Use any appropriate tense for the verbs in parentheses.

In some cases, more

than one tense is possible.
1. A: There is something I have to tell you.
B: Go ahead. I (listen)________________________________.
2. A: Hi, Ann. (meet,you) _________________________ my friend, George?
B: No, I (have,never) _________________________ the pleasure.
A: Then, let me introduce you.
3. A: Stop! What (you,do)___________________________?
B: I (try)__________________________ to get this piece of toast out of the toaster. Its
stuck.
A: Well, dont use a knife. You (electrocute) ______________________ yourself.
B: What (you suggest) ________________________ I do?
A: Unplug it first.
4. A: Theres Jack.
B: Where?
A: He (lie) __________________________ on the grass under that tree over there.
B: Oh, yes. I (see) ____________ him. He (look, certainly) ___________________
comfortable. Lets go talk to him.
5. A: (take,you) __________________________ History this semester?
B: No, I __________________ .
A: (take,you,ever) _______________________________________ it?
B: Yes, of course.
A: When (take, you) _______________________________ it?
B: Last semester.
A: Who (be) ____________________________ your professor?
B: Dr.Lee.
A: Oh, I have the same professor. What (be,he)_________________ like?
B: He (be)______________________ very good.
6. A: Whats wrong with Chris?
B: While he (yawn) _______________________, a fly (fly)_________________ into his
mouth.
A: I (believe,not) __________________________ that! You (kid) _________________!
7. A: I (go) ______________________________ to a play last night.
B: (be,it) ____________________________any good?
A: I thought so. I (enjoy)______________________________ it a lot.
B: What (see you) ________________________________?
A: Arsenic and Old Lace. I (see, never) __________________________ it before.
B: Oh, I (see) _________________________ that play too. I (see)
_______________________it a couple of years ago. It (be) ____________ good, (be, not)
_______________ it?

8. A: I was in your hometown last month. It looked like a nice town. I (be,never)
________________________ there before.
B: What (do,you) _________________________ in that part of the country?
A: My wife and I (drive) _____________________ to Washington, DC to visit her
family.
9. A: May I borrow some money? My check (be) ____________________ supposed to
arrive yesterday, bur I still (receive,not) __________________________it yet. I (need)
___________________ to buy a book for one of my classes, but I (have,not)
_____________________________ any money.
B: Sure. Id be happy to lend you some. How much (need,you) ___________________?
A: How about 30 dollars? Thanks. I (pay) _________________ you back as soon as I
(get) ____________ my check.
10. A: Hello?
B: Hello. May I speak to Sue?
A: She (be,not) _____________________ in right now. May I take a message?
B: Yes. This is Art OBrien. Would you please ask her to meet me at the library this
afternoon? I (sit) ______________________ at one of the study booths on the first floor.
11. Jane isnt here yet. I (wait) ___________________ for her since noon, but she still
(arrive,not) __________________________ .
12. Last night I (go) ______________ to a party. When I (get) ________________ there,
the room was full of people. Some of them (dance)_________________ and others (talk)
_____________________. One young woman (stand) ___________________ by herself. I
(meet,never) ____________________ her, so I (introduce) ____________________ myself
to her.
13. Yesterday while I (sit)_________________ in class, I (get) ___________________ the
hiccups. The person who (sit)________________ next to me told me to hold my breath. I
(try) ________________ that, but it didnt work. The instructor (lecture)
_________________, and I didnt want to interrupt him, so I just sat there trying to hiccup
quietly. Finally, after I (hiccup) ________________ for almost five minutes, I (raise)
__________________ my hand and (excuse) ___________________ myself from the class
to go (get) _______________ a drink of water.
14. The weather (be) __________________ terrible lately. It (rain) ________________ off
and on for two days, and the temperature (drop) _____________________ at least twenty
degrees. It (be) ___________________ in the low 40s. right now. Just three days ago, the
sun (shine) _______________ and the weather was pleasant. The weather certainly
(change) ____________________ quicky here. I never know what to expect.
15. I (study) ________________________ English for 10 years in my own country. Apart
from that, I (already,spend) ________________________ six months in Canada studying
and before that I (lived) _______________________ for one year in California.