Choose the best answer: 1. Tom ___________ tennis once or twice a week. A. usually play B. is usually play C. usually plays D. have usually plays 2. At 4 o’clock yesterday evening, she _________ my clothes. A. am ironing B. have ironed C. was ironing D. ironed 3. She _________English for two years. A. has learnt B. is learning C. learn D. learns 4. Ann _________ tea very often. A. doesn’t drinkB. don’t drink C. didn’t drink D. hasn’t drunken 5. The earth _________ round the sun. A. goB. has gone C. went D. goes 6. They ____________ me about it last night. A. was telling B. told C. has told D. would tell 7. My grandfather _________ many years ago. A. had died B. has died C. died D. was dying 8. I think the weather ___________ nice later. A. will be B. be C. is D. has been 9. I will see him when he ___________ here tomorrow. A. comes B. will come C. has come D. had come 10. The boys broke a window when they _________ football. A. played B. were playing C. had played D. are playing 11. It’s at least a month since ___________ Tom. A. I last seen B. I last see C. I have last seenD. I last saw 12. I ________ her since I ___________ a student. A. know / am B. knew / was C. have known / am D. have known / was 13. Everybody __________ to do their best at present. A. tries B. try C. is trying D. are trying 14. A lot of money _________ on advertising every year. A. spend B. spends C. is spent D. are spent 15. I ___________ here since last January. A. am staying B. have been staying C. had been staying D. was staying 16. The meal _________ when I came. A. was be cooked B. is cooked C. was being cooked D. is being cooked 17. We_________ to New York three times this years. A. had been B. was C. is D. has been 18. Each of you _________ share in the work. A. have B. has C. having D. to have 19. When I last saw Mai, she ___________to find a job. A. tried B. has tried C. is trying D. was trying 20. The students ___________ to be at school at 7 a.m. A. tell B. told C. were told D. have told 21. If you ___________ the cake in the oven for too long, it will burn. A. leave B. left C. will leave D. are leaving 22. We ___________ on the swings when it started to rain. A. didn’t play B. haven’t played C. weren’t playing D. aren’t playing 23. Our children ___________ to school by bus every morning. A. take B. are taken C. have taken D. are taking 24. Each student . the lesson very well. A. understand B. understands C. understanding D. to understand 25. Jane . to me twice a month. A. was writing B. are writing C. was written D. writes 26. He ______ the effects of radiation when he suddenly died. A. was studying B. studied C. had been studying D. had studied 27. Television _____ very popular since the 1950s. A. is B. was C. has been D. had been 28. Everybody in both cars _______ injured in the accident last night. A. is B. are C. was D. were 29. Working for 12 hours a day ___________ her very tired. A. makes B. made C. make D. making 30. . Hurry! The train________ I don't want to miss it. A. comes B. is coming C. came D. has come 31. Mike________ one hour ago. A. Phoned B. was Phoning C. had phoned D. has phoned 32. We________ English next Monday. A. learn B. will learn C. are learning D.will learning 33. I ________ my key. Can you help me look for it? A. lose B. lost C. had lost D. have lost 34. Last night Tine_____ in bed when suddenly she heard a scream. A. read B. was reading C. had read D. had read 35. While mother________ dinner the phone rang. A. cooked B. had cooked C. has cooked D. was cooking 36. This room is dirty. Someone_____ in here. A. smoked B. has smoked C. had been smoking D. has been smoking 37. I____ TV at 8L30 last night. A. watchedB. was watching C. has watched D. had watched 38. While I was working in the garden, my son____ video games. A. was playing B. played C. has played D. has been playing 39. I've lived here______ 1990. A. since B. from C. to D. for 40. Paulo has learned English______ five years. A. since B. from C. to D. for 41. In 1996, my brother_____ at Harvard university. A. studies B. is studying C. studied D. had studied 42. John_____ at the moment, so he can't answer the telephone. A. works B. is working C. has worked D. will work 43. They .tennis last week. A. played B. usually playing C. plays D. have played 44. .He .next week. a.will returns B.will Return C.has returned D.returning 45. .When I was having dinner,the phone . A.rang B.rung C.rings D.is ringing 46. We -------------- our house yet. a. not sell b. hasn’t