1. when I got home I found that water...........down the kitchen walls

A. run B. was running C has run D had been running

2 after he .............his Enlish course , he went to England to continue his study

A has finish B had finished C was finished D would finish

3. how ..............since we ...........college

a. are you/left b. were you/left c. have you been/ have left d. have you been/ left

4. I................much of you lately. We ..............three months ago

A. haven't seen / last met B. didn't see/ met C. haven"t seen/ have meet D. didn"t see/have met

5. when I arrived at the meeting the first speaker............speaking and the audience........

A. just finished/were clapping B. had just finished/had clapped C. had just finished/ were clapping D. just finished/ had clapped

6. he...........his job last month and then he.......out of work

A. lost/was B. was lost/had been C. has lost/was D. lost/ has been

7. In the 19th century, it ......tow or three months to across North America by covered wagon

A. took B. had taken C. had been taken D was taking

8.she ........to Ha Noi last year

A. went B. go C. goes D. is going

9. Right now, Jim ..............the newspaper and Kathy .......dinner

A. reads/has cooked B. is reading/is cooking C. has read/ was cooking D. read/ will be coking

Exercise 1: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten minutes ago.
4. My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
5. We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) ____________ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.
9. Tomorrow I’m going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __________at the airport, Mary (wait) __________ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary’s party, everyone already (arrive) __________
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) __________ you in July. By the time I (see) __________ you , I (graduate) __________.
13. I (visit) __________ my uncle’s home regularly when I (be) __________ a child.
14. That book (be) __________ on the table for weeks. You (not read) __________ it yet ?
15. David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.
16. You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.
17. We never (meet) __________ him. We don’t know what he (look) __________ like.
18. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.
21. It (rain) __________ hard. We can’t do anything until it (stop) __________
22. Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.
23. That evening we (stay) __________up to talk about the town where he (live) __________for some years.
24. I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) __________round and (go) __________back home because he (forget) __________to turn the gas off.
26. London (change) __________a lot since we first (come) __________ to live here.
27. While we (talk) __________on the phone the children (start) __________fighting and (break) __________a window
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) __________ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) __________looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __________this new job.
31. When we (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________Latin.
32. When I (meet) __________ him , he (work) __________as a waiter for a year.

33. After he (finish) __________ breakfast he (sit) __________down to write some letters.
34. She (have) __________a hard life, but she’s always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) __________ out of town.

Exercise 2: 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. was still living
11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play
12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.
A. will have been working B. will work
C. have been working D. will be working
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. Jack ________ the door.
A. has just opened B. open C. have opened D. opening
20. I have been waiting for you ______ .
A. since early morning B. since 9 a.m
C. for two hours D. All are correct
21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left
22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.
A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written
23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.
A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written
24. 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
25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.
A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying
26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.
A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left
27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had
28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.
A. will have learned B. will learn C. has learned D. would learn
29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.
A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk
30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go
31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.
A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing
32. I will be glad if he _______ with us.
A. had gone B. did go C. went D. goes
33 Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.
A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing
34. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see that the kettle ________ ?
A. boil B. boils C. is boiling D. boiled
35. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.
A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left
36. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.
A. go B. is going C. goes D. going
37. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.
A. working B. works C. is working D. work
38. I ______ to the same barber since last year.
A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone
39. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.
A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died
40. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.
A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming

Exercise 3: 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
3. Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
A B C D
4. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job
A B
and is looking for a new one.
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,
A B
and I delete it all.
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
A B
needed a pay rise.
C D
9. The telephone rang several times and then stop before I could answer it.
A B C D
10. Debbie, whose father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing
A B C
tennis since ten years.
D
11. I have seen lots of interesting places when I went on holiday last summer.
A B C D
12. When my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving and listen intently.
A B C D
13. I think it’s time you 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
15. When I’m shopping in the supermarket, I ran into an old friend who I
A B
hadn’t met for five years.
C D
16. The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.
A B C D
17. Peter and Wendy first met in 2006, and they are married for three years now.
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
A B
intensive research on the occurrence of earthquakes.
C D
20. Every morning, the sun shines in my bedroom window and waking
A B C
me up.
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
A B C
will certainly complete it.
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. Someone 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. Did he go to the pop concert next weekend for a change?
A B C D

Exercise 4: 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 finishing, 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 for five years.
B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this car.
C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .
D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this car.
9. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.
A. John doesn’t write home once a week any longer.
B. John enjoyed being written 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.
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.

