Question. I ....... studying when my rude neighbors interrupted me with their loud music.
(a) be
(b) was
(c) been
Answer. B
Question. Samantha ....... her promise so her sister doesn't trust her as much anymore.
(a) break
(b) broken
(c) broke
Answer. C
Question. Laura has ....... her own hair for the past 15 years. It usually looks great.
(a) cut
(b) cuts
(c) cutting
Answer. A
Question. I need you to ....... me to work today. My car isn't running.
(a) drive
(b) drove
(c) driven
Answer. A
Question. Carrie has a stressful job and she always has a lot of work to ....... on the weekends.
(a) do
(b) does
(c) did
Answer. A
Question. Last year, Mrs. Simon volunteered at the local hospital. She used to ....... treats for the patients on Mondays.
(a) brought
(b) bring
(c) brings
Answer. B
Question. Rose was surprised when she stepped into the kitchen because someone had ....... all of the pies.
(a) ate
(b) eat
(c) eaten
Answer. C
Question. Tim ....... his wife a beautiful diamond ring for their 25th wedding anniversary.
(a) given
(b) gave
(c) give
Answer. B
Question. I'm sorry. I'm really busy today so I have to ........ I'll call you later.
(a) go
(b) went
(c) gone
Answer. A
Question. Raymond ....... a lot about gardening and environmental issues. You should ask him about the large scale garden you want to put into your backyard.
(a) know
(b) knows
(c) known
Answer. B
Question. Sarah ....... Spanish really well. She lived in Mexico for 5 years.
(a) speak
(b) speaks
(c) spoken
Answer. B
Question. Microsoft just ....... out with a new software program. It's on sale at that office supply store down the road.
(a) came
(b) come
(c) comes
Answer. A
Question. Do you ....... a lot of work to do tonight? I was hoping we could go out to dinner at about 6 pm.
(a) has
(b) have
(c) had
Answer. B
Question. I just ....... about the business venture. Give me some time to think about it and I'll get back to you with a decision this week.
(a) heard
(b) hear
(c) hears
Answer. A
Question. I ....... the baby until the storm passed because she wouldn't stop crying.
(a) holds
(b) holding
(c) held
Answer. C
Question. I know that dresser is old but I want to ....... it because it belonged to my grandmother.
(a) kept
(b) keeps
(c) keep
Answer. C
Question. Kathy ....... how to change the oil in her car this past weekend.
(a) learn
(b) learned
(c) learning
Answer. B
Question. I ....... lemon chicken two weeks ago. I think I want that for supper again today.
(a) make
(b) makes
(c) made
Answer. C
Question. I ....... into an old friend yesterday. I haven't seen her since middle school.
(a) runs
(b) run
(c) ran
Answer. C
Question. Mr. Benson ....... you wanted to see me. Can we meet in an hour because I'm really busy right now?
(a) say
(b) said
(c) saying
Answer. B
Question. I ....... you should quit your job and find a career that you enjoy.
(a) think
(b) thinks
(c) thought
Answer. A
Question. Currently, Brady ....... every morning. He's in really good shape and he's very dedicated.
(a) swam
(b) swims
(c) swim
Answer. B
Question. I cooked some fish yesterday so the whole kitchen ....... like seafood for three hours.
(a) stank
(b) stink
(c) stinking
Answer. A
Question. The armed robber ....... three thousand dollars from the West Valley Bank this past Monday.
(a) stolen
(b) steal
(c) stole
Answer. C
Question. David ....... increasingly upset because he couldn't get his point across.
(a) become
(b) became
(c) becoming
Answer. B
Question. He ....... to laugh out loud when he heard the joke's punch line.
(a) begin
(b) beginning
(c) began
Answer. C
Question. Please don't ....... that booklet I gave you because I want to keep it for future reference.
(a) bent
(b) bends
(c) bend
Answer. C
Question. As soon as I ....... into the sandwich I knew something was wrong. Upon further inspection, I noticed that the beef patty was undercooked.
(a) bite
(b) bites
(c) bit
Answer. C
Question. When I cut my finger, it ....... for a long time so I went to the hospital.
(a) bled
(b) bleeding
(c) bleed
Answer. A
Question. The wind ....... and howled all night long.
(a) blowing
(b) blew
(c) blow
Answer. B
Question. The two ropes were ....... together so it was difficult to get them apart.
