1. I _____ very hard at the moment.

work

am working

will work

2. Water _____ at 100°C.

boils

is boiling

boiled

3. I _____ at 6 o’clock in the morning.

gets up

getting up

get up

4. Their mother _____ the party yesterday.

did not enjoy

is not enjoying

were not enjoying

5. She has _____ big black cat.

the

6. Rice _____ in Britain.

does not grow

is not grow

has not growing

7. There was _____ puddle on _____ floor.

a, -

the, the

a, the

8. Mozart _____ more than 100 pieces of music.

wrote

has written

had written

9. Please don’t make so much noise! I _____ to sleep.

try

am trying

have tried

10. Are you going _____ home now?

to

at

11. I want _____ a new car.

buying

buy

to buy

12. I go _____ work _____ bus.

to,on

to,by

on,on

13. You can go out now. It _____ any more.

does not rain

is not raining

is not rain

14. _____ Wednesdays, I don’t work.

On

At

In

15. I can say anything _____ English.

in the
in

by

16. _____ early really annoys me.

Get up

Getting up

To get up

17. It is the most boring film I _____ !

ever saw

have ever seen

ever did see

18. It is so cold in the room! I _____ the heating.

turn on

am turn on

will turn on

19. I’m going _____ holiday next year.

on

at

in

20. John is very good at _____.

speaking

to speak

speak

21. Jeans _____ in the USA at the beginning of the 20th century.

are invented

were invented

invented

22. I _____ late this evening.

probably am

will probably be
probably were

23. This candidate spent 5 years in _____ prison.

the

24. Cheese _____ of milk

makes

is making

is made

25. I _____ James at the train station at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

will meet

am going meet

am meeting

26. This town is really nice. _____ here?

Were you always living

Did you always live

Have you always lived

27. I _____ to London in my life.

am never

never was

have never been

28. If you _____ hard, you _____ your test!

don’t study, don’t pass

won’t study, won’t pass

don’t study, won’t pass

29. I have decided _____ my job.

change

changing

to change
30. William and Mary are celebrating their anniversary. They _____ for 20 years.

are married

have been married

were married

31. The lesson starts _____ 7:30 p.m.

in

on

at

32. Stop _____ at me!

shouting

to shout

shout

33. Look, the sheriff _____ !

has been shot

shoots

shooting

34. Jim is not here now. He _____ to Italy.

went

has gone

goes

35. When _____ ?

did Mr. Thomas die

does Mr. Thomas die

has Mr. Thomas died

36. Ann _____ for a job.

still looks

is still looking

looks still

37. They’re still playing tennis. They _____ for 2 hours!

are playing

played

have been playing

38. We _____ the accident happen while we _____ the street

saw, cross

were seeing, crossed

saw, were crossing

39. Sarah came to the party, but John _____ home.

has already gone

had already gone

already went

40. Hello! _____ for a long time?

Have you been waiting

Were you waiting

Had you waited

41. He promised me that he _____ my room the following day.

would clean

cleaned

will clean

42. At 11 o’clock tomorrow, we _____ a meeting.

will be have

will be having

will had

43. This subject _____ by the leading scientists now.

is being researched

is researching

is researched

44. He _____ with her even if she _____ him out.

won’t go out, asked

won’t go out, will ask

wouldn’t go out, asked

45. I _____ five cups of coffee today, and it’s not even afternoon!

drank

will be drinking

have drunk

46. I was out of breath when I got home – I _____ .

ran

was running

had been running

47. The shop assistant told me that my order _____ two days before.

had been sent

was sent

sent

48. By the time we come to the cinema, the film _____ .

will start

will have started

started

49. If she _____ out of university in her youth, she _____ a better job now.

hadn’t dropped, would have had

didn’t drop, would have

hadn’t dropped, would have

50. You _____ English for five years by this time next spring.

will have been studying

are studying

will be studying