EXERCISES Supply the correct verb form Be quiet! The baby (sleep) => We seldom (eat) before 6:30 => Look! The man (run) the train He (want) to catch it => The sun (set) in the West => It (be) often hot in summer.=> I (do) an exercise on the present tense at the moment and I (think) that I (know) how to use it now It (rain) much in summer It (rain) now => Daisy (cook) some food in the kitchen at present She always (cook) in the morning => I (see) her last year => 10 What (do) you yesterday? => 11 You (watch) TV last night? => 12 She (be) born in 1980 => 13 They (pay) a visit to us last summer => 14 He ( start) learning English when he (be) a child => 15 She ( spend) five days paiting her house two weeks ago => 16 Listen! Someone (nock) at the door => 17 Up to the present, we (write) almost every lesson in the book => 18 That house ( belong) to Mr Green => 19 Rivers usually (flow) to the sea => 20 I (move) to Ho Chi Minh city years ago to learn English => 21 When I ( arrive ) this house, he still ( sleep) => 22 The light (go out) when we (have) dinner => 23 Bill ( have) breakfast when I (stop) at this house this morning => 24 As we (cross) the street, we (see) an accident => 25 Tom (see) a serious accident while he (stand) at the bus stop 26 While my father ( read) the newspaper, I (learn) my lessonand my sister (do) her homework => 27 The children (play) football when their mother (come) back home => 28 The bell (ring) while Tom (take) a bath => 29 I (be) tired because I (work) all day yesterday => 30 While I (walk) along the street, I ( see) an old friend => 31 How long you (study) English? For years => 32 I (wait) for two hours, but she (not come) yet => 33 They (live) in Ho Chi Minh City since 1975 => 34 She (read ) all the books written by Dickens How many books you (read)? => 35 He (not, be) here since Chrismast, I wonder where he (live) since then => 36 Jack (go) to Paris for a holiday He never (be) there => 37 You (sleep) sofar.? I (ring) the bell for the last twenty minutes => 38 He (write) a novel for two years, but he (not/ finish) yet => 39 Mary (lose) her hat and she (look) for it until now => 40 I (see) that film several times because I like it => 41 How many times you (see0 him since he (go) to Edinburgh? => 42 We (be) from France We (be) there for 20 years.=> 43 I (see) her before => 44 Mr Green (teach) English in this school since he ( graduate) from the university in 1986.=> 45 They (go) home after they (finish) their work => 46 She said that she (already, see) Dr.Rice => 47 When we came to the stadium, the match ( already, begin) => 48 They told me they (not, eat) such kind of food before => 49 After he (gone), we (sit) down and (rest) => 50 After taking a bath, he (go) to bed => 51 It was the first time I ( ever, see) such a beautiful girl => 52 What you (do) at 6p.m yesterday? => 53 Before Alice (go) to sleep, she (call) her family => 54 He (teach) in this school before he (leave) for England => 55 When John and I got to the theatre, the movie (start) already => 56 We will go out when the rain (stop) => 57 I (stay) here until he (answer) me => 58 Wait until I (catch) you => 59 Miss Alen (help) you as soon as she ( finish) that letter tomorrow => 60 I (wait) here until you (come) back tomorrow => 61 My mother (come) to stay with us next weekend => 62 Don’t leave until you (see) her => 63 We (start) our plan next Sunday => 65 He (work) on the report at this time tomorrow => 66 I’m sure they (complete) the new road by June => 67 At this time tomorrow, we (drive) through Pennsylvania => 68 Who (look) after the children when you are away? => 69 By November I (work) for this company for years => 69 By March 15, I (be) here for one year => 70 We (move) to our new house at Christmas this year => 71 By the end of December, John (work) as a reporter for ten years => 72 I (give) him your message when I (see) him => 73 The teacher hope we (pass) our exam => 75 You (finish) your work by tonight? => 76 By the time you arrive, I (finish) writing an essay => 77 Don’t call him at 2:30 p.m He ( interview) job applicants at that time => 78 Our English teacher (explain) that lesson to us tomorrow => 79 When I (see) Mr Pike tomorrow, I (remind) him of that => 80 What you (do) at p.m next Sunday? => I (practise) my English lesson then => ………………………………………………………………………………… MULTIPLE CHOICE Choose the best option to finish each sentence She was thoughtfully looking at him while he a newspaper A read B was reading C has read D has been reading While I the floor, Mrs Paker began cooking A swept B was sweeping C has swept D has been sweeping I just a telegram to say that my poor friend is badly ill again A had B have had C was having D has been having I have lost my key again I things I lose things too often A always B am always losing C have always lost D was always losing I Ann at her father’s house twenty years ago and her ever since A met/ have known B was meeting/ knew C met knew D.have met/ was working Higher education in the US in 1636 when the first colonists Harvard College A has began/ founded B began/ have founded C began/ founded D was beginning/ have founded when Jack me, I a letter A was phoning/ wrote B phoned/ has been wrting C.phoned/ was writing D has phoned/ was writing He will here till he everything A stay/ will B stay/ will not C/ will stay/ does D will stay/ doesn’t 10 In case the weather good, they