TENSE REVIEW End of Year Test Choose the correct answer, A, B or C Thousands of people _ the Tower of London every year A) are visiting B) are visited C) visit The plane to Paris at 8.45 tomorrow A) leaves B) will leave C) left Let’s put the heating on The nights colder now A) are getting B) get C) are getting In this picture, the man a car that’s broken down A) is repair B) is repairing C) repairs My friend Jill me late at night I’m getting really fed up with it A) always calls B) is always called C) is always calling When Jane entered the room, her sister Mary on the sofa A) lay B) was lying C) is lying Amanda lunch, when she a text message from her friend A) had, got B) was having, got C) had, was getting Dan had breakfast quite early, then he to the bus stop and the bus A) went, catched B) was going, caught C) went, caught When Linda and Peter arrived at the cinema, the film _ five minutes earlier A) began B) had begun C) was beginning 10 When the Harrisons moved in, the house empty for two years A) had been B) has been C) was 11 Patrick _ be a good tennis player, but he’s improved a lot recently A) wasn’t used to B) didn’t use to C) got used to 12 My father _ fluent German but he doesn’t any more A) used to speak B) use to speak C) used to speaking 13 The children _living in a hot climate after a few months A) used to B) didn’t use to C) got used to 14 – Jane has lost her ticket A) has she lost it – When ? B) did she lose it C) had she lost it 15 Jeremy _ from Mr Stroke since he left for Australia A) haven’t heard B) didn’t hear C) hasn’t heard 16 Kate Dove _ in China for several years A) worked B) has worked C) had worked Alan told the police that his mobile phone _ A) had been stolen B) was stolen C) has been stolen 17 18 My elder sister Kate isn’t at home She _ the shops and she’ll be back soon A) has gone to B) has been to C) went to 19 Nick Frost _ for the national team in 45 matches so far A) played B) is playing C) has played 20 It’s rather hot in here _ open the window? A) Will I B) Am I going to C) Shall I 21 I the translation of the article to be ready by Thursday at the latest A) have expected B) expect C) ‘m going to expect 22 Some people believe the Arctic ice cap in 50 years A) won’t exist B) isn’t existing C) won’t be existing 23 This time next month we _ to Japan A) are flying B) will be fliing C) will be flying 24 In their twenties, Mike and Sue _ many years travelling around Africa A) have spent B) spent C) spended 25 ‘Have you booked a holiday yet?’ ‘Yes, we to Italy A) are going B) will go C) go 26 That little girl’s running too fast! She _! A) will fall B) is going to fall C) will have fallen Where _ yesterday evening? A) were you B) have you been C) had you been Mum and Sally _ food for the last two hours A) have cooked B) cooked C) have been cooking 27 28 29 Although this theatre is a remarkable building, it still completed A) wasn’t B) hasn’t been C) hadn’t been 30 My father _ the match, even though his team hadn’t played very well A) enjoyed B) enjoys C) had been enjoying 31 Tom knew a lot about the Acropolis because he about it on the Internet for days A) had read B) read C) had been reading 32 By this time next year, many new and important buildings _ built around the world A) will be B) will have been C) will be having 33 Sarah is so tired She since seven this morning A) ‘s been working B) ‘s been worked C) ‘ve been working 34 By the time Sam gets here, all my housework A) I'll finish B) I'm going to finish C) I'll have finished 35 New software _ in our computers at school today A) is installed B) is installing C) is being installed 35 marks KEY 1C 13 C 25 A 2A 14 B 26 B 3C 15 C 27 A 4B 16 B 28 C 5C 17 A 29 B 6B 18 A 30 C 7B 19 C 31 C 8C 20 C 32 B 9B 21 B 33 A 10 A 22 A 34 C 11 B 23 C 35 C 12 A 24 B