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Read the following sentences and write the verbs in brackets in the appropriate tense:

1. When the phone.........(ring), she........(write) a letter.

2. I ..(not see) a play yesterday.

3. You....(grow) since the last time saw you.

4. I.....(send) you the information when I get it.

5.
....... he........... (play) tennis at the weekend?

6. They...(talk) for the last hour.

7. Some expensive sports equipment.......(steal) from our club last year. The thieves......................(not catch) yet.

8. It's getting cloudy. Do you think it.......(start) raining soon?

9. My parents ....(still/talk) about if I should go on holidays with my friends.

10. If she....... (not/be) always so late, she ........(be) promoted.

11. Your parents...(not use to) have a television when they were young.

12. It's nearly midnight. ..... (you/have)dinner yet?

13. Newspapers....(sell) also in supermarkets.

14. She.....(listen) music when my dad.....(arrive) last night.

15. They..,...(already/buy) their first flat. It...............(be) great.

16. A: Hello Billy! I .................(not/see) you for a long time.

B: Yes, I ........(be) very busy since I started working for a multinational company.

17. A: I need a hot drink.

B: Don't worry, I.......(make) you some tea.

18. Charlie Foster.....(work) at a bakery and he.........(never/get up) late.

19. Steve ....... (have) an accident yesterday. He .......(drive) his car when a bird....... (fly) into windscreen.

20. Mary.......(know) Steve for six years. They.......(meet) When they were at university.

21. A: Please, come and see us.

B: We........................ (visit) you soon. That's a promise.

22. Lesley ........(spend) his holidays in France last year.

23. Susan's mother......(not/let her /go) to discos because she....... (be) too young to do it.

24. Tony and Sarah.......(just/move) to London.

25. Every year his family.....(go)to Europe for two weeks.

26. Howmany times a day............You ...............(take)your dogs for a walk?

27. What ....... Arnie ....... over there? (do)

28. I......... agreat book last week. (read)

29. Why.............. You .........for me at the bar yesterday evening? (not wait)

30. Tina and Jelly.......to the hotel when it............................. To rain. (walk/start)

31. Sam ........The documents over to you tomorrow. (bring)
32. .......You........ attention when the teacher. .............your name? (pay/call)

33. Tammy and Jenn...,......A Pilates class on Wednesday mornings. (take)

34. The computers......finally........Like they're supposed to. (work)

35. I........................... (make) a cake for my mum yesterday.

36. This term, we.........(learn) about 18th century Europe in History.

37. My cousin........(take) to hospital by an ambulance yesterday.

38.
......................(he/usually/have) lunch at half past twelve?

39. I........(not/watch) the match on TV last night.

40....................(you/ever/drive) a train?​

Answer 1

In order...

1. rang, wrote

2. saw

3. grew

4. I'll send

5. played (I'm not sure about this one, because 'at the weekend' is not gramatically correct, so it would be "He played tennis over the weekend/during the weekend")

6. talked

7. stole, haven't been caught

8. will start

9. spoke

10. wasn't, would be

11. didn't

12. Have you had

13. sold

14. listened, arrived

15. already bought, will be

16A. didn't

16B. will be

17B. made

18. works, never gets up

19. had, drove, flew

20. knew, met

21B. will visit

22. spent

23. didn't let her go, is

24. just moved

25. goes

26. do, take

27. What is Arnie doing over there

28. read

29. didn't, wait

30. walked, started

31. is bringing

32. Did (you) pay, called

33. take

34. (finally) work (like)

35. made

36. learned

37. was taken

38. Does he usually have

39. didn't/did not

40. Have you ever drove (a train)

Step-by-step explanation:

I'm not sure how many are correct as I don't know the full context of your lessons/assignment but hopefully most is correct!