(a) bind
(b) bound
(c) binds
Answer. B
Question. Every year, Shirley ....... German Shepherd dogs. I always go visit her when she has a new litter of puppies.
(a) breeds
(b) breed
(c) breeding
Answer. A
Question. My father ....... our home in 1990 and he designed it as well.
(a) builds
(b) built
(c) building
Answer. B
Question. Thomas' workplace ....... down last week. Now, he's out of a job because the owner didn't have insurance.
(a) burn
(b) burns
(c) burned
Answer. C
Question. My mom ....... five fish on our family fishing trip last year.
(a) caught
(b) catch
(c) catches
Answer. A
Question. The little boy, who was scared of Santa Claus, ....... to his mother's arm when he saw the man in the red suit for the first time.
(a) clings
(b) clung
(c) cling
Answer. B
Question. Tory slowly ....... around the corner because she wanted to scare her younger brother.
(a) crept
(b) creep
(c) creeping
Answer. A
Question. Carrie has to ....... with a lot of issues at work because her boss is often dishonest and ruthless.
(a) dealt
(b) deals
(c) deal
Answer. C
Question. My puppy ....... a huge hole in the backyard last night. Today, we have to fill the hole because it doesn't look good.
(a) dig
(b) digging
(c) dug
Answer. C
Question. David's mother nervously watched as her young son ....... into the swimming pool for the first time.
(a) dive
(b) dove
(c) diving
Answer. B
Question. Timothy ....... a picture for his mother at school today.
(a) draw
(b) drew
(c) drawn
Answer. B
Question. Last week, I ....... that you lived in Europe and I came to visit you.
(a) dream
(b) dreaming
(c) dreamt
Answer. C
Question. You have to ....... a lot of water in this part of the country in the summer months or you could dehydrate on hot days.
(a) drink
(b) drank
(c) drunk
Answer. A
Question. The little puppy ....... down when he tried to climb the stairs for the first time.
(a) fall
(b) fell
(c) fallen
Answer. B
Question. Don't forget to ....... the dog. He's hungry!
(a) feed
(b) fed
(c) feeds
Answer. A
Question. I don't ....... well. I think I got food-poisoning at that restaurant we went to this afternoon.
(a) felt
(b) feel
(c) feels
Answer. B
Question. Robert and Kevin ....... at school today. I don't know why. They usually get along so well.
(a) fight
(b) fought
(c) fighting
Answer. B
Question. David was beginning to get a little worried about his dwindling finances but he just ....... a new job yesterday.
His first day is on Monday.
(a) find
(b) found
(c) finds
Answer. B
Question. The refugees ....... the war-torn country last week. Now, there are a lot of hungry people south of the border.
(a) flee
(b) flees
(c) fled
Answer. C
Question. Bailey ....... the Frisbee into the air. Rob caught it and threw it back to her.
(a) fling
(b) flinging
(c) flung
Answer. C
Question. Every year, Canadian geese ....... south for the winter so they must have a lot of endurance.
(a) fly
(b) flies
(c) flown
Answer. A
Question. I know I have to get my oil changed but I ....... to do it today.
(a) forget
(b) forgot
(c) forgotten
Answer. B
Question. I forgot her birthday but she readily ....... me because I told her about my busy schedule.
(a) forgive
(b) forgave
(c) forgiven
Answer. B
Question. All of the beautiful plants ....... due to the snowstorm last night.
(a) frozen
(b) froze
(c) freeze
Answer. B
Question. I like to buy whole bean coffee so I can ....... the beans when I get home. It's seems to taste better that way.
(a) ground
(b) grind
(c) grinds
Answer. B
Question. I ....... a beautiful, framed photograph on my living room wall this past weekend. I just love it!
(a) hang
(b) hung
(c) hangs
Answer. B
Question. Taylor loves to play ....... and seek with her friends from school.
(a) hid
(b) hides
(c) hide
Answer. C
Question. At the little league baseball game on Sunday, John ....... a home run and everyone cheered.
(a) hit
(b) hits
(c) hitting
Answer. A
Question. Every night, Sarah ....... down beside her bed to pray.
(a) kneel
(b) kneeling
(c) kneels
Answer. C
Question. Sandra doesn't feel well so I told her to ....... down for a little while.
(a) lie
(b) lied
(c) lying
Answer. A
Question. Curt ....... down his pencil because he was so frustrated with the difficulty of the intensive exam.
