O-Exercises: TENSES 3

1. Has the situation ………………………?

improved

been improved

improving

2. The accused ………………………… the verdict with anxiety.

waited

awaited

had awaited

3. A wide spread outbreak of plague …………………………… in the 14th century.

has occurred

occurred

was occurred

4. He did not ………………………… any of the samples presented to him.

take

took

taken

5. Last month I ………………………. to Canada to see my brother.

went

have gone

had gone

6. There is no use phoning now. They must …………………………..

go

have gone

had gone

7. None of them ……………………… up.

turned

was turning

turning

8. He ……………………………. much of his spare time in the library.

spend

spends

is spending

9. We were …………………………… to hear the news.

saded

sadden

saddened

10. He ………………………….. ill for a week when his brother came.

was

has been

had been

11. We ……………………………… hurry, we have got plenty of time.

need not to

need not

don't need

12. I ……………………… visit my parents every Sunday; now I go once a month.

used to

use to

will