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REVIEW OF TENSES Exercise 1: Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense (PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS): 1. I …………………………. (eat) my breakfast in the kitchen every day. 2. These boys often ……………….……… (play) football at weekends. 3. It ……………………... (rain) in the winter. 4. She ………………………………. (go) to school three days a week. 5. My little boy often ……………..………… (watch) cartoon film. 6. She …………………………..(study) English at the moment. 7. My father often …………………………… (play) tennis in the morning. 8. Ann ……………………………… (speak) German very well. 9. Birds (build) …………………….. their nests in the summer and (fly) ……………………. to the south in winter. 10. I’m busy at the moment. I (redecorate) …………………. the visiting room. 11. I always (buy)…………………. lottery tickets but I never (win) ……………………. anything. 12. Violets (bloom) …………………. in Spring. 13. They (prepare)……………….. the Christmas dinner at the moment. Exercise 2: Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense (PAST SIMPLE or PAST CONTINUOUS): 1. He ……………………….. (live) in London from 1980 to 1985. 2. They ………………………….. (sell) their house several days ago. 3. When…………….… you ………….….. (see) her ? 4. ……. …he ……… (come) to see you last night ? Yes, he came. 5. She ………………….…….. (met) me in the street last Sunday. 6. I ………… ……. (read) a newspaper when I ……………………. (wait) for the bus this morning. 7. I………………………..…….. (study) music when I was at school. 8. They ……………………………….. (sell) their house last year. 9. They ………………………….… (walk) to the corner two days ago. 10. The professor ………………………….… (teach) another class last year. 11. We ………………………….…. (spend) two weeks in Japan in 2000. 12. He ………………………………..….. (meet) his friends some days ago. 13. We ……………………….……. (speak) to our friends last week. 14. He …………………………….… (live) in London last year. 15. When I (arrive) …………….. at his house, he still sleep. 16. She ( water) ………………… the flowers in her garden while her next door neighbour (chat) ….……………… with her over the fence. 17.As we (cross) …………………… the street, we (see) ………………… an accident. 18.The bell (ring) …………………. while Tom(take)………………… a bath. 19.She (hear)…………………. the noise and (get) …………… out of bed when the door (open) …………………… 20.The children (play) ………………….. football when their mother (come) ……………… back. Exercise 3: Supply the correct verb forms in PRESENT PERFECT or PAST SIMPLE: 1. We (study) ………………. a very hard lesson the day before yesterday. 2. I (read) ………………….. that novel by Hemingway several times before. 3. We ( study) ……………….. almost every lesson in this book so far. 4. My wife and I ( travel) …………………….. to Mexico by air last Summer. 5. I ( have) ……………………. a little trouble with my car last week. 6. How long you ( learn) …………………. English? 7. Tom ( never be) ……………… in Hanoi. 8. The driver of that car (sound) …………………… his horn for the last ten minutes. 9. I (teach) ………………… hundreds of students but I never (meet ) ……………… such a hopeless situation. 10. He (lose) …………………. his job last month and since then he (be) …………………. out of work. 11. Mr Jone (be) ………………….. the principal of our school since last year. 12. We (not live) ……………… in England for two years now. 13. I (never forget) …………………… what you (just tell) ………………….. me. 14. George (work) …………………. at the university so far. 15. When he lived in Manchester, he (work) ……………………. in a bank.
