Tenses

• English
• Secondary Education

Be quiet the president ... on TV and I want to listen

1. speaks
2. is speaking
3. was speaking

At the end of this week, there ... any empty rooms in the Hotel.

1. aren't
2. won't be
3. aren't going to be

When I was in Paris with my family last summer, Dad ... us to all the famous sights.

1. has taken
2. had taken
3. took

Joe ... in New York for a month now; he's going to move back home next year.

1. lived
2. has lived
3. has been living

Jenny ... all day. She should take a break, this isn't healthy.

1. has been studying
2. has studied
3. studied

If I ... you sooner, we could have gone to the dance together.

1. met
2. had met
3. would have met

Don't worry! Grandma... better soon.

1. will get
2. is going to get
3. gets

If you had learnt the words better you...repeat the exam.

1. hadn't had to
2. wouldn't have had to
3. haven't had to

etw. wettmachen

I thought she ....her ideas ... rather clearly at the Meeting.

1. put up
2. put across
3. put out

It would be hard to .....to her parents expectations.

1. live with
2. keep up
3. live up

I felt ....when I didn't receive a birthday card from my sister.

1. get down
2. put down
3. let down

The accident ..... traffic up for an hour.

1. held on
2. held back
3. held up

Don't .... your work-do it now!

1. put off
2. put down
3. put up with

You shouldn't .... conclusions.

1. jump in
2. jump to
3. jump up to

etw. erfinden

mit etw. mithalten können

jem. enttäuschen

etw. tolerieren

etw. verschieben

jem. im Auto mitnehmen

to share feelings

to search for

to anticipate with pleasure