Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the verb.
1. His father …………………….. last night.
a) die
b) died
c) dead
d) was dying
2. We ………………….. Susie 3 weeks ago.
a) had visited
b) visited
c) would visit
d) visit
3. The sun ……………………. when we went out.
a) shone
b) was shining
c) shines
d) would shine
4. I saw him …………………… the lamp.
a) stole
b) stolen
c) steal
d) had stolen
5. Yesterday I ………………….. a new cellphone because my old one …………………. stolen.
a) buy, is
b) bought, had been
c) bought, was
d) bought, have been
6. He thanked me for what I …………………..
a) did
b) had done
c) would do
d) do
7. I …………………… here for the last two years.
a) have lived
b) am living
c) lived
d) have been living
8. They ………………… an apartment in New York two years ago.
a) had bought
b) bought
c) buy
d) would buy
9. I usually …………………….. the newspaper in the morning.
a) am reading
b) read
c) will
d) would read
10. Ever since I …………………… my home state in 1995, I …………………. living here.
a) left, was
b) leave, have been
c) leaving, have been
d) left, have been
Answers
1. His father died last night.
2. We visited Susie 3 weeks ago.
3. The sun was shining when we went out.
4. I saw him steal the lamp.
5. Yesterday I bought a new cellphone because my old one had been stolen.
6. He thanked me for what I had done.
7. I have lived / have been living here for the last two years.
8. They bought an apartment in New York two years ago.
9. I usually read the newspaper in the morning.
10. Ever since I left my home state in 1995, I have been living here.
