Tense Items

(Choose the correct answer)

1. Jagad sometimes ……………....in the sea .
a. has been diving b. is diving c. dives d. will dive
2. Angel ………….... me tonight.
a. have rung b. will ring c. rung d. rings
3. The students .............. their homework already.
a. have finished b. finished c. finish d. are finishing
4. Jagad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . here yet.
a. does not come b. has not come c. did not came d. is not coming
5. You ……………….. your sister for a month.
a. am not meeting c. will not be meeting
b. will not meet d. have not met
6. It ……………….... when she arrived in my boarding house.
a. was rained c. will rain
b was raining d. will be raining
7. Do you ………………... to school everyday?
a. go b. have gone c. went d. is going
8. Mr.Bush ……………... his motor cycle for half an hour.
a. has been riding c. was riding
b .will be riding d. is riding
9. "When did the old lady fall?"
"When ................" "
a. she got out of the bus. c. she has been getting out of the bus.
b. he gets out of the bus. d. she'll be getting out of the bus.
10. Two years ago Mr. Thompson ……………... in this town.
a. lived b. will live c. has lived d. lives
11. The train ………………... at the station.
a. is stopping b. stops c. stopped d. has been stopping
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12. Just now Ali ………………... the roof.
a. is mending b. mends c mended d. will mend
13. The students ……………….. their class room now.
a. are cleaning b. cleaned c. cleaning d. clean
14. Their teacher ……………….. on the black board now.
a. are writing b. is writing c. writes d. wrote
15. Mrs. Sari and I……………….... a landscape now.
a. is painting b. are painting c. paint d. painted
16. At this time tomorrow evening I ……………... my teeth.
a. brushed up c. will have brushing up
b. have brushed up d. will be brushing up
17. He ……………. English in London next year.
a. learns b. will learn c. has learned d. learned
18. This time next Sunday my little sister ………….. with her friends.
a. has gone out c. will have been going out
b. will have gone out d. will be going out
19. At night the stars ………………... out.
a. come b. is coming c. will come d. has come
20. While I ……………….. the tea pot, the spout broke off.
a. am cleaning c. will clean
b. will be cleaning d. was cleaning
21. "Why were you absent from the English class?"
 "Because I …………….. my homework"
a. don’t do b. won’t do c. haven’t done d. am not doing
22. Your uncle tells me that he plans to see you this afternoon.
What …………………. at around five ?
a. have you been doing c will you be doing
b. have you done d. would you do
23. I …………………... a letter to my friend in New York two weeks ago.
a. send b. am sending c. sent d. have sent
24. Last night she ………………. the latest style of this season.
a. is wearing b. wear c. wore d. wears
25. At this moment they…………………...
a. swim b. were swimming c. are swimming d. swims
26. My brother ………………... a round the world now.
a. travels b. traveled c. was traveling d. is traveling
27. The sun ………………….. in the west.
a. is setting b. set c. has set d. sets
28. At Present the students ………………….. English test.
a. follow b. following c. are following d. followed
29. They …………….. the top of the mountain since yesterday.
a. have reached c. will have reached
b. will reach d. will be reaching
30. They ………………... in Jakarta tomorrow morning.
a. will arrive c. is arriving
b. have arrive d. arrived
31. Two days ago I …………….. my hair.
a. rinsed b. rinse c. rinses d. have rinsed
32. A week ago I ………….... the football game.
a. see b. will see c. saw d. have seen
33. I …………….. him for over two years.
a. saw B. didn't see c haven't seen d. will see
34. Sparrows …………... their nests on trees.
a. are making b. make c. made d. have made
35. While we …………………... the TV, somebody knocked at the door.
a. are watching b. will be watching
c. were watching d. have watched

36.My father is so tired since he … our garden all day for planting vegetables.
a. has been preparing b. has prepared
c. Predared d. have prepared
37. At this time yesterday Reny and I … our classmate.
a. are paying a call b. were paying a call
c. Call d. called
38. He … the community college this night.
a. wouldn't be attending b. won't be attending
c. won't be attend d. be attended
39. We sometimes … by chance in the convenience store.
a. Meets b. meet
c. Meeting d. will meets
40. I had slept when you … last night.
a. Call b. called
c. Callinf d. have call
41. Never … such a funny joke.
a. I had heard b. had I heard
c. I heard d. my heard
42. The class … the documentary film next monday.
a. would have watched b. will have watched
c. will has watch d. will watched
43. … the scholarship application?
a. Have you completed b. Have you complete
c. Has you complete d. Are you completed
44. My brother … English course for six months by the end of this year.
a. will have been taking b. will have taken
c. will have take d. will taking
45. It … sunny tomorrow.
a. will be b. will
c. Is d. not
46. Who … towards the post office?
a. Walks b. is walking
c. is walk d. walked
47. They … for an hour before the doctor came.
a. Waited b. had been waiting
c. has been wait d. waiting