I. Choose the correct form.

Tenses

Test 40. (Present Tenses) Choose the correct form.

1) The plane……leaves /has left at 4 o’clock. We must be at the airport by 2 o’clock.

2) It …… gets /is getting colder and colder every day.

3) Have you seen Linda? I……have been looking/ am looking for her for almost an hour.

4) Sam is a very interesting person. He ………knows/ has known all kinds of unusual facts.

5) First, you ………are heating / heat the oven to a temperature of 180ºC.

6) Have you heard the news? They........have just elected / have been electing a new club chairman!

7) Martha …………….is finding /has found a new job. She is starting next week.

8) The teacher ………..has been correcting /has corrected essay for three hours.

9) Mike’s car broke down last week, so he …..uses / is using his father’s for the time being.

10) It rarely…..gets/ is getting very hot in Britain.

Test 41. (Present Tenses) Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.

1. Why ……..(you/smell) the soap? – It……………(smell) lovely. It’s like roses!

2. Why …….(you/taste) the soup? - To see if it ………..(taste) good. I think it needs more salt.

3. I……….(feel) very tired. –You should go to bed early.

4. I……….(see) Ann this evening. – I ………..(see). So, you don’t want to come to the cinema with me, do you?

5. How much……….(the bag of apples / weigh)? – I don’t know yet. The man……….(weigh) the bag now.

6. I ….(think) about buying a new car soon. – Why? I………..(think) your car is fine. You don’t need a new one.

7. What ….(you/look) at? – The sky. It…..(look) as if it’s going to rain.

8. I really…….(enjoy) home-made food. – So do I, and I ……….(enjoy) every bit of this meal.

9. Why ……….(you/ feel) the radiator? - It ………(feel) cold in here. Is the heating on?

10. That famous opera singer……….(appear) at the opera house tonight. – Yes. He …….(appear) to be feeling better after his operation.

11. Chris………(be) a sensible person, isn’t he? – Yes, but in this case he……… (be) rather foolish.

12. My back ……..(hurt). – Why don’t you lie down for a while?

Test 42. (Present Forms) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present form.

1. Linda...........(learn) to drive at the moment. – I know. She told me last week.

2. Has Alan got a job? - Oh yes. He ……………..(be) the manager of a leisure centre.

3. Do you want to have a break now? - Not yet. I….(write) a report for tomorrow’s meeting.

4. It’s ten o’clock. Have you given the manager his letters? - Yes, and I………(also/type) six reports so far this morning.

5. Is Jeff still in the garden? – Yes. He…..(plant) flowers all afternoon.

6. That author is well-known, isn’t she? - Yes. She………(write) twenty novels so far.

7. You look very happy today. I am. I…….(just/hear) some good news.

8. What time…….(the play/ start) tonight? – Seven o’clock, I think.

9. Are you new to this company? – Not really. In fact, I…….(work) here for almost two years.

10. Are you ready for the concert? – Yes. I…..(practice) for weeks.

11. Do you do any exercise at all? - Yes. Actually, I …………(go) swimming three times a week.

12. I ………(sleep) on Niko’s sofa until I find a place of my own.

13. I………(only/ work) there for a couple of months because I’m going abroad in the summer.

14. He ……….(appear) to be very friendly but I don’t know him very well.

15. There’s nobody at the door; you……….(just/hear) things.

16. If you………..(listen) to the radio, why don’t you switch it off?

17. His only bad habit is that he………..(talk) too loudly.

18. You ………(make) goulash using meat, vegetables and paprika.

19. I never do anything I …….(feel) is against principles.

20. I’m thinking of doing a postgraduate degree- what ……….(think)? Is it a good idea?

Test 43 (Tense Forms) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense form.

1) How much money……..(you/spend) on food every week?

2) Where is Ann? She …..(sunbathe) in the garden.

3) ………..(you/watch) the TV? No. You can switch it off if you like.

4) I’m afraid I………(not/speak) Spanish very well.

5) John …………..(look for) a bigger flat.

6) She ………..(usually/finish) work before 6 o’clock.

7) ……….(you/know) how to use this computer programme? Not yet. But I……….(learn).