Exercise 5: Rewrite these sentences:
1. This is the first time he has gone abroad.
=> He hasn’t………………………………………………………………
2. She started driving 1 month ago.
=> She has…………………………………………………………………
3. We began eating when it started to rain.
=> We have………………………………………………………………..
4. I last had my hair cut when I left her.
=> I haven’t……………………………………………………………….
5. The last time she met me was 5 months ago.
=> She hasn’t……………………………………………………………..
6. It is a long time since we last met.
=> We haven’t…………………………………………………………….

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. was still living

11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.

A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play

12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.

A. will have been working B. will work C. have been working D. will be working

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. Jack ________ the door.

A. has just opened B. open

C. have opened D. opening

20. I have been waiting for you ______.

A. since early morning B. since 9 a.m

C. for two hours D. All are correct

1. We____________ since we left school.

A. don’t meet ​B. didn’t meet ​C. won’t meet ​D. haven’t met

2. My friend_____________ to the museum last weekend.

A. goes ​B. went ​C. had gone ​D. have gone

3. Thu and Lan______________ close friends for years.

A. are ​B. were ​C. had been ​D. have been

4. Our Singaporean friends_______________ to visit our school last year.

A. is coming ​B. come ​C. came ​D. have come

5. I and Kenny____________ penpal friends since I____________ Singapore.

A. are-visit ​B. were-visited ​C. have been-visited ​D. were-have visited

6. The kids_____________ that show before.

A. didn’t see ​B. don’t see ​C. aren’t seeing ​D. haven’t seen

7. How long_______________ you_____________ for me?-For an hour.

A. did-waited ​B. do-wait ​C. have-waited ​D. have-wait

8. Up to now, the teacher ___________our class 5 tests.

A. give​B. giving ​C. have given ​D. is giving

9. When my younger brother was young , he usually__________

A. was crying ​B. cried ​C. has been crying ​D. used to cry

10. David ____________ born after his father ___________

A. were/ died ​B. was/ died​C. was/ had died​D. is/ had died

11. Please be quiet! I _________.

A. is working​ B. am working​C. are working​D. is...used to want

12. Mary_________ from London

A. came​ B. come​C. are coming​D. comes

13. Sometimes I _________ up before the sun rises

A. get​ B. got​C. gets​D. am getting

14. When my younger brother was young, he usually__________

A. was crying ​B. cried ​C. has been crying ​D. used to cry

15. David ____________ born after his father ___________

A. were / died ​B. was / died​C. was / had died​D. is / had died

16. When I _________ a child, I _________ to be a doctor

A. was / wanted ​B. was / want​C. was / used to want​D. is / used to want

17. Sometimes I_________ up before the sun rises

A. get​ B. got​C. gets​D. am getting

18. My mother __________home 3 day ago.

A. arrived​B. arrives​C. is arriving​D. arriving

19. What__________ your mother __________ now?

A. do/ do​B. does/ do​C. is/ doing​D. will/ do

20. The children __________ in the park at the moment.

A. playing​B. is play​C. is playing​D. plays

21. It’s the sixth time I_________ this novel.

A. have been reading B. am reading ​C. have read ​D. read

22. Thomas_________ Spanish since 2005.

A. learnt ​B. is learning ​C. have learnt ​D. has learnt

23. Paul_________ to learn French in 2005.

A. have begun ​B. has begun ​C. begins ​D. began

24. Since 1975, I_________ Jane.

A. haven’t seen ​B. didn’t see ​C. saw ​D. will see

25. They_________ Hoi An several times

A. have visited ​B. visited ​C. has visited ​D. will visit

26. My mother_________ a chance to visit Hue.

A. never has ​B. has never had ​C. had never had ​D. never had

27. Our city_________ a lot so far

A. changes ​B. has changed ​C. changing ​D. changed

28. They_________ a new bridge from MT to BT recently

A. build ​B. are building ​C. have built ​D. built

29. _________ your father_________ your PC yet?

