Test - tenses

Hurry up! What’s taking you so long?” – ' I ............ for an important phone call. Go ahead and leave without me”

• wait
• am waiting
• was waiting
• has been waiting

Robert is going to be famous someday. He .................. in three movies already.

• has been appearing
• had appeared
• has appeared
• appeared

Where’s Poly?” – ' She ...............”

• is in her room reading
• in her room is reading
• has in her room studied
• was in her room reading

While I .............. TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor

• watched
• had been watching
• was watching
• has been watching

Fish were among the earliest forms of life. Fish ............. on earth for ages and ages.

• existed
• had existed
• are existing
• have existed

The phone ............... constantly since Jack announced his candidacy for president this morning

• had been ringing
• has been ringing
• rang
• was ringing

May I speak to Dr. Paine, please? ' – ' Sorry, he .............. a patient at the moment. Can I help you?”

• is seeing
• had been seeing
• was seeing
• has been seeing

............... to her about it twice already. However, I don’t think she wants to give me one.

• I’ve talked
• I’ve been talking
• I was talking
• I’d talked

My family love this house. It .............. the family home ever since my grandparents built it 60 years ago.

• was
• has been
• is
• had been

Sally looked down to see a snake at her feet. When she saw it , she ..............

• was screaming
• had screamed
• screamed
• has screamed