Wood- Verb Quiz
Name________________________
For each sentence, choose the correct form of the verb. Read the entiresentence.
1. I never ________ you that I loved her. I only said that I liked her. (to tell)
a) told b) have told c) was telling
2. I ________ to Greece until Sally and I went there last summer. (to be)
a) have never been b) had never been c) was never being
3. By the time I'm 50, I ________ a million dollars. (to make)
a) will make b) would make c) will have made
4. I want ________ the exercises for advanced students. (to try)
a) try b) to try c) to have tried
5. Hey, you ________ at the computer all day. You should really take a break. (to sit)
a) have been sitting b) were sitting c) did sit
6. He claimed that he had never seen that man, but I know that ________. (to see)
a) he did b) he had c) he was
7. What ________ to her about last night? (to speak)
a) have you spoken b) you spoke c) did you speak
8. What have you been doing all day? _________ TV? (to watch)
a) watch b) watching c) have watched
9. She ________ lunch when someone rang the doorbell. (to prepare)
a) was preparing b) prepared c) has been preparing
10. She never ________ when someone leaves her a message. (to call back)
a) has called back b) calls back c) will call back
11. By the time I got to the hotel, ________ any rooms left. (to be)
a) there weren't b) there hadn't been c) there isn't
12. I was afraid to ask her out because she ________ me before. (to reject)
a) was rejecting b) had rejected c) rejected
13. I ________ to music when she came in. (to listen)
a) was listening b) listened c) have been listening
14. P1: What have you been doing? P2: I ________ a lot. (to work)
a) have worked b) worked c) have been working
15. Last night I ________ that I was living in France. (to dream)
a) have been dreaming b) have dreamed c) dreamt
16. I don't know why you insist on ________ to Cambodia. (to go)
a) going b) to go c) to be going
17. The movie that we ________ last Monday was really awful. (to see)
a) have seen b) saw c) were seeing
18. He ________ his granddaughter daily. (to call)
a) calling b) calls c) is calling
19. I read the book that you gave me. Could you ________ me another one?
(to lend)
a) to lend b) will lend c) lend
20. He ________ her if she hadn't waved to him. (to see)
a) didn't see b) would not have see