I. Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses :
1. The movie about our scientific workers (show) ____________ on television last night (be) ____________ very interesting.
2. Twenty five dollars (be) ____________ too much to pay for this book.
3. Until last year, the government (not concern) ____________ itself with the problem of unemployment.
4. I can’t stand (listen) ____________ to his complaints any longer.
5. Jane was interested in (hear) _______ all sorts of people (speak)________there.
6. The teacher ordered us (keep) ____________ silent.
7. I will tell him the news as soon as I (see) ____________ him.
8. If yesterday (be) ____________ Sunday, we (go) ____________to the beach.
9. Mary is a writer. She (write) ____________ several novels and (win) _________ several awards for her books. A few years ago, she (win) ____________ the prize for the most promising author of the year. At the moment she (write) ____________ a dectective story.
10. Jong (speak) ____________ Chinese. Chinese (be) ____________ his native language; but right now he (speak) ____________ English.
11. Jack (break) ____________ his leg five days ago. He’s in hospital. He (be) ____________ in hospital since he (break) ____________ his leg.
I. Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses :
1. The movie about our scientific workers (show) shown on television last night (be) was very interesting.
2. Twenty five dollars (be) is too much to pay for this book.
3. Until last year, the government (not concern) didn't concern itself with the problem of unemployment.
4. I can’t stand (listen) listening to his complaints any longer.
5. Jane was interested in (hear) hearing all sorts of people (speak) speaking there.
6. The teacher ordered us (keep) to keep silent.
7. I will tell him the news as soon as I (see) see him.
8. If yesterday (be) had been Sunday, we (go) would have gone to the beach.
9. Mary is a writer. She (write) has written several novels and (win) has won several awards for her books. A few years ago, she (win) won the prize for the most promising author of the year. At the moment she (write) is writing a dectective story.
10. Jong (speak) speaks Chinese. Chinese (be) is his native language; but right now he (speak) is speaking English.
11. Jack (break) broke his leg five days ago. He’s in hospital. He (be) has been in hospital since he (break) broke his leg.
1 showed - was
2 is
3 disn't concern
4 listening
5 hearing - speaking
6to keep
7 see
8 was, would go
9 has written - has wun - won - is writing
10 speaks - is - is speaking
11 broke - has been - broke
1. The movie about our scientific workers (show) shown on television last night (be) was very interesting.
2. Twenty five dollars (be) is too much to pay for this book.
3. Until last year, the government (not concern) didn't concern itself with the problem of unemployment.
4. I can’t stand (listen) listening to his complaints any longer.
5. Jane was interested in (hear) hearing all sorts of people (speak) speaking there.
6. The teacher ordered us (keep) to keep silent.
7. I will tell him the news as soon as I (see) see him.
8. If yesterday (be) had been Sunday, we (go) would have gone to the beach.
9. Mary is a writer. She (write) has written several novels and (win) has won several awards for her books. A few years ago, she (win) won the prize for the most promising author of the year. At the moment she (write) is writing a dectective story.
10. Jong (speak) speaks Chinese. Chinese (be) is his native language; but right now he (speak) is speaking English.
11. Jack (break) broke his leg five days ago. He’s in hospital. He (be) has been in hospital since he (break) broke his leg.
