15. Peter ............................his homework when the phone ............................

a. had just finished / rang

b. had just finished / had rung

c. just finished / rang

d. just finished / had rung

16. We .............................them before the reception yesterday.

a. haven’t met

b. hadn’t met

c. didn’t meet

d. wouldn’t meet

17. The man got out of the car,....................round to the back and opened the boot.

a. walking

b. walked

c. walks

d. walk

18. They ...........................…………..in Scotland for ten years. Now they live in London.

a. had lived

b. would live

c. lived

d. live

19. The man looked familiar. I ..................…………… him somewhere before.

a. saw

b. had seen

c. had saw

d. have seen

20. When I was a child, I .........................………………..the violin.

a. played

b. play

c. had played

d. has play

21. We cleaned up the room as soon as the guests………………….

a. had left

b. has left

c. left

d. were leaving

22. My girls friend arrived after I ……………… for her about half an hour.

a. was waiting

b. had waited

c. has been waiting

d. have waited

23. ……………… to rain before you woke up this morning?

a. Did it begin

b. has it begun

c. Had it begun

d. Would it begin

24. My daughter saw an elephant this morning but she………… one before.

a. had never seen

b. has never seen

c. never see

d. never had seen

25. When we.........................the bill. we left the restaurant.

a. had paid

b. were paying

c. paid

d. had been paying.

26. We…………….Doris since last Sunday.

a. don't see

b. haven't seen

c. didn't see

d. hadn't

27. We ………………………….English this time last week.

a. learned

b. were learning

c. have learned

d. had learned

28. Glenda ……………… extremely hard when she was a student.

a. worked

b. has worked

c. was working

d. had been worked

29. My father …………..for that company from 1995 to 2005.

a. was working

b. has worked

c. had worked

d. worked

30. The child…………………..before the doctor arrived.

a. died

b. had died

c. has died

d. was dying

31. 'Who was the woman in red dress? Did you know?`

‘No. I..........." who she was. I.............. her before.

a. didn't know/ hadn't seen

b. didn't know/ hasn't seen

c. hadn't known/ hadn't seen

d. don't know/ hasn't seen

32. By the time he arrived at the party, all his classmates......................

a. has left

b. left

c. was leaving

d. had left

33. It's two years...............Joe.

a. that I don't see

b. that I haven't seen

c. since I didn't see

d. since I saw

34. The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he................. before.

a. hasn't flown

b. didn't fly

c. hadn't flown

d. wasn't flying

35. They................... in Scotland for ten years. Now they live in London.

a. lived

b. have lived

c. has been living

d. had lived

36. As soon as Laura ..................... the house, it started to rain.

a. has left

b. was leaving

c. had left

d. had been leaving

37. We .......................... in New York for ten years and then we ...........here in 1987.

a. have lived/ moved

b. lived / moved

c. lived/ had moved

d. had lived / moved

38. John F. Kennedy was the first president of the United States ........................

a. born in the twentieth century

b. was born in twentieth century

c. born on the twentieth century

d. to be born in the twentieth century

39. Karen didn't want to come to the cinema with us because she ............. the film.

a. has already seen

b. already had seen

c. had already seen

d. saw

40. When he returned home, he found the door………………… .

a. unlocking

b. unlocked

c. to be unlocked

d. have unlocked

41. I couldn't cut the grass because the machine…………. a few days previously.

a. broken down

b. has been broken

c. had broken down

d. breaks down

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

a. are

b. were

c. have been

d. had been

43. Yesterday morning I got up and looked out of the window. The sun was shining but the

ground was very wet. It………………….

a. rained

b. has been raining

c. had rained

d. have been raining

44. Sorry we're late, we ...................... the wrong turning.

a. had taken

b. were taking

c. took

d. are taking

45. Last night a tornado swept through Rockville. It .................everything in its path.

a. destroyed

b. was destroyed

c. had destroyed

d. has destroyed

46. When we.........................the bill. we left the restaurant.

a. had paid

b. were paying

c. paid

d. had been paying.