16. I (lose)………………….. my key. Can you help me look for it? 17. My father (not smoke) …………………….. for 5 years. 18. How long Bob and Mary (be) ……………………. married? 19. You (receive) ………………………. any letter from your parents yet? 20.She (win) ……………….. the gold medal in 1986. Exercise 4: Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D. 1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London. A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living 2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday. A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen 3. The train ______ half an hour ago. A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left 4. Jack ______ the door. A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting 5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday. A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked 6. I ______ Texas State University now. A. am attending B. attend C. was attending D. attended 7. He has been selling motorbikes ________. A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for ten years ago D. for ten years 8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago. A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discovered D. had been discovering 9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church. A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run 10. We _______ there when our father died. A. still lived B. lived still C. was still lived D. were still living 11. Jack ________ the door. A. has just opened B. open C. will have opened D. opening 12. I have been waiting for you ______ . A. since early morning B. since 9a.m C. for two hours D. All are correct 13. I _______ in the room right now. A. am being B. was being C. have been being D. am 14. I ______ to New York three times this year. A. have been B. was C. were D. had been 15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States. A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave 16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend. A. has happened B. happened C. had happened D. would have been happened 17. John ______ a book when I saw him. A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading 18. He said he _______ return later. A. will B. would C. can D. would be 19. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play. A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying 20. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him. A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left IV. Choose the underlined part in each sentence (A, B,C, or D ) that needs correcting. 1. Debbie, whose father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing tennis since ten years. A B C D 2. I have seen lots of interesting places when I went on holiday last summer A B C D 3. When my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving and listen intently A B C D 4. Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it. A B C D 5. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job and is looking for a new one. A B C D
6. When I’m shopping in the supermarket, I ran into an old friend who I hadn’t met for five years. A B C D 7. The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant. A B C D 8. Peter and Wendy first met in 2006, and they are married for three years now. A B C D REVIEW OF TENSES Exercise 1: Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct the verbs that are wrong 1. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius _______ 2. The water boils. Can you turn it off? _______ 3. Let’s go out. It doesn’t rain now _______ 4. Listen to those people. What language do they speak? _______ 5. The moon goes round the earth _______ 6. I must go now. It gets late _______ 7. I usually go to work by car _______ Exercise 2: Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the past continuous or past simple: 1. When the postman (come) _______, I (have) _______ breakfast 2. My sister (wash) _______ dishes while I (work) _______ in the garden 3. While I (talk) _______ to John, the telephone (ring) _______ 4. Mr. Taylor (watch) _______ television while his wife (read) _______ a newspaper 5. When I (leave) _______ the house this morning, It (rain) _______ very hard 6. John (talk) _______ to his friends when I (see) _______ him 7. I (see) _______ a bad accident while I (wait) _______ for you in this corner 8. As we (cross) _______ the street, the policeman (shout) _______ at us 9. That tourist (lose) _______ his camera while he (walk) _______ around the city 10. It (snow) _______ when I (get) _______ up this morning 11. Albert Einstein (die) _______ in 1955 12. Tom (go) _______ to the post office twice yesterday. 13. He (fall) _______ while he (go) _______ down the stairs 14. What _______ she (do) when you (arrive) _______ there? She (write) _______ a letter 15. She (have) _______ her bath while her sister (get) _______ the breakfast ready 16. I (go) _______ to ask you to help me, but you (sleep) _______ so peacefully when I (look) _______ into your room that I (decide) _______ to do it alone 17. I (look) _______ up at the sky, dark clouds (gather) _______ 18. Just as I (write) _______ the letter, the inkpot (fall) _______ over 19. Mr. Nam (cook) _______ dinner when we (arrive) _______ 20. What _______ (you/do) when I (telephone) _______ you last night? Exercise 3: Circle the best option to complete each sentence: 1. She usually _____ two hours a day. a. work b. is working c. works d. working 2. Don’t make noise. My mother _________ with her friends. a. is talking b. was talking c. talks d. talked 3. Listen! They _________ about the exhibition. Let’s join them. a. talk b. talked c. are talking d. have talked 4. Where _____ your sister born? a. were b. was c. did d. is 5. We _____ have white wine, but we _____ red wine. a. didn’t/had b. don’t/had c. did/didn’t d. didn’t/have 6. When did you _________ see him? a. recently b. already c. last d. lately 7. I _________ a bath when the phone rang. a. was having b. had c. am having d. have 8. I _____ her two week ago.
