TENSES REVIEW

I. Choose the correct answer

1-I …….Louisiana state University now
A-am attending B-attend C-was attending D-attended
2-Columbus…….America more than 400 years ago.
A-discovered B-has discovered C-had discovered D-he has gone
3-He fell down when he ……towards the church.
A-run B-runs C-was running D-had run
5-I…….in the room now.
A-am being B-was being C-have been being D-am
6-I……..to New york three times this year.
A-have been B-was C-were D-had been
7-John ……a book when I saw him.
A-is reading B-read C-was reading D-reading
8-The train ………an hour ago
A-has been leaving B-left C-has left D-have left
9-We ………Doris since last Sunday.
A-don’t see B-haven’t seen C-didn’t see D-hadn’t seen
10-When I last saw him, he…….in London.
A-has lived B-is living C-was living D-has been living
11-After I………lunch, I looked for my bag.
A-had B-had had C-have has D-have had
12-The man got out the car ,………round to the back and opened the boot.
A-walking B-walked C-walks D-walk
13-For several years his ambition………to be a pilot.
a-is B-has been C-was D-had been
14-Henry ………into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A-was going B-went C-has gone D-did go
15-Since……,I have heard nothing from him.
A-he had left B-he left C-he has left D-he was left
16-I don’t understand this sentence.What…………………….?
A-does mean this word B-have this word mean
C-means this word D-does this word mean
17-John……..tennis twice a week.
A-usually play B-is usually playing C-usually plays D-have usually played
18-It was noisy next door. Our neighbors……..a party.
A-had B-were having C-had had D-have had
19-I …….for Christine. Do you know where she is?
A-look B-looked C-am looking D-looks
20-At 5 o’clock yesterday evening, I………my clothes.
A-am ironing B-have ironed C-ironed D-was ironing
21-I……..along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me.
A-was walking B-am walking C-walk D-walked
22-She ……..English for two years.
A-has learnt B-is learning C-learn D-learns
23-I usually …….away at weekends.
A-have gone B-goes C-am going D-go
24-The earth……… round the sun.
A-go B-has gone C-went D-goes
25-I come from Canada.Where ……..you ……..from?
A-do/come B-did/ come C-are / coming D-have/come
26-………..you go to the dentist?
A-how often are B-how often do C-how often does D-how are
27-Ann……..tea very often.
A-doesn’t drink B-don’t drink C-didn’t drink D-hasn’t drunken
28-The sun……….in the East.
A- is rising B-rose C-has risen D-rises
29-The Olympic Games…….every four years.
A-take place B-takes place C-took place D-is taking place
30-What time…..the banks close in Britain?
A-do B-did C-does D-can
31-Look!That man………..to open the door of your car.
A-try B-tried C-is trying D-has tried
32-When I was young,I ………to be a singer.
A-want B-was wanting C-wanted D-had wanted
33-They……..me about it last week.
A-was telling B-told C-had told D-would tell
34-My grandfather………many years ago.
A-had died B-has died C-died D-was dying
35-I…………..my son the money for that last week.
A-gave B-given C-have given D-was given
36-Last year, they ……….22 million TV sets.
A-were selling B-had sold C-has sold D-sold
37-Tomorrow I……….my grandparents
A-am going to visit B-will have visited C-have visited D-visit
38. I …………….my family the best.
a. loves b, love c, loved d, have loved
39.we ……………….here tomorrow.
A, leave b, leaved c,are leaving d, leaves
40. Look! There are some big black clouds. It ……...
A, rains b,is raining c, is going to rain d,rain
II.Rewrite sentences so that the meaning stay the same
1. We haven’t been to the concert for over a year .
The last time ………………………………………………………………………
2. We last saw our grandfather two years ago .
We haven’t …………………………………………………………………………
3. I have never read such a romantic story .
This is ………………………………………………………………………………
4. It’s nearly twenty years since my father saw my uncle
My father ………………………………………………………………………
5. he hasn’t been back to his village for over 20 years .
It’s …………………………………………………………………………………
6. The journey to the village was very interesting to the boys .
We haven’t …………………………………………………………………………
7. The last time we went to a cinema was two years ago .
We haven’t ………………………………………………………………………
8. The last time we saw him was on Monday .
We…………………………………………………………………………………
9. The last time I saw David was in 1989 .
I……………………………………………………………………………………
III. Choose the most correct answer:
1. I _______this film twice.
A. see B. saw C. will see D. have seen
2. –Peter, please help me do the washing up. – Sorry, Mum. I ______ TV.
