Question

Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Example: Are you going (go) on holiday this year?

1 ‘Where’s Lynne?’ ‘She (go) to Cuba. She’ll be back next week.’

2 Mike (work) in his study. Shall I call him for you?

3 If I had the chance to live abroad, I (go).

4 I’m sorry. I think I (break) your camera when I dropped it!

5 I would have said ‘hello’ if I (see) you!

6 I (have) lunch every day with Clare in the canteen – I really enjoy talking to her.

7 ‘Didn’t you hear the phone ring?’ ‘No, sorry. I (listen) to music.’

8 She told me she (want) to meet me the next day.

9 Between 1984 and 1986 Patricia Cornwell (write) three novels.

10 I (eat) less chocolate at the moment because I am on a diet.

11 We can’t go to that restaurant again! I (go) there twice last week.

12 You will get your results in a month – a letter (send) to your house.

13 He (work) at the company for years, and he still loves it.

14 When I got home, I saw that somebody (break) one of my windows.

15 I’ll wait until she (get) here and then we’ll come over together.

Answer 1

1-is go

2-is working

3-am go

4-am brought

5-saw

6-have

7-listened

8-wanted

9-written

10-eat

11-went

12-will send

13-works

14-brought

15-get

Answer 2

1. has gone

2. is working

3. would go

4. broke

5. had seen

6. have

7. was listening

8. wanted

9. wrote

10. am eating

11. went

12. will be sent

13. has been working

14. had broken

15. gets