sold c. haven’t sold d. have sold 47. As soon as he --------------- a big sum of money, he will retire for business. a. saved b. will save c. has saved d. saves 48. This is the second time you ----------- the cup. You ----------- one last night. a. broke/ have broken b. have broken/ broke c. are breaking/ broke d. break/ broke 49. I ------------------ English for three years now. a. am study b. was studying c. have studied d. has studied 50. By the end of this year he ------------------ four Shakespeare’s plays a. will read b. has read c. had read d. will have read 51. They -------------- in that company for three years, from 2000 to 2003. a. are working b. worked c. have worked d. had worked 52. Jack ---------------- to his friend when I ---------------- in. a. was talking/ came b. talked/ was coming c. talked/ came d. talked/ come 53. He ------------------------ by the year 2010. a. will have retired b. will retire c. is retiring d. has retired 54. After I ------------- my homework, I’ll go with you. a. finish b. had finished c. have finished d. finishing 55. The room needs -------------- a. painting b. to paint c. painted d. be painted 56. Would you mind ---------------------? a. not smoke b. no smoking c. not smoking d. not to smoke 57. He -------------- a book while she ---------------- the flowers. a. was reading/ was watering c. was reading/ watered b. read/ was watering d. read/ watered 58. When I -------------- in the city for ten years, I -------------- a book. a. have been/ write b. am/ will write c. have lived/ will write d. will be/ will write 59. Please don’t make too much noise! I ---------------- my lessons. a. study b. was studying c. am studying d. have studied 60. This time last year I -------------------- in London. a. lived b. living c. was lived d. was living 61. When I first met her, she ------------------- in a restaurant. a. was working b. had workedc. worked d. has worked 62. The doctor arrived quickly but the patient ------------------ a. died b. had died c. was died d. had been died 63. Since my accident, I ----------- with my left hand. a. wrote b. am writing c. was writing d. have written 64. This is the worst book I ---------------- a. have ever read b. have never read c. read d. had read 65. We’d better ------------------- early. a. starting b. to start c. start d. started 66. The police ---------- for a dark man with a beard. a. is searching b. are searching c. has searched d. searches 67. They don’t allow people -------------- in the meeting room. a. to smoke b. smoking c. smoke d. are smoking 68. This pair of trousers -------------------- a. needs cleaning b. needs to clean c. need cleaning d. need to clean 69. You should wear gloves when ------------------- an electric saw. a. used b. using c. use d. to use 70. Look! The train ------------------- a. leaves b. has left c. will leave d. is leaving 71. When I rang, Jim ------------------ a. already left b. is already leaving c. had already left d. has already left 72. She is very tired. She --------------- letters all day. a. is typing b. has been typing c. typed d. types 73. Please let me ------------- your decision. a. know b. to know c. knowing d. knew 74. The tourist ----- the heat because he had been living there for a long time. a. used to b. was used to c. was used of d. gets used of 75. I don’t remember ----------- the front door when I left home this morning. a. locked b. to lock c. locking d. lock 76. When I ------- at my suitcase, I could see that somebody ------- to open it. a. had looked – tried b. looked – tried c. looked – were trying d. looked – had tried 77. The laser can use to treat cancer by destroying diseased cells. 78. It is no use to tell him about our problem because he is never willing to help us. 79. The boy who was sitting in front of me was reading a novel writing by Mark Twain. 