Grammar Revision

The Present Tenses

Choose the correct word(s) in brackets:
1. We will get there before the shop (shut had shut shuts have shut).
2. Look, someone (tries has tried is trying tried) to open your car.
3. Can I have the dictionary back? Sorry, I am (already yet still ever) using it.
4. Colors like red and blue (attracted attracts attract attracting) me.
5. I cant hear you clearly, someone (is hitting has hit hits had hit) a drum so loudly.
6. Until now, no one (have found was found has found is finding) a cure for cancer.
7. He (have liked is liking likes like) country life so he has decided to live in a small
village.
8. The river (flows is flowing flow flowing) very fast today.
9. He has been waiting for an answer for a week, but he (didnt receive hasnt received
wasnt received havent received)
10. Black and white TVs (have can are has) no longer used nowadays.
11. The moment I (arrives arriving had arrived arrive) in Amsterdam, I will phone
you.
12. You cant get into the room as mother (is being cleaned is cleaned is cleaning
has cleaned) it.
13. More schools (has been opened have opened opened have been opened_
recently
14. He (has cut was cutting cuts is cutting) the grass at the moment.
15. Wars (caused have caused cause are being wasted) by human greed.
16. In case of fire, (leave is leaving will leave have left) the building quickly.
17. They cant go out. They (revise are revised are revising are being revised) for
tomorrows test.
18. Alan (has found have been has has been) to Germany and he is still there.
19. Wheres Mona? She (talks is talking have talked talk) to a friend on the phone.
20. Pessimistic people usually (are expected are expecting expect expects) bad
news.
21. Mr Burton and his wife (had lived lived have lived has been living)

The Past Tenses

Choose the correct word(s) in brackets:
After I go off the bus, I realized I (have forgotten forgot had forgotten would forget).
Cooper and his wife (have separated been separated separated were separating)
five years ago.
When I reached the platform, I found that the train (has left had left left will leave).
While I was working in the garden, my sister (had made makes made was making)
herself a dress.
The earthquake (have destroyed was destroyed had destroyed has destroyed) the
village in 1993.
No sooner (did has had was) seen his father than he went to his bedroom.
Im terribly sorry. I (was forgotten will forget forgot will be forgotten) to post your
father.
He was so careful that he locked the door before he (had gone has gone will go
went) to bed.
The wheel went off while (had driven have driven was driving am driving) home.
Last month, my grandmother (had made made was made was making) me this
shirt.
There arent so many books in the library as there (are used to used to are used for
used) be.
After he (had parked parked parking had been parking) my car, He went shopping.
The teacher (have punished was punished punished was punishing) him because he
was absent.
When father came home, the children (are playing were playing have played were
played)computer games.
The chairman spoke after he (had heard hear was hearing has heard) all the
arguments.

Rerite the following sentences:

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