8) Where …..(Joe/go) with that gun in his hand? Oh, he……….(always /carry) it with him when he goes walking in the woods.

9) Be quiet! I……….(think) Dad ……….(sleep) upstairs.

10) I ….(not/like) cooking, but I …..(love) eating.

11) Why ………(you/cry)? Have you hurt yourself?

12) Something ………(smell) good. What ……….(you/cook)?

13) In autumn the leaves ……….(fall) from the trees.

14) ………(you/hear) the latest news? A bomb ………(explode) in the station at 10 o’clock this morning.

15) I can’t find my diary. What…………...(you/do) with it? I…………..(put) it in your drawer last night.

16) I……….(see) Steven when I was in Manchester. He ………(not/change) at all.

17) She ………(pass) her degree last year, then she ………..(get) a job in London.

18) Gary……….(not/be) to work since he………..(win) all that money.

19) I…………….(never/eat) octopus, but I ……….(eat) squid.

20) How many times ……..(you/be) to the cinema this year? I ………..(go) twice in January, but I………..(not/be) since then.

21) When……….(Paul and Sue/ get) married? I don’t know. I……..(not/go) to their wedding.

22) Look at that! Someone……….(leave) the fridge door open again! It………(not/be) me. I………(not/be) in the kitchen for hours.

23) I ……….(just/read) your composition. It’s very good. How much time………(you/spend) writing it?

24) We ……….(look) everywhere for a purple silk shirt, but we……….(not/find) one yet.

25) Oh, hello Debby! I’m sorry, I……….(not recognize) you at first. You……..(lose) weight!

26) You………(work) very hard recently. I’m surprised the boss……….(not/give) you a pay rise when you………(ask) him.

27) I ……….(learn) to speak a little Spanish when I was at school, but I………..(never/have to) use it until the day I………….(meet) Conchita. Since that day, I………..(learn) a lot more.

28) Oh no! I think I……….(break) Mum’s stereo. How ……….(you/do) that?

29) Sally is very clever. She ………..(speak) five languages.

30) I don’t understand those people. What language ………..(they/speak)?

Test 44 (Tense Forms) Choose the correct answer.

1) The boss shouts……….. (because/when) he is angry.

2) I’m tidying my room ………..(because Mum told / when Mum tells) me to do.

3) Do you listen to the radio…………(every day / or can I turn it off)?

4) He goes to the opera ……….(when he can afford it / to see ‘Carmen’).

5) I’m staying with my parents ……..(temporarily / for two months every summer).

6) Our team has won every game …….(this season / last season).

7) Has Tracy met her boyfriend’s parents ……….(yet/yesterday)?

8) He didn’t meet any new people ………(since/in) 1997.

9) We ……….(have never been / never went) to Norway before.

10) I haven’t had my eyes examined ………(for/since) years.

11) She has lived in this flat since…..(twenty years/ she was a little girl).

12) Have you been waiting ………..(for/since) a long time?

13) It’s ……..(January/months) since I went out for a meal.

14) The bread has been in the oven ……….(for/since) long enough now.

15) I’ve been trying to contact Ben since ……….(all day/this morning).

16) By 2005, I will have lived in this town ………(since 2000/ for five years).

17) I’ve owned this bicycle ………(for/since) as long as I can remember.

18) It’s two weeks ……..(for/since) she phoned me.

19) I’ve been feeling ill ………..(since/for) my birthday.

20) I haven’t seen her……….(for/since) five years.

Past Tenses-8 Test 20. Choose the correct form.

1) He ……..(slept/was sleeping) at 10 o’clock this morning.

2) We all ……(went/were going) out last night.

3) I……..(ate/was eating) breakfast when the phone ……….(rang/was ringing).

4) I ……….(took/ was taking) some really great photos when I ……….(was/was being) in California.

5) She ……….(had/ was having) lunch with her fiancé when he ……(gave/was giving) her an expensive ring as a birthday present.

6) He ….(met/was meeting) Mary yesterday.

7) Cindy ……..(was left/left) the party at midnight.

8) Sam ………(entered/had just entered) the house when the phone started ringing.

9) Jane was driving in the countryside with her friends when the storm ………(hit/ had hit)

10) He ……..(read/ was reading) the newspaper, then he went to bed.

