Question

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

Answer 1

1а
2с
3в
4а
5d
6c
7a
8c
9d
10в

Answer 2

Sure, I'd be happy to help you fill in the correct verb forms for each sentence:

1. About 200 people A. were queuing outside the theatre for tickets when we got there.
2. This time last week I C. was driving to Berlin.
3. By the time the teacher arrived, the classroom was empty: the students B. had left.
4. The witness claimed he D. hadn’t seen the accused before.
5. I B. was having a shower when the telephone rang.
6. She’s changed a lot B. since she left school.
7. I’ve been waiting in the rain C. for hours!
8. B. While I was coming home I met my old English teacher.
9. She was born twenty five years D. ago in a small town in Scotland.
10. I’ve A. yet seen the film and I don’t want to see it again.