A. Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.

1. In 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 Da Lat 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 the year 2005, 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 many times when I (be) __________ a
child.
14. That book (lie) __________ on the table for week. 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 I (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________Latin.
32. When I (meet) __________ him, he (work) __________as a waiter for a year or
so.
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.
B. 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. 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. shall have been working B. shall work C. have been working D. shall 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. will have opened D. opening
20. I have been waiting for you ______ .
A. since early morning B. since 9a.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. While 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
24. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.
A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am
trying
25. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.
A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was
left
26. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had B. had had C. have has D. have
had
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
28. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.
A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk
29. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go
30. 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
33. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see the kettle ________ ?
A. boil B. boils C. is boiling D. boiled
34. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.
A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left
35. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.
A. go B. is going C. goes D. going
36. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.
A. working B. works C. is working D. work
37. I ______ to the same barber since last year.
A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had
gone
38. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.
A. dies B. died C. has died D. had
died
39. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.
A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming
40. Pasteur ______ in the 19th century.
A. was living B. lived C. had lived D. has lived