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

1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.

A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living

2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.

A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen

3. The train ______ half an hour ago.

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

4. Jack ______ the door.

A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting

5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.

A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked

6. I ______ Texas State University now.

A. am attending B. attend C. was attending D. attended

7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.

A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for ten years ago D. for ten years

8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.

A. discovered C. had discovered

B. has discovered D. had been discovering

9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.

A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run

10. We _______ there when our father died.

A. still lived B. lived still C. was still lived D. were still living

11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.

A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play

12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.

A. shall have been working C. have been working

B. shall work D. shall be working

13. I _______ in the room right now.

A. am being B. was being C. have been being D. am

14. I ______ to New York three times this year.

A. have been B. was C. were D. had been

15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.

A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave

16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.

A. has happened C. had happened

B. happened D. would have been happened

17. John ______ a book when I saw him.

A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading

18. He said he _______ return later.

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

19. I have been waiting for you ______.

A. since early morning C. for two hours

B. since 9 a. m D. All are correct

20. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

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

21. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

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

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

23. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken C. had broken down D. breaks down

24. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

25. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

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

26. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

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

27. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn C. has learned D. would learn

28. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

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

29. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.

A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing

30 Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.

A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing

31. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.

A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left

32. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.

A. go B. is going C. goes D. going

33. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.

A. working B. works C. is working D. work

34. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.

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

II. Choose the underlined part in each sentence (A, B,C, or D) that needs
correcting.
1. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner.

A B C D

2. Jimmy threw the ball high in the air, and Betty catching it when it came down

A B C D

3. Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.

A B C D

4. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job and is looking for a new one.

A B C D

5. Having fed the dog, he was sat down to his own meal.

A B C D

6. When I turned on my computer, I was shocked to find some junk mail, and I just delete it all.

A B C D

7. They are going to have to leave soon and so do we.

A B C D

8. The boss laughed when the secretary has told him that she really needed a pay rise.

A B C D

9. The telephone rang several times and then stop before I could answer it.

A B C D

10. Debbie, whose father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing tennis since ten years.

A B C D
11. I have seen lots of interesting places when I went on holiday last summer

A B C D

12. When my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving and listen intently

A B C D

13. I think it’s time you must change your way of living.

A B C D

14. Roger felt the outside of his pocket to make sure his wallet is still there.

A B C D

15. When I’m shopping in the supermarket, I ran into an old friend who I hadn’t met for five years.

A B C D

16. The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.

A B C D

17. Peter and Wendy first met in 2006, and they are married for three years now.

A B C D

18. Some people are believing there is life on other planets.

A B C D

19. Recently, the island of Hawaii had been the subject of intensive research on the occurrence of earthquakes.

A B C D

20. Every morning, the sun shines in my bedroom window and waking me up.

A B C D

21. We’ll be cycled to Hoa’s village at this time next Sunday.

A B C D

22. What will you do when your friends won’t come ?

A B C D

23. My friend didn’t drink any beer since we came to live here.

A B C D

24. We have written to each other when we were in primary school.

A B C D

25. Will we go to the pop concert this weekend for a change?

A B C D

III.. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same
meaning as the given one.
1. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.

A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.

B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.

C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.

D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.

2. My father hasn’t smoked cigarettes for a month.

A. It’s a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.

B. It’s a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.

C. It’s a month that my father hasn’t smoked cigarettes.

D. It’s a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.

3. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.

A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.

B. Having their work finished, the workers expected to be paid.

C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.

D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.

4. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.

A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car five years ago.

B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown bought this car

C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years.

D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown bought this car.

5. I haven’t enjoyed myself so much for years.

A. It’s years since I enjoyed myself so much.

B. It’s years since I have enjoyed myself so much.

C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.

D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.

6. This is my tenth year working in this bank.

A. By the end of this year, I will work in this bank for ten years.

B. I have worked in this bank for ten years by the end of this year.

C. By the end of this year, I will have worked in this bank for ten years.

D. I had been working in this bank for ten years by the end of this year.

7. The famous actor was last seen in 2000.

A. The famous actor has not been able to see since 2000.
B. No one has seen the famous actor since 2000.

C. The famous actor didn’t see anyone in 2000.

D. No one saw the famous actor until 2000.

8. I came to live here three months ago.

A. It was three months since I lived here. C. I lived here for three months.

B. I’ve been living here for three months. D. I didn’t live here for three months.

9. She goes to the shops every Friday.

A. She goes every day to the shop but not on Friday. C. She always goes to the shops on Friday.

B. It’s not Friday, but she’s going to the shops. D. She never goes to the shops on Friday.

10. Michael took a deep breath and dived into the water.

A. After Michael had taken a deep breath, he dived into the water.

B. Having taken a deep breath, he dived into the water.

C. After Michael took a deep breath, he had dived into the water.

D. A & B are correct.

11. We started working here three years ago.

A. We worked here for three years. C. We have worked here for three years.

B. We have no longer worked here for three years. D. We will work here in three years.

11. It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema.

A. We have been to the cinema for a long time. C. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to.

B. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time. D. We wish we went to the cinema now.