fishing A is/ go B will be go C will be/ will go D is/ will go 11 By o’clock they dinner A will have B will be having C will have had D is having 12 By the end of this week he the translation A will finish B will have finished C will be finishing D is finishing 13 Before you I all the work A come/ B will come / will C will come / D come/ will 14 By the time we to the forest, the rain A will get/ will stop B will get/ will have stopped C get/ will stop D get/ will have stopped 15 I think he the letter by this time A will answer B will have answered C will be answering D has answered 16 I my report when you entered the hall A made B have been makin C was making D have made 17 They the newwords yesterday from three to seven A learnt B have been learning C have learnt D were learning 18 She this exercise yesterday at o’clock A wrote B has written C has been writing D was writing 19 My mother often morning exercises A B does C doing D has done 20 She some cakes yesterday at p.m A make B has been making C has made D was making 21 He me to the party yesterday A invited B has invited C has been invited D was inviting 22 He a book two days ago A read B has been reading C was reading D has read 23 Miss Brown’s telephone when she A rang/ dressed B was ringing/ was dressing D was ringing/ dresses D rang/ was dressing 25 When he into the office, the secretary a crosswords puzzle A came/ was doing B was coming/ was doing C was coming/ did D came/ did 26 why to me while I ? A did you not listen/ was speaking B were you not listening/ was speaking C were you not listening/ spoke D did you not listen/ spoke 28 He for her, but she never A was waiting/ was coming B waited / was coming B was waiting/ came D was waiting/ comes 29 While I for him to call up, he a good time in the bar A waited/ was having B have waited/ was having C was waiting/ have had D was waiting/ was having 30 They this film last week A have seen B saw C have been seeing D were seeing 31 She the picture when I came A painted B has painted C was painting D have been 32 They the new words yesterday from three till seven A learnt B were learning C have learnt D have been learning 33 It this week A rained B has rained C was raining D rains 34 She a bath at seven o’clock last night A was having B had C has had D has been having 35 She dishes already A was washing B washed C has washed D has been washing 36 They supper when the telephone rang A had B have had C were having D have been having 37 I you for ages A didn’t meet B haven’t met C was not meeting D haven’t been meeting 38 Last summer he to Ha Long Bay A has gone B was going C went D has been going 39 While she , she the doorbell, then voices A was washing up/ heard B washed up/ has heard C has heard/ was hearing D was washing up/ was hearing 40 “ She tea”, let’s go to the dinning room” A was making B made C has made D has been making 41 The library by the time I there A had closed/ got B closed/ got C closed/ had got D has closed/ got 42 When my friend ,I an exercise for an hour A was coming/ had been doing B came/ was doing C was coming/ has been doing D cam/ had been doing 43 We while he A read/ was eating B were reading/ ate C read/ ate D were reading/ was eating 44 When he ,I in London for a week A arrived/ was living B was living/ has been living B arrived/ has been living C arrived/ had been living 45 Be quite, please We at the translation and you a lot of noise A are working/ are making B work/ are making B are working/ make D work/ make 46 He always for a walk in the morning A go B is going C goes D going 47 “ Where is Jack?” _ “ He his girl friend at the station She at 12 o’clock.” A meets/ is coming B is meeting/ comes C meets/ comes D is meeting/ is coming 48 She Is something wrong? A cries B is crying C cry D crying 49 In the morning I little time, so I a shower in the evening A have/ take B am having/ am taking C have/ am taking D am having/ take 50 A decade a period of ten years A describes B is describing C describe D describing 51 Her brother in Canada now A working B works C is working D work 52 She always but nothing to realize her dreams A dreams/ does B is dreaming/ does C dreams/ is doing D is dreaming/ is doing 53 He so suspicious to me at the moment I wonder why A be B will be C was D is being 54 Hurry up, Jane! We all for you A wait B are waiting C waiting D are waited 55 Don’t bother her She her French lesson; she always it in the morning A takes/ is taking B is taking/ takes c takes/ takes D is taking/ is taking 56 The living standard Every month things more expensive A are changing/ are getting B are changing C change/ are getting C change/ get 57 Tom and Mary for the Netherlands tomorrow A leave B are leaving C leaving 58 I have just started English course, I English grammar A study b studying C am studying 59 Mercury at 357,23 degree Centigrade a boils B is boiling C boiling 60 It me that they can’t sell their flat A surprises B is surprising C surprising D are left D studied D boiled D surprise ... is/ will go 11 By o’clock they dinner A will have B will be having C will have had D is having 12 By the end of this week he the translation A will finish B will have finished C will be finishing... go B is going C goes D going 47 “ Where is Jack?” _ “ He his girl friend at the station She at 12 o’clock.” A meets/ is coming B is meeting/ comes C meets/ comes D is meeting/ is coming 48 She