80. It ---------------- now. It ------------------- a. isn’t raining/ has stopped b. hasn’t rained/ is stopping c. doesn’t rain/ stopped d. wasn’t raining/ stopped 81. We ---------- coffee when the visitors get here. a. have b. had c. were having d. will have 82. Emma -------------------- Bali since she first --------------- it. a. has loved/ has seen b. loved/ was seen c. has loved/ saw d. loved/ saw Multiple Choice 1. After she ………. her work, she went out with her friends. a. finished b. has finished c. had finished d. would finish 2. While I …… this morning, I met John. a. was shopping b. shopping c. shopped d. am shopping 3. When I rang, no one answered the phone. They ………. out. a. must have been b. would have been c. must bed. should be 4. Neither the teacher nor the students ………. absent yesterday. a. was b. were c. have been d. had been 5. She is the first student ……… the test. a. handing b. handed c. who hand d. to hand 6. It is cartoon films …………. interest him a lot. a. that b. whom c. where d. who 7. His father ………. smoke a lot when he was young. a. use to b. used to c. didn’t used to d. was 8. The film I saw last night was not good. It was ………… a. bored b. boring c. interested d. interesting 9. On looking at learning English I find prepositions very …………. a. interest b. interesting c. interested d. interestingly 10. Are you …………. with your new job? a. satisfy b. satisfactory c. satisfaction d. satisfied 11. We haven’t really …… the cost of the activities yet. a. calculatingb. calculation c. calculated d. calculate 12. If I ……… English fluently, I’d get that job. a. speak b. spoke c. had spoken d. would speak 13. The picture which is on the wall was painting by our friend. 14. My best friend, which I see every day, always has something new to tell me. Circle the best answer. 1. 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 2. My brother ___ while he ___ his bicycle and hurt himself. A. fell/was ridingB. was falling/rode C. had fallen/rode D. had fallen/was riding 3. “Who sings best in your school?” – “Lan ___.” A. has B. does C. is D. sing 4. Now he ___ a book about English. I don’t he will finish it. A. writes B. has written C. wrote D. is writing 5. What ___ you ___ tomorrow morning? A. do/do B. are/do C. are/going/do D. are/going to do 6. I ___ as soon as you come back. A. went B. shall go C. have gone D. am going 7. “What is your daughter going to be?” – “She’ll be a teacher by the time she ___ twenty-two.” A. had been B. will be C. is going to be D. is 8. “Will you go to the museum tomorrow?” – “I will if I ___ no visitors.” A. have B. will have C. shall have D. am having 9. “Sorry! I forgot to post the letter for you.” – “Never mind ___ it myself tonight.” A. I’m going to post B. I’d better to post C. I’ll post D. I’d rather post 10. “Where’s Professor Keane?” – “He ___ Australia and he will give us a talk when he ___ back.” A. has been to/comes B. has gone to/will come C. has been to/will comeD. has gone to/comes 11. He found his book this morning, but now he ___ his pen. A. loses B. lost C. has lost D. had lost 12. “What’s the matter?” – “The shoes don’t fit properly. They ___ my feet.” A. are hurt B. is hurting C. have hurt D. will hurt 13. I ___ you were here. A. don’t know B. not know C. didn’t know D. wasn’t know 14. You may leave the classroom when you ___ writing. A. will finish B. are finishing C. have finished D. had finished 15. The foreign guests ___ here almost a week. A. have arrived B. have been C. have reached D. have got 16. ___ a noise just then? A. Have you heard B. Were you hearing C. Did you hear D. Are you hearing 17. I’m sure I ___ her four years ago. A. have seen B. saw C. had seen D. will see 18. She ___ her lessons from seven to nine last night. A. did B. had done C. was doing D. has been doing 19. My brother ___ the Youth League since 1955. A. joined B. has taken part C. is in D. has been in 20. I wonder if he ___ the job. A. takes B. will take C. would take D. has been 21. Oh, you had been here yesterday. I ___ you ___ until tomorrow. A. thought/were coming B. didn’t think/were coming C. think/will come D. thought/were not coming 22. We were told that the workers ___ an old bridge at that time. A. were preparing B. are preparing C. repaired D. would repair 23. Janet ___ some washing this time yesterday. A. is doing B. had done C. was doing D. was going 24. Father promised he ___ me a bicycle. A. is buying B. will buy C. would buy D. was buying 25. “What are you doing under the desk?” – “I ___ to find my pen.” A. tried B. try C. have tried D. am trying 26. Thank goodness! I ___ my homework now. A. shall finish B. finished C. have finished D. had finished 27. She suddenly remembered that she ___ her keys at home. A. had forgotten B. has left C. has forgotten D. had left 28. We ___ English for five years now. A. were studying B. have been studying C. studied D. am studying 29. “Would you like to play chess with me?” – “Sorry, I have to finish my homework before my mother ___ back.” A. comes B. will come C. shall come D. has come 30. Don’t get off the bus until ___. A. has stopped B. stopped C. will stop D. shall stop