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Verb Tense Practice Test

Cumulative Verb Tense Review

1. You loo reall! great" #You$ e%ercise&Have you been exercisin

at the 'itness center(

2. ): *hat #!ou$ +o&w ere you doing

when the acci+ent occurre+(

,: - #tr!&w as trying

to change a light bulb that ha+ burnt out.

. - #have&have had

the same car 'or more than ten !ears. -m thining about bu!ing a

new one.

0. -' it #snow&snow s

this weeen+$ we #go&are going to go

siing near ae Tahoe.

. ): *hat +o !ou call people who wor in libraries(

,: The! #call&are called

librarians.

3. - came to 4nglan+ si% months ago. - starte+ m! economics course three months ago.

*hen - return to )ustralia$ - #stu+!&w ill have been studying

'or nine months an+ - #be&w ill have been

in 4nglan+ 'or e%actl! one !ear.

5. 6am #arrive&arrived

in 6an 7iego a wee ago.

8. 6amantha #live&lived

in ,erlin 'or more than two !ears. -n 'act$ she #live&w as living

there when the ,erlin wall came +own.

9. -' Vera #eep&keeps

+rining$ she #lose$ eventuall!&w ill eventually lose

her ob.

1. The ;a!a establishe+ a ver! a+vance+ civiliew *orl+.

11. 6hhhhh" ,e ?uiet" @ohn #sleep&is sleeping

.

12. -t #rain&has been raining

all wee. - hope it stops b! 6atur+a! because - want to go to

the beach.

1. isten 7onna$ - +ont care i' !ou #miss&missed

the bus this morning. You #be&have been

late to wor too man! times. You are 'ire+"

10. - am sic o' rain an+ ba+ weather" Aope'ull!$ when we #wae&w ake

up tomorrow

morning$ the sun #shine&w ill be shining

.

1. - have not travele+ much !et= however$ - #visit&w ill have visited

the Bran+

Can!on an+ 6an rancisco b! the time - leave the Dnite+ 6tates.

13. - #see&had seen

man! pictures o' the p!rami+s be'ore - went to 4g!pt. Pictures o'the monuments are ver! mislea+ing. The p!rami+s are actuall! ?uite small.
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15. -n the last hun+re+ !ears$ traveling #become&has becom

much easier an+ ver!

com'ortable. -n the 19th centur!$ it #tae&took

two or three months to cross >orth

)merica b! covere+ wagon. The trip #be&w as

ver! rough an+ o'ten +angerous.

Things #change&have change

a great +eal in the last hun+re+ an+ 'i't! !ears. >ow !ou can

'l! 'rom >ew Yor to os )ngeles in a matter o' hours.

18. @osephs 4nglish #improve$ reall!&is really improving

$ isnt it( Ae #watch&has been w atchin

)merican television programs an+ #stu+!&studying

his grammar ever! +a!

since he 'irst arrive+ in 6an 7iego. 6oon he will be totall! 'luent.

19. *hen - #arrive&arrived

home last night$ - +iscovere+ that @ane #prepare&had prepared

a beauti'ul can+leElit +inner.

2. -' !ou #nee+&need

to contact me sometime ne%t wee$ - #sta!&w ill be s

at the 6heraton in 6an rancisco.

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Vocabular!:

)ccomplish: to bring to its

goal or conclusion= carr! out=

per'orm= 'inish$ to succee+$

to achieve

eel: 1. to perceive or e%amine b! touch 2. to

sense or be a''ecte+ emotionall! . to be or

become conscious o'

Crac: 1. a 'issure 2. to

brea open . to mae a

su++en$ sharp soun+ 0. a

oe

7ecent: 1. con'orming to the recogni


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7. +ecent

4. slighte+

2. ;aria is a GGGGGGGGG tennis pla!er when she puts her min+ to it.

). accomplish

,. 'eel

C. crac

7. +ecent

4. slight

. uc GGGGGGGGGGGG that )nne Catherine has been ignoring him on purpose.

). accomplishes

,. 'eels

C. cracs

7. +ecents

4. slights

0. )le%is has a GGGGGGGGG problem with his vision #Thats wh! he wears glasses&

Aowever he

plans to 'i% this imper'ection ne%t month.

). accomplish

,. 'eel

C. crac

7. +ecent

4. slight

5. Pierre told me yesterday that he intends to ___________ a great deal in English class

this semester. Of course, to do this, he'll have to stop playing video games.

