Verb Tense Practice (1)

1.         I ......... while I was hiking.

	(a)  fall
	(b)  falls
	(c)  fell
	(d)  falling

2.         Where do you .........?

	(a)  work
	(b)  works
	(c)  working
	(d)  worked

3.         David ......... the party early because he wasn't feeling well.

	(a)  leave
	(b)  leaves
	(c)  leaving
	(d)  left

4.         The wind ......... down the tree in our front yard last week.

	(a)  blew
	(b)  blow
	(c)  blowing
	(d)  blows

5.         Currently, she ......... in California.

	(a)  live
	(b)  lives
	(c)  lived
	(d)  living

6.         I ......... going to movies on a regular basis.

	(a)  like
	(b)  likes
	(c)  liking
	(d)  been liking

7.         What time do you ......... for lunch?

	(a)  going
	(b)  go
	(c)  goes
	(d)  went

8.         My one-year-old son ......... me the other day.

	(a)  bite
	(b)  bites
	(c)  bit
	(d)  biting

9.                   9.             She......... going for walks at night.

	(a)  love
	(b)  loving
	(c)  is loving
	(d)  loves

10.     R   10.  Rain forests ......... in South America.

	(a)  exist
	(b)  exists
	(c)  existing
	(d)  is existing

11.     The train ......... at 12 pm today.

	(a)  leave
	(b)  leaves
	(c)  been leaving
	(d)  leaving

12.     I am ......... to get angry. How many times do I have to explain my position?

	(a)  start
	(b)  starts
	(c)  starting
	(d)  started

13.     Can you ......... my plumbing problem? There is a water leak under the sink.

	(a)  fix
	(b)  fixing
	(c)  fixes
	(d)  fixed

14.      I ......... my hand on a hot stove yesterday.

	(a)  burn
	(b)  burning
	(c)  burned
	(d)  burns

15.     Farmers ......... tractors on a regular basis.

	(a)  use
	(b)  uses
	(c)  using
	(d)  is using

16.     She ......... too long to get ready. We are going to be late.

	(a)  take
	(b)  taking
	(c)  is taking
	(d)  are taking

17.     He ......... a lot last year. However, he was recently laid-off and is, currently, looking for a new job.

	(a)  work
	(b)  works
	(c)  worked
	(d)  working

18.     I am ......... dinner right now. Dinner will be ready shortly.

	(a)  cook
	(b)  cooked
	(c)  cooking
	(d)  cooks

19.     I ......... you talking to the boss. Why did you tell him that I was late this morning?

	(a)  overhearing
	(b)  overheard
	(c)  overhear
	(d)  overhears

20.     The ocean ......... made up of salt water.

	(a)  is being
	(b)  are
	(c)  being
	(d)  is