11) Suzy was watering the plants while her mother ………(was making/ has been making) an apple pie.

12) A: Why are you so tired? B: I…………(have been playing/was playing) basketball with my friends.

13) By the time they ……….(had arrived/ arrived) at the airport, their plane had already taken off.

14) Mark and Lucy ……….(had been traveling/ have been traveling) for five hours when they stopped to eat lunch.

15) ……….(After/By the time) the boys had finished their homework, their father took them to the baseball game.

16) How long ago………(had you started/ did you start) working for this country?

17) Dr Adams ………(saw/has seen) three patients so far this morning.

18) Sally………..(had done/ has done) all the housework by the time I get home.

19) My jar is nearly empty! Someone ………(was drinking/ has been drinking) my coffee!

20) Mary ………(has been talking/ was talking) on the phone all morning and hasn’t done any work.

21) They ………(had been waiting/ were waiting) for a table for an hour before they finally got seated.

Past Tenses-8 Test 21. Use the correct form of used to and the verbs in brackets.

1) Sandra……..(live) in Rome, but now she lives in Paris.

2) The Krafts ………(not/have) any pets, but now they have four dogs.

3) Dave………(wear) jeans and T-shirts when he was younger wears suits.

4) ……….(you /go) to the cinema every week when you were a child?

5) We ………(eat) meat, but now we only eat vegetables.

6) George ……..(be) lazy when he was a child, but now he’s very energetic.

Past Tenses-8 Test 22. Use PAST PERFECT or PAST SIMPLE.

1) I ………..(just/wake up) when someone ………(knock) on the front door.

2) By the time she……….(reach) the village, the bus ………..(leave).

3) Mary………(never/see) the ocean before she ………(leave) her village.

4) She ………..(enjoy) her visit to Rome although she……(already/go) there once before.

5) He …….(apologise) because he ……(miss) the meeting.

6) Lora ………(look) wonderful after she ……….(lose) a few kilos.

7) After they……….(finish) their picnic, they ………(take) their rubbish home with them.

8) When she ………..(hang up) the phone she ……….(realize) she ………(forget) to take down the caller’s name and number.

9) Although I ……(set) my alarm clock, I still……….(oversleep).

10) He ……….(already/pack) his suitcase before he …….(go) to bed.

Test 50 (Past Tenses) Use the correct form of the Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect.

1) By 8 o’clock yesterday I …….(do) my homework and at 8 I …….(play) the piano.

2) By 6 o’clock father…….(come) home and at 6 he ……(have) dinner.

3) When I …...(meet) Tom, he… …(eat) an ice cream which he ………(buy) at the corner of the street.

4) When father ……(come) home, we ….(cook) the mushrooms which we……(gather) in the woods.

5) When I ……(come) home yesterday, I …..(see) that my little brother……(break) my pen and….(play) with its pieces.

6) When I ………(open) the door of the classroom, I …….(see) that the teacher already …….(come) and the pupils ….(write) a dictation.

7) When I ………(come) home, my sister …..(read) a book which she ….(bring) from the library.

8) When mother ….(come) home, the children ….(eat) the soup which she ……(cook) in the morning.

9) When I ……..(ring) up Mike, he still …(learn) the poem which he ….(begin) learning at school.

10) When I …(look) out of the window, the children …(play) with a ball which Pete …..(bring) from home.

11) By ten o’clock the children …. (settle) comfortably on the sofa and at ten they ……(watch) a TV film.

12) There …….(be) two men in the room. One of them ….(write) something while the other ……(read) a newspaper.

13) He ……..(not/tell) me that he …….(receive) a telegram from her.

14) I …. (ask) him if he ……(know) where she ……..(live). I …..(say) I …….(not/know) her address.

15) I ……..(ask) him where he ……..(put) my letter.

16) He ……..(tell) us that they ……..(spend) all the money.

17) I …..(sit) in an armchair and …….(think) of my coming trip across the North Sea when the door suddenly ……..(open) and an old friend of mine whom I …….(not/see) for a very long time ……..(enter) the room.

18) She …..(come) to see us just at the time when we ……..(have) dinner. It ……..(be) the first time I ……(see) her.

