Present , Past , Present Perfect:check write the verbs in the correct tense: 13. When I phoned her,...

Here are the verbs filled in with the correct tenses:

1. When I phoned her, she was doing her homework. (Past Continuous)

2. We had been waiting for three-and-a-half hours when John finally arrived. (Past Perfect Continuous)

3. When I shouted, they jumped off the roof and ran away. (Past Simple)

4. Don't phone her just now. She is talking to her boss. (Present Continuous)

5. Oh! You have had a shave! You look strange without a beard! (Present Perfect)

6. I have been doing military service for eighteen months. This is my last month. (Present Perfect Continuous)

7. We had been traveling for about four hours when we realised that something was wrong with one of the tyres. (Past Perfect Continuous)

8. Mary will be ready soon. She is having a bath at the moment. (Present Continuous)

9. Sorry, I didn't understand. Could you say that again please? (Past Simple)

10. We stayed in the cafe until the rain stopped and then went home. (Past Simple)

11. Have you been here before? (Present Perfect)

12. There was nobody at the office. Mr Brownlow had told the staff to go home. (Past Perfect)

13. I signed the register and went upstairs to my room. (Past Simple)

14. He had been working in the garden, but he stopped when he saw us. (Past Simple)

15. I couldn't drive to work because Mary was using the car. (Past Continuous)

16. How many times have you seen him since he went to Edinburgh? (Present Perfect)

17. Peter and Jane were arguing: I could hear them from my room. (Past Continuous)

18. I have never trusted him since he started working here. (Present Perfect)

19. I'm worried. Why haven't they arrived yet? (Present Perfect)

20. They're very angry. They have been trying to see you for the last two or three hours. (Present Perfect Continuous)

21. I wanted to help with the washing-up, but they had already done it. (Past Perfect)

22. It's the most comfortable car I have ever driven. (Present Perfect)

23. Peter was cleaning the flat and John was making dinner. (Past Continuous)

24. I had a pleasant surprise when I got to my room: someone had put some flowers there for me. (Past Perfect)

25. Do you agree that we should tell him tomorrow? (Present Simple)

26. They couldn't leave the studio when I called because they were editing a film. (Past Continuous)

27. I had been using the machine for some time when I realised that there was no ink in it. (Past Perfect Continuous)

28. When he warned them about the police, they had left the country. (Past Perfect)

29. Don't make a noise: the children are trying to sleep. (Present Continuous)

30. Oh! You have bought a new dress! (Present Perfect)

31. She has been working here for several years – four or five now, I think. (Present Perfect Continuous)

32. We had been sitting in the sunshine for about twenty-five minutes when I suddenly felt sick. (Past Perfect Continuous)

33. He'll be ready in a moment. He is cleaning his shoes. (Present Continuous)

34. I have hated listening to their complaints all day. One of these days I'll tell them what I really think. (Present Perfect)

35. I lay down on the bed and fell asleep. (Past Simple)

36. I think I have seen him somewhere before. (Present Perfect)

37. I couldn't get into the car, because the children had hidden the car keys. (Past Perfect)

38. Peter was meeting someone that night, so I stayed at the office and worked for a few hours. (Past Simple)

1. When I phoned her, she was doing her homework.
2. We had been waiting for three-and-a-half hours when John finally arrived.
3. When I shouted, they jumped off the roof and ran away.
4. Don't phone her just now. She is talking to her boss.
5. Oh! You have had a shave! You look strange without a beard!
6. I have been doing military service for eighteen months. This is my last month.
7. We had been traveling for about four hours when we realised that something was wrong with one of the tyres.
8. Mary will be ready soon. She is having a bath at the moment.
9. Sorry, I didn't understand. Could you say that again please?
10. We stayed in the cafe until the rain stopped and then went home.
11. Have you been here before?
12. There was nobody at the office. Mr Brownlow told the staff to go home.
13. I signed the register and went upstairs to my room.
14. He had been working in the garden, but he stopped when he saw us.
15. I couldn't drive to work because Mary was using the car.
16. How many times have you seen him since he went to Edinburgh?
17. Peter and Jane were arguing: I could hear them from my room.
18. I have never trusted him since he started working here.
19. I'm worried. Why have they not arrived yet?
20. They're very angry. They have been trying to see you for the last two or three hours.
21. I wanted to help with the washing-up, but they had already done it.
22. It's the most comfortable car I have ever driven.
23. Peter was cleaning the flat and John was making dinner.
24. I had a pleasant surprise when I got to my room: someone had put some flowers there for me.
25. Do you agree that we should tell him tomorrow?
26. They couldn't leave the studio when I called because they were editing a film.
27. I had been using the machine for some time when I realised that there was no ink in it.
28. When he warned them about the police, they left the country.
29. Don't make a noise: the children are trying to sleep.
30. Oh! You have bought a new dress!
31. She has been working here for several years – four or five now, I think.
32. We had been sitting in the sunshine for about twenty-five minutes when I suddenly felt sick.
33. He'll be ready in a moment. He is cleaning his shoes.
34. I have been hating listening to their complaints all day. One of these days I'll tell them what I really think.
35. I lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
36. I think I have seen him somewhere before.
37. I couldn't get into the car, because the children had hidden the car keys.
38. Peter was meeting someone that night, so I stayed at the office and worked for a few hours.

1. was doing
2. had been waiting
3. jumped, ran
4. is talking
5. need
6. have been doing
7. had been traveling
8. is having
9. didn't understand
10. stayed
11. Have you been
12. told
13. went
14. stopped
15. was using
16. have you seen
17. were arguing
18. have never trusted
19. haven't they arrived
20. have been trying
21. had already done
22. have ever driven
23. was making dinner
24. had put
25. Do you agree
26. were editing
27. had been using
28. left
29. are trying
30. have bought
31. has been working
32. had been sitting
33. is cleaning
34. hate
35. lay
36. have seen
37. had hidden
38. stayed, worked