Ex. 131. Test yourself. Choose the correct verb form.
1. Were you at the race yesterday? I … you there.
A: haven’t seen B: didn’t see C: wasn’t seeing D: don’t see
2. Patty, please don’t interrupt me. I … to Mom on the phone. Go
play with your dolls.
A: talk B: have talked C: am talking D: have been talking
3. Now listen carefully. When Aunt Betty … tomorrow, give her
a big hug.
A: arrives B: will arrive C: arrived D: is going to arrive
4. I … my glasses three times so far this year. One time I dropped
them on the cement floor. Another time I sat on them. And
this time I stepped on them.
A: broke B: was breaking C: have broken D: have been breaking
5. Angela reached to the floor and picked up her glasses. They
were broken. She ... on them.
A: stepped B: had stepped C: was stepping D: has stepped
6. Dorothy gets angry easily. She … a bad temper ever since she
was a child.
A: has B: will have C: had D: has had
7. Now, whenever Dorothy starts to lose her temper, she … a
deep breath and … to ten.
A: takes … counts B: has taken … counted
C: took … counted D: is taking … counting
8. I unlocked my door and walked into my flat. I was surprised
to see my cousin there. He … in the middle of the of the big
room. He … in through the open window in the kitchen. I demanded
to know why he was in my flat.
A: stood … was coming B: stood … came
C: was standing … came D: was standing … had come
9. Ever since I told Tom about my illness, he … me. Why are
people like that?
A: is avoiding B: avoided
C: avoids D: has been avoiding
10. The phone rang, so I … it up and … hello.
A: picked … had said B: picked … said
C: was picking … said D: was picking … had said