A. watch B. am watching C. had watched D. watched
3. The farmers _____ in the field now.
A. were working B. have worked C. worked D. are working
4. The war _____ out three years ago.
A. broke B. had broken C. has broken D. was breaking
5. He ______ a cup of coffee every morning.
A. drinks B. drank C. is drinking D. has drunk
6. She ______ a lot of new books.
A. had just bought B. has just bought C. buys D. bought
7. Up to the present, Nam_____ good work in his class.
A. does B. has done C. had done D. did
8. At present, that author ______ a historical novel.
A. is writing B. was writing C. has written D. had written
9. By next month, I _____ my first novel.
A. will finish B. am going to finish C. finish D. will have finished
10. Phong ______ at the university so far.
A. had worked B. was working C. worked D. has worked
11. How long _____ able to drive? – since 1990.
A. could you B. have you been C. were you D. are you
12. They ______ since eight o’clock.
A. are talking B. have been talking C. talk D. talk
13. My brother _______ in the army from 1990 to 1995.
A. served B. has served C. had served D. is serving
14. At this moment, I _____ that we have a good chance of victory.
A. was feeling B. am feeling C. feel D. had been feeling
15. I _____ the money from him yet.
A. haven’t received B. don’t receive C. will receive D. am receiving
16. This is the most interesting book _____ .
A. I’ve read B. I had read C. I’ve ever read D. I had ever read
17. I ____ him ten days ago.
A. see B. saw C. have seen D. will see
18. It ______ a long time since I last saw him.
A. is B. was C. will be D. has been
19. She _____ so hard this week that she doesn’t have time to go to the hairdresser’s.
A. works B. worked C. has been working D. had worked
20. Mr. John_______ to Los Angeles in 1992.
A. had gone B. has gone C. went D. was going
21. What ______ to you yesterday?
A. happened B. did happen C. had happened D. has happened
22. I never go to Australia. I _____ to Australia yet.
A. will go B. went C. haven’t been D. have been
23. What _____ do at 7:00 tomorrow morning.
A. will you B. shall you C. were you D. did you
24. Why ______ you come yesterday?
A. couldn’t B. can’t C. didn’t D. A and C
25. My mother ______ in this factory since 1990
A. works B. worked C. has worked D. had worked
26. I _____ my hair before breakfast this morning.
A. washed B. had washed C. was washing D. have washed
27. I _____ about him when he suddenly came in.
A. talk B. talked C. am talking D. was talking
28. He will finish this work before you _______ here tomorrow.
A. leave B. will leave C. would leave D. are going to leave
29. Don’t make noise. My mother ______ with her friends.
A. is talking B. was talking C. talks D. talked
30. He _____ in this office for ten years by next Monday.
A. will have been working B. would be working C. will work D. will be working
31. No sooner _____ the office than the telephone rang.
A. was he leaving B. he was leaving C. he had left D. had he left
32. George______ this movie three times.
A. sees B. has seen C. saw D. had seen
33. Food, air and clothes _______ necessary for life.
A. was B. were C. is D. are
34. He ______ a visit to Halong Bay in 1995.
A. had paid B. paid C. has paid D. pays
35. This morning while I ______ for the bus, the rain stopped.
A. waited B. have waited C. had waited D. was waiting
36. What _____ during the last few weeks.
A. did you do B. had you been doing C. have you been doing D. were you doing
37. Up to now, the teacher _______ our class five tests.
A. gives B. is giving C. has given D. had given
38. The students _____ English now.
A. study B. are studying C. will study D. have studied
39. I don’t feel good. I _____ work tomorrow.
A. won’t be going B. won’t go to C. don’t go D. went
40. He is tired because he ____ all day.
A. had worked B. has worked C. worked D. works
41. _____ at home tonight?
A. are you staying B. do you stay C. were you staying D. did you stay
42. We _____ in this house for ten years.
A. are living B. were living C. had lived D. have lived
43. She ____ in the departure lounge for a long time.
A. Is waiting B. was waiting C. waits D. has waited
44. I ______ my driving test on Friday.
A. have passed B. had passed C. passed D. was passing
45. I ______ a vegetarian since 1998.
A. am B. was C. have been D. had
been
46. When _____ she was sorry?
A. did Jane say B. had Jane said C. has Jane said D. was Jane saying
47. The motorway ____ in 1986.
A. finished B. was finished C. has finished D. finishes
48. I hope you _____ more carefully in the future.
A. write B. will write C. would write D. wrote
49. She _____ English before she came to England.
A. studied B. had studied C. would study D. studies
50. We usually go ______ after work.
A. to fishing B. fished C. fishing D. fish
51. She’ll be a millionaire by the time she _____ forty.
A. was B. is C. will be D. is going to be
52. I’ve been waiting for my friends. I wonder if they_____ their way.
A. will lose B. would lose C. had lost D. have
lost
53. He said everything _____ all right.
A. is B. will be C. can be D. would
be
54. It is raining now. it began raining two hours ago. It ______ for two hours.
A. has rained B. had rained C. is raining D. has been raining
55. He ______ his job last month and since then he ________ out of work.
A. has lost/ is B. had lost/ was C. lost / has been D. lost/ had been
56. At this time tomorrow, my father ____ in London.
A. is arriving B. has arrived C. will be arriving D. would arrive
57. In a few hours, we ______ the test, and we’ll go home and rest.
A. have finished B. are finishing C. will be finishing D. will have finished
58. People ____ English and French in Canada.
A. speak B. have spoken C. had spoken D. are speaking
59. The car isn’t here today because Dick ______ it.
A. uses B. used C. is using D. has used
60. “When did you come here?” “I ____ here since last Sunday.”
A. have been B. had been C. was D. am
61. Mr. Harry ______ in the army from 1980 to 1985
A. had served B. has served C. is serving D. served
62. At first you should ____ slowly for a short distance.
A. jog B. to jog C. jogging D. jogged