B1 All Tenses T006: Complete The Sentences With The Correct Form of The Verbs in Brackets

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B1 All Tenses T006

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Has Paul ever met


1. ________________________ a famous person in his life? (PAUL EVER MEET)
was writing
2. The teacher ____________________ something on the blackboard when suddenly the
burst
headmaster ____________________ into the classroom. (WRITE, BURST)
hasn't been
3. My mum ____________________ at the office lately. She has got a cold. (NOT BE)
has just finished
4. The speaker ____________________ writing a letter to the chairman. Here it is. (JUST
FINISH)
had reached took
5. After they ____________________ the top of the hill, they ____________________ a break.
(REACH, TAKE)
built
6. The Romans ____________________ roads some of which still exist today. (BUILD)
haven't gone
7. I ____________________ to the disco for ages. - Let’s go tomorrow. (NOT GO)
Have you ever spent
8. ____________________ your holidays in Greece? It’s a wonderful country. (YOU EVER
SPEND)
drive
9. I ____________________ my son to swimming practice every week. (DRIVE)
saw don't remember
10. We ____________________ a fantastic film on TV last night, but I ____________________ its
name. (SEE, NOT REMEMBER)
had never been
11. He told us that he ____________________ on a cruise trip before. (NEVER BE)
live
12. Most of the world’s elephants ____________________ in Africa and Asia. (LIVE)
is talking
13. The boss ____________________ to the mayor at the moment. You can’t interrupt him.
(TALK)
was reading was preparing
14. While Frank ____________________ the newspaper, Jill ____________________ breakfast
(READ, PREPARE)
normally drink
15. You ____________________ tea, don’t you? (NORMALLY DRINK)
haven't seen has he been
16. I ____________________ him in the past two weeks. Where ____________________ all the
time? (NOT SEE, HE BE)
had caused
17. The headmaster punished the pupils because they ____________________ trouble a few
weeks before. (CAUSE)
was working
18. I ____________________ in the garden the whole day yesterday. (WORK)
was trying didn't pick
19. I ____________________ to call you last night, but you ____________________ up the phone.
(TRY, NOT PICK)
have been waiting
20. I ____________________ for three hours now. There is still no sight of him. (WAIT)

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KEY

1. Has Paul ever met a famous person in his life? (PAUL EVER MEET)
2. The teacher was writing something on the blackboard when suddenly the headmaster
burst into the classroom. (WRITE, BURST)

3. My mum hasn’t been at the office lately. She has got a cold. (NOT BE)
4. The speaker has just finished writing a letter to the chairman. Here it is. (JUST FINISH)

5. After they had reached the top of the hill, they took a break. (REACH, TAKE)

6. The Romans built roads some of which still exist today. (BUILD)

7. I haven’t gone to the disco for ages. - Let’s go tomorrow. (NOT GO)

8. Have you ever spent your holidays in Greece? It’s a wonderful country. (YOU EVER
SPEND)

9. I drive my son to swimming practice every week. (DRIVE)

10. We saw a fantastic film on TV last night, but I don’t remember its name. (SEE, NOT
REMEMBER)

11. He told us that he had never been on a cruise trip before. (NEVER BE)

12. Most of the world’s elephants live in Africa and Asia. (LIVE)

13. The boss is talking to the mayor at the moment. You can’t interrupt him. (TALK)

14. While Frank was reading the newspaper, Jill was preparing breakfast (READ,
PREPARE)

15. You normally drink tea, don’t you? (NORMALLY DRINK)

16. I haven’t seen him in the past two weeks. Where has he been all the time? (NOT SEE,
HE BE)

17. The headmaster punished the pupils because they had caused / had been causing
trouble a few weeks before. (CAUSE)

18. I was working in the garden the whole day yesterday. (WORK)

19. I tried to call you last night, but you didn’t pick up the phone. (TRY, NOT PICK)

20. I have been waiting for three hours now. There is still no sight of him. (WAIT)

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