Complete the sentences with the verbs given in brackets in the right verb tense.
1. I ________________________ (never be) to Africa, but I want to go one day.
2. Look over there. I think that woman in black ________________________ (film) us.
3. Yesterday, at the end of the city tour, the bus ____________________ (bring) us back to the hotel.
4. Sam _________________________ (try) to get into the football team next term but I don’t think they
____________________________ (accept) him.
5. This busker will become famous after he _________________________ (release) his album.
6. OK. I __________________________ (shut down) the computer since nobody ___________________ (use) it.
7. Until we took Andrew to Wong’s restaurant, he ________________________ (never / eat) Chinese food.
8. The kettle ________________________ (boil) right now so I ___________________________ (make) the tea.
9. He _________________ (fly) to Paris in two day’s time.
10. I ________________________ (finish) my book report tomorrow morning and then later, meet my friends for lunch.
11. Mary ______________________ (photograph) everyone while we _______________________ (perform) at the talent show
last week.
12. I’m not sure what I want for dinner. Oh, I know! I ________________________ (have) some pizza and milk.
13. She had already eaten three pieces of cake so she _____________________________ (not want) more.
14. Where were you! I _________________________ (wait) for you for an hour and a half!
15. By the year 2030, they ___________________________ (invent) a device for doing homework.
16. Rick was exhausted because he ___________________ (work) all day.
17. This milk _______________________ (smell) sour. Let’s open a new bottle.
18. My English teacher ___________________ (not believe) in luck but in effort.
19. How long ____________________________ (he / sleep)?
20. Look at that man! He ____________________ (drive) so carelessly that his car _____________________ (crash).
21. The pirates _____________ (hide) a chest here in 1654.
22. Listen to this awful noise! Where _________________ (it / come) from?
23. The crew ____________________ (give) instructions to the passengers while the plane ____________________ (make) an
emergency landing.
24. What do you think you _________________ (do) a year from now?
25. By the time the technician _______________________ (arrive), we had already been trapped in the lift for nearly two
hours.
26. It’s great to see you! When ________________________ (you / get back) from your holiday, James?
27. Meg was on the bus when she _____________________ (realise) that she ________________ (forget) her purse.
28. By the end of May, Julia _________________________ (have) her baby.
29. I _________________ (not take) the dog for a walk last night because Bill _________________ (already / do) it.
30. Linda and Brad __________________ (not speak) since she __________________ (see) him kissing another girl.
31. By the time my parents got home, the snow _________________________ (stop) yet.
32. Then, as I _____________ (be) really tired, I __________ (fall) asleep while I ___________________ (read) in bed.
33. My mother _________________ (fall) ill last week and I _____________________ (make) all the meals instead of her. She
still _____________________ (not feel) well so she ___________________ (see) a doctor tomorrow. I hope she
_____________________ (get) better soon.
34. I ____________________ (be) disappointed because I ______________________ (expect) the film to be more exciting.
35. I _____________________ (spend) this evening in a pub with my friends. Everybody ________________________ (smoke) and
now my hair _________________ (smell) of cigarette smoke! I _____________________ (wash) it as soon as I get home.
36. I _______________________ (study) hard the whole term so I __________________________ (pass) the term test. I hope I
____________________ (get) a good mark and in a few weeks I ____________________ (enjoy) my holiday! I think I
__________________ (deserve) it!