Question

• Choose the alternatives which complete the sentences with the apropriate forms of the Present Simple, Past Simple, Present Continuous or Past Continuous of the verbs in the parenthesis.

6. The principal __________ (think) that girl is the best student in the whole school, but I don't agree with him.
a) thinks
b) is thinking
c) think
d) was thinking

7. She _______ (talk) on the cell phone when she ran over a dog.
a) talk
b) talks
c) was talking
d) were talking

8. I _________ (fly) to Los Angeles tomorrow. I have a meeting there.
a) flew
b) was flying
c) were flying
d) am flying

9. The police ______ (catch) the thief who stole the woman's purse
a) catches
b) caught
c) is catching
d) was cought

10. ________ the birds ________ (chirp) when you woke up this morning.
a) Were/ chirping
b) Did/ chirped
c) is catching
d) was cought

11. Alice __________ (not see) the big stone in the road, so she had a flat tire.
a) was seeing
b) weren't see
c) didn't see
d) saw

12. People ________ (have) an average of two pet animals per house in the UK.
a) was having
b) were having
c) didn't had
d) have

13. Look! It _______ (rain). We can't play outside now.
a) rained
b) was rained
c) is raining
d) is rained

Answer 1

6- thinks
7- was talking
8- am flying
9- caught
10- were/chirping
11- didn't see
12- have
13- is raining

Answer 2

6) A;
7) C;
8) D;
9) B;
10) A;
11) C;
12) D;
13) C