Verb Tenses, Test 9

Choose the correct answer.

1. After Jessica __ her degree, she intends to work in her father's company.

A. will finish 

B. will have finished 

C. finishes 

D. is finishing

2. By the time I go to bed tonight, I __ my work for the day.

A. will finish 

B. have finished 

C. will have finished 

D. finish

3. When my parents __ for a visit tomorrow, they will see our new baby for the first time. 

A. will arrive 

B. arrived 

C. will have arrived 

D. arrive

4. Mary looked down to discover a snake at her feet. When she saw it, she__.

A. was screaming 

B. had screamed 

C. screamed 

D. screams 

5. By the time Alfonso finally graduated from high school, he __ seven different schools because his parents moved frequently.

A. attended 

B. was attending 

C. had attended 

D. had been attending

6. Until you learn to relax more, you __ your ability to speak English.

A. haven't improved 

B. aren't improving 

C. don't improve 

D. won't improve

7. I borrowed four books on gardening the last time I __ to the library.

A. go 

B. went 

C. had gone 

D. have gone

8. Before I started the car, all of the passengers __ their seat belts. 

A. will buckle 

B. had buckled 

C. buckle 

D. have buckled

9. It seems that whenever I travel abroad, I ___ to take something I need.

A. forgot 

B. am forgetting 

C. forget 

D. had forgotten

10. When I see the doctor this afternoon, I ___ him to look at my throat.

A. will ask 

B. asked 

C. will have asked 

D. ask

11. After ancient Greek athletes won a race in the Olympics, they __ a simple crown of olive leaves.

A. received 

B. had received 

C. were receiving 

D. have received

12. After the race ___, the celebration began.

A. had been won 

B. is won 

C. will be won 

D. has been won