Choose the best option to finish each sentence
1. She was thoughtfully looking at him while he a newspaper.
A. read B. was reading C. has read D. has been reading
2. While I the floor, Mrs Paker began cooking.
A. swept B. was sweeping C. has swept D. has been sweeping
3. I just a telegram to say that my poor friend is badly ill again.
A. had B. have had C. was having D. has been having
4. I have lost my key again. I things. I lose things too often.
A. always B. am always losing C. have always lost D. was always losing
6. I Ann at her father’s house twenty years ago and her ever since.
A. met/ have known B. was meeting/ knew C. met knew D.have met/ was working
7. Higher education in the US in 1636 when the first colonists Harvard College.
A. has began/ founded B. began/ have founded
C. began/ founded D. was beginning/ have founded
8. when Jack me, I a letter.
A. was phoning/ wrote B. phoned/ has been wrting
C.phoned/ was writing D. has phoned/ was writing
9. He will here till he everything.
A. stay/ will do B. stay/ will not do C/ will stay/ does D. will stay/ doesn’t do
10. In case the weather good, they fishing.
A. is/ go B. will be go C. will be/ will go D. is/ will go
11. By 8 o’clock they dinner.
A. will have B. will be having C. will have had D. is having
12. By the end of this week he the translation.
A. will finish B. will have finished C. will be finishing D. is finishing
13. Before you I all the work.
A. come/ do B. will come / will do C. will come / do D. come/ will do
14. By the time we to the forest, the rain .
A. will get/ will stop B. will get/ will have stopped
C. get/ will stop D. get/ will have stopped
15. I think he the letter by this time.
A. will answer B. will have answered C. will be answering D. has answered
16. I my report when you entered the hall.
A. made B. have been makin C. was making D. have made
17. They the newwords yesterday from three to seven.
A. learnt B. have been learning C. have learnt D. were learning
18. She this exercise yesterday at 8 o’clock.
A. wrote B. has written C. has been writing D. was writing
19. My mother often morning exercises.
A. do B. does C. doing D. has done
20. She some cakes yesterday at 2 p.m.
A. make B. has been making C. has made D. was making
21. He me to the party yesterday.
A. invited B. has invited C. has been invited D. was inviting
22. He a book two days ago.
A. read B. has been reading C. was reading D. has read
23. Miss Brown’s telephone when she .
A. rang/ dressed B. was ringing/ was dressing
D. was ringing/ dresses D. rang/ was dressing
25. When he into the office, the secretary a crosswords puzzle.
A. came/ was doing B. was coming/ was doing
C. was coming/ did D. came/ did
26. why to me while I ?
A. did you not listen/ was speaking B. were you not listening/ was speaking
C. were you not listening/ spoke D. did you not listen/ spoke
28. He for her, but she never .
A. was waiting/ was coming B. waited / was coming
B. was waiting/ came D. was waiting/ comes
29. While I for him to call up, he a good time in the bar.
A. waited/ was having B. have waited/ was having
C. was waiting/ have had D. was waiting/ was having
30. They this film last week.
A. have seen B. saw C. have been seeing D. were seeing
31. She the picture when I came.
A. painted B. has painted C. was painting D. have been
32. They the new words yesterday from three till seven.
A. learnt B. were learning C. have learnt D. have been learning
33. It this week.
A. rained B. has rained C. was raining D. rains
34. She a bath at seven o’clock last night.
A. was having B. had C. has had D. has been having
35. She dishes already.
A. was washing B. washed C. has washed D. has been washing
36. They supper when the telephone rang.
A. had B. have had C. were having D. have been having
37. I you for ages.
A. didn’t meet B. haven’t met C. was not meeting D. haven’t been meeting
38. Last summer he to Ha Long Bay.
A. has gone B. was going C. went D. has been going
39. While she , she the doorbell, then voices.
A. was washing up/ heard B. washed up/ has heard
C. has heard/ was hearing D. was washing up/ was hearing
40. “ She tea”, let’s go to the dinning room”.
A. was making B. made C. has made D. has been making
41. The library by the time I there.
A. had closed/ got B. closed/ got C. closed/ had got D. has closed/ got
42. When my friend , I an exercise for an hour.
A. was coming/ had been doing B. came/ was doing
C. was coming/ has been doing D. cam/ had been doing
43. We while he .
A. read/ was eating B. were reading/ ate
C. read/ ate D. were reading/ was eating
44. When he , I in London for a week.
A. arrived/ was living B. was living/ has been living
B. arrived/ has been living C. arrived/ had been living
45. Be quite, please. We at the translation and you a lot of noise.
A. are working/ are making B. work/ are making
B. are working/ make D. work/ make
46. He always for a walk in the morning.
A. go B. is going C. goes D. going
47. “ Where is Jack?” _ “ He his girl friend at the station. She at 12 o’clock.”
