Give the correct tense of the verb

EXERCISE 1

1. His _________________ for music has stayed strong, throughout his 23 years in radio. (enthusiast)

2. He showed unswerving _________________ to his friends. (loyal)

3. We all have great _________________ for the victims of the flood. (sympathize)

4. __________________ is very important because uncertain people cannot have a lifelong friendship.  (constant)

5. It was very __________________ of him to offer us his room. (selfish)

6. The wine had made him __________________ of thinking clearly. (capable)

7. Playing a game with the children is a good way of getting them ________________. (acquaint)

8. Inform the police immediately if you see anything ________________. (suspicion)

9. ______________ need time to develop. (friend)

10. He loved Mona for her honesty, her modesty and her ______________ (selfish)

11. She tried her best to overcome her ______________ and started a conversation with the girl next door. (shy)

12. The soldiers swore their ________________ to the king. (loyal)

13. Don't be ______________ by whispers, rumors or gossips. Trust your friends. (influence)

14. He doesn’t know much about the subject, but he is ________________. (enthusiast)

15. She found it difficult to get ________________ with new friends. (acquaint)

16. If you want to get a good result in every work, you should have a ______________ (constant)

17. I've got lots of __________________, but only a few are really good friends. (acquaint)

18. Business leaders gave an ________________ welcome to the proposal. (enthusiast)

19. They were extremely ________________ to my plight. (sympathy)

20. The task needs the skills of a suitably ________________ engineer. (experience)

21. She smiled to hide her slight ________________. (embarrass)

22. The romantic evening cruise will be a ______________ experience. (memory)

23. I haven't got a picture of this so you'll just have to use your ______________. (imagine)

24. I believe that everyone has had ______________ experiences in their life. (memory)

25. The wedding anniversary mark a happy and lasting ______________ between the married couple. (relate)

 

EXERCISE 2

1. I’ve never fallen in such a(n) _________________ situation before. (embarrass)

2. The novel is based on his __________________ in the war. (experience)

3. This ______________ girl was disliked by the rest of the class.  (SNEAK)

4. I felt my face burning with ________________. (embarrass)

5. My most _________________ experience happened a few years ago. (embarrass)

6. I was _________________ excited and decided to go to the shop at once. (extreme)

7. I was busy _________________ how I would look in the hat. (imagine)

8. I was sure that the boy was a ________________. (thieve)

9. The girl felt _________________ after she realized she had asked a silly question. (embarrass)

10. She complains ________________ about anything she doesn’t like. She is the type of person who is always making a fuss. (noisy)

11. She was in a very ________________ situation. She felt so stupid and didn’t know what to say. (embarrass)

12. They organized a party in _________________ of the year's successes. (celebrate)

13. After they got _________________, she never remarried. (divorce)

14. The lighting in the room is functional as well as ______________.(decorate)

15. The _________________ postponed the race because of heavy snow. (organize)

16. We're having a small family ______________ to mark our wedding anniversary. (gather)

17. I have no _________________ of changing jobs. (intend)

18. The food was good but the ______________ was very slow. (serve)

19. Nobody in the office had received an ______________ to the party. (invite)

20. Have you ______________ your Christmas tree yet? (decorate)

21. She ________________ a camera as a twenty-fifth birthday present. (receive)

22. By the time we got to the party, the pasta had ______________. (serve)

23. The first floor of the hotel has been cleaned up for their wedding ______________ (celebrate)

24. The climax of the New Year ________________ was a firework display. (celebrate)

25. Fifty years ago, Lisa and Luis got ________________. (marry)

 

 

GIVE THE CORRECT TENSES

EXERCISE 1

1.    Up to now, the teacher ( give ). . .  . . . . . .. . . . our class 5 tests.

2.    David ( be ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . born after his father ( die ). . .  . . . . . .. . . .

3.    When I ( be ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . a child, I ( want ). . .  . . . . . .. . . . to be a doctor

4.    She ( ask ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . me to tell about him several times

5.    Mr Jackson ( paint ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . his house since last month

6.    When I came in, they all ( sit ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . round the fire. Mr Pike ( do ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . crossword puzzle.

7.    Yesterday thieves broke into the house and ( steal ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . a lot of fur coats while the guests ( dance ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . .

8.    He ( do ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . his homework before he went to the cinema

9.    What did you do after you ( go ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . home yesterday?

10.  Trees ( plant ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . since it ( stop ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . raining

11.  Someone ( cut ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . down all the trees in the garden

12.  Mr Pike ( live ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . here since last October

13.  John ( watch ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . TV at 8 last evening

14.  Why didn’t you listen while I ( speak ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . to you?

15.  We ( not receive ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . any letters from him since he ( leave ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . four

16.  Dick ( start ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . school before he ( be  ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . seven

17.  It ( rain ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . when we arrived

18.  We ( not see ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . them for a long time

19.  He felt asleep while he ( do ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . his homework

20.  Up to then I  (never, see ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . such a fat man.

 

EXERCISE 2

 

1.    John ( drive ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . that car ever since I ( know ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . him.

2.    Last month I ( be ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . in the hospital for 10 days.

3.    The Browns ( live ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . in Paris for 7 years when the second World War 

( break ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . out.

4.    Yesterday the police ( report ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . that they ( capture ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . the thief.

5.    When the teacher came in, the pupils ( play ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . games

6.    He ( leave ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . home 2 weeks ago and we ( not hear ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . from him since then.

7.    Tom ( study ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . chemistry for 3 years and then he gave it up.

8.    My brother ( join ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . the army when he ( be ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . young

9.    You ( receive ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . any letters from your parents yet?

10.  My teacher wasn’t at home when I ( arrive ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . He ( just go ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . out.

11.  I ( work ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . for him for 10 years and he never once ( say ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . “good morning” to me.

12.  I ( teach ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . hundreds of students but I never ( meet ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . such a hopeless.

13.  He ( lose ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . his job last month and since then he ( be ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . out of work.

14.  I ( see ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . a car accident while I ( wait ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . for you on this corner yesterday.

15.  We ( not live ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . in England for 2 years now.

16.  Geoge ( work ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . at the university so far.

17.  He tells us that he ( be  ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . to the mountains before.

18.  The student who answered the question ( be ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . John.

19.  Mary ( have ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . dinner when her friend called.

20.  The film ( end ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . by the time we ( get ) . . .  . . . . . .. . . . there.

 

EXERCISE 3

1. I felt very tired when I got home, so I ______________ (go) straight to bed.

2. Two days ago I met an old friend who I _______________ (not see) for years.

3. The weather generally (get) ________quiet hot in summer.

4. He tells us that he (be) _____________ the mountains before.

5. Tom (wait) ________________for her since noon.

6.  He said that he already (see) _________ me.

7. By the time you come here, we (finish) ________________ dinner.

8. When the teacher came in, the children ( play ) _________________ games

9. At last he announced his decision. He _____________ (make) up her mind.

10. I (see) __________ that film several times because I like it.

 

 

VERB TENSES-EXERCISE 1