Present and Past Tenses [text and test]

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Lars: Excuse me, which movie are you waiting for?
Tony: We (wait) ... for the new Stars Wars movie. [...]

wait

are waiting

have waited

have been waiting

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

[...]
Tony: We (wait) are waiting for the new Stars Wars movie. In fact, we (wait) ... here for more than five hours.
[...]

wait

are waiting

have waited

have been waiting

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

[...]
Lars: Five hours? When did you arrive?
Tony: We (get) ... here at 6:00 o'clock this morning. [...]

got

were getting

had got

had been getting

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

[...]
Tony: We (get) got here at 6:00 o'clock this morning. More than forty people (stand, already) ... here waiting for tickets when we arrived.
[...]

already standed

were already standing

had already standed

had already been standing

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

[...]
Lars: I can't believe that! Are you serious?
Tony: Yeah, people (take) ... Star Wars movies seriously. [...]

take

were taking

have taken

have been taking

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

[...]
Tony: Yeah, people (take) take Star Wars movies seriously. In fact, this particular showing has been sold out for over a week. We (wait, just) ... in line to get a good seat in the theater.

just wait

are just waiting

have just waited

have just been waiting

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

[...]
Lars: When did you buy your tickets?
Tony: I (buy) ... them last week by phone. [...]

bought

was buying

had bought

had been buying

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Present and Past Tenses [text and test]

Lars: Excuse me, which movie are you waiting for?
Tony: We (wait) ... for the new Stars Wars movie. [...]

[...]
Tony: We (wait) are waiting for the new Stars Wars movie. In fact, we (wait) ... here for more than five hours.
[...]

[...]
Lars: Five hours? When did you arrive?
Tony: We (get) ... here at 6:00 o'clock this morning. [...]

[...]
Tony: We (get) got here at 6:00 o'clock this morning. More than forty people (stand, already) ... here waiting for tickets when we arrived.
[...]

[...]
Lars: I can't believe that! Are you serious?
Tony: Yeah, people (take) ... Star Wars movies seriously. [...]

[...]
Tony: Yeah, people (take) take Star Wars movies seriously. In fact, this particular showing has been sold out for over a week. We (wait, just) ... in line to get a good seat in the theater.

[...]
Lars: When did you buy your tickets?
Tony: I (buy) ... them last week by phone. [...]

Tony: I (buy) bought them last week by phone. I (know₁)... tickets would be hard to get because I (see₂) ... a news interview with a group of people standing in line to get tickets. [...]

[...]
Tony: I (buy) bought them last week by phone. I (know₁) knew tickets would be hard to get because I (see₂) ... a news interview with a group of people standing in line to get tickets. [...]

[...]
Tony: I (buy) bought them last week by phone. I (know₁) knew tickets would be hard to get because I (see₂) had seen a news interview with a group of people standing in line to get tickets. They (wait) ... in line for almost a month to buy tickets for the first showing.
[...]

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Present and Past Tenses [text and test]

Lars: Excuse me, which movie are you waiting for? Tony: We (wait) ... for the new Stars Wars movie. [...]

[...] Tony: We (wait) are waiting for the new Stars Wars movie. In fact, we (wait) ... here for more than five hours. [...]

[...] Lars: Five hours? When did you arrive?Tony: We (get) ... here at 6:00 o'clock this morning. [...]

[...] Tony: We (get) got here at 6:00 o'clock this morning. More than forty people (stand, already) ... here waiting for tickets when we arrived.[...]

[...] Lars: I can't believe that! Are you serious?Tony: Yeah, people (take) ... Star Wars movies seriously. [...]

[...] Tony: Yeah, people (take) take Star Wars movies seriously. In fact, this particular showing has been sold out for over a week. We (wait, just) ... in line to get a good seat in the theater.

[...]Lars: When did you buy your tickets? Tony: I (buy) ... them last week by phone. [...]

Tony: I (buy) bought them last week by phone. I (know1)... tickets would be hard to get because I (see2) ... a news interview with a group of people standing in line to get tickets. [...]

[...]Tony: I (buy) bought them last week by phone. I (know1) knew tickets would be hard to get because I (see2) ... a news interview with a group of people standing in line to get tickets. [...]

[...]Tony: I (buy) bought them last week by phone. I (know1) knew tickets would be hard to get because I (see2) had seen a news interview with a group of people standing in line to get tickets. They (wait) ... in line for almost a month to buy tickets for the first showing. [...]

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Lars: Excuse me, which movie are you waiting for?
Tony: We (wait) ... for the new Stars Wars movie. [...]

[...]
Tony: We (wait) are waiting for the new Stars Wars movie. In fact, we (wait) ... here for more than five hours.
[...]

[...]
Lars: Five hours? When did you arrive?
Tony: We (get) ... here at 6:00 o'clock this morning. [...]

[...]
Tony: We (get) got here at 6:00 o'clock this morning. More than forty people (stand, already) ... here waiting for tickets when we arrived.
[...]

[...]
Lars: I can't believe that! Are you serious?
Tony: Yeah, people (take) ... Star Wars movies seriously. [...]

[...]
Tony: Yeah, people (take) take Star Wars movies seriously. In fact, this particular showing has been sold out for over a week. We (wait, just) ... in line to get a good seat in the theater.

[...]
Lars: When did you buy your tickets?
Tony: I (buy) ... them last week by phone. [...]

Tony: I (buy) bought them last week by phone. I (know₁)... tickets would be hard to get because I (see₂) ... a news interview with a group of people standing in line to get tickets. [...]

[...]
Tony: I (buy) bought them last week by phone. I (know₁) knew tickets would be hard to get because I (see₂) ... a news interview with a group of people standing in line to get tickets. [...]

[...]
Tony: I (buy) bought them last week by phone. I (know₁) knew tickets would be hard to get because I (see₂) had seen a news interview with a group of people standing in line to get tickets. They (wait) ... in line for almost a month to buy tickets for the first showing.
[...]