A. accomplish

B. feel

C. crac

!. decent

E. slight

)pplie+: a+. 1: that are use+2: concerne+ with concrete problems or

Tough: 1: not given to gentleness orsentimentalit! 2. ver! +i''icult=


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+ata as oppose+ to the theoretical

. wore+ at

severel! testing

stamina or resolution : substantiall!

ma+e or constructe+

4ager: : having or showing een

interest or intense +esire

Hverloo: 1:n : a high place a''or+ing agoo+

view v 1: loo past$ 'ail to notice 2.

watch over

Pinch: n 1: a pain'ul or straitene+

circumstance:

2: an inur! resulting 'rom getting some

bo+! part s?uee


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9. ise is having a GGGGGGGGGGG time sta!ing awae in class$ so #continue+ on ?uestion

1&

). )pplie+

,. Tough

C. 4ager

7. Pinch

4. Hverloo

1. when she loos lie shes 'alling asleep again$ - want !ou to GGGGGGGGGGG her.

). )pplie+

,. Tough

C. 4ager

7. Pinch

4. Hverloo

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Captione+ Television

)+apte+ 'rom elicia ;o+e )le%an+er an+ @ac R. Bannon$ 7ea' Aeritage:

) 6tu+ent Te%t an+ *orboo#1980&$ >ational )ssociation o' the 7ea'$p. E3.

,! the 19s man! )merican 'amilies owne+ television sets. 7uring

televisions 'irst 2 !ears$ +ea' people GGGGG1GGGGG most o' the 'un.

The! coul+ not hear what was being sai+ an+ ha+ to guess.

7ea' people who watche+ television lie+ sports an+ action shows$ but the!

were +isappointe+ with GGGGG2GGGGG programs. -' there was a lot o'

+ialogue$ +ea' viewers coul+nt 'ollow the plot. 4ven the most sille+

liprea+ers coul+ onl! catch part o' the taling. This 'rustrate+ man! +ea'

people.

-n the late 193s$ a man starte+ e%perimenting. ;alcom >orwoo+ thought

that +ea' people coul+ GGGGGGGGGG television programs$ too. Ae wante+

to +evelop captions 'or the programs. >orwoo+ wore+ 'or the 'e+eral

governments ;e+ia 6ervices an+ Captione+ ilms 7ivision at the ,ureau o'

4+ucation o' the Aan+icappe+.

>orwoo+ surve!e+ man! hearing )mericans. Ae wante+ to see how the!'elt about seeing captions on the television screen. Too man! people were

against the GGGGG0GGGGG. >orwoo+ reali


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wa! o' captioning E one that woul+ not GGGGGGGGGGG hearing people.

-n Hctober o' 1951$ >orwoo+s GGGGG3GGGGG signe+ a contract with

*B,AETV$ a public television station in ,oston. *B,A was hire+ toe%periment with captions. The! agree+ to mae a captione+ television

program 'or >orwoo+. That program was ma+e. -t was shown on television

an+ at a special convention.

The t!pe o' captions ma+e b! *B,A coul+ be seen on an! television. >o

special e?uipment was nee+e+. These were calle+ Iopen captions.I

ater$ a new machine was invente+. This +evice was ma+e to sen+ signals

on a special part o' the television picture. The signals coul+ be captions.

-' a 'amil! ha+ another in+ o' machine in their home or in their TV set$then the captions #or signals& woul+ appear on their television screen.

*ithout the machine$ no captions woul+ be seen. That special machine is

calle+ a +eco+er. -t receives the signals transmitte+ 'rom the television

station. Captions that GGGGG5GGGGG a +eco+er are calle+ Iclose+

captions.I

Captione+ Television

Clo


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>orwoo+ thought that +ea' people coul+ GGGGGGGGGG

television programs$ too.

sponsor write

recommen+

YES eno!

ignore

0Too man! people were against the GGGGGGGGGG.

?uestions

actors

law

YE i+ea

soun+

>orwoo+ realiorwoo+s GGGGGGGGGG signe+ a

contract with *B,AETV$ a public television station in

,oston.

compan!YES o''ice

stu+ents

channel

trainer

5Captions that GGGGGGGGGG a +eco+er are calle+ Iclose+

captions.I

+escribecon'use


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YES re?uire

bloc

reveal

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Aurricane Juiovember .a. stops$ moves

b. begins$ en+s

c. ba+l!$ worst

+. circles$ runs

2. ) hurricane is a tropical storm with win+s that GGG a constant spee+ o' 50 milesper hour or more.