12. I haven’t finished this book yet.

A. I’m still reading this book. C. The book I’m reading hasn’t finished.

B. I have read this book before. D. I will read this book some day.

13. He used to jog every morning.

A. He enjoys jogging every morning. C. He doesn’t now jog every morning.

B. He never fails to jog every morning. D. He intended to jog every morning.

14. I have never felt happier than I do now.

A. I felt happier before. C. I have never felt happy.

B. I feel happy now. D. I have always felt happy.

15. He last had his eyes tested ten months ago.

A. He hasn’t had his eyes tested for ten months. C. He had tested his eyes ten months before.

B. He had not tested his eyes for ten months then. D. He didn’t have any test on his eyes in ten months.
16. Someone knocked on the door during my lunchtime.

A. I had lunch when someone knocked on the door.

B. When I had had lunch, someone knocked on the door.

C. I was having lunch when someone was knocking on the door.

D. I was having lunch when someone knocked on the door.

17. Steve left before my arrival.

A. When I arrived, Steve had already left. C. While Steve was leaving I arrived.

B. Steve left as soon as I arrived. D. Steve hadn’t left until I arrived.

18. I haven’t been here before.

A. Being here is a pleasant experience. C. I have wished to be here for long.

B. This is the first time I have been here. D. Before long I will be here.

19. The last time I saw Rose was three years ago.

A. I hasn’t seen Rose for three years. C. I haven’t seen Rose since three years.

B. I haven’t seen Rose three years ago. D. I haven’t seen Rose for three years.

20. When we arrived, the children were playing “Hide and Seek”

A. The children played “Hide and Seek” and then we arrived.

B. While the children were playing “Hide and Seek”, we arrived.

C. We arrived at the same time the children played “Hide and Seek”.

D. We didn’t arrive until the children played “Hide and Seek”.

Fill in the correct form of the verb given.

1. Last night, when I ___________________ dinner, my mom ___________________. I totally

___________________ about the roast in the oven, and I ___________________ everything.

(MAKE, CALL, FORGET, BURN)

2. Most police officers ___________________ uniforms to work. Only detectives in higher

positions ___________________ their street clothes. (WEAR, WEAR)

3. His family ___________________ to Singapore when he was three, then they

___________________ back again when he started high school. (MOVE, MOVE)

4. Your car is fine now. There was a problem with the gears, but we ___________________ it. (FIX)

5. After Claire ___________________ for half an hour, she suddenly ___________________ to check

her watch. (RUN, STOP)

6. I ___________________ smoking three years ago. Before that, I ______________________ for

over a decade. (STOP, SMOKE)

7. Look, Mary ___________________ the windows. Nobody ___________________ them for over a

month. (CLEAN, CLEAN))

8. Tina ______________________ her emails for the last two hours. (CHECK)

9. Living in a foreign country was strange at first, but we ___________________ used to it.(GET)

10.I ___________________ I want any dessert. I ___________________ too much to eat already.

(NOT THINK, HAVE)

11.In our history lesson yesterday my friend and I ___________________ to each other and we

___________________ attention. Suddenly, our history teacher ___________________ right next

to us. (TALK, NOT PAY, STAND).

12.Wendy ___________________ her boyfriend every afternoon. (PHONE)

13.I saw him sitting on the sofa. He ___________________ very tired because he

_______________________ too much. (BE, WORK)

14.John ___________________ our flight this morning, but he ___________________ hotel

arrangements yet. (BOOK, NOT MAKE)

15.I _______________________ the cup finals when you arrived. (WATCH)

16.We normally ___________________ together every second Sunday, but this month everyone

___________________ on holiday, so we ___________________ any meetings. (GET, BE, NOT HAVE)

17. _______________________ the latest news? – The president ___________________________ that he

_____________________ to resign next summer. – That's not new. I _____________________ that for ages! (YOU
HEAR, JUST ANNOUNCE, PLAN, KNOW)

18. When she came home her two boys _____________________ football in the backyard. (PLAY)

19. He _____________________ in hospital for a few days and the doctor said he _____________________ come
home on Monday. (BE, BE ABLE TO)

20. The whole family _____________________ a few days ago and _____________________ with us until next
Monday. (ARRIVE, STAY)

21. I _____________________ to call you all morning. Where _____________________? (TRY, YOU BE)

22. We _____________________ enough money if everyone gives us €5. (HAVE)

23. There _________________ a very good documentary on TV last night. – _____________________ it? No, I
_____________________ for my exam all night. (BE, YOU SEE, STUDY)

24. When I came back to the office, I saw that someone _________________________ through my belongings.
(SEARCH)

25. I'm so sorry that I _____________________ to leave your party so early because I _____________________
myself. (HAVE, REALLY ENJOY)
26.You're finally here. I ________________________ in your office for over 15 minutes. (WAIT)

27.We _____________________ in Spain while our friends _____________________ across Europe.