a. seen b. was seeing c. saw d. have seen 9. I _____ to his house in 1991. a. moved b. have been moving c. have moved d. was moving 10. He came into the room while they _________ television. a. have watched b. watched c. were watching d. have been watching 11. I fell asleep when I _____ television a. am watching b. am being watched c. was watching d. All are correct 12. They _____________ last week. a. didn’t come b. came not c. don’t come d. did come 13. Where are Geoff and Anne? _____________ in the garden. a. They’re sitting b. They sitting c. There sitting d. They’re sitting 14. It’s very cold today and _____. a. It’s snowing b. it snows c. its snowing d. it snowing 15. She goes to the library twice a week. She _____________ read books there. a. never b. usually c. rarely d. once 16. At nine o’clock yesterday morning, we _____________ for the bus. a. are waiting b. waited c. were waiting d. was waiting 17. Tom _________ his hand when he was cooking the dinner. a. burnt b. was burning c. has burnt d. had burnt 18. He _________ me every Sunday, and we often go fishing together. a. came to see b. comes to see c. will be coming to see d. All answers are correct 19. The phone rang while she _________ dinner. a. cooks b. was cooking c. is cooking d. has cooked 20. My sister _________ trouble with her motorbike now, so she has to take the bus to work. a. have b. is having c. was having d. had 21. When my mum got home, _________. a. the dinner be cooked b. I was cooking dinner c. I am cooking dinner d. the dinner being cooked 22. Emma and Katie usually _________ their grandmother at weekends. a. have visited b. visits c. visit d. are visiting 23. Peter was reading a book by Mark Twain _________ his friends came. a. while b. when c. during d. if 24. Look! That boy _________ an elephant over there. a. fed b. was feeding c. feeds d. is feeding 25. He _________ in London at the moment. a. studies b. has studied c. is studying d. will study Exercise 4: Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense (PAST SIMPLE or PAST PERFECT ): 1.He (teach)……………… in this school before he (leave ) ………………… for London. 2.Daisy (agree)………………. with other members in the last meeting. 3.Our teacher (tell)…………. …… us yesterday that he ( visit ) ………… ………… England in 1970. 4.I didn’t recognise Mrs Johnson. She (change) ……………….. a lot. 5.My teacher wasn’t at home when I (arrive). He (just go) ………………….. out. Exercise 5: Circle the best option to complete each sentence: 1. He felt very sleepy _________ he had eaten too much a. of b. at c. after d. before 2. When we arrived, the train _________ the station a. already left b. had already left c. had left already d. has left already 3. I called you at 8:00am, but you _________ out a. went b. just had gone c. had just gone d. had gone just 4. Lisa _________ me a ride because I _________ the bus a. gave/had missed b. gave/missed c. had given/missed d. had given/had missed 5. _________ I went to bed, I’d taken a bath and brushed my teeth a. after b. when c. if d. before Exercise 6: Join the following pairs of sentences, using the conjunction in brackets
1. I had a bath. I went to bed (after) _____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. I read the letter. I threw it away (when) _____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. He passed his driving test. He bought a car. (as soon as) _____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. I took the book back to the library. I finished reading it (when) _____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. I didn’t go to bed. I did my homework (until) _____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. I spent all my money. I went home (when) _____________________________________________________________________________________ 7. I read the book. I saw the movie (before) _____________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Her children left home. She started writing (after) _____________________________________________________________________________________ 9. She wrote a letter. Then she went to bed  She _________________________________________________________ 10. She went out for a walk. Then she had a serious accident ( Before )  Before _______________________________________________________ 11. We read the book then we wrote the assignment ( Before )  Before _____________________________________________________ _ 12. She decided to go away. First she faced the matter ( After )  She _________________________________________________________ 13. We had dinner, and then we went to the concert. After ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14. Kate took two aspirins, and then she felt a lot of better. After ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15. Sheila went out for the evening, but first she washed her hair. Before ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Exercise 6: Supply the correct verb form: Past tenses: 1. They (go) _____________ home after they (finish) _____________ their work. 2. The children (play) _____________ football when their mother (come) _____________ back. 3. She said that she (already, see) _____________ Dr. Rice. 4. When we (come) _____________ to the stadium, the match (already, begin) _____________. 5. He (sit) _____________ in a café when I (see) _____________ him. 6. They told me they (not eat) _____________ such kind of food before. 7. He (ask) _____________ me why he (come) _____________ so early. 8. After they (go) _____________, I (sit) _____________ down and (rest) _____________ . 9. Before she (watch) _____________ TV, she (do) _____________ her homework. 10. After taking a bath, he (go) _____________ to bed. 11. She (win) _____________ the gold medal in 1986. 12. What he (be) _____________ when he (be) _____________ young? 13. Is was the first time I (ever see) _____________ such a beautiful girl. 14. Yesterday John (go) _____________ to the store before he (go) _____________ home. 15. Our teacher (tell) _____________ us yesterday that he (visit) _____________ England in 1970. 16. Tom (see) _____________ a serious accident while he (stand) _____________ at the bus stop. 17. When John and I got to the theatre, the movie (already start) _____________. 18. Before Alice (go) _____________ to sleep, she (call) _____________ her family. 19. When the phone (ring) _____________ , I (have) _____________ dinner. 20. Daisy (agree) _____________ with other members in the last meeting. 21. What you (do) _____________ at 6 p.m yesterday? 22. The little girl asked what (happen) _____________ to her icecream.
