Verb tense final test exercise 30 cumulative verb tense review 1. when carol ( ..last night, i ( my favorite show on television. 2. i (work)….for this company for more than thirty years, and i intend to stay here until i retire! 3. sharon ( travel. she (.road almost every summer. next year, she plans to go to peru 4. thomas is an author. he ( mystery novels and travel memoirs. he ( .since he was twenty-eight. altogether, he ( seven novels, three collections of short stories. 5. we were late because we had some car problems. by the time we ( the train station susan ( us for more than two hours. 6.sam ( change a light bulb when he ( and ( . 7. everyday i (wake)…. up at 6 o'clock , ( breakfast at 7 o'clock and (leave)…. for work at 8 o'clock. however, this morning i (get)….up up at 6: 30 , (skip) my breakfast and ( work late because i (forget)…. to set my alarm. 8. right now, jim ( the newspaper and kathy (. last night at this time, they ( same thing. she ( and he ( the newspaper. tomorrow at this time, they (do, the same thing. she ( dinner and he ( they are very predictable people! 9. by this time next summer, you (complete ). studies and ( job. i, on the other hand, (accomplish, . i (study, you ( some new job. they are very predictable people! 10. the students (be, usually) by mrs. monty. however, this week they ( taught by mr. tanzer.

1. When Carol called last night, I was watching my favorite show on television.

2. I have been working for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I retire!

3. Sharon loves to travel. She goes abroad almost every summer. Next year, she plans to go to Peru.

4. Thomas is an author. He writes mystery novels and travel memoirs. He has been writing since he was twenty-eight. Altogether, he has written seven novels, three collections of short stories.

5. We were late because we had some car problems. By the time we gоt to the train station Susan had been waiting for us for more than two hours.

6.Sam was trying to change a light bulb when he slipped and fell.

7. Everyday I wake up at 6 o'clock , eat breakfast at 7 o'clock and leave for work at 8 o'clock. However, this morning I got up up at 6:30 , skipped my breakfast and left for work late because I had forgotten to set my alarm.

8. Right now, Jim is reading the newspaper and Kathy is making dinner. Last night at this time, they were doing the same thing. She was cooking and he was reading the newspaper. Tomorrow at this time, they will also be doing the same thing. She will be preparing dinner and he will be reading. They are very predictable people!

9. By this time next summer, you will have completed your studies and found a job. I, on the other hand, won't have accomplished anything. I will still be studying and you will be working in some new job.

10. The students are usually taught by Mrs. Monty. However, this week they have been taught by Mr. Tanzer.