Exercise 2: Choose the best answer. (tenses)

1. I______ to school late because the clock didn’t go off.

A. go B. went C. had gone D. woke up

2. We ______ five lessons yesterday.

A. have B. had C. has D. has got

3. He stayed up late last night and ______ get up early.

A. couldn’t B. can’t C. has to D. had to

4. Old farmers did not ______ work with computers.

A. used to B. use to C. use D. have used

5. She ______ delighted. She had passed all her exams.

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

6. We didn’t go to the cinema because we ______ that film.

A. saw already B. already saw C. already had seen D. had already seen

7. When he arrived, everyone______

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

8. We were told that the workers ______an old bridge at that time.

A. were repairing B. are repairing C. repaired D. had repaired

9. Janet ______ some washing this time yesterday.

A. is doing B. had done C. was doing D. were doing

10. By the time they came, we ______ our dinner.

A. had finished B. finished C. would finish D. were finishing

11. Before my brother______ the university, he had served in the army for three years.

A. entered B. had entered C. enter D. was entering

12. Tom was disappointed that most of the guests______ when he______ at the party.

A. left- had arrived B. left – arrived C. had left – had arrived D. had left- arrived

13. My brother ______ while he ______ his bicycle and hurt himself.

A. fell – was riding B. was falling – rode C. had fallen – rode D. had fallen – was riding

14. I’m sure I ______ her four years ago

A. have seen B. saw C. had seen D. will see

15. By 11 o’clock yesterday, we ______ at the airport.

A. had arrived B. have arrived C. shall arrive D. arrive

16. He ______ out when someone called at the office.

A. has just gone B. had just gone C. just went D. just now went

17. My uncle ______ until he was forty five .

A. married B. didn’t marry C. was not marrying D. wouldn’t marry

18. I first met Lisa three years ago. She ______ at a radio shop at the time.

A. had worked B. was working C. had been working D. had working

19. Helen ______ her keys in the office, so she had to wait until her husband ______ home.

A. has left- comes B. left – had come C. had left – came D. had left - would come

20. Did you say that you______ here three days ago?

A. came B. had come C. have come D. come

1.  Rick left the party early because he                      a headache.

A.  had                         B. has                          C. used to have           D. was having

2.  Claude didn’t                      in Canada

A.  lived                       B. use to live               C. used to live             D. used to living

3.  I remember you. You                      to school here.

A.  were used to going                                     B. have already gone

C. went                                                           D. used to go

4.                       all the students had done the test poorly, the teacher decided to give again.

A.  Although                                                    B. Because

C. In spite of                                                   D. Despite

5.  Daisy said that                     .

A.  I am going to apply for another job next month.

B.  she is going to apply for another job next month,

C.  she was going to apply another job next month.

D.  she had been apply for another job next month.

6.      The stranger asked me                        .

A.  where is the post office

C. where the post office is

7.      Of the two new films, “Home Alone” is                       .

A.  most interesting                                          B. the more interesting

C. more interesting                                          D. as interesting

8.                           since they left for London last year.

A.  Because I have not kept in touch with them

B.  In spite of not keeping in touch with them

C.  I have not kept in touch with them

D.  That I have not kept in touch with them

9.      It is the football season. He stayed up late and watched TV                     he got sick.

A.  such many that                                           B. much so that

C. so many that                                               D. so much that

10.  Does he tell you how he is getting                        his new colleague?

A.  on with                   B. on of                       C. away with               D. out of

11.  Unfortunately, the new system didn’t                     our expectations.

A.  catch up with         B. bring about             C. come across            D. come up to

1. When I .... him, he was living in London.

A. last saw                B. last see               C. see            D. was seeing

2. We haven't seen Dorothy since she, ...... an accident.

A. has had            B. had            C. has             D. was having

3. The train ...... half an hour ago.

A. has been leaving             B. left           C. has left           D. had left

4. Jack ..... the door before going out 2 hours ago.

A. has just painted         B. painted            C. will have painted         D. painting 5. Christopher Columbus ..... American more than 500 years ago.