23. He (teach) _____________ in this school before he (leave) _____________ for England. 24. The bell (ring) _____________ while Tome (take) _____________ a bath. Exercise 7: Choose the best answer: 1.While her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week. A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written 2. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived. A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left 3. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels. A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written 4. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously. A. broke down B. has been broken C. had broken down D. breaks down 5. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag. A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had 6. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book. A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk 7. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner. A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go 8. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow. A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left 9. He always ________ for a walk in the evening. A. go B. is going C. goes D. going 10. Her brother ______ in Canada at present. A. working B. works C. is working D. work 11. I ______ to the same barber since last year. A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone 12. Her father ______ when she was a small girl. A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died 13. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today. A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming 14. Pasteur ______ in the 19th century. A. was living B. lived C. had lived D. has lived IV. Choose the underlined part in each sentence (A, B,C, or D ) that needs correcting. 1. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner. A B C D 2. Jimmy threw the ball high in the air, and Betty catching it when it came down A B C D 5. Having fed the dog, he was sat down to his own meal. A B C D 6. When I turned on my computer, I was shocked to find some junk mail, and I just delete it all. A B C D 7. They are going to have to leave soon and so do we. A B C D 8. The boss laughed when the secretary has told him that she really needed a pay rise. A B C D 9. The telephone rang several times and then stop before I could answer it. A B C D 13. I think it’s time you must change your way of living. A B C D 14. Roger felt the outside of his pocket to make sure his wallet is still there. A B C D 18. Some people are believing there is life on other planets. A B C D 19. Recently, the island of Hawaii had been the subject of intensive research on the occurrence of earthquakes. A B C D 20. Every morning, the sun shines in my bedroom window and waking me up. A B C D 21. The man died as a result of falling asleep while he drives. A B C D
22. I haven’t finished the report yet, but by the time you return I will certainly complete it. A B C D 23. Caroline has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it. A B C D 24. We’ll be cycled to Hoa’s village at this time next Sunday. A B C D 25. What will you do when your friends won’t come ? A B C D 26. Some was knocking at the door when I was doing the washing up. A B C D 27. My friend didn’t drink any beer since we came to live here. A B C D 28. We have written to each other when we were in primary school. A B C D 29. After breakfast, I‘m gone to walk to school with my friends. A B C D 30. Will we go to the pop concert this weekend for a change? A B C D THE PRESENT PERFECT I. Circle the best option to complete each sentence: 1. We have lived in this town _________ 1998 a. for b. since c. ago d. in 2. “Let’s go to the new movie down town”. “Thanks, but I _________ it already” a. have seen b. saw c. had seen d. ever seen 3. _________ flown in an aeroplane before? a. Have you ever b. Had you ever c. Are you d. Do you 4. Jack _________ his homework yet, so he won’t go out with his friends a. finish b. has finished c. doesn’t finish d. hasn’t finished 5. I’ve worked here _________ six years a. for b. since c. over d. in 6. Have you ever _____ the United States? a. been in b. been to c. gone in d. gone to 8. They _________ married for 22 years a. have got b. have been c. was d. got 9. Robert _________ in three important water polo games so far a. played b. had played c. is playing d. has played 10. Nothing _________ in this town since I first visited it a. changed b. was changing c. changes d. has changed 11. Because Lan _________ breakfast, she isn’t hungry now a. was eating b. eats c. ate d. has eaten 12. Up to now, I _________ a lot of information about her a. will learn b. learnt c. would learn d. have learnt 13. She has worked as a secretary _________ she graduated from college a. since b. until c. before d. while 14. I’m a vegetarian. I _________ meat since I was a child a. haven’t eaten b. don’t eat c. haven’t been eating d. am not eating 15. I _________ here for ten years a. lives b. am living c. live d. have been living 16. Tom was leaning against the wall, out of breath. He _________ a. was running b. has been running c. has run d. would run 17. I’m sorry, Mrs Johnson hasn’t _________ a. arrived just b. already arrived c. arrived already d. arrived yet 18. My cousins _________ seen a kangaroo
