Ex 4. Use the correct tense or form of the verb in parentheses :

1. I am sorry what (happen) _________________ last week.

2. He always (travel) _______________ to work by motorbike.

3. Many people (attend) _________________ the meeting tomorrow night.

4. She (be) ______________ here since Christmas.

5. When we (come) ___________ to the party last night, many people (dance) _______________.

6. The sea (cover) ______________ most of the world’s surface.

7. You must (meet) ________________ before.

8. She’ll come and visit her old grandparents before she (leave) _____________ here.

9. John moved into a new flat so that he could (perfect) _______________ his English.

10. My father (turn) ________________ on the television so that he could see the news.

11. You will be late if you (not hurry) ___________________.

12. What time (your train / leave) __________________________ tomorrow ?

13. It’s a secret between them. He promises he (not tell) ________________ anybody.

14. “Did you phone Kate ?” – Oh no. I forgot. I (phone) ________________ her now.

15. I (get up) _________________ early yesterday so as to catch the first bus.

16. Who (look after) _______________ the children when your sister (be) ____________ away ?

17. He promised he (leave) _______________ before the sun (rise) _______________.

18. When I (see) _____________ Mr. Pike tomorrow, I (give) _____________ him your message.

19. They (move) _______________ to their new house at Christmas last year.

20. Thanks for (let) _____________ me (borrow) _____________ your camera. I (bring) _______ it back to you after I (return) ________________ from the library.

21.     Fish________ on earth for ages and ages.

          a. existed                     b. are existing            c. exist                         d. have existed

22.     The earth________ on the sun for its heat and light.

          a. is depend                 b. depending             c. has depend              d. depends

23.     On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong ________ down onto the moon, the first person ever set foot on another planet.

          a. was stepping            b. stepped                  c. has stepped              d. was step

24.     She will go abroad as soon as she________ this English course.

          a. has completed         b. will complete         c. will have completed      d. completed

25.     The child________ before the doctor arrived.

          a. died                         b. had died                c. has died                   d. was dying

26.     The secretary________ the report by 10:00 yesterday.

          a. hasn't finished         b. hadn't finished      c. didn't finish             d. would finish

27.     John________ a book when I saw him.                                                            

          a. is reading                 b. read                       c. was reading             d. reading

28.     Arsenal________ next Monday.

          a. wins                         b. will win                 c. would win               d. is winning

29.     She is tired now. She________ for a long time.

          a. has been learning b. has learned                c. learns                       d. learned

30.     They will have gone home before you________ to meet them.

          a. came                        b. come                      c. will come                 d. are coming

31.     Now my sister________ a bicycle of her own.

          a. is having                  b. are having              c. has                           d. had

32.     This is the first time I ________ here.

          a. am                            b. have been              c. was                          d. be

33.     Last week, my professor promised that he________ today.

          a. would come             b. will come               c. comes                      d. coming

34.     My girls friend arrived after I ________ for her about half an hour.

          a. was waiting             b. had been waiting   c. has been waiting          d. have waited

35.     ________ to rain before you woke up this morning?

          a. Did it begin             b. has it begun           c. Had it begun           d. Would it begin

36.     My daughter saw an elephant this morning but she________ one before.

          a. had never seen         b. has never seen       c. never seen                d. never had seen

37.     When we got home, dinner____ so we had a drink first.

          a. was preparing                                            b. was being prepared

          c. was prepared                                             d. had been prepared

38.     She was tired. She____ for a long time.

          a. has been learning     b. had been learning        c. leaned                d. was learning

39.     He said he would visit me, but he____ me yet.

          a. has not visited         b. had not visited      c. is not visiting           d. does not visit

40.     The weather____ fine so far this week.

          a. is                              b. has been                c. was                          d. had been

Put the verbs in brackets into simple past or present perfect :