a. wont reach

b. coul+ reach

c. have reache+

+. cant reach

. The +angers o' a storm GGG torrential rains$ high win+s an+ storm surges.a. inclu+e

b. inclu+es

c. inclu+ing

+. to inclu+e

0. The strongest hurricane recor+e+ was the lori+a Ke!s 6torm o' 19. people GGG +uring this Categor! storm.

a. has ille+

b. were ille+

c. not ille+

+. are illing

. ) Aurricane *atch GGG 'or a coastal area when there is a threat o' hurricanecon+itions within 20E3 hours.

a. was issue+

b. is issuing

c. is issue+

+. isnt issue+

3. Categor! Hne storms GGG have some coastal roa+ 'loo+ing an+ minor pier +amage.a. will
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b. +ont

c. shoul+nt

+. never

5. Categor! Two hurricane win+s GGG cause some roo'ing material$ +oor$ an+ win+ow+amage to buil+ings.

a. shoul+

b. wont

c. ma!

+. woul+nt

8. ;obile homes GGG +estro!e+ in Categor! Three hurricanes.a. is

b. +oc. must

+. are

9. Categor! our storms GGG massive evacuation o' resi+ential areas inlan+ as 'ar as

3 miles.

a. re?uires

b. re?uiring

c. re?uire

+. to re?uireanswer: a

1. Categor! ive hurricanes GGG cause complete roo' 'ailure on man!resi+ences an+ in+ustrial buil+ings.

a. will

b. +i+nt

c. wont

+. might

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@ohns i'e

) VerbEorm 4%ercise

Rea+ the te%t care'ull! an+ change the verbs to the correct 'orm.

Then clic on the button to see i' !ou got the right answer.

@ohn was born on a little 'arm bac 4ast. Ae was happ! even though he aharsh li'e cultivating his 'iel+. Hne +a! he b! a heav! storm. *hen the
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storm he that his plantation Ae

+espon+ent an+ that he coul+ no longer live on the 'arm. Ae

to move somewhere else. Ae the 'arm an+ to thecit!. The hustle an+ bustle o' the cit! @ohn a lot$ but he

to go bac to his 'arm. @ohns li'e in the cit! was ver! +i''icult. The onl! person he

was Tom$ a +istant relative$ who was a ver! patient an+ un+erstan+ing

person an+ who to help @ohn to get use+ to in the cit!.

R4PHRT47 6P44CA

1. Ae tol+ me: I*e have been +ancing all the time.I

Ae tol+ me #that&they had been dancing all the time.

.

2. ;um ase+ me: IAave !ou seen m! +aughter(I

;um ase+ meif I had seen her daughter.

.

. Ae ase+ me: I*ho has cleane+ the pool(I

Ae ase+ me w ho had cleaned the poo.

0. ;aril!n sai+: I- alwa!s eat corn'laes in the morning.I

;aril!n sai+ #that&she alw ays ate cornflakes in the morning.

.

. Ae tol+ her: IBive up smoing"I

Ae tol+ herto give up smoking.

.

3. ather sai+: I;um is tire+ now.I

ather sai+ #that&mum w as tired then

.

5. Phil ase+ me: I*ere !ou at the part!$ too(I

Phil ase+ meif I was at the party too.

.

8. Ae sai+: I- have been waiting 'or !ou 'or an hour.I

Ae sai+ #that&he had been waiting for me for an hour.

.

9. )nn ase+ Kate: I7i+ !ou reall! write this stor!(I)nn ase+ Kate

is she really had wr itten that story..


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1.Tim ase+: I*ho has taen m! ruler(I

Tim ase+w ho had taken his ruler.

.

11.,ill sai+: I- tae the car because - am late.I

,ill sai+ #that&he took a car because he w as late.

.

12.Ae tol+ them: I7ont tell me such a nonsense"I

Ae tol+ themnot to tell him such a nonsense.

.

1. 7ebb! tol+ me: I- will meet him at the station ne%t

morning.I7ebb! tol+ me #that&she w ould meet him at the station follow ing morning.

.

10.The mother ase+ him: I*h! are !our clothes so +irt!(I

The mother ase+ himw hy his clother w ere dirty.

.

1.Ae ase+ her: IAave !ou sol+ !our car(I

Ae ase+ herif she had sold her car.

.

)io: Ai$ Yuri. *hat are !ou +oing a'ter school to+a!(

Yuri: -m not sure !et$ but - thin - will go to the librar! to 'inish m! math proect.

)io:*hat$ havent !ou +one it !et( -t was +ue two +a!s ago. ;r Aen+erson will be

ma+"

Yuri: - now$ but - have ha+ so much wor recentl!. *ill !ou help me(

)io: 6orr!$ - cant. - am pla!ing tennis with Koi. 6ee !ou tomorrow"

-lE

@ung:Ai$ ,oE6ul. *ere !ou in school !ester+a!( - +i+nt see !ou.