a. have never b. never have c. has never d. haven’t never 19. I _________ to London five times already this week a. went b. have gone c. have been d. was going 20. Margaret has _________ here since February a. being worked b. working c. been working d. been worked II. Supply the correct verb form: Past simple or Present Perfect 1. Mr. Green (teach) English in this school since he (graduate) from the university in 1986 2. He (write) a book since last year 3. You (watch) TV last night? 4. I (read) the novel written by Jack London several times before 5. Someone (steal) my handbag on the bus 6. Last month, I (be) in the hospital for ten days 7. My father (not smoke) for 5 years 8. You (receive) any letter from your parents yet? 9. He (leave) home two weeks ago and we (not hear) from him since then 10. A: You (speak) to Mrs. Baker yesterday? B: No, I (not see) her for a long time A: I (not can) remember when I last (see) her 11. My brother (join) the army when he (be) young 12. Mr. Jackson (paint) his house since last month 13. Columbus (discover) America more than 400 years ago 14. We (study) French for five years at school but we (not learn) very much 15. A: You (teach) English before? B: Yes, I (have). I (teach) English for three years in Hong Kong and when I (come) back, I (start) teaching at the Kensington school of English and I (teach) there since then 16. A: I (see) Jack last night B: Oh really? I (nor see) him for three months. How is he? 17. A: you (ever/win) a competition? B: Yes, I (win) a photoghraphic competition in 2001 18. Geoge (work) at the university so far 19. We (not live) in England for two years now 20. When I (be) a child, I (want) to be a doctor III. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the one before it 1. I have never read such a romantic story This is_______________________________________________________________________________ 2. We started cooking for the party four hours ago We have_____________________________________________________________________________ 3. How long is it since they bought the house? When________________________________________________________________________________ 4. It’s years since we decorated this room We haven’t___________________________________________________________________________ 5. She hasn’t been to the hairdresser for three months It’s _________________________________________________________________________________ 6. I’ve never met such a famous person before It’s__________________________________________________________________________________ 7. They last visited me five years ago They haven’t _________________________________________________________________________ 8. I haven’t been to Bristol for 3 years The last time __________________________________________________________________________ 9. Laurence hasn’t seen his sister since she left for Japan Laurence last__________________________________________________________________________ 10. Lucy hasn’t worn that dress since Barbara’s wedding The last time __________________________________________________________________________ 11. My sister has studied French for 2 years
My sister began________________________________________________________________________ 12. I have never seen such a mess in my life It’s _________________________________________________________________________________ 13. Robert and Catherine have been married for 4 years It’s _________________________________________________________________________________ 14. When did Catherine and Henry get engaged? How long_____________________________________________________________________________ 15. I have never seen a dirtierlooking dog It’s _________________________________________________________________________________ 16. Mary rang hours and hours ago It’s__________________________________________________________________________________ 17. Tom is ill. He became ill three days ago Tom ________________________________________________________________________________ 18. It’s 2 years since she left university She _________________________________________________________________________________ 19. I have never tasted such a delicious cake in my life This