Choose the appropriate forms of the verbs.

-Hello, Ann! I ... you for ages. Where have you been all this time?

-I ... to Italy. I ... back yesterday.

A) didn't see/was/came

B) haven't seen/have been/came

C) don't see/have been/have come

D) saw/was/came back

E) haven't seen/had been/had come

Choose the appropriate forms of the verbs.

He might ... the accident if he ... more careful.

A) avoid / was

B) have avoided / had been

C) avoid / had been

D) had avoided / were

E) avoids / is

Choose the appropriate forms of the verbs.

Two years ago she ... and now she ... her time visiting friends.

A) retires / spends

B) retired / spends

C) had retired / spends

D) would retire / is spending

E) will retire / spent

Choose the appropriate forms of the verbs.

"Hello, Mr. Roberts" ... the clerk. "What ... you ... home to your wife today?"

A) greet / do / take

B) greeting / were / taking

C) greeted / are / taking

D) will greet / did / taken

E) will greet / did / take

Choose the appropriate forms of the verbs.

Ernest Hemingway ... one of those people who ... in their beds.

A) had not been / died

B) are / died

C) was not / die

D) was not / dies

E) is being / have not died

Choose the appropriate forms of the verbs.

The famous writer Pushkin ... forever in our memories, in the books he ... to us.

A) will live / has left

B) is living / will be leaving

C) lived / leaves

D) would be living / had left

E) have been living / left