All tenses (missing verb)

Question 1

I ________________ (work) on my presentation when
you called me last night.
a) was work
b) am working
c) was working

Answer 1

I was working on my presentation when
you called me last night.

Question 2

Tony always _____________ to work on time.
a) come
b) coming
c) comes

Answer 2

Tony always comes to work on time.

Question 3

Diane _______________________________us now.
She _________________________________ for Mr. Holt, who is our regular teacher.
a) is teaching / is substituting
b) teaches / substitutes
c) is teaching / she substitutes

Answer 3

Diane is teaching us now. She is substituting for Mr. Holt, who is our regular teacher.

Question 4

We _____________________ take our finals next week.
a) ‘re going to
b) ‘re gonna
c) will

Answer 4

We are going to take our finals next week.

Question 5

As I ____________________ to work this morning I bumped into an ex colleague of mine who __________________ me.
a) came / didn’t recognize
b) was coming / recognizes
c) was coming / didn’t recognize

Answer 5

As I was coming to work this morning I bumped into an ex colleague of mine who didn’t recognize me.

Question 6

I ________________ Europe several times.
a) was
b) I have been in
c) have been to

Answer 6

I have been to Europe several times.

Question 7

A: Listen, the phone ______________________.
B: Ok! I______________ it!
a) is ringing / answer
b) is ringing. / m’ going to answer
c) is ringing / ‘ll get

Answer 7

A: Listen, the phone is ringing.
B: Ok! I’ll get it!

Question 8

Jesse __________ that he_______________ that movie before.
a) tells / had seen
b) said / ‘d seen
c) told / ‘d seen

Answer 8

Jesse said that he’d seen that movie before.

Question 9

Ruth __________________ French since the pandemic ________.
a) has been studying / started
b) has been studying / has started
c) studied / started

Answer 9

Ruth has been studying French since the pandemic started.

Question 10

Renata ________________ Spanish for a few months last year.
a) studies
b) was study
c) studied

Answer 10

Renata studied Spanish for a few months last year.

Question 11

I____________________ my parents next week.
a) ‘m visiting
b) going to visit
c) ‘m going to visit

Answer 11

I’m visiting my parents next week.
I’m going to …