,oE

6ul:

>o$ - ha+ to go to the optician to get a new pair o' glasses. - have been

having trouble seeing the blacboar+ recentl!. - coul+nt rea+ what ;r

Aen+erson ha+ written on the boar+ in math lesson last wee. - gave a stupi+

answer an+ ever!bo+! laughe+ at me. -t was so embarrassing"

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Hpposites E 4%ercise 1

*or+ list E Hpposites4%ercises E Hpposites

)nswer:

wor+ opposite

col+ hot

summer winter

'ull empt!

close+ openwest east

presentpast or

'uture

active la

care'ul careless

brother sister

husban+ wi'e


*or+ list E Hpposites

4%ercises E Hpposites

)nswer:

wor+ opposite

sa+ happ!col+ hot

boringe%citing or

interesting

sa'e +angerous

rich poor

a+ult chil+

start

en+ or

'inish or

stopshort

long or

tall
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alwa!s never

over un+er




)nswer:

wor+ opposite

ol+ !oung ormo+ern or

new

loser winner

active la

bu! sell

hate love

?uestion answer

husban+ wi'e

short long ortall

town village

+aughter son




)nswer:

wor+ opposite

goo+ ba+

le't right

+awn +us

pupil teacher

late earl!last 'irst

?uic slow


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servant master

?uestion answer

male 'emale

Hpposites E 4%ercise



)nswer:

wor+ oppositee%pensive cheap

up +own

accept re'use

!ester+a!tomorrow or

to+a!

boringe%citing or

interesting

e%it entrance

hopless hope'ulsummer winter

arrival +eparture

?uiet lou+




)nswer:

wor+ opposite

chil+ren parents

active la

up +own

rain! sunn!

arrival +eparturelast 'irst

attic cellar


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west east

la

brother sister

Paraphrasing E 4nvironment

) > 6 * 4 R 6

1. correct answer: a mi%ture o' smoe an+ 'og E smog

2. correct answer: gas which is sent out into the air E emission

. correct answer: water that 'alls 'rom the clou+s an+ contains harm'ul chemicals E

aci+ rain

0. correct answer: to process use+ obects so that the! can be use+ again E to rec!cle

. correct answer: to +amage sth. so ba+l! that it no longer e%ists E to +estro!

in+ the correct wor+ or wor+s 'or the given phrase.

4%ample: to use more o' sth. than is necessar! E GGGGGGG

)nswer: to use more o' sth. than is necessar! E to waste

1. a mi%ture o' smoe an+ 'og E

2. gas which is sent out into the air E

. water that 'alls 'rom the clou+s an+ contains harm'ul chemicals E

0. to process use+ obects so that the! can be use+ again E

. to +amage sth. so ba+l! that it no longer e%ists E

3. weather con+itions o' a particular place E

5. it protects the earth 'rom +angerous ra!s o' the sun E

2.

8. lots o' trees 'orm it E

9. to mae air$ rivers etc. +irt! E

1. the problem o' the rise in temperature o' the earths atmosphere E


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3. correct answer: weather con+itions o' a particular place E climate

5. correct answer: it protects the earth 'rom +angerous ra!s o' the sun E o


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). - use+ to get up earl! in the morning.

"*. Ae is such a nice man.

"". Ae sai+ that he ha+ tol+ her the news the +a! be'ore.

"#. ,ecause o' her behaviour she now has 'ewer 'rien+s than be'ore."$. - am use+ to woring har+ .

"%. ;! parents ha+ their sitting room painte+ .

"5. You shoul+ as her politel! .

"&. Ae spent 'ive !ears in prison .

17. This boo contains lots o' in'ormation on Charles 7icens.

"(. Thrown out o' the ban+$ he began a solo career.

19. -' Aamlet ha+ marrie+Hphelia$ she woul+ not have committe+ suici+e.

Test

Choose the correct answer.

". ;! 'rien+ sings beauti'ull! .

#. 7i+ she get the message(

$. - #Your answer: LlearnM & have been learning 4nglish 'or 'ive !ears now.

%. -' !ou ha+ spoen to him$ he woul+ have tol+ !ou about his problems.5. @enn! is a'rai+ o' going b! plane.

&. *e have been waiting 'or !ou since twelve ocloc.

. Can - tae a picture o' !ou(

(. *hat will the weather be lie tomorrow(

). The! ha+ to concentrate on the tas.

"*. re+$ whose sister is in m! class$ is ver! cute.

"". ast wee - saw 6usan in a shop.