19) I ………(see) him just as he ……..(leave) the hotel.

20) I …(not/see) him before we …….(meet) at the concert.

Test 51 (Past Forms) Choose the correct tense.

1) At noon yesterday, the staff ……..(were having/are having) their monthly meeting.

2) ……..(Did you arrive/ Were you arriving) at the airport on time?

3) Two hundred years ago, people ……..(travelled/ had travelled) abroad by ship.

4) The teacher……..(was giving/gave) the students a test when the principal ……..(came/was coming) into the classroom.

5) Did your grandfather use to ……..(go/gone) birdwatching when he was a young man?

6) Nicole …….(was closing/closed) the windows, ……(set/ had set) the alarm and ……(was leaving/left) the house.

7) I ……..(walked/was walking) on the beach in Bali this time last week.

8) Amy …..(was sitting/sat) on the park bench while the children ………(were playing/played)

9) Billy ………(had/was having) a fantastic time at the party on Saturday night.

10) Con didn’t use to ……..(socialise/socialised) much two years ago.

Test 52 (Past Forms) Choose the correct tense.

1) Pete …..(go) to a book exhibition yesterday and ……..(buy) an interesting book on antiques.

2) Leslie……..(call) to tell me she ………(leave) her purse at home.

3) Carl …..(have) a shower after he …..(fix) the water heater.

4) Ann ………(practice) the piano every day for six months before she …….(enter) the competition.

5) The children ………(be) sad because they ………(lose) their dog.

6) We……..(not have) a problem getting a table at The Tropicana because we ……..(already/book) one in advance.

7) Mary………(wash) the dishes when a glass ……..(break) and ………(cut) her finger.

8) He ………(not be) in a hurry that Monday morning because he …(take) the day off.

9) They ………(realize) they ………(lose) their way and ……..(start) to panic.

10) They ……..(make) sandwiches for the picnic when I …….(phone) to tell them that we were going to be late

Test 55. (Past Forms) Choose the correct form.

1) Liz ………(was singing / had sung) as she was cleaning the window.

2) Mr Todd ……..(was teaching/ had been teaching) for 30 years when he retired.

3) I phoned Jack because I ……….(wanted/ had wanted) to ask him a question.

4) They ………(had walked / had been walking) for hours when they stopped for a rest.

5) The shop ………(had been selling /had sold) the table by the time I got there.

6) Joe was happy. He ……….(was winning / had won) first prize in the competition.

7) It ……….(was raining/ had rained) while they were playing the football match.

8) Rob ………(was opening / opened) the box and looked inside.

9) Eve was delighted to hear that she ………..(was getting / had got) the job.

10) People ……..(used to work/ were working) very long hours in those days.

11) I was running when I ………..(slipped /was slipping) on the ice.

12) They ……….(were already buying / had already bought) the tickets when they went to the concert.

13) Carol ………(had broken / was breaking) her arm, so she couldn’t write for six weeks.

14) We ……….(had been staying / stayed) in a hotel by the sea last summer.

15) Elvis Presley ……….(sang/had sung) lots of hit songs.

16) I ……….(opened/ was opening) the door and stepped outside.

17) They ………..(had stood/ were standing) outside when the results were announced.

18) Alexander Bell ………(invented/ had invented) the telephone.

19) She broke the glass while she ………(had washed/ was washing) it.

20) I ………(had been driving / was driving) for ten hours, so I felt exhausted.

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Tenses 8 (1). Use the correct form of Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

1) This man is a writer. He …….(write) books since he was a young man. He …….(write/already) eight books.

2) What ….(you/do) here since morning?

3) Lena is a good girl. She always ……(help) her mother about the house. Today she.(help) her mother since morning. They …….(already/wash) the floor and …….(dust) the furniture. Now they ……(cook) dinner together.

4) He ……..(run) now. He …(run) for 10 minutes without any rest.

5) What …….(they/do) now? –They …..(work) in the reading room. They ……..(work) there for already 3 hours.

6) Where..(he/be) now? –He ……(be) in the garden. He ……(play) volleyball with his friends. They ….(play) since breakfast time.

