1. They___________ for 3 hours when the storm suddenly broke.
A. had been running B. have been running
C. are running D. will be running
2. I___________ come to the conclusion that nowadays nobody cares about anything.
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| A. will be | B. has been | C. had been | D. is |
6. | I___________ there once a long time ago and___________ back since. |
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| A. went/ have not been | B. go/ am not |
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| C. have gone/ was |
| D. was going/ had not been | |
7. The students___________ by Mrs. Linda. However, this week they___________ by Mr. Mike.
are usually taught/ are being taught
usually teach/ are teaching
have usually been taught/ have been teaching
were usually teaching/ are teaching
8. In the past the trip___________ very rough and often dangerous, but things___________ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.
A. was/ have changed B. is/ change
C. had been/ will change D. has been/ changed
9. Now you___________ from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.
A. are flying B. would fly C. will fly D. can fly
10. When Carol___________ last night, I__________ my favorite show on television.
A. was calling/ watched B. called/ have watched
C. called/ was watching D. had called/ watched
11. By this time next summer, you ___________ your studies.
A. completes B. will complete
C. are completing D. will have completed
12. 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 cooking
Last night at this time, they __________ the same thing. She_________ and he the newspaper.
are doing/ is cooking/ is reading
were doing/ was cooking/ was reading
was doing/ has cooked/ is reading
had done/ was cooking/read
When I_________ home last night, I_________ that Jane________ a beautiful candlelight dinner.
had arrived/ discovered/ prepared
was arriving/ had discovered/ was preparing
have arrived/ was discovering/ had prepared
arrived/ discovered/ was preparing
Sam___________ to change a light bulb when he___________ and___________.
A. was trying/ slipped/ fell B. tried/ was slipping/ falling
C. had been trying / slipped D. has tried/ slips/ falls
16. Yesterday, I___________ for work late because I___________ to set my alarm.
A. had left/ forgot B. was leaving/ was forgetting
C. left/ had forgot D. had been leaving/ would forget
17. By the time we________ to the train station, Susan_________ for us for more than two hours.
A. will get/ has been waiting B. got/ was waiting
C. got/ had been waiting D. get/ will wait
I___________ for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I
___________ next year.
A. am working/ will retire B. am going to work/ am retiring
| C. work/ am going to retire | D. have been working/ retire | |
19. | My mother always the first___________ up and the last___________ to bed. | ||
| A. getting/ going | B. to get/ going | C. getting/ to go D. to get/ to go |
20. | I___________ you last night after dinner, but you___________ there. Where___________ you? | ||
| A. was calling/ are not/ are | B. called/ were not/ were | |
| C. had called/ had not been/ were | D. called/ have not been/ are | |
1. They___________ for 3 hours when the storm suddenly broke.
A. had been running B. have been running
C. are running D. will be running
2. I___________ come to the conclusion that nowadays nobody cares about anything.
| A. will | B. had | C. do | D. have |
3. | I assumed you ___________ paying for the repairs until the end of last year. | |||
| A. have been | B. was been | C. are being | D. had been |
4. | ___________ get tired of answering the same questions every day? | |||
| A. Have you ever | B. Had you ever | C. Do you ever | D. Are you ever |
5. She___________ working on that manuscript for 2 years now. |
| |||
| A. will be | B. has been | C. had been | D. is |
6. | I___________ there once a long time ago and___________ back since. |
| ||
| A. went/ have not been | B. go/ am not |
| |
| C. have gone/ was |
| D. was going/ had not been |
7. The students___________ by Mrs. Linda. However, this week they___________ by Mr. Mike.
are usually taught/ are being taught
usually teach/ are teaching
have usually been taught/ have been teaching
were usually teaching/ are teaching
8. In the past the trip___________ very rough and often dangerous, but things___________ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.
A. was/ have changed B. is/ change
C. had been/ will change D. has been/ changed
9. Now you___________ from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.
A. are flying B. would fly C. will fly D. can fly
10. When Carol___________ last night, I__________ my favorite show on television.
A. was calling/ watched B. called/ have watched
C. called/ was watching D. had called/ watched
11. By this time next summer, you ___________ your studies.
A. completes B. will complete
C. are completing D. will have completed
12. 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 cooking
Last night at this time, they __________ the same thing. She_________ and he the newspaper.
are doing/ is cooking/ is reading
were doing/ was cooking/ was reading
was doing/ has cooked/ is reading
had done/ was cooking/read
When I_________ home last night, I_________ that Jane________ a beautiful candlelight dinner.
had arrived/ discovered/ prepared
was arriving/ had discovered/ was preparing
have arrived/ was discovering/ had prepared
arrived/ discovered/ was preparing
Sam___________ to change a light bulb when he___________ and___________.
A. was trying/ slipped/ fell B. tried/ was slipping/ falling
C. had been trying / slipped D. has tried/ slips/ falls
16. Yesterday, I___________ for work late because I___________ to set my alarm.
A. had left/ forgot B. was leaving/ was forgetting
C. left/ had forgot D. had been leaving/ would forget
17. By the time we________ to the train station, Susan_________ for us for more than two hours.
A. will get/ has been waiting B. got/ was waiting
C. got/ had been waiting D. get/ will wait
I___________ for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I
___________ next year.
A. am working/ will retire B. am going to work/ am retiring
| C. work/ am going to retire | D. have been working/ retire | |
19. | My mother always the first___________ up and the last___________ to bed. | ||
| A. getting/ going | B. to get/ going | C. getting/ to go D. to get/ to go |
20. | I___________ you last night after dinner, but you___________ there. Where___________ you? | ||
| A. was calling/ are not/ are | B. called/ were not/ were | |
| C. had called/ had not been/ were |