Verb Tense Review: Karin's Knee Surgery


1	Karin ______ to the hospital the other day to have knee surgery.
		has gone
		had gone
		went
		goes

2	She ________ knee surgery three times before--in 1988, 1989 and 1994.
		has had
		was having
		had had
		have

3	While she __________ for the nurse, her flatmate Leslie called her on her cell phone.
		waited
		was waiting
		wait
		had waited

4	The nurse arrived and _______ her to her room.
		taked
		will take
		taking
		took

5	Before Karin __________ into the operating room, the nurse wrote "yes" on her right thigh, above her bad knee.
		was taken
		was taking
		is taken
		took

6	The doctor put her under ("put sb under" means to give someone drugs to make them sleep) so that she __________ them cutting her knee open.
		won't feel
		didn't feel
		wouldn't feel
		would feel

7	Three hours later, she_________ in the recovery room.
		waked up
		wake up
		has woken up
		woke up

8	Leslie had to work late, so she __________ pick Karin up from the hospital.
		couldn't
		can't
		wasn't able to
		didn't could

9	Karin called Karl because he_______ that he would pick her up if Leslie couldn't.
		had said
		said
		would say
		will have said

10	Right now, while Karin is lying in bed telling him about the operation, Karl ________ this quiz.
		types
		is typing
		typed
		type