A. have/installed ​B. has/installed ​C. does/install ​D. did/install

30. How long_________ Mr. Smith_________ in this school?

A. did/teach ​B. has/taught ​C. does/teach ​D. have/taught

31. She was thoughtfully looking at him while he​ a newspaper

​A. read ​B. was reading ​C. has read​D. has been reading

32. While I ​ the floor, Mrs. Paker began cooking

​A. swept​B. was sweeping​C. has swept​D. has been sweeping

33. When Jack​ me, I​a letter

​A. was phoning/ wrote​B. phoned/ has been writing

​C. phoned/ was writing ​D. has phoned/ was writing

34. I ​my report when you entered the hall

​A. made​B. have been making​C. was making​D. have made

35. She​ this exercise yesterday at 8o’clock

​A. wrote​B. has written​C. has been writing​D. was writing

36. After Diego ____ lunch, he ____ to some music for a while.

​A) finished / had listened ​B) had finished/listened

​C) finished / listened ​​D) had finished /had listened

37. Peter ___ his homework when the phone ____ .

​A) had just finished/rang ​B) had just finished/had rung

​C) just finished/rang ​​D) just finished/had rung

38. The streets ___ wet yesterday because it ____ early in the morning.

​A) had been/rained ​B) were/rained ​C) had been/had rained ​D) were/had rained

39. When Danny and Cecelia ___ , they ___ each other for two weeks.

​A) had gotten married/only knew ​B) had gotten married/had only known

​C) got married/had only known ​D) got married/only knew

40. The movie ____ by the time we ____ to the theater.

​A) had already started/had gotten ​B) already started/gotten

​C) had already started/got ​D) already started/had gotten

1 my father has gone to can tho .......... business a for b on c by d because 2 tom has had flu for the last three says . he .............. now a has been the doctor b is seeing the doctor c sees the doctor d was seeing the doctor 3 .............. breakfast ? a did you have just b are you just having c have you just had d do you just have 4 i can not hear what you are saying . can you ............... the radio ? a turn down b turn on c turn up d turn off 5 according to the weather ................ , it will be raining tonight a prediction b information c announcemnet d forecast 6 she applied for the job as a personal manager ................. she liked meeting people a in spite of b because c although d because of 7 ................. they thoughtthe exam had been easy , they all failed a although b even though b though d all are correct 8 people are happy to welcome the new year . they make a lot of ................ a readiness b working c preparation d housework 9 it was ...................... wonderful music that i went straight out and bought the record a so b very c too d such 10 he wrote them three letters ...................... he did not get a reply a so b and c but d that

1 The committee __ the question for nearly anhour, and still hasn’t come to decision

A, is discussing B, had discussed C, will discuss D, has been discussing

2 By the year 2010, they __ in this factory for three years.

A, will work B, have worked C, will have worked D, will be working

3 Apart from catching cold a few times, I __ the project to the committee.

A, will have presented B, will present C, will be presenting D, will have been presenting

4 Martin __ to remain in his present position for now in spite of beings dissatisfied with the salary.

A, had decided B, is deciding C, has decided D, decide

5 When you look through the small window, you __ that the safe is inits usual place.

A, would discover B, discovered C, will be discovering D, will discover

6 The President __ to bring the problem before the whole club members so that everybody can express.

A, had decided B, has decided C, decided D, will decide

7 The author __ that it __ necessary for every adolescent toedtablish his own place in society.

A, believes – is B, believed – is C, believed – has been D, has believes – was

8 While he __ for the light to change, he __ on the car radio.

A, was waiting – turned B, is waiting – has turned C, waited - turned D, was – waiting – was turning

9 Karen __ hard for the last three days.

A, worked B, has been working C, is working D, was working

10. Helen __ in Denver for several years before she moved to Washington.

A, was living B, has lived C, had lived D, has been living

11. By the time the vet __ from the town, half of the cows in the village __

A, arrived – will have died B, arrived – has died C, arrives – had died D, arrived – died

