[3] Grammar Review: Tenses & Other Constructions - Part 1

          TENSES AND CONFUSING VERBS

 




Choose the correct verb form in the following sentences.  


 

1.   Please don’t make too much noise. I [am studying, study] for my online degree.


2.  Carol often [plays, have played] tennis with her father. 


3.  It [is raining, has rained] now. It [ begins, began] raining two hours ago, so we can say that it [ will rain, has been raining] for two hours.


4.  New York [ has been, is] one of the largest cities in the world.


5.  I usually [ have been, go] to school by bus. 


6.   If I [were, was] wrong about what I said, I would apologize. But the evidence shows I am right.


7.   In 1620, Philips discovered that a candle lighted at only one end [lasts, lasted] longer 

      than one lighted at both ends.


8.   I [waited, have waited] for her on the platform for two hours, and she isn’t here yet.


9.   I [have waited, had waited] for her for two hours when she arrived at noon.


10.   He [will go, will have gone] to the city tomorrow.


11.   If children [took, take, had taken] part in household tasks, they would become more responsible.


12.   If people [took, take, had taken]  part in household tasks since childhood, they would have had fewer problems in adjusting to adult life.


13.   The thief climbed up the trees, opened the window, and [steps, stepped] quietly into the room.


14.   The letters [lying, laying] on the table have been [lying, laying] there for a week.


15.    I [lay, laid] my briefcase on the table and [lay, laid] down on the couch.


16.   In this car, the windows [rise, raise] at the press of a button.

 





 



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