Print Fill in the Blanks Game: Tenses Quiz ()

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1 . When Carol ( call ) ____________________ last night , I ( watch ) ____________________ ____________________ my favorite show on television .

2 . I ( work ) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ for this company for more than thirty years , and I intend to stay here until I retire !

3 . Sharon ( love ) ____________________ to travel . She ( go ) ____________________ abroad almost every summer . Next year , she plans to go to Peru .

4 . Thomas is an author . He ( write ) ____________________ mystery novels and travel memoirs . He ( write ) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ since he was twenty - eight . Altogether , he ( write ) ____________________ ____________________ seven novels , three collections of short stories and a book of poetry .

5 . We were late because we had some car problems . By the time we ( get ) ____________________ to the train station , Susan ( wait ) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ for us for more than two hours .

6 . Sam ( try ) ____________________ ____________________ to change a light bulb when he ( slip ) ____________________ and ( fell ) ____________________ .

7 . Everyday I ( wake ) ____________________ up at 6 o'clock , ( eat ) ____________________ breakfast at 7 o'clock and ( leave ) ____________________ for work at 8 o'clock . However , this morning I ( get ) ____________________ up at 6 : 30 , ( skip ) ____________________ breakfast and ( leave ) ____________________ for work late because I ( forget ) ____________________ ____________________ to set my alarm .

8 . Right now , Jim ( read ) ____________________ ____________________ the newspaper and Kathy ( make ) ____________________ ____________________ dinner . Last night at this time , they ( do ) ____________________ ____________________ the same thing . She ( cook ) ____________________ ____________________ and he ( read ) ____________________ ____________________ the newspaper . Tomorrow at this time , they ( do , also ) ____________________ also ____________________ ____________________ the same thing . She ( prepare ) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ dinner and he ( read ) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ . They are very predictable people !

9 . By this time next summer , you ( complete ) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ your studies and ( find ) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ a job . I , on the other hand , ( accomplish , not ) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ anything . I ( study , still ) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ and you ( work ) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ in some new high paying job .

10 . The students ( be , usually ) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ by Mrs . Monty . However , this week they ( teach ) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ by Mr . Tanzer .

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11 .
Jane talks on the phone .
Bob has been talking on the phone for an hour .
Mary is talking on the phone .

Who is not necessarily on the phone now ? ____________________

12 .
I'm going to make dinner for Frank .
I'm making dinner for Judy .
I'll make dinner for Mary .
I make dinner for Ted .
I will be making dinner for Tony .

Who are you offering to make dinner for ? ____________________

13 .
Jane left when Tim arrived .
Bob left when Tim had arrived .
When Tim arrived , Mary was leaving .
John had left when Tim arrived .
After Tim arrived , Frank left .

Who did not run into Tim ? ____________________

14 .
Jane is talking in class .
Bob always talks in class .
Mary is always talking in class .

Whose action bothers you ? ____________________

15 .
Jane never left Jamestown .
Bob has never left Jamestown .

Who is still alive ? ____________________