I. Exercise 1 : Choose the best answer.

1. Mr Brown said, “I watched TV last night.”

à Mr Brown said that he ____ TV the night before.

A. was watching             B. watched             C. had watched              D. has watched

2. Sandy explained, “ I saw the accident at the corner of High Street.”

à Sandy explained that ____ the accident at the corner of High Street.

A. he had seen                B. I saw                  C. I had seen                  D. he saw

3.  Bob said, “ We had a wonderful time at Peter’s party.”

à  Bob said ____ a wonderful time at Peter’s party.

A. he had                        B. they had had       C. we had                      D. we had had

4.  The farmer said, “ I didn’t see her.”

à The farmer said ____ her.

A. he had seen                B. I hadn’t seen        C. she didn’t see          D. he hadn’t seen

5.  Will and Tim said, “ We are very happy about the present.”

à  Will and Tim said they ____ very happy about the present.

A. had been                    B. been                     C. were                         D. were being

6. Peter reported, “ We played a lot of tennis last year.”

à  Peter reported that they had played a lot of tennis ____.

A. the following year      B. the year before     C. last year                   D. the year previous

7. The Clarks told us, “ We drove right down to Athens last summer.”

à  The Clarks told us ____ right down to Athens ____.

A. he had driven / the summer before             B. they had driven / the summer before

C. they drove / the previous summer               D. he drove / last summer

8. Helen said, “ I’m watching the late night show.”

à Helen said ____ the late night show.

A. they were watching   B. you watched           C. she was watching        D. Helen is watching

9. Peter said, “ They have been interested in other countries.”

à Peter said ____ interested in other countries.

A. he had been               B. he was                    C. they were                 D. they had been

10. Mrs Miller said, “I don’t feel better now.”

à Mrs Miller said she ____ feel better ____.

A. they not / now            B. she doesn’t / then   C. she didn’t / then         D. they didn’t / now

11.Samira said, "Monica speaks English very well."

A. Samira said that Monica spoke English very well.

B. Samira said that Monica is speaking English very well.

C. Samira said that Monica had spoken English very well.

D. Samira said that Monica speaks English very well.

12.Yolanda said, "I have to leave the class before 12:30."

A. Yolanda said that I have to leave the class before 12:30."

B. Yolanda said that she has to leave the class before 12:30."

C. Yolanda said that she had to leave the class before 12:30."

D. Yolanda said that she has had to leave the class before 12:30."

13.Gabriela said, "I can't possibly finish my work by five o'clock."

A. Gabriela said that she can't possibly finish her work by five o'clock.

B. Gabriela said that she won't possibly finish her work by five o'clock.

C. Gabriela said that she couldn't possibly finish her work by five o'clock.

D. Gabriela said that she hadn't been able to possibly finish her work by five o'clock.

14. Martha said, "I am going to go to Mexico next year."

A. Martha said that she is going to Mexico next year.

B. Martha said that she was going to Mexico next year.

C. Martha said that she had gone to Mexico next year.

D. Martha said that she will be going to Mexico next year.

15.Truc said, "I went to Vietnam to visit my family."

A. Truc said that she went to Vietnam to visit her family.

B. Truc said that she had gone to Vietnam to visit her family.

      C.Truc said that she is going to Vietnam to visit her family.

D. Truc said that she was going to Vietnam to visit her family.

16. Chi said, "My English may improve very quickly."

A. Chi said that her English was going to improve very quickly.

B. Chi said that her English had been able to improve very quickly.

C. Chi said that her English improved very quickly.

D. Chi said that her English might improve very quickly. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

" Question 28: Jenny: "Was Linda asleep when you came home?" - Jack: "No. She ...  TV

A. watched   B. had watched

C. was watching D. has been watching

Question 29: "I'm going for an interview for a job this afternoon" - "Good luck! I'll keep my ... crossed for you."

A. fingers  B. legs

C. arms   D. hands

Question 30: .... opening the door, Jerry found his house had been broken into.

A. During  B. At

C. On  D. With

Question 31: .... his advice, I would never have got the job at this company.

A. Because  B. Despite

C. Otherwise   D. But for

32: She ... to tell where the money was hidden.

A. objected  B. rejected

C. refused  D. disagreed

Question 33: Mrs. Lan is a very caring woman. She ... all the members in her family carefully.

A. looks after   B. looks up

C. takes after  D. takes up

Question 34: working as a volunteer gives her a chance to develop her interpersonal skills, promote friendship, and ... her own talent.

A. discovery  B. discovering

C. discover  D. discovered

Question 35: We've been together through ... in our friendship

A. bad and good  B. thick and thin

C. odds and ends  D. pick and span

Question 36: .... behalf of the committee, I'd like to thanks you for your generous donation.

A. For  B.by

C. On  D. To

Question 37: If they worked more carefully, they ... so many mistakes.

A. won't make B. don't make

C. wouldn't make  D. didn't make

Question 38:- Harry: " ...........

- Kate: "Yes. I'd like to buy a computer."

A. Do you look for something?

B. Good morning. Can I help you?

C. Excuse me. Do you want to buy it?

D. Can you help me buy something?

Question 39:- Peter: "I've been awarded a scholarship to study in America."

-Daisy: "Uh, really?............

A.take care of yourself     B.lucky as you are

C.you are always lucky    D.congatulations

question 40: marie is reponsible ... all the doors and windows.

A.to clean  B. about cleaning C. for cleaning D. with cleaning

I. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that fits the blank space in each sentence.
1. Last night I came home, cooked dinner, and TV.
A. watch B. watched C. was watching D. would watch
2. I rarely eat ice cream now but I it when I was a child.
A. eat B. used to eat C. would eat D. didn’t use to eat
3. I wish I you some money for your rent, but I’m broke myself.
A. can lend B. would lend C. could lend D. will lend
4. Would you like and visit me next summer?