(BACKPACK, CYCLE)

28.John Grisham is a famous author who _____________________ several thrillers. His latest book
_____________________ out a few months ago. (WRITE, COME)

29.After she _____________________ holiday impressions of Scotland, she _____________________ to go there

immediately. (SEE, WANT)

30.At the moment she _____________________ a hard time dealing with the children. They
_____________________ so difficult to handle recently. (HAVE, BECOME)

31.You look worried. _____________________________? (ANYTHING HAPPEN)

32.Do you realize that you _____________________ on my toe. It hurts. (STAND)

33. After Maria __________________ her studies, she plans to work in her father's firm (FINISH).

34. By the time I go to bed I _____________________ the work for the day. (COMPLETE)

35. When Jane saw the snake at her feet she __________________. (SCREAM)

36. I __________________ to the library four times this month, but I __________________ a single book. (BE,
NOT BORROW)

37. While I __________________ in class yesterday I got the hiccups. (SIT)

38. Before I started the car, all passengers __________________ their seatbelts. (FASTEN)

39. After they __________________ the race they started to celebrate. (WIN)

40. A small stone struck the window while we __________________ down the road. (DRIVE)

41.My grandfather ____________________ in such an airplane before. (NEVER FLY)

42.Jane isn’t here yet. I ______________________ for her since noon but she __________________.

(WAIT, NOT COME)

43.At the moment we __________________ an extreme heat wave. The temperatures

______________________ up for over a week. (HAVE, GO)

44.At 3 o’clock yesterday, Jessica __________________ in bed. She __________________ a book

when suddenly the wind __________________ to blow. (LIE, READ, BEGIN)

45.The weather __________________ terrible lately. (BE)

46.Next week there __________________ a full moon. (BE)

47The phone _______________________ constantly since Jack announced that he was running

for mayor. (RING)

48.On July 20th 1969 Neil Armstrong __________________ his foot on the moon . Nobody

__________________ that before. (SET, EVER DO)

49.My high school _____________________ the championship before. It’s about time they did.(NEVER WIN)
50.May I speak to the doctor? - I’m sorry. He __________________ a patient at the moment.(SEE)

51.Normally people __________________ around about 20 to 30 times every night. (TURN)

52. I ____________________ all the questions since the officers started their interrogation. (ANSWER)

53. Jeff ____________ our bank manager at the moment. He _________________ here for three years. (BE, BE)

54. I ____________________ when the alarm __________________ off at 5.30 this morning. (STILL SLEEP,
GO)

55. If everyone donates $5, we ____________________ enough to buy a new machine. (HAVE)

56. There ______________ a great documentary on TV yesterday evening. ____________________ it? – No, I
didn't. I ______________ to take my television set back to the store to have it repaired. (BE, YOU SEE, HAVE)

57. When I ____________________ to the car park I didn't know where I ____________________ my

car. (RETURN, PARK)

58. My uncle ____________________ the same pullover the whole winter. I guess he ____________

it. (WEAR, LOVE)

59. Mum ____________________ dinner when the doctor __________________. (PREPARE, ARRIVE)

60. He ____________________ around with a limp since he ____________________ his accident a

few weeks ago. (WALK, HAVE)

61. You look pretty worried. – What ____________________? (HAPPEN)

62.When we ____________________ at the theatre the play ______________________. (ARRIVE,

ALREADY START)

63.When she ________________ home, she ________________ that her husband____________________ for some
time. (COME, SEE, DRINK)

64. ____________________ the good news? – Stan and Margie ____________________ married! – That's not new.
– I ____________________ about it for a few weeks. (YOU HEAR, GET, KNOW)

65.I ____________________ to call you the whole week! – Where ______________________? (TRY, YOU BE)

66.The manager ____________________ to an important customer at the moment, but he __________________

you in a few minutes. (SPEAK, SEE)

67.Do you realize that you ____________________ on my toes? – It hurts! (STAND)

68.I think I ____________________ a break. I surely deserve one. (TAKE)

69.I wonder if he ____________________ my number. I ______________________ for him to call for the last two
hours. (FORGET, EXPECT)

70.The novel is about a man who ____________________ home from the war and ____________________ a new
life. (COME, START)

