Verb Tense Review 1 (ESL 0101)

Match the verb form with its tense.

• present perfect

• Jack had been eating.

• future progressive

• Jack will be eating.

• future perfect progressive

• Jack was eating.

• past progressive

• Jack has eaten.

• past perfect progressive

• Jack will have eaten.

The committee _____ about whether it is ethical to offer compensation for organ donation for the last month.

• is debating

• debates

• has been debating

• debated

Every month, our workplace _____ a fire drill. It is required.

• is conducting

• conduct

• conducts

• conducted

Today our company _____ a new dress code.

• had implemented

• has been implementing

• implements

• is implementing

______ the data yet?

• Will you transmit

• You transmitted

• Did you transmitted

• Have you transmitted

Yesterday, the nurse _____ the ICU patients for 12 hours straight. (2 options)

• is monitoring

• monitored

• was monitoring

• had monitored

When I arrived at the meeting, the others ______ the new policy.

• already debated

• were already debating

• will debate

• will be debating

By the time the city ____ the new library, they ____ three additional loans.

• had constructed; had taken

• constructed; took

• constructed; had taken

• had constructed; took

By this time last year, Suzanne _____ her artwork for a week.

• had been exhibiting

• exhibited

• has exhibited

• was exhibiting

The lecture _____ in 5 minutes. Please take your seats.

• starts

• start

• will starting

• started