is_______________________________________________________________________________ 20. How long is it since you saw Mary? When ________________________________________________________________________ WILL & BE GOING TO I. Supply the correct verb form: 1. Jack: We need some bread for lunch Ben: Oh, do we? I _____________ (go) to the shop and get some. I feel like a walk Before he goes out, Ben talks to Jane: Ben: I _____________ (get) some bread! Do you want anything from the shop? Jane: Yes, I need some envelopes Ben: Okay, I _____________ (get) some 2. John has to go to the airport to catch a plane. He hasn’t got a car. John: Alan, can you take me to the airport this evening? Alan: Of course, I _____________ (take) you. I’d be delighted Later that day, Eric offers to take John to the airport Eric: John, do you want me to take you to the airport? John: No, thanks, Eric. Alan _____________ (take) me 3. A: Has George decided what to do when he leaves school? B: Oh, yes. Everything is planned. He _____________ (have) a holiday for a few weeks and then He _____________ (do) a computer programming course 4. You have made an appointment with the dentist for Friday morning Friend: Shall we meet on Friday morning You: I can’t on Friday. I _____________ (go) to the dentist 5. A: Did you post that letter for me? B: Oh, I’m sorry. I completely forgot. I _____________ (do) it now 6. A: What shall we have for dinner? B: I don’t know. I can’t make up my mind A: Come on, hurry up! Make a decision! B: Okay then. We _____________ (have) chicken 7. A: The ceiling in this room doesn’t look very safe, does it? B: No, It looks as if it _____________ (fall) down
8. A: Can I speak to Marco? B: Hold on, I _____________ (get) him II. Cirle the best option to complete each sentence: 1. When I _________ to him, I _________ him your news a. talk/give b. will talk/give c. talk/will give d. will talk/will give 2. Wait a minute. _________ the door for you a. I’ll open b. I open c. I’be open d. I’ve opened 3. I _________ send the parcel until I hear from you a. will b. won’t c. often d. not 4. They are coming here _________ three weeks a. for b. since c. in d. after 5. My mother _____ to stay with us next week a. is coming b. will have come c. comes d. would come 6. Andrew and Mary _________ married in May a. will be b. are going to be c. are getting d. get 7. _________ Anna all the news when I see her a. I’ll tell b. I’m going to tell c. I tell d. I shall tell 8. Our friends _________ meet us at the airport tonight a. are b. are going to c. go to d. will be to 9. _________ you lend me your calculator for some minutes, please? a. Should b. Will c. Need d. Must 10. Can somebody come and help me? Yes, _________ help you a. I’ll help b. I’m helping c. I will to help d. I help II. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs into the correct tenses: 1. I (get) _______ hungry. Let’s go and have something to eat 2. Be quiet! I (want) _______ to hear the news broadcast 3. What _______ you (do) yesterday? I (get) _______ up very early, (have) _______ my breakfast and then I (go) _______ to my office 4. Egypt (produce) _______ some of the finest cotton in the world 5. What _______ she (do) when you (arrive) _______ at her house yesterday morning? She (cook) _______ her breakfast in the kitchen 6. What _______ you usually (read) when you (be) _______ on holiday? I (read) _______ detective stories. Now I (read) _______ “The Shut door” by Ivor Lock 7. Ann (wait) _______ for me when I (arrive) _______ 8. Mary (usually/phone) _______ me on Fridays but She (not phone) _______ last Friday 9. What’s the noise? What (happen) _______? 10. Yesterday evening, the phone (ring) _______ three times while we (have) _______ dinner 11. Why are you under the table? You (look) _______ for something? 12. _______ You (watch) TV last night? No, I (have) _______ supper and (go) _______ straight to bed 13. I (not like) _______ staying at hotels, but last summer, we (spend) _______ a few days at a very nice hotel by the sea. 14. Linda (be) _______ busy when we (go) _______ to see her yesterday. She (study) _______ for an exam. We (not want) _______ to disturb her, so we (not stay) _______ very long 15. When I first (tell) _______ Tom the news, he (not believe) _______ me. He (think) _______ that I (joke) _______ 16. We usually (go) _______ to Spain on holiday, but this year we (go) _______ to France 17. We can go out now. It (not rain) _______ any more 18. The sun (warm) _______ the air and (give) _______ us light 19. What speed _______ the car (do) at the time of the accident? 20. They (study) _______ in the library when the fire alarm (go) _______ off . They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home. A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play 20. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.