A. come B. coming C. to come D. came
5. Rick left class early because he a headache.
A. had B. used to have C. was having D. has
6. Sara didn’t hear the phone. She .
A. sleeps B. slept C. used to sleep D. was sleeping

7. The Marconi family to the United States thirty years ago.
A. comes B. came C. has come D. was coming
8. I’ve been feeling better since .
A. the doctor has come B. the doctor comes
C. the doctor coming D. the doctor came
9. The country now known as Myanmar Burma.
A. used to be called B. be called
C. called D. has called
10. “Monica is such a nice person.” “Yes. I wish I her more often.”
A. see B. will see C. saw D. have seen

I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences

1. Last night I came home, cooked dinner, and TV. A. watch B. watched C. was watching D. would watch

2. I rarely eat ice cream now but I it when I was a child. A. eat B. used to eat C. would eat D. didn’t use to eat

3. I wish I you some money for your rent, but I’m broke myself. A. can lend B. would lend C. could lend D. will lend

4. Would you like and visit me next summer? A. come B. coming C. to come D. came

5. Rick left class early because he a headache. A. had B. used to have C. was having D. has

6. Sara didn’t hear the phone. She . A. sleeps B. slept C. used to sleep D. was sleeping

7. The Marconi family to the United States thirty years ago. A. comes B. came C. has come D. was coming

8. I’ve been feeling better since . A. the doctor has come B. the doctor comes C. the doctor coming D. the doctor came

9. The country now known as Myanmar Burma. A. used to be called B. be called C. called D. has called 1

0. “Monica is such a nice person.” “Yes. I wish I her more often.” A. see B. will see C. saw D. have seen

11.I wish I people with the same interests. A. meet B. can meet C. could meet D. will meet

12. My mother says she used to a diary when she was young. A. keep B. use C. write D. preserve

13. The between generations seems to be bigger and bigger than ever. A. blank B. space C. gap D. distance

14. Our teacher’s is that we set up a project on preservation of our traditional games. A. offer B. suggestion C. scheme D. order

15.I found the letter in my bag. – I to post it. A. forgot B. would forget C. was forgetting D. had forgotten

16. Does he tell you how he is getting his new colleagues? A. on with B. on of C. away with D. out of

17. Unfortunately the new system didn’t our expectations. A. catch up with B. bring about C. come across D. come up to 1

8. The doctors say it’ll take him a long time to get the shock. A. past B. above C. through D. over

19. I wish you stop interrupting me whenever I speak. A. will B. would C. could D. might

20. The policeman is happy the kids safe and sound now. A. finding B. be found C. to find D. have found

21. The children were acting the story of the birth of Jesus. A. out B. on C. down D. at

22. The manager told me to pass the message I had just read. A. in B. to C. on D. for

23. Stern insisted that she come downtown so that he could explain this to her . A. face B. direct C. indirect D. face to face

24. Youngsters love to eat from street for the cheap price. A. vans B. vendors C. trucks D. business

25. Ben a lot in his job but now, since his promotion, he doesn’t. A. used travel B. used to travel C. used to traveling D. is used to traveling

III. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. She usually _____ two hours a day
a. work b. is working c. works d. working
2. Don’t make noise. My mother _________ with her friends
a. is talking b. was talking c. talks d. talked
3. Listen! They _________ about the exhibition . Let’s join them
a. talk b. talked c. are talking d. have talked
4. Where _____ your sister born?
a. were b. was c. did d. is
5. We _____ have white wine, but we _____ red wine
a. didn’t/had b. don’t/had c. did/didn’t d. didn’t/have
6. When did you _________ see him?
a. recently b. already c. last d. lately
7. I _________ a bath when the phone rang
a. was having b. had c. am having d. have
8. I _____ her two week ago
a. seen b. was seeing c. saw d. have seen
9. I _____ to his house in 1991
a. moved b. have been moving c. have moved d. was moving
10. He came into the room while they _________ television
a. have watched b. watched c. were watching d. have been watching
11. I fell asleep when I _____ television
a. am watching b. am being watched c. was watching d. All are correct
12. They _____________ last week
a. didn’t come b. came not c. don’t come d. did come
13. Where are Geoff and Anne? _____________ in the garden
a. They’re sitting b. They sitting c. There sitting d. They’re siting
14. It’s very cold today and _____
a. It’s snowing b. it snows c. its snowing d. it snowing
15. She goes to the library twice a week. She _____________ read books there
a. never b. usually c. rarely d. once
16. At nine o’clock yesterday morning, we _____________ for the bus
a. are waiting b. waited c. were waiting d. was waiting
17. Tom _________ his hand when he was cooking the dinner
a. burnt b. was burning c. has burnt d. had burnt
18. He _________ me every Sunday, and we often go fishing together
a. came to see b. comes to see c. will be coming to seed. All answer are correct
19. The phone rang while she _________ dinner
a. cooks b. was cooking c. is cooking d. has cooked
20. My sister _________ trouble with her motobike now, so she has to take the bus to work
a. have b. is having c. was having d. had
21. When my mum got home, _________
a. the dinner be cooked b. I was cooking dinner
c. I am cooking dinner d. the dinner deing cooked
22. Emma and Katie usually _________ their grandmother at weekends
a. have visited b. visits c. visit d. are visiting
23. Peter was reading a book by Mark Twain _________ his friends came
a. while b. when c. during d. if
24. Look! That boy _________ an elephant over there
a. fed b. was feeding c. feeds d. is feeding
25. He _________ in London at the moment
a. studies b. has studied c. is studying d. will study