The past prefect continuos tense
I- Put the verb into the correct form, past prefect continuos or past continuos
1- Yasser was on his hands and knees on the floor. He ………. ( look ) for his pencil.
2- We ……….. ( walk ) along the road for about 20 minutes when a car stopped and the driver offered us a lift.
3- When I arrived everyone was sitting round the table with their mouth full. They ……….. (eat)
4- When I arrived everyone was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty but their stomachs were full. They ……. ( eat ).
5- When I arrived, Nawal ……….. ( wait ) for me. She was rather annoyed with me because I was late and she ……… ( wait ) for a very long time
II – Correct the verbs use simple , continues and prefect past
1- He (give) me back the book and (thank) me for lending it to him and (say) that he (enjoy) it very much, but I (know) that he (not read) it because the bag (be) still uncut.
2- I (put) the five pound note into one of my books, but next day it (take) me long to find it because I (forget) which book I (put) it into.
3- I (think) my train (leave) at 4.30 and (be) very disappointment when I (arrive) at 4.30 and (learn) that it just (leave). I (find) later that I (use) an out – of date timetable.
General Objective Tests On Tenses
1- The Suez Canal (joins – is joining – will join) the East to the West.
2- I wish I (know – knew – will know) English will.
3- My father (lived – has been living – had lived) in Aswan since 1960.
4- We expect the bus (was – will be – to be) late.
5- There was (no – none – not) body waiting at the bus stop.
6- I have not seen my uncle (for - ago – since) the last two weeks.
7- Don’t get off the bus till it (stopped – will stop – stops).
8- Suppose I (get – will get – got) there late.
9- I haven’t seen the cinema (from – since – for) over a month.
10- I ( didn’t speak – have never spoken ) to a foreigner since I (have started - started) learning English.
11- After they ( left – had left ) I ( go – went – had gone ) home.
12- The light (go out – went out ) while we ( watched – watching – were watching ) television.
13- He always talks as though he (addressed – had addressed – would address) a public meeting.
14- While he (repaired – was repairing – has been repairing ) his roof, he had a bad fall.
15- He has been here (for – since – from) the last month.
16- He treated us as if we (are – were – had been) all idiots.
17- Her phone (has been ringing – is ringing – was ringing) for ten minutes. I wonder why she doesn’t answer it.
18- In a few days’ time they (will be flying – will fly – will have flown) over the North pole.
19- After I (have had - had had –had) some biscuits, I had a drink.
20- He (chewed- was chewing- had been chewing) gum, so of course he couldn’t speak properly.
21- This telegram has just arrived and the boy (waits – shall wait – is waiting) in case you want to send a reply.
22- If only I (was – were – will be) insured.
23- He usually drinks coffee, but to day be (drinks – will drink – is drinking) tea.
24- I wish I (am – was were) younger.
25- By the end of the month 5000 people (will see – will be seeing – will have seen) the exhibition.
26- He (has been speaking – was speaking – is speaking) for an hour now, I expect he’ll soon be finished.
27- I (never saw – have never seen – will never see) such a mess as this.
28- I (have explained – have been explaining – is explaining) for hour, doesn’t even one of you understand it now?
29- By this time next year I (shall save – shall be saving – shall have saved) tow hundred pounds.
30- We (are living – were living – have been living) here since 1970.
31- By the end of this week his illness (will cost – will have cost – will be costing) him five hundred pounds.
32- Where (were you – have you been – are you) all this morning? it’s nearly midday now.
33- I’ll wait until he (write – writes - will write) his next novel.
34- I’ve just remembered that I left the bathroom taps on, I expect the water (will be flowing – is flowing – has been flowing) down the stairs by now.
35- While I was talking, she (interrupted- was interrupting- had interrupted) me.
36- We (are living – were living – had been living) here since 1970.
37- I wish I (was – were – had been) at the party yesterday.
38- We went to Nagi’s house but we were too late. H e (has gone – had gone – had been) out already so we could not see him.
39- He hasn’t been here (three weeks ago – for three weeks – since three weeks).
40- When he comes to see us, he usually (brings – is bringing – will bring) something with him.
41- When he had got what he wanted he (has gone – went – had gone) home.
42- I guessed that he wouldn’t return until he (has spent – would have spent– had spent) all his money.
43- Some hospitals (are lacking – lacking – lack) good doctors.
44- I didn’t know that he (had finished – has finished – finished) already.
45- I don’t think this (requires – is requiring – require) an answer.
46- Since 1975 he (was working – has worked – has been working) at Tanta and he is still there.
47- For the past ten minutes I (was waiting – has waited – has been waiting) for my friend, but he hasn’t arrived yet.
48- The bus came after I (have been waiting - was waiting - had been waiting).
49- I wonder what we (are doing – will be doing – do) this time next year.
50- How old (were you – have you been – will you be) when you got married?
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