I. Put the verb in the bracket into the correct form
1. I …………………. this film twice. (see)
2. The train ………………….when we got to the station. (just, leave)
3. It is raining now. It began raining two hours ago. So it …………………. for two hours. (rain)
4. As soon as Martina (see) …………….. the fire, she ………….the fire department. (telephone)
5. Before Jennifer won the lottery, she …………. any kind of contest. (not, enter)
6. Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he ……………homesick. (feel)
7. The last time I ………………….in Athens, the weather was hot and humid. (be)
8. After the race …………………., the celebration began. (win)
9. At this time tomorrow, we …………………. our final exam. (take)
10. Peter said he ………………….a test the following day. (have)
11. I will tell Anna all the news when I ……………… her. (see)
12. Before the invention of the steamboat there ……………… no way to cross the ocean. (be)
13. He said that he ……………… his homework since 7 o’clock. (do)
14. She won't get married until she ………………25 years old. (be)
15. After Mary ……………… her degree, she intends to work in her father's company. (finish)
16. By the end of this month, I………………English for 6 years. (learn)
17. Up to now, I ……………… a lot of information about her. (know)
18. This house ………………35,000 pounds in 1980. (cost)
19. I don’t remember where and when I………………her. (meet)
20. At this time yesterday I ……………… to music. (listen)
21. Bill (have) ………………breskfast when I stopped at this house.
22. It (rain………………heavily when I (sleep) ……………… yesterday afternoon.
23. He (do) …………… a lot of jobs before he (work)……………in this company.
24. After they (visit) ………………. Paris, they (go) ………………to Manchester.
25. Before I could say anything, they (admit) ……………… their mistakes.
26. I (hit) ……………… my thumb while I (use) ………………. the hammer. Ouch! That (hurt) ……
27. While I (read) ………………books in the living room last night, I (hear) ……………… a strange noise in the kitchen. I (go) ………………to the kitchen, (turn) ………………. on the lights. I (hold) ………………my break and (listen) ……………… carefully. I (realise) ……………… that a mouse (chew) ………………on something under the cupboard.
28. The vase broke when it (move) ……………… to the other room.
29. When I entered his room, I saw him (sleep) ……………… in a chair.
30. If only I (have) ……………… money with me, I (lend) ………………you some.
31. Why are you under the table? You (look) ………………for something?
32. David (wash) ……………… his hands. He just (repair) ………………the TV set
33. The radio (play) ………………since 7 a.m. I wish someone would turn it off.
34. Mr. Brown just (finish) ……………reading the letter when the telephone on his desk ( ring) …
35. Those students who ( fail) ……………… the exam are going to take another one held in August
36. Hurry up or you (be) ……………… late for class.
37. Hurry up or our favourite TV programme ( be) over long before we ( reach) home
38. I (not have) ………………much time for entertainment these days.
39. Two robbers (put) ………………in prison (escape) ………………yesterday.
40. It is 2 years since I (last give) ………………presents on Christmas day.
1 spent
2 doing
3 were caught
4 were leaving
5 had
6 take
7 have been
8 moves
9 visit
10 going