Choose the letter (A, B, C, D) that corresponds to the correct answer

1. Linda promised to show me the dress she __________ the day before.

bought

has bought

had bought

buying

2. Mary looked everywhere for John, who was __________ before she did.

arriving

to arrive

to be arriving

to have arrived

3. Since the new administration came into office our city __________ steady
progress.

has shown

showed

had shown

is showing

4. Mr Brown is pleased to see that the football team __________ so well.

done

doing

has done

had done

5. John __________ the proprietor of this store for the past twenty years.

is
 was

has been

had been

6. Peter went out for two hours. When he returned I asked him where
__________.

had he been

he had been

has he been

he has been

7. When boarding the plane, many passengers were annoyed because they
__________ waiting in the airport for three and a half hours.

are

were

have been

had been

8. Scientists __________ noise levels in many big cities for the last ten years.

have been measured

have been measuring

were measured

measured

9. As recently as last year, James __________ by an African government to advice

on the restructuring of the civil service there.

asked

has asked

was asked

has been asked

10. Why is the girl over there looking at me as though she __________ me? I have
never seen her before in my life!

knows

knew

has known

had known

11. John felt pretty upset and worried because of what Mary __________ about their
marriage.

says

said

has said

had said

12. After take-off, the chief pilot announced that all the food for the passengers
__________ behind at the airport.

left

has been left

have been left

had been left

13. The teacher asked Bill why he __________ to school the day before.

had not gone

did not go

has not gone

does not go

14. There is only one student in the classroom __________ his lesson.

prepare

to prepare
was preparing

preparing

15. The students sat quietly in the classroom __________ to their teacher.

listening

listen

listened

listens

16. This type of radio __________ many years ago.

has first introduced

has been first introduced

was first introducing

was first introduced

17. We __________ a very hard lesson the day before yesterday.

studied

had studied

was studying

had been studying

18. "What are you looking for?" -"I can't remember where I __________ my
glasses."

leave

left

had left

was left

19. When we arrived, there was the smell of cooking __________ from the
kitchen.

come
came

has come

coming

20. __________ any more of this, or shall I tell the waiter to take it away?

Do you eat

Did you eat

Will you eat

Are you going to eat

21. Yesterday while I was jogging in the park, Matthew __________ on the
companys annual report.

was working

had been working

has worked

works

22. "How long __________ here?" -"Exactly four years today. I'm thinking of
changing my job next year".

are you working

have you been working

did you work

do you work

23. Up to then I __________ such a fat man.

never saw

had never seen

never had seen

will never seen

24. "Why did you buy all this sugar and chocolate?" -"I __________ a delicious
dessert for dinner tonight."

make

will make

am going to make

will have made

25. The policeman wants to know whether anybody __________.

injured

were injured

have been injured

has been injured

26. We went for a tour through the town. Our guide __________ us to some
interesting places.

had lead

lead

leads

led

27. The movie was very boring and many people began to leave early. By the
end, most people __________.

had already left

were already leaving

were already left

had already been leaving

28. When do you wish to leave? Well leave when the teacher __________ his
class.

will dismiss

is dismissing
dismisses

will have dismissed

29. Our teacher told us yesterday that he __________ England in 1970.

visited

had visited

has visited

would be visiting

30. You __________ all the house but you still can not find your keys and you
are late.

have searched

searched

are searching

search

31. I do not feel good. I __________ home from work tomorrow.

am staying

will be staying

will have stayed

stayed

32. I'm sorry for keeping you waiting. I__________ to make telephone call to
Rome.

have tried

will try

tried

have been trying

33. I'm sorry. I have already forgotten her name which you __________ me
some days before.
give

gave

have given

had given

34. I bought a new house last year, but I __________ my old house yet, so at
the moment I have two houses.

do not sell

have not sold

had not sold

did not sell

35. I cannot begin sewing my dress until mother __________ it out for me.

will cut

cut

has cut

will be cutting

36. I __________ everywhere for the pen I __________ yesterday.

am searching/ had lost

searched/ lost

have searched/ lost

searched/ has lost

37. In a few minutes' time, when the clock strikes six, I __________ here for
three hours.

waited

will have been waiting

have waited

have been waiting

38. In a week's time he __________ here for exactly ten years.

will have been worked

had worked

have worked

will have worked

39. In a break-in last week the burglars __________ all my jewellery but left the
pictures.

have taken

took

take

were taking

40. In the last two decades, space exploration __________ great contributions
to weather forecasting.

is making

has made

made

makes

41. It was a fine day and the roads were crowded because a lot of people
__________ to the seaside.

had been rushing

rushed

had rushed

were rushing

42. I waited at the traffic lights for ten minutes before they __________ green.

had changed

changed
had been changing

were changing

43. I __________ sunglasses today because the sun is very strong.

am wearing

wear

have been wearing

have worn

44. I went to collect my car but it was not ready. When I went to the service
station it __________.

was still servicing

was still serviced

had been still serviced

was still being serviced

45. Just before we __________ London, there was a violent storm.

reached

have reached

has reached

were reached

46. Most of the food had been eaten already so I had to be content with what
__________.

was remained

were remained

was remaining

remained

47. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong __________ down onto the moon, the first
person ever to set foot on another planet.
was stepping

stepped

has stepped

had stepped

48. After ancient Greek athletes won a race in the Olympics, they __________ a
simple crown of olive leaves.

received

had received

were receiving

have received

49. Since then, Columbia __________ into space more than seven times.

has traveled

traveled

has been traveling

travels

50. She said that she'd phone me this morning, but it is now 12.30 and she
__________ yet.

does not phone

had not phoned

has not phoned

did not phone

51. Someone __________ my umbrella! It's all wet! And it was wet yesterday
and the day before!

has been used

has been using

had used
was using

52. That book __________ on the table for weeks. Havent you read it?

is lying

has lied

has been lying

has been lying

53. That the earth revolves round the sun __________ until 15th century.

was not believed

has not been believed

had not been believed

were not believed

54. The breakdown service arrived five minutes after he __________.

phoned

was phoning

had phoned

had been phoning

55. The car __________ at full speed when it approached the corner.

traveled

was traveling

has traveled

has been traveling

56. The car stopped for the children who __________ to cross the road.

were waiting

had waited

had been waiting

waited

57. The car was stolen because the owner __________ to lock it.

had forgotten

forgot

forgets

has forgotten

58. Their football team __________ a championship until last season.

has never won

is never winning

had never been winning

had never won

59. The two robbers have been arrested and __________ in court tomorrow.

appeared

will appear

will be appeared

to appear

60. The phone __________ constantly since Jack won the first prize this
morning.

has been ringing

rang

had rung

had been ringing