A. shall have been working B. shall work C. have been working D. shall be working 27. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years. A. will have learned B. will learn C. has learned D. would learn 8. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner. A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing 31. I shall be glad when he _______. A. had gone B. did go C. went D. has gone 32 Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work. A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing
V. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one. 1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other. A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years. B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other. C. We wrote to each other eight years ago. D. We have been writing to each other for eight years. 2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn’t stay up late to learn his lessons. A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons. B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons. C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons. D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons. 3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films. A. My father hasn’t seen a violent film. B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen. C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film. D. My father never wants to see another violent film. 4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away. A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand. B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away. C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early. D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand. 5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card. A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card. B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card. C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card. D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card. 6. My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month. A. It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes. B. It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes. C. It’s a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes. D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago. 7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid. A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work. B. Having their work finished, the workers expected to be paid. C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work. D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid. 8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago. A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car five years ago. B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown bought this car C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years. D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown bought this car. 9. I might go camping. My friends have invited me. A. My friends have invited me to go camping. B. My friends have invited me go camping. C. My friends have invited me going camping. D. My friends have invited me that I might go camping. 10. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years. A. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much. B. It’s years since I have enjoyed myself so much. C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much. D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much. 11. Have you heard the good news? A. Carol in March had a baby. B. In March, Carol had a baby. C. Carol had in March a baby. D. In March, had Carol a baby. 12. Although the driver slammed on his brakes, __________________ A. he was able to avoid hitting the small dog. B. the small dog was not hit by the car. C. he could run over the small dog. D. he couldn’t avoid hitting the small dog. 13. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad. A. John doesn’t now write home once a week any longer. B. John enjoyed writing home every week when he was abroad. C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad. D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every week. 14. This is my tenth year working in this bank. A. By the end of this year, I will work in this bank for ten years. B. I have worked in this bank for ten years by the end of this year. C. By the end of this year, I will have worked in this bank for ten years. D. I had been working in this bank for ten years by the end of this year. 15. The famous actor was last seen in 2000. A. The famous actor has not been able to see since 2000. B. No one has seen the famous actor since 2000. C. The famous actor didn’t see anyone in 2000. D. No one saw the famous actor until 2000. 16. I came to live here three months ago. A. It was three months since I lived here. B. I’ve been living here for three months. C. I lived here for three months. D. I didn’t live here for three months. 17. She is sitting in a hotel room. Through the window, she sees a fat man.