1. We ( study ).............a very hard lesson the day before yesterday.

2. We ( study )............almost every lesson in this book so far.

3. We ( watch / never ).............that interesting program on television last nigh.

5. My wife and I ( travel )............by air many times.

6. My wife and I ( travel )............to Mexico by air last summer.

7. I ( read )............that novel by Hemingway several times before.

8. I ( have ).........a little trouble with my car last week.

9. However, I ( have )..........no trouble with my car since then.

10. We ( live )...........in HN for ten years now and like it a lot.

11. The last time I ( go )............to HN was in May.

12. When my parents were on holiday I ( stay )..........with my aunt for a week.

13. I ( not see ) ...........my son for ages. He ( not visit )..........me since May.

14. Tom ( be )........to HN twice. He loves it very much.

15. My sister ( work )..............for an enterprise for two years.

1. Mr John....... (be) the principal of our school since last week

2. I....... (meet) Arthur three weeks ago

3. He said that he.....for a job the following week

4. People....... (speak) English and French in Canada

5. They got up late, and when they arrived at the station, the train...... (leave)

6.they.......(visit) their old teachers every month last year

7. David........ (repair) the tv set at the moment. He has been working for one hour

8.i can't make a decision. I keep..... (change) my mind

9. If he (not star) at once, he will be late for the train

10.you.........(stop) by the policeman if you try to cross the road now

11. If your child....... (practise) speaking English everyday, he will soon improve it.

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1. I wish you would stop making that noise. It's.............. Me

2. Fish are among the earliest forms of life. ...............have existed on earth for ages and ages

3. I've been feeling better..............the doctor came

4. Do you know.............the bus comes

5. They were hurry,.............they went to the supermarket

6. Somebody forgot this hat. I wonder.............hat this is

7. Five minutes isn't................long to wait

8. While the font door.............., please use the side entrance

9. "Would you prefer jazz or roc music? " - "i dislike............ Music in general "

10. I am going to have my car.............tomorrow morning

Complete the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. 1, I haven't been to an Italian restaurant for ages. => It's ages................................... 2, Hurry up! We'll get to the theatre after the beginning of the play. => By the time we get................... 3, Your hair need cutting. => You ought.... 4, People think that an apple a day is good for you. => An apple a day......................... 5, This is my first game of water-polo . => I've never........................

1.     Hurry up or the train________ before you ca catch it.

        a. will leave          b. leaves              c. will have left     d. has left

2.     Now my sister________ a bicycle of her own.

        a. is having           b. are having       c. has                    d. had

3.     A football team________ chiefly of 12 players.

        a. composed         b. composes        c. comprised         d. comprises

4.     This is the first time I ________ here.

        a. am                    b. have been        c. was                   d. be

5.     Last week, my professor promised that he________ today.

        a. would come      b. will come        c. comes               d. coming

6.     My girls friend arrived after I ________ for her about half an hour.

        a. was waiting      b. had been waiting  c. has been waiting                d. have waited

7.     Did she say she________ him tomorrow?

        a. has visited        b. will visit          c. would visit        d. is going to visit

8.     ________ to rain before you woke up this morning?

        a. Did it begin       b. has it begun    c. Had it begun     d. Would it begin

9.     My daughter saw an elephant this morning but she________ one before.

        a. had never seen  b. has never seen c. never seen         d. never had seen

10.   I________ in Da Nang before I moved to Dong Nai.

        a. have been living                             b. have lived       c. had lived    d. had been living

11.   There are many ways________ to Rome.

        a. is leading          b. are leading      c. leading              d. led

12.   When we got home, dinner____ so we had a drink first.

        a. was preparing                              b. was being prepared

        c. was prepared                               d. had been prepared

13.   She was tired. She____ for a long time.

        a. has been learning      b. had been learning                c. leaned         d. was learning

14.   He ____ in space for 10 days by tomorrow.

        a. will travel         b. will be traveling    c. will have been traveling    d. has traveled

15.   He said he would visit me, but he____ me yet.

        a. has not visited  b. had not visited                             c. is not visiting       d. does not visit

16.   The weather____ fine so far this week.

        a. is                      b. has been          c. was                   d. had been

17.   Before the prime Minister leaves New Your he____ several talks.

        a. will have had    b. would have     c. will be having   d. has

18.   We had just got out of car when it ____ to set fire.

        a. has begun         b. had begun       c. was beginning   d. began

19.   As soon as he____ a certificate in English, he will apply for a job.

        a. would get          b. got                  c. gets                   d. will get

20.   He was told that he____ knocked out in the first round.

        a. had been           b. was                 c. has been            d. was being