12. I __ for sprouts but I __ any.

A, have been looking – didn’t find B, looked – have’t found C, had looked – haven’t found D, have been looking – haven’t found

13 The girls seem to be fully satisfied with their English course. So far, they __ even a single class

A, don’t miss B, haven’t missed C, didn’t miss D, hadn’t missed

14 Tell him I __ anything with him until I have spoken with my wife.

A, won’t discuss B, haven’t discussed C, don’t discuss D, didn’t discuss

15 Changes in temperature __ rocks into pieces and the wind __ pieces away.

A, breaks – is blowing B, has broken – blew C, breaks – blows D, broke – was blowing

16 Until education __ a public service, the establishment of schools was left to private sector.

A, would come B, becameC, becomesD, had become

17 I __ waiting till evething __ ready.

A, sat – wasB, have sat – isC, sat – will be D, had become

18 The police officer showed us the room where the murder __ place.

A, will takeB, tookC, was talkingD, has taken

20 I __ that book such a long time before that I was unable to remember what ut was about.

A, have readB, would readC, was going to readD, had read

21. The crowd waiting in the square __ to grow impatient as the hours __ by and the minister __

A, begin – are going - hasn’t turned upB, began – have gone – didn’t turn up

C, begins – went – doesn’t turn upD, began – went – did’t turn up

22. When I __ the novel I’ll lend it to you.

A, will finishB, will have finished C, have finished D, finished

23 In spite of the large sum of money she __ from her family, she still __ about suffering from a lack of money.

A, has received – is complaininB, is receiving – complainsC, receives – complained D, receives – complains

24 They __ how deeply the rows between his parents __ the child.

A, didn’t realize – had affectedB, didn’t realize - have affectedC, don’t realize – affectedD, will never realize – had affected

25 These statistics __ that life expectancy __ quite signigicantly longer in cold climates than that in warm onces.

A, show – wasB, show – is C, showed – isD, showed – will be

26 She is really worried that she __ to the exam because she doesn’t have her identity card on her.

A, haven’t admittedB, is not admittingC, hadn’t been admittedD, won’t be admitted

27 I’ve just notices that she __ a haircut. It __ wonderfull

A, will have – has lookedB, had has – lookedC, has had – looksD, has – is looking

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Choose the correct answer.

