Deck 5: The Time of Verbs

Question 1

Joe (past tense of decide)to use an online service to back up his data.

Answer 1

decided

Question 2

Ben (retire)two years ago.

Answer 2

retired

Question 3

The downtown area (change)since the last time I was here.

Answer 3

has changed

Question 4

(present tense of be)you ready for the exam?

Question 5

Honduras (present tense of walk)with some friends every morning.

Question 6

I (live)in Seattle for almost two years now, and I love it here.

Question 7

Sophie (present tense of have)all the passes.

Question 8

We (present tense of be)already two hours late.

Question 9

Ezra (present tense of refuse)to let anyone help him.

Question 10

Pavel Cherenkov, a Russian physicist, (past tense of discover)Cherenkov radiation, a "sonic boom" of light.

Question 11

They (present tense of have)a camp in New Hampshire.

Question 12

"I (present tense of can)resist everything except temptation." (Oscar Wilde)

Question 13

The car (past tense of have)just 8,000 miles on it.

Question 14

They (present tense of plan)to hike along the Appalachian Trail.

Question 15

One of my classmates (present tense of produce)documentaries on news and human rights topics.

Question 16

We (discuss)two of the proposals so far.

Question 17

Wetlands (present tense of protect)coastlines from storms and erosion.

Question 18

I (present tense of be)at the mall.

Question 19

The carolers (raise)$2,500 for the homeless shelter this past holiday season.

Question 20

(present tense of do)you know the new professor?

Question 21

Alan (future tense of introduce)each speaker.

Question 22

We (present perfect tense of climb)3,500 feet since seven o'clock.

Question 23

Connie (past tense of jog)7 miles yesterday.

Question 24

Steve (past tense of pass)the entrance exam for nursing school.

Question 25

Diego (past tense of answer)the questions with poise and confidence.

Question 26

Lian (present perfect tense of finish)all her assignments.

Question 27

Recent surveys and focus groups (present perfect tense of yield)some promising ideas.

Question 28

Michael (past perfect tense of learn)some conversational Spanish before he took the trip.

Question 29

It (present perfect tense of stop)raining.

Question 30

Eric (past tense of admit)the mistake to his supervisor.

Question 31

You (present perfect tense of travel)to Europe many times.

Question 32

They (present perfect tense of develop)a new translating application for cell phones.

Question 33

Everyone (past tense of order)pizza or calzones.

Question 34

Cheryl (past tense of point)to a string of good decisions by her team.

Question 35

Genora (present perfect tense of entertain)readers with her blog for more than two years.

Question 36

Halley's comet (future tense of return)in 2061.

Question 37

Matt (present perfect tense of identify)three good job prospects already.

Question 38

Norma (present perfect tense of vote)in every presidential election since 1956.

Question 39

Charlene (present perfect tense of work)for the Danvers Herald for the past ten years.

Question 40

They (future tense of visit)friends in Bangor, Maine.

Question 41

In 1979, the World Health Organization announced that smallpox (past perfect tense of eradicate-passive voice).

Question 42

The Civil War (past tense of begin)on April 12, 1861.

Question 43

Lisa (present perfect tense of choose)to major in economics.

Question 44

Jayden (past tense of bring)sandwiches and apple cider to the picnic.

Question 45

Judy (past perfect tense of arrange)the last two conferences, so she knew what to do.

Question 46

Two passengers attempted to check in after we (past perfect tense of close)the flight.

Question 47

By nightfall, we (past perfect tense of drive)600 miles.

Question 48

Her parents (present perfect tense of give)them many fine gifts.

Question 49

The speaker (past perfect tense of conclude)his presentation, but I still had several questions.

Question 50

With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Estonia (past tense of become)an independent nation again after 51 years.

Question 51

Since Justin (past perfect tense of prepare)the report, he was in a good position to speak to the board about it.

Question 52

Samantha (past perfect tense of avoided)Anthony because she thought he was angry.

Question 53

By the time Alecia gets here, the meeting (future perfect tense of start).

Question 54

When you make your next deposit, you (future perfect tense of save)$7,500.

Question 55

We (present perfect tense of eat)there many times.

Question 56

By the end of the summer, I (future perfect tense of complete)all the requirements for my degree.

Question 57

If Judy gets the promotion, she (future perfect tense of achieve)one of her most important career goals.

Question 58

Christopher (future perfect tense of examine)all the records before the judges meet.

Question 59

A reporter asked the mayor why he (past perfect tense of include)that line item in the budget.

Question 60

Who (past tense of build)the Brooklyn Bridge?

Question 61

My sister (present perfect tense of take)a lot of pictures on this trip.

Question 62

I (present perfect tense of see)the northern lights three times.

Question 63

I (past perfect tense of wear)this suit just twice when the zipper broke.

Question 64

The two men (past perfect tense of know)each other for many years, since meeting at college.