47. When the firework....................off, the dog....................away.

a. had gone/ ran

b. went/ had run

c. went/ ran

d. went/was running

48. Martina Hingis................. her first tennis racket at the age of two

a. picked up

b. has picked up

c. had picked up

d. was picked up

49. By the time she was twelve, she ............ on a career.

a. had already decided

b. already has decided

c. had already decided

d. already decided

50. Before Jennifer won the lottery, she..............any kind of contest.

a. hasn't entered

b. doesn't enter

c. wasn't entering

d. hadn't entered

15. Peter ............................his homework when the phone ............................

a. had just finished / rang

b. had just finished / had rung

c. just finished / rang

d. just finished / had rung

16. We .............................them before the reception yesterday.

a. haven’t met

b. hadn’t met

c. didn’t meet

d. wouldn’t meet

17. The man got out of the car,....................round to the back and opened the boot.

a. walking

b. walked

c. walks

d. walk

18. They ...........................…………..in Scotland for ten years. Now they live in London.

a. had lived

b. would live

c. lived

d. live

19. The man looked familiar. I ..................…………… him somewhere before.

a. saw

b. had seen

c. had saw

d. have seen

20. When I was a child, I .........................………………..the violin.

a. played

b. play

c. had played

d. has play

21. We cleaned up the room as soon as the guests………………….

a. had left

b. has left

c. left

d. were leaving

22. My girls friend arrived after I ……………… for her about half an hour.

a. was waiting

b. had waited

c. has been waiting

d. have waited

23. ……………… to rain before you woke up this morning?

a. Did it begin

b. has it begun

c. Had it begun

d. Would it begin

24. My daughter saw an elephant this morning but she………… one before.

a. had never seen

b. has never seen

c. never see

d. never had seen

25. When we.........................the bill. we left the restaurant.

a. had paid

b. were paying

c. paid

d. had been paying.

26. We…………….Doris since last Sunday.

a. don't see

b. haven't seen

c. didn't see

d. hadn't

27. We ………………………….English this time last week.

a. learned

b. were learning

c. have learned

d. had learned

28. Glenda ……………… extremely hard when she was a student.

a. worked

b. has worked

c. was working

d. had been worked

29. My father …………..for that company from 1995 to 2005.

a. was working

b. has worked

c. had worked

d. worked

30. The child…………………..before the doctor arrived.

a. died

b. had died

c. has died

d. was dying

31. 'Who was the woman in red dress? Did you know?`

‘No. I..........." who she was. I.............. her before.

a. didn't know/ hadn't seen

b. didn't know/ hasn't seen

c. hadn't known/ hadn't seen

d. don't know/ hasn't seen

32. By the time he arrived at the party, all his classmates......................

a. has left

b. left

c. was leaving

d. had left

33. It's two years...............Joe.

a. that I don't see

b. that I haven't seen

c. since I didn't see

d. since I saw

34. The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he................. before.

a. hasn't flown

b. didn't fly

c. hadn't flown

d. wasn't flying

35. They................... in Scotland for ten years. Now they live in London.

a. lived

b. have lived

c. has been living

d. had lived

36. As soon as Laura ..................... the house, it started to rain.

a. has left

b. was leaving

c. had left

d. had been leaving

37. We .......................... in New York for ten years and then we ...........here in 1987.

a. have lived/ moved

b. lived / moved

c. lived/ had moved

d. had lived / moved

38. John F. Kennedy was the first president of the United States ........................

a. born in the twentieth century

b. was born in twentieth century

c. born on the twentieth century

d. to be born in the twentieth century

39. Karen didn't want to come to the cinema with us because she ............. the film.

a. has already seen

b. already had seen

c. had already seen

d. saw

40. When he returned home, he found the door………………… .

a. unlocking

b. unlocked

c. to be unlocked

d. have unlocked

41. I couldn't cut the grass because the machine…………. a few days previously.

a. broken down

b. has been broken

c. had broken down

d. breaks down

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

a. are

b. were

c. have been

d. had been

43. Yesterday morning I got up and looked out of the window. The sun was shining but the

ground was very wet. It………………….

a. rained

b. has been raining

c. had rained

d. have been raining

44. Sorry we're late, we ...................... the wrong turning.

a. had taken

b. were taking

c. took

d. are taking

45. Last night a tornado swept through Rockville. It .................everything in its path.

a. destroyed

b. was destroyed

c. had destroyed

d. has destroyed

46. When we.........................the bill. we left the restaurant.

a. had paid

b. were paying

c. paid

d. had been paying.

47. When the firework....................off, the dog....................away.

a. had gone/ ran

b. went/ had run

c. went/ ran

d. went/was running

48. Martina Hingis................. her first tennis racket at the age of two

a. picked up

b. has picked up

c. had picked up

d. was picked up

49. By the time she was twelve, she ............ on a career.

a. had already decided

b. already has decided

c. had already decided

d. already decided

50. Before Jennifer won the lottery, she..............any kind of contest.

a. hasn't entered

b. doesn't enter

c. wasn't entering

d. hadn't entered

John succeeded in his exam because he worked hard.

à Because of