01. I.................. on holiday three weeks ago.

A. am going B. went C. go D. am gone

02. He................ for ten minutes.
A. spoke B. spoked C. speak D. speaking
03. I was in the bath when the telephone...................
A. ring B. rung C. rang D. ringed
04. I................... at that hotel when they had a fire.
A. stayed B. was staying C. stay D. have stayed
05. He met me as I..................... through the door.
A. come B. was coming C. had come D. will come
06. I.................. my work.
A. has do B. has done C. have did D. have done
07. He....................... here.
A. has always not working B. have always not worked C. have not always worked D. has not always
worked
08. He often..................... golf.
A. plays B. is playing C. do play D. play
09. Where................... to when you overtook me yesterday?
A. was you driving B. were you driving C. was you drive D. was driving you
10. She is here,................. she?
A. wasn't B. weren't C. isn't D. aren't
11. You are going,................ you?
A. isn't B. wasn't C. weren't D. aren't
12. They live here,............... they?
A. aren't B. don't C. doesn't D. isn't
13. I was taking it easy when the boss................... in
A. was walking B. walked C. walking D. walks
14. He was driving when the car..................
A. was crashing B. crash C. crashes D. crashed
15. We................ while you were living in Italy.
A. meet B. met C. were met D. was meeting
16. He................. the report while he was flying to Amsterdam.
A. reading B. were reading C. read D. reads

An intermediate student should have all of these correct, with perhaps one mistake.

01. An author...................... books.

A. write B. writes C. is writing D. do write
02. He..................... the letter now.
A. is typing B. types C. type D. do type
03. He is a car salesman. He..................... cars.
A. sell B. is selling C. sells D. do sell
04. What were you doing at the bank? I................... my traveller's cheques.
A. changing B. am changing C. was changing D. change
05. After he.................. his dinner, he drank a cup of coffee.
A. was eating B. eat C. ate D had eaten
06. I asked him what he..........................
A. had be done B. had be doing C. has been done D. had been doing
07. .................. to the cinema.
A. Go we B. Let's C. Let's to go D. Let's go
08. Were you working yesterday? Yes, I.................. all day.
A. am working B. was working C. have worked D. had been working
09. For the past week, he.................. English.
A. has been learning B. has learnt C. is learning D. will learn
10. ...................... English?
A. Can you B. Can you speak C. Are you able to D. Will you
11. If it..................., I shall read a book.
A. rain B. will rain C. shall rain D. rains
12. If I had the money, I..................... to New York
A. could fly B. flew C. am flying D. had flown
13. If I....................... a bigger car, police would not catch me.
A. would have B. could C. had D. was having
14. The job was easy enough.......................
A. to be doing B. to doing C. doing D. to do
15. She............................ his insults.
A. bare B. bared C. beared D. bore
16. I smelt........................
A. cooking the food B. the food to cook C. to cook the food D. the food cooking
17. She keeps ....................
A. on to talk B. talk on C. to talk on D. on talking

Answers. One or two of these are not so easy, so a score of 20 would be very good indeed for this level.
01. The guests complained,.................. they?
A. won't B. don't C. haven't D. didn't
02. He gets up at six,...................... he?
A. don't B. hasn't C. doesn't D. do
03. You drink coffee,............... you?
A. doesn't B. haven't C. didn't D. don't
04. I'm leaving early enough,............... I?
A. aren't B. won't C. am D. don't
05. I............ on holiday three weeks ago.
A. am going B. went C. go D. am gone
06. I.................. at that hotel when they had a fire.
A. stayed B. was staying C. stay D. have stayed
07. He met me as I.......... through the door.
A. come B. was coming C. had come D. will come
08. I................. it before.
A. have drunken B. have drank C. has drunk D. have drunk
09. She.................. to Italy.
A. have gone B. has went C. has gone D. have went
10. The dog................... the postman.
A. has bit B. has bit C. have bit D. has bitten
11. It......................
A. is going to rain B. goes to rain C. am going rain
D. is going to be rain
12. An author.................. books.
A. write B. writes C. is writing D. do write
13. She................ the letter now.
A. is typing B. types C. type D. does type
14. Do you have to go to the post office?
Yes. I................. buy some stamps.
A. will B. have to C. am having to D. want
15. He was nervous because he............... and lost.
A. was gambling B. has gambled C. had gambled D. is
gambling
16. He said that he.............. it.
A. had seen B. see C. sees D. is seeing
17. They....................... yet.
A. haven't written B. have written C. had written D. wrote

18. ................ to the cinema.

A. Go we B. Let we C. Let's to go D. Let's go
19. For the past week, he.................. English in London.
A. has been learning B. has learnt C. is learning
D. will learn
20. The man walking across the road............... a suitcase.
A. carries B. carry C. is carrying D. carrying
21. .................... English?
A. Can you B. Can you speak C. Speak you D. Can you
speaking
22. If I................... in London, I shall learn English.
A. am B. be C. will be D. shall be
23. If I had the money, I................... to New York.
A. could fly B. flew C. am flying D. had flown
24. If I.................. a bigger car, the police would not
catch me.
A. would have B. could C. had D. was having
25. She................. his insults.
A. bare B. bared C. beared D. bore