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1. He _________ me with my homework as soon as he __________ writing those reports.
A. will help – finishes B. is helping – has finished
C. was going to help – will finish D. helps – is going to finish
2. A: Your dad has made a terrible mess in the kitchen.
B: Don’t worry, mum. I __________ up immediately.
A. am going to clear B. will clear C. clear D. am clearing
3. We’d better change this suitcase. Its handle __________ before long.
A. is going to break B. will be breaking C. is breaking D. breaks
4. I __________ the garage, but I couldn’t find the brush to do that.
A. am painting B. painted C. was going to paint D. have painted
5. His train ___________ at 4 p.m. on Tuesday. He doesn’t need to call a taxi. I _________ him to the station.
A. leaves – am going to take B. will leave – take
C. has left – took D. is leaving – will take
6. My little brother says he ___________ a soldier when he _________ up.
A. is – has grown B. will be – grew
C. has been – is growing D. is going to be – grows
7. Would you mind telling me what you __________ to do for the last half an hour?
A. have been trying B. had been trying C. are trying D. were trying
8. This tradition, which the people of the region _________ for centuries, is now falling into disfavour.
A. followed B. have been following C. are following D. follow
9. It is getting late. By the time we ___________ to the cinema, the film __________ on.
A. got – will have been B. have got – had been
C. are getting – has been D. get – will be
10. A: __________ the chemist’s on your way?
B: Yes. Do you need something?
A: Yes, some aspirin and cough syrup, if you don’t mind.
A. Are you going to pass B. Do you pass
C. Will you be passing D. Are you passing