A. She looks through the window and sees the fat man. B. She and the fat man are in a hotel room. C. The fat man wants to open the window and come in. D. The fat man is looking in through the window. 18. She goes to the shops every Friday. A. She goes every day to the shop but not on Friday. B. It’s not Friday, but she’s going to the shops. C. She always goes to the shops on Friday. D. She never goes to the shops on Friday. 19. Michael took a deep breath and dived into the water. A. After Michael had taken a deep breath, he dived into the water. B. Having taken a deep breath, he dived into the water. C. After Michael took a deep breath, he had dived into the water. D. A & B are correct. 20. We started working here three years ago. A. We worked here for three years. B. We have no longer worked here for three years. C. We have worked here for three years. D. We will work here in three years. 21. It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema. A. We have been to the cinema for a long time. B. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time. C. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to. D. We wish we went to the cinema now. 22. I haven’t finished this book yet. A. I’m still reading this book. B. I have read this book before. C. The book I’m reading hasn’t finished. D. I will read this book some day. 23. He used to jog every morning. A. He enjoys jogging every morning. B. He never fails to jog every morning. C. He doesn’t now jog every morning. D. He intended to jog every morning. 24. I have never felt happier than I do now. A. I felt happier before. B. I feel happy now. C. I have never felt happy. D. I have always felt happy. 25. He last had his eyes tested ten months ago. A. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months . B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then. C. He had tested his eyes ten months before. D. He didn’t have any test on his eyes in ten months. 26. Someone knocked on the door during my lunchtime. A. I had lunch when someone knocked on the door. B. When I had had lunch, someone knocked on the door. C. I was having lunch when someone was knocking on the door. D. I was having lunch when someone knocked on the door. 27. Steve left before my arrival. A. When I arrived, Steve had already left. B. Steve left as soon as I arrived. C. While Steve was leaving I arrived. D. Steve hadn’t left until I arrived. 28. I haven’t been here before. A. Being here is a pleasant experience. B. This is the first time I have been here . C. I have wished to be here for long. D. Before long I will be here. 29. The last time I saw Rose was three years ago. A. I hasn’t seen Rose for three years. B. I haven’t seen Rose three years ago. C. I haven’t seen Rose since three years. D. I haven’t seen Rose for three years. 30. When we arrived, the children were playing “Hide and Seek” A. The children played “Hide and Seek” and then we arrived. B. While the children were playing “Hide and Seek”, we arrived. C. We arrived at the same time the children played “Hide and Seek”. D. We didn’t arrive until the children played “Hide and Seek”.
21.When he (go) to see them last night, they (play)…………….cards. They (say)………..they (play) …………………since 6 o’clock. III. (Cont) 3. How you (get)……………….that scar. I (get)…………………it in a car accident a year ago. 4. I (work)……………………for him for ten years and he never once (say)…………………. “ Good morning” to me. 26. My brother (join)………………….the army when he (be)………………….young. 27. You (remember)…………………..my name or you (forget)……………….it someday. 28. I see that Tom (write)…………………….his composition. 29. He says that he (look)………………………for a job next week. 30. I hoped that he (be)…………………..able to attend. 12. This time next month I (sit)………………………on the beach. 13. You (feel)………………..better when you’ve had a meal. 14. I am sure that I (recognise)………………….. him. III. (Cont) 1. Last Sunday Mrs Hay (1)…………………….(drive) along a small country road when she (2)………………..see a man at the side of the road. He (3)……………………(wave) and pointing at this car. Mrs Hay (4) ……………………(stop) and ……………….(ask) the man If he ………………..(6)(be) all right. “ My car’broken down”, said the man. 2. Ronnie has had a busy day. He has been making a lot of preparations. He (1)………………..make up earl, went to a rentacar office, and (2) …………………(hire) a new car. Then, after a quick preakfast, he (3) ……………………..(go) to John’s house, borrowed a long ladder, which he (4)………………………(put) on the roof of the car, and (5)……………………(drive) to work. During his coffee break, he(6)……………………(make) a copy of certificate, and before he(7)………………..(have) lunch, he visited the bank and (8)…………………(close) his account. After lunch, he just (9)………………….(have) the travel agent’sbook a hotel room. 3. After(1)…………………(leave) school when she was 18, Laura(2)………………..(go) to Bristol university for 3 years. While she(3)……………….(.be ) at a university, Laura (4) ……………..(join) a university folk group and stared singing. It was at this time that she (5)…………………(write) her famous song “The Price of Peace.” 7.Who (be) ………………..the man that you (talk)………………..to? I(see)…………………..him at the gate when I (come) in………………….. 8.We (wait )………………….for the bus when he (pass)…………….by in his car and (offer)……………a lift. 9.I (be)……………………very tired because I (work) …………………..all day yesterday. 10.When the students (hear) the bell, they (get up)……………and (leave)…………….. 11.The house (be)………….. much smaller than he (think)………………….at first. 12.Before you (mention)……………………him, I never(hear) ………………..of that author. 4.