(a) laid
(b) laying
(c) lying
Answer. A
Question. The tree frog ....... right onto my shoulder. Tree frogs are pretty docile creatures.
(a) leap
(b) leaped
(c) leaping
Answer. B
Question. The teacher ....... her students down the hallway and into the gymnasium.
(a) lead
(b) led
(c) leading
Answer. B
Question. I ....... my good friend $50 this past weekend. I know he will pay me back as soon as he can.
(a) lends
(b) lent
(c) lending
Answer. B
Question. Every time the family goes shopping, Trish ....... her son push the cart in the grocery store.
(a) let
(b) letting
(c) lets
Answer. C
Question. It was so dark when the lights went out so my husband ....... a nearby candle.
(a) light
(b) lit
(c) lights
Answer. B
Question. We ....... in France but now we live in Florida.
(a) meets
(b) met
(c) meet
Answer. B
Question. Karen ....... one word in the spelling bee last week but her teacher still wants to nominate her for the state competition next month.
(a) misspell
(b) misspelled
(c) misspelling
Answer. B
Question. I ....... Gina for her sister at the wedding. They look like twins sometimes.
(a) mistake
(b) mistook
(c) mistakes
Answer. B
Question. My husband ....... the lawn today. I'm so happy because it looks clean and manicured now.
(a) mow
(b) mowed
(c) mown
Answer. B
Question. I ....... my purse in San Francisco last year. I had to cancel all of my credit cards. It was such a hassle!
(a) lose
(b) lost
(c) losing
Answer. B
Question. Tim had a lot of hurdles to ....... throughout his childhood because he used to get a lot of seizures. He has epilepsy.
(a) overcome
(b) overcame
(c) overcomes
Answer. A
Question. I like most of the re-decorating Sally did in her house. But, I think she ....... it because it looks cluttered.
(a) overdo
(b) overdid
(c) overdone
Answer. B
Question. A few government officials plan to ....... the current leader and system.
(a) overthrow
(b) overthrew
(c) overthrown
Answer. A
Question. People can now ....... for their gasoline right at the pump with their credit or debit cards in California. It's a very convenient system.
(a) pay
(b) paid
(c) pays
Answer. A
Question. Sue ....... her case at the hearing. Now, she must wait for a decision.
(a) plead
(b) pled
(c) pleading
Answer. B
Question. The defense lawyer must ....... that the defendant didn't commit the violent crime.
(a) prove
(b) proved
(c) proves
Answer. A
Question. I have to go downtown today anyway. Why don't you ....... with me?
(a) ride
(b) rode
(c) rides
Answer. A
Question. The phone ....... in the middle of the night so Ron jumped out of bed to answer it.
(a) ring
(b) rang
(c) rings
Answer. B
Question. I left my house at 5 am yesterday because I wanted to watch the sun ........
(a) rise
(b) rose
(c) risen
Answer. A
Question. I ....... a great movie on Friday night. I think it's still playing at the movie theater. You should go see it soon.
(a) see
(b) saw
(c) seeing
Answer. B
Question. James ....... adventure in his life so he's never satisfied with regular activities.
(a) seeks
(b) sought
(c) seeking
Answer. A
Question. My husband and I ....... our dining room set and with the money, we bought another one that suits our style more.
(a) sell
(b) sold
(c) selling
Answer. B
Question. I ....... my mother a birthday package. I hope it arrives on time.
(a) send
(b) sent
(c) sending
Answer. B
Question. I like to ........ Last month, I made those beautiful drapes in the bedroom.
(a) sew
(b) sewed
(c) sewn
Answer. A
Question. The wind was fierce last night. It ....... the entire house and blew down some trees outside.
(a) shake
(b) shook
(c) shakes
Answer. B
Question. Ken ....... his face every other day.
(a) shave
(b) shaves
(c) shaven
Answer. B
Question. The farmer must ....... his flock twice a year.
(a) shear
(b) shore
(c) shears
Answer. A
Question. My dog usually ....... her winter coat in the spring. During that time, I have to brush her twice or three times a day.
(a) shed
(b) sheds
(c) shedding
Answer. B
Question. In Mediterranean countries, the sun ....... all day long in the summer and it rains in the winter.
(a) shine
(b) shines
(c) shining
Answer. B