A. meets/ is coming B. is meeting/ comes C. meets/ comes D. is meeting/ is coming
48. She . Is something wrong?
A. cries B. is crying C. cry D. crying
49. In the morning I little time, so I a shower in the evening.
A. have/ take B. am having/ am taking
C. have/ am taking D. am having/ take
50. A decade a period of ten years.
A. describes B. is describing C. describe D. describing
51. Her brother in Canada now.
A. working B. works C. is working D. work
52. She always but nothing to realize her dreams.
A. dreams/ does B. is dreaming/ does C. dreams/ is doing D. is dreaming/ is doing
53. He so suspicious to me at the moment. I wonder why.
A. be B. will be C. was D. is being
54. Hurry up, Jane! We all for you.
A. wait B. are waiting C. waiting D. are waited
55. Don’t bother her. She her French lesson; she always it in the morning.
A. takes/ is taking B. is taking/ takes c. takes/ takes D. is taking/ is taking
56. The living standard . Every month things more expensive.
A. are changing/ are getting B. are changing
C. change/ are getting C. change/ get
57. Tom and Mary for the Netherlands tomorrow.
A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left
58. I have just started English course, I English grammar.
A. study b. studying C. am studying D. studied
59. Mercury at 357,23 degree Centigrade.
a. boils B. is boiling C. boiling D. boiled
60. It me that they can’t sell their flat.
A. surprises B. is
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1. By 1970, Canada ...................... to choose the maple tree with the leaves as its national icon
A. decided
B. has decided
C. had decided
D. have decided
2. When the city.........................., the storm suddenly .............. and ................ everything away.
A. slept - hit - sweep
B. were sleeping - was hitting - swept
C. was sleeping - hit - swept
D. slept - hit - was sweeping
Read the news report, choose the correct verb form and write it in the box.
1. Millions of dollars' worth of damage has been caused by a storm which (swept/was swept) across the north of the United States last night.
2. The River Reiner (burst/was burst) its banks after heavy rain.
3. Many people (rescued/were rescued) from the floods by fire-fighters.
4. Firefighters (received/were received) hundreds of calls for help.
5. Wind speeds (reached/were reached) ninety miles an hour in some places.
6. Roads (blocked/were blocked) by fallen trees.
7. Electricity lines (brought/were brought) down, leaving thousands of homes without electricity.
8. "Everything possible (is doing/is being done) to get things back to normal," a spokesman said.
9. One young girl (took/was taken) to hospital after she broke her leg.
10. She has now (sent/been sent) home.
V.Rewite .
1.He has watered the flowers for two hours .=> He started____________-
2.He hasn’t swept his room for ages .=> He last ____________________
3.The last _______________
4.It’s ________________
5.He didn’t……………………………………………
6. 2B. She has never stayed up late before – It’s
7. 2c. She last corrected the test at 4 o’clock- She hasn’t
8. 2d. They have studied English since last week- They began
9.He does the test everyday .=> The test _____________________________
10.They used that computer yesterday. => That ___________________
11.He has just painted the walls. The walls__________________
12.She will sweep the street . => The street______________________
13.We are going to buy a new car .=> A new car______________________
14.He has to collect old clothes . => Old clothes_____________________
15.“ I do this test very well.” He said .+=> He said ___________________
16.“ You must clean your house .” => He told me________________.
17.“Don’t close your book” .=> He told me____________________
18.“ Be careful please.” => She asked me ____________________
19.“ Are you now having dinner ,Ba?” => I asked ____________________
Put the words or phrases in the right order to make a meaningful sentence
1 i/don't want/ i / pay/ you/to/pat/me/will/for/for/myself
2 keep/reach/the children's/out of/ these medicines
3 has/ jane/ to/go/ a long time/ away|for
4 i /lost /the car/and/my keys/somewhere/ between/ the house
5 please/do/it/help/me/I/can't/ myself
6 mai/ swept/ the/ floor/ kitchen/ evening/yesterday
Write these sentences into passive voice
1) Who bought these shirts?
2) People hasn't swept this street for three these days
3) He will make his son do the housework tomorrow
4) My father is going to repair the car this afternoon
Complete these sentences with "used to + Vbare-in"
1. I didn't work hard in high school
=> I.........use......................................
2. Did he use to clean the floor last year?
=> ............ often ...........................
3. Our brother frequently swept the floor but now he doesn't
=> Our brother used ..........................
I . put the words or phrases in the right order to make a meaningful sentence
1. I / don't / want / I / pay / you / to / pay / me / will / for / for / myself
2. keep / reach / the children's / out of / these medicines
3. has / Jane / to / go / a long time / away / for
4. I / lost / the car / and / my keys / somewhere / between / the house
5. Please / do / it / help / me / I / can't / myself
6. Mai / swept / the / floor / kitchen / evening / yesterday
7. Don't / wake / the / baby / so / much / noise / we / mustn't / make
8. Tri / have / is / he / rich / doesn't / to / work / extremely