1. This is the second time I _____________that song.

A. am hearing B. have heard C. hear D. heard

2. Hello, I___________ about your advertisement in the newspaper.

A. Have been calling B. am calling C. call D. have called

3. John___________ on a bit of weight lately, and he is trying to lose it.

A. Puts B. is putting C. has put D. has been putting

4. The new neighbors_________ their house. It looks nice.

A. Paint B. had painted C. were painting D. have painted

5. Fred__________ me yesterday that they're professional athletes.

A. Told B. has told C. was telling D. had told

6. Apparently, he_________ them since he was a child.

A. Knows B. is knowing C. has known D. has been knowing

7. I__________ for my sunglasses since noon, but I can't find them.

A. Am looking B. looked C. have looked D. have been looking

8. When the children_________home, it was obvious that they had been playing in mud.

A. Arrived B. were arriving C. had arrived D. had been arriving

9. Michael___________in the queue to buy a ticket for the train when he heard a strange voice.

A. Waited B. was waiting C. had waited D. was going to wait

10. The thieves_______ houses for two years before they were finally caught.

A. Broke into B. were breaking into C. had been breaking into D. have been breaking into

11. As time goes by, he__________more and more eccentric.

A. Becomes B. is becoming C. has become D. has been becoming

12. Kathy can't go shopping with me next Saturday morning. She_________a French lesson.

A. Has B. is going to have C. will have D. will be having

13. I__________ the living room by the time Dad comes home. He__________ so surprised.

A. Will paint/will be B. will be painting/is C. will have painted/will be D. will have painted/is

14. It's the coldest winter we__________ in Greece.

A. Ever experience B. ever experienced C. were ever experiencing D. have ever experienced

15. When he___________ was younger, he the cinema every week.

A. Was used to going B. used to go C. was going D. had gone

16. They________for a mile when they___________that someone___________missing.

A. Had walked/ had realized/ was B. had been walking/ realized/ had been

C. had been walking/ realized/ was D. had walked/ had realized/ had been

17. As part of my job, I_________ abroad a lot, so I_______ to improve my English.

A. Travel/ need B. am travelling/ need C. am travelling/ am needing D. travel/ am needing

18. I_________ at my mother's house this week because I__________ my house painted.

A. Sleep/ have B. am sleeping/ have C. sleep/ am having D. am sleeping/ am having

19. I you should buy him a tie. He___________to dress formally.

A. Am thinking/ likes B. think/likes C. think/ is liking D. am thinking/ has liked

20. As a teenager, I_________ things my parents__________ of.

A. Would do/ didn't approve B. used to do/ weren't approving

C. used to do/ didn't approve D. would do/ weren't approving

21. "Hurry up! We're waiting for you. What's taking you so long?"

"I________ for an important phone call. Go ahead and leave without me."

A. Wait B. will wait C. am waiting D. have waited

22. Robert is going to be famous some day. He_________in three movies already. ~ I'm sure he'll be a star.

A. Has been appearing B. had appeared C. has appeared D. appeared

23. Where's Polly? ~She_________.

A. Is in her room studying B. in her room is studying

C. studies in her room D. has in her room studied

24. Hello? Alice? This is Jeff. How are you? ~ Jeff? What a coincidence! I_________ about you when the phone rang.

A. Was just thinking B. just thought C. have just been thinking D. was just thought

25. What___________ about the new simplified tax? ~It's more confusing than the old one.

A. Are you thinking B. do you think C. have you thought D. have you been thinking

26. When is Mr. Fields planning to retire? ~ Soon, I think. He________ here for a long time. He'll probably retire next year or the year after that.

A. Worked B. had been working C. has been working D. is working

27. Why did you buy all this sugar and chocolate? ~ I_________a delicious dessert for dinner tonight.

A. Make B. will make C. am going to make D. will have made

28. Let's go! What's taking you so long? ~ I'll be there as soon as I__________my keys.

A. Found B. will find C. find D. am finding

29. Next week when there______ a full moon, the ocean tides sill be higher.

A. Is being B. is C. will be D. will have been

30. While I______TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor.

A. Watch B. watched C. was watching D. am watching

31. Fish were among the earliest forms of life. Fish__________ on earth for ages and ages.

A. Existed B. are existing C. exist D. have existed

32. The phone ________constantly since Jack announced his candidacy for president this morning.

A. Has been ringing B. rang C. had rung D. had been ringing

33. The earth_________on the sun for its heat and light.

A. Is depend B. depending C. has depended D. depends

34. I don't feel good. I________ home from work tomorrow.

A. Am staying B. stay C. will have stayed D. stayed

35. Today there are weather satellites that beam down information about the earth's atmosphere. In the last two decades, space exploration_________ great contributions to weather forecasting.

A. Is making B. has made C. made D. makes

36. On July 20th, 1969, Astronaut Neil Armstrong_________ down onto the moon, the first person ever to set foot on another celestial body.

A. Was stepping B. stepped C. has stepped D. was step

37. The plane's departure was delayed because of mechanical difficulties. When the weary passengers finally boarded the aircraft, many were annoyed and irritable because they___________ in the airport for three and a half hours.

A. Are waiting B. were waiting C. have been waiting D. had been waiting

38. If coastal erosion continues to take place at the present rate in another fifty years, this beach_______anymore.

A. Doesn't exist B. isn't going to exist C. isn't existing D. won't be existing

39. Homestead High School's football team_______a championship until last season, when the new coach led them to take first place in their league.

A. Has never won B. is never winning C. had never been winning D. had never won

40. To be able to qualify as an interpreter, many years of intensive language study are required for non-native speakers. By the end of this year, Chen________English for three years, but he will still need more training and experience before he masters the language.