71.When I ____________________ for my passport a few days ago, I ____________________ across this old
photo of our family reunion. (LOOK, COME)
72.I am sorry that I ____________________ to leave your party so early last night. I___________________ myself.
(HAVE, REALLY ENJOY)

73. They ___________________ in Chicago for 20 years (be).

74. I ___________________ a wonderful film at the cinema last night. (see)

75. The sun ___________________ at 6:38 yesterday morning (rise)

76. The sun ___________________ when the climber reached Mount Everest. (shine)

77. I promise that I ___________________ this secret to anyone (not tell)

78. Unfortunately, just as we got to the airport their plane ___________________ off (take).

79. They ___________________ to the movies only once in a while (go)

80. I was tired yesterday because I ___________________ well the night before (not sleep).

81. Sh! Someone ___________________ to our conversation (listen)!

82. When I left the house this morning, it ___________________ (already rain)

83. I think Bob ___________________ for London this very moment.(leave)

84. The plane ___________________ off in a few minutes. (take)

85. I ___________________ up at 7 every morning but this morning I ___________________ long and I

___________________ up until 8. (get, sleep, not get)

86. I ________________________ my watch because it is being fixed (not wear).

87. This ___________________ an easy quiz so far (be).

88. They ___________________ in an apartment right now because they can’t find a cheap house. (live)

89. Everyone ___________________ when the earthquake hit the small town. (sleep)

18. He _________________________ by himself since her divorce (live)

90. I was angry that I ___________________ such a stupid mistake (make).

91. I predict that by 2020, man __________________________ on Mars (land)

92. He ___________________ his job a couple of years ago. (quit)

93. Our daughter __________________________ from the university yet (graduate).

94. They ___________________ any Christmas cards last year (not send)

95. She ___________________ to a doctor once a year for an examination (go)

96. They ___________________ about me when I interrupted their conversation. (talk)

97. Nothing much ______________________ when I got to the meeting (happen).

98. My parents ___________________ in New York two weeks from today (be).

99. I ___________________ two mistakes in the last quiz. (make)

100. Unfortunately, our team ___________________ any games last year. (not win)
101. My family have ___________________ (buy) some land in southern France recently. They

___________________ (build) a summer house there at the moment.

102. Andy and Mary ___________________ (go) to a concert tomorrow night. They
____________________________ (look forward to) it the whole week.

103. Jonathon ___________________ (watch) the news on TV every day and it ___________________

(help) him with his English.

104. My car ___________________ (break) down when I ___________________ (drive) home from

work. I ________________________ (fix) it if I ___________________ (know) what was wrong.

But I didn’t so ___________________ (have) to take it to the garage.

105. When he ___________________ (found) Microsoft, Bill Gates was only 20 years old. He

___________________________ (already write) his first computer programme six years earlier.

106. An accident ___________________ (happen) near my house last night. A car _______________

(hit) a young man. He ___________________ (ride) his bike when someone in front of him

suddenly ___________________ (open) a car door. Many people ___________________ (see) the

accident. The police ___________________ (interrogate) them last night.

107. Mrs Smith said that one day she ________________________ (retire) from teaching. She said that

she ___________________ (spend) her new free time learning about computers.

108. I ______________________ (not sleep) at all last night. Someone ___________________ (listen)

to music all night.

109. I ___________________ (see) a film a week ago, but I _______________________ (not enjoy) it

very much because I _______________________ (already read) the book. If I

___________________ (not read) the book I ____________________________ (probably enjoy)

the film more.

110. The judge sentenced the man to eight years in prison because he ___________________ (rob) a bank.

111. They ________________________ (stand) in the queue for over an hour when the manager
___________________ (tell) them that there were no more tickets.

112. Alan ___________________ (be) in the car accident yesterday. The other driver

___________________ (lose) control of his car because he ___________________ (fall) asleep.

113. She ___________________ (not see) her father since he ___________________ (start) to work in

Marseille two years ago.

114. I ___________________ (sleep) when the fire broke out.

115. Linda phoned and explained that she _________________________ (not can) to come to the party
the next day because she ___________________ (be) still sick.

116. I ________________________ (just see) the film “The Da Vinci Code”. – ___________________

(you see) it too? – No, I ___________________ (not have) but I ___________________ (read) the book.

117. My sister ___________________ (fly) home from London today. Her flight ___________________

(arrive) in an hour so I ___________________ (leave) for the airport right now to get there in time.

118. Unless he ___________________ (sell) more he won’t get much money.

119. While he ___________________ (wait) for the bus there ___________________ (be) a robbery at

the bank. After the robbers ___________________ (go) away the police ___________________

(come) but they ___________________ (not can) to catch them.

120. I ___________________ (use) to ski when I was at the university but I ___________________

(break) a leg five years ago and since then I ___________________ (not ski) any more.