"#. There isnt much mil le't.

"$. ;! mobile phone is more mo+ern than !ours.

"%. ;! hobbies are +ancing an+ +rawing.

"5. Ae +i+ not go to the cinema last night.

"&. - saw him !ester+a!.

". The! woul+ come to see us i' the! ha+ a car.

"(. Ae has an ol+ car.

"). The house was built in 180.

20. - +ont have an! pets
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The ellowship o' the Ring

)>6*4R6: P)RT 1

7eci+e whether to use simple present$ simple past$ present per'ect$ conunctive or

passive voice. Dse the long 'orms.

The ellowship o' the Ring isthe 'irst boo o' @.R.R. Toliens The or+ o' the Rings

trilog!$ which is setin a 'ictive worl+$ ;i++le 4arth. -t tellsthe stor! o' ro+o$ a

hobbit$ an+ a magic ring.

)s the stor! begins$ ro+o is givena magic ring. The wi


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o' Kha


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ha&e you

done

as

alkin!

did you do

hiara: Hi, "aria. What did you do after school yesterday?

"aria:

$omethin! really funny happened. I as sittin! in the library hen a

do! alked in and started to bark at the students orkin! on the

computers. (he library teacher tried to catch it, but the do! jumped

throu!h the indo and ran off across the play!round.

Il)

*un!:Hi, +o)$ul. Were you in school yesterday? I ..... you.

+o)

$ul:

o, I ..... !o to the optician to !et a ne pair of

!lasses. I ..... trouble seein! the blackboard

recently. I couldn't read hat "r Henderson ..... on

the board in math lesson last eek. I !a&e a stupid

anser and e&erybody lau!hed at me. It as so

embarrassin!#

Words off

must

didn't see

is ritin!

had to

ha&e to

had

ritten

ha&e been

ha&in! ha&en't

seen

ha&e

am ha&in!

Il)

*un!:Hi, +o)$ul. Were you in school yesterday? I didn't see you.

+o)$ul:

o, I had to !o to the optician to !et a ne pair of !lasses. I ha&e

been ha&in! trouble seein! the blackboard recently. I couldn't read hat"r Henderson had ritten on the board in math lesson last eek. I !a&e a

stupid anser and e&erybody lau!hed at me. It as so embarrassin!#

-odri!o: o you kno if +ee)Yun ..... to the dance on /riday?

"arlene:

I'm not sure. $he ..... to the last one and I kno

she ..... the music they play. +ut I ..... she

likes %oshiro, and heill be there, so maybe she

..... too#

Words off

hasn't

!one

doesn't

enjoy

isn't

enjoyin!

!oes

ill !o

think


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didn't !o

am

thinkin!

asn't

!oin!

is !oin!

-odri!o: o you kno if +ee)Yun is !oin! to the dance on /riday?

"arlene:

I'm not sure. $he didn't !o to the last one and I kno she doesn't

enjoy the music they play. +ut I think she likes %oshiro, and heill

be there, so maybe she ill !o too#

0. When I as in 1ondon I ....... e&ery day. is simmin!

2. 1ook o&er there# $omeone ....... in the ri&er. sim

3. I don't really ant ....... today. ill sim

4. $hall e !o ....... tomorro? ha&e sum

5.It's no surprise he as tired. He ....... the hole ay

across the lake#simmin!

6. It's no surprise he as tired. He ....... the hole day# to sim

7. I ....... once a eek since comin! to 8ermany.had been

simmin!

9. I think I ....... e&ery day on my holiday net month. as simmin!

;."y friend as in!# ha&e sum05. an your brother ....... ? sims

06. A fish ....... by mo&in! its tail from side to side.ha&e been

simmin!


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07. Why is your hair all et? ) I ....... in the lake. sim

09. *ohn as &ery tired last ni!ht. He ....... all day. to sim

0;.*ohn as &ery tired last ni!ht. He ....... from n!land to

/rance.simmin!

2=. At this time net eek I ....... in the @acific# sam

I ould like to learn

to sim.to sim

I don't enjoy simmin!. simmin!

I ha&e sumin the sea e&ery day since I as

a child.ha&e sum

I samin the lake yesterday. It as

free>in!#sam

an your brother sim? sim

A fish simsby mo&in! its tail from side to

side.sims

Why is your hair all et? ) I ha&e been

simmin!in the lake.

ha&e been

simmin!

*ohn as &ery tired last ni!ht. He had been

simmin!all day.

had been

simmin!

*ohn as &ery tired last ni!ht. He had sum

from n!land to /rance.had sum

At this time net eek I ill be simmin!in

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