Ex1. Choose the best answers 1. John tennis once or twice a week. A. is playing usually B. is usually playing C. usually plays D. plays usually 2. Tom his hand when he was cooking dinner. A. burnt B. was burning C. has burnt D. had burnt 3. Jim is away on holiday. He to Spain. A. is gone B. have been C. has been D. was 4. Everything is going well. We any problems so far. A. didn't have B. don't have C. haven't had D. hadn't had 5. Jane just a few minutes ago. A. left B. has left C. leaves D. had left 6. Timson 13 films and I think the latest is the best. A. made B. had made C. has made D. was making 7. Robert lately? A. Did you see B. Have you seen C. Do you see D. Are you seeing 8. When I was a child, I the violin. A. was playing B. am playing C. played D. play 9. He for the national team in 65 matches so far. A. has played B. has been played C. played D. is playing 10. I'm busy at the moment. I on the computer. A. work B. worked C. am working D. working 11.When I looked round the door, the baby quietly. A. is sleeping B. slept C. was sleeping D. were sleeping 12. Robert ill for three weeks. He is still in hospital. A. had been B. has been C. is D. was 13. I'm very tired. I over four hundred miles today. A. drive B. am driving C. have drived D. have driven 14. What time to work this morning? A. did you get B. are you getting C. have you got D. do you get 15. When I this man, he was running away A. see B. was seeing C. saw D. had seen 16. As soon as Martina saw the fire, she the fire department. A. was telephoning B. telephoned C. had telephoned D. has telephoned 17. Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he homesick. A. will have left B. felt C. feels D. is feeling 18. After the race , the celebration began. A. had been won B. is won C. will be won D. has been won 19. The earth on the sun for its heat and light. A. is depended B. depends C. is depending D. has depended 20. When I entered the room, everyone A. has been dancing B. was dancing C. had danced D. danced 21. I was very tired because I all the day. A. have worked B. have been working C. had worked D. had been working 22. How long able to drive? - Since 1990. A. could you B. have you been C. were you D. are you 23. When she the noise, she down to the kitchen and on the lights. A. hears; goes; turns B. heard; went; turned C. heard; was going; turned D. had heard; went; had turned 24. Jane and I school in 1987. A. finish B. have finished C. finishes D. finished 25. Pasteur in the 19th century. A. was living B. lived C. had lived D. has lived 26. When he came, A. I was watching TV. B. I watched TV. C. I am watching TV D. I have watched TV. 27.Everyday, my sister the floor. A. usually clean B. cleans usually C. usually cleaned D. usually cleans 28. After they their breakfast, they shopping yesterday. A. have; go B. had had; go C. had; had gone D. had had; went 29. Father his pipe while mother a magazine. A. smoked; read B. was smoking; was reading C. had smoked; read D. smoking; reading 30. When we came to the stadium, the match A. already begins. B. had already begun. C. already began. D. have already begun. Exercise 2: Fill in the correct verb tense 1. My brother (join) the army when he (be) young. 2. He (lose) his job last month and since then he (be) out of work. 3. They think he (be) here last night. 4. Lien (not go) to the movie theater tomorrow. She (stay) at home and watch TV. 5. The film (end) by the time we (get) there. 6. After I (finish) all my homework, he (invite) me a drink. 7. They (go) home after they (finish) their work. 8. At 5 a.m yesterday, I (iron) my clothes. 9. My grandfather (die) many years ago. 10. They (tell) me about it last week. 11. My mother (come) to stay with us next weekend. 12. I (walk) along the beach while my sister (swim) 13. After the telephone (buzz) for a minute, the doctor (answer) it. 14. At 5 p.m yesterday, I (watch) TV. 15. Thu (look) after her little brother next Sunday.

Ex1. Choose the best answers 1. John tennis once or twice a week.

A. is playing usually B. is usually playing C. usually plays D. plays usually

2. Tom his hand when he was cooking dinner. A. burnt B. was burning C. has burnt D. had burnt

3. Jim is away on holiday. He to Spain. A. is gone B. have been C. has been D. was

4. Everything is going well. We any problems so far. A. didn't have B. don't have C. haven't had D. hadn't had

5. Jane just a few minutes ago. A. left B. has left C. leaves D. had left

6. Timson 13 films and I think the latest is the best. A. made B. had made C. has made D. was making

7. Robert lately? A. Did you see B. Have you seen C. Do you see D. Are you seeing

8. When I was a child, I the violin. A. was playing B. am playing C. played D. play

9. He for the national team in 65 matches so far. A. has played B. has been played C. played D. is playing

10. I'm busy at the moment. I on the computer. A. work B. worked C. am working D. working

11.When I looked round the door, the baby quietly. A. is sleeping B. slept C. was sleeping D. were sleeping

12. Robert ill for three weeks. He is still in hospital. A. had been B. has been C. is D. was

13. I'm very tired. I over four hundred miles today. A. drive B. am driving C. have drived D. have driven

14. What time to work this morning? A. did you get B. are you getting C. have you got D. do you get

15. When I this man, he was running away A. see B. was seeing C. saw D. had seen

16. As soon as Martina saw the fire, she the fire department. A. was telephoning B. telephoned C. had telephoned D. has telephoned

17. Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he homesick. A. will have left B. felt C. feels D. is feeling

18. After the race , the celebration began. A. had been won B. is won C. will be won D. has been won

19. The earth on the sun for its heat and light. A. is depended B. depends C. is depending D. has depended

20. When I entered the room, everyone A. has been dancing B. was dancing C. had danced D. danced

21. I was very tired because I all the day. A. have worked B. have been working C. had worked D. had been working

22. How long able to drive? - Since 1990. A. could you B. have you been C. were you D. are you

23. When she the noise, she down to the kitchen and on the lights. A. hears; goes; turns B. heard; went; turned C. heard; was going; turned D. had heard; went; had turned

24. Jane and I school in 1987. A. finish B. have finished C. finishes D. finished

25. Pasteur in the 19th century. A. was living B. lived C. had lived D. has lived

26. When he came, A. I was watching TV. B. I watched TV. C. I am watching TV D. I have watched TV.

27.Everyday, my sister the floor. A. usually clean B. cleans usually C. usually cleaned D. usually cleans

28. After they their breakfast, they shopping yesterday. A. have; go B. had had; go C. had; had gone D. had had; went

29. Father his pipe while mother a magazine. A. smoked; read B. was smoking; was reading C. had smoked; read D. smoking; reading

30. When we came to the stadium, the match A. already begins. B. had already begun. C. already began. D. 

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(1) verb tense revision

1. John.......tennis one or twice a week

A. is playing usually     B. is usuallt playing    C. usually plays     D. plays usually

2. Tom.......his hand when he was cooking dinner

A. burnt       B. was burning       C. has burnt      D. had burnt

3. Jim is away on holiday. He.........to Spain

A. is gone         B. have been       C. has been         D. was

4. everything is going well. We..........any problems so far

A. didn't have         B. don't have       C. haven't had       D. hadn't had

5. Jane..........just a few minutes ago

A. left        B. has left          C. leaves         D. had left

6. Timson..........13 films and I think the latest is the best

A. made      B. had made          C. has made          D. was making

7. ..........Robert lately?

A. did you see         B. have you seen      C. do you see      D. are you see

8. when I was a child, I.........the violin

A. was playing        B. am playing       C. played         D. play

9. He.........for the national team in 65 matches so far

A. has played         B. has been played      C. played      D. is play

10. I'm busy at the moment. I.........on the computer

A. work         B. worked        C. am working              D. working

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Ex 3 :Choose the best answers

1.    When I looked round the door,the baby                  quietly.

A.issleeping                       B.slept                            C.wassleeping                  D. weresleeping

2.      Robert                  ill for three weeks. He is still inhospital.

A.had been                        B. has been                     C. is                                 D.was

3.      I'm verytired.I                    over four hundred miles today.

A.drive                              B. am driving                 C. havedrived                  D. havedriven

4.      Whattime                   to work thismorning?

A. didyou get                    B. are yougetting           C. have you got               D. do youget

5.      When I                  this man, he was runningaway

A.see                                 B.wasseeing                   C. saw                              D. hadseen

6.      As soon as Martina saw thefire,she                    the fire department.

A.wastelephoning                                                    B. telephoned

C.had telephoned                                                     D. hastelephoned

7.      Every time Parkas sees a movie made inIndia,he                     homesick.

A. willhaveleft                  B. felt                             C. feels                            D. isfeeling

8.      Aftertherace                   , the celebration began.

A. hadbeen won                B.is won                         C. willbewon                   D. has beenwon

9.      Theearth                   on the sun for its heat andlight.

A.is depended                   B. depends                     C. is depending               D. hasdepended

10.  When I entered the room,everyone                  

A. hasbeendancing            B. wasdancing               C. had danced                 D.danced

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

1. If you want to carve eggshell, you need to be……… because it may take a long time.

A. good B. patient C. careful D. skillful

2. My father’s hobby is playing tennis. He plays it three …………… a week.

A. times B. days C. time D. minutes

3. Nowadays, young people spend most of their time …………… computer games.

A. playing B. to play C. played D. play

4. This is such a …………… food that I don’t think I can eat it

A. spicy B. good C. delicious D. tasty

5. …………… is a symptom when you have a flu.

A. A sneeze B. A running nose C. A cough D. All are correct

6. If you spend …………… time on music, you will forget the stress.

A. less B. little C. most D. more

7. People can help the homeless and the poor in many ……………

A. streets B. food C. things D. ways

8. The neighbourhood was cleaned up this morning, …………… there is no rubbish now.

A. although B. so C. but D. and

9. …………… a new hobby and you will have more friends.