7) I……(live) in St Petersburg. I ……(live) in St Petersburg since 1990.

8) This is the factory where my father ………(work). He …….(work) here for 15 years.

9) You …….(find) your notebook? –No! I still ……(look) for it. I……..(already /look for) it for 2 hours, but …….(not/yet/find) it.

10) You ………(play) with a ball for already 3 hours. Go home and do your homework.

11) Wake up! ………(sleep) for 10 hours already.

12) I ……(wait) for a letter from my cousin for a month already, but …..(not/yet/receive) it.

13) She ……..(already/do) her homework for two hours; but she ………(not/yet/do) half of it.

14) I……..(wait) for you since 2 o’clock.

15) What …….(you/do)? –I ……(read) for already 2 hours. I ……..(already/read) 60 pages.

16) It is difficult for me to speak about this opera as I ……(not/hear) it.

17) I ……..(just/receive) a letter from my granny, but I……..(not/yet/receive) any letters from my parents.

18) The weather …….(be) fine today. The sun ………(shine) ever since we got up.

19) Every day I………(wind) up my watch at 10 o’clock in the evening.

20) Come along, Henry, what……(you/do) now? I ………(wait) for you a long time.

21) Where your gloves…….(be)? –I …….(put) them into my pocket.

22) I ………(stay) with some American friends in Chicago. I …….(stay) with them for 2 weeks now. I ……(have) a great time here. I ……(take) the opportunity to improve my English. I………(already/see) the towering skyscrapers of Chicago which are reflected in the waters of Lake Michigan. I…..(just/take) a picture of Chicago’s Sears Tower which …….(rise) 1,707 feet and ……..(provide) a panoramic view from the sky-deck.

23) I ………(go) to give that cat some food. I …….(be) sure it …..(starve). – But Jane ……..(already/feed) the cat. You needn’t do it.

Tenses 8 (2). Use the correct form of Present Perfect, Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect.

1) She is very happy: her son ……(finish) school.

2) My brother ……(train) at the stadium from 6 till 8 yesterday.

3) My sister ……..(buy) a pair of nice model shoes this month.

4) I …….(not/dance) for ages.

5) When Nick …….(come) from school, his friends ……(play) in the yard.

6) When your sister ……….(go) to London?

7) My friend ……(just/recover) after a serious illness.

8) I …….(never/be) to the Bahamas.

9) At this time yesterday we …….(talk) about you.

10) I …………(speak) to my friend yesterday.

11) Look! Kate ……(wash) all the dishes.

12) Your mother ……(return) from work? Can I speak to her?

13) She ……..(do) her flat the whole day on Saturday.

14) The cat …..(drink) all the milk which I …….(give) it.

15) You ever…..(be) to New York?

16) He ……(not/read) Turgenev since he was a pupil.

17) They …….(reach) the river by sunset.

18) I ………..(not/yet/receive) an answer to my letter.

19) Only when she was going to bed, she remembered that she ……(forget) to ring up her friend.

20) We ……(already/study) seven English tenses.

21) He …….(spend) two weeks in Scotland two years ago.

22) I …….(buy) a lovely fashionable dress. Now I’ll look smart at the party.

23) He ………(learn) English before he …..(go) to the USA.

24) When she …….(spend) all her money, she ………(go) home.

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Test 8 (3) Present Forms. Give the correct tense form.

