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

I. Find the one choice that best complete the sentences.

1, How long have you been with the company?

A. will work B. was working

C. worked D. have worked

2, When are you planning to send the memo to the staff?

I ............... it ready

A. send B. had sent

C. have sent D. was to sent

3, Betty told me that you have a cottage on Lake Superior?

Yes, we ............... it since we first moved to Michigan

A. had bought B. bought

C. was buying D. have bought

4, What have you learned since you ............... here?

A. came B. come

C. have came D. have been coming

5, Where are Ken and Margaret?

They were hungry, so they ............... to the grocery store

A. go B. had gone

C. went D. were gone

1. I wish you ……………………us someday.
A. visit B. will visit C. visited D. would visit
2. I ……………………here since last January.
A. am working B. have been working C. had been working D. was working
3. I ……………………in heavy traffic everyday.
A. used to drive B. am used to driving C. get used to drive D. used to driving
4. I wish you ……………………me with my work.
A. help B. will help C. helped D. would help
5. Our lives ……………………since the Internet was invented.
A. improve B. improved C. has improved D. are improving
6. If your sister wants to get a driving license, she …………………….
A. must learn to drive B. ought to have a car C. might learn to drive D. should study hard
7. You ……………………more exercise if you ……………………to keep fit.
A. can make / want B. ought to do / wanted C. should take / want D. might do / want
8. If I could speak Spanish, I ……………………next year studying in Mexico.
A. would spend B. would have spend C. had spent D. will spend
9. Yesterday we went shopping and then ……………………a movie at the cinema.
A. watched B. have watched C. watch D. watching
10. The Titanic ……………………the Atlantic when it ……………………an iceberg.
A. was crossing / struck B. had crossed / was striking
C. crossed / had struck D. is crossing / strikes

11. Tony didn’t study hard for the test. His answers ……………………from someone else.
A. should have copied B. must have been copied
C. can have copied D. would have copied
12. What are you going to do next year? – I wish I ……………………the answer to that question.
A. know B. would know C. knew D. could know
13. Sam ……………………to change a light bulb when he ……………………and…………………….
A. was trying / slipped / fell B. tried / was slipping / falling
C. had been trying / slipped / was falling D. has tried / slips / falls
14. She said she was working late that evening and ……………………have time go to the concert with me.
A. does B. doesn’t C. did D. didn’t
15. When was the car stolen? – It ……………………happened this morning because I saw it parked in the
street last night.”
A. shouldn’t have B. had to have C. may have D. had

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

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I. Tense

1. I’d like to borrow this book . _________ it yet ?

a. Did you read b. Had you read c. Have you read d. Do you read

2. We ____ in this town for a long time. We ______ here sixteen years ago.

a. had been / come b. have been / came c. were / came d. are / came

3. No breakfast for Mark, thanks . He _____ breakfast.

a. hasn’t eaten b. didn’t eat c. isn’t eating d. doesn’t eat

4. The news came as no surprise to me. I ____ for sometime that the factory was likely to close.

a. knew b. had known c. have known d. know.

5. Glenda _____ extremely hard when she was a student.

a. worked b. has worked c. was working d. had been worked

6. The world war II ___ in 1939 and _____ in 1945.

a. begins / ends b. had begun/ended c. has begun / had ended d. began / ended

7. I’ll see him when he ____ here tomorrow .

a. comes b. will come c. has come d. had come

8. I ____ at the check out when I _____ a strange looking man .

a. waited / noticed b. was waiting / noticed c. waited / was noticing d. was waiting / had noticed

9. Harry works all the time . He _____

a. never relaxes b. relaxes never c. often relaxes d. relaxes sometimes

10. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody ____ to bed

a. have gone b. went c. had gone d. goes

II; Choose the best answer :

1. It…………………quite often in Britain during the winter.

A. is snowing B. snows C. snowed D. was snowing

2. Every twelve months, the Earth………………the Sun.

A. circles B. circled C. has circled D. is circling

3. Right now, Jim……………..the newspaper and Kathy……………dinner. Last night at this time, they………….the same thing.

A. is reading / is making / were doing B. reads / makes / had done

C. has read / has made / are doing D. will read / will make / did

4. My father usually………………beer after meals but now he…………………tea.

A. drank / was drinking B. drinks / is drinking C. drinks / drinks D. has drunk / drinks

5. Wars………….the most terrible. At the moment, wars……………….in some places in the world.

A. are / happened B. have been / have been happening C. were / are happening D. are / are happening

6. Since his bicycle……………..stolen last week, he………………to school by bus.

A. has been ghoes B. had been / was going C. was / has gone D. was / went

7. You can’t see Tom because he…………….

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

8. I have never played table tennis before. This is the first time I ........................ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

9. Hurry up! Our train ................ at 7 o’clock. We have just a little minutes.

A. leaves B. is leaving C. will be leaving D. is going to leave

10. The child is still ill but he ......................... better gradually.

A. gets B. is getting C. has gotten D. got

11. Don’t bother her. She ...................... her violin lesson; she always ............. it in the morning.

A. takes / is taking B. takes / takes C. is taking / is taking D. is taking / takes

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

A. lead . leads C. led . have led

13. The population of the world ................... at a tremendous rate and .................. out of control.

A. has increased / are soon going to B. is increased / soon will be

C. in increasing / soon will be D. has been increasing / are soon

14. Medical researchers .......................... for ways to control, prevent and cure cancers.

A. look B. are looking C. have looked D. have been looking

15. I’ll come to see you before I .................. for the United States.

A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. am leaving

Exercise 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE

Choose the best answer :

1. My friend, Mary, arrived after I………………..for her about half an hour.

A. was waiting B. had been waiting C. have been waiting D. have waited

2. The accident………………when we were on the way to Vung Tau.

A. occur B. occuring C. occurred D. had occurred

3 . It was midnight. Outside it………………very hard.