A. Take care of B. Take after C.Take up D. Take over

10. My village is not …………… it was twenty years ago.

A. the same B. same as C. the same as D. the same like

Exercise : Choose the best answers

1.      Paris is _______ exciting ________ London.

A. as – than                  B. as – as                 C. more – as               D. most – than

2.      Peter is the ________ student in my class.
A. taller                         B. so tall as            C. the tallest               D. tallest

3.      He drives as _________ his father does.
A. careful                      B. more carefully C. the most careful     D. carefully as

4.      You can take _______ books as you want.
A. as many                    B. as much             C. so much                 D. too many

5.      He finished the test ________ of all.
A. rapidly                      B. the most rapidly                                   C. most rapidly      D. more rapidly

6.      He doesn’t go out _________.

A. as often as he would                                                                  B. more often as he did

C. as often as he once was                                                              D. as often as he used to

7.      Of the five students, Mary is ____­­­­­____ .

A. more intelligent      B. the more intelligent                               C. most intelligent D. the most intelligent

8.      The deep oceans contain some of the ________ of all living creatures.

A. strangest                 B. strange                C. as strange as          D. strange

9.      Computers are considered as        _______  tools today.

A. much modern than  B. modern as           C. the most modern   D.more modern

10.  One of the ____ diseases mankind has ever faced is cancer.
A. best                           B. better                 C. worst                      D. worse

11.  Although Mary studied very _______, she did not get good results last semester.

A. hardly                      B. harder                 C. hard                       D. hardiest

12.  There are ______ diseases being treated by laser beams.

a. more or less             B. more than           C. more and more      D. less than

13.  ________ the weather is, __________ I feel.

A. The warmer / the more good                  B. The warmer / the better             

C. The warmer  /  the more                                                             D. The warmest / the best

14.  The _____ they come, the ______ seats they can get.

a. early – better           B. earlier – gooder         C. early – the best         D. earlier – better  

15.  Of the two sister, Mary is _________ .

a. the taller                   B. the tallest           C. the more taller       D. taller

16.  The more you water this plant, the _______ it will grow.

A. faster                       B. tall                      C. wetter                    D. best

17.  It’s becoming _________ to find a job.
A. more difficult and more                          B. more and more difficult   

C. most and more difficult                          D. more difficult than

18.  The economic conditions today are ________ they were in the past.

A. much more good     B. much better than                                    C. much better            D. the best than

19.  The more you practise, ______ you can speak the language.

A. the more well          B. the better            C. more better            D. the more

20.   His house is _______ mine.

A. twice as big as        B. as twice big as    C. as two times big as         D. as big as twice

21.  Sarah speaks so _______ that I can’t understand her.

A. fast                          B. fastly                  C. faster                     D. fastest

22.  The harder you try, ________ you will get.

A. the results are better                                                                   B. the best result  

C. the better results                                     D. the more better results

23.  The more crowded the shop is, __________ to pay for the goods

A. the more longer you have to wait           B. the more long you have to wait

C. the longest you have to wait                   D. the longer you have to wait

24.  The more electricity  you use, ___________ .

A. the higher your bill will be                     B. the higher will be your  bill

C. the bill will be higher                                                                  D. the highest your bill will be

25.  Actually, today I feel ____________ than I did yesterday.

A. bad                         B. worse                   C. worst                      D. the worst

26.  The sun is ___________ when seen from mercury than when seen from the earth.

A. more much brilliant                                B. much more brilliant C. much brilliant more                            D. much brilliant

27.  I have               opinion about the new manager as you.

a. as                             b. as same                c. similar                    d. the same

28.  The new television tower is twice                 the old one.

a. higher than              b. as high as             c. highest                    d. higher as

29.  John’s grades are higher than _________ .

A. his sister is             B. his sister              C. that of his sister    D. those of his sister

30.  The bigger the supermarket is, __________.

A. the choice is wide                                   B. the wider the choice is.

C. the more the choice is                              D. the wider the choice it is.

31.  “The inflation rate in Greece is five times ______ my country,” he said.

A. as much as              B. more than            C. as many as that in D. as high as that in

32.  There were two small rooms in the beach house, ______ served as a kitchen.

A. the smaller of them                                 B. the smaller of which         C. the smallest of which            D. smallest of that

33.  Petrol is……. it used to.

a. twice as expensive as                               b. twice expensive more than

c. twice more than expensive                      d. more expensive than twice

34.  This is ____ the most difficult job I’ve ever had to do.

     A. by far              B. by heart                C. by chance               D. by myself

35.  As television programmes become more popular, they seem to get worse.

A.  The more popular be come television programmes, the worse they seem.

B.   The popular television programmes, the worse they seem.

C.   The more popular television programmes become, the worse they seem.

D.   The most popular television programmes  become, the worst they seem.

36.  The better you are at English, more chance you have to get a job with international organizations.

                A               B                         C                                   D

37.  The bigger of the three daily meals for most American families is dinner, served at about six

                A                                             B                                          C                D

o’clock.

38.  The early we leave, the sooner we will arrive.

               A            B            C                     D

39.  Many people believe that New York is the most great city in America.

         A                                                      B             C               D

40.  The older people are, the more weaker they are

      A    B              C                D

41.  We live far from our house. We miss it very much.

The farther ……………………………………………………………………………..

42.  This is the most intereating novel I have ever read.

I have never …………………………………………………………………………….

43.  I can’t cook as well as my mother can.

My mother ………………………………………………………………………………