Ex. 119. Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous, Past
Simple, Past Continuous.
Underline the correct verb form A, B, C, or D to fill the spaces in
the following sentences.
1. About 200 people _______ outside the theatre for tickets
when we got there.
A. were queuing B. queued C. have queued D. queue
2. This time last week I _______ to Berlin.
A. have driven B. have drove C. was driving
D. have been driving
3. By the time the teacher arrived, the classroom was empty: the
students _______ .
A. left B. had left C. were leaving D. have left
4. The witness claimed he _______ the accused before.
A. did not see B. hasn’t seen C. wasn’t seeing D. hadn’t seen
5. I ______ a shower when the telephone rang.
A. had B. was having C. have had D. have
6. She’s changed a lot _______ she left school.
A. for B. since C. during D. after
7. I’ve been waiting in the rain _______ hours!
A. during B. since C. for D. from
8. _______ I was coming home I met my old English teacher.
A. During B. While C. Before D. Since
9. She was born twenty five years _______in a small town in
Scotland.
A. before B. since C. over D. ago
10. I’ve ______ seen the film and I don’t want to see it again.
A. yet B. still C. already D. before