1. I………(fly) to Moscow tomorrow. 2. The Smiths ……..(live) in Manchester. 3. John ………(paint) the garage at the moment. 4. The earth ……..(move) around the sun. 5. Ann……..(like) her new school. 6. The flight to New York………..(leave) at 7.00 am. 7. We……….(look) for new furniture for the living room at present. 8. ………..(you/ go) to Spain this summer? 9. Rachel …….(work) as a waitress at Sunrise Dinner. 10. The train from Brussels ……….(arrive) at 5 pm. 11. We ……………(stay) at beautiful hotel by the sea. 12. Helen ……….(hate) dogs. 13. She ……(exercise) three times a week. 14. I………..(write) a letter to Michael right now. 15. Water ………(freeze) at 0° C. 16. Stacey ……..(go) shopping for fruit and vegetables every Sunday morning. 17. He ……….(not speak) five languages. 18. Bob ……..(drive) the children to the match tonight. 19. Julie ………(enjoy) listening to classical music. 20. ……….(they/ play) in the garden at the moment? 21. John and Mary ……..(hate) adventure holidays. 22. They ……….(look) for a house to rent. 23. The flight to London …….(depart) at 10.05 am. 24. Mrs Parker ……….(teach) History at Lawton High School. 25. Melissa ……….(not/ like) mini-skirts. 26. Water ………(boil) at 100°C. 27. What ………..(you/ do) this Saturday night? 28. This roast chicken ……..(taste) delicious! 29. ………..(you / see) Pete tomorrow night? 30. Can I help you, miss? –Yes. I……..(look) for a birthday present for my daughter. 31. ………..(she/ wear) a uniform at work? 32. These shirts ……….(not fit) me any more. Why don’t you buy some new ones? 33. You ………(look) very pretty today. –Thanks. 34. When ………(she/ leave) for Boston? –On the 15^th of July. 35. Mike ………(be) very quiet today. Is anything wrong? –No, I don’t think so. 36. These towels …….(feel) as soft as silk. 37. We……..(think) of moving back to England. 38. Where’s Andrew? We can’t find him anywhere. –It ………(look) as if he’s disappeared. 39. What perfume are you wearing? It…….(smell) lovely. 40. The Trio Dance Group ……..(appear) at the Odeon tonight. Shall we go? 41. This skirt ……..(not fit) me any more. –You must have gained some weight. 42. What’s Dad doing? –He………(taste) the potatoes to see if they are cooked. 43. The Blacks ………(have) a cottage in Wales. 44. I really ………(not see) what the problem is.

1. Dr Adams ……(see) three patients so far this morning. 2. My jar is nearly empty! Someone ……(drink) my coffee! 3. Mary ……….(talk) on the phone all morning and hasn’t done any work. 4. ………..(Angela/ live) in Liverpool? Yes, she…. 5. I’m here to borrow some books. - ………(borrow) books from the library before? 6. Do you need any help? – No, thanks. Paul …….(help) me with this project. 7. Andy ……….(have) toothache. 8. Graham really upsets me! He…………..(always/ love) at me! 9. I ………(not be) to China, but I’d really like to go there one day. 10. How’s James? –I don’t know. I……..(not see) him for 5 years. 11. The sun ……..(go) round the earth. 12. Rice……….(not/ grow) in Britain. 13. The sun ………(rise) in the east. 14. Bees…….(make) honey. 15. Vegetarians ………..(not eat) meat. 16. The River Amazon …….(flow) into the Atlantic Ocean. 17. Let’s go out. It………(not /rain) now. 18. Julia is very good at languages. She ……..(speak) four languages very well. 19. Hurry up! Everybody ………(wait) for you. 20. ………….(you/ listen) to the radio? –No. You can turn it off. 21. …………..(you / listen) to the radio every day? 22. The River Nile ……….(flow) into the Mediterranean. 23. Look at the river. It……….(flow) very fast today-much faster than usual. 24. We usually ………(grow) vegetables in our garden but this year we ………(not/ grow) any. 25. How is your English? – Not bad. It ………….(improve) slowly. 26. Ron is in London at the moment. He …….(stay) at the Park Hotel. He ………….(always/ stay) there when he’s in London. 27. Can we stop walking soon? I…………(start) to feel tired. 28. Can you drive? – I……….(learn). My father ……….(teach) me. 29. Normally I ……….(finish) work at 5.00, but this week I ……(work) until 6.00 to earn a bit more money. 30. Usually I ………(enjoy) parties but I ………(not enjoy) this one very much. 31. The train is never late. It……(always/ leave) on time.

Test 1: Future Tenses 8^th form

I. Choose the correct form.

1. Who do you think ………the next election? A) is winning B) will win

2. ………….my flat by next weekend. A) I paint B) I’ll have painted

3. I can’t come out with you on Saturday. I………a friend. A) I meet B) I’m meeting

4. At 2.00 tomorrow ……….in my office. A) I’ll work B) I’ll be working

5. The concert ……….at 8.00 on Saturday. A) starts B) is going to start

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