A. discovered   B. has discovered   C. had discovered   D. has been discovering

6. He said he ......... return later.

A. will             B. would.              C. can              D. would be

7. Almost everyone had left for home by the time we .........

A. arrive          B. had arrived        C. arriving           D. arrived

8. While her husband was in the army, Mary ..... to him twice a week.

A. was writing     B. wrote        C. was written      D. had written

9. Since ......, I have heard nothing fom him.

A. he had left       B. he left       C. he has left         D. he was left

10. After I had had lunch, I ..... my bag.

A. looked at         B. looked for             C. had looked for        D. looking for

11. The man got out pf the car, ........ round to the back and opened the book

A. walking           B.walked        C. walks           D. walk

12. Her father ..... when she was a small girl.

A. dies            B. died        C. has died                D. had died

13. Last week, my professor promised that he ..... today.

A. would come    B. will come          C. comes         D. coming

14. Pasteur ..... in the 19th century.

A. was living          B. lived          C. had lived           D. has lived

15. We ..... to go on a picnic and ....... a hotel last month.

A. decided/ rented      B. decided/ rent       C. decide/ rented       D. decide/ rent

1. When I .... him, he was living in London.

A. last saw                B. last see               C. see            D. was seeing

2. We haven't seen Dorothy since she, ...... an accident.

A. has had            B. had            C. has             D. was having

3. The train ...... half an hour ago.

A. has been leaving             B. left           C. has left           D. had left

4. Jack ..... the door before going out 2 hours ago.

A. has just painted         B. painted            C. will have painted         D. painting 5. Christopher Columbus ..... American more than 500 years ago.

A. discovered   B. has discovered   C. had discovered   D. has been discovering

6. He said he ......... return later.

A. will             B. would.              C. can              D. would be

7. Almost everyone had left for home by the time we .........

A. arrive          B. had arrived        C. arriving           D. arrived

8. While her husband was in the army, Mary ..... to him twice a week.

A. was writing     B. wrote        C. was written      D. had written

9. Since ......, I have heard nothing fom him.

A. he had left       B. he left       C. he has left         D. he was left

10. After I had had lunch, I ..... my bag.

A. looked at         B. looked for             C. had looked for        D. looking for

11. The man got out pf the car, ........ round to the back and opened the book

A. walking           B.walked        C. walks           D. walk

12. Her father ..... when she was a small girl.

A. dies            B. died        C. has died                D. had died

13. Last week, my professor promised that he ..... today.

A. would come    B. will come          C. comes         D. coming

14. Pasteur ..... in the 19th century.

A. was living          B. lived          C. had lived           D. has lived

15. We ..... to go on a picnic and ....... a hotel last month.

A. decided/ rented      B. decided/ rent       C. decide/ rented       D. decide/ rent

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1. World War II…….. in 1939 and ……..in the 1945

A. begins/ ends B. had begun/ended C. has begun / had ended   D. began/ ended 

2. I'll see him when he……... here tomorrow. 

A. comes        B. will come C. has come D. had come 

3.I….. at the check out when I……….. a strange looking man. 

A. waited / noticed        B. was waiting noticed 

C. waited / was noticing                  D. was waiting / had noticed 

4. Harry works all the time. He ………….

A. never relaxes B. relaxes never C. often relaxes D. relaxes sometimes 

5. It……….. quite often in Britain during the winter.

 A. is snowing B. snows C. snowed     D. was snowing 

6. It was midnight. Outside it..... ....very hard. 

A. rains B. is raining      C. rained     D. was raining 

7. Look! That boy…….   an elephant over there. 

A. fed B. was feeding C. feeds   D. is feeding 

8. She has worked as a secretary……….she graduated from college.

 A. since B. until       C. before       D. while 

9 Up to now, i……... a lot of information about her.

 A. will learn B. learnt       C. would learn D. have learnt 

10. I called you at 8:00 am, but you…….out. 

A. went     B. just had gone C. had just gone D. had gone just 

11. Wait a minute………….. the door for you. 

A. I'll open B. I open    C. I am going to open D. am opening 

12. They are coming here…….three weeks

. A. for B. since C. in     D. after

13……... I went to bed, I'd taken a bath and brushed my teeth. 

A. after B. when C. if         D. before 

14. My cousins………..seen a kangaroo. 

A. have never B. never have C. has never D. haven't never

37.     If he ______ a thorough knowledge of English, he could have applied for this post.

          a. had had                  b. had                       c. has                          d. has had

38.     If I had enough money, I______ abroad to improve my English.

          a. will go                    b. would go              c. should go               d. should have go to

39.     The bench would collapse if they______ on it.

          a. stood                      b. stand                    c. standing                 d. stands

40.     ______ she agreed, you would have done it.

          a. If                             b. Had                       c. Should                    d. Would

Choose the sentences that are closest in meaning to the given sentence(s).Since I had not seen him for ages, I didn’t recognize him.

A. Having not seen him for ages, I hadn’t recognizes him.

B. Having not seen him for ages, I didn’t recognize him.

C. Having recognized him, I didn’t see him for ages.

D. Not seeing him for ages, I didn’t recognize him.