A. Will be studying B. has studied C. will have been studying D. has been studying

41. In our hospital, patients________ every morning.

A. Are examined B. have examined C. can examine D. were examining

42. I_________ in Can Tho for 18 years, but now I'm living in Ho Chi Minh city.

A. Have lived B. live C. lived D. have been living

43. I wondered why he_________ his job.

A. Has changed B. changes C. used to change D. had changed

44. The department store__________ by the Johnson for many years.

A. Has been run B. is run C. runs D. has run

45. Kate________ 10 comedies this summer.

A. Has watched B. had watched C. will have watched D. watched

46. The number of footballers________ for the last ten years.

A. Has increased B. was increasing C. have increased D. were increasing

47. Don't worry! We_______for you at 6 o'clock tomorrow.

A. Will wait B. will be waiting C. wait D. are waiting

48. Mary__________the country by the time this letter reaches her.

A. Is going to leave B. will leave C. is leaving D. will have left

49. By this time next year, my father________here for 25 years.

A. Are going to work B. will be working C. will have been working D. will work

50. Tim_________in three movies already. I think he'll be a star some day.

A. Had appeared B. has appeared C. was appearing D. is appearing

51. They_________the door. No one can get in now.

A. Have locked B. had locked C. locked D. lock

52. The existence of many stars in the sky__________ us to suspect that there may be life on another planet.

A. Have led B. leads C. lead D. leading

53. They___________ the town hall for the past three years in fact, but they it yet.

A. Built/ hadn't finished B. had built/ didn't finish

C. have been building/ haven't finished D. have built/ weren't finishing

54. When I met Jim, he__________ from his university already.

A. Graduated B. has graduated C. had graduated D. was graduating

6. My family moved to Ho Chi Minh City two months ago.

- It is two months ......

7. When you phoned me, it was my lunch time.

- When you phone me, I ……

8. I started working for the company three years ago.

- I’ve ……

9. David went home before we arrived.

- When we ……

10. During my dinner, the phone rang.

- While ……

11. I started this job five years ago.

- I have ……

12. I haven’t been to the cinema for two years.

- The last time ……

13. How long have Helen and Robert been married ?

- When did Helen get ……

14. I’ve never had problems with this computer before. (time)

- This is the ……

15. It will be my fourth visit to Thailand. (been)

- I have ……

16. They last drank coffee three days ago. (any coffee)

- They ….

17. I last saw Aunt Jenny when I was fifteen. (seen)

- I ……

18. On my arrival at the party, everyone was chatting and eating. (got)

- When ……

Exercise 3 – Choose the option that best completes each of the following sentences.

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. He has been selling motorbike ......

A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for ten years ago D. for ten years now

4. He fell down when he ...... towards the church.

A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run

5. I ...... in the room right now.

A. is being B. was being C. have been being D. am

6. I ...... to New York three times this year.

A. have been B. was C. were D. had been

7. The little girl asked what ...... to her friend.

A. has happened B. happened C. had happened D. is happening

8. I have been waiting for you ......

A. since early morning B. this morning

C. since two hours D. for early morning

9. ...... I was walking around the supermarket, I saw a friend of mine.

A. As soon as B. As C. Until D. Since

10. The first time I noticed something wrong was ...... I got home.

1. we do not visit the museum because we have no time

A. If we have time, we will visit the museum B. if we had time, we would visit the museum

C. if we had time, we would have visited the museum D. if we had time, we will have visited the museum

2. ..........i have time, I will go with you

a. if B. unless C. so D. so that

3. If i .........who took your umberella, I would tell you

A. know B. knew C . known D. had know

4. If the automobile had not been in invented years ago,.......for basic transporttation now

a. what we would use b,what would we use c, what we will have used d, what we will be using

5, if the police had not saved me, i ..........at that time

a. will die b. would die c, will have died d, would have died

6. if i had time, i........and help you

a. will come b, would come c, will have come d, would have come

7, if I ......the truth, i would tell you

a, will know b, know c, hvae known d, knew

8, I'll return Bob' pen to him the next time if I .....him

a, will see b, see c, will have see d, have seen

9. I' d have told you if I .......the book

a, would have been b, should have seen c, had seen d,saw

10, If I..............more time , I would not have said such nonsense

a, am b, have been c, will be d,had been