35. Peter was cleaning the flat and. John ______ (make dinner)
36. I had a pleasant surprise when I got to my room: someone ______ some flowers there for me. (put)
37. ______ that we should tell him tomorrow? (you agree)
38. They couldn't leave the studio when I called because they _____ a film. (edit)
39. I ______ the machine for some time when I realised that there was no ink in it. (use)
40. When he warned them about the police, they ______ the country. (leave)
41. Don't make a noise: the children ______ to sleep. (try)
42. Oh! You ______ a new dress! (buy)
43. She ______ here for several years – four or five now, I think. (work)
44. We ______ in the sunshine for about twenty-five minutes when I suddenly felt sick. (sit)
45. He'll be ready in a moment. He ______ his shoes. (clean)
46. I ______ listening to their complaints all day. One of these days I'll tell them what I really think. (hate)
47. I ______ down on the bed and fell asleep. (lie)
48. I think I ______ him somewhere before. (see)
49. I couldn't get into the car, because the children ______ the car keys. (hide)
50. Peter was meeting someone that night, so I ______ at the office and ______ for a few hours. (stay/work)