A. rains B. is raining C. rained D. was raining

4. When he……………… at the station, his train already………………..

A. arrived / left B. arrived / had left C. had arrived / left D. arrives / leaves

5 . You……………….your new hat when I ………………….you yesterday.

A. were wearing / had met B. wore / had met

C. wore / was meeting D. were wearing / met

6. As I………………the glass, it suddenly ………………..into two pieces.

A. cut / broke B. was cutting / broke

C. cut / was breaking D. was cutting / had broken

7. When I………….to the party, Sally and Doug………….., John……………….drinks.

A. was coming / had danced / made B. had come / danced / made

C. came / were dancing / was making D. have come / are dancing / is making

8 When I…………….there, dinner………………, so I had a drink first.

A. get / is preparing B. get / has been prepared

C. got / had been prepared D. got / was being prepared

9. He……………….for her for nearly one hour last night before she………………

A. was waiting / came B. had been waiting / came

C. has waited / comes D. waited / will come

10. Andrew………………..the test before so he……………………..it very easy.

A. did / had found B. had done / found C. was doing / found D. did / was finding

11. While her brother was in the army, Sarah .................... to him twice a week.

A. was writing B. wrote C. has written D. had written

12. When I last........... him, he........... in London
A. saw-has been living B. see-in living
C. saw- was living D. have seen- lived

13. I was sad when I sold my car. I ..................... it for a very long time.

A. am running B. were running

C. have been running D. had been running

14. By next month, Laura ...................... for the company for twenty years.

A. will be working B. will work

C. has been working D. will have been working

15. When I last saw John, he .......................... and was out of breath.

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

Exercise 2: MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Mary ______ in London for 15 years.

A. is living B. was living C. has lived D. lives

2. Tim ______ in three movies already. I think he’ll be a star some day.

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

3: Ann lives in London. She ______ there for ten years.

A. is living B. had been living C. was living D. has been living

4: She hasn’t written to John ______ she left school.

A. since B. after C. when D. before

5. He ……………… to New York three times this year.

A. had been B. was C. is D. has been

6. The last time I saw him was in June, 2004.

A. I saw him since June, 2004. B. I have seen him since June, 2004.

C. I have not seen him since June, 2004. D. I didn't see him since June, 2004.

7. _________ any letters from him lately?

A. Are you receivingB. Do you receive C. Have you receivedD. Had you received

8. We _____ for him for 10 minutes.
A. will have waited B. wait C. have been waiting D. waited

9. We _____ him for months now.

A. don't see B. haven't seen C. didn't see D. won't see
10. I haven't eaten this kind of food before.

A. I haven't eaten this kind of food already. B. This is the first kind of food I have eaten.

C. This is the first time I've eaten this kind of food. D. Even before I have not eaten this kind of food.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

1: You won’t have a seat unless you book in advance.
A. You won’t have a seat if you don’t book in advance.
B. You can’t have a seat although you book in advance.
C. You will have a seat if you don’t book in advance.
D. You didn’t have a seat because you didn’t book in advance.
2: She started working as a teacher of English ten years ago.
A. She has worked with a teacher of English for ten years.
B. She had worked with a teacher of English for ten years.
C. She has been working as a teacher of English for ten years.
D. She had been working as a teacher of English for ten years.
 3: “Would you like to come to my birthday party, Mary?” said Mike.
A. Mike didn’t know that Mary had come to his birthday party.
B. Mike was told to come to Mary’s birthday party.
C. Mike invited Mary to come to his birthday party.
D. Mike asked Mary if she didn’t like to come to his birthday party.

By the end of the month I in this town for ten years. 

A. will have been living B. have been living

C. will live D. am living 

2. By the end of this week we on the project for a month. 

A. have been working B. have worked 

C. will have been working D. will work

3. By July the fifth they are studying 

A. are studying B. will study

C. will have studied D. will have been studying

4. By 10 o'clock she (watch)   TV for 4 hours. 

A. will have been watching B. has been watching 

C. is watching D. will watch 

5. She for 10 hours by 11 o'clock. 

A. will have been sleeping B. has sleeping 

C. is sleeping D. will sleep 

6. We him for 40 days by next Saturday. 

A. will look for B. are looking for

C. will have been looking for D. will have been looking 

7. They (wait)   for the president for 5 hours. 

A. will have been